-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)

Monarch (#67324)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:41:25
Oh my gosh I was hoping for this to be implemented soon! :D YESSSSSS



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Budgie (#71129)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:41:28
I'm looking forward to this extra aspect of challenge!



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Kojika-Koi (#72498)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:41:30
So awesome! Also I friggin love the Zazu protection item xD



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Dr. Bones (#39471)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:41:44
Wow, the pages come fast..



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Adelaide [CLEAN
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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:41:50
Ooooh, interesting. I wonder though, if a cub is under a lion's protection, can it be sold/chased/killed (through normal means) or do we need to take it off protection first?

Yes it can - Xy



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Edited on 16/10/15 @ 14:04:06 by Xylax (#4)

NegCol (#71390)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:41:55
Really glad to see that cubs won't die a random death - was worried that a cub at 97% would have a chance of being killed.



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Jahanara [Clean
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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:42:06
I wondered what the hell the exclamation point meant and what the Broodmother option was.

I thought my cubs since they were from studs, weren't going to be protected by my Anshargal...

Glad that wasn't the case and now the cublets are protected. (Might be interesting for the males to do that or to be able to steal cubs in the future) xD



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Llamedos (RoseGold) (#11052)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:42:07
cool updates



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Alex (#73897)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:42:08
I'm actually pretty excited!



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Nny (#257)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:42:34
Although I think it'd be more fun if cubbins died randomly, I must say I've been super excited fur this update~ /o3o/



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Siliandra (#1137)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:42:42
I wish there was a page much like the nesting page to show which cubs still need broodmothers and to be able to assign them faster, I dread to think what people that get 10+ cubs daily will have to get through.

It doesn't affect the established prides so much but I think it will kill the fun in the game for many newbies, will definitely be a nuisance to have to keep doing this all the time. I don't find this feature as adding to my enjoyment of lioden whatsoever.



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Thalassa (#7869)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:43:22
This is very exciting! I wondered when it was going to be introduced! =D



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Sammsy [Duat Uneven] (#72322)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:44:06
Cub Mortality hmmm ^^ This is definitely gonna put a new twist on the game!



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StormWatcher (#57285)

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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:45:01
Very cool update!



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MothballM (G2 Nefer
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Posted on
2015-10-16 06:45:36
It'll take some getting used to, that's for sure



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