Cytoplasm

Organelle Details
Cytoplasm
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Base Cost (MP)	22
Requires Nucleus	No
Processes	Glycolysis
Enzymes	None
Size (Hexes)	1
Osmoregulation Cost	1
Storage	1
Unique	No
Upgrades	None
Internal Name	cytoplasm

The gooey innards of a cell. The cytoplasm is the basic mixture of ions, proteins, and other substances dissolved in water that fill the interior of the cell.

One of the functions it performs is glycolysis, the conversion of glucose into ATP. For cells that lack organelles to have more advanced metabolisms, this is what they rely on for energy. It is also used to store molecules in the cell and to grow the cell's size.

Requirements

No requirements.

Processes

Glycolysis

Glucose → ATP

Cytoplasm glycolysis is the first method of energy production available in the game. Less efficient than glycolysis in other organelles (e.g. metabolosomes), it requires only a steady influx of glucose and does not change speed in response to environmental factors.

Modifications

No modifications.

Effects

Any other organelle may be placed on top of cytoplasm. It does not cost mutation points to remove the existing cytoplasm hex(es).

Upgrades

No upgrades.

Strategy

TBA

Scientific Background

TBA