Announcement Regarding Base Pass Rates

We would like to address an issue that has recently been brought to our attention regarding special bases and their pass rates. Based on the information that we have seen, we went ahead and ran some tests against our breeding system. It was discovered that the pass rate percentages are no longer accurate to the numbers stated in the genetics introduction news post back from mid-2015. As the number of bases has slowly but steadily increased, the percentages gradually became skewed over time. This was an oversight on our part, and was in no way intentional - we apologise for this.

As of today's update, we have adjusted the rates to work properly for breedings. However, we would like to state that breeding special (rare) bases are still just as difficult to pass on as they were prior to the change, as those bases are meant to stay rare.

Additionally, we have renamed the genetics categories to hopefully make base rarities a little more clear. Before this change, there were two rarities for bases: "Common" and "Special". "Special" encapsulated everything from customisable specials available through the Oasis to specials that could only be applied or passed down via raffle lioness. Now, we have the following: "Common", "Uncommon", "Rare", and "Special".
"Common" bases are exactly as they were prior to this change - anything that can be found in the wild on NCLs and rolled males, as well as most bases applied via Oasis, and certain combo bases.
"Uncommon" bases are now bases that were previously categorised as special, but can be applied via Oasis, such as Buttermilk, Korat, Maltese, Onyx, etc.
"Rare" bases are bases that can only be achieved through breeding, such as Anjeer, Champagne, Cocoa, Fiery, and so on.
"Special" bases are what those difficult-to-breed bases are now categorised as. These include applicator, non-common combo, and raffle-exclusive bases such as Cairngorm, Celestial, Haze, Lilac, Orchid, Pulsar, etc.

We want to make it clear that it is still essentially broken down to "Common" and "Special". This tweak only separates the different categories of "Specials" into more clarified sections, which should be easier for users to understand.

Below, we have included a rough estimate of the adjusted breeding passage rates.

Common x Common = Guaranteed common
Common x Uncommon/Rare/Special = Very high chance for Common, very small chance for Uncommon/Rare/Special
Uncommon/Rare/Special x Uncommon/Rare/Special = Good chance for Common, decent chance for Uncommon/Rare/Special

Uncommon x Uncommon can still produce Rare offspring, and vice versa.
Special will never pass unless one of the parents is also Special."

ALL BREEDING CHANGES COME TO LIFE AS OF THIS NEWS POST, IT APPLIES TO ANY BREEDING DONE AFTER

Patrolling
We have now implemented the cooldown change with regards to a poll we took a short while ago. From now on, patrolling will take a full hour to get the results. This means that you won’t have to come back within 15 minutes for results, and then come back 45 minutes later to patrol again once the cooldown is finished. You’ll be able to send another lion straight out after you pick up your results!

Stud Items
Two more items have been added to the ‘stud item pool’, where you can send items over in a stud request to be used on the stud you’re requesting at the point of breeding. These two items are: Opal Saltlick and Rock Salt.

New Things
** New Emotes! **
5 new emotes have been added today!
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wat
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Event Encounter
A new, extremely rare encounter has been added to explore for the August Event. Will you find the Mysterious Stranger? And what gift will he bestow upon you?

Passing Tweaks:
* Double Uterus *
The rarity of Double Uterus has been modified again due to a high number of DUs being present on the site. This is lowered both from where it generates (a fresh new mutation) and from when it’s passed down via Lion Scrotum. The new rate of passing DU using Lion Scrotum is now 5% instead of the usual 25% the item gives. This does not affect other mutations bred with this item.

* Kimanjano *
Kimanjano’s pass rate has also been lowered. The rate remains the same if the mother is a Leopon as well as the cub, but is lowered if the cub is not a Leopon, and then lowered again if the mother also isn’t a Leopon.

New Markings
Fun thing - we noticed there were some markings that we simply forgot to add in over the years. One or two per update were just kind of omitted. So today, they appear for you like intended!

Custom:
* Scoria Dapple
* Leg Banding Blue
* Tail Banding Blue
* Leg Spotting Fading Heather
* Leg Spotting Strong Heather

Raffle:
* Dim Blue
* Dim Red

Rosette, working the same as the first Rosettes we introduced to the game:
* Dark Brown Rosette

Hotfixes this week:
* Fixed sprite rendering issue in Microsoft Edge & Firefox for Fire Escape
* Combined userlog entries into one when earning a prize in Fire Escape / Poacher Chase
* Clarified error message when unable to submit score due to session timing out (Fire Escape / Poacher Chase)
* Added notice to games that reset at midnight (versus Rollover)
* Added toggle to reduce visual movement in Fire Escape & Poacher Chase

Layout tweaks

Lion Page Discussion Topic
Some of you may remember that earlier in the year, we had a developer stream in which we asked the userbase what aspects of the site they would like to have updated for convenience. One of these adjustments included an update to the “Lion Page” to make it more user-friendly and condensed. The thread link below will direct you to a Game Development thread containing a mockup for this new page. We would be extremely grateful to gather your feedback and opinions on the current mockup, as well as any tweaks, necessary changes, etc. that you feel the page needs in order to be more streamlined and easier to access.
LINK

Survey for News
In light of the upcoming Lion Page updates (which will hopefully be in next week!) we'd like to get your opinions on our potential update of the Den page. We would like to split the page into two, make the Den page itself more focused on your King and his pride, and then have a secondary "Player Profile" page which would include all of your player stats, allies, wishlist, etc. We would love for you to complete a short survey to let us know what you think are the most important things that should stay on the Den part if we go ahead with this change:
LINK

Announcement/Correction
We will no longer be removing Discord IDs, Skype usernames, etc. from the forums and den pages. It is at the user's own risk to post them. Remember to protect yourself from cyberbullying as much as possible; we don't want to hinder our community growing together.
Please be aware that we cannot moderate whatever is happening on Discord, Skype, or any other outside messaging platforms.

Raffle Lioness

Congrats King Sabor (#127391)! You have won the last raffle lady!
New lady with the Woodlands of Zanzibar BG up for impressing in Special Lioness area in Crossroads or in NEWS section under News Post List!

Polls and Dev Notes
Thank you for your votes! More mutie encounters in explore, noted!

LINK - New poll! What slot should Tigon's unique marking come in?

Next Update: Coding update! Website tweaks, bug fixing, new features, etc.!

Friday goofy doodle comic: