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Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter
United Kingdom  


  6/21/2013

Tag team wolfling run, Round 1.

Edited to include updates, and hopefully make things clearer!

90 norns, most of them adolescents between 23 and 36 minutes old, all taught full vocab. The goal of this run will be to see whose descendants survive the longest. Round 1 will end with the death of the last of the initial 90 norns.

Maximum 18 players, each of whom will receive 5 norns: 3 female and 2 male.

You can specify up to two breeds for two of the three females, and one breed for one of the two males, from the following list:

Astro, Bengal, Bondi, Bruin, Butterfly, ChiChi, Civet, Dale, Fallow, Golden Desert, Harlequin, Magma, Painted ChiChi, Sahara, Siamese, Sphinx, Wildkat, Zebra

(There's an exception to this. There are so many norns of a few breeds that it is possible to have all your 5 norns of one general breed - those are Bengal, Bruin, ChiChi, Civet, Fallow and Magma.)

Please be aware: There are unequal numbers of different breeds. There are now only one norn each of Astro (F), Sphinx (F) and Zebra (M).

The run will start with 2 females and 1 male from each group of 5, randomly scattered throughout the metarooms. (Yes, I know that's a lot of norns; it's a beast of a computer. I'll test before the run starts and if it still lags too much, I'll start with 1 male and 1 female per group.) Norns will be allowed to mix freely and do what they wish. Eggs will be hatched, and any offspring exported before they become fertile. As round 1 norns die, they will be replaced by norns from the same group, either male or female depending on how the balance is going in the world at the time.

For the purposes of round 2, a baby norn is registered with the "family" of the mother. Everyone starts with more females than males, so that seemed the fairest way.

If all your norns die without issue, or if only your male norns breed, you're "out".
If any of your female norns breed successfully, you're into round 2.
There'll also be a "winner of round 1" in the last norn standing.

If it's dragging on too long, I reserve the right to import grendels. [devil]

I'll clone on import, so you may have a copy of your adolescent norns if you wish. I'll upload the last round 1 norn to Creatures Caves.

I'm not set up for Livestream (and feel it might sap the life right out of me) but I'll update regularly, and may be able to post videos.

Start date: next weekend, if enough people sign up - I can run with fewer people, it'll just mean everyone gets more norns and the run will last longer.

World in use: Capillata on a computer with C3 installed.
Metarooms: Norn terrarium-in-DS, Desert-in-DS, Jungle-in-DS, Viridia, The Lost Cave
Agents: Edible snotrocks, butterfly norn agent, torii, advanced eggfinder, rainbow bamboo pots, Terra Nornia toypack, Protective Tub autonamer (plus others, possibly).

 
Feddlefew

Feddlefew



  6/21/2013

I'll have Siamese, Civet, and Zebra norns- I guess both of my males will be zebras!

Females: Doe, So, La
Males: Ray, Fa

ETA: Yes, I left out one on purpose, because things might have gotten confusing otherwise.

 
Leporidae

Leporidae



  6/21/2013

Hmm. I think I'd like to have a mix of Butterfly, Astro, and Chichi! Name my norns whatever you wish
 
Frick

Frick



  6/21/2013

Could I please have:

Female Golden Desert - Brandy
Female Bruin - Hariet
Female Bruin - Lalla
Male Bengal - Richard
Male Bengal - Henry

 
InsanityPrelude
For Science!

InsanityPrelude



  6/21/2013

Breeds: Bruin males, Wildkat and Magma females?

Names:
Males- uhh names are hard. I'm gonna go with a Kingdom Hearts theme in honor of KH3 being announced- Sora, Riku
Females- Kairi, Namine, uhhh how about Olette

edit: I can read

 
mfb

mfb


 visit mfb's website: Shee Tea Shop
  6/21/2013

I'll bite.

m. Bondi - SK8PUNK
f. Bondi- JOESAMPLE
m. Bondi - HORSECORE
f. Bondi - GOODYEAR
m. Magma - Cats

You're welcome to nix the capslock if you prefer that.


Shee Tea Shop
 
Trell
Wee Scrivener

Trell


 visit Trell's website: TrellyOllyOxenFree
  6/21/2013

I wanna go!!

I'd like the Bondi female, named Nicole, a pair of Wildkats named Sally and Gino, and a couple Butterflies named Gwendolyn and Arthur, if that's okay. [nblush]


Trell
"Holy crap in a casket!"

 
RisenAngel
Sanely Insane

RisenAngel

Manager


 visit RisenAngel's website: The Realm
  6/21/2013

Meh, I might as well hop in.

I'll have a mix of Butterfly, Sahara, Harlequin, Siamese, and Magma. I'll let you pick the genders, and Autonamer names (or whatever names you can come up with) are fine.


~ The Realm ~
Risen Angel's Creatures Blog


 
ylukyun
Patient Pirate

ylukyun

Manager



  6/22/2013

I don't really understand this but I'll give it a go anyway. Can I have a Butterfly, Harlequin, Painted Chichi, Dale and Bondi? Don't care about the names and genders.
 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/22/2013

Oh lordy! XD I didn't make this clear enough, sorry!

I didn't think about the names - they're already named, but I've got to re-import them to teach vocab, so that's ok, I'll rename them then.

