Board Thread:Fun and games/@comment-5760976-20170524012053/@comment-33161724-20170527123353

Lily8763cp wrote: VeneraSurvivalGuid101 wrote:

Lily8763cp wrote:

VeneraSurvivalGuid101 wrote: Lily8763cp wrote: VeneraSurvivalGuid101 wrote: Kalos: *brings over a specimen* As you can see, the cordyceps fungus has completely overridden the ant, and thus completely controls it. You can even see how it brought the ant to the top of the leaf. The fungus does that so the spores can spread far and wide.

Now then, as you can see on this pamphlet, the mutated version of the virus has four stages. I have yet to see the fourth one, but over the course of years--and this virus can keep the host alive for years-- the fungus gradually coats the host in solid plates of mushroom, essentially acting as a form of bio-armor.

Therefore, not only can this operate as a better Spore-Shroom, but it can also spread much more efficiently. Even now, humans can get infected with Cordyceps--although it's rarely fatal. Spore-shroom:You know, I was interested into you mentioned on how this could replace me, jerk.

Buff-shroom:So am I like, the only one ok with this idea? Kalos: - _- Oh, so now you're putting the success of us shrooms on the line because you're "offended" that it's better than you. I see how it is.

Let us not forget that this can also infect the zombies! The zombies are still functioning, if only their muscles. It still counts. Which means the fungus can take them over as well. Spore-shroom:But this is wrong and...*gets muffled, as well as Buff-shroom by another plant*

Ice Cactus: *holding tape* I'm going to be the sane one here and say that we should just move on from infecting who we're supposed to protect with a virus. Kalos: >-< WE CAN ALSO INFECT THE ZOMBIES! That's why I said better Spore-Shroom! Since the zombies are still living creatures, they can still technically provide a host! Spore-shroom:...I guess. *groans* I give in. Do your dumb crud, but only to zombies, if you do it to a human, Peashooter will get beyond angry. And he's scary when he's like that.

Kalos: No promises. The virus is extremely virulent, but as long as no one wamders too close to a zombie, we should just let the Mushroom Plague take over.