Creatures 3 Norn Downloads
| Electronic Butler 1.0 [21k] | |
Added Concept Downloads | This electronic device monitors the speech of creatures anywhere in the world. Any complaining of hunger or boredom are served up with the appropriate food or a toy. Food is created anew and toys are selected from what's already in the world and moved near the creature. Please read the readme.txt file included with the agent. |
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| C3 in DS: The Crypt 1.0 [8k] - for undocked DS worlds only | |
Added Concept & new CAOS Downloads | This agent re-creates the Crypt from Creatures 3 in an undocked Docking Station world. You must have Creatures 3 installed to use this. I'll say now that there are a couple of minor problems with this agent. Please see the readme.txt file for details. |
| C3 in DS: Norn Terrarium 1.0 [85k] - for undocked DS worlds only | |
Added Concept & new CAOS Downloads The secret world of benjamin bear. The Secret World of Benjamin Bear is a Canadian animated television series and a joint effort produced by Amberwood Entertainment, Secret Bear Productions, and produced with the participation of Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund including animation by Philippine Animation Studio Inc. It originally aired on Family Channel from 2003-2009. An adorable children's show about the secret life of teddy bears. 7 June 2014 by Shopaholic35 – See all my reviews When your a child you can't help but want to believe your stuffed animals may be alive well Benjamin Bear can help kids develop that theory and provide an outlet for their imagination. | This agent re-creates the Norn Terrarium from Creatures 3 in an undocked Docking Station world. You must have Creatures 3 installed to use this. |
| Noisy Maracas 1.1 [177k] | |
Added Downloads | These maracas are an instrument for your creatures to play. Be careful that they don't overdo it though, maracas can be irritating to other creatures - fights have been known to break out. Updates for version 1.1
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| Trapper Planter 1.0 [65k] | |
Added Concept & sprites Downloads | This useful tool allows you to plant extra trappers almost anywhere in your world to help get rid of pesky bugs. |
| Egg Layer Remover 1.0 [1k] | |
Added Downloads | When injected, this agent removes the Ettin and Grendel egg layers from the current world. This is useful for people who would like to use the C3-in-DS meta-room agents but do not want Ettins or Grendels in their world. Please use this with care as they cannot be re-installed with this agent. |
| C3 in DS: Grendel Jungle 1.1 [78k] - for undocked DS worlds only | |
Added Concept & new CAOS Downloads | This agent re-creates the Grendel jungle from Creatures 3 in an undocked Docking Station world. You must have Creatures 3 installed to use this. Updates for version 1.1
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| Camera Fixer 1.0 [2k] | |
Added Downloads | Use this to keep your Docking Station cameras in place. Clicking this camera will lock all your Docking Station cameras in their current positions so that they cannot be moved by creatures or the hand. They will even be forced back to where you left them when the world loads and they move. When the Camera Fixer is red the cameras are locked. When green the cameras behave as normal. |
| Paratreea Potion Vendor 2.5 [15k] - hosted agent | |
Added Concept, CAOS & sprites Downloads | This vendor will vend the paratreea potion that comes with the treehugger norn pack. To use this agent you must have the paratreea potion agent installed and injected into your world. So inject the paratreea agent into your world if you have not yet done so then inject the agent! Click the little silver button to activate the vendor! Quick and easy paratreea potion, no more running to the agent injector! This will work in C3 or DS!. Remember to read the readme file included in the zip file. Polybius rom. Polybius, (born c. 200 bce, Megalopolis, Arcadia, Greece—died c. 118), Greek statesman and historian who wrote of the rise of Rome to world prominence. Polybius was the son of Lycortas, a distinguished Achaean statesman, and he received the upbringing considered appropriate for a son of rich landowners. Polybius was a Greek historian of the Hellenistic period noted for his work The Histories, which covered the period of 264–146 BC in detail. The work describes the rise of the Roman Republic to the status of dominance in the ancient Mediterranean world. It includes his eyewitness account of the Sack of Carthage and Corinth in 146 BC, and the Roman annexation of mainland Greece after the Achaean War. Polybius is important for his analysis of the mixed constitution or the separation of. There probably is no definitive answer to video gaming’s greatest urban legend. Polybius, for which no ROM, no high score leaderboard, nothing exists, still lingers as a total fact in video. POLYBIUS is a fast, trippy tunnel shooter playable on a normal screen or in VR for the best effect. It features 50 levels of blissful trance shooting action set to a blistering soundtrack. The PS4 version was EDGE Magazine's VR GOTY in 2017, and the PC version of the game was even used as the basis for a NIN music video. If there are any problems please e-mail me at ryan.mansfield@ns.sympatico.ca Images and CAOS by MNB :) Important note to agent sites As this is not my agent, any agent sites to whom I have given permission to host my agents should not host this agent without MNB's permission. |
