-LOCKED - Cub Mortality
Posted on 2015-10-16 06:36:29
Updates!


Cub Mortality:
About a year ago we made this poll:

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Fertility was introduced and you guys had a long time since then to get used to the thought of Cub Mortality coming. We took the time to flesh out the mechanics and make it as fun as possible for active, attentive players, and scary enough for those who tend to neglect their lions.

We wanted to give that feature a bit of the natural, wildlife feeling. Lioden is a Lion sim-RPG, not a breeding pet site, and we know you guys wanted some realism. Lion cubs in Africa tend to die or get injured. A lot. This can be either scary or fun, depending on how you view the outcomes, however we wanted to make sure this will give players enough of a safety feeling, if they pay enough attention. Just like in any game, you need to tend to your animals in order for them to be happy.

Cubs won't die randomly. There will be always a way to have your most prized cubs protected ALL the time, and fully.

Broodmothers

Broodmother is a lioness designed to be a nanny to chosen cubs. This means she will not be able to be traded, transferred or go hunting, and will be able to protect up to a total of 5 (6 if Nurturing personality) cubs. When a broodmother protects a cub, it means that that cub has a 100% chance of survival, thanks to the lioness' watchful eye. Every day she protects these cubs she will gain EXP and lose a bit more mood, so you better pay enough attention to your babysitter! Broodmothers CAN breed. They can be nesting.
- You can have 1 Broodmother per 10 territory, rounded up. Meaning, if you have 13 territory, you can have 2 Broodmothers.
- You can attach or detach cubs to protect from her page - you can do it once a day only, to prevent endless boosts for both cubs and the broodmother.
- The moment cub is attached it gets 100% on Survival Bar. It will also get a cooldown and cannot be removed until the next rollover.
- The moment cub is detached, its bar drops to 60-70%. It will get a cooldown and will not be able to be protected again until the next rollover.
- Anything that removes Broodmother from her function such as running, death or freezing, it will set her protected cubs at 70% and they no longer will be protected.
- Mutations such as Blind and Eyeless do not stop a lioness from being a Broodmother.
- Removing Broodmother from her function will set her on a cooldown and she won't be able to become one until next rollover. You can only remove that function if she currently is not protecting any cubs.


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Cub Survival bar
The bar is right below Lion Stats and all cubs are born with 100%. If cub is not protected by Broodmother, it will drop daily by random, but not unpredictable amounts (5-20%). Below a certain level, you might get random and fun RPG messages upon rollover that this cub has done something silly to injure itself, wandered off and alike. This will give you an idea that maybe it's time to protect your cub. Your risk if you choose to ignore it.
What boosts the bar daily?
- Interacting/Using Toys/Play All tool.


Survival Bar


brood.png - Means lioness is a Broodmother.
unprotected.png - Means cub is unprotected, but above 40% threat.
danger.png - Means cub is under 40% and at risk of dying in a wildlife accident.
Cub without any icons is fully safe.

The deaths
This is important: Your cubs will NOT die randomly. They are at a risk when their bar is below 40% and it keeps rising if the bar keeps dropping. Cubs will generate a message upon rollover if the bar dropped enough to cause a lethal situation. A random RPG message will be generated and you will learn how your cub died. It will not be stored in your dynasty.

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This item called "Hornbill Majordomo" worth 200 SB in Monkey Shop will boost your chosen cub's Survival Bar to 100%.

All cubs start today at 100% survival. You do not have to worry today or even tomorrow yet. Just take time and give it a try, click around, to see how it works.



Cubs that reach 1 year no longer need protection and become adols without the Survival Bar, and your Broodmother frees her slot. We will focus on adols being useful in near future ;)

Cubs in trades
Their survival bar will go down normally every rollover - they won't die in a trade, but if the bar is low and cub is traded, the buyer might risk a lot if they don't raise it in time before rollover.




New Base and Mane Base Colours:


We're introducing this week new stuff:
Ginger base - Dark, Countershaded, Common, Red - Available in Base Changer and Oasis!
Brass, Deira and Silver Gray - custom mane bases - Available in Base Colour Changers and Oasis!


Ginger Base




If you have any questions about the Event that is currently going on, you can check the Sticky News post for October!
Remember that event ends on October 31st at 11:59 pm, and all your currency will be stored in your account until next year.