When I said "choose 3 breeds" I meant of the 5. :) There's such a wide variation in the numbers of each breed - from 2 to 12 - I'll need a bit of leeway to balance the groups, but I'll try to sort out as many requested breeds as possible

 
mfb

mfb


 visit mfb's website: Shee Tea Shop
  6/22/2013

oh okay!
I don't mind what breeds the ones I selected get re-balanced to. do what you need :)


Shee Tea Shop
 
magpie-angel

magpie-angel


 visit magpie-angel's website: lillium white norns
  6/22/2013

can i have golden desert, sphinx and wild kat norns please :3

i'll leave you to sort the genders of them though because i was a bit confused with the description xD

 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/22/2013

Sorry XD Everyone will get 5 norns, 3 females and 2 males, but there aren't equal numbers of all breeds, which should make things either interesting, difficult, or both. :D
 
magpie-angel

magpie-angel


 visit magpie-angel's website: lillium white norns
  6/22/2013

are my breeds okay for that?

two male wildkat

three desert norn females

 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/22/2013

Two desert norns and a sphinx was the best I could do; there were only 2 wildkats to start with. I'm going to be topping up with other breeds; when the run starts, it'll require some juggling as there are both ordinary norns and CFE, and I want to try to reduce the number of slidey babies, though I don't know how much of a risk that is.

This is assuming they breed, of course. I suspect one of two things will happen - either they'll all eat alevator and slap each other to death, or it'll take a month to get a third of the way through the run and there'll be about 500 eggs lying around. I think the former is probably the lesser of two evils! :o

 
magpie-angel

magpie-angel


 visit magpie-angel's website: lillium white norns
  6/22/2013

i'm happy with just those then :3

this is going to be an interesting wolfing run

 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/22/2013

I might have made it unnecessarily complicated. XD I think it'll make more sense once it starts, though. I've just got to test that the computer can handle 54 norns!
 
NimhsLab

NimhsLab



  6/22/2013

Can I have the remaining sphinx norn, a male and a female fallow, and a male and a female magma? (or just female fallows and male magmas, because I don't think I read the fine print properly...)

[chirping and clicking] Clicks for a winter god! >
 
mfb

mfb


 visit mfb's website: Shee Tea Shop
  6/22/2013  1

I'd love to have a computer like that :) preferably running somewhere very far away from me so I don't get roasted.

Shee Tea Shop
 
magpie-angel

magpie-angel


 visit magpie-angel's website: lillium white norns
  6/22/2013

my computer managed to handle over 300 norns in one room pretty well. its surprising how well my pc can actually run sometimes
 
HavenHerbaven

HavenHerbaven



  6/22/2013

I want to join! :o I'll take any left over Norns. :)

Herb


 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/22/2013  1

@NimhsLab I'll see what I can do - it'll all work out in the end, one way or another. :) I'm viewing it as a big logic puzzle, and may swap things around once I've got a final participant list.

@mfb It's my husband's old work machine - it was a beast of a thing when it was new, and designed to run VMware, hence powerful.

@magpie-angel OK, now you've got me considering putting all 90 norns in the world at once. *insert evil laughter here*

@HavenHoney That's what I like - someone's who's easy to please! :D

 
Feddlefew

Feddlefew



  6/22/2013

Adding some diseases would probably cut down their numbers, but the amount of bacteria that would generate could cause problems. I don't think there is a per room maximum for bacteria, but there is a maximum per creature that's a genetic variable, so...
 
Kappsune

Kappsune



  6/22/2013

Could I have a mix of Fallows and Magmas, please? I don't care how many of each, whatever you think is reasonable.
 
InsanityPrelude
For Science!

InsanityPrelude



  6/22/2013

@Feddlefew A maximum bacteria per creature? News to me- which gene controls it?

(For science!)

 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/22/2013  1

Oi! This is not a "let's kill the little beggars off as quickly and painfully as possible" wolfling run - this is a "see how many generations we can get, and if we get interesting mutations and family trees" wolfling run! :D
 
ylukyun
Patient Pirate

ylukyun

Manager



  6/22/2013

InsanityPrelude wrote:
@Feddlefew A maximum bacteria per creature? News to me- which gene controls it?

(For science!)



I think the "genetic variable" is a CAOS one, by the sound of it.

 
Feddlefew

Feddlefew



  6/22/2013  1

ylukyun wrote:


I think the "genetic variable" is a CAOS one, by the sound of it.



Yep. Try opening the bacteria .cos file with notepad or an equivalent program- There's one for new bacteria attaching and one for bacteria reproducing. I think they can only reproduce while attached to creatures.

 
InsanityPrelude
For Science!

InsanityPrelude



  6/22/2013

Drat, not something I can play with for specific breeds then. Still interesting, though.
 
Minx

Minx



  6/22/2013

If you have Chichi and Zebras left, I'll take a mix of each. Whatever works best. Thanks! Name one Stewart, though, because I've been watching Jimmy Stewart movies all day. :D

I want to create a C3 breed someday..

Formally defectiveminx.

 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/23/2013

Added to the list...
 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/25/2013

Bump - any more for any more? If OctoberFlash is going to be running hers on Friday, I'll start this Saturday morning (GMT+1). If no-one else signs up, it'll run with 13 players with 7 norns each - I'm sure I can find an extra one. :)
 
Jessica

Jessica


 visit Jessica's website: Discover Albia
  6/26/2013

I'll finally cave in and sign up! Likely I won't be around much until my air conditioning is fixed on Sunday, but I do love catching up on wolfling runs. Could I claim a mix of Zebras, Bengals, and Harlequins? Thanks!

Discover Albia

 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/26/2013

You can indeed - I'll add you to the list. :)
 
mfb

mfb


 visit mfb's website: Shee Tea Shop
  6/28/2013

I won't be around to observe this when it goes down, but eagerly looking forward to reading your reports [nevil]

Shee Tea Shop
 
Nutter
Senior Wrangler

Nutter



  6/28/2013

I don't know whether to update it here or on the blog - depends how often it needs updating, I guess.
 

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