Protoplasm

Organelle Details
Protoplasm
Base Cost (MP)	-
Requires Nucleus	No
Processes	Glycolysis
Enzymes	None
Size (Hexes)	1
Osmoregulation Cost	1
Storage	15
Unique	No
Upgrades	None
Internal Name	protoplasm

Significantly enhanced version of Cytoplasm intended to buff storage for non-player species. Can't be added to player cells, but may be present in cells the player has fossilised from the environment.

Visually matches Cytoplasm and inherits many of its traits.

Requirements

The player cannot evolve Protoplasm. Non-player species can with no restrictions.

Processes

Glycolysis: Glucose → ATP

Enhanced version of Cytoplasm Glycolysis with different input/output rates.

Modifications

No modifications.

Effects

No effects.

Upgrades

No upgrades.

Strategy

It's not possible to use Protoplasm in regular games. The player can only use it if they play in freebuild mode with a non-player species they fossilised in a previous game and that happens to have evolved this organelle.

When it does appear, Protoplasm is strategically equivalent to Cytoplasm but with notably increased storage and slower ATP production. Cells with Protoplasm can generally survive much longer without finding compound clouds or consuming prey.

Scientific Background

In some places, Protoplasm is another name for Cytoplasm, though it can also refer to all contents of a cell, including the nucleus and surrounding structures.

Read more on this organelle's Wikipedia page.