Difference between bacteria and viruses etc

[⎛Double Double⎞]

I just bought the game.
Virus is locked but just wondering if these change the way the game is played at all?

[Nefilol Seflll]

The virus evolves and mutates rapidly as a general rule, such as real life, from my understanding.


Not entirely sure if things've changed. I'm in my bunker in Greenland.

[SlackerBoe]

Yes. Each different plague has it's own unique abilities and differences.

[Badstormer]

Bacteria's controllable and an all-around good pathogen, with no big strengths or weaknesses.

Viruses tend to mutate rapidly (and can be evolved to mutate even faster,) but it costs DNA to devolve a symptom. Viruses favor an aggressive playstyle, which tends to fare better than a slow one anyway. Viruses are hard to control if you are not aggressive.