Can we get pictures of the individual species?

File: EvoGame-World-Map-Janus.png (911 KB, 5333x2750)

911 KB PNG

The Setting:

The building blocks of life have once more appeared in a star system in the vast Milky Way. The Lunt Star System, a star similar to Sol Systems star has given birth to pair of unique worlds. Orbiting around the immense gas giant Seostea, two large Moon Worlds, Janus and Rienia revolve around the gaseous world in a Co-orbital path. Every 5-6 years, Janus and Reinia race towards one another until they are both in a Moonshot of one another before continuing on their orbital paths.

The focus of our world is on Janus, a cool waterworld, still in its infancy in regards to the Biosphere it has started to nurture. The polar regions are covered in sheets of ice, but further to the equatorial region, life has found a setting amicable for life to evolve. One massive ocean with no boundaries of land to separate life, gives way to endless possibilities as the beginning of the Ordiamentian Era begins.

--Planet Statistics--
Atmosphere: 73% Nitrogen, 10% Argon, 6% Oxygen, 6% Other Gases, 5% Carbon Dioxide
Average Global Temperature: 72°F (22°C)
Tectonics: Present
Volcanic Activity: Minimal
Weather Systems: Slow-moving rain systems

--Organism Advancement--
> Organisms may be as large as the size 5 increment as state below.
> Organisms currently locked to the open waters of Janus. No landlubbers
> Silicates and Calcium are present in the environment and may be incorporated into an organisms diet/evolutions if desired.

--Size Increments--
• Size 1: Sugar Ant (0.1 - 1 cm)
• Size 2: Bumblebee (1.01 - 2.5 cm)
• Size 3: Mosquitofish (2.5 - 5 cm)
• Size 4: Poison Dart Frog (5 - 10 cm)
• Size 5: Giant Water Bug (11 - 20 cm)
• Size 6: Birdwing Butterfly (21 - 35 cm)
• Size 7: Horseshoe Crab (35 - 70 cm)
• Size 8: Australian Trumpet Snail (71 - 100 cm)
• Size 9: Japanese Giant Salamander (100 - 150 cm)
• Size 10: Aldabra Giant Tortoise (150 - 200 cm)
• Size 11: Leatherback Sea Turtle (2.01 - 2.5 m)
• Size 12: Mekong Giant Catfish (2.5 - 3 m)
• Size 13: Giant Pacific Octopus (3 - 4 m)
• Size 14: Ocean Sunfish (4.1 - 4.6 m)
• Size 15: Tiger Shark (4.6 - 5.2 m)
• Size 16: White Sturgeon (5.2 - 5.8 m)
• Size 17: African Elephant (5.8 - 6.5 m)
• Size 18: Great White Shark (6.5 - 8 m)
• Size 19: Manta Ray (8.1 - 9 m)
• Size 20: Porites Coral Reef Colony (9 - 10.5 m)
• Size 21: Whale Shark (10.5 - 12 m)
• Size 22: Gigantosaurus (12 - 16 m)
• Size 23: Blue Whale (16.1 - 22 m)
• Size 24: Brachiosaurus (22.1 - 30 m)
• Size 25: Smaug, The Desolater (30m+)

File: 1471023281392.png (3 KB, 200x200)

3 KB PNG

>>911787
Coming right up.

Algea Base Species

File: EvoGame Organism Blank Te(...).png (7 KB, 400x400)

7 KB PNG

Last image dump from me. This is the blank template for posting your EvoGame organisms on.

If anyone has any questions/concerns about some EvoGame related stuff, I'll be available to view them either here or on Discord throughout the day. I will reply to them when I can.

Have fun.

File: Algea gen 1.png (28 KB, 500x500)

28 KB PNG

>>911801
Some Algea start clustering together and sharing nutrients between each other, creating a primitive version of multi-cellular "plant" life.

File: Cald.png (11 KB, 400x400)

11 KB PNG

>>911804
The fins of some Cald extend further along the body, allowing for greater bursts of speed

File: Algea gen 2.png (29 KB, 500x500)

29 KB PNG

>>912078
Due to living in deeper areas of the ocean, some Algea Clusters become darker due to an adaption allowing for the capture of more of the limited sunlight

File: caldmk2.png (11 KB, 400x400)

11 KB PNG

>>912084
some other Cald take a slightly less conspicuous route and develop two additional pairs of sensor spines, one set jutting from the sides of the body the other hanging below it, to aid them in sensing possible food sources and predators.

File: Tungus gen 1.png (29 KB, 500x500)

29 KB PNG

>>911811
The Tungus develops a growth on its sticky tongue. The tongue is similar shape- and color-wise to a Kina, fooling the Kina's sensory organ and making it believe that the growth is another Kina.

This Tungus is called the Mimic Tungus

>>912099
Those Cald that developed extra sensors (now called Bearded Cald) grow larger, as it is more likely that they will find food with their increased number of sensory organs. additionally their hides toughen and develop rough ridges along their back and underbelly, that can damage the soft tongues of the Tungus if they are struck

File: caldmk2.png (13 KB, 400x400)

13 KB PNG

>>912315
forgot pic

File: Algea gen 3.png (30 KB, 500x500)

30 KB PNG

>>912096
The Algea Cluster develops an organelle which gives it bioluminescence through a reaction with elements found in the water. This helps the cluster with its photosynthesis in the dark depths of the sea while also helping it survive during the several days of darkness.

File: Algea gen 4.png (28 KB, 500x500)

28 KB PNG

>>912371
Some of the Cluster Algea organisms start lumping together even more, turning into clumps lying on the sea floor. They look like small green-glowing rocks now, mostly getting their photosynthesis from the luminescence.

File: Caldro.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>912084
The speedier Cald (now known as Caldro) develop a smaller secondary jaw hidden within the primary mouth. The purpose of this secondary mouth is to rip larger chunks of food into smaller pieces to make digestion easier and less time/energy consuming (heh, consuming)

File: Caldro.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>912672
The Caldro grow slightly larger and develop a pair of small flippers on their sides, used to manoeuvre them through the depths

File: Kina2.png (5 KB, 200x200)

5 KB PNG

>>911808
Grow an extra set of tentacles to evade predators and scoop algae.

Bump

File: alger.png (8 KB, 400x398)

8 KB PNG

>>912078
While some of its variants specializes in deeper oceann, some earlier strains take the easier rout and just accustomed itself at the sun. Almost nothing structurally change except them being a bit bigger and more dense now

File: tungus.png (9 KB, 400x400)

9 KB PNG

>>911811
Tungus are very simple creature at the dawn of the planet which rep rodusce probably mutilating themselves into 3masses, then those blobs would transform back into a new one.

Some mutaiton occurs, causi the blobs to mixed with one another after being separated. this time, it creates an offshoot that had two heads. Amazng way to eat.

File: Hydra Tungus.png (9 KB, 300x300)

9 KB PNG

>>915048
And I literally just finished this. Oh well.

The Tungus has evolved a second "mouth" enabling them to hunt from both sides.

File: twirl kina.png (7 KB, 400x400)

7 KB PNG

>>913418
The freestyle lookin tentacles now operates closely than ever to usual propeller sea traveller it had, but it can also steer itself better!

File: hydratungus.png (11 KB, 400x398)

11 KB PNG

>>915057
hope you dont mind me retconning

While some Tungus faced mutation when splitting, a convergent evolution are sighted at some different side of the equator, where some Tungus develop second mouth as well, through natural selection.

The Hydra Tungus even develop branching feelers! Beat that, Gee Tungus, whenever you are!

File: Succkina.png (6 KB, 300x300)

6 KB PNG

>>911808
Succ-Kina develop better filter feeding, where it filter more water and various particle even more than before. Maybe in the future, the filter can be sensitive enough for it to actually differentiate stuffs and scents that flew through the water. But not for now

File: shakina.png (6 KB, 301x299)

6 KB PNG

>>911808
Some, like the new Sha-Kina, focus on their photosentisive spot instead. Slowly but surely, Sha-kina slowly had more photosentive spot in its body to know its surrounding.. I mean, their filter mouth evolved too, but didnt go crazy as them eyes.

You're still half a cell, baby! Go Crazy!

File: caldmk2.png (13 KB, 400x400)

13 KB PNG

>>912321
Bearded Cald grow even larger as food becomes more plentiful, but also develop an extra pair of light spots on either side of their head to help them sense potential food/dangers

File: Phylogeny-Chart-Janus-1.png (120 KB, 2880x1440)

120 KB PNG

Hooray for Phylogeny Charts

File: Uh,bby.png (11 KB, 400x398)

11 KB PNG

>>915075
Specialized in hunting smaller prey than their predecessors. these creatures have started sporting urticant cells on their pronged appendages with the purpose of ensnaring quick prey that would have escaped otherwhise.

Otherwise, the ends of the tongue are too fragile and sensitive to inmobillize larger and stronger animals. But the urticant cells probide some means of protection.

