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I'm very happy with the starting statement that inulan is their storage substance.

QUOTE (colddigger @ Nov 13 2021, 04:10 PM)

I'm very happy with the starting statement that inulan is their storage substance.

....why? That's probably one of the more boring starting sentences of Sagan 4 organisms. Were it not its adaptations for volcanic eruptions, which I had to downplay from its original concept, there wouldn't be much to say about it. I was hoping people could ask me questions that would inspire me to say something interesting about it.

Biochemistry it's largely unelaborated, so any time you state a species does something biochemical it becomes canon that all biochemistry needed for that is present in previous species.

It's pretty great for accidentally turning aliens into Earth clones.

where is the gen number?

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Nov 13 2021, 04:55 PM)

where is the gen number?

I didn't put it on the picture. This one has been nearly complete for months, and I posted it on impulse. I made it a work-in-progress at the last minute because I didn't want to add the Generation number yet.

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Biochemistry it's largely unelaborated, so any time you state a species does something biochemical it becomes canon that all biochemistry needed for that is present in previous species. It's pretty great for accidentally turning aliens into Earth clones.

...is that a good or a bad thing?

For flora, accidental biochemical earth cloning is probably okay to ensure anyone is actually able to make them, as long as it fits established canon. For fauna though, it's good to research first--for example, I nearly implied plents have stuff that only works with through guts on accident not too long ago.

It's fun because inulan is not the same as starches, you need different enzymes, it could be worthless to herbivores that aren't fermenting.

So you mentioned underground stolons, I think a better comparison would be wild potatoes rather than strawberries. Wild potatoes can send out stolons 8 feet out and create a new tuber that gives rose to a new plant.

I made a note likening it to potatoes.

Yes, I just updated the description so it almost seems to brag about its invulnerability to digestion, except two things which are really easy to do.

Still a WIP?

The only thing missing was a Generation number. I have now added it.