Genetic Modification: switching between subspecies?

[Hurmdurm (OP)]

Suppose that an empire consists of baseline humans and two subspecies: "paragons" (+8 temperature range) and "Titanians" (+8 temperature range, -30 base temperature. ) Would I be able to use genetic modification centers to convert paragons to Titanians, and vice versa? (For that matter, could I convert the subspecies back to baseline humans if I wanted to?)

If so, I see no reason not to convert the entire population of every colony to paragons (except for residents of Titan, who I would convert to Titanians, of course); I could always convert them again later if I wanted to go out and planets that are too warm or high-gravity or whatever.  If, on the other hand, the first round of genetic modification is completely indelible, I probably won't bother with it at all; I'll just use terraforming and infrastructure.

Thanks in advance.

[telegraph]

wiki says no. you can convert from the natural specimen only.

http://aurorawiki.pentarch.org/index.php?title=Genetic_Modification

[Hurmdurm (OP)]

That page says

You cannot genetically modified a previously modified species, only a base.  For example, you can drop Human Temperature Tolerance by 205 to create Homo Artcis, but you cannot drop Homo Artcis' Temperature Tolerance by a further 20%

which seems to refer to the fact that you can't create subsubspecies, only subspecies.  I don't think it answers my question: is it possible to change members of a population from one subspecies to another?

[Konisforce]

Don't know if it's possible to go from one to the other, but maybe can go subspecies #1 - > baseline - > subspecies #2?

Worth some testing.  I mean, it'll be quick tests.  Just don't have Aurora accessible.

[Hurmdurm (OP)]

I tested it using SM, and it appears that modifying members of a subspecies is totally impossible.  Under the GMC drop-down, the only available option is "No Modification for Derived Species. "

I think I won't bother trying to colonize Triton after all. . .

[Nightstar]

Yeah, the current rules make GMC mostly useless. Dropping the no remodifying subspecies limitation would do a lot to fix it IMO. It would break the limitations of genetic modification at the cost of slowing modification. It's already difficult to modify large populations anyway. Maybe bump up the rate of GMCs as well...

[Thundercraft]

Yeah, the current rules make GMC mostly useless.  Dropping the no remodifying subspecies limitation would do a lot to fix it IMO.  It would break the limitations of genetic modification at the cost of slowing modification.  It's already difficult to modify large populations anyway.  Maybe bump up the rate of GMCs as well. . .

Sounds reasonable.  Maybe this should be posted to the Suggestions area? [hint, hint]