Microbe Stage

Microbe Stage
Editors	Microbe Editor
Previous stage	N/A
Next stage	Multicellular Stage

The Microbe Stage is the name given to Thrive's first stage. Currently (page updated with version 0.4.2 as a reference), it is the only stage implemented, although unfinished, and under development. The stage's only editor is the Microbe Editor.

Gameplay

The player starts off as a prokaryotic cell made of a hex of cytoplasm in the patch Pangonian Vents. The player cell is the first and only organism in the game, to survive, the microbe has to collect Glucose to create ATP. The osmoregulation, movement and engulfing costs ATP.

Every time you exit the editor your species (and the NPC species) splits into a new one, which also evolves each generation.

Your cell can engulf any microbe, iron or organelle pressing G to activate or deactivate the engulfing mode. If the organism have a Oxytoxisome or a Toxin Vacuole you can shoot toxins pressing E.

The player can die by losing all of their ATP or losing too much HP to predators. When this happens, the player takes control of another microbe of their species with default compound reserves. If the population go to zero your species is extincted and you lose the game.

Reproduction

The reproduction is available when the player collects enough Ammonia and Phosphates and split every organelle into two, the amount of collected compounds is shown in the reproduction progress bar in the lower right corner. Clicking the Reproduction button in the upper right corner you go to the Microbe Editor. The editor is divided into three tabs: Report, where it reports the events occured in the game like the variation of the population of the species in the patch. Patch Map, where you can move to another patchs and the Cell Editor, where you can edit your cell and it's divided in Structure, Appearence and Behavior. Currently, only the Structure tab is implemented

Gallery

The tutorial.

The Microbe Editor.

0.3.2 Gameplay.