File: cluster2.png (42 KB, 399x399)

42 KB PNG

>>912371
While lumping is a good strategy, sometimes, these miniscule creature just cant stand the currents and winds up floating in the water instead. What happens is that they keep lumping while floating, slowly but surely creating the Clalgea Cluster, a somewhat glowy plant gell thingy

File: STRAINER.png (7 KB, 350x300)

7 KB PNG

>>911801
Another attempt at a multicellular plant gave way to the elongated Strain Algea

File: Tungus gen 2.png (29 KB, 500x500)

29 KB PNG

>>912172
Due to the Mimic Tungus's primary source of food suddenly growing larger >>915087
>>915096
, it too grows larger. The Mimic Tungus also evolves more developed front extremities , allowing it to slowly drag itself along the sea bottom and helping it bury its main body in the sand.

File: Algea gen 5.png (29 KB, 500x500)

29 KB PNG

>>912561
In the Algea Clusters, some of the Algea start adapting to a different niche. Loosing most of their ability to produce light, they instead grow out of the colony and take advantage of the bioluminescence produced by the other part of the colony.

File: Algea gen 6.png (30 KB, 500x500)

30 KB PNG

>>915692
As the the bonding and structural strength between the cells in the Algea Cluster increases, the pointy part of the colony is able to grow taller. This is in part made possible by the adaption of some Algea in the colony into false roots. These allow the cluster to stay in place where it's most advantageous without getting dragged along or toppled by the currents. In return these Algea receive nutrients from the rest of the colony.

File: mimic.png (10 KB, 401x398)

10 KB PNG

>>912172
Being a simple creature, slowly, targeting a particular target, it keeps absorbing the prey's materials, and able to mimic even the color of the animal, even when the creature are very very simple, and only recognize its surrounding by its feelers only

File: Tungus gen 3.png (29 KB, 500x500)

29 KB PNG

>>915683 This line of Mimic Tunguses adapt even further to their role of luring in other creatures. Their colouring changes to more closely match the sea floor as well as the "planty" part of the Algea Mosrok (Moss rock).

>>915722
*And also the shape of the tongue's growth changes a bit.

>>915708
*Forgot to mention, these are now called Algea Mosroks

File: caldbeard.png (10 KB, 400x400)

10 KB PNG

>>915283
Sensitive beards that the creature uses become longer, and even start growing all the way in their tails as well. It functionalities are still as old as ever

File: Algea gen 7.png (31 KB, 500x500)

31 KB PNG

>>915708
The stem of the Algea Mosrok develops blades that are pointed downwards, opposite that of what we would expect from a tree here on earth. This allows the stem to more effectively capture and make use of the light that escapes the colony.

File: hydratungus.png (12 KB, 400x398)

12 KB PNG

>>915617
Well, if you cant fight them, bring it to your own turf! Multhydrangus become denser, as in pulling back its elongated part, but adding more tentacles. It may have been sensitive, but smaller, primitive preys cant win against it.

File: plnt.png (13 KB, 399x420)

13 KB PNG

>>915759
More leaves wouldnt hurt. As well as more hooks in its bottom.

File: Tungus gen 4.png (30 KB, 500x500)

30 KB PNG

>>915722
The Mimic Tungus develops small calcified teeth around its mouth-hole. This ensures that once prey gets caught, they are less likely to be able to escape.

File: caldmk2.png (15 KB, 400x400)

15 KB PNG

>>915283
other varieties of bearded Cald grow even larger due to an increase in the amount of food available to them, they also grow wider and the rough ridges of their bodies grow sharper. This is allows them to sheer off the tentacles of Multhydratungus, which they may then feed upon. their tail fins grow larger to enable this increase in width and allow them to still move at a reasonable speed.

File: Algea gen 9.png (34 KB, 500x500)

34 KB PNG

>>915885
The Algea Mosrok develops even more stems and anchors.

File: Algea Lantern gen 8.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>915759
Another line of Algea colonies develops, where the tip of the stem now has a glowing growth made up of Algea that are similar to the base.

File: Pride parade.png (17 KB, 400x398)

17 KB PNG

>>915811
Due to a better diet, this animal manged to reach larger sizes.
What might have started as a mating display of sorts has now become a rudimentary camoflage.
The "tongues" in particular have become almost invisible underwater and the urticant cells on them, much more common

File: Algea Lantern gen 9.png (31 KB, 500x500)

31 KB PNG

>>916212
The base of the Algea Lantern becomes smaller as the Lantern takes over the base's role and the Organism starts growing in areas next to the Mosroks >>916177

File: ribbon algae.png (6 KB, 306x301)

6 KB PNG

>>915673
These algae colonies in time link up to form long ribbons that get swept along the seafloor Those which happen to stay in shallow regions fare the best, as they are not exactly buoyant. Where light manages to penetrate the water, these survive.

Being colonies of algae, they still reproduce via binary fission, and colonies do get ripped into smaller pieces.

File: ab crawler.png (8 KB, 548x474)

8 KB PNG

>>911811
A forth split from the original toungus, the Ab Crawler is a mobile, yet vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sssssssssssssssssssssssssssslllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwww species. They contract muscles on their underside to move across the seafloor.

File: ribbonalgae.png (7 KB, 306x301)

7 KB PNG

>>916570
This is what a slightly more advanced Ribbon Algeaea looked like during its maturity, where segmentation started to appear on its surface, easying it to burst away and reproduce via binary fission

File: Tungus.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>915048
Some Gee Tungus experience mutations, evolving a third tongue. These Tungus are known as Gamma Tungus.

File: Tungus.png (17 KB, 564x438)

17 KB PNG

>>915075
>>918079
Crossbreeding from Gamma and Hydra Tungus have resulted in a combination of the two species. Notable features are its pattern-like skin and retractable legs.

>>916665
Eventually, they try using their feeler as a supporting crane for locomotion as well, to pull its body forward.

They are now vvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ssssssssssssssslllllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww , which is a slight improvement

File: abcrawler.png (10 KB, 360x299)

10 KB PNG

>>918107
forgot image lol

File: hydrangamma.png (15 KB, 499x438)

15 KB PNG

>>918104
Lets say that nature had a very weird sense of humour about mutations, and now these Hydragamma Tungus's retractable bottom feelers also doubles!

In term of speed, I hope Im not wrong by hypothethizing them to be vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy sssssssssssssssssssllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

File: IMG_20161209_073038.jpg (3 KB, 125x125)

3 KB JPG

Don't mind if I do...

The original Kina, now a target for many predators, has evolved to look more like an algae, and also has a basic instinct to hide in algae clusters.

File: Crude light sensory.png (28 KB, 400x400)

28 KB PNG

The sensory antennae of a bottom feeding strain of Cald mutated a minimal light sensory organ at the base of there antennae. This additional antennae has led them to great sources of food in the luminescent algae colony.
>>916177

File: Downward facing Cald.png (15 KB, 400x400)

15 KB PNG

>>918661
sorry for posting in a row, but I like making my own stuff and didn't want to adopt the bearded Cald. So after that small change here is the major one, i'll wait after this I swear.

With the near permanent home atop the algae colony the forward facing mouth slowly shifts to a downward position to allow easier access to the soft green flesh. The vestigial draggers once used to bring food to the mouth are left dangling, though some use them to grasp the colony during swift currents allowing a more sedentary life style. It's antennae are all but gone absorbed into the body and little but extensions to the light sensors it now favors.

File: camokina.png (7 KB, 301x299)

7 KB PNG

>>918452
Yesh, you are what you eat. Being a simple creature, sometimes, your food literally influence how'd you look.

This strain, now dubbed the Camo-Kina, had a more narrow filter-mouth, that is almost proboscis-like. This special mouth enabled it to eat only the specified part of the algea, without disrupting other parts. This creature is also understandably small, as most algeas are arent that big to begin with (by human standards)

File: Flippers.png (15 KB, 400x400)

15 KB PNG

>>918688
The strain of Cald slowly adapt further to a more sedentary life style atop the Colonies. Their fins slowing tend toward more muscled and rigid grasping structures, and the antennae nubs have begun regrowing into a secondary set of grasping arms. With their sensory organs slowly becoming less needed after adolescences once a colony is found the small organ gain a secondary function in coordinating the movement of the six anchoring legs.

File: PALE.png (11 KB, 400x400)

11 KB PNG

>>918688
Understandable, as posting in a row is better than not posting at all (?) just play along and I think other's might be intrigued to also play along to your creation, which is the purpose of the game.

I personally never felt like Im adopting someone's creature. Everything;s supposed to be a freegame, right? Just like in nature. Heck, if everyone is already choosing a champion, then things are going to get stale with only few creature keep evolving while the rest are neglected.

Which then lead to a situation where we come across a gen23creature that is electric, poisonous, with 14 bladed tentacles, walks on land, omnivorous, had echolocation, tool-using, and just literally murderhobo tier, while the rest of the environtment are sargassums and isopods. Been playing these games for many session, I belief the arrival of these things are inevitable, but atleast I want to prolong the comfy time before them coming with all my power by evolving everything here on Janus.

sorry for ranting, now for the creature, the mouth evolution is proven to be success, and it had enlarged a bit to help chew bigger things. The pedipalps are elongated abit and more flexible now. Also, for easy archival purposes, I hope you dont mind calling them Pale Cald for now.

>>918744
Nope that sounds awesome, and I hope you don't mind me stealing that mouth, it looks amazing. And yeah everything is free game, but I like working my way up if I get to far ahead i'll just go make a new species :)

File: hydratungus.png (18 KB, 400x398)

18 KB PNG

>>916227
Through survival of the fittest, those with more "oceanic" colours are proven to be more succesful in the wild, and thus, being the norm Multhydratungus.