Shad has added new tags, check them out as usual! :D



Raffle Lioness


Congrats Garak (#33916)! you have won the last raffle lady along with Night Vegetation raffle background!
Newest lady has some older raffle neglected markings as well as the Lush Oasis background and is up for impressing in Special Lioness area in Explore or in NEWS section under News Post List!



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Edited on 19/10/15 @ 10:06:31 by Xylax (#4)

Sollux (#2743)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 15:00:42
Honestly it's not even that big of an issue. Assign broodmothers, interact with your cubs, and they won't die.
Easy.



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Nny (#257)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 15:38:00
I think EVERYONE needs to try it for a while furst~

How can you know you dislike or like something 100% unless you give it a shot, and then after maybe a month of trying it, if you think some things could be improved post your ideas on how to improve it~ o3ob



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Edited on 16/10/15 @ 22:39:07 by Nny (#257)

Reiner Braun (#35577)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 15:42:28
That is a good idea Nny, but I would still have liked to have seen a poll so some of the newer players could've at least seen this coming. Like a week in the game polls with a mention of it in the news post at the beginning of that week? And the mechanics could be explained in the news post so people could decide on what they want to vote on?



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Iza (#55601)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 15:50:15
Wha now this will be fun- ovo



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Alabai (#28971)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 15:56:52

OoooooOOOoooooh. I like!

I love the trend of the lions becoming more and more themselves as the game dictates (but with safety catches in case you dislike an outcome of course, like being able to change an outcome with an object!) I love that they are becoming more sim-like, it's very exciting!

Also awesome, because when I write the history of my best lionesses in the description, I usually do have one or two stated to be ones who watch over or teach cubs, and now those will be the actual broodmothers, and that's very cool!



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Anne (BO Sidereal)
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Posted on
2015-10-16 16:52:20
Wooooo awesome



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LadyJaney (#73894)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 17:29:18
Woah o.o



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Blue Pigeon Side (#69012)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 17:49:41
I really don't like this update.
All it's doing is making it harder for new players to intergrate. And I would have like to have at least participated in a poll which I could decide on. 1 year is a long time and many players come and go, don't the newer players deserve a say in something so game changing?
And why all the encouragement of GB items lately?

This won't change the cub market at all really. People hold onto Cubs they don't like in hopes of selling them. For example, unless the cub is a total bust which I then chase, I will put Cubs onto the market until they are sold or they are grown. The only way the cub economy can be fixed in the foreseeable future is if studding is removed and that would create a huge backlash.

Overall, I am not impressed by this latest update. If the developers want to solve the cub economy then they are barking up the wrong tree.



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Edited on 17/10/15 @ 01:13:33 by Red Crown {side} (#69012)

purrcatory (#67632)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 18:02:12
i like the new update!

i personally am having a problem already, though? i can't select cubs to stop being protected by the den mother. can anyone help me on this?



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Clementine (Reduced
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Posted on
2015-10-16 18:19:31
@Purrcatory

There's a cooldown. Once a cub is protected you cannot remove its protection until the next rollover. It's in the news post...

- The moment a cub is attached, it gets 100% on Survival Bar. It will also get a cooldown and cannot be removed until the next rollover.



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Alaskie's side
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Posted on
2015-10-16 18:20:10
Exciting news! It's pretty scary, but I like it :D



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✷Bambilinoo✷ (#16290)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 18:36:12
This update makes it easier, right? I mean.. I play with all my lions and cubs everyday. But with Broodmothers thay are safer. I don't get the complaining about it. If i don't use a Broodmother and play with the cubs everyday, everyting stays as it where before? Right? x)

Or am i missing something? :P



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Edited on 17/10/15 @ 01:44:20 by Bambilinoo (#16290)

Desolace, Colorbomb (#36375)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 18:42:30
Its an interesting idea. How will it help the cub economy though? Chase/kill/reserve seems to work. Or is this a "too many to manage" thing to lower the number of cubs in larger prides?



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Seiden 👑 (#31516)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 19:46:43
I love the ginger base and the brass and deira manes!
I have a question about the new cub feature : can a cub be traded even when protected by a broodmother ?



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Puna (#69590)


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Posted on
2015-10-16 19:53:49
Come on, guys. This update has been around for only a day. Give it a chance. (:
Besides, I do believe that the admins will continue to improve this new function (like many other things too)... Nothing is permanent.



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