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 Ahadi | EPIC (#10342) Impeccable View Forum Posts  Posted on 2015-11-08 14:39:50 |
Obtaining a LeoponFor starters, we must explain where leopons come from. The very literal story is when a daddy leopard and mommy lion somehow fall in love, (you put all the panther on her, so don't blame him entirely!), they sneak away on a moonlit rendezvous and return with an adorable bastard tucked inside your lioness' belly. Since the smug leopard is both charming and an asshole, he decides you should raise his spawn in your pride while he goes off to woo more obnoxiously spotted lionesses. As a result, you end up with a hybrid. The in-game truth is a bit simpler. Leopons begin as rare mutations. Any fertility can produce a mutation and, theoretically, a leopon. However, lower fertilities are more likely to produce both mutations and leopons in general. Mutation items such as GMO Cows, (September event item), Lion Meat, (January event item), and Cotton Root Bark, (Oasis item), can also increase your chances. Leopons are a very rare mutation along with dwarfism as compared to a common one such as achromia. They are born like a regular cub into your den, but are accompanied with the following text: This litter brought a small surprise: a cub that is different to normal lion cubs. Upon questioning - in fear of being chased or killed - the lioness admits to a small rendezvous with a leopard when she was in heat... The cub is a hybrid! What will you do now!? However, this is where the similarities end. Leopons are in their own mutation class called hybrids which have their own genetic system. It bares explaining that Instant birthing your lioness will not affect and/or change your chances of getting a leopon. This is determined the instant the cubs are generated which is when the lioness is bred and is not in any way affected by IBFs.
First Generation LeoponsFirst generation leopons, those gained as mutations from regular lions, are born with default attributes regardless of their parent's genetics. First generation leopons are always born with the Kimanjano base, (unique to leopons), Dark Golden scarce mane, yellow eyes, dudley nose, and Slot 1: White Underfelt (100%) as well as Slot 6: Mottled Rosette (100%), (unique to leopons). They, along with any second generation leopons, will have special lines just for them! Although they may not look like it, leopons behave as regular lions for customization. This means you may add any custom base, marking, nose, or eye color unto a leopon. You may also use event applicators and/or event features, such as November's NCL marking feature, on your leopon. Any leopon female is fertile and acts like a regular lioness in terms of breeding. Male leopons, regardless of generation, cannot be bred even with the use of fertility items. They are completely infertile, rendering females the only possible way of breeding leopons.
Second and Onward Generation LeoponsOnly a leopon which is originally obtained as a mutation from a regular lioness, thus with a leopard as a father, will say "Leopon (first generation)" as their mutation. These are not the only leopons which can exist since females can breed. They have the possibility of producing second and onward generation leopons. This is where I would suggest grabbing a sketchbook and some blueprints as genetics can get messy here! Female leopons can breed with normal lions. They typically have very low fertilities, but this can be remedied with fertility items and/or some breeding patience. It is perhaps simplest to think of leopons as inheritable mutations, allowing them to have both regular lion cubs and leopon cubs in the same litter. It is also possible for them to pass down their unique base and marking, but it is also possible for them to inherit special breed only markings, eyes, and bases! Let's consider a hypothetical breeding between our first generation leopon and a slate male with Celestial Speckles, Dim Silver, and Under White 4 as well as Starshine eyes.
Breeding Leopon AttributesSecond generation and onward leopons containing the leopon gene may pass it on to their cubs when bred to other lions and any non-leopon markings or bases they possess. On the other hand, the base and marking unique to leopons is a different case altogether when it comes to breeding. The Kimanjano base and the marking Mottled Rosette can only be gained through breeding a first generation leopon and having it pass to her offspring. Leopons readily pass these to their own kids, regardless of whether or not the cubs have the leopon gene or not. A lioness containing these two unique things is a completely different story. Lions lacking the leopon gene have extreme issues passing the base or marking unto their own cubs. It appears the leopon gene helps increase the likelihood of cubs receiving the base and, without it, there's almost no chance of it being passed to cubs. Ochre gnawrocks are a possible solution for the marking, but the horrendously low pass rate for the Kimanjano base cannot be remedied, even in Kimanjano x Kimanjano pairings. A possible solution which has been discussed is retiring to a leopon king and then retiring again to regular lion, keeping the leopon's looks. This gets around the infertility aspect as the new king will inherit the leopon only attributes but without the mutation, permitting fertility. While clever, the pass rates for your new king's Kimanjano base remain so deplorably nonexistent as a regular lion, he may as well be borderline infertile in terms of pass rates.
