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✪ Summary:

I was thinking we could use more unique top-coat markings. "Prince" - so named after a certain young prince who couldn't wait to be king - would be a set of subtle top coat markings that nicely blend into faded, low opacity around the edges.


✪ What I Am Proposing:

[+] A set of randomly-appearing, colour-group based breed-only markings.

These spontaneous markings can appear on any cub, regardless of appearance or mutation, at a very low rate when neither parent has the mark - similar to though not quite as rare as rosettes.

These markings would be breed only, and the only items in the game that affect their pass rate are Ochre Gnaw Rocks and Ochre Powder. They can be passed from a parent with the marking at a low rate, and a slightly boosted rate by breeding to another lion with the marking in the same slot.

Ideally, this marking would appear only in slots 4 through 10, as it is intended to be a top coat marking, that layers over other markings. Additionally, if mechanics permit, I would like their colours to be tied to the genetics group of the parents bases.

It is my hope these markings would appear in the following colours:
Black Genetics: Cimmerian, Desolate, Snowpard, Ebony, Flint, Ashen
Cream Genetics: Senegal, Arabica, Finch, Tusk, Soot, Teardrop
Golden Genetics: Doubloon, Goridhe, Bone, Dandelion, Sunkissed, Mobola
Red Genetics: Mulberry, Cassis, Rhubarb, Fiery, Sapela, Cinnabar

Example 1:
Parent A (Cream) x Parent B (Red)
A Prince marking appearing on the cub can only be from the Cream or the Red lists above.

Example 2:
Parent A (Has Cream Prince Mark on BDS App Base) x Parent B (Black)
A Prince marking appearing on the cub has a low chance of being the Cream Prince mark (passed from Parent A), or a Black prince mark (spontaneously appearing from either black genetics of the parents) inherited randomly at a very low rate.

This method of tying the marking to a base coat colour allows some degree of reliability for players hoping to breed certain markings, while providing a higher chance that the Prince marking that appears will complement their lion's base coat design.

A graphic describing how this marking differs from other spots and rosettes:


There is no artwork reference image at this time, so please enjoy this very cute lil guy I found holding his blanket who has marks as I'm describing.


If you don't support, I'd like to know why. I appreciate constructive criticism over a simple "no".