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[Armok]

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We should finish our current research before making another design, but since everyone seems to be wanting a dorf...

> DORF:
* Short, to save material and better fit in small tunnels
* furry, especially the face: insulation and air filtering.
* Increased muscle mass
* Very thick, strong, heavy bones
* large eyes, with increased ability to dilate extremely: for seeing in low light conditions, at the price of not being able to see well in bright light.
* large blood volume, extra red blood cells: takes nutrients to support, but allows it to survive much longer in low oxygen conditions
* Anaerobic mode: anaerobic processes are less efficient, and create harmful byproducts, but decreases reliance on oxygen.
* Internal organs from lobster wolf
* Massive hands with large protective nails for digging and hauling.

Add increased metabolism so any cuts or wounds would heal faster, this would also keep our cabbage surplus in check. Thickened skin + lesser pain receptors too?

That... is not actually all that bad an idea. Faster metabolism will mean higher oxygeb consuption, but makeing it trigered by the stress response of injury or combat should work well, and no pain is a good idea on these expendible clones.

[Elfeater]

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We should finish our current research before making another design, but since everyone seems to be wanting a dorf...

> DORF:
* Short, to save material and better fit in small tunnels
* furry, especially the face: insulation and air filtering.
* Increased muscle mass
* Very thick, strong, heavy bones
* large eyes, with increased ability to dilate extremely: for seeing in low light conditions, at the price of not being able to see well in bright light.
* large blood volume, extra red blood cells: takes nutrients to support, but allows it to survive much longer in low oxygen conditions
* Anaerobic mode: anaerobic processes are less efficient, and create harmful byproducts, but decreases reliance on oxygen.
* Internal organs from lobster wolf
* Massive hands with large protective nails for digging and hauling.

Add increased metabolism so any cuts or wounds would heal faster, this would also keep our cabbage surplus in check. Thickened skin + lesser pain receptors too?

That... is not actually all that bad an idea. Faster metabolism will mean higher oxygeb consuption, but makeing it trigered by the stress response of injury or combat should work well, and no pain is a good idea on these expendible clones.

What about runs on booze?

[Ochita]

Haha, no. That's just too silly, and impracticable.

Instead of making the eyes wide, and dilating quickly, add more rod photo-receptors, to replace some of the cone receptors in the eye. That should help in low light conditions.

[Angle]

Also, see about fixing the eye so that it has the photosensitive parts in front and the capillaries and nerves in back, so that they won't have blind spots.

[Elfeater]

Resistant to the effects of alchol then

[Ochita]

Resistant to the effects of alchol then

I don't think we're going to be giving them alcohol. Because its impractical, for what we need at the moment.

[Angle]

Also, we don't have any alcohol. Although now that i think about, you had said that the cloning module would have waste products if loaded with raw material. What kind of waste products?

[Elero]

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

[Hubris Incalculable]

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

Perhaps by adding some poisonous riverweed DNA? or is that poisonous to lobster wolves?

[10ebbor10]

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

Perhaps by adding some poisonous riverweed DNA? or is that poisonous to lobster wolves?

We don't want to upset the entire ecosystem by eridicating an entire species. If the wolves are smart enough not to charge mindlessly towards their death they'll leave us alone because of our lasers, and not because we're inedible.( Something they'll only notice after our death)

[Hubris Incalculable]

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

Perhaps by adding some poisonous riverweed DNA? or is that poisonous to lobster wolves?

We don't want to upset the entire ecosystem by eridicating an entire species. If the wolves are smart enough not to charge mindlessly towards their death they'll leave us alone because of our lasers, and not because we're inedible.( Something they'll only notice after our death)

In any case, if we can capture one, it would be worth our while to test if the toxin in poisonous riverweed is indigestible to lobster wolves.

[Monkeyfacedprickleback]

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

They ate the Clone they killed, can we make the Clones poisonous to the Lobster wolves ?

Perhaps by adding some poisonous riverweed DNA? or is that poisonous to lobster wolves?

We don't want to upset the entire ecosystem by eridicating an entire species. If the wolves are smart enough not to charge mindlessly towards their death they'll leave us alone because of our lasers, and not because we're inedible.( Something they'll only notice after our death)

In any case, if we can capture one, it would be worth our while to test if the toxin in poisonous riverweed is indigestible to lobster wolves.

Also to test whether or not it works as a contact poison, and if it creates poison smoke when burned. This Could come in use. It'd be great if we Had Our fences reinforced with Poison vines. When the lobster wolves come, test the wind and if in favor, Laser burn the vines onto fire and let the wolves succumb to poison smoke.

[Evil Lincoln]

Although now that i think about, you had said that the cloning module would have waste products if loaded with raw material. What kind of waste products?

Looks like i completely forgot about that. It's probabley going to be a sludge with all the stuff the cloning module diddn't use in it.

EDIT: No updates today.

[Angle]

Could we catch it in barrels and distill it into alcohol or some other useful chemical?

[Flying Dice]

We could sell it as "exotic Planet Xian distilled herbal remedy".