Cell

Cells are the units that you control.

FFA
Main page: FFA Mode

In the normal or FFA Mode your colour is random and you will still have a coloured outline if you use a skin.

To control your units you must move your cursor to the point to which you want them to move. They will then move in that direction.

Teams
Main page: Teams Mode

In Teams Mode, all the players are assigned to one of the 3 teams and receive the corresponding colour of either blue, red or green. Skins are disabled in this mode, but there are different shades of the team color to give some variety.

Splitting
Main page: Splitting

You can Split your cells into 2 equal parts by pressing the space bar. (Note: The split ability can be used more than once) When a player splits, all of their cells will divide into half, accelerating towards the mouse cursor. The speed at which this is done is determined by the mass of the cell. The maximum number of cells a player can have without the aid of viruses is 16.

Ejecting
Main page: Ejecting

You can Eject tiny fragments of all your cells by pressing the W button which act as food for any player to eat (including yourself). You can use this in Teams mode to help out your allies by donating them food. Players with less than 35 mass cannot eject mass. When you press W, 16 mass will be ejected, though, only 12 mass will be picked up again.

Growth
Main page: Mass

To grow you must collect Food or eat other cells. Your cell loses mass over time, more quickly with more mass. This forces players with large cells to consume other players to continue growing because food won't compensate for mass loss with large cells.