BioHazerd (A Genetics Game)

[tigerusthegreat]

Through various nefarious deeds and actions, you have been deposited and left for dead on an experimental planet filled with monstrosities. The two scientists there are conducting research on the lifeforms they have dubbed batopods, which were seeded on the planet a few dozen years ago precisely for this research. The only hope for your salvation is the researcher's escape rocket in the research facility. Naturally it only seats two, so very few of you will make it off the planet.

OOC Thread

Map (please note which resource spot A or B you are interacting with)

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Resource Notes:
Mutagen A appears very pure
Mutagen B appears very pure
Fungiwood Forest A is growing well
Fungiwood Forest B is growing well
Scrap Pile A is plentiful
Scrap Pile B is plentiful
Steam Vent A is very hot and unoccupied
Steam Vent B is very hot and unoccupied

Current estimates of the wild batopod population are 10,000 specimens.

On your way out of the laboratory you managed to snatch a progenitor. Each of you has a specimen containing two pure genes. Hopefully you can figure out how to make use of this.

Available Buildings (constructing a building requires your character's action for the turn):

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Basic Work Area:
Everyone needs a place with some counterspace and equipment.
Enables: Regular Breeding, Research
Resource Cost:
10 Fungiwood
10 Scrap Metal

Pens:
A place to keep batopods that you have acquired.
Enables: Storage of 10 batopods (can be built up to 10 times) (your progenitor is kept for free).
Resource Cost:
100 fungiwood

Central Research (these cost twice as much to research on your own)

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Crossbreeding:
This research unlocks the ability to chemically cross two distinct batopods (trying to cross the same one will always fail, but two distinct beings with the same genes (clones) can be crossed). The result is a new batopod that has some characteristics of each.
Resource Cost:
0/1000 fungiwood
0/100 mutagen (purity doesn't matter)
0/100 scrap metal

DNA Solvents:
The lab needs to modify some equipment to begin producing DNA solvents to help analyze DNA fragments (NOTE: This research is required for the central lab to research solvents, but not for each player to research them independently.
Resource Cost:
0/100 fungiwood
0/100 mutagen (purity doesn't matter)
0/100 scrap metal

Basic Adenine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Cytosine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Guanine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Thymine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

To donate to a research project, please deposit the resources in the designated chute at the research lab.

Players (Please only read your own spoilers):

Darklink_shadow

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Progenitor: Rabbit (Speed + Fertility)
Resources:
Batopods:

Neopteryx:

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Progenitor: spider (ranged defense + fertility)
Resources:
Batopods:

Feirgon:

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Progenitor: monkey (ranged attack + Dodge)
Resources:
Batopods:

NecroticPlague:

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Progenitor: Armadillo (ranged defense, melee defense)
Resources:
Batopods:

razorfloss:

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Progenitor: roach (speed + fertlity)
Resources:
Batopods:

Jaelesh:

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Progenitor: Cane Toad (Fertility + Melee Attack)
Resources:
Batopods:

Shimeran:

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Progenitor: firefly (speed + dodge)
Resources:
Batopods:

Warlock2000:

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Progenitor: Rhino (Melee attack + melee defense)
Resources:
Batopods:

[warlock2000]

(so we get an action each round?)

Gather food from fungiwood B

[tigerusthegreat]

Each person and each of their batopods (excluding progenitors) can take one action (actions are loosely defined at this point), such as gather funguwood from A. Batopods can also attack/defend other players or sites (so having some at fungiwood B means nobody can use it unless you allow them or they beat your batopods).

Research/trading materials/dropping off materials at the research center are free actions.

[Necroticplague]

Seeing how she's gonna need to build up a base, Gene gets to carefully harvesting fungiwood from sight A.

[Shimeran]

So how do we acquire these batopods? I take it's pointless to do so without a pen to keep them in, so I'll start gathering from fungiwood forest A.

[Feirgon]

Are we using this thread for OOC questions? How do you want us to post our actions? Do we use this thread for RP also?

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Despondintly, Emily looks around. Her monkey like botapod sits on her right shoulder.

I'll need to create a workspace for myself. What do you say to that Perciville?

The creature makes a "makack!" sound in response.

Agreed, let's look through some scrap.

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Emily Nettle will gather from Scrap B.

[razorfloss]

haha""cough"" hahaha they thought they could stop me DR NINJAOCKET but ill show them ill show them all the power of the roach but first i need a place to plan follow me rick we have things to do

rick makes a pssh sound

gathers scrap from pile b

[Jaelesh]

Bob the CPA looks out upon the world as he leaves the main facility, his batopod 'Phil' in tow. Hmm, I guess we should avoid others for now... and try to make the little guy stronger Bob thinks to himself as he walks.

Ending up near a pool of interesting goop, Bob picks up Phil and chucks him in. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!" he cries as he does so.

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Put Phil in mutagen pool A, and gather some in a container if possible

[tigerusthegreat]

Rule Modifications:

Your progenitor can now take an action (swimming in mutagen counts)

Progenitors can die, just like all batopods.

To get new batopods takes an action (to ensure you keep them requires pens, but you can try to keep some without pens, just FYI)

I will also make an OOC thread and link it in the top post.

[Necroticplague]

While Dr. Gene is busy trying to whittle down pieces of fungus-trees to make stuff, her thoughts drink to alcohol. I mean, return to alcohol."Hmm... a glass jar, some sugar solution, and these mushrooms, I could totally get a still running. Assuming their like earth's mushrooms, and produce ethanol under anaerobic conditions." Of course, her other thoughts return to her little slow piece of meat she has accompanying her. And you can make yourself useful. Go grab some scrap, to help me set up things here." The thing nods in what can hopefully be understanding before sauntering off.

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Harvest scrap from Point A's scrap site.

[Shimeran]

Friedrich wiped his brow and scowled. Manual labor is so tedious. "Penelope!", he barked, "See if you can't find something suitably sturdy to help us haul this mess." Hopefully his aerial companion would spot something useful, even if he needed to wrangle the thing down himself.

[tigerusthegreat]

Turn 1 results so far:

Warlock2000:

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You and your progenitor gather 125 fungiwood from the plentiful forests.

NecroticPlague:

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You gather 100 fungiwood from the plentiful forests, and your progenitor gathers 25 scrap metal

Shimeran:

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You and your progenitor gather 125 fungiwood from the plentiful forests.

Feirgon:

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You and your progenitor gather 125 scrap metal.

Razorfloss:

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You and your progenitor gather 125 scrap metal.

Jaelesh:

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You carefully gather some mutagen. You have gathered 15 vials of pure mutagen. Your progenitor "Phil" is changed by the mutagen he swims in. You aren't sure what the affects are until you study him more.

Those that have their results, feel free to post turn 2 stuff. Those that haven't, you have 24 hours to post your turn 1 actions before turn 2 officially starts.

After this I'm going to do about 48-72 hours between turns to keep things moving. I will also post the time when the turn will end with the turn update.

[Feirgon]

Well, that seems to be enough.

She nods at Perciville.

But we'll need some sturdy material to form as a base.

She turns around and notices the fungiwood.

That should do nicely.

Perciville climbs up her arm right and sits on her shoulder as she walks over to the giant mushrooms.

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The two of them will be collecting from Fungiwood B.

[Necroticplague]

Satisfied at her productive day harvesting this "wood", she turns her mind to using it now. With it and some of the scrap her tough progenitor, she begins to build a crude shack. An open still is just asking for patapods to wreck things while she's away. At least a real building is some protection. "While I do this, can you be a dear and go get some more of this wood? I have a grander project in mind after building this thing."

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DR. Gene:Build a Basic Work Area.
Progenitor: Gather some more wood from fungiforest A

[warlock2000]

The Mad Doc and his beast slip to Scrapyard B to gather some useful material.

[Shimeran]

The Professor look over his collection of timber before signing and turning to his batopod, Penelope. "I'll be busy here for a while girl. See if you can't find something useful in that scrap heap over there. If you run into any trouble, run back here pronto. I need you in one piece."

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The professor will be working on a pen this turn while his progenitor tries hauling scrap from scapyard A. She's under standing order to retreat if she gets in danger.

[razorfloss]

yes yes this should do quite nicely puts scarp into bag rick follow me we now need to gather some wood before the others take it all off to the forest we go. Rick scout ahead and run back to me if u see anything dangerous starts humming a song to the tune of let it go

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gathers fungi wood from A carefully. rick acts as a scout with orders to return to me if he sees anything dangerous

[Jaelesh]

Done gathering materials, Bob scans the surrounding area from whatever vantage point he can find, looking for some form of shelter materials. Seeing what looks like forest, he decides to go that way.

"Hey, Phil! Enough swimming, let's go to that forest over there." he calls out, gesturing in the general direction of the forest before starting out.

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Bob and Phil head out for fungiwood forest A. Bob is harvesting carefully, Phil is going to harvest as much as he can, as fast as he can.

[tigerusthegreat]

Turn 1 is officially done.

Since everyone from turn 1 that posted actions has posted turn 2 actions, I'll go ahead and process them real fast.

Warlock2000:

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You and your progenitor have gathered 125 scrap metal

NecroticPlague:

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You have built a basic work area. Your preogenitor has gathered 25 fungiwood.

Shimeran:

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You have constructed a pen. Your progenitor has gathered 25 scrap metal.

Feirgon:

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You and your progenitor have gathered 125 fungiwood

Razorfloss:

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You gather 100 fungiwood. As you finish gathering, Rick points out two four-legged batopods with very sharp teeth sparring nearby. It could be dangerous if they notice you.

Jaelesh:

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You and your progenitor have gathered 150 fungiwood

I'll do a status update tomorrow, I'm a little tired to calculate everything tonight.

[warlock2000]

Build workshop and send creature to gather mutagen.

(My apologies for such short responses. Should be improving in later turns.)

[Necroticplague]

With the crude shack built out of slices of questionable mushrooms and used metal, Gene is pleased to see her dim-witted companion retuning with more materials. Thinking over what to do with them, she ponders on the use of her little friend. However useful it has been, she realizes a practical limitation or two. She only has one, and it can't be much use in defending her. Even if its strong enough to resist attack, it can't beat off an enemy. She'll need something a bit more aggressive. Maybe a mutagen pool would have some naturally dangerous strains. Setting to it, she starts to build a storage facility near her shack. "As good as you are, the more the merrier! Why don't you go check near that funny spring for some new friends?"

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Gene:build pen
Progenitor: use action to gain me new batapod (if relevant, checking near mutatagen pool A)

[Shimeran]

Friedrich wiped the sweat off his brow before surveying his handiwork. He turned as Penelope brought in her last piece of scrap. "Good job girl. Get yourself a quick drink, then we'll head out and see if we can't recruit some more help."

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Friedrick is going hunting for a new batapod out near steam geyser A, with his progenitor along to assist in the effort.

[Feirgon]

It seems we have more than enough resources.

Emily takes her collected resources and settles in near steam vent B.

While I work on a work space, could you start collecting some mutagen?

She points at some bottles and then at pool B. Perciville ***** his head to one side and looks back and forth until he grabs the empty vials and heads over to the pools.

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Emily will build a work area. Perciville will collect mutagen.

[tigerusthegreat]

Start of turn 3 status
As promised. Looks like you guys are posting super fast. I will give 24 hours for actions for turn 3 to be posted (looks like just 2 to post).

For darklink and Neopteryx: we can catch you up at this point, but after turn 5 you will "start" fresh from that turn. Until then you can post actions for each missed turn.


Map (please note which resource spot A or B you are interacting with)

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Resource Notes:
Mutagen A appears very pure (-15)
Mutagen B appears very pure
Fungiwood Forest A is growing fairly well (-500)
Fungiwood Forest B is growing well (-250)
Scrap Pile A is plentiful (-175)
Scrap Pile B is plentiful (-250)
Steam Vent A is very hot and unoccupied
Steam Vent B is very hot and unoccupied

Current estimates of the wild batopod population are 10,000 specimens.

On your way out of the laboratory you managed to snatch a progenitor. Each of you has a specimen containing two pure genes. Hopefully you can figure out how to make use of this.