| Calm Balm Vendor 2.5 [12k] - hosted agent | |
Added Concept, CAOS & sprites Downloads | This new vendor will now let you vend calm balm! Now you do not have to run back to the comm room or to the engine room and inject it over and over again! Now you just click the little button and the vendor and you have calm balm! Even your creatures can get this on its own! Make sure you have the calm balm agent, you must have injected the calm balm in to the world before or this will not work (sorry this can't be helped!). Please also any problems come up read the readme file first! thats why it is there. If any problems that are not talked about in the read me file e-mail ASAP and it will be fixed! Enjoy! Whee! E-mail me at ryan.mansfield@ns.sympatico.ca Important note to agent sites As this is not my agent, any agent sites to whom I have given permission to host my agents should not host this agent without MNB's permission. |
| DS Remover Pack 1.0 [3k] - hosted agent | |
Added Concept, CAOS & sprites Downloads | This pack contains 3 agents that can help your game run a bit quicker. The DS extras remover will remove some agents and most of the eco system from it, but don't worry about food the tubas will still grow from time to time. The other 2 agents are for your DS docked or undocked worlds with the desert and aqua room, these agents will remove all the eco system from both rooms. Please contact MNB at ryan.mansfield@ns.sympatico.ca if there are any problems or comments. Important note to agent sites As this is not my agent, any agent sites to whom I have given permission to host my agents should not host this agent without MNB's permission. |
| C3 in DS: Aquarium 1.1 [78k] - for undocked DS worlds only | |
Added Concept & new CAOS Downloads | This agent re-creates the Aquarium from Creatures 3 in an undocked Docking Station world. You must have Creatures 3 installed to use this. Updates for version 1.1
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| C3 in DS: Ettin Desert 1.3 [79k] - for undocked DS worlds only | |
Added Concept & new CAOS Downloads | This agent re-creates the Ettin desert from Creatures 3 in an undocked Docking Station world. You must have Creatures 3 installed to use this. Updates for version 1.3
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| Roamer 1.11 [13k] | |
Added Concept & CAOS Downloads | This robotic spider-rock wanders around the world, occasionally releasing sprays as needed. If any bacteria are nearby then an anti-bacterial spray is released, and if any creatures are nearby then either a curing spray or a 'feel-good' spray is released. The pink anti-bacterial spray kills any bacteria that the spray clouds touch. The yellow curing spray reduces disease-related chemicals of any creatures the clouds touch, such as Glycotoxin and Histamines. The bluey-white 'feel-good' spray reduces things such as injury and loneliness of any creatures the clouds touch. The Roamer itself can also be played with as desired. After being in a room for a while the Roamer will teleport to another location somewhere in the world. Updates for version 1.11 Somehow I forgot to recompile the agent for the 1.1 release so that version was exactly the same as 1.0. This version is the release that 1.1 was meant to be:
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| Mystery Agent 1.0 [7k] | |
Added Concept & CAOS Downloads | What does this agent do? You'll just have to try it and find out, though it may not be immediately obvious.. (Don't worry, it's nothing bad) |
| Towel 1.0 [4k] | |
Added Downloads | A tribute to Douglas Adams. Information about Towel Day can be found at the Towel Day web site. |
| Home Spray 1.2 [9k] | |
Added Concept & Sprites Downloads | This spray releases clouds into the air that help homesick Norns feel better. Updates for version 1.1
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| Selective Force Field 1.1 [12k] | |
