Tips for beating the Cell Stage in 8 minutes

Pelican wrote:Start as herbivore and evolve as soon as you can for speed. I wouldn't even bother adding the carnivore mouth, but that should work as long as your primary focus is on speed. I got my eight-minute achievement in the same run I got the cell pacifist achievement. If you don't put on a carnivore mouth and instead go for extra flagella, cilia, or jets, you won't be tempted into time-consuming fights with other cells.

This is how I did it as well. Rigged for speed, you can zip around one of those larger plants and eat it clean. No need for the carnivore mouth at all.

Yea don't waste your time on attack parts, but on speed parts to incress the rate of food.

I found the quickest way ito put LARGE spice on nose, carnivore mouthto each side the rest cilla and jets. The spike kills things quickly an breaks in to pieces, and the splits the food to each side for the waiting mouths.

Is also easy as herbavore but mouths slightly to side (ie. two) so it easier to trim off the large plant edges.

Got my achievement with a herb cell. Moved the mouth a bit to double it and added nothing but speed parts. You can easily get the pacifist achievement in the same game.

Nice tips, I've been trying for this and haven't achieved it yet. I should turn off hints though, I didn't know that ate into your time.