Tried again, still getting symptoms mutating only. Genes: Cytochrome Surge Aquacyte Dopamine Inhibitor Base Hydrolysis Extremophile Only bought Drug 1 and Heat 1, started in Canada
There is no such thing. I guess I was just lucky the first time around. I just finished my second attempt. I had 4 symptoms evolve that I had to devolve and hope for an ability to evolve instead. Reached 100% infection with 93 points left. I did not have points to evolve coma or devolve the first three. Lost at exactly 2.5B dead. FML
But you said you got every ability to mutate before symptoms started? The odds of that seem pretty outlandish. What gene combos are you using?
Starting country does not matter with this theory since you no longer care about infection milestones. I had the exact same genes but had no gene in the Zombie slot. I also had Cold 1, GRS1 and GH leveled.
I did the first time. It made me think that symptoms could not mutate at all. The second time I got symptoms, but devolving them eventually evolved abilities in their place. Still had to waste plenty of DNA...
This is an example of where sniffing can be misleading. Overall, photophobia does positively impact game in the players favour - not by much but a bit (and no - this statement has no hidden meaning for any achievements!) Yes - I am extremely flattered - I really enjoy reading all of this and it helps me decide how to do future events. I actually mentioned this thread to a journalist the other day as a brilliant example about how people are working together to solve the game's mysteries
I can't get a single ability to mutate at all. I doubt it matters but trying again with zombie gene blank.
I dunno why that is happening to you... here are some screenshots of my second game, just to show you that it works fine for me.
Humor me, but what country did you start in? I just played a game starting in USA and used up every last bit of DNA devolving symptoms. Not a single ability would mutate.
I wanted to start in the USA (balanced climate) in order to spread a bit faster but I accidentally clicked on Canada. I decided not to restart. The first attempt was also Canada.
I realize that you know a lot more about your game than any Tom, Dιck & Harry around here but I just can't see how it is a beneficial option. The only time that it could potentially be beneficial would be after 100% infection. Having any reduction to infectivity while at the same time having an increase to severity during the early stages of the game (Photophobia is pretty early in the tree) is counter-intuitive.
The nuke achievements are a reliable repeatable strategy, the random but is when POTUS gets ill, but it happens provided you have drug 2 and low lethality. I've tried hydrolysis 4 times now, always symptoms mutate no matter how many times I devolve. Mostly insomnia, once had hyper salivate. This strategy (bending the definition of the word) involves considerable luck. It may well work but I don't think it is what the developer had in mind. Same genes, cs, aqua, blank, base h, extremo Started in Canada, USA, Egypt and Bolivia ( keeping away from china )
This was part of the reason I never bothered with hydrolysis in high score runs, I could never get abilities to mutate. FWIW I'm running version 1.5.1 on iPhone, with iOS 6.1.2.
3rd Attempt: 2.9B dead... There always seems to be the same problem. Countries refuse to fall into anarchy regardless of how many dead they have... -_-
By the way, I've only played three games but there was a pattern in them. I would get random abilities only after getting GRS2. Before that I would either get nothing (first game) or symtoms (2nd, 3rd). I dunno if it's a coincidence or not but I can't play any more tonight. I'll resume 2morrow.
I wonder if I'll ever get this lucky game in which I'll have the points to mutate all 5 core symptoms (Coma, Delirium, Psychosis, Encephalitis, Cannibalism) as well as Bat 2.
Confirmed, second and third mutations were abilities when I bought Gene ReShuffle 2 at the beginning. I suppose it could still be luck but... Edit: No way this can just be luck when before I had entire games where I wouldn't get a single ability Mutation 1: symptom Mut 2: ability Mut 3: ability Mut 4: symptom Mut 5: ability
it's the art of quickly zooming in and clicking them and getting back out before you miss something else
I always mess up and miss it anyway If I'm paying attention, I pause ASAP to slowly take that accursed DNA bubble
