PlagueInc.yml

PlagueInc.yml

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Type:
  Bacteria: Most common cause of Plague. Unlimited potential
  Virus: A rapidly mutating pathogen which is extremely hard to control
  Fungus: Fungal spores struggle to travel long distances without special effort
  Parasite: Parasitic lifestyle prevents DNA alteration from everyday infection
  Prion: Slow, subtle and extremely complex pathogen hidden inside the brain
  "Nano-Virus": Out of control, microscopic machine with a built in kill switch
  "Bio-Weapon": Exceptionally lethal pathogen that kills everything it touches
  "Neurax Worm": Manipulative organism that burrows into the brain
  "Necroa Virus": Unclassified. Early analysis suggests extreme regenerative
    abilities.
Difficulty:
  Casual: For new players or those wanting a quick game
    ·No one washes their hands
    ·Research doctors dont't work
    ·Sick prople given hugs
  Normal: For experienced genetic strategists
    ·67.3% of people wash hands
    ·Doctors work 3 days a week
    ·Sick People ignored
  Brutal: For strategic geniuses living in concrete bunkers
    ·Compulsive hand washing
    ·Doctors never go home
    ·Sick people locked in prison
Disease:
  Transmission:
    "Air 1": Gives pathogen ability to travel on dust particles.
      Increase infectivity, especially in arid environments and
      plane transmission
    "Water 1": Pathogen can survive outside the body in fresh, warm water.
      Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship
      transmission
    "Water 2": Pathogen able to survive in chemically treated water.
      Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship
      transmission
    "Bird 1": Birds become susceptible to infection. Avian carriers increase
      infectivity, land transmission and mutation
    "Bird 2": Avian Brain tissue compromised causing birds to attack other
      species. Increases mutation, infectivity and land based transmission
    "Genetic Swap": Worms able to exchange genetic material inside host body,
      increasing chance of mutation
    "Eggs 1": The Neurax worm produces eggs that are ejected from the host brain
      in the thousands, increasing infectiousness
    "Concertina Locomotion": Ability to grip with portions of the body while
      pulling/pushing other sections allows faster movement outside host,
      increasing infectivity
  Symptoms:
    Coughing: Chance of infection by spreading pathogen into surroundings,
      especially in high density, urban areas
    Haemophilia: Reduced blood clotting prevents wound healing. Pathogen able to
      spread through infected blood
    Tumours: Pathogen disrupts cell growth pathways, causing uncontrolled,
      eventually fatal tumour growth
    "Systemic Infection": Pathogen affects multiple organs and tissue types,
      causing body-wide infections that spread fast and can be fatal
    Coma: Neuropathic effects in the brain stem cause loss of consciousness and
      sometimes death. Significantly harder to cure
    "Total organ Failure": Catastrophic cell death of multiple tissue types
      causes body-wide organ failure and rapid death
    "Internal Haemorrhaging": Flesh eating pathogen breaks down arterial
      membranes causing rapid internal bleeding
    Insanity: Neuropathic action of the pathogen in the frontal cortex causes
      severe emotional and behavioural abnormalities. Significantly harder to
      cure
    "Hemorrhagic Shock": Failure of the heart to pump effectively causes oxygen
      deprivation causes oxygen deprivation, loss of consciousness and death
    "Immune Suppression": Pathogens attach to lymphocytes, suppressing immune
      system and allowing significantly greater freedom of mutation.
      Can be lethal
    Fever: Increase In temperature, contagiousness and severe dehydration,
      which can be fatal
    Diarrhoea: Pathogen active in digestive tract, causing infective through
      faces and potentially lethal dehydration. Poor countries v. vulnerable
    Pneumonia: Serious fluid build and discharge from the lungs. People in
      cold climates especially vulnerable
    "Pulmonary Oedema": Potentially fatal heart abnormality causes breakdown of
      respiratory system, releasing pathogen into the air
    Immaturity: Hormone production altered which causes reduction in maturity.
      Lower level of hygiene increase infection
    Mania: Excess serotonin production triggered. Manic episodes lead to
      increased contact with others and inability to focus
    Obsession: Severe damage to orbital cortex triggers OCD - forcing host to
      obsess over a specific worm related task
    Insanity: Neuropathic manipulation causes severe emotional and behavioral
      abnormalities, increasing infectivity. Can be fatal
    Devotion: Surges of Dopamine and Serotonin compel the host to constantly
      think about the worm and triggers intense rushes of pleasure
    Transcendence: Overdose of oxytocin and vasopressin forces host into a
      permanent state of worship / acceptance - treating the Neurax Worm as an
      eternal god
    "Perceptive Jolt": Tendrils increase brain pressure, resulting in fever
      which disrupts host priorities and decision
    "Occipital Mesh": Tendrils mesh with occipital lobe - the visual processing
      centre. Hosts less likely to notice worm infections.
    Akinetopsia: Host struggles to perceive motion making them more likely to
      collide with others / objects
    Hallucinations: Occipital lesions created, causing severe hallucinations.
      Lack of awareness increases transmission chance as well as risk of injury
    "Adrenergic Constriction": Beta-receptor blockers released, dampening
      anxiety in the host and lessening severity of allergic reactions to the
      worm
    "Anxiolytic Infusion": Mass synthesis of neurotransmitter,
      gamma-aminobutyric acid, significantly reduces anxiety in the host and
      minimises severity of reactions
    Psychosis: Tendrils tweak dopamine receptors, inducing occasional states of
      psychosis and personality shifts to better accommodate worm
    Adoration: Surges of testosterone and estrogen hijack host emotions and
      create desire to spread infection
  Abilities:
    "Symbiosis 1": Parasite becomes more in tune with host, making it less
      likely to be noticed
    "Trojan Planes 1": Manipulation of dopamine transporters results in a form
      of ADHD which encourages hosts to fly to target country
    "Trojan Planes 2": Pheromone secretion used to get more hosts to travel on
      planes to target countries
    "Trojan Planes 3": Axillary steroids in humans used to bolster pheromone
      production, causing even more Trojan Planes
    "Trojan Roamers 1": Adrenaline secretion in Trojan hosts causes them to
      travel more, increasing infectivity in target country production increased
    "Trojan Roamers 2": Adrenaline surges in Trojan hosts causes them to travel
      more, increasing infectivity in target country production increased
    "Trojan Destroyers 1": Testosterone secretion in Trojan host causes
      destructive and aggressive behavior in target country
Tip:
  "Parasite Disease Type": Lc_p is a parasite. Parasitic lifestyle prevents the
    player getting DNA points by infecting people. DNA bubbles are the best
    way to get points.
  "Neurax Worm emerges": Lc_n is a Neurax Worm, undiscovered for thousands of
    years. Now humans have entered its natural habitat and given it the means
    to spread
  "WARNING: Necroa Virus identified": Lc_nv is a Necroa Virus. It has extreme
    regenerative abilities combined with aggressive metabolic demands but most
    of its genetic structure is a mystery
News:
  "Welcome to plague Inc.!": You are a new Parasite. To win you must evolve and
    spread across the world - wiping out all humans in the ultimate Plague!
  "Heavy flooding in Baltic States": Heavy flooding has occurred in Baltic
    States. RMS analysts warn of severe damage to national Biotech industry and
    research facilities
  "New Zealand centre of magnetic field shift": A recent fluctuation in the
    earth's magnetic field is claimed by scientists to be strong enough to be
    harnessed by New Zealand as a source of power
  "New minor disease spreading": In a normal check-up, a doctor in Argentina
    found a new disease which has been named Lc_f12. It appears to be mostly
    harmless but must be investigated further. Other countries are also
    reporting this disease
  "Very high levels of bird migration expected": Experts have noticed very high
    levels of bird migration. They are worried that birds could rapidly spread
    diseasre between countries if they become infected
  "iCure device announced": Apple soft announce new iCure device to help cure
    Lc_f12. Release date TBD
  "Extreme bird migration event": Birds are migrating in vast numbers, if
    infected with disease, they can be expected tocarry the disease great
    distances to new countries.
  "Lc f12 genes manipulated": Scientists have introduced synthetic genes into
    Lc_f12. RMS researchers say that this breakthrough will help cure efforts
  "Egypt shuts down airports": Egypt has become the first country to try to
    limit the spread of Lc_f12 by limiting access into and out of the country.
    Time will tell if this will work
  "Botswana executes infected people": Botswana has executed a group of people
    with Lc_f12 to prevent infection
  "Experimental cure for Lc f13 lethal": An experimental cure for Lc_f13 has
    been found to be 100% lethal in humans. RMS researchers say that this
    setback will damage cure efforts
  "Walking Dead symptom combo": Insomnia and anaemia are causing people to walk
    around grey with tiredness. Scientists working on the cure for Lc_f13 are
    less productive
  "Goldman Stanley bank crisis": The investment bank reported catastrophic
    losses today due to a technical error in their random number generator
  "Ships use new sterilising cleaning techniques": New cleaning techniques are
    new being used to stop ships transmitting any disease between countries.
    Only advanced waterbourne disease can survice on them
  "Scientists increase understanding of inflammation": Scientists have a
    breakthrough in their understanding of Inflammation and will be able to cure
    disease with it more easily
  "Rumours of mysterious illness in China": Rumours are spreading of a
    mysterious illness which is sweeping through China. However, doctors find
    'no evidence' of ill health
  "RMS - 'threat level increased'": RMS raises threat level for Lc_f14, due to
    extremely rapid evolution caused by DNA instability
  "Scientists exploit inflammation": Scientists will find it easier to develop
    cure for any disease with Inflammation
  "Paranoia in Kazakhstan": People in Kazakhstan are extremely paranoid and are
    more likely to take extreme actions to slow Lc_f14
  "New rural livestock legislation": New rules for transport / hygiene of farm
    animals makes rural areas less vulnerable to disease
  "Riots in Brazil over 'Mystery Plague'": Major riots in Brazil triggered by
    fear over 'Mystery Plague'. AS a result, goverment promises to fund an
    in-depth medical investigation