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Hello everyone!

As I was curious (as always) and as I didn't saw a thread on the subject, I wanted to ask you about your lab organization!

I think I'm a bit too much in terms of dividing into tabs, setting goals, naming creatures, but it's actually my favorite part of these kind of games. ^-^

So, I will begin!

Tabs: I have one tab for growing capsules, one tab for each species and one tab for the market.
Names: It's my favorite part! My names have a structure like "ID_CODE GENERATION NAME". I did a spreadsheet that converts genes into a code. For example, when a gene has a AABBCC format, I code each possibility with a letter, and when a gene has a AABB or AA format, it's with a number. It's a bit different for each species. For example, I want my Cielarkas to be listed by the order of the wing gene, so the code will start with the letter of the wing gene. Then, I put the generation (G1, G2...). And finally, there is a name, in the form of a french word (my native language). As french words are gendered, I choose words for males and females depending of the gender of the word.
Goals: When it's possible, I want to collect every appearances of a species. I did it for the Glacia Alsaltos, because every combination of genes gives 3*3*3=27 different appearances. When it's not really possible, like the Monta Selos with 9*9*9=729 combinations, my goal is to have at least one copy of every gene. That's why I put some care into naming the creatures!

Well, that's it for now! I would love to know how you do it, what kind of fun do you have with organizing, or even if you don't like it at all!

OUTPOST #1 - BULLETIN #139
PRIORITY: URGENT
PURPOSE: ANNOUNCEMENT
SUBJECT: NEW SPECIES DISCOVERED

Attention all scientists!

You may experience more broken images off site than normal due to some backend maintenance that we have had to do.  This issue should hopefully resolve itself.

Although we were able to recover the missing capsules and lab equipment, as well as shut down Yosof Palliard’s store once again, we were unable to prevent him from hacking into the genome splicer to add in the new capsule. A tricky bit of programming was implemented by the devious criminal, preventing us from easily removing this data. We recommend extreme caution for any scientists who take an interest in this new capsule, as the highly mutative DNA makes it difficult to predict what will emerge.

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What is unfolding in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster. From the beginning, we at The Final Outpost have realised that we have a responsibility to respond to global events.

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• Ukrainian Red Cross
  
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OUTPOST #1 - BULLETIN #137
PRIORITY: URGENT
PURPOSE: ANNOUNCEMENT
SUBJECT: NEW SPECIES DISCOVERED

Attention all scientists!

I am sure you have all noticed the unfamiliar creatures that have recently taken up residence around the perimeter of Outpost One. Thanks to our colleagues' diligent efforts, we have been able to gather a significant amount of genetic data from this new species, which has been dubbed the Etarakido, in record time. We expect the first batch of capsules to be available in the cupboard very soon. In the meantime, any assistance with compiling the field notes for our new outpost neighbors would be greatly appreciated. Please submit all relevant data and reports to Ryan W. Vernon and Coral M. Mui, who have been spearheading all Etarakido-related research efforts.

As you may have heard we are currently doing a recode of the site from the ground up.  This will allow for improved development and new features going forward.  That said, unfortunately, it's taking a bit of time because as often happens refactoring begets refactoring.  So we wanted to give an updated feature ahead of schedule!  Introducing Lab Notes 3.0!

This is a total recode from the ground up with a ton of improvements under the hood.  But not just under the hood!

Some changes (but not limited to!)

• Routing!  You can now use your back buttons in the lab notes, navigate to a page via URL, bookmark, etc.
  
• New art!  Rwyvern has started the laborious process of creating anatomy studies and field sketches for the creatures.
  
• Research goals!  Save your favorite predictions and share them with others.  You can also track which predictions have matching creatures.
  
• Random predictions now update the dropdown as well as the breeding table.
  
• Many more small changes and quality of life updates.
  

We are pleased to welcome KrazyKarp to the moderation team!  They will be assisting in keeping this place orderly and up-to-date.