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==== You already gave them: ====
* Devour: eat their dead to grow or multiply
* Combine: fuse into bigger, nastier forms

Faster mutation makes each kill zone into:

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Flow:
# They attack → you kill a bunch.
# Survivors devour → get biomass and maybe incorporate traits from the fallen.
# New mutations appear during this process.
# Hive mind: - Sees which ones survive your current firing patterns, - Immediately: - Protects them, - Feeds them more, - Promotes their type.

Now add “faster mutation”:
* That loop spins more times in the same amount of battle time.
* Their “meta” adjusts in near real-time to your strategy: - Try narrow-beam sniping? They evolve thin, nimble, dodgy builds. - Switch to wide AOE curtains? They evolve densified shield-tanks and stealthy infiltrators. - Focus atomizers on big combines? They evolve more distributed, modular forms.