Welcome to the thread where I'll be keeping track of my project to make a true, 100% exact replica of an old raffle lioness that is now extinct! Feel free to reply to this thread, I'll keep the most important info in the main post.
What I personally define as an extinct raffle lioness
I've chosen to specifically try to tackle RLs that there are no breedable clones left of. As long as there is still a breedable clone around somewhere I chose to not consider that lioness as a target, even if the account with the clone is inactive. To me, bringing someone back that it is physically impossible to get a clone of feels the most impactful. If i know someone can log on and "ruin" all my work someday, it's less motivating to work towards.
Currently on my seventh project king! He's got all her traits, so I'm now on the part I've dubbed "phase 2" of the project.
Work in Progress - Compilation of all currently targeted RLs!
If I'm missing your project, let me know and I'll happily add you to the list ;D
Sorted by date of the RL - from oldest to newest
August 30th, 2013
Hunted by: LoveIss (#313293)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
March 11th, 2016
Hunted by: LoveIss (#313293)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
June 3rd, 2016
Hunted by: Hibiscus (#356434)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
January 5th, 2018
Hunted by: adamant[rl recreation project] (#260420)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
January 26th, 2018
Hunted by: Hen [Gen 1|Frail|x3 Ros|Ebony] (#123712)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
March 9th, 2018
Hunted by: Quills (#159159)
Project thread (if any): this one!
June 1st, 2018
Hunted by: Coconut [Project] (#212840)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
August 24th, 2018
Hunted by: ReimuTwT (#397975)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
March 8th, 2019
Hunted by: Violet | G2 1.8k Dorsal Pie (#251592)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
March 29th, 2019
Hunted by: 🌺Sundrown🌺 (#426231)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
July 5th, 2019
Hunted by: LunarKnight - G2 Heavy Pie! (#151072)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
June 4th, 2021
Hunted by: ditto | damu project! (#350935)
Project thread (if any): Click to go to thread
September 3rd, 2021
Hunted by: Raya (#297992)
Project thread (if any): none
Template (for my own convenience) Date
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Previously completed target: Noctis RL from 10.04.19
Click the spoiler tag to see the thread info from when I was working on her~
Choosing a target
The most difficult and most important part: which raffle lioness should I try to recreate?
For the sake of my own sanity I decided early on that I would not try to recreate a raffle lioness with a rosette marking or a combo base. A rosette marking would require a ridiculous amount of gnawrocks, and combo bases are simply too much of a hassle for it to be worth it. There's plenty of other good options to go for instead.
I looked trough the old raffle lioness directory, specifically RLs from 2016-2018 and 2019-2020. If a RL stood out to me, I searched her up, and if there were no breedable clones remaining I added her to the list of candidates. In the end I narrowed it down to 4 raffle lionesses I would personally want to see brought back, and with a bit of help deciding on a target from friends & fellow users, I have now decided on who I want to recreate!
The target: Noctis RL from October 4th, 2019
She's a stunning girl for sure, and I think she's one of the easier girls to recreate. She does not have a BO mane shape, mane color, skin or eye color. That means all I have to focus on is the markings and the base, and then I can fix all the remaining parts later.
Noctis base is also way easier to breed, since its a rare base instead of special. As long as I can get all the markings onto 1 lion, i can throw on a base applicator with the right genetics and at some point a noctis cub will be born. Having a noctis based parent isn't needed, unlike a special based RL would need.
Marking Availability
Here is the status on all the markings this RL has, last updated February 23rd 2022.
I've never really done a project like this before, so I'm a bit unsure where to start. I'll think about the base last, and for now try to create a stud and a lioness that paired together cover all the markings. I'll try to get ahold of the more rare marking slots first, like the white inverted zebra and white soft unders, and then the more common markings like celestial speckles last. Lastly I'll try to get a noctis cub with these markings and then throw applicators on to fill out the remaining, non-BO traits.
Summary of the Goal
Main part: Get a true 100% replica of the October 4th, 2019 raffle lioness
Extra challenge: Try to keep the finished lioness clean and with a short heritage!
No idea how hard/easy it will be to keep the heritage short, but for now aim for a G3-4 RL clone?
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