Any further questions?I hope this helps clarify the confusion on breeding leopons or hybrids in general! Please feel free to post below with any questions, comments, or concerns you have. I'll be happy to address them as best I can. Many thanks and best luck in your leopon adventures!
 16 players like this post! Like? Edited on 09/11/15 @ 00:34:27 by Ahadi | EPIC (#10342) |
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FlameyOcean (#80275)
Amazing View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-04-09 07:06:55 |
Can lionesses just happen to breed with a leopon whilst they are in heat? 0 players like this post! Like? |
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Davina {Hexa Feline Primal} (#68950) 
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-04-09 12:02:41 |
No. You breed with your lioness like normal and, if you are lucky, when she gives birth there will be a pm explaining that there was a strange cub in her litter and she will admit to also mating with a leopard. 0 players like this post! Like?Edited on 09/04/16 @ 19:04:06 by Davina {Mottled|Hematite} (#68950) |
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FlameyOcean (#80275)
Amazing View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-04-09 12:40:24 |
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Davina {Hexa Feline Primal} (#68950)
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-04-10 00:26:02 |
Yep! All of the Cubs will look like the lioness and lion you bred, except for the baby leopon, if you happen to get lucky! It's still super rare, but using mutation items like lion meat, gmo cows and cotton root bark all increase your chances for a first gen Leopon! 0 players like this post! Like?Edited on 10/04/16 @ 07:28:45 by Davina {Mottled|Hematite} (#68950) |
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FlameyOcean (#80275)
Amazing View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-04-10 05:57:50 |
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MiniR56 (#89625)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-05-10 12:58:13 |
When my friend showed me this game some time ago when leopons first came out they looked nothing like that, they looked like legit leopards. I don't understand no more what happen 0 players like this post! Like? |
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😸 Chonk 😸 (#54568)
Deathlord of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-05-10 13:05:37 |
First generation leopons look like leopards, because they have the kimanjano base and mottled rosette. Second+ generation leopons can have any base/markings, so they might not look like a leopard, as far as coloring goes. Is that what you mean? 0 players like this post! Like? |
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MiniR56 (#89625)
View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-05-10 13:09:04 |
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Davina {Hexa Feline Primal} (#68950)
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-05-10 13:13:05 |
A First generation leopon does look like a Leopard because each first gen leopon has the mottled rosette marking and a yellowish-orange base called kimanjano. The mutation however, is not limited to the marking and base, but is rather shown by the different line art that it was given. Any offspring of a first generation leopon CAN have these marks and base, and they CAN inherit the leopon mutation, but a second generation leopon does not necessarily have to have that base or marking. EDIT: haha sniped by locust while i thought out a well worded post ;~; 0 players like this post! Like?Edited on 10/05/16 @ 20:14:07 by Davina {Mottled|Hematite} (#68950) |
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😸 Chonk 😸 (#54568)
Deathlord of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-05-11 06:51:40 |
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~*ÇŁØ UDŸ*~ (#87853) Usual View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-06-12 02:00:42 |
So basically, you don't really need to have anything to breed a Leopon, they can either just luckily come out or you can use items to increase the chance? 0 players like this post! Like? |
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Kyra (G1 X3 Rosette Dawn eyes) (#38924) Good Natured View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-06-20 05:09:05 |
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Davina {Hexa Feline Primal} (#68950)
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-06-21 08:15:14 |
Yes. Leopons can naturally pass their mutation to their offspring. Because of this chance for the mutation to pass, lion scrotes won't work on leopons at all. 0 players like this post! Like? |
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Arrow (#58901)
Prince of Terror View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-06-22 06:32:45 |
So it's true that a leopon can be born from a VLF lioness using CRB, GMO, etc? 0 players like this post! Like? |
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Davina {Hexa Feline Primal} (#68950)
King of the Jungle View Forum Posts Posted on 2016-06-22 07:43:37 |
Yes, the first gen leopons are obtained by chance, from vlf lionesses or mut breeding items. 0 players like this post! Like? |
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