>>918747
Yeah, thats cool. I see this thing to be small compared to its contemporaries, and bigger mouth and pedipalps would help that. Maybe we are on the road of some cookiecutter shark-esque creature, who knows? I was writing that post and didnt see the updated creature tho, heck, now The Librarian need to deal with more branches.

File: Porous Predator.png (12 KB, 343x400)

12 KB PNG

>>918754
would you be cool with a bit of cross breeding to make it a bit easier on him?

Also the pale Cald needs a predator, introducing the Porous Tungus. It functions much like a regular but it thicker and coarse skin is a amazing home for microscopic algae, caught in the bumps it glowing friends entrap adolescent pale calp looking for a colony of there own.

File: caldbeard.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>915979
To quote a particular board
>THICCER
Bearded Cald become slightly flatter, but wider, and enabled themselves to swim and glide in the water with ease. Their beards become longer as well a bit.

File: RUUUUMMbbbblllleee.png (15 KB, 413x400)

15 KB PNG

>>918759
In all honestly it won't really help and I wouldn't do it justice like you would do it, either way i'm stealing that mouth though :3

Competition had grown fierce for territory upon the colonies and a new strain of Pale Calp had found the solution. Using two sets of smaller grasping arms and anchoring themselves with there larger arms the would pull smaller Calps of the Colonies and throw them to the merciless currents. The use of back small arms for mating decreased energy wasted in the act.
The high efficiency of >>918744 soon spread to the majority of pale Cald populations because of its advantages ((and how cool it looks)

File: Kill me.png (13 KB, 343x400)

13 KB PNG

>>918759
Taller and more coarse Tungus continue to outstrips it smaller cousins, in a drastic move a usually fatal mutation proves advantageous, The tungus's sticky appendage develops away from its "cloaca" this however increasing the algae growth on it attracting but more pale calps. The Tung is left to tend to the calps slowly pushing them toward the mouth.

well i'm out, hope i didn't fuck up the ecosystem with my night of fun.

File: shrugs.png (10 KB, 343x400)

10 KB PNG

>>918772
Whatever sciencey stuff that happens there, continues, as algeas continues to flock here

File: SUCC.png (7 KB, 301x299)

7 KB PNG

>>918737
ANOTHER ONE

A New strain of camo-kina emerge, which evolved a "claw" to cling on to clusters. In return, they sacrificed their propulsion fins, relying on flapping to move.

File: Tungus gen 5 (2).png (30 KB, 500x500)

30 KB PNG

>>915952
The Mimic Tungus develops keratin claws on its forelimbs, allowing it to more easily bury itself in the seabed and giving more grip when it's crawling around. Additionally it develops a pair of photosensitive organs. These only allow the Tungus to sense shadows / changes in how light/dark it is, and thus helps it to quickly react if prey gets close enough. (It can't see colour or shapes, is what i mean)

*Sorry if this is too much changes in a single gen, didn't have time to post the inbetweener.

File: Caldro.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>912672
The Caldro lose the two spikey jaws on either side of their head meaning that the duty of eating falls solely upon the mini jaws. additionally their tail fins fuse and their front fins lengthen allowing them move faster. they now lean a little more towards scavengers than they did before, now feeding on whatever isn't putting up much of a fight (corpses, algae, leftover carrion. That sort of thing)

File: camokina.png (6 KB, 301x299)

6 KB PNG

>>918982
They started become more grabby, and their flappers become efficient. Mostly they only swim short distance between algea clusters when their old one become too small to latch on.

File: CALD.png (10 KB, 400x400)

10 KB PNG

>>919295
Well, if they are goign to eat whatever they might found, then a strain with a more flexsible and busy mouth can be more successful and ended up replacing the whole thing together

File: lantern.png (12 KB, 399x400)

12 KB PNG

>>916271
Well, the lights gradually become slightly bigger, while the branch and the bottom's part algeas become more dense to support it.

File: 1481187934718.png (8 KB, 314x300)

8 KB PNG

>>915061
>>915087
Crossbreeding between Twirl Kina and Succ-Kina has produced a Kina with better filter-feeding and advanced locomotion to avoid predators and eat more food, causing it to grow in size.
Not entirely sure how to count generations for hybrids or what an appropriate size increase would be.

File: Twirl Sha-Kina.png (8 KB, 312x299)

8 KB PNG

>>915061
>>915096
Another hybrid gives the Kina even better predator avoidance with both advanced eye-spots and locomotion.

>>922092
I'd count it from which of the two was higher.

Phylogeny charts anyone?

File: Nervous.png (15 KB, 468x400)

15 KB PNG

The Pale Cald Light sensory system and its communication nerves have segregated into independent systems. The new communication system's independence allow higher motor skills giving an edge in the ongoing fight for real estate. While motor skills are improved the Pale Calds grow further isolated from the surroundings as communication with the light sensory organ takes to much time hindering response.

File: The Puss.png (20 KB, 660x400)

20 KB PNG

>>923260
The Pale Cald had all but done away with the asexual budding of there less developed cousins, the utter abundance and subsequent crowding around the colonies made sexual reproduction easier and less straining. The hermaphroditic nature of the pale Cald was now being put to the question, Stronger and more aggressive Calds while retaining the ability to produce eggs rarely did so as to produce more off spring en mass, their bodies tended toward larger grippers.
The smaller Calds were flung to the sea to either starve or find there way inside the belly of some tungus species. However a new development among the Calds was emerging from these smaller more vulnerable cast. Those the smaller Calds where dieing off quicker and quicker these were thriving among the Aggressive and Larger Calds. There Secret? They had lost there hermaphroditity, keeping only their egg lying parts and amplifying them the female Calds laid larger clutches and provided secure breeding for the Larger Calds. using there lower grippers to stimulate the sexual organ of the male Cald before it threw them from the colony had ensured a budding relationship.

File: Succkina.png (8 KB, 314x300)

8 KB PNG

>>922092
Twirlsucc Kina's filter feeder and jet organ enlarges to give the animal more mobility to traverse the sea. They are now able to smell a hint of pheromones or whatever with their filter, and their photosensitive spot also enlarges, but barely improves.

File: shakina.png (7 KB, 312x299)

7 KB PNG

>>922123
Their photosensitive spots begin to grew in other critical spots to watch out their surrounding. The arrival of new movement organs pushed the development of a dome like body shape, which give it some advantage when swimming

File: PALE.png (12 KB, 401x400)

12 KB PNG

>>923434
Ooh! How about some stabilizing fins to help the process of mating, and just swimming in general?

File: worm tongue.png (10 KB, 360x299)

10 KB PNG

>>918110
The Ab Crawler's feeler becomes more muscular, allowing it to become slightly faster.
They are now vvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy ssssssssssslllllllllllllllooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww.

File: eventually it will become(...).png (9 KB, 314x300)

9 KB PNG

>>923435
The Succ Kina undergoes an unusual change to it's internal system:now, rather than being moved by muscles, it's two center tentacles are connected to a turbine-like organ inside it's filtration system. This organ spins when the animal uses it's jet organ. Due to lacking muscles and therefore the risk to damage them, this new method of propulsion allows for higher speeds.

File: e.png (11 KB, 400x400)

11 KB PNG

>>915747
The light spots of some Bearded Cald duplicate due to a mutation. Thanks to the placement of those spots these Bearded Cald can now see not only what's in front of them, but also what's to their left and right.

File: abcrawler.png (9 KB, 360x299)

9 KB PNG

>>923897
Ab Crawler's opening for its feeler become wider, giving it range to still eat things that swim above it when it was submerged. However,when not needed, the gap can be closed down by its own fleshy materials, that had become thicker in that parts.

They are still as slow as previous gen, which is
vvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeerrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy sssssssssslllllllllllllloooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww

File: Succkina.png (8 KB, 299x300)

8 KB PNG

>>923913
Following this, the Twirlsucc Kina's overall body shape also slowly becoming more sharper to endure and benefit from the improved propulsion system.

More photosensitive spot also been noted. Probably to help it examine its surrounding more accurately.

File: caldbeard.png (11 KB, 400x400)

11 KB PNG

>>923934
Sense is the key to the world. The specimen also keep improving the sense system in its behindside. Along with that, quick reaction is needed, thus selective breeding brings out Cald with bigger and more useful fins

also, for catalouging purposes, this line could benefited to be named as "Whiskers Cald"

File: Ab crawler advanced.png (11 KB, 360x299)

11 KB PNG

>>923987
The ab crawler experiences several small changes as it adapts to fill a new niche.
It becomes slightly longer, gaining an additional "ab".
It's tongue becomes slightly longer, and widens it's tip for better traction.
Calcium absorbed by it's tongue scraping the sea floor, accumulates and hardens around a small mutation in it's thick fleshy "lip" (could this be the beginning of a tooth? or something else?)
The hard bump allows it to grip food easier, and a change in diet alters it's skin color slightly darker.

They a little faster than previous gens, which is now
vvvvvveeeeeerrrrrryyyyyyyy sssssslllllllllllooooooooooowwwwwww

>(the mutation in it's lip was a single white pixel left over from it's last editing!)

File: Ab muncher.png (11 KB, 360x299)

11 KB PNG

>>924081
The Ab Crawler, which at this point has become the Ab Muncher develops and multiplies its hardened, teeth-like organs further, allowing it to trap and chew its prey. This mutation allows the Ab Muncher's enzymes to work more efficiently because of the food's surface-area-to-volume ratio. It also develops an additional "ab".

It is just as fast as generation 5, which is vvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy sssssssslllllllllooooooooooowwwwwwwww.

Am I doing it right?

File: streamer algae.png (10 KB, 279x307)

10 KB PNG

>>924081
>>918042

Occasionally a segment of Ribbon Algea will be pushed into soft seafloor by the locomotion of an Ab Crawler.

When in a favorable location, the lower segment will receive chemical signals from those above to widen, better anchoring the ribbon.

Individual segments when torn free, produce a slightly sticky substance, increasing the chances of being moved by another creature.

These specialized ribbon algae are called "streamer algae"

>>924110
you used the wrong (older) image. Use the newer one (which if you count has more abs, and a visibly different tongue). Your "very slow" is also longer by number of letters, indicating that it is slower than gen 5. Then re-post it.

File: muncher.png (10 KB, 360x299)

10 KB PNG

>>924138
Oh, sorry. This should be better.

The Ab Crawler, which at this point has become the Ab Muncher develops and multiplies its hardened, teeth-like organs further, allowing it to trap and chew its prey. This mutation allows the Ab Muncher's enzymes to work more efficiently because of the food's surface-area-to-volume ratio. It also develops an additional "ab".

It is just as fast as generation 5, which is
vvvvvveeeeeerrrrrryyyyyyyy sssssslllllllllllooooooooooowwwwwww.

File: ab crawler.png (12 KB, 360x299)

12 KB PNG

>>924081
Some Ab Crawlers are incapable to transport the calcium to their upper "lips". Instead, the absorbed mineral ends up as small lumps inside it's feeler. This does not benefit them in any major way, but may give an advantage in the future generations.

>>924160
Forgot to say, they are still vvvvvveeeeeerrrrrryyyyyyyy sssssslllllllllllooooooooooowwwwwww.

File: plnt.png (18 KB, 500x500)

18 KB PNG

>>916177
As the algea got slightly bigger, its structure gradually transform abit to accomodate it. Namely, by widening its bottomside, giving more area for anchoring tendrils to latch into the seafloor.

File: Back to fins.png (25 KB, 692x400)

25 KB PNG

>>923474
Due to the sedentary lives of the "male" Calds, they have little need for maneuverability and there front fins are lost, however the stronger back fin, while allowing for a stronger grip to the Colony also gave those Calds who lost the Fight a last burst of speed to return to the Colony before the current swept them away. The Wrestling matches where only getting more intense as contenders could get back into the proverbial ring.

An the Female side of the spectrum the maneuverability was incredibly useful, if a "Male" decided to cast them out they would be able to get back to the colony slowly but almost assuredly. This also set up the development of side facing photo sensors on the females. This was for looking for a new colony, since returning to an old one might be dangerous.

(clarified colors for those who care, and wish to play around with the Pale Cald)

>>924171
Idk, I just really want to get across that these guys are just suplexing each other all day long. had to post this little snipit just to make sure that was clear

File: whickers cald.png (20 KB, 592x407)

20 KB PNG

>>924030
A major development!

The Whiskers Cald learn primitive touch based communication through their whiskers and can form temporary "hunting schools"

They develop a primitive hunting strategy, spreading themselves into a wide "net". When one Cald detects prey, a signal is sent outward to all the others through their long whiskers. They then re-orient and simultaneously descend on their prey with school like behavior.

> These Whiskers Cald are smaller due to food and space sharing, but have much greater chances of survival through cooperation.

> They have become almost completely carnivorous, and prey on forms of fast moving Kina. (but not Camo-Kina)

>Their whiskers have lengthened further, and can transmit a couple touch based signals

>Their color has slightly changed with diet.

File: plnt.png (10 KB, 400x401)

10 KB PNG

>>924132
This development found itself a success and the algea enabled to thrive. Which leads to the algeas develop better stickies to increase its chance even more, and becoming bigger.

which actually isnt that effective considering that many creatures are still smaller than the leaves to leave an impact. So what happens here is that most of the streamer algeas are quite overgrown, some even manages to grow twice its previous size. But thats okay, they still managed to live regardless.

File: finned cald.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>924030
The Whiskers Cald's whiskers are now connected by tissue, giving it a pair of "flippers". It is now called Fined Cald.

>>924156
IMO going from one "not quite a whole tooth" to many actual sharp teeth is a little fast, but that's just me. I fear things evolving too quickly and becoming unstoppable murder machines that outpace everything else.

>>924253
>>924239
Do you think whiskers cald and finned cald should diverge, or converge?

>>924240
growing so so big that you're "too big to fail" is an ok strategy IMO. But then they might become more susceptible to environmental changes.
The sticky part is for individual segments, which are small enough to be moved by Ab crawlers, even if the whole chain isn't. The stickiness also helps when it is "planted" into the seafloor, giving it time to "root"

>>924273
I think that we should keep Whiskers Cald and Finned Cald separate species since their adaptations aren't exactly helpful to each other because Finned Cald don't hunt in groups and Whiskers Cald are stationary.

>>924283
alrighty. I don't think I implied that they're stationary though.

File: mimic.png (11 KB, 400x400)

11 KB PNG

>>919107
Overtime, Mimic Tungus considerably expand its range of bait, and its mouth to accomodate changes around it.

File: 1481306841166.png (12 KB, 362x378)

12 KB PNG

>>919316
Having successfully filled it's niche, the Camo-Kina out breeds it's predecessor form, and that stage goes extinct. This new form is called the "Kamoina", a portmanteau of it's old name.

The Kamoina has many of the same traits as it's predecessors.
-Weak flappers for moving between algae.
-A sucker mouth to puncture and siphon food from the algae without harming it
-Grabbers near it's mouth to hold onto its algae.
-Sucking pouches on the side of it's mouth to aid in eating.
-Green mottled skin for camouflage
-An instinct to hide from predators
-A light sensitive spot

The Kamoina lives near, and feeds off mostly Streamer Algea, Algae Mosrok, and Algea Lanterns.

>The Kamoina is much larger than it's predecessor, 3 times larger. (although still size 1)
>With abundant food, and large population, they are ripe for a mutation.
>With few predators, and large population, they are also a prime target for a new predator.
>They may develop symbiosis with their algae, becoming the first step toward a plant/animal hybrid.

>>924407
To clarify, I think the original green skinned, faster Kina may still exist, but other forms of the Camo-Kina have been out bred

File: abcrawler.png (10 KB, 400x401)

10 KB PNG

>>924160
absorbed minerals can be many things, including fatal injections. What happens here is that, the normal Ab Crawler absorbs and excrete from the same cloaca, which may bring danger of excess minerals blockade in its living system.

While it was absorbed and cause the creature to be more fortified, the creature are in danger of dying out due to this as well. Thus, slowly, the Ab Crawler evolved an elongated primitive stomach, and finally, a clear tunnel, that now separates the creature's intake and outtake of materials.

in short, Ab Crawler evolved an asshole. This relief now makes them
vvvvveeeeerrrrryyyyyyy ssssslllllllllooooooooowwwww

File: camokina.png (8 KB, 362x378)

8 KB PNG

>>924407
For now, Kamoina's small size might help him hide, but even so, many specialized predators had roam the world of water they are living in. At least, through natural selection, a faster and improved Kamoina had been spotted, with more presence of their filter-jet system, and longer steering pedals. Oh, and their photosensitive spots widen to increase their vision range, but the quality still remains traditional

>>924435
Dont worry, only the Librarian the QM can decide which critters went out of the circulation, and what stays.

File: ab.png (10 KB, 400x400)

10 KB PNG

>>924156
Well, the development prompts the Ab to make some space in its mouth. With the relegation of ripping prey apart goes to its front opening, the feeler opt to become thinner, but faster. Once it got its prey, Ab Muncher closes down its mouth until it excrete whatever unabsorbed, as the creature still relies on one Cloaca.

>>924575
Just going to throw this out there, is English not your first language?

File: cluster2.png (61 KB, 399x399)

61 KB PNG

>>915670
Floating, helps the Clalgea Cluster glued many more algea materials. Making it bigger and fuzzier.

File: Bearded cald.png (15 KB, 400x400)

15 KB PNG

>>918760
The Bearded Cald find the massive increase in the size and variety of the local flora very much to their liking, growing bigger as a result, but this is not the only reason. with the ocean now home to more conventional predators the Bearded Cald must have more conventional defences. their skin forms a chitinous shell (not an immensely strong one, but a shell none the less) to defend them against their new hunters.this is coupled with an increase I size and a tendency to stick together, staying in small "Herds" from birth till death. additionally their tail fins elongate to provide them with a turn of speed, if all else fails.

Anybody want to try to post an invite to r/evogame at reddit to get more player going?
I'd say anything that can get more action is good since were now sinking and all. Some past games had also been shilled there surprisingly. I'd do it myself but I dont really had an account to begin with.

File: Ab Glommer.png (16 KB, 407x311)

16 KB PNG

>>924160
Calcium and other minerals in the Ab Crawlers tongue continue to develop into collagen based structures. Will they fuse and become a tendon, or harden to become primitive bones?

Now better adapted, it uses an inch-worm like movement to

-The tongue grows thicker and more powerful.
-The rear end slightly elongates and flattens to allow better pushing movement.
-The tongue develops a split, giving it crude grabbing capability.
-The "lips" thicken and grow more pronounced, forming a tighter seal on prey pulled into the mouth
-Now better adapted, it uses an inch-worm like movement to move itself forward increasing it's speed drastically to
vvveeerrryyyy ssslllllloooooowwww


Due to the grabbing nature of its tongue tip and lips ability to "glom" onto prey, it is now called the Ab Glommer.

File: ab squeezer.png (12 KB, 322x453)

12 KB PNG

>>924489
Some Ab Crawlers learn to dig their prehensile anus into the sea floor, anchoring them enough to lean upward.

By contracting their powerful abs, they can compress themselves like an accordion, and launch upward to swiftly to grab anything that touches their tongue.


-This variant is renamed the "Ab Squeezer"
-It's anus remains prehensile, so it could wrap itself around rocks instead of burrowing.
-It now only moves rarely, usually to mate, and must un-burrow it's anus to move extremely slow.
-It has begun to develop radial symmetry.
-Their tongue tissue is also more sensitive to ambient pressure waves (not yet visible) allowing them to occasionally aim their lunge at creatures that swim near their tongue.

>>926399
Just make an account!

File: 1481400397890.png (12 KB, 330x401)

12 KB PNG

>>924240

Sometimes the protein that holds Streamer Algae segments together does not function correctly. Thin filaments of sticky protein keep them connected together instead of snapping apart. As it grows these filaments thicken, and lengthen. Sea water passes through them, and sometimes particles of nutrients will stick to them, and be slowly absorbed by the algae.
The "foot" segments continues to specialize, widening further, becoming stickier. Rather than "rooting" itself in soft sea floor, it can now suction itself onto harder surfaces.

-It can now gain a little extra food from filtering debris.
-Its habitat extends back into deep ocean
-Rarely, a tiny Kina may get stuck in it's sticky filaments and die. This could;
attract Calds which eat the Kina (which eat the algae)
serve as additional food for the Streamer Algae itself
attract Tungus variants, which might digest the algae, or harmlessly poop it out

File: 1481140317235.png (32 KB, 337x500)

32 KB PNG

>>912078
Some Algae clusters bond more tightly. Tiny amounts of excreted oxygen fill gaps inbetween them and develop into a bubble structure. These clusters rise to the oceans surface, and with easy access to sunlight, rapidly grow into colonies of Algae Foam.

File: Stinging Phractal-tungus.png (27 KB, 458x412)

27 KB PNG

>>918751
>>916227

The Multhydratungus continues to advance it's new strategies.

-A third mouth/head forms on some mutants, and they prove to be more successful.
-Its primary tongues becomes more translucent and harder to see with primitive light sensing organs (eyes).
-Tongues with urticant cells differentiate themselves from primary tongues, turning into thin filaments. The smaller the filament, the stronger the sting. (so the tips hurt the most)
-Non stinging tongues retain their stickiness. There are fewer of them, but they spread themselves in a more even 3-5-3-5-3 fractal pattern
-The chromosomal mutation which causes it's multi-tongues has also created versions with chromosome pairs of X, Y, &V. This gives the Phractal-tongus seven different "sexes" XX_XY_XV_YY_YV_VV_XVY

File: Fan out.png (26 KB, 692x400)

26 KB PNG

The most predominant loss of life among the Pale Calds, not even second to the "Male" Calds aggression was egg loss. The eggs would commonly die from lack of oxygen, this was due to how the female calds laid there eggs.

The base of a colony saw little action, the foul tasting foundation roots and anchoring flesh made it the ideal place for the pale Calds nests. Digging into the muck the eggs were deposited among the roots... in the old days this was not a problem, but as the female Calds egg sacks grew ever larger so did the number of eggs. Those eggs laid first had little access to air and when hatching season came thousands of the eggs added to the fertilizer of the Colonies roots. The Solution to this problem selected by mother nature? Fans, the hind graspers of the female cald laid dormant and had been absorbed into the body. Using these grasper muscles a flat line of muscles slowly spread and during the maturation season mothers would use these to fan and turn the egg clutch allowing fresh water and air to reach the deeper eggs.

This new orientation of the hind legs didn't help the "male"s who now had to rely upon there front graspers during fights.

File: da-vinci cald.png (18 KB, 389x417)

18 KB PNG

>>924253

The Fined Cald fins grow larger and more complex. Simultaneously, the distinction between it's eye tissue lessens.The Cald continues to show a preference for sensory adaptations. Because of the style of this Calds fins, it is called the "Da-Vinci Cald."

-All of the tissue on the Calds front fins consists of motion & light sensitive tissue. This has the effect of making each fin one very wide, very thin "eye".
-The fins can be twisted and rotated (like a cats ears) to see more accurately (this helps detect Camo-Kinas, Kamoinas, Multhydra-tungus and Phractal-tungusbut
-The eye fins normally provides blurry 360 degree "vision".
-To help process all this visual input, a nerve cluster develops near the front fins. in millions of years it may become a primitive brain
-The muscle tissue attaching the fins to the body grows larger and more distinct, giving a much greater range of motion.
-The front mouth parts grow longer and sharper, a more specialized hunting tool.
-To aid in feeding, it grows a second much smaller mouth part.
-The end of it's body develops into a primitive sex organ. It can now deposit gene material into crevices.

>>927718
Pale Calds should develop a chemical receptor. Then they could have a way of knowing who is "male" and "female". The aggressive male Calds might also be able to use their chemical receptor to figure out which eggs belong to them. Eggs that don't could be eaten.

Female water fanning increases egg growth, male egg eaten reduces egg numbers. Population remains stable, and stronger eggs survive.

File: Mosrok.png (18 KB, 385x478)

18 KB PNG

>>924163

To try an combat the appetites of larger Kina, The Algae Mosrok develops specialized leaves, ones to deter them, and ones to sacrifice as food.

-Lower leaves accumulate noxious sulfur compounds. The older the leaf, the larger it grows. The larger the leaf, the more bitter it becomes to protect itself.
-The uppermost leaves become fatter and juicier. Rather than filling with sugars, they fill with alcohols, which the larger Kina find nutritious and delicious.They also glow to attract the Kina.
-Now that it has adapted enough to have specialized cells structures, it is no longer called Algae, but simply "Mosrok"

File: IM A GIRRAFFE.png (9 KB, 343x400)

9 KB PNG

Meanwhile, the original pourous tungus's mouth was moved downward. This is because more creatures became aware of what a tungus's tongue looks like, and swim down in order to avoid being eaten. This strain of pourous tungus can prey on those animals.

It has also slightly increased in size.

File: TwirlShaKina.png (8 KB, 312x299)

8 KB PNG

>>923444
The oceans of Janus are beginning to fill with flora, much of which is (relatively) large and as such impossible for the Twirl Sha Kina to eat with their filter mouths. or at least it was. the Twirl Sha Kina have exchanged their filters for actual proper jaws, that they can use to tear off chunks of plant matter from mosroks, streamers and whatever else they want to munch. additionally they have gotten a little bigger,as a by-product of the additions to their diet

File: Swift Suckina.png (8 KB, 264x317)

8 KB PNG

>>924001

The Twirl Succ-kina has become much faster, and has a much larger feeder mouth. Due to it's speed, it is now called the "Swift Suckina"

-Its filter mouth is larger, allowing for more food intake, and more water for propulsion
-The body is more streamlined.
-The primary tail is longer
-The side tails have become shorter, but now use the same turbine organ as the main tail (for quick steering)
-The eye spots have developed further. There are now 4 evenly spaced around the middle of the body.
-The chemical receptors in the filter have multiplied, it can now detect (smell) other Swift Suckina
-Predators are having major trouble catching it!

>>928048
This post should have said "Kamoina" instead of "Kina"

File: Cutter Sha-kina.png (10 KB, 312x299)

10 KB PNG

>>928175
The newly adapted mouth is extremely successful. Not only does it have access to a new food source, but it is able to eat much faster. They have been renamed "Cutter Sha-Kina, to match their signature mouth parts.

-Sometimes extra food accumulates in creases inside it's mouth. These evolve into simple food storage pouches, which can squeeze out munched food to to be digested later.
-They also begin to take advantage of Mosroks succulent, alcohol rich, top leaves.
-Rarely, a larval Cutter Sha-Kina will find it's way into a food pouch and grow there for awhile before finding it's way out.

File: Usntaitled.png (11 KB, 343x400)

11 KB PNG

>>918778
Porous Tungus's body continues to be an hotspot for algeas to flock. The longer specimen with enough range to groom the greenery and entrap preys can stay dominant

File: Untaitled.png (12 KB, 400x400)

12 KB PNG

>>919341
The animal slowly become bottom feeder. Eating whatever there are that sink to the seafloor. Its mouth harden to process even the most ambiguous stuffs, and the antennae grew to be more vigilant

File: Untitled.png (6 KB, 300x300)

6 KB PNG

>>915087
While almost all kinas eat the algeas by filter feeding, it was a rather primitive strain that grew a very powerful vacuum and jet system for propulsion. This, combined with the hardened ridges, make the little bugger practically able to shred bigger algeas as consumption. They live shorter than others but become crazily active and can be seen just munching away big algeas in flock until full, mate, die, and let their children continue the deed which would entrust it to its grandchildren when they also dies out of exhaustion.

