Chrysalis

Finally! Finally I can evolve!

I’m emotional. It hasn’t been easy, I’ve had to struggle and use my wits, but I finally made it!

Thanks for your support Gandalf!

Thanks for persevering, me.

Okokokok.

The first thing I need to do is spend my five Biomass to upgrade my acid.

[Do you wish to improve acid to +5? This will cost five Biomass]

Yes!

[At this level you may choose a mutation advancement, select from the menu]

Nice!

Once again a large list of potential options appears in my mind, so many choices! Searing acid? Concentrated acid? Freezing acid? All of these sound amazing. I have be careful with my selection, I only get one shot at this choice and I don’t want to make a mistake!

Some of the upgrades seem to have an elemental flavour, such as shock acid, for example. I’m not sure if I want to take that path. For sure they all sound powerful but I don’t want my acid to become ineffective against creatures who are resistant.

I know that the Wolf Dragon cubs are resistant to heat damage, if I were to choose searing acid then my effective combat options would be greatly reduced. There is potentially monsters out there who are straight up resistant to acid damage, which means I have one potential weakness already, I don’t like the idea of doubling that to two!

Reluctantly I put aside the awesome sounding elemental acid options and look at the remaining choices.

There’s an option to increase the aerodynamics of the spray, greatly increasing my range... I don’t really feel like I need that. I’m happy with my current range.

Another option keeps the acid burning for a longer time, basically increasing the duration that the acid will continue to do damage. More damage sounds nice, but having to wait a long time for it to work won’t help in a pinch situation...

Oh ho! This option seems interesting!

[Restrictive Acid: This upgrade will cause acid to become sticky and solidify after being fired. This effect will make the acid adhere to the target and restrict their movement].

I like this one! Not only will the acid stick to the target, which will have the effect of increasing my overall damage, it will also gum up the enemy and make it harder for them to move.

If I spray one larger enemy three times then I might have a chance to slow them down and make it harder to move, if I spray a smaller enemy once they’ll be much easier to avoid, increasing my crowd control options.

Confirm Restrictive Acid!

OH GOD.

+5 mutation is on another level. Truly it propels the word ’itch’ into

I shall endure!

I hope!

deep within my abdomen begins to

Phew....

Ok.

the

Evolution!

like to

Heck yeah!

level for your current species. Evolution will allow you change your form

Biomass more difficult as fewer

options are as

Mature Worker

- Monster Worker Ant]

two choices are to become a

not sure I would be able to be accepted back into

sick of being wary and fighting every creature I see, it would

remain as my current

Worker

been formed and enhanced, it will provide bonus energy to

boost my stats further when I evolve?! I

been

Uh... Yes?

window with evolutionary steps and stat allocation screens unfolds. Why the heck are there so many options! I

everything gives me more control over the evolution, that

a look

seems I have a set amount of evolution energy which has been boosted by my core and I need to spend this energy to change myself during the evolution process? So if I had chosen not to use manual evolution... Gandalf would make all of the choices for

able to lay my own trails, this will come in handy when I make it back to the colony, I’ll be able to

one additional new organ... Ok. It feels kind of weird to be choosing

You must be kidding.

list including everything from extra legs, a second set of mandibles, wings to additional eyes, camouflage skin, stink glands. Even

tail... What would an ant even do

were to mix and match in here you could turn yourself into a truly messed

some of them I have no idea what they even

to scroll through all the options