Mutation Variations!

That's right! You can now have a variation of mutation of same type! We're releasing now a first project with excitement to see how you guys like it and maybe bring some spice to common mutations.

Our first project is Primal - we didn't really intend for this mutation to be rare, but we also didn't expect for it to become so popular. Players complained the value dropped and everyone has a primal now. Well, why not make it fun again?

Primal males can pass on Primal trait, we can agree on that. You either get a normal cub or a Primal, unless that rare chance kicks in and you get another mutation.
Now, in addition to usual cubs, Primal males can now produce a variation of Primal mutation called Smilus. It will show up on any male cub as Primal (Smilus). It will look exactly like normal Primal, but the male adult has a small visual change.

This is how Smilus looks like all grown up! How exciting!
Primal (Smilus) is still a Primal, meaning it breeds just like it, has same passing chances etc. That's why it's a variation - only visuals change in this situation, and only for adult males. You can consider Leopon generation system to be of something similar - it's still the same Leopon but it has different trait when it shows (1st generation).

We find it a nice first addition to test out the field!

That means, using Buffalo Scrotum and Red Cock will give you better chances of breeding a Smilus!

We have also added a special item in Oasis for just 1 GB called Pennyroyal that will boost chances of a mutation variation if fed to Primal stud.


- Primal (Smilus) can only be bred from a Primal parent.
- Primal (Smilus) is a male-only mutation, and will show up since birth.
- Primal (Smilus) has exact same genetics and breeding data as normal Primals.
- It can be bred naturally from a Primal at a low chance, but the chance can be boosted with an item.
- Primal (Smilus) can become a stud and breed, but the Smilus trait is not higher than in normal Primals.
- It will affect cubs only bred after this update.
- Mutie on Demand: Primal will NOT give you the variation type, only the basic Primal.
- Pennyroyal works for 1 breeding only

Now be aware they are not as rare as Leopons, at all. It's just something 'rarer' to aim for or surprise you with!

What about the future? :D

In next week or more, depending on workflow, Primals will get another mutation variation that we planned alongside called Felis. The breeding will look a bit like this:

Primal (Felis) will affect male and female adult Primal stages both. It will work just like Smilus meaning it will have Primal genetics [meaning females can't pass the trait], and will be passed ONLY from a Primal father (no matter if the father has a variation or not) and I feel happy to show you a spoiler right away!

I wanted to show in Lioden lore how Primal variations look different from usual lions.
Primal is very large, muscly, robust. It has short hind legs, thick fur, elongated face and sabre teeth, as well as bobbed tail and very fluffy mane. Females are fuzzier as well.

Smilus looks more like a lion and is slightly smaller than Primal. It is very muscly and has long fur, but not as thick mane as Primal. It has longer tail than Primal covered in long hair, as well as long sabre teeth. I perceive them as very aggressive, but you can roleplay anything!

Felis would be almost the size of a normal lion, is very elongated and lean, however very muscly. It has arched back and shorter, sturdier hind legs, along with bunny-like tail. It also has shorter sabre teeth and scarcer mane, but it has lynx-like fuzz on sides, females as well. The ears are tufted and body fur, where it's not sticking out, is very short.

Of course as usual, mutations do NOT have matching decors. Decors match only to universal lions, if you want a dynamic decor that fits a mutation, feel free to make a custom decor with title/description that covers "For X mutation".
Remember I am 100% fine with you drawing one of our own Decors for mutations as long as it's drawn completely by you! Example "Opal Jewelry for Dwarves" :D

Also the battle portrait is moved down to match where head is. Decors on den portraits are always suited to how universal lions work so they might look shifted. This cannot be avoided. Cons of mutations.

Future plans for variations cover refreshing mutations such as Folded Ears or maybe even Achromia! I also have something in mind for Dwarves (which you can suspect what it is if you watched my art stream! :D)

Hope this new mechanic will bring joy to everyone and will make everyone excited. Let's not lie to ourselves, mutations turned out to be a huge part of Lioden, and I think I will celebrate that with everyone.

Curious how the art looks like up close to see how I shade or any other reason? Check out the large .jpg files!

Smilus
Felis M
Felis F

Now, for those who aren't as much into mutations we have much more in this update to smile about!

Regent Mane
This is a new Oasis mane that you guys invented, suggested and voted on through past months. It should be ready with 95% of decors onsite and is ready for any custom decor updates you guys have :D I will update the .psd files in the art thread this weekend!

New Nose and Eyes
New Custom Eyes - Cucumber! Passing rates - (45% cucumber, 10% emerald, 15% green, 20% olive, 10% jade) - they will appear in groupies as well! :D
New Custom Nose - Sanguine! not much to add here, it's not tied to any specific base yet so feel free to use Nose Changers :D

Bug fixes and tweaks:
* May Event - New cute encounter tied to tier 3 and the Brotherhood storyline will appear in explore. Have fun hunting >:D

* Fixed for future - Exclusive NCL markings/eyes/nose turning off when Event NCL's are launched.
* Fixed - Peach Nose not appearing on exclusive NCLs
* Fixed - Tree cubs showing wrong base genetics - will fix all existing cubs tonight don't worry!
* Fixed - Vulture Egg stack not giving karma
* Fixed - Groupies having both Poses and Mutations at same time (wowza that luck) - if yours is still showing that just PM Katze or Xylax for a fix. You deserve that mutation.
* Fixed - Beetle skins not sorting in hoard
* Fixed - removed hunger drop text when breeding lions
* Fixed - wardrobe not pulling piebald info

* Added subforum in stockpile for Gorilla Cub interest!
* Added Userlog tweak - it will now show which slot and marking you used RMA or Marking Removal on.
* NEW - You can now expand frozen and submale slots forever (no more restriction!), but the frozen slots price will grow automatically and we can't really tweak that ;'D hey at least submale slots will stay at same price as the current top one!

Remember that May event will end on May 31st at 11:59 pm and all your currency will be stored on your account until next year.

After we're done with Felis I should catch up with pending mutation markings, sorry for wait!

Don't worry, next huge update (there might be smaller ones first) is Explore Expansion :D we're on a roll!

Thank you so much testers for all your help!

Raffle Lioness

Congrats Dawnsoul (#22310)! You have won the last raffle lady!
New lady with the Rainforest BG is up for impressing in Special Lioness area in Explore or in NEWS section under News Post List! ;D

Polls and dev notes
Looks like you guys decided in the last poll that community wants to have June daily quests and NPC to talk to, remember that in 2017 there will be no storyline yet!
So, new poll LINK August Storyline thoughts? Help me decide if I should give you guys romancing option or maybe that's too cliche? Or, why not be nice and make three options instead? Halp