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I basically just had to fill in the blanks and it made it into a story. In a bungalow there lived a weathered, fake Dragon named Violet Fox. Not a handsome wobbly, idyllic bungalow, filled with trousers and a warped smell, nor yet a ginger, brown, curvaceous bungalow with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a Dragon-bungalow, and that means happiness. One day, after a troubling visit from the Wyvern James Duncan, Violet leaves her bungalow and sets out in search of three greasy bananas. A quest undertaken in the company of people, old folk and noisy fairies. In the search for the Wyvern-guarded bananas, Violet Fox surprises even herself with her braveness and skill as a housekeeper. During her travels, Violet rescues a kettle, an heirloom belonging to James. But when James refuses to try partying, their friendship is over. However, James is wounded at the Battle of Four Armies and the two reconcile just before Violet engages in some serious partying. Violet accepts one of the three greasy bananas and returns home to her bungalow a very wealthy Dragon. xD4 points
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Creating a starting pair will be cool BUT what id like would be an option for a button to randomly generate a pair. Both a button for the pair to be generated and to seperately generate each seperate sex. An option to put a random gene into one or both of the mutation slots would be interesting also.4 points
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When Minerva wakes a small kit lays below her, sleeping calmly. She has a sleek grey pelt with a crown of pink horns. Minerva decides to name her Anasi Lavata grows up and spends most of her days wandering through the grasses, drawn to something beyond the camp. Minerva warns her to not stray too far away, so she sticks close by. After a few moons a creature wanders out from the brush. They lock eyes and at the same time whisper "You're the one I've searched for." The tom reveals himself to be Kirku, by now the two have reached nearly the end of their lives, but they fall in love regardless. The next rain to come is a true storm, lasting two days. On each day, Lavata has a child. They are Lala and Kirva. They both share the fire red pelt of their parents, and their sharp horns. The second pregnancy bears too difficult on Lavata, and with the birth of Lala she passes. Her mate follows soon after The siblings grow up and on their first rain as adults, Anasi becomes pregnant with Kirva's kit. The Gods are upset by such a close relation bearing a kit, as he is her nephew, and after the birth Anasi grows sick and dies in the nest. The child bears a striking resemblance to Kirku, and is named Anko after a God of Rebirth. Minerva believes that he holds Kirku's soul, and that he has been given a second chance at life by the Gods, since he was not able to live to see his children grow up. One day in the rain, Lala comes across a sick nicheling picking berries off the bushes. The creature, named Dagger, tells her the story of a clan to the North East, from which she was banished for her sickness. Her mother had ignored her clans warnings that she would enrage Jupiter and birthed her on a day of drought, causing her to be born with an extremely contagious illness. Any creature to sleep beside her would be infected. Lala tilts her head at the nicheling. "How does your clan know of the Gods?" She takes her to camp and Dagger tells her story to Minerva, whose face lights up in glee. "CeeCee did it...she started a clan all of her own. We must go see them, we must." Dagger lowers her head sadly. "I'm afraid not many of them survived my illness... they only cast me out once they realized they would all die if I stayed." Minerva looks at the poor child sadly. "I will give you this land, everything we have here, for you to remain for the rest of your life. We will go to the clan, and we will save them. You will remain here, in the comfort of our home, and when the sickness takes you, you will join the Heavens in a healthy body. You are not at fault for your parent's mistakes." Once Dagger is tucked into a warm nest, the clan gathers some of their resources and heads out for their journey. They come across cleared land littered with bones and graves. Minerva leads her clan on steadily, but cautiously. They settle down to sleep around a patch of berry bushes, curling up below their leaves. In the night the grasses rustle, and Anko awakens to see a nicheling enter the clearing. The moon gleams off of her fur in honey colored waves. Anko is instantly star struck. She walks up to him and whispers. "Are you here to save us?" In the morning she introduces herself as Silver, and begins to lead the group to the camp. "We had to move to the ocean side, the rabbits all ran from the illness, there isn't any food left here now. Last night I woke from a dream telling me to follow the moon. I walked in its direction until I found you all sleeping here." Minerva tilts her head. "How many of you are there?" "Most of us died from the sickness. It was an impossible situation. Dagger and I were born the same day, we're cousins. My mother moved me to the end of the camp, told me to spend my nights watching the moon and to sleep below the bushes in the day. The clan hoped Dagger would get better, but instead the sickness spread to anyone who remained close to her, except for her mother, who was immune. There were four of us until just two days ago, my father died on the beach, the last one with the disease. Now we are only three." The group arrives at the camp, and a tall yellow nicheling emerges from the brush. "Silver, who have you brought with you?" Minerva walks to the front of the group, and the creature's eyes widen. "You are Minerva...The Goddess that walks the earth...you are here to save our clan." Minerva gives a hesitant nod. "This is my family. They all hold the blood of the first creature to create your clan, CeeCee. We met Dagger" The creature lowers her eyes away. "Your daughter will pass in great comforts on our land. We've left her a bounty of food and nest." She lifts her head again. "My name is Belle. I was once the leader of this clan. But I led it to ruin. You've met Silver, allow me to introduce you to our other living member. Rust." A child enters the grounds, she has a small spitsnout and brown fur with flicks of gold intertwined. They all introduce themselves, and over the next moon they help the clan get back on their feet. Rain comes and by this time Silver has become pregnant with Anko's child. That night she gives birth to a boy, she names him SnowDrops. At the same time as the child's birth, Lala and Kirva have reached their final day. The two curl up beside Minerva, say goodbye to everyone, and pass peacefully in the night. Anko, holding the spirit of both himself and Kirku, mourns them both deeply for the next moon. Two moons from then, Rust and SnowDrops have grown up, and Silver has fallen pregnant again. By this time, Rust and SnowDrops have fallen for each other, and Rust is pregnant as well. The rain comes, and two kits are born. A male is born to Silver and Anko, due to his long hooked tail and sharp clawed paw, they name him Fish, for they can tell he will be the master of the river as he grows. When Minerva spots Rust's kit, she gasps. "She looks exactly like my mother, like Metis." Rust looks up at her. "That can only be a good omen I assume, a blessing from your mother that you are doing well here" She looks back at her kit. "Metisi. That is what we shall call her. A child born in image of a Goddess deserves a name of the same rank." Minerva smiles down at the kit. "Metisi" She whispers, more to herself than to anyone else." To be continued! (We're now at almost 200 moon)4 points
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kepa slams her fists down on a table. INCOMING UPDATE TONIGHT CRABWHORES! EAT ASS! I have swearing problems3 points
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the nichelings put him up there as a sign of "DON'T FUCK WITH US YOU'LL END UP ON A PIKE"3 points
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This playthrough doesn't really have any rules besides that children are only born during the rain. The playthrough is focused on the immortal nicheling Minerva. She is a goddess and therefor unable to die, with perfect and beautiful genetics. (created with console commands of course) All other nichelings will be mortal, and she will travel the world alone until she finds other wanderers. Time takes place in the form of "moons" since days pass so quick but a year would be too long, a moon will be considered a week, but not an in game week of seven days, more a feeling of a week passing for the creatures. But when the counter hits 1000 days, that will count as Minerva's 1000 moons. Her story begins in the heavens. She is Minerva, Daughter of Metis. Metis is the goddess of wisdom and expects her daughter to reflect her traits. When Minerva grows up to become selfish and greedy. As she leans more to becoming a Goddess of warfare instead of a Goddess of wisdom and medicine. Minerva believes only in power and overthrowing the heavens. Her mother refuses to stand for such a thing and casts her to earth for the next thousand moons. Minerva wakes in the morning on solid ground for the first time in her life, though she is not scared. She begins to wander, and for the first thirty days, she is alone. Though she does not age, she is now susceptible to the dangers of earth. She must gather food to survive on, seek shelter where she can, avoid predators that may injure her beyond repair. After thirty days she begins to break down, never has she been alone for so long, how can she possibly survive like this? As if in answer to her woes, in the pouring rain the brush begins to shake, a creature emerges from the grasses. He introduces himself to her, his name is Tanu. He tells her that he felt like the pull of the rain was drawing him to her. Obviously having never seen a goddess before, he was bewitched by her appearance. The two fall in love and by the next rain she gives birth to a child. They name him Fleck. Minerva looks over her tiny child and for the first time since she has been cast to this island she is afraid. No half blood child can hold the powers of immortality. She realizes not only will she outlive her first child, she will outlive every child she births, and every creature she comes across on this earth. Time passes and Minerva teaches Tanu and Fleck about the lives of the Gods, and the rules that are rewarded by the Heavens. Her father is Jupiter, God of Storms, who rewards those who have children in the rain with good fortune and healthy kits. "He is what led you here, that day in the rain" She tells Tanu. "I thought I may never find anyone, that my punishment would be lived miserable and alone. But he answered my cries, and he answered them with you." The next rain comes soon after, and Minerva has another child. A daughter, Chia. With the pelt of her father and the spots of her mother, Chia is noticed by the gods as a true symbol of Minerva's growth, and the rain continues for another day, blessing them with extra food. As the children grow up, each creature falls into a set pattern through the day. Minerva is the hunter, due to her stunning speed, sharp horns, and poisonous fangs she can quickly take down any rabbit or mole. Chia follows behind her and gathers the meat to bring back to Tanu and Fleck, who gather berries and crack open nuts below the Great Oak Tree. Minerva is truly beginning to understand what home is, and her urge to provide food for her family is teaching her the value of life. Time passes and Tanu begins to grow older and weaker. He can barely manage to crack open a nut, simply collecting them and handing them to Fleck to open. Minerva doesn't know how to handle such a thing, no one in the Heavens gets weaker unless they are poisoned. No one in the Heavens ages. and no one, no. one. Dies of old age. Minerva can't handle seeing this mortal creature she has grown to love pass away. She takes off to the far ends of the territory. Killing mole after mole, giving the meat to Chia to take home. "Father passed this morning." Chia says to her, looking her right in the eyes. "He asked for you every day and yet you never came. Fleck grows older now, will you abandon him as well?" Minerva can hardly face her daughter. "I have not lived as long as many of the Gods, and I have never seen death. How am I supposed to learn to face it now, when it is someone I love? The Heavens of the Gods are different than the ones of the Souls, but I know he is there now, healthy and young again. In a thousand moons I will see him again, just as he was. Is that so wrong?" Chia tilts her head to her mother, in a soft voice retorts "you are a coward." and walks away. Within the next few moons, Fleck grows older, his mother never coming back from the far ends of the territory. Chia has been gone for days now, refusing to leave her brothers side. Minerva becomes racked with guilt and builds up the courage to see her son. When she returns, she finds she is too late. Chia greets her with nothing but sad eyes. Minerva sees the gray starting to spread across her daughters muzzle, and the fog starting to grow in her eyes. "I will not leave you" She whispers. With another moon come and gone, Chia reaches her final night. She lays next to her mother, Minerva's Peacock tail covering her from the rain. "Mother" Chia whispers "Promise me you will move on from here, find a new family, build a new life. Do it better. Don't abandon them." A tear falls from Minerva's violet eyes. "My child, I promise you I will never leave one of my own behind again. Those who die will die right by my side. I will comfort them on their walk to the Heavens." Chia sighs in content, letting go of her final breath in peace. Minerva mourns for three full moons beneath the Oak Tree. A rain storm comes and she feels the push from her father, Jupiter, to move on. She listens, traveling though unexplored grasses for many days. One day she stumbles upon a creature in the brush. She first notices the yellow coat, and then the big fluffy fur. Instantly she is reminded of Tanu. The nicheling lifts its head as she approaches. With a snout very different than that of Tanu, and eyes black and night, Minerva finds herself back in reality, realizing this obviously is not her former mate. He excitedly greets her, introducing himself as Wasp, she greets him back. "My, you sure have a unique look going for you there" Minerva lifts her head in shock, never before has she been teased in such a way "I am a Goddess. My pelt is speckled with the stars. My eyes are filled with the universe. Who are you to poke fun, you are named after an insect." He laughs, his eyes bright. "You must either be the most narcissistic creature I've ever met, or absolutely insane." A moon passes and the two fall in love. A different love than the one she experienced with Tanu. Tanu treated her like royalty. He knew she was a Goddess and he treated her as such. With Wasp, things are calmer, mostly due to the fact that he has not for a single second believed she is truly a Goddess. He is playful and kind, and when he tells her he wishes to have children she tells him they can't until it rains. "What? Why would you wait for rain?? Food is plentiful now, the soil is dry and so is the material to make a nest. Rain would soak the ground, wet the leaves and the branches. That's no weather to bring a kit into" Minerva shakes her head. "My father is the God of Storms. Any child born under the rains is guaranteed health and safety. I refuse to have a kit otherwise." Though Wasp thinks these a the ramblings of a crazy nicheling, they do wait until the rain, and with it comes their first child, Honey. "See? A picture of perfect health. Within the next few days the berries will be plentiful, the rabbits will come out to eat, the moles will search for worms, and we shall never go a hungry day." Wasp looks over is mate, who has not aged a day since they first met, and gently whispers "I suppose". They spend the next few days cleaning away the grass and brush. Minerva tries to teach Honey to hunt, but with each bunny he pounces on he simply lets go. Wasp suggests he instead learn to carefully gather the berries off the bushes, which he is able to do at ease. As the land begins to dry Minerva can sense the oncoming rain, she falls pregnant and begins to prepare the nest. On the day of the rain Minerva gives birth to twin girls. Poka and Dotte. They are the first creatures besides her mother that she has ever seen with the poison fangs. Poka's fur is a sleek brown, while Dotte's is similar to her mothers as she is coated in many spots. "They are absolutely beautiful" Wasp mutters in absolute awe of the children. "Yes" Minerva whispers back. "They are the children of the stars." The kits grow enough to go on their first hunt. Minerva believes they have the mark of the Hunters with their ram horns and poison fangs. Once they learn how to become stealthy, no creature will be able to sneak past them. After watching their mother pounce an unsuspecting mole, the two gather around the burrow. "When will it come out again?" Dotte whispers to her sister. "Hush! It'll never come out if you keep talking!" Poka hisses back. Minerva walks up behind the two, purring lightly. "It will never come out if you continue to sit directly in front of it's burrow." The two pull back, anxiously awaiting the next mole in the colony to pop up. The children catch a mole together the next day, and continue to catch more and more until eventually they grow large enough to catch one without each other's help. The territory continues to expand. Honey sits between two berry bushes, watching as they become ripe enough to pick. Poka and Dotte travel along the border, picking off rabbits and moles that catch their eyes. Wasp begins to grow older. On his final day he sits surrounded by his mate and his children. "You really meant what you said to me that day, that you are a Goddess." Minerva nods to him. "I never even thought to believe you until the day the twins were born. I had begun to grow gray in the muzzle and weak in the bones but you looked exactly the same. With each day I allowed myself to believe it more, and now that I lay here on my final night, I know it is true. Please, tell me about the Heavens. Tell me about why you are here." Her children stare at her in utter disbelief, but trusting both their parents, they listen to Minerva eagerly as she tells them her tale. "I was a very different creature then, so very many moons ago. I was one of the youngest Goddesses, but the child of two of the most powerful. I thought I could rule, that power was to be taken not earned. I believed that no mortal lives mattered and I prepared to rain Hell on the Earth to claim it as my own. So my mother, The Goddess of Wisdom, banished me from the Heavens for one thousand moons, of which I have only completed a small percentage of. When I arrived I was cold and bitter. Unwilling to accept it was I who had to change. I spent many days alone, I grew so lonely that I thought I may just lay down and let myself pass to the Heaven of Souls. But that night my father, Jupiter, brought me rain. And with it he brought me a family. I had two other children. I learned the importance of mortal life. I learned the importance of moral death. My first daughter, she made me promise I would move on, I would make a new family and not make the same mistakes as before. I am going to keep that promise. I swear that to you. And I swear once my thousand moons have passed, I will return to visit my family in the Heaven of Souls." They all looked at her in awe. that night Wasp passed, and the children with newfound knowledge were able to grieve but understand that they would be reunited someday. They all continued to hunt and collect. Making the best of their home. One day two Nichelings wander from the brush. The four look at them in absolute shock as the larger one has a large wing protruding from one side of his body. They introduce themselves as Kite and Claw, two friends who have been wandering this island together since they were kits. This is the first time Minerva has met a group of wanderers. She is unsure if they should join them. Before she can turn them away Dotte and Poka yell out at the same time "welcome!" Minerva looks at her children's bright faces and decides that though they are not her family, they can stay. A moon passes and the rain comes again. Dotte has fallen for Claw and Poka has fallen for Kite, and both have fallen pregnant. The day of the rain two kits are born. First comes Dotte's kit, who Minerva sees and instantly begins to weep. Her daughters try to comfort her, confused as to what has upset their mother so. "She looks so much like my first child, Like Chia." Dotte looks at her child and then back to her mother. "Then we will call her CeeCee, in memory of Chia." Within the next few hours Poka's kit is born. All look to him and gasp in amazement. His fur is feathered and white as snow. A beautiful white crown of horns sits atop his head. Two large wings stick out from both sides of his body. Kite whispers, almost to himself, "How...how can he have two wings?" Minerva looks to him. "He is a gift. Jupiter, the God of Storms and the Sky, has gifted the child with the ability to fly like a bird." To be continued (very soon)2 points
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Yes you totally should! For keeping the one immortal creature alive I suggest waiting until the creature is five or six days into adulthood and then doing increaseage -5, that way you don't have to do it every day and you're also making sure you don't wait too long. For the Gods/Goddesses I use a mix of real ones and made up ones that fit the plot.2 points
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"Mother, who is that?" Pointing to a mural of a many characters painted on the wall of the island, Analala stared at it in awe. Her mother, Ananasi, sat down next to her daughter on the lush green grass. "That's Clove, his mate Isla, and his mother Rosemary." "what's going on?" Analala looked at the mural once again, confused about what was happening. "Well, a long, long time ago, even before great-grandmother was born, Clove found Isla as a wanderer. Isla was beautiful, but she was crippled, and had no fertility what so ever. Clove was entranced all the same, and went to his mother, who was the leader of the tribe. Rosemary was not happy with Isla's over-all uselessness. She told Clove that he must attack and kill Isla as a punishment for even having the thought of bringing someone so useless into their tribe. Clove began to attack her, but could not go any further. Isla believed in Clove and trusted him to spare her, even if it was by a little bit. Clove refused to kill her, and Rosemary was furious. Without warning, Rosemary attacked Isla and killed her. Years later, Rosemary assigned him to a 'more useful' mate. Her name was Masala. Clove was too overcome with grief from the loss of Isla that he payed no attention to her. However, Masala was kind and accepting, so she was comfortable. Isla moved on to the heavens becoming the goddess of trust, while Clove became the god of grief. Masala became the goddess of acceptance. Rosemary was still filled with desire and cruelty, and moved on to become the goddess of cruelty. She still haunts and manipulates those with bad intentions." Analala seemed star-struck at the tale.2 points
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So glad you like it!! Thank you for reading, ill absolutely continue soon, I've just been having a lot of issues with my computer so it's hard to play niche lately.2 points
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I bet I could write something that makes almost some of this make sense.2 points
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My ideal collectors for sleepy reeds or whatever the hard swamp island is called were: Toxic body, bearyena hind legs, horns, stinky tail, sabre fangs, mega horns, double runners leg and big ears. That way you can collect the toxic berries, kill bearyenas and run decently fast. On Long winter I'd recommend sabre fangs, mega horns, heat body and hammer tail, I haven't deciced on the other genes yet though. Strength and speed are both very important on the snow islands to catch bunnies and a little bit of poison is always good for the walrus deer and balance bears so the ocassional Nicheling with poison fangs is a big help. Deadly Hills is one of my personal favourites the only thing you really need are poison fangs (can be exchanged for toxic body or scorpion tail) and enough strength to take down the killer bearyena's otherwhise you have a really wide variety of genes you can use (I settled on poison fangs, bearyena claw on at least one paw, hammer tail, mega horns, normal hind legs.) Oasis is also lovely: double claw, tail fin, water body, cracker jaw (optional, I never find enough shells to actually need the cracker jaw), webbed hind legs, big ears, Jungle: Armored or lean body, black fur, spots or stripes, big ears, big nose, stinky tail, mega horns, a little bit of strength and collecting so either bearyena hind legs or bearyena claw and nimble fingers Home island you just need something to crack nuts with2 points
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Don't think I don't recognize the Hobbit and LotR2 points
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I think it should stay the way it is. I don’t imagine it being more attractive than say big nose just because it’s rarer. And it’s not going to be as good a collector as bird beak. The point of short snout is to be a ‘default,’ so it’s not supposed to be super desirable anyways. I do think that short snout should be a bit less rare than it is currently, however. Being ‘default’ and one of the most dominant, it shouldn’t be so rare.2 points
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A new she-cat comes into the Blue Tribe. Her name is Mistyscratch. BEST TRAITS: Following WORST TRAITS: Wisdom Mistyscratch is a shy and sensitive she-cat who has many mistakes in her past. Therefore, she tends to go off of advice others give her in all of her decisions. One day, Mistyscratch and Bluemoss are walking together when they hear a terrible yowl coming from the east. When they reach the stream that separates Blue Tribe and Red Tribe, they find a battered and bleeding Redpounce. As wary as Bluemoss is of the tom, she knows that she would have helped Redsnake. "You red tribe cats and your predators!" Grumbles Bluemoss, picking up the limp Redpounce in her jaws and dragging him across the stream to Blue Tribe territory to mend his wounds. "Welcome back, Bluemoss says, looking over Redpounce as he begins to stir in a Blue Tribe nest, his body aching terribly as he tries to stretch. "Bluemoss..?" Asks Redpounce curiously. "You died. Six times, it seems," Bluemoss says, licking one of her paws casually. It would have been more had we not saved you." "...Thank you," mumbles out Redpounce. "I suppose Bearyenas think my tribe tastes better." "Perhaps." "If you'll excuse me, I'll be going," mumbles out Redpounce, getting up and walking towards the stream from whence he came. "Not so fast," Bluemoss calls. Redpounce feels the fur on his neck anxiously bristle. Was he being held as prisoner? "Both of our clans have a low population at the moment," Bluemoss explains. "Would you agree to being the father of I and/or Mistyscratch's kits? I had made a similar deal with Redsnake long ago. The kits can go to whoever they look most like. If you choose to have kits with both of us, one kit will stay here and one kit can be sent to Red Tribe." "Agreed," says Redpounce. Therefore, the kits are soon born: Embersquirrel is born to Bluemoss, and Mistyscratch has Scarjay. Scarjay stays with the Blue Tribe, and Embersquirrel comes to Red Tribe upon apprenticehood. (Scarjay is best at Wisdom, Perception, and Fighting; she is worst at Following, Spirituality, and Intelligence.) (Embersquirrel is best at Charisma, Willpower, and Spirituality; she is worst at Leading, Intelligence, and Perception.) Scarjay, the blonde she-kit, is a wise she-cat with fearsome hunting prowess. Her sister, Embersquirrel, is charismatic, stubborn, and has a lot of heart. Redpounce is anxious for the arrival of Embersquirrel- will she like him? Has Blue Tribe trained her to be disloyal to him or to hate him? He can't help but feel shaky. He is not the cat he was before the second Bearyena attack- not only are his jaw, throat, and ear mangled with battle scars, but he seems more serious and apathetic. "Do you really have to go?" asks Scarjay with dismay, looking at her sister. "Yup. Don't worry though, I'll be fine!" "Promise you'll be at the next gathering?" "I swear." Redpounce doesn't fear much, but he nearly jumps out of his pelt when he feels tiny claws on his back and the weight of a cat on top of him. Terrified of a repeat episode of when he nearly was sent to Starclan, he thrashes wildly about, twisting and pinning down his attacker. Imagine his suprise when he sees a laughing she-cat apprentice below him- one that looks a lot like him. He is even more terrified than before now, humiliated that he may have made a bad first impression to his daughter. "You're-" "Embersquirrel's my name," the she-cat says excitedly, striking a prideful pose. "And you must be the Redpounce everyone's spoke of? You have to be. Those good looks are unmistakable," she jokes, patting her father's scarred nose. She is even better than he had imagined- funny, charismatic, and a daring heart. Him, but better, he thought. "My sister wanted to meet you, too," Embersquirrel continues. "But I told her she would at the next gathering. Her name is Scarjay. She's a little quiet, though." Bluemoss moves onto her seventh life, and then it is time for a gathering. ""Scarjay!" yells Redpounce, smiling with pride at his daughter. Embersquirrel greets her sister with an aggressive, loving nuzzle.2 points
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A strategy I learned in home island is to have two adult nichelings per each stagmole hole. The first one uses it's turns like this: Move next to the hole Kill the mole Move away from the hole The second one does this: Move next to/on the hole collect the meat Move away from the hole The important thing is to have no one next to the hole over night so a new stagmole will spawn!2 points
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The child, named HawkEye, begins to grow. And with his growth comes his first flight. He stretches his wings and give them a couple of test flaps. He looks to Minerva. "Good. Now go try to fly over to Honey." Hawkeye hops up on top of the bunny hill and then leaps off, pumping his wings and catching about two feet of air before crashing down in front of his uncle. "Very nice. Maybe tomorrow Minerva can teach you how to land before teaching you how to fly." Minerva rolls her eyes at her son. "It's not like this is something any of know how to do. I really am trying my best. Goddess of Wisdom and all that." The next few days are spent teaching Hawkeye how to fly. One day Minerva sits atop the bunny burrow. She catches a scent in the air she does not recognize. Something is very, very wrong. Before she has a chance to react, a massive bearyena emerges from the grasses and bites her on the shoulder. Screaming out, Claw and Dotte come running to her side, attacking the creature. Dotte's powerful poison fangs quickly render the beast still, and the two are able to finish it off and tend to Minerva's wounds. She looks at her children in horror. "I thought I was going to die" Dotte notices a shift in the brush behind the creature, though when she goes to check there is nothing there but a line of bear prints. She notices that there are actually two sets, and one leads away from the camp. Later on Minerva walks by the waters edge, still traumatized by how close she came to dying. If not for her family, she would have never been able to take on this creature alone. If it had found her in those first four moons on the island when she was all alone, she never would have had the strength to take it down. While lost in her thoughts she hears an annoyed groan come the water. She looks up to see a nicheling in the water, slapping her paws against the water. "What....are you doing?" The creature takes no time to look back at her, simply continues to slap her paw against the water. "I'm fishing. Duh." Minerva nods lightly, looking towards the fish and then back towards the nicheling. "And, how exactly is that working out for you?" She looks back at her in utter annoyance "Not very well." After convincing the creature to come out of the water, the two have a more proper face to face chat. "I'm Minerva. I am.....I...I'm the mother of the clan that lives here." She states, deciding that stating her Goddess status might not have been the best introduction. "I'm Rey." Minerva smiles at her, and after some back and forth, convinces her to come back to camp with her. Over the next few moons, the two become very close friends. All is peaceful until one afternoon. Honey is picking berries by the edge of camp as he always does, when the second bear pounces from the brush, taking out the older nicheling in one easy hit. Kite, being the closest by, runs in and quickly kills the bear, though he's unable to save Honey. With this being her first child to die of causes other than old age, Minerva is in intense grief. She nests down by the berry bushes that Honey had tended to since he was a child, and rests there for days on end. With no sign in her improving anytime soon, Hawkeye, now an adult, takes over for the clan. He awakes one morning to find his chest gems have become a beautiful blue. Minerva looks at them in absolute awe. "Mine used to be that color...when I lived in the sky. The Gods have chosen you Hawkeye. When you join them, it will be as a God." Dotte and Poke grow older now. Resting together at the berry bushes by Minerva. The two are slowly surrounded by the whole clan, with the exception of Kite, who passed just two nights before. They all tell stories from childhood, from their children's childhood, for their hopes of the future. It is a happy night, marked by a sad occasion. The two have joined the Heaven of Souls by morning. And for the first time, there is a happy grief, because their loved ones were ready to go. CeeCee, who has never truly felt connected to the clan due to the fact she was born on the same day as the great Hawkeye, one day meets a wanderer in the forest, the two fall in love instantly, and run off together into the grass. It is the last CeeCee is seen, and though Claw chases after her, Minerva tells him that if she feels that is her destiny, then she must follow it. He's too old to be chasing her through the brush anyway. Claw agrees and decides to let her go, saddened he could not say goodbye to his daughter. Claw passes soon after, ready to join his mate and his best friend in the Heaven of Souls. He sits by Minerva's side his last night and tells her how thankful he is that she let them both stay. "You both made excellent mates for my daughter. And you brought two children into the clan, one who became a God, and one who is taking life into her own paws and starting a clan of her own. To have turned you away would have been the end of us." Claw smiles and the two sleep. She wakes and he is gone. Within a few days she stumbles upon a rustle in the brush, a creature's head pops through the grass. "I will admit that I am very, very lost." Minerva smiles at him. "Well, this is the home for lost nichelings. You've come to the right place." His name is Rokirta, an older tom with a very oddly pink fur. Minerva feels a slight attraction to him but he seems to be taking more notice to the nicheling perched atop the tree. "does he...how...does he have wings??" With a shake of her head, Minerva explains everything to Rokirta, in as plain terms as she can. By the next moon Rokirta and Minerva have become mates. One night she speaks to Rey. "I will admit, I was worried that you would have fallen for him" Rey gives her a sad smile in return. "Oh Minerva, it was not him that stole my heart." Minerva, confused by this but not wanting to pry, left her to sleep. Come the next rain Minerva falls pregnant with Rokirta's child, giving birth to a fire red kit. She names her Lavata, for her powerful pelt coloring. As Lavata grows up, the others in the clan grow older. First passes Rokirta, who was of old age when he arrived to begin with, then Rey, who passes curled up to her best friend, and finally Hawkeye. He comes down from his tree to sit by Minerva. "Will I join the Gods tonight?" She nods to him "Will I see my parents?" She gives him a gentle look "Eventually, but first you will have to learn many things about being a God. Don't end up like me, getting pushed back to earth." She gives him a gentle nudge. He smiles, curling his wings over himself and falling into a sleep. "Goodbye Hawkeye. I will see you soon." Minerva can feel the rain coming. As she had become pregnant before Rokirta's passing, she fixes up her nest. Lavata comes to her with one of Hawkeye's feathers she found below his tree. Minerva smiles and slips it in between two entwined twigs. That night she settles. And with the patter of rain beginning to hit her fur, her child is born. To be continued.2 points
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So, ages later. The tribe already moved to the next island, but I forgot to take a picture before we moved in. Anyways, Lime had another kid (his previous mate was Flax, one of Milday's twins, but Flax just passed away), and has Platypus Beak, compliments of Jungla. Except she has black eyes on her melanistic body, so she's really creepy. Thus, her name is Beaky Nightmare. I think i might go with weird names like that for the next generation(s). Aren't I so creative? Whoo! New wanderer to breed! His only (actually) bad traits are recessive Shortsighted Eyes and slightly bad fertility. Also, still rockin those names. Then we met his brother! What? Carviorous plant? Pfff. (Don't worry, i got Very Spotty out before any damage was taken.) I'm getting really creative.2 points
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Just a quick suggestion that home island should be filled with bluebirds! Why? Since in the storyline, Adam was taken away from his family by bluebirds, so I suggest that home island would be filled with bluebirds and not just Adam's family since I find it a bit too easy. Considering that home island is a killer mode island, just having Adam's family take berries and meat would be trivial since if you get nimble fingers or cracker jaw into your nichelings it would lead you to be able to collect nuts (which are abundant) while Adam's family can not because of their lack of nimble finger/cracker jaw.1 point
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I updated my picture again so it looks like Meringue has Big Nose instead of Cracker jaw1 point
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Generally when I have a creature that I want to stay alive I wait till they have about 3 days left then do increaseage -10 or somethin close to that, thanks for letting me do this by the way :))1 point
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@AdamantineChains Is there a specific reason you don't like bearyena hindlegs on winged creatures?1 point
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They keep spawning on my nichelings. Plenty of rogue males on trees, however. The plot thickens.1 point
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Have all your creatures at at least two strenght. If you have wings, try to get bearyena hind legs. First snow is pretty easy. Take a few berry collectors with you, but most importantly, have cracking ability! Nuts are the key on first snow!1 point
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If both parents have 6 fertility, twins are very common.1 point
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The K Looks great. The Y still has spindly parts; it doesn't look back, but thinner segments seem inconsistent with the original font. I agree, that H isn't too nice. How about making the lower left, crossbar, and upper right line up, no breaks, (Or the lower right, crossbar, and upper left) but cutting the other vertical parts loose? The contiguous part would give it a diagonal look, even if all the parts technically line up. Try lining up all the cut-outs along that diagonal to accentuate it.1 point
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While playing and browsing (the game and the forum, respectively), I came across a few things that seemed rather confidential but could stand to be more widespread, especially when we do not seem to have a handy manual to speak of, yet. If it does exist, do let me know of it! I do not hand out certificates of property: anyone believing that they were the first one to discover part or all of the hereunder list can congratulate themself in silence, and nobody will mind their contributing to enlightening their peers. Additions are welcome, of course. In no particular order: Everything from logic operations (OR, buffer...) to movement to TNT explosions is processed all at once, every 1/60th of a second. Meaning that, in the very first of these 1/60th your drone is live, no signal has been emitted yet, so all logic gates have their inputs OFF; second moment, logic gates have processed these inputs and act accordingly (NOT gate had input OFF, so it now has output ON), and sensors/buttons send their outputs; third moment, logic gates have processed these sensor signals (and the NOT gate input can be ON, so output OFF). Basically, if stuff goes awry before you could hit a key, check the NOT, NOR, NAND and XNOR gates! It also means that you can outpace an explosion and that stuff usually goes wrong at high speeds (outpacing the game is a thing, too). These sorts of struts you see that connect parts to each other are not extensible, at all. Connection points to components can still rotate. Proof below, with the L-shaped block's connection to the drone core not varying an inch, even with all these thrusters. Batteries and fuel tanks deplete in the order you placed them: first placed battery, then second, etc. This applies to other appliances as well: when resources are lacking, the first placed components will work first, and leave others with possibly nothing. Proof below, same settings on both devices, the craft freezes because the cooler was placed first. A frozen thruster can not work any more, but all other appliances still behave as normal (seemingly). Below, a frozen impulse giver sending signals to a LED and a frozen factory. Magnets can repel enemy and friendly projectiles, be it pellets, rockets, grenades... or even TNT. Yes, in the future TNT is made of iron. Distance is measured from centre of the component, and a surface unit (small squares in the background of the editor; alternatively, a small basic block) measures 2 distance units in length and width. Speaking of distances, the larger fuel tanks feature a larger explosion when destroyed. In order of size (S, M, L, XL), said ranges are 3, 5, 10, 10 (from centre, remember). Meaning that all components which edges/outlines are within range will be hit. To access your saves, on a windows operating system, open the start menu and, in the box, type or paste the following, then press enter: %AppData%/../LocalLow/Nimbatus/Nimbatus/Saves It is recommended to make a backup (copy these save files to somewhere safe) in order to avoid surprises. Nimbatus has been known to delete some drones, though it stays unclear what features it discriminates them by, and whether it really is Our Great Drone Overlord's doing.1 point
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Good idea. Lets see.... -gun propulsion is a thing -Tractor beam propulsion is a thing -put -80%, -20% on a weapon and you don't need to attach it to a battery to fire. -The above fact makes printing piles of guns and either using them with huge recoil like a school of fish, or bombing enemies with them rather amusing -For sake of being said because it originally surprised me; currently, logic blocks don't need to be attached to anything in order to communicate with anything else -Anyone not using tags; doing so changes the whole game. -Factories are the most powerful offensive option in the game -Factories are the most powerful defensive option in the game -Enemy structures CANNOT be destroyed by collision damage and have infinite mass. -fire/heat resistant parts aren't resistant, they're IMMUNE to the corresponding effect.1 point
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I like it. The "Y" and "H" dissatisfy me a bit, now that I look at it critically. Y is a bit too spindly to match. Maybe slim the H, or distort it from a typical shape the way the stock "A" does, or frag"ment it like the "N" and "M". Aside from line thicknesses, the trianges the "K" uses are a bit on the large side.I didn't have a problem with the difference between "Q" and "O". I think the biggest issue, though, is that this font size won't do it justice. I think this is a font that really only shows its colors at large size.1 point
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I was thinking of getting some more horns, since they seem to lack in numbers and are really cute and helpful. Leaf Horns: help provide shade for those in the Savannah that are hot, like the new acacia trees. The leaves could look like big Elephant Ear plants, or Palm Leaves. +1 Shade -1 Movement (since so heavy) +2 Heat Resistance1 point