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DANCE OF ERADICATION

Using this Steam discussion, I will be attempting to replicate those Nichelings while doing challenges, some made up by me and some by others. To make it harder for myself, I will be switching save files each time the desired Nicheling dies. Current Challenge The tribe has a starting limit of four, but they must accept all wanderers, and they up the limit, which is currently four. Current Nicheling Goal Head: Cracker Jaw Eye Color: Green Eyes: Shortsighted Horns: Black/White Antlers Pattern Color: Brown/Brown Body: Water Body Paws: Claw and Claw Hind Legs: Webbed Hind Legs Tail: Swimming Fur: Grey/Black Pattern Type: Mask With that out of the way, let's go on with the story! Story We start out on a Tiny Green Island. Here are our two starters, Bearnice and Ateno. And, as you can see, Ateno already has Cracker Jaw, Brown Pattern, Swimming Tail, and Black Fur (I already love him so much aaa). Bearnice has recessive Cracker Jaw and White Horns. Bearnice grew up under a tribe that had a huge personality cult over their first leader, which also meant they had a huge tribe. The day before Bearnice became an adult, the tribe began starving to death, and she ran away. At the same time, Ateno was being forced to leave by his tribe, who was quite peaceful and didn't allow any sort of strength in the tribe. Being peaceful, they let him grow up in the tribe while slowly and gently explaining that he had to leave when he was older. Soon, they bumped into each other. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry miss," Ateno spoke quickly, as he had accidentally knocked Bearnice to the ground. "It's fine," Bearnice murmured, brushing herself off. "Wait...who are you?" "My name is Ateno, you?" "Bearnice," "Like a...Bearyena? Because those things are-" "No, that's not what..." Bearnice trailed off, staring into the grass with a distant look in her eyes. "Look, we're here for different reasons, and we can't go back. In order to survive here, we have to help each other and...well, mate with each other," "What about wanderers?" Ateno pointed out, his mother being a former wanderer. "Just agree with me, PLEASE." Bearnice huffed. There was a moment of silence as no one moved. "Fine. I always wanted kids anyways," Ateno agreed, mating with Bearnice. Ateno uses his remaining moves to clear out the grasses surrounding him while Bearnice finds a berry bush and makes her nest next to it, hoping that it worked and that she isn't wasting nesting material and moves. She is correct, as they are awake all night and Drita is born the next day. Bearnice sighs as she hops off the nest and picks a few berries to eat. "He looks quite...handsome?" Ateno comments, looking over the sleeping baby. All Bearnice does is nod. "Ow..." Ateno mumbles as a leech leaps out of the water onto him. "Bea-" "Out of moves," Bearnice replies quickly. Ateno groans. A day passes. "Bearnice, I'm BLEEDING!" Ateno pleads. "...Fine, but only if you mate with me," She huffs. "Okay, okay, fine, just get this off me!" Ateno nods quickly as Bearnice walks over. She removes the leech and licks his wound. "Thanks," Meanwhile, little Drita has just opened his eyes for the first time, and he stumbles off his nest. Drita is now a young child, probably about 6 years old in human age. "Mom, what should I do?" He asks nervously, faintly remembering the shaky relationship his parents had the previous day. "Go find another berry bush or something, just get some food," Bearnice grumbles, and Drita hurries off into the grasses. Ateno mentally notes that she seems more grumpy than usual, but he doesn't say anything about it. Bearnice goes into the nest, hopes that it worked, and picks a few berries in the meantime. Ateno continues clearing the grasses. Luck is on their side. They are once again awake throughout the whole night and around noontime Ebrahim is born. Bearnice takes this as a very bad omen, as he is a male (she wanted a female) and, for the first time that Ateno and Bearnice reached the island, it rains. Ateno instead takes Ebrahim as everything he wanted. Both agree that they should be done having kids for now. Drita begins shakily picking a few berries from a bush he found. Bearnice destroys her nest and also picks some berries. Ateno continues clearing the grasses. The first bunny has appeared, and Ateno leaps into action, killing it and eating it. "That could've fed more of us than just you!" Bearnice snaps. "Gosh, I'm so sorry," Ateno frowns. Other than the bunny killed, the day continues like the previous. Drita is now an adult, but that doesn't change his fear for his parents. Ebrahim is now a child, and as he opens his mouth, Drita shakes his head over and over. "Mommy, what should-" "GO CLEAR SOME GRASSES YOU BLUEBIRD!" Bearnice snaps. "AND FOR YOU, STOP TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO! YOU ARE NOT THE LEADER HERE," Ateno is quite frightened by this, and after killing the bunny the day before, begins to formulate a plan. Now very scared, the two brothers do exactly what they were told to do. At least Drita and Bearnice found new berry bushes. The next day, Ateno's plan is ready, and after a night of long mental debate, he has decided to execute it. "RUN!" He yells in the direction of his kids, who do so, hurrying into the grasses. Ateno then leaps onto Bearnice. "What are you do-" Bearnice is cut off as she is killed. Ateno's eyes go wide, realizing what he has just done. Unable to cope with killing another Nicheling, he kills himself. "W-wha..what should...should we go..?" Ebrahim stumbles over words after hearing the cries of his parents as they fought. "No. We're never going back there," Drita murmurs solemnly. They move away from the area and find a berry bush to satisfy their hunger. Ebrahim has now grown up, and the brothers try to forget everything. Will Drita and Ebrahim ever forget their childhood? Will they ever find love? Find out in the next edition of...this!

Using this Steam discussion, I will be attempting to replicate those Nichelings while doing challenges, some made up by me and some by others. To make it harder for myself, I will be switching save files each time the desired Nicheling dies. Current Challenge The tribe has a starting limit of four, but they must accept all wanderers, and they up the limit, which is currently six. Current Nicheling Goal Head: Cracker Jaw Eye Color: Green Eyes: Shortsighted Horns: Black/White Antlers Pattern Color: Brown/Brown Body: Water Body Paws: Claw and Claw Hind Legs: Webbed Hind Legs Tail: Swimming Fur: Grey/Black Pattern Type: Mask Story The next day, Lucine has Drita's last child. Drita names her Anna. Before anyone can do much else, Leyla and Ebrahim mate and hurry over the stepping stones leading to a new island without looking back. They find themselves on a huge, sprawling island. Leyla makes a nest, hoping that she is pregnant, while Ebrahim clears out the grass covering his mate before running away from under the coconut tree. Leyla is quite surprised when she wakes up the next morning to see little Andrey sleeping peacefully by her side. "I didn't even feel anything..." Leyla thinks. They decide to have another child almost immediately after they find a permanent nest nearby. Leyla wakes up soon after she falls asleep, and Artur is born just before dawn. Leyla agrees with a laugh to Ebrahim's proposal to have as many children as possible, and she gets back in the nest Andrey was born in. She stumbles, and is unable to mate with Ebrahim along with accidentally destroying the nes Andrey decides he wants to crack coconuts for a living, and he carefully picks one up and breaks it open. Leyla successfully mates with Ebrahim and makes a new nest. Well I have to go, sorry for the short update! 😅

Maybe you could eventually make a new file and say that a bunch of predators...killed everyone? Something like that, and Minera's all alone again. And instead of 1000 moons, since you were at about 200 moons, just go up to 800. I don't know, just a suggestion, and you don't have to do it immediately. 🙂

“I accidentally killed my horny wife, so now I’m gonna commit die” — Ateno 2018

Thank you! yeah that's probably gonna happen

It's a demon

no

Using this Steam discussion, I will be attempting to replicate those Nichelings while doing challenges, some made up by me and some by others. To make it harder for myself, I will be switching save files each time the desired Nicheling dies. Current Challenge The tribe has a starting limit of four, but they must accept all wanderers, and they up the limit, which is currently four. Current Nicheling Goal Head: Cracker Jaw Eye Color: Green Eyes: Shortsighted Horns: Black/White Antlers Pattern Color: Brown/Brown Body: Water Body Paws: Claw and Claw Hind Legs: Webbed Hind Legs Tail: Swimming Fur: Grey/Black Pattern Type: Mask Story After running out of food from the berry bush, Drita and Ebrahim begin warily exploring. Many days pass. Ebrahim and Drita have continued exploring, Ebrahim finding a tree where his huge snout can be used. Eventually, while looking around his new-found tree, Ebrahim finds a bright pink wanderer named Lucine. "What's wrong with your fur?" Ebrahim asks, and Lucine sighs. "Don't be so rude. Give her some food, she's obviously hungry," Drita tells his younger brother. He reluctantly does so. Apparently rudeness was not the only reason Drita told Ebrahim to invite her. He finds her quite attractive, and Lucine goes over to meet him. "What happened?" Drita asks, only recieving a sniffle. "Shh, it's okay, you can tell me," Drita murmurs soothingly as Lucine begins weeping. After 5 minutes, she wipes her eyes, and begins explaining. "I came from a tribe that worshiped anything and everything in the sea. It was customary to drown your children, with only the strongest and smartest ones surviving. I was told by a wandering male that could breathe underwater to eat a plant. I could suddenly breathe, and everyone cheered at me. Then leeches were put all over my skin, and that's...why I look like this, and it's why I have a deformed paw. Everyone did. The wandering male helped me get away, and I...I've been running ever since...how can I trust you?" Lucine cries. The brother's eyes soften, and Drita explains his story. "Oh. Well, I guess we are quite similar," Lucine brightens a bit, and they stay together for the rest of the day. This annoys Ebrahim a LOT. The next day they are eagerly talking to each other, and Ebrahim rolls his eyes as he cracks open a nut. Drita smiles widely and goes over to Ebrahim. "What?" Ebrahim huffs. "We've decided that we're going to be mates and have a few children...so you're going to have to get off that nest," Drita explains slowly. Ebrahim groans, and gets off. Drita returns to Lucine's side, and mates with her. She looks off into the distance. "Hm?" Drita asks. "Well...I was thinking since we are getting a bit older, that we should wait a few days to see if I really am pregnant," Lucine says finally. This doesn't make much sense to Drita, but he agrees to wait for 3 days. By then, Lucine would have the child, whether she wanted to or not (if she even had one). On the night right before the 20th day, Lucine's face scrunches up. She nods to Drita, and hops into a nest. At the same time, a Bearyena appears. Ebrahim decides that he will help defeat it, but if he doesn't get enough recognition, he will strike it out on his own. The brothers leap into action, Ebrahim for one final chance, and Drita to protect his mate. Drita gets attacked badly. Although he isn't bleeding, he now only has 2 days left. He deals the final blow to the Bearyena, not letting Ebrahim even attempt to claw at it. Ebrahim takes this as not being recognized and instead ignored, so he leaves the tribe. On his way out, Ebrahim encounters a spotty female wanderer named Leyla. She explained she was forced out of her tribe because they thought she was the Nicheling form of one of their weather goddesses. When asked to make it rain, she couldn't do so. The goddess was banned from being worshiped, and she was forced out. Ebrahim explains his story, and they soon fall in love. She is invited into his new tribe, where they agree that they should get off this island to get away from Ebrahim's brother's family. They begin making their way towards a nearby port. Meanwhile, the first daughter of Drita is born, and they name her Hilargi. Drita asks Lucine to move first before his brother could. "...No. Hilargi is too young, I want to have another child with you, and you will die soon due to your valiant defense of me from that bearyena," Lucine shakes her head. Drita sighs, glances at his brother, and nods. Lucine mates with Drita, and makes another nest. What will happen to Lucine's children? Will Ebrahim and his newly-found mate survive in a possibly dangerous new island? Find out in the next edition of...this!

I'm using the console at the moment to get more nichelings in a litter. Meanwhile, the parents were even lazier and abused the cloning machine. 6 children, 3 almost identical.

oh my god This is getting sO iNTenSe AlreADy I love this! Can't wait to see more! waits for goggles to comment on the fact of Bearnice being horny or something

When I saw the name "Divine pack" I thought it would be a playthrough with every Nicheling being an immortal god or something. Also, I love the story you have going. Keep it up!

This was written in response to the following prompt: "Two siblings engage in a fight with sticks. To their parents, it looks like childish fun, but to the kids, it is an epic duel to the death." Pivotal Moment His breath heaved, his body sagging, but alert. Sweat dripped into my eye, and I blinked to clear it. Somehow I knew, I knew that it was coming. He’d seen the opening and the blow was coming. I lifted my own blade, steel meeting steel, but he leaned hard into the blow, throwing me to the ground through greater strength and weight. I saw the shadow against the sun and rolled as he struck the earth behind me. I pulled my knees up and rolled directly into a kneel, scrambling up. He struck before I could get my footing, pressing his attack, forcing me to stumble, then stumble again to get my footing. He’s too aggressive, I realized. But he was bigger than me, faster. Would it be enough to take advantage of? I might fight magnificently and still, lose. But I would lose anyway. The only thing left was to bet everything on this strike. My life, my cause, my princess. They would live or suffer based on one moment. I stumbled back again from his furious assault. Again, I fell. Again, he lunged to strike while I was down. I thrust my sword forward as my back struck the ground – combined with my backward motion, the forward thrust was almost motionless, but his body provided the power. He thrust his chest against the blade, his own aggression delivering the deathblow. “You . . . never taught me that.” Blood dripped down the blade, coating my hands like hot grease. “I taught you all you know, big brother . . . but not all that I know.” I lifted my foot, bracing his body, and directed him to fall to the side. Out the window, Jonathon and his brother were playing. Jacob was writhing on the ground, pretending to die, and the younger Jonathon was up and cheering in glory. “Do you think Jacob lets him win, honey? Is that healthy, to pretend to lose? Or should we encourage it? I just don’t know.” “They’re boys, honey. Let boys be boys.”

A sickly apprentice tom is found outside clan borders. His name is Sunnyash. He's a quiet tom who's rather serious but he has a strong sense of empathy for others. He joins clan ruby. Good thing Clan Ruby has more strength now, for a Bearyena attacks the clan! Sunnyash springs into action beside Pikestar. The attack is pretty bad, though; Sunnyash is forced into early retirement and six of Pikestar's lives are knocked out, putting him on his eighth since he and Cloverstar were on their second. At the next gathering, Sunnyash is introduced to Clan Sapphire. He is disappointed to find that Eagleviolet died of old age and is not present. A new she-cat joins the clans. Her name is Marigolddove. This isn't really a fitting name, for she has quite the rugged appearance. She's also rather quirky and sassy. She joins Clan Sapphire. She has +1 Special defense, but -1 Speed. Not long after, