Tricking the Creatures 1 Incubator and Other Tales

First off, Windren grew up into a very handsome adult Norn! Although his natural production of glucose makes eating almost unnecessary except to temporarily curb his hunger, sleep is probably more important. I often try to separate a single Norn from the group every now and then so he or she can take a nap: Nearby Norns are just so distracting, and most unhappy faces are related to sleep deprivation. I love how Windren fell asleep with his honey pot… I’m so glad I found a few of those hidden in the submarine!

Brennis found himself on his own after some time, and was quite content staring up at the ceiling. I find so many areas of the landscape peaceful and relaxing: I think I’ve proclaimed my love for the C1 background over and over again, yet it’s really something absolutely breathtaking! High quality images of the Creatures 1 and Creatures 2 backgrounds can be pulled from the game’s sprite files.

Windren was quite thrilled after his nap and taste of honey. However, the more exciting piece of news concerned Onessa: The two of them produced a beautiful new egg that was added to the unhatched clutch of eggs! Yet another example of how older female Norns are still very capable of becoming pregnant. I’m hoping for a strong baby from the two, since they both have unique characteristics. With the amount of unhatched eggs, though, I was at a bit of a loss… Waiting for such a long period of time can be tortuous!

Little did I know that I was about to be quite successful with “tricking” the incubator. At this point, there were seven Norns in the world: One more would trigger the shutdown of the incubator and import function. However, with the world capable of housing twelve Norns, it seemed a shame to lose this space. My secret? The incubator actually stays open for about a minute after the eighth Norn hatches, leaving a small window of opportunity to pop another egg in before it can shut down. I was actually able to get the population up to ten Norns! Eleven may have been possible, but with three babies born in about three minutes, I had my hands more than full! Please keep in mind that I don’t recommend testing this method in a world with twelve Norns: Exceeding the limit may cause intended problems, and I always stick with eleven or less Norns to allow pregnancies to occur.

The three new youngsters are adorable, although I found something I had not expected. Fortunately, none have any obvious genetic mutations… I was beginning to wonder what in the world was going on with the water supply! They’re all very healthy and active, which is both a blessing and a curse. Try to keep three youngsters focused on learning, when all they want to do is play together! Fortunately, it can be done, and they’ll be introduced very soon.

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