The Battle Against Old Age in Creatures 1
Taran, Orgoch, and Llyan decided to form an old Norn colony on the desert island. It was ill-planned, especially with its lack of food sources! I brought in enough carrots and honey to keep everyone sustained for a bit. Orgoch, on the other hand, decided that she was still too young to be an elder: After a little talk with Taran, she was soon bursting with news of another pregnancy! Judging by Llyan’s curious look, I feared there might be another egg soon… So much for small Norn families.
The last Norn to reach old age was Orwen. She was lost in her thoughts near the beehives, where she dreamed of earlier days with Taran. He was clearly content with his new home, yet Orwen never gave up hope that he would return to her. When she dozed off in the cable car, however, fate took her soaring across the garden. She was very reluctant to leave the bees, but this well timed nap gave Orwen the chance to find her way to Taran. If he wouldn’t come back to her, perhaps she would go to him instead! This got me to thinking of the next generation… Even though I had limited the number of Norns, they still had managed to produce 39 eggs, and counting! There would be a necessary limitation in the number of Norns for the next generation. Still, even a small population proved it was not incapable of multiplying freely! It would be a sad time when all of these Norns joined the memories of their ancestors.
I was wondering, what do you use to find out who’s the father of an egg? -Puddini.
I use the D-DNA Analyzer, which shows the names of the two parent genomes. I highly recommend keeping track of all genomes in a spreadsheet, just so you know which genome moniker belongs to who! An easy way to do this is to record the newest genome whenever a C1 Norn or Grendel is conceived: Check the genetics folder for the newest genome, and that should be the one that corresponds with the latest Norn or Grendel!
Thanks! Also, is the weird letter “code” each file has as it’s name the moniker? How will I know what gen file belongs to who? I wish I knew Genetics so I would know if my Norns and Grendel have any mutaions, but it’s too complex and I’m too lazy. -Puddini.
Yes, the strange four letter codes are the genetic monikers. To find out which genome belongs to whom, open up the C1 Science Kit, navigate to the Genetics tab, and you should see a section for the moniker near the upper right. Just make sure not to confuse it with the fingerprint! I’m still not sure what purpose it actually serves. You’ll get the hang of genetics! I recommend taking a look at The Creatures Developer Resource. I also have a few informational blog posts about genetics: I’m hoping to write more very soon!