started working on my issues

game currently cannot run

got rid of proc gen species completely

species can now mutate new membranes

added population to c++ side species, fixed epithet

game now runs again, it crashes when you ente rthe editor though because your species lacks a stringcode

scripts/SimulationParameters/MicrobeStage/Species.json

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
         "organelles": {
         },
 		"membranetype": 0,
-		"isBacteria": false
+		"isBacteria": false,
+        "genus": "Primum",
+        "epithet":"Thrivium",
+        "population": 30
     }
 }

scripts/microbe_stage/configs.as

@@ -312,16 +312,22 @@ class MicrobeTemplate{
         array<OrganelleTemplatePlaced@> organelles,
         Float4 colour,
     bool isBacteria,
-    MEMBRANE_TYPE speciesMembraneType
+    MEMBRANE_TYPE speciesMembraneType,
+    string genus,
+    string epithet
     ) {
         this.spawnDensity = spawnDensity;
         this.compounds = compounds;
         this.organelles = organelles;
         this.colour = colour;
         this.isBacteria = isBacteria;
         this.speciesMembraneType = speciesMembraneType;
+        this.genus = genus;
+        this.epithet = epithet;
     }
 
+    string genus;
+    string epithet;
     float spawnDensity;
     dictionary compounds;
     array<OrganelleTemplatePlaced@> organelles;
@@ -368,7 +374,9 @@ const dictionary STARTER_MICROBES = {
             Float4(1, 1, 1, 1),
             // Player starts as bacteria
             true,
-            MEMBRANE_TYPE::WALL)
+            MEMBRANE_TYPE::WALL,
+            "Primum",
+            "Thrivium")
     }
 };
 

scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_editor/microbe_editor.as

@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ class MicrobeEditor{
 
         // Update GUI buttons now that we have correct organelles
         updateGuiButtonStatus(checkIsNucleusPresent());
+
+        //force add your species
+        cast<SpeciesSystem>(GetThriveGame().getCellStage().GetScriptSystem("SpeciesSystem")).splitSpecies(playerSpecies);
+
         //force an auto-evo step
         cast<SpeciesSystem>(GetThriveGame().getCellStage().GetScriptSystem("SpeciesSystem")).doAutoEvoStep();
         // Reset to cytoplasm if nothing is selected

scripts/microbe_stage/microbe_operations.as

@@ -1047,30 +1047,6 @@ ObjectID _createMicrobeEntity(CellStageWorld@ world, bool aiControlled,
     ObjectID entity = world.CreateEntity();
 
     // TODO: movement sound for microbes
-    // auto soundComponent = SoundSourceComponent();
-    // auto s1 = null;
-    // soundComponent.addSound("microbe-release-toxin",
-    //     "soundeffects/microbe-release-toxin.ogg");
-    // soundComponent.addSound("microbe-toxin-damage",
-    //     "soundeffects/microbe-toxin-damage.ogg");
-    // soundComponent.addSound("microbe-death", "soundeffects/microbe-death.ogg");
-    // soundComponent.addSound("microbe-pickup-organelle",
-    //     "soundeffects/microbe-pickup-organelle.ogg");
-    // soundComponent.addSound("microbe-engulfment", "soundeffects/engulfment.ogg");
-    // soundComponent.addSound("microbe-reproduction", "soundeffects/reproduction.ogg");
-
-    // s1 = soundComponent.addSound("microbe-movement-1",
-    //     "soundeffects/microbe-movement-1.ogg");
-    // s1.properties.volume = 0.4;
-    // s1.properties.touch();
-    // s1 = soundComponent.addSound("microbe-movement-turn",
-    //     "soundeffects/microbe-movement-2.ogg");
-    // s1.properties.volume = 0.1;
-    // s1.properties.touch();
-    // s1 = soundComponent.addSound("microbe-movement-2",
-    //     "soundeffects/microbe-movement-3.ogg");
-    // s1.properties.volume = 0.4;
-    // s1.properties.touch();
 
     auto position = world.Create_Position(entity, Float3(0, 0, 0), Float4::IdentityQuaternion);
 

scripts/microbe_stage/setup.as

@@ -663,7 +663,6 @@ void resetWorld(CellStageWorld@ world)
     // but eh. We can call it all in this method.
 
     cast<SpeciesSystem>(world.GetScriptSystem("SpeciesSystem")).resetAutoEvo();
-    cast<SpeciesSystem>(world.GetScriptSystem("SpeciesSystem")).createNewEcoSystem();
 }
 
 //! AI species are spawned by Species in species_system