make a green one and call it bacteria

This is so cool, I really want this added to the game

amoebas be like:

Addendum #2: Another thing I finally figured out why it bothers me: The line drawing of the tentacles has this white "shadow", esp at the tips, so when they flip from one shape into the other, it looks as if there are pincers or beaks at the ends of the tentacles opening and closing. Is that intentional? It makes the tentacles look messily drawn.

Addendum: I think the "raindrops" falling downwards through the cloud are superfluous. Not only are they not very visible except from close up, but distracting: if that creature is floating in space, why is there rain? I feel they can get rid of without losing anything.

It's an interesting concept.
I have to agree with mariogeek2 though, at present it reminds me of Spore, not of a Shoggoth.

There is no illusion of 3-dimensionality to the shape. It might need some greenish shading to pop out of the purpleish-grey cloud more.

The animation feels weird, because:
1) the tips of all tentacles swing back and forth in sync, same with the eyelids opening and closing, which makes it look like something mechanical instead of something alive. Is there a way to vary the pattern, so that the tentacles move not all at once and the eyes blink separately, or would adding more animation sequences make the file too large?

2) I feel the speed and frequency is too fast, the rhythm is half a second, very hectic. Running it slower would allow the tentacles to undulate more like an octopus' instead of a metronome and the eyes to blink less often.

3) Maybe redo the tentacle animation so that the undulation starts at the root and moves towards the tip of the tentacle?

i would love if this got added!

Nice

Pretty cute effect, I'd enjoy having that on a hat.

Wow. I didn't know you could play Spore in TF2.