File: ab squezzer.png (12 KB, 322x453)

12 KB PNG

>>926798
Due to highened calcium intake, some Ab Squeezers now grow bony protrusions around their mouth. Drifting algae often gets caught between these protrusions, giving the Squeezers camouflage. However, the heavy spikes also impede movement, forcing the Squeezers to relocate only for mating.
It also has two ways of hunting: launching upward like their ancestors or using their new camouflage to ambush unsuspecting prey. Only time will tell which method will remain and
which will be forgotten.

File: swift grinder kina.png (8 KB, 264x317)

8 KB PNG

>>928195
Some Swift Suckina undergo an unusual mutation. They now possess one more rotary organ, but it's purpose is radically different from the purpose of all others: instead of providing movement, it acts as a grinder. This new organ allows these Kina to eat bigger food, although for now it's diet is still mostly composed of algae.

>>928510
Do we have any idea yet how Tungus variants reproduce? I assumed they rub their tongues together or something and then maybe release a cloud of eggs.

>>928549
I don't know either, I thought they released gametes into the water like many sessile animals do but the description of the gen 8 Ab Squeezer said it had to move for reproducing so I just went with it.

>>928553
hmm, I propose that Ab variants at some point got the ability to breed through exchanging gene mucus on their tongues. Since other Non-Ab Tongus variants don't move, they must still release gene material into the water.

>>928564
They probably got this ability before becoming stationary. Also, it could retcon all the mobility evolutions into the result of sexual selection because the faster ones had more chances to reproduce.

File: Mungus gen 6.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>919107
Another strain of the Mimic Tungus has also had a change in its diet. Due more than doubling in size it has found much success in preying upon, not Calds or Kinas, but other Tungus. It slowly crawls around with its powerful forelimbs, once it senses another Tungus with its tongue it strikes. The Mungus attaches its tongue to the creature (often time the Tungus's tongue) and pulls it in. The Mungus then procedes to sloooooowly chomp on its prey as it keeps it from escaping with its tongue. Due to this change in diet its mouth has become relatively larger and has changed orientation.

File: Mungus gen 7 (2).png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>928897
The Mungus's forelimbs become even more powerful, and it develops small extremities on its back side. This makes the Mungus the fastes out of all Tungus-species, with the exception of the faster generations of the Ab-Tungus line.

File: Cuttershakina.png (8 KB, 312x299)

8 KB PNG

>>928222
Cutter Sah-kina have lost their jet propulsion (what with the filter system which provided the water being gone) they alter their method of movement. their coiled tails each spilt in two, one half going to the top of the body the other to the bottom, and between these tentacles a membrane forms around the entire base of the creature's dome like head. this is used like a jellyfish - they rapidly open and close the bell-like fin to push water behind them and thus push them forward

File: Mosrok gen 12.png (31 KB, 385x478)

31 KB PNG

>>928048
The blades of the Mosrok grows even larger, so as to capture more of the light from its and other Mosroks' bases, as well as the light coming from the Algea Lantern.

File: Algea Lantern gen 11.png (29 KB, 399x400)

29 KB PNG

>>920552
The Algea Lantern Develops a cap that captures the light energy (through photosynthesis) that otherwise would have been lost, escaping upwards into the darkness of the sea.

File: Algetta Gen 3.png (26 KB, 500x500)

26 KB PNG

>>915031
The Alget Cluster Evolve into the Algetta. The Algetta is a simple organism that moves about through quick impulses in its blades, creating a swiming motion similar to that of a fish. The red dots are photosensitive areas on the brainless organism that helps it orientate itself so as to capture the most sunlight possible.

File: Mungus gen 8.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>928928
The Munguses limbs become more powerful, allowing it to sloooooowly raise its body off the seafloor. This allows for somewhat less slooooow movement.

It truly is a sight to behold the Mungus chasing an Ab-Tungus. For hours it goes on as the two creatures move at a snails pace while trying to outspeed each other during this life or death scenario.

File: 1481406843243.png (9 KB, 362x378)

9 KB PNG

>>924527
To aid the Kamoina in fighting the current and staying snugly hidden among the algea, some specimens developed prehensile tentacles and smaller hook-shaped claspers near their mouth.

This new form is called the Curl Kamoina

File: shrugs.png (12 KB, 343x400)

12 KB PNG

>>928479
>Algeas begin to periodically glow like what found in Lantern and Mosrok species
>Algeas also grew more haphazardly, even slowly infecting the Tungus
>Tungus become more docile, never moving, and tend the algeas more carefully.

File: CALD.png (14 KB, 400x400)

14 KB PNG

>>924770
>stronger jaw to break more complex algeas, which was its preference
>forward facing antennaes
>improved photosensitive spots, able to discern movement better
>more fins

File: algetta.png (9 KB, 398x401)

9 KB PNG

>>929893
>a sea plant that moves likes a propeller towards the sun in rough waves, but can also slither like eel lin short distance when the sea is calmer
>Photosensitive organ remain unchanged.

File: camokina.png (9 KB, 362x378)

9 KB PNG

>>930530
The jet engine become more efficient with bigger filter on the front

the flappers are mainly used to help the creature stay in place by hooking it up with rocks or big algeas, giving the critter a chance to just rest without spending energy

When it sees a floating algeas that is just its serving size, it unhook the flaps, and just boosts itself from the hiding place.

With luck and precise accuracy, it can make a seemingly small piece of floating algeas dissapear as It can travel 7x its body length in a blink of an eye.

File: Mor Mungus.png (34 KB, 380x417)

34 KB PNG

>>929923

-A legacy of thier ancestors mutations causes some Mungus to grow a third pair of limbs. Additionally, they develop a single keratin nub which further aids in movement.
-These are slightly faster than other Mungus, achieving a top speed of veerryy sslloooww, though their movements have become less clumsy.A third pair of eyes also appear on either side of the mouth. The acuity of all eyes increases.
-Because they mostly have more of the same features, the are called the "Mor-Mungus"


>For hours it goes on as the two creatures move at a snails pace while trying to outspeed each other during this life or death scenario.
Bwahahaha! Lmao.

File: Squeezer.png (22 KB, 494x437)

22 KB PNG

>>928510

Being immobile, and much more vulnerable to the attack of Mungus, the Ab Squeezer adapts to become more defensive.

-As it's radial muscles encircle it's body, they become less recognizable as it's ancestors "abs". It is now simply called the "Squeezer"
-The Ab-Squeezers mouth protrusions develop into tough, keratin infused hide (like a soft finger nail). At the tips small keratin spikes form.
-When attacked it's scrunches up and folds it's tongue in through the center of it's body. The outward spikes help deter Mungus from trying to dig up its tender anus root.
-To eat it still lunges upward (or at a slight angle) to snag anything that passes by.
-Sometimes it will eat algae or flora stuck in its spines, but digests them poorly.
-It still moves only to mate, but does so with even greater difficulty.

File: Ab Glomer.png (14 KB, 423x310)

14 KB PNG

>>926469

The collagen in the Ab Glommers' tongue hardens to form pseudo-bones made of cartilage.

-Due to a better supportive structure, the muscle tissue in the tongue becomes denser and more defined.
-The tongue tip splits once more, and grows more delicate becoming a simple grabber (like a crude 3 fingered hand)
-A tendril on it's head grows a little sensitivity to vibration in the water.
-The rear end continues to widen and flatten. Although it's main movement is still an inch-worm technique, with effort it can now use it's powerful abs to push off it's flat rear, leaping a whole centimeter for burst of "speed" to escape predatory Mungus.
-It is now veerryyy sslllloooww when crawling, and just very slooow when "leaping"

File: Mimicker Tungus.png (33 KB, 384x466)

33 KB PNG

>>919107

Some Mimic Tungus mutate and have different colors on the tip of their tongue. Over time they cross breed and are able to alter the pigments and shape to several options.Perhaps someday they will evolve enough nerves to better control the mimic, or even make choices.

-Their tongue can take the shape and color of: Cald sub-types, Kina sub-types, and Mosrok leaves.
-Their "eye" nodules grow larger and more advanced
-Digested pigment molecules are stored in tongue

File: Layered Mosrok.png (41 KB, 371x500)

41 KB PNG

>>929773


The Mosrok evolves a more even structure. It is now called the "Layered Mosrok"

-The glowing algae base organizes itself into overlapping feather-like segments. These concentrate the bio-luminescence near the edges, and more efficiently focus it upward.
-The lower leaves sulfur compounds turn into noxious Thiols. (Thiols are sulfur based molecules that smell like rotten eggs, and taste like bad garlic. They can be toxic)
-The upper, alcohol filled, succulent leaves grow plumper to better attract Kamoina.

File: Twizzler Kina.png (11 KB, 248x327)

11 KB PNG

>>928542

-Swift Grinder Kina evolves more distinct rotary organs in it's grinder and side jets.
-The mouth filter begins to disappear, as it no longer discriminates between food sizes.
-Its body lengthens slightly.
-A strange new rotary organ grows underneath its eye spots, allowing them to spin around the circumference of its body

File: Cute Shakina.png (11 KB, 312x299)

11 KB PNG

>>929718

-The Cutter Sha-kina has a random mutation and grows a cluster of pink tissue near its "forehead". It looks alot like a pink bow. This has no evolutionary advantage, but makes it much cuter.
-There have been no other changes
-It is now called the Cute Shakina

File: Phylogeny-Chart-Janus-2.png (1.63 MB, 6720x4500)

1.63 MB PNG

Updated Phylogeny Chart. This should accurate up to midnight of Sunday. If your critters aren't in the chart, it just means that they will have come into existence after the world event which will be posted in the next post.

Enjoy.

File: EvoGame-World-Map-Janus-2.png (942 KB, 5333x2750)

942 KB PNG

--World Event: Of Ice and Fire--
Since the infancy of the terrestrial world Janus, the planet has been long under the protection of the Gas Giant Seostea's massive Magnetosphere, protecting it from solar radiation, and allowing the primordial life of the world to take shape. During the long nights in the shadow of Seostea, beneath the faint green glow of Mosrok colonies on the seafloor of Janus, the planet's mantle has begun churning and rotating with power. This churning brings to life Janus' own Magnetosphere and along with it, the activation of plate tectonics. Volcanic activities surges both on the seafloor and the pockets of land above, belching greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In the future this excess of volcanic activity will aid in melting some of the polar ice and producing lands fertile for life to dare visit one day. For now though life's only refuge is in the seas as land around the poles and tropics is still too inhospitable for life.

--Organism Advancement--
> Plant Organisms may be as large as the size 8 increment as stated here >>911798
> Plant Organisms may now inhabit the deep sea thanks to Mosroks and the surface of the sea.
> Animal Organisms may be as large as the size 6 increment as stated here >>911798
> Organisms are still locked from entering land but may now inhabit the shallow seas/coastlines.
> Silicates, Calcium, and soft metals like Copper are present in the environment and may be incorporated into an organisms diet/evolutions if desired.

--Planet Statistics--
Atmosphere: 73% Nitrogen, 8% Argon, 7% Oxygen, 5% Other Gases, 5% Carbon Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide 2%
Average Global Temperature: 73°F (22°C)
Tectonics: Present
Volcanic Activity: Active; Erratic
Weather Systems: Turbulent Storm Systems

File: chomper.png (14 KB, 416x375)

14 KB PNG

>>926469
Some Ab Glommer have been born with two feelers rather than one. This divergence happened after their collagen became cartilage, but before the original Glommers became the >>932101 . After divergence, some more changes occured:
-The tendril on it's head grows some primitive photosensitive cells.
-The dual feelers, rather than getting more advanced fingers, converted theirs into bony grip pads.
-Due to this it can move faster, approaching the insane speed of vveerryy ssllooww.
-Due to this new active lifestyle, the tendril on it's head grows some primitive photosensitive cells to help it navigate. Unfortunately they can only differentiate the amount of light right now, but at least the creatures know what time of the day it is.
These creatures are now known as Ab Chompers.

File: Bearded cald.png (17 KB, 400x400)

17 KB PNG

>>931153
The bearded Cald continue to grow larger, their fins elongating so that they surround most of the body, this gives them a slightly more Halibut-ish style of movement. additionally their antennae have grown more sensitive, growing a series of smaller hair-like sub-antennae to aid in the sensing of stuff

>>932508
imgur gallery ?

File: Algetta Gen 5.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>931332
Some of the Algetta end up having their leaves fused and their stems turning inwards and becoming hollow. This allows for a type of traversal based on a combination of simple swimming and a jet action, as the impulses causes the Algetta to pump water through its hollow inside.

Otherwise it remains unchanged, aside from aesthetics.

File: Algetta Gen 6.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>933648
The Algetta develops additional photosensitive cells beneath its protrusions. This allows it to differentiate the tone of light. No longer will an Algetta mistake the light of Mosrok colonies for the sun during the night, swimming down only to get crushed by the great pressures of the depths.

(I'm sorry if this and the following two posts will be a bit of a rulebreaking posting-spree, but I decided to go down the route of multiple gens for the evolution of a single trait: sight.)

File: Algetta Gen 7.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>933687
The Algetta's two protrusions starts to envelope its photosensitive cell areas.

File: Algetta Gen 8.png (32 KB, 500x500)

32 KB PNG

>>933695
The growth of the protrusions finishes, ending in a small hole over the photosensitive cells. The Algetta has the ability to extend/compress the protrusion for a couple of micrometers, to adjust sharpness of the light. This means that the Algetta now has the ability to differentiate simple colours and shapes. Sadly enough however, it doesn't have much of a nervous system advanced enough to make complete use of this newfound ability.

File: Cutter See-Kina.png (8 KB, 312x299)

8 KB PNG

>>929718
Some of the cutter's have developed better concave eye-spots to determine direction and movement.

File: Spotted Sha-Kina.png (9 KB, 312x299)

9 KB PNG

>>929718
Some more Cutter's have developed rudimentary tactile sensors along the ridges of their bodies that are capable of sensing changes in water pressure and movement. (lateral lines)

File: Killer Sha-Kina.png (8 KB, 312x299)

8 KB PNG

>>929718
Some other Cutter's have developed larger, pointier mandibles and begun preying on smaller animals. Due to the richer diet, they have also grown larger.
These are the first Killer Kinas.

File: Alquada.png (11 KB, 398x401)

11 KB PNG

>>931332
Some Algetta undergo a few changes. They develop another set of leaves, providing them with more room for photosynthesis and three extra jet nozzles to go with them (totalling four: two on the top two on the underside). These nozzles are used to propel the plant (now called Algadda) by releasing the pressurised oxygen produced via their photosynthesis (which they store in their leaves) out of the nozzle pushing them forward. Depending on how much oxygen they’ve stored up they can move at quite a rate for quite a while. They also use these nozzles as a method of self-defence, launching the pressurised oxygen out of one nozzle and spinning the plant around, not particularly fast, just enough to scare off any would be grazers.

File: algetta.png (28 KB, 500x500)

28 KB PNG

>>929893
The Algetta has taken to absorbing the copper now present in the oceans into it's body. Over generations, the copper in Algetta's body has been aligning in more coherent shapes, until one day, the Algetta have finally overcome their most glaring weakness compared to real animals: the lack of a control system.
However, Algetta's "brain" is only marginally similiar to a neural network. In fact, it shares more similiarities with a computer, having strictly programmed courses of action for different situations that it will never deviate from.

File: glommer.png (12 KB, 423x310)

12 KB PNG

>>932101
The Ab Glommer's fingers become more differentiated for better, more delicate gripping.
Also, it's head tendril becomes even more sensitive and the whole creature becomes slightly bigger as well.
Still veerryyy sslllloooww when crawling and very sloow when leaping.

File: algadda.png (11 KB, 398x401)

11 KB PNG

>>935867
stupid logic coming through
>Longer leaves areas = more space for the algea colony to cook up oxygen to burst their way out

File: Cuttershakina.png (9 KB, 312x299)

9 KB PNG

>>929718
the Cutter Sha-Kina's central tendril gets stronger, a wider at the end and light sensory-er to provide them with faster movement and a little more awareness respectively

File: Untitled.png (9 KB, 399x399)

9 KB PNG

>>932118
>The eyes spinning system become more advanced, and able to twist smoother
>additional fins slowly emerge to help cut through the waves
>Bigger

File: Mor-mungus gen 10.png (33 KB, 500x500)

33 KB PNG

>>932093
Some Mor-Mungus have found a taste for Phractal-tungus >>927710
. In adapting to the niche of hunting these creatures, these Mor-Mungus develop keratin structures similar to fur on their bodies. This "fur" offers some protection against the tongue-stingers.

File: Untitled.png (7 KB, 312x299)

7 KB PNG

>>932121
>Cute Shakina rubbed their accesory together before mating, and slowly, those that can give each others better stimulation by having bigger "bow" are more desirable.
>the stimulation here slowly also set plan in motion of a better vision system. The creature can see better now, and able to discern colors, especially its own colours, but not shapes (if a plant can do it, why can them?)

File: Algea Lantern gen 12.png (31 KB, 399x400)

31 KB PNG

>>929836
As the Mosroks increase in number the Algea Lanterns found in the depths flourish. Their stems become thicker as they double many times over in height.

File: Untitled.png (15 KB, 463x411)

15 KB PNG

>>932108
>>924308
These two specimen interbreed and the result are short living, literally chimera creature. It mutates so much, that not only it boast both its parents overall looks, it also sports an a flexible mouth, no longer hiding it all behind its shell.

File: Untitled.png (7 KB, 300x299)

7 KB PNG

>>934312
>Develop better eyes
>grew the tactile sensors on elongated bits near its mouth as well
>able to swim 10% faster than its contemporaries
>

File: Algetta Gen 7 Deep.png (34 KB, 500x500)

34 KB PNG

>>933687
A few Algetta come to adapt to life in the depths. It seems being able to see what's up and down isn't very useful when you have no understanding of what up or down is.

Here amongst the Mosroks, Lanterns and other species, the Algetta comes incorporate the glowing Algea clusters >>912371 within their bodies in a kind a symbiosis similar to that of lichen.

File: Untitled.png (25 KB, 458x412)

25 KB PNG

>>927710
This is actually one of my fav critter here.. I dont really have the time to intrically design something more complex than this now, so Im just going to
>This is very successful, and enabled the creature to grew even bigger and more spread than befoe

File: Ab Chomper gen 9.png (30 KB, 416x375)

30 KB PNG

>>932661
The Ab chomper develops simple photosensitive cell-spots. This spurs on the development multiple sexes and sexual selection of colorful patterns.

>This is the first time I've really participated in an evo game, so please advise me.
-I'm not sure if we should proceed into joke territory with a long term evolution. That is, for instance, giving creatures traits that look like human clothes or w/e
>>936763
The cute shakina was supposed to be sort of a joke, because I thought it's face with the puffy cheeks looked sort of cute
>>936969
absolutely hilarious! but plz no...
>>936921
That one took me quite awhile to edit. If someone else doesn't want to, I'll take the time to make it look a little beefier and maybe give it a slightly easier design to modify.

We could also just scale it up until it gets to s size 7, make it more poisonous, and not really change it's look. In our world sea anemone types creatures are pretty successful as is.


>>936128
If someone wants to evolve this before I get to it, that would be cool. I think the idea of a plant creature with a sort of inflexible, unimaginative, simple computer type brain is really cool. Maybe it can cross-breed with the other algetta so it gets some decent eyes too.

>>937444
Yer doing very good! Thanks for contributing! The game is pretty straightforward anyway, so I can understand if some guys want to add some humour into it and make something that looks a bit more eccentric

>The cute shakina was supposed to be sort of a joke,
I thought so as well, but I think it can be a jumpstart for some unique behaviour, maybe related to mating or something, hence why I evolved it.

> That one took me quite awhile to edit. If someone else doesn't want to, I'll take the time to make it look a little beefier and maybe give it a slightly easier design to modify.
It would help yes, probably others would leave the multitentacles alone, and play along in the stem or the base, but for now, it just looks right. I mean, sharks barely evolved for hundred million years, so why cant they? hehe

File: Untitled.png (14 KB, 389x417)

14 KB PNG

>>927900
- The eyesticks eventually become better, and its sight of its surrounding become more clearer
- To support this nerve system that connects the animals sight, the creatures protects it with pseudo bone made from calcium that now had been spread in the water, like >>932544 says
- other mineral intake, strengthen its body, giving it more durability and slight length advantage

File: netus.png (12 KB, 343x400)

12 KB PNG

>>928079
Not only that its toung moves downwards, these creatures evetally are more common to be found in a deeper parts of the sea as well, where food are common to have sunk and lay donw in the sea floor.
These creatures are cooperative, and can form nets with their flat, sticky, and hole-ey toungue
>mineral intake managed to create harder cocoon for the anima

>pictured 2 animals, not 1

File: phractal tungus.png (20 KB, 491x400)

20 KB PNG

>>936921
Decided to redraw this. Not meant as a new generation. Now with 3-sided radial symmetry.

>>938995
I approve!
I like the little veiny doodles on the tongues. Pro shading technique.
The distribution of the tentacles reminds me of the "snick-berry switch" from Dr. Suess.
I miss the "lips" around the mouth holes though.

I saw up to to gen 10 and increase it to size scale 5.
Hopefully if we evolve it again we don't butcher the good drawing :)

File: Untitled.png (18 KB, 400x400)

18 KB PNG

>>932911
>Their antennas become more complex. With little ball of pure feelers at the end, that even had the ability to feel vibrations in water (lateral lines)
> The increase of minerals in the water due to World Event, enabled the creature to develop bigger fins, that was supported by hardened membrane, like pseudo-exosskeleton.
>They become slightly bigger as well.

File: Untitled.png (19 KB, 395x501)

19 KB PNG

>>929836
>To help its growth upwards, some strain of Algea Lantern specializes in climbing small obstrusive rocks on the sea floor to support itself gaining more latitude
>They all twist their body together, creating a multi lanterned plant cluster

File: Mor-Mungus gen 10 dos.png (30 KB, 500x500)

30 KB PNG

>>932093
The main branch of Mor-Munguses that basically eats anything Tungus, develops keratin-based scales/carapace around its mouth region and on the stem of its tongue for protection against the squeezer's >>932097
protrusions. The growth on tip the tongue remains sticky.

File: Untitled.png (10 KB, 400x453)

10 KB PNG

>>928510
A variant of Ab Squeezer acted differently to the changing world around it
>To combat the tiring issue of its previous gen when mating, the creature mutates to eventually had 2 genders
>It absorbs more minerals, giving it more length and tougher exterior
>Eventually it became so rigid that it become a stay-in-place- animal again when it matures
>Develop an anus to expel poisonous or overabundance of mineral that might harm its body
>

File: phractal tungus.png (23 KB, 491x400)

23 KB PNG

>>939196
>I miss the "lips" around the mouth holes though.
Fixed

File: Succ-kina.png (7 KB, 300x300)

7 KB PNG

>>928491
the Succ-kina have split their singular tail into two smaller tails that provide a greater degree of manoeuvrability, whilst not cutting down on their speed that much. as they continue succeeding in their quest to eat a metric fuck-tonne of stuff they get bigger, so that they may eat more fuck-tonnes of stuff

File: mor.png (34 KB, 500x500)

34 KB PNG

>>939386
Ever since the first Tunguses were born, they have always breathed through their feelers. Now that the Mor-Mungus's feeler has been covered in keratin, it needed a new way of absorbing [INSERT GAS NECCESARY FOR THE LIFE OF A MOR-MUNGUS HERE].
As such, they have developed "gills" on the sides of their bodies that filter the needed chemicals from water and hold them inside of a "lung". However, the "lung" takes up space in their stomach and as such the maximum size of their prey decreased.

File: chomper2.png (14 KB, 416x375)

14 KB PNG

>>932661
Multiple mutations occur to the Ab Chompers:

-Thanks to the copper they now use in their bodies, they are now both better at breathing AND have cooler color schemes.
-Absorbing more oxygen allows them to grow bigger.
-Due to relying on their limbs to move, their abs start to atrophy.
-Their claws now have pouches for holding food more efficiently.
-The head bulb is now pointed in a different direction.

>>939495

righteous

are you using a tablet or stylus? or just mad MSpaint skillz?

File: Succ-kina.png (7 KB, 300x300)

7 KB PNG

>>939546
The Succ-kina develop an additional photosensitive spot to aid them in spotting stuff (both plants and predators) and a set of thin touch sensitive antennae along the chin to further aid them in sensing shit

File: Spoiler Image (13 KB, 310x357)

13 KB PNG

>>939860
Posting from a different computer. That was done in Sai with a tablet.
However this was done in paint with a mouse years ago.

File: Dancing Kamoina.png (10 KB, 317x386)

10 KB PNG

>>931438
The Dancing Kamonia Is a bit bigger than its Curl cousin but the main difference is its second eye. This eye is more attuned to color and movement to avoid ambush predators and to seek out young mobile Algetta. This Change in senses has also resulted in a change in mating behavior with a "dance" using colored fins that are similar to their ancestor's.

File: Mor-Mungus gen 11.png (36 KB, 500x500)

36 KB PNG

>>939597
The decreased maximum size of prey eventually gets compensated by the Mor-Mungus growing bigger. As it grows it also adds scales to the rest of its body.

File: Caldroo.png (13 KB, 400x400)

13 KB PNG

>>928484
sometimes the Caldroo find that their food isn't quite dead enough/isn't actually food (feelers aren't particularly good at distinguishing dead animals for less palatable things, like rocks or sand). to allow them to both discern if something is alive/edible and ensure that alive things are alive no longer the Caldroo develop a long horn just above their jaws that they may use to kill the not quite dead. the tip of the horn is sensitive to touch, and as such can recognise the feel of flesh. thus they learn a very primitive trick of jabbing things with their horn to ensure that it is good for eatin'.

additionally their jaws grow even more flexible, along with the rest of their body, allowing them to devour and process far larger objects than they could previously handle (admittedly they are bloody easy to catch after such meals, but they don't really have the requisite faculties for giving a shit about that)

Hello, fellow creators.

I wanted to pop in and leave this notice that the next thread to follow this one will be taking us through the beginning stages of life on Janus' sister planet Rienia. We will not be revisiting Janus until after the first thread with Planet Rienia is finished.

This is mostly to give me time to aptly document all organisms created here and provide our community with higher quality EvoGame Threads.

If you have any questions for me, please reply here or ask me in the Discord Server posted in my OP.

Cheers for now.

File: 1481725107249.png (24 KB, 491x400)

24 KB PNG

>>939495
I didn't want to butcher the drawing but this is the only creature I really like /:
The poison becomes strong enough to paralyze other creatures with the downside that there is a change they will poison themselves and die

>>945750
Don't worry. I made that for people to scribble on. It's the way of evogames.

File: Slimy Sha-Kina.png (10 KB, 300x299)

10 KB PNG

>>936907
The Sha-Kina develops a thick mucus membrane that helps it evade predators.

File: Tungus Sha-Kina.png (10 KB, 281x301)

10 KB PNG

>>946660
Eventually the Sha-Kina realized that this mucus membrane worked against the Tungus poison too.
It began hanging out with the Tungus for protection and dinner-scraps.
It also started to absorb copper into its system by sharing the Tungus's diet, thus giving it a new color scheme and, thanks to better oxygen absorption, a size increase.