Ok, It's time I got to the evolution info drop we got this update. This is mostly what I'm going to focus on here. There was a lot info coming out about it.
Now we know why Ella wanted the MC to at least reach lvl 3. While it's still better to have a true evolution, a lvl 3 can accumulate enough power to overcome the gap between the higher lvls. A lvl 5 would still murder them but they would at least be able to hold out against one, even if they'll ultimately lose. It's basically similar to how it is for lvl 1 vs lvl 2. If a lvl 1 is strong enough, they can overcome the gap in a battle with lvl 2.
This update also cleared some of the misconceptions I've had about "artificial evolution". Clark and Alexis could barely handle Ella when they both were lvl 4(I thought they were lvl 3) until they took the serum. Later at lvl 5, Ella still gave them trouble. The question then became, is artificial evolution weaker since they were lvl 5 and still couldn't take her down? Well, this update gave the answer and it was simply that Ella already accumulated power on par with a lvl 5 at lvl 4. While technically the answer is the same, in that Ella just had more power than them, artificially evolving didn't make them weaker lvl 5s.
Another potentially huge thing comes from the Valravn vs MC fight. I've assumed for the past updates that Valravn was a lvl 3 equivalent monster, in his weaken state. If that is true, then the question becomes, how did the MC do what no other lvl 2 should've been able to do? The obvious would be he outlasted him but what if it's because his power lvl is already at lvl 3? Could it be because he's a greater spawn and thus has no cap or a bigger cap than your normal lvl 2s? As far as we know, the MC's power is ridiculously high for his lvl and the only person who came close in power was Jake, who happened to also be a greater spawn. The MC may already be at the threshold of your average lvl 3, in power. Ella is also a greater spawn and she had power on par with lvl 5 at lvl 4 so this could be a thing for greater spawns overall. Hopefully, this is explored more in the updates to come.
So what I learned this update is there's some caveats to evolution and there may be some exceptions to the rule between the different lvls. I also learned that artificial evolution doesn't really have any negative side effects. It might not even effect the "purity" of evolution, like assumed early on. I'm still not letting anyone stick me with strange fluids. Only Mommy 4th can inject me with stuff. That might be why the helmet and corruption was highlighted this update. It could be soon that Mother calls us and we get some corruption scenes for not using the helmet next update.
That's it for the remaining stuff I had to talk about from this update. The theory side can come at any time from me, depending on the occasion. There's probably some more minor stuff as well. Oh, yeah, my stats. Since I didn't post my previous stats fully and redid my main, here's my new stats below.
Power - 87
Skills - 21
Corruption - 19
Public Opinion - 595
Government Opinion - 145
I'll have to get my high corruption stats later. Jake finally lived on one of my playthroughs. Might have to kill him again though since he's hogging my Lexi!!!