Available Buildings (constructing a building requires your character's action for the turn):

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Basic Work Area:
Everyone needs a place with some counterspace and equipment.
Enables: Regular Breeding, Research
Resource Cost:
10 Fungiwood
10 Scrap Metal

Pens:
A place to keep batopods that you have acquired.
Enables: Storage of 10 batopods (can be built up to 10 times) (your progenitor is kept for free).
Resource Cost:
100 fungiwood

Central Research (these cost twice as much to research on your own)

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Crossbreeding:
This research unlocks the ability to chemically cross two distinct batopods (trying to cross the same one will always fail, but two distinct beings with the same genes (clones) can be crossed). The result is a new batopod that has some characteristics of each.
Resource Cost:
0/1000 fungiwood
0/100 mutagen (purity doesn't matter)
0/100 scrap metal

DNA Solvents:
The lab needs to modify some equipment to begin producing DNA solvents to help analyze DNA fragments (NOTE: This research is required for the central lab to research solvents, but not for each player to research them independently.
Resource Cost:
0/100 fungiwood
0/100 mutagen (purity doesn't matter)
0/100 scrap metal

Basic Adenine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Cytosine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Guanine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Thymine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

To donate to a research project, please deposit the resources in the designated chute at the research lab.

Players (Please only read your own spoilers):

Darklink_shadow (Inactive)

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Progenitor: Rabbit (Speed + Fertility)
Resources:
Batopods:

Neopteryx: (Inactive)

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Progenitor: spider (ranged defense + fertility)
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Batopods:

Feirgon:

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Progenitor: monkey (ranged attack + Dodge)
Resources:
125 scrap metal
125 fungiwood
Batopods:

NecroticPlague:

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Progenitor: Armadillo (ranged defense, melee defense)
Resources:
115 fungiwood
15 scrap metal
Batopods:
Buildings:
Basic Word Area

razorfloss:

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Progenitor: roach (speed + fertlity)
Resources:
125 scrap metal
100 Fungiwood
Batopods:

Jaelesh:

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Progenitor: Cane Toad (Fertility + Melee Attack)
Resources:
15 pure mutagen
150 fungiwood
Batopods:

Shimeran:

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Progenitor: firefly (speed + dodge)
Resources:
25 fungiwood
25 scrap metal
Batopods:
Buildings:
1 x Pen (10 Batopods)

Warlock2000:

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Progenitor: Rhino (Melee attack + melee defense)
Resources:
125 fungiwood
125 scrap metal
Batopods:

[tigerusthegreat]

Effects of turn 3, I am not officially ending it until tomorrow night. I realize this is a holiday weekend for some, and sent a message to our two non-posters.

warlock:

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You build your workshop. Your progenitor has collected 5 vials of pure mutagen.

Necroticplague

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You build pen. Your batopod comes back with a "friend" It is a short and squat batopod with several odd growths on its pale skin.

Shimeran

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You find a couple of batopods sitting in a tree. They are fat bird-like creatures.

Feirgon

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You build a work area, and your progenitor returns with 5 vials of pure mutagen.

[razorfloss]

whispers oh dear this could end badly rick we must proceed quietly slowly starts to back away after putting wood in bag and looks for a place to hide

[tigerusthegreat]

whispers oh dear this could end badly rick we must proceed quietly slowly starts to back away after putting wood in bag and looks for a place to hide

The two batopods ignore you as you escape.

[Shimeran]

Friedrich studied the creature carefully for a while. Forcably subduing them seem unwise. He'd need to rely on more traditional methods of domestication. If they're anything like normal birds, the shape of their beaks should be indicative of their diets.

Taking his best guess, Friedrich backed up a bit and rolled lines of protein paste in leaves. With any luck these would look sufficiently like caterpillars to catch the creature's interest.

Returning to the tree, he tossed one of the mock caterpillars underhand to land just in from of the creatures. With any luck he'd be able to lure at lest one of the creatures back to the pens with those treats. Sure, the ploy might cost him his lunch, but the pay off should be worth it.

He gestured for Penelope to hold her distance during this operation. The last thing he needed was these creatures getting any ideas about his insectoid ally.

[Jaelesh]

That's enough wood! Bob calls out to Phil, Let's not take the whole forest.

Climbing a nearby tree, he yet again scouts the area for any interesting landmarks. Seeing two fields of scrap on the opposite side of the island, he slides down and jogs towards Phil. Looks like we can salvage some broken bits and pieces over there Boy... Girl... whatever the hell you are. and begins to trek towards the metal piles, keeping his distance from the central tower.

