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Pressure-Based (Vacuum/Hydraulic)

Filaments (Standard)

[Tidal]

Also, I'd have thought we'd get more fat from eating something almost our own size.

A lot of fat is unusable for various reasons or simply wasted in your inefficient system of digestion. Increasing your digestive abilities would allow more of the food consumed to be usable.

...but first, evolve little sensory tentacles with a moderate range of reach, which can be deployed independently, in small clusters, or all at once for a 360 degree environmental 'scan.'

You mean like flagella or cilia? Cilia are like tiny hairs that can be of different lengths and can propel or detect things. Flagella are more like big motors that can be used for grabbing small prey and such. Or they could be something altogether different: little cytoplasm filled tentacles with reinforced cytoskeleton attachments allowing for prehensile movement.

Divide and conquer doesn't work in this kind of game. Dividing just makes a jerk form of yourself to contend with. Trust me, I've read a lot of spore forum games.

Yeah, you wouldn't necessarily be attacked by it, but it would be competition (unless you form a colony or keep it attached for multicellularity). On the other hand- if you die, there aren't any more of you.

[Pandarsenic]

Return to the sugar. There the energy is plentiful and the prey is... plentiful. Really strong lifeforms don't exist yet, so we have a narrow window of opportunity to become awesome. Also, I'd have thought we'd get more fat from eating something almost our own size. Also, we should inscribe the victory ballad into our newly obtained dna.

These.

[Ibid Straydrink]

Definitely the cilia.

[Roboboy33]

Return to sugar, then DEVOUR IT ALL

[Azkul]

Return to sugar, then DEVOUR IT ALL drink some coke

[Geen]

EAT ALL OF IT. EVERYTHING.

[NRDL]

EAT ALL OF IT. EVERYTHING.

[Ibid Straydrink]

Is it too late to opt for the prehensile tentacles? I didn't notice that option initially. Also, does this come with any sort of warranty?

[kaian-a-coel]

Divide. Our own survival is not important, this is the SPECIES survival that is important.
Then return to the sugar crystal, eat, hunt, divide, repeat. Evolve.

Use fat to create two membranes in the cytoplasm, one bigger wrapped into another, then add proteins that use energy from pyruvate (fermentation = glucose => 2x pyruvate + 2ATP (energy)) to transfer protons (H+ ions) from the inside space to the space between the two membranes, the when they get back to the inside (since we used energy to get them out), use it to produce energy. (see ATP synthase, the enzym. its a f****ing generator.).

Also, i agree to cilias.

[RAM]

Multicellular is old and boring, we need a single compartmented cell, and then we will evolve to be partial cells, until our species consists of organelles of unfathomable complexity!

[NRDL]

Return to sugar, then DEVOUR IT ALL

[Supercharazad]

Eat all the sugar. All of it.

[Tidal]

Turn 7

     Now that there's no one to jostle you while you get your sugar fix, you decide to head back to the sugar crystal. You definitely should eat up the rest of the crystal while there's no one here to bother you or steal your food. As you follow the chemical trail back, you realize how good it would feel to be able to, well, feel. You slow your pace and drift to a stop as your Ribosomes begin churning out proteins. After a while (you aren't sure how long), you reach out with your newly-constructed sensory cilia. Ahhhhh... You can feel the flow of the water on the tiny filaments and can even sense the temperature of your surroundings. With a burst of inspiration, you migrate your chemical detection proteins into the sensory cilia to free up your membrane. These cilia can be used for movement to a certain degree, but are better for manipulation and detection.
     The trip back burns up about 3 Energy and you ferment 2 glucose to make up for it. To your horror, a colony of bacteria has infested your sugar crystal. YOURS! The little things are all over it, soaking up the energy and using it to split themselves in two! How dare they take over your little retreat!? Hey, you were going to eat all the sugar anyway, why not just pick up the little morsels too? Should you go ahead and eat them all?

Spoiler: Cell Status (click to show/hide)

Cell Basics
Common Name: Lifespark
Scientific Name: Vitascinti basus
DNA: 3
RNA: 9
Amino Acids: 8
Fat: 5
Glucose: 6
Energy: 9
Sentience: 3/10

Cell Stats
Size: 1
Defense: 2
Structure: 1
Movement: 6
Detection: 4
Production: 2

Cell Organelles:
Basic Cytoplasm (+1 Production, +1 Size)
Basic Cytoskeleton (+1 Structure, +1 Movement)
Improved Flagellum (+4 Movement)
Improved Membrane (+2 Defense)
Basic Ribosomes (+1 Production)
Basic Sensory & Chemical Cilia (+1 Movement, +3 Detection, +1 Detection from Chem. Proteins)

Blueprints:
Chemical Detection Proteins: Detects chemical changes.  Embedded into the cell membrane. (4 Amino Acids, 2 Energy; +1 Detection)
Cytoskeleton: Gives structure to the cell and lets it change its shape. (12 Amino Acids, 6 Energy; +1 Structure, +1 Movement)
Cytoplasm: The cell's "filling". Transports materials and performs glycolysis. (4 Amino Acids, 4 Fat, 4 Energy; +1 Production, +1 Size)
DNA: Gives an enormous boost to your cellular storage. Renders RNA obsolete for storage. (10 Amino Acids, 8 Energy; +10 Information Storage)
Flagellum: A long tube of protein that spins rapidly. (8 Amino Acids, 4 Energy; +2 Movement)
Membrane Structural Proteins: Makes the membrane tougher, but stiffer. (8 Amino Acids, 2 Energy; +1 Defense)
Ribosome: A protein "factory". Converts Amino Acids into proteins for building organelles. (4 Amino Acids, 2 Energy; +1 Production)
RNA: Stores a single bit of cellular information; now obsolete. (5 Amino Acids, 4 Energy; +1 Information Storage)
Sensory Cilia: Lets you detect changes in water and feel around your environment. (10 Amino Acids, 5 Energy; +1 Movement, +3 Detection)

Location:
Mineral-rich ice water.

Nearby:
A partially dissolved crystal of simple sugar and a small colony of bacteria.

[Azkul]

EAT EVERYTHING

[shadenight123]

eat everything...BACTERIA TOO.