diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
index c5ff979c366..458c621c836 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const auto STARTING_SPAWN_DENSITY = 45000.0f;
 const auto MAX_SPAWN_DENSITY = 20000.0f;
 //Corpse info
 const auto CORPSE_COMPOUND_COMPENSATION = 2.0f;
-const auto CORPSE_CHUNK_DIVISER = 5.0f;
+const auto CORPSE_CHUNK_DIVISER = 8.0f;
 const auto CHUNK_ENGULF_COMPOUND_DIVISOR = 6.0f;
 
 // Cell Spawn Variation
diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as
index e4b96f6967c..18f873bb39c 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as
@@ -1119,7 +1119,8 @@ void kill(CellStageWorld@ world, ObjectID microbeEntity)
         LOG_ERROR("Trying to kill a dead microbe");
         return;
     }
-
+    //diable engulf mode when a cell dies
+    microbeComponent.engulfMode = false;
     // Releasing all the agents.
     // To not completely deadlock in this there is a maximum of 5 of these created
     const int maxAgentsToShoot = 5;
diff --git a/scripts/microbe_stage/species_system.as b/scripts/microbe_stage/species_system.as
index 8017d134d92..b2a088af025 100644
--- a/scripts/microbe_stage/species_system.as
+++ b/scripts/microbe_stage/species_system.as
@@ -324,11 +324,42 @@ class Species{
             }
 
             const auto cytoplasmGene = getOrganelleDefinition("cytoplasm").gene;
+            string energyGene = cytoplasmGene;
+            const auto bonusPadding = GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(1, 5);
 
             // it should always have a nucleus and a cytoplasm.
             stringCode = getOrganelleDefinition("nucleus").gene +
                 cytoplasmGene;
 
+            // generated cells need to be viable for now
+            switch (GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(0, 3))
+                {
+                case 0:
+                energyGene = getOrganelleDefinition("cytoplasm").gene;
+                //if cytoplasm you need a few more of them
+                for(int i = 0; i < bonusPadding; i++){
+                    this.stringCode.insert(GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(2,
+                        stringCode.length()), energyGene);
+                }
+                break;
+                case 1:
+                    energyGene = getOrganelleDefinition("metabolosome").gene;
+                break;
+                case 2:
+                    energyGene = getOrganelleDefinition("rusticyanin").gene;
+                    energyGene += getOrganelleDefinition("cytoplasm").gene;
+                break;
+                case 3:
+                    energyGene = getOrganelleDefinition("mitochondrion").gene;
+                break;
+                }
+
+            const auto energyPadding = GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(1, 5);
+             for(int i = 0; i < energyPadding; i++){
+                    this.stringCode.insert(GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(2,
+                        stringCode.length()), energyGene);
+                }
+
             for(int i = 0; i < stringSize; i++){
                 this.stringCode += getRandomLetter(false);
             }
@@ -338,8 +369,15 @@ class Species{
             if (GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(0, 100) <= 25)
             {
                 for(int i = 0; i < cytoplasmPadding; i++){
-                    this.stringCode.insert(GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(2,
+                    if  (GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(0, 20)<= 10)
+                        {
+                         this.stringCode.insert(GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(2,
+                            stringCode.length()), energyGene);
+                        }
+                    else {
+                         this.stringCode.insert(GetEngine().GetRandom().GetNumber(2,
                             stringCode.length()), cytoplasmGene);
+                        }
                 }
             }