Added Downloads | This force field can be configured to prevent certain types of creatures from passing, based on race and life stage. For example, it could be set up to only allow Norns older than Youth to pass or prevent Ettins older than Child from passing. Any creatures that try to pass, but are not allowed to, are pushed back away from the forcefield (non-harmfully). To turn the force field on and off click it with the hand anywhere on the base or the pole. The ball will light up green when active. To configure the force field click on the ball at the top. Updates for version 1.1
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| Norn Statistics 1.2 [36k] | |
Added Downloads | This agent adds a panel to the left of the screen that displays various information about your creatures, including their age, life stage, generation, and if they have been through the warp. In addition to this it checks for possible immortal and fast-aging creatures (see readme.txt in the zip file for more information about this). The information is updated about every 15 seconds. It is also aware of Medical Monitor - whichever is installed first will be positioned lowest down on the screen. Updates for version 1.2
Also, please refer to the readme file for important notes regarding installation. |
| Bounty Bugs 1.1 [43k] | |
Added Downloads | These little bugs are tasty and fun for creatures to eat, but if left alone long enough they have a little surprise in store… Updates for version 1.1
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| Dummy Control 1.2 [10k] | |
Added Downloads | This control panel allows you to make the training dummy moveable by the hand (you). The top button (the grabbing hand) makes the dummy moveable and you will see it jump as it is released. The bottom button (the pointing hand) teleports the dummy back to its original place in the Workshop and fixes it down again. The eyes of the dummy on the control panel will be green when the dummy is moveable. The control panel can be left in the world or injected as needed then removed. The dummy will remain moveable without the agent needing to be present. Updates for version 1.2
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| Medical Monitor 1.4 [36k] | |
Added Downloads | This agent adds a panel to the left of the screen that displays the bacteria and toxin levels of all your creatures. If any bacteria or toxins are found then a short alarm will sound and the green cross on the edge of the tab will turn red. Creatures are checked about every 5 seconds but the alarm will not sound again until all creatures have been healed. The red light button can be used to turn off the monitor and the two arrow buttons are used to scroll the window if there is more than one page of text. When the monitor is disabled the green/red cross will turn grey. Updates for version 1.4
Also, please refer to the readme file for important notes regarding installation. |
| Norn of Infertility 1.4 [11k] | |
Added Downloads | This agent checks for possible immortal and fast-aging Norns and attempts to keep them infertile. It does this by checking 3 possible indicators:
If any of these checks are matched then a 'boing' sound will be heard and the Norn's name that is displayed above the NoK will have 1 or more extra letters added in front of it followed by a ! as follows: O = Old Norns are checked every 5 minutes and are forced infertile every 20 seconds. Infertility cannot be guaranteed, as fertility rises constantly with time, though it should greatly reduce the chance of pregnancies. There is also the possibility that an immortal/fast-ager will warp in and reproduce between the Norn of Infertility's checks. Updates for version 1.4
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| Norn of Knowing 1.3 [11k] | |
Added Downloads | This agent checks for possible immortal and fast-aging Norns. It does this by checking 3 possible indicators:
If any of these checks are matched then a 'boing' sound will be heard and the Norn's name that is displayed above the NoK will have 1 or more extra letters added in front of it followed by a ! as follows: O = Old Updates for version 1.3
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Creatures is a biological simulation. You start with six eggs of Norns, cute little creatures who live in an imaginary world. Your task is to give them knowledge about the world they live in, learn them how to speak, how to use toys, an elevator, how to eat etc. They will eventually grow older, reproduce themselves and die. The game uses its own genetics system, as well as biochemical and neurological calculations to determine the evolution of Norns and the way their DNA would develop in their descendants.
Creatures is not really a game per say, it's more of an exercise in creative control. Playing God, playing parent, whatever you want to call it, Creatures takes some getting used to. The depth of this software is quite amazing. It covers both the sociological and biological approaches to artificial life. If you're not prepared to become attached to a little creature that lives in your computer then turn back now.
The Miracle of Life
Here's how it begins. You have a hatchery containing 6 eggs. After selecting an egg and transferring it to the incubator, you will bring a sweet little Norn into the world. The life of this little guy (or gal) is in your hands. First off, you should name your Norn and register her birth. Then you have to make sure that your Norn gets enough food, keep an eye on her needs and desires and begin to teach your little friend about the world she lives in. There are really no limits on what you can teach your Norn. You can shape (or warp) her little mind in any direction with instruction in speech and behavior. You can teach your Norn to swear and drink coffee, or to be the perfect little angel that you were as a child. You can smack your Norn as punishment for undesirable activities or give him a tickle on the head as a reward.
Norns are really cute. Like I said before, I think the big eyes have something to do with it. They seem to be a cross between Ewoks and Gremlins (before exposure to sunlight). They have a life span of about 10-15 hours and reach adolescence after about an hour, meaning they've got a little less time as a living being than your run of the mill mosquito. After about six hours they will begin to show an interest in the opposite sex. Norns are artificial life. They have digital DNA, a neural network and a chemical metabolism. Every Norn is unique.
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One Is Never Enough
Once you've figured out how to handle one Norn, you can get crazy and hatch a few more. Not only are Norns happier with some friends to keep them company, when they get to the proper age you can breed them. Norns can teach each other, so an older Norn can ease some of the work of caring for younger ones. Norns are not alone in their world, there are other creatures that you'll have to watch out for. They're called Grendels and they carry diseases and are generally nasty. Once your Norn happens across a Grendel, they can be very difficult to get rid of.
You can swap Norns through e-mail, or download Norn DNA off the Internet. Your copy of Creatures has a button on the tool bar that takes you to an Internet site where you can trade Norns with people all over the world. Be warned, if you send off one of your Norns to spend some time in a friend's world, he may come back with all kinds of bad habits. From the Creatures Web site you can get info from a Norn doctor, download more tools to care for and monitor your Norns, and download more Norns. You will soon be able to get a Creatures newsletter, look through and contribute to a Creatures scrapbook and link to even more Creatures sites.
Breeding Norns can get quite scientific. Especially if you're trying to achieve preconceived results. The genetics are complicated and experimentation may lead to some unique creations.
Garden of Eden
The world that the Norns inhabit is called Albia and it is a beautifully constructed environment of forests, mountains, gardens and water. It is about twelve screens wide and three screens high. There are elevators, moving platforms and teleporters to help your Norns get around. The movement is fluid and your Norns react realistically to their situations. In Albia, your Norns have access to everything they need to live a full and content life (well, almost: there's no Star Wars movies), but there are also dangers to watch out for. For example, some plants are medicinal and others are poisonous.
The visuals are beautiful and the sound, for the most part, matches their ethereal quality. It's mostly birds chirping and other outdoorsey type noises, combined with the chatter of your Norns and the growls of the Grendels. The Norn baby talk can get on your nerves after a while, cute as it is.
But Is It Fun?
Yeah, it is. Creatures is an engaging and entertaining mixture of biology and sociology. The sociological and cultural aspects of Norns are what separates Creatures from other life sims. When compared to a strictly science based product such as Darwin Pond, Creatures comes out on top when it comes to holding the users attention. With this said, it must be noted that Creatures is something that you need to dedicate a good chunk of time to in order to fully appreciate.
While it is an extremely deep program, Creatures is also easy to use. Clicking and dragging are the only skills you'll need to guide your Norns through their lives. There are various kits in the tool bar to help you out. The health kit helps you monitor your Norn's health and administer any medicinal elements. The breeders kit helps you to know when your Norns are ready to breed and to keep track of subsequent generations. And of course, there is a funeral kit which lets you write a eulogy and prepare a tombstone.
Creatures is a complete experience. Successfully breeding your own Norns and guiding them from birth to old age will make you feel a bit like scientist and a bit like a parent. Just like real life parenting, you will suffer some frustration and exasperation. But there will also be moments of pride and tenderness. When it comes down to it, it doesn't matter that these critters exist only in your computer, the fact that you care about them makes them as real as can be. And you can't help but care.
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