Maybe we will get lucky and find a still working storage unit... I really want a doughnut right now... maybe a soda too... he thinks to himself as he goes.

Soon... Soon I will strike Phil thinks, before following.

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Both Bob and Phil are going to scrap heap B and harvesting as much as they can.

[tigerusthegreat]

Start of turn 4 status
You have 48 hours to post turn 4 actions. Additionally, anyone who has missed an action since turn 1 has until the end of turn 5 to make up actions.

Jaelesh:

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You successfully gather 125 scrap metal

Shimeran

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You lure one of the batopods back to your base of operations

Map (please note which resource spot A or B you are interacting with)

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Resource Notes:
Mutagen A appears very pure (-25)
Mutagen B appears very pure
Fungiwood Forest A is growing fairly well (-500)
Fungiwood Forest B is growing well (-250)
Scrap Pile A is plentiful (-175)
Scrap Pile B is plentiful (-375)
Steam Vent A is very hot and unoccupied
Steam Vent B is very hot and unoccupied

Current estimates of the wild batopod population are 10,000 specimens.

On your way out of the laboratory you managed to snatch a progenitor. Each of you has a specimen containing two pure genes. Hopefully you can figure out how to make use of this.

Available Buildings (constructing a building requires your character's action for the turn):

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Basic Work Area:
Everyone needs a place with some counterspace and equipment.
Enables: Regular Breeding, Research
Resource Cost:
10 Fungiwood
10 Scrap Metal

Pens:
A place to keep batopods that you have acquired.
Enables: Storage of 10 batopods (can be built up to 10 times) (your progenitor is kept for free).
Resource Cost:
100 fungiwood

Central Research (these cost twice as much to research on your own)

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Crossbreeding:
This research unlocks the ability to chemically cross two distinct batopods (trying to cross the same one will always fail, but two distinct beings with the same genes (clones) can be crossed). The result is a new batopod that has some characteristics of each.
Resource Cost:
0/1000 fungiwood
0/100 mutagen (purity doesn't matter)
0/100 scrap metal

DNA Solvents:
The lab needs to modify some equipment to begin producing DNA solvents to help analyze DNA fragments (NOTE: This research is required for the central lab to research solvents, but not for each player to research them independently.
Resource Cost:
0/100 fungiwood
0/100 mutagen (purity doesn't matter)
0/100 scrap metal

Basic Adenine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Cytosine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Guanine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

Basic Thymine Solvent:
This is a basic solvent that dissolves Adenine compounds in DNA for analysis.
Resource Cost:
0/500 fungiwood
0/250 mutagen (Moderate purity or better)
0/250 scrap metal

To donate to a research project, please deposit the resources in the designated chute at the research lab.

Players (Please only read your own spoilers):

Darklink_shadow (Inactive)

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Progenitor: Rabbit (Speed + Fertility)
Resources:
Batopods:

Neopteryx: (Inactive)

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Progenitor: spider (ranged defense + fertility)
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Batopods:

Feirgon:

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Progenitor: monkey (ranged attack + Dodge)
Resources:
115 scrap metal
115 fungiwood
5 Pure Mutagen
Batopods:
Buildings:
Basic Work Area

NecroticPlague:

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Progenitor: Armadillo (ranged defense, melee defense)
Resources:
15 fungiwood
15 scrap metal
Batopods:
Squat Batopod with growths
Buildings:
Basic Work Area
1 x Pens (10 Batopods)

razorfloss:

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Progenitor: roach (speed + fertlity)
Resources:
125 scrap metal
100 Fungiwood
Batopods:

Jaelesh:

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Progenitor: Cane Toad (Fertility + Melee Attack)
Resources:
15 pure mutagen
150 fungiwood
125 Scrap Metal
Batopods:

Shimeran:

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Progenitor: firefly (speed + dodge)
Resources:
25 fungiwood
25 scrap metal
Batopods:
Bird-like Batopod
Buildings:
1 x Pen (10 Batopods)

Warlock2000:

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Progenitor: Rhino (Melee attack + melee defense)
Resources:
115 fungiwood
115 scrap metal
5 Pure Mutagen
Batopods:
Buildings:
Basic Workshop