CELL OPERATIONS / 004

Protein Factory.

Small molecules. A very busy cell.

SHIFT REMAINING02:30
DELIVERY SCORE0000
ATP AVAILABLE48 / 100
CELL HEALTH100%
DEMAND WAVE01 / 03

The production floor

AWAITING YOUR SHIFT
NUCLEUSRIBOSOMEROUGH ERGOLGIVESICLE IDLEIDLEIDLEIDLEEMPTY
SECRETORY PATHWAY LIVE CELL VIEW

01 / Start production

8 ATP / PROTEIN

Choose a recipe. The pipeline runs automatically.

02 / Deliver a vesicle

0 READY

Waiting for your first finished protein.

Match the cargo's destination. Wrong targeting costs 25 points and 8 health.

Microscopic cell cutaway with a nucleus, rough ER, Golgi and protein-filled vesiclesYOUR NEXT SHIFT STARTS HERE

MANAGEMENT / SIMULATION

A cell never
stops creating.

Run a 150-second shift. Turn genetic instructions into proteins, keep the line moving, and send every delivery to the right place.

  1. Pick a protein recipe to start the pipeline.
  2. Recharge ATP, add capacity, and refold errors.
  3. Read each vesicle's label, then choose its destination.

OPERATOR HANDBOOK

Keep the cell moving.

You have 150 seconds. Choose one of three protein recipes (8 ATP each). Transcription makes mRNA; ribosomes translate it; the ER folds the protein; the Golgi processes and packages it. Then you choose where its vesicle goes.

Manage the bottlenecks

The full shift always lasts 150 seconds; health records missed demand and sorting errors. Try for 18 correct deliveries and 70% health. Up to 12 proteins can be in production; dispatch holds 4.

Controls: click or tap buttons, or Tab and Enter. Recipes: 1/2/3. Destinations: A/S/D. Recharge: E. Refold: F. Pause: P or Space (outside a button). Opening instructions or switching tabs pauses the shift.

A simplified model of the secretory pathway. Translation and ER entry overlap in real cells; lysosomal delivery involves endosomes. Durations, ATP costs, capacities, and error rates are gameplay abstractions.

SHIFT ON HOLD

Take a breath.

Your production line and order deadlines are paused.

SHIFT REPORT

Shift complete.

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