Compounds

Compounds are the primary collectable items for the player to obtain in Thrive's Microbe stage. Compounds are used by the microbes' organelles to execute various processes such as the production of ATP.

Compounds can currently be obtained through compound clouds, within a dead cell or as variables in a patch. Depending on the patch the microbe is located different amount of compound clouds wil be found.

Current

Compounds

Name	Icon	Formula	Uses	Acquring	Implemented
ATP		C10H16N5O13P3	Equivalent of energy	Produced via organelle processing	0.2.1
Glucose		C6H12O6	Used to produce ATP	Collected through white compound clouds	0.2.1
Ammonia		NH3	Crucial for the cell's reproduction	Collected through orange compound clouds	0.2.2
Hydrogen Sulfide		H2S	Can be converted into glucose via chemoplast	Collected through yellow compound clouds	0.4.0
Phosphate		PO43−	Crucial for the cell's reproduction	Collected through purple compounds clouds	0.4.0
Iron		Fe2	Can be converted into ATP	Collected through brown compound clouds or by engulfing Iron Chunks	0.4.1

Global Variables

Name	Icon	Formula	Uses	Acquring	Implemented
Lx		γ	Used to perform photosynthesis	It's a global variable, it's found in greater quantity in shallower patches	0.4.0
Temperature		k, c	TBD	It's a global variable, its quantity varies in each patch	0.4.0
Pressure		p, atm	TBD	It's a global variable, its quantity varies in each patch	0.4.0

Atmospheric Gasses

Name	Icon	Formula	Uses	Acquring	Implemented
CO2		CO2	Used to perform various processes	Currently at a constant 9% throughout Pangonia	0.4.1?
O2		O2	Used to perform various processes	Currently at a constant 27% throughout Pangonia	0.4.1?
N2		N2	Used to perform nitrogen fixation	Currently at a constant 70% throughout Pangonia	0.4.1.1

Agents

Name	Icon	Formula	Uses	Acquring	Implemented
Binding Agent	unk	unk	Bind cells together and form colonies	unk	0.5.4 (was planned for 0.5.3 but got delayed to 0.5.3.1 but got delayed again)
OxyToxy		O6	Damage other cells	Produced by OxyToxy synthesis	0.2.2

Legacy Compounds

Name	Icon	Formula	Uses	Acquring	Implemented
Oxygen	Light blue bubbles	O2	Used to perform Aerobic Respiration	Compound Clouds, Photosynthesis	0.2.1 to 0.4.0
CO2	A representation of the molecule (OCO)	CO2	Used to perform Photosynthesis	Aerobic Respiration	0.2.2 to 0.4.0
Fatty Acids	​​​​​Ω (capital Omega)	C16H32O2	unk	unk	0.3.3 to 0.4.0
Amino Acids	Pink circles forming an S shape (S)	CNO2H3	Creating Reproductase (0.2.3 - 0.3.2) nil (0.3.3 - 0.3.4)	Combining Ammonia and CO2	0.2.3 to 0.4.0
Reproductase	nil	C102H176N36O138P18	Reproduction (costs 5)	Combining 6 Amino Acids, 6 Glucose, 6 Oxygen, and 6 ATP	0.2.3 to 0.3.3
Nitrate	nil	NO3-	unk	unk	0.2.2 to 0.2.3