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| image = NucleusOrganelle. | | image = NucleusOrganelle.jpg | ||
| cost = 70 | | cost = 70 | ||
| requiresNucleus = No | | requiresNucleus = No | ||
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The largest organelle and the defining feature of eukaryotic cells. Allows cells to evolve advanced, membrane-bound organelles with more powerful effects, such as '''[[Mitochondrion|Mitochondria]]''' and '''[[Lysosome|Lysosomes]]'''. | The largest '''organelle''' and the defining feature of ''eukaryotic'' cells. Allows cells to evolve advanced, membrane-bound '''organelles''' with more powerful effects, such as '''[[Mitochondrion|Mitochondria]]''' and '''[[Lysosome|Lysosomes]]'''. | ||
Costs a lot of '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}} to maintain due to its enormous size and osmoregulation cost. Once a cell obtains a nucleus, it cannot be removed in future generations. | Costs a lot of '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}} to maintain due to its enormous size and osmoregulation cost. Once a cell obtains a nucleus, it cannot be removed in future generations. | ||
Also reduces damage taken from any source other than starvation by '''50%'''. | Also reduces damage taken from any source other than ''starvation'' by '''50%'''. | ||
== Requirements == | == Requirements == | ||
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== Effects == | == Effects == | ||
Once a cell evolves a '''Nucleus''', it gains the ability to evolve many other organelles that were previously locked. | Once a cell evolves a '''Nucleus''', it gains the ability to evolve many other '''organelles''' that were previously locked. | ||
Cells with a '''Nucleus''' take '''50%''' less damage from any source except starvation | Cells with a '''Nucleus''' take '''50%''' less damage from any source except ''starvation'' (damage due to not having any '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}}). | ||
A cell can only have at most one '''Nucleus''' and it cannot be removed after it evolves. | A cell can only have at most one '''Nucleus''' and it cannot be removed after it evolves. | ||
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Think very hard before adding a '''Nucleus''' to your cell. They are expensive to maintain and slow your cell down considerably, so ensure you have a significant positive '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}} balance and can afford a more sedate lifestyle for a generation or two. We recommend adding '''[[Cilia]]''' and '''[[Flagellum|Flagella]]''' in subsequent generations to recover some agility. | Think very hard before adding a '''Nucleus''' to your cell. They are expensive to maintain and slow your cell down considerably, so ensure you have a significant positive '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}} balance and can afford a more sedate lifestyle for a generation or two. We recommend adding '''[[Cilia]]''' and '''[[Flagellum|Flagella]]''' in subsequent generations to recover some agility. | ||
The benefits though are obvious. Eukaryotes (cells with a '''Nucleus''') gain access to more versatile future upgrades than prokaryotes (cells without one). | The benefits though are obvious. ''Eukaryotes'' (cells with a '''Nucleus''') gain access to more versatile future upgrades than prokaryotes (cells without one). | ||
Organelles unlocked by the '''Nucleus''' offer powerful new abilities, such as the '''[[Signaling Agent]]''' and '''[[Binding Agent]]''', or significant upgrades to existing abilities, such as '''[[Mitochondrion|Mitochondria]]''' and '''[[Thermoplast|Thermoplasts]]'''. We recommend replacing prokaryotic organelles with their more efficient eukaryotic counterparts after adding a '''Nucleus''' to improve '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}} production and better sustain your cell. | '''Organelles''' unlocked by the '''Nucleus''' offer powerful new abilities, such as the '''[[Signaling Agent]]''' and '''[[Binding Agent]]''', or significant upgrades to existing abilities, such as '''[[Mitochondrion|Mitochondria]]''' and '''[[Thermoplast|Thermoplasts]]'''. We recommend replacing ''prokaryotic'' '''organelles''' with their more efficient ''eukaryotic'' counterparts after adding a '''Nucleus''' to improve '''ATP''' {{CompoundIcon|image=ATPIcon.png|internalName=atp}} production and better sustain your cell. | ||
== Scientific Background == | == Scientific Background == | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_nucleus Nuclei] are found in virtualy all real-world eukaryotic cells, where they perform a critical role in protecting the host organism's genetic material and regulating gene expression. | |||
It is currently unclear how nuclei first evolved; some researchers have suggested that they might have been the product of endosymbiosis, perhaps having originated as an archaeal cell that invaded a bacterial cell. Others have proposed that they might have evolved from viruses, or perhaps simply as a result of a single cell forming a second membrane around itself, with the original cell becoming the nucleus. | |||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 27 June 2025
| Organelle Details | |
|---|---|
| Nucleus |  |
| |
| Base Cost (MP) | 70 |
| Requires Nucleus | No |
| Processes | None |
| Enzymes | None |
| Size (Hexes) | 10 |
| Osmoregulation Cost | 10 |
| Storage | 4 |
| Unique | Yes |
| Upgrades | None |
| Internal Name | nucleus |
The largest organelle and the defining feature of eukaryotic cells. Allows cells to evolve advanced, membrane-bound organelles with more powerful effects, such as Mitochondria and Lysosomes.
Costs a lot of ATP 
to maintain due to its enormous size and osmoregulation cost. Once a cell obtains a nucleus, it cannot be removed in future generations.
Also reduces damage taken from any source other than starvation by 50%.
Requirements
No requirements, except for a lot of extra space to fit it in.
Processes
No processes.
Modifications
No modifications.
Effects
Once a cell evolves a Nucleus, it gains the ability to evolve many other organelles that were previously locked.
Cells with a Nucleus take 50% less damage from any source except starvation (damage due to not having any ATP ).
A cell can only have at most one Nucleus and it cannot be removed after it evolves.
Upgrades
No upgrades.
Strategy
Think very hard before adding a Nucleus to your cell. They are expensive to maintain and slow your cell down considerably, so ensure you have a significant positive ATP balance and can afford a more sedate lifestyle for a generation or two. We recommend adding Cilia and Flagella in subsequent generations to recover some agility.
The benefits though are obvious. Eukaryotes (cells with a Nucleus) gain access to more versatile future upgrades than prokaryotes (cells without one).
Organelles unlocked by the Nucleus offer powerful new abilities, such as the Signaling Agent and Binding Agent, or significant upgrades to existing abilities, such as Mitochondria and Thermoplasts. We recommend replacing prokaryotic organelles with their more efficient eukaryotic counterparts after adding a Nucleus to improve ATP production and better sustain your cell.
Scientific Background
Nuclei are found in virtualy all real-world eukaryotic cells, where they perform a critical role in protecting the host organism's genetic material and regulating gene expression.
It is currently unclear how nuclei first evolved; some researchers have suggested that they might have been the product of endosymbiosis, perhaps having originated as an archaeal cell that invaded a bacterial cell. Others have proposed that they might have evolved from viruses, or perhaps simply as a result of a single cell forming a second membrane around itself, with the original cell becoming the nucleus.