Alright, finally have my computer set up here (makes managing large posts much easier), and there's no work to be done now that the house is being de-humidified, so here's the next round:
Round 16:Event: Tectonic Activity - Phase 2
The two halves of the supercontinent have separated entirely, each becoming a new continent. The northeast side is continuing its trek northeast, while the other, blocked by rigid oceanic plates, maintains its equatorial position. Both maintain a system of rivers that give way to estuaries at the coasts, but the sides that were connected are being gradually eroded.
In other news, the continued presence of the Western Sea makes the central continent's northwestern reaches vaguely resemble a fish's tail.
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thrive.wikia.com/wiki/Game:_Bootleg_Thrive_Forum_Game_CompetitionPlayer SpeciesGravenis knytrium (TheGraveKnight)Remove Pilus: 3
Gravenis knytrium remains unchanged.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Gabrielus gabrielus (GabrielGG)Mouth-Like Apparatus: 1
Bone Cells: 4
Gabrielus gabrielus has been afflicted with mutation among its toothlike structures. The malformed appendages jut out of the central passage in a way that prevents most food from entering the digestive cavity.
Decreased effectiveness at obtaining food reduces the reproductive rate of this species, not helped by
D. encrypta's newfound resistance to generic toxins. On the other hand, not-so malformed derivatives of
G. gabrielus's teeth create thin structures embedded in the flesh under the armored plates. With this, consumption of fully-developed
G. gabrielus colonies by any species remains infeasible.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Draconia encrypta (Immortal_Dragon)Toxin Resistance: 6
Vacuoles: 4
Draconia encrypta has developed an odd relationship with
G. knytrium,
G. gabrielus, and
G. sparkus. Where once these toxic species were inedible (and, in the case of the former, insurmountable competition), now they can be safely digested thanks to an antidote it now produces (identical to the one used by
G. sparkus). However, what's more remarkable is that
D. encrypta can store the generic toxins produced by its prey, making itself poisonous.
In other news,
D. encrypta now sports storage vacuoles, some of which are set aside to hold manufactured antidote, as well as any amount of toxin it has managed to obtain.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus respire (evolution4weαk)Improved Cilia: 6
Improved Signal Agents: 3
Dynamicus respire has further improved the design of its cilia. Although it has hit a ceiling in terms of making its cilia faster, it has made them more efficient, consuming less ATP despite losing no speed at all. Its colonial form, however, has bypassed this speed ceiling through having rows of ciliated cells operate in a way analogous to the flaps once employed by
G. gabrielus.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Coast
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Agentus non-failus (agenttine)Cell Colonies: 6
Cell Specialization: 6
Agentus non-failus has developed agents that allow its cells to bond, binding them in a new colonial form. What's more, this agent also forms tubes that work as an extension of
A. non-failus's preexisting gene and nutrient transfer capabilities, much like the rudimentary vascular structures in
Draconia antecedere and
G. gabrielus.
In addition,
A. non-failus may now have its cells develop in a particular way. This has already manifested in a shaft leading down from the front of every
A. non-failus colony, ending in a cluster of cells sporting a higher number of lysosomes than usual. These serve as the foundation for both a mouth/esophagus and digestive cavity, respectively.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Specium fractium (soundwave)Vacuole: 4
Binding Agents: 3
Specium fractium has developed storage vacuoles to hold necessary compounds.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus failicus (Bigyihsuan)Cell Specialization: 5
Low-Pressure Tolerance: 2
Dynamicus failicus has evolved the framework for future cell specialization.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Gravenis sparkus (shiny)Fix Cytoskeleton: 6
Improved Signal Agents (
D. failicus): 3
The malformed cytoskeleton of
Gravenis sparkus has been fixed, permitting engulfment once more. However, the modification itself has not gone away; instead, it now points outwards at the front, creating a predator pilus that skewers prey items, although
G. sparkus's inability to digest food means it can only put its prey's simpler compounds to use.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus camelopard (Lanky Giraffe)Larger Colonies: 2
Gravitropism: 1
A mutation has inflicted
Dynamicus camelopard with a specific defect in cell growth. While this defect is harmless at the cellular level, it prevents colonial cells from specializing.
Habitat: Open Ocean, Coast
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Draconia antecedere (RoboTranic)Circumstantial Organelle Loss: 4
Fin-Like Appendages (from
D. australis): 3
Draconia antecedere has developed inherent directives to cell growth when it comes to existing in a colony. Now individuals not exposed to open water won't waste materials on cilia or combat serrations.
Habitat: North Polar Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus showa (hirohito)Spinal Cord: 5
Dynamicus showa has developed a row of nervous cells extending from the back of the colony to the front. This structure is necessary for a future central nervous system. Even now, quick transmission of the current light level from the ocellus to the rest of the cell could prove useful.
Habitat: North Polar Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Draconia australis (aviscerator)Skin Cells: 6
Eye Cells: 1
Draconia australis has developed a unique type of cell existing only at the outer layer of its colonies. The outermost of these cells die to form a protective outer layer, and are gradually pushed out by the cells beneath them, which continue the cycle. The exception is a second new cell type that exists among the skin cells, but does not partake in the cycle. Instead, it uses its vacuoles to store energy-rich fats to be used when food is scarce.
On another note, a functionally impaired ocellus now exists at the front of
D. australis colonies. Even though the structure senses light conditions just fine, it cannot distribute this information, so colonies invest energy with no benefit.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
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