This game seems like a whole series of numbers rather than a real game. For a lot of the stats, it's not clear what they do. Combat is very lacklustre and an autocombat option would be nice.
For those not sure how to play. First, aim for as many blank cells as you can from your starting cell. Try to minimise the distance your viruses have to travel.
I brought up strength, reproduction and defence. Worked for me.
Trouble with this is, if you decide to change your mind even really early on in the game, it's really difficult to get anyone who's even unfriendly to offer you any quests to redeem you.
Realek, I'm not sure I know what you mean by the native spelling. If you mean that of the native language, then Germany would be Deutschland, China Zhongguo, etc.
Jamesb01, this seems to be a bug with Enforced Silence in general as I had it happen a couple of times in the campaign missions. I even had it happen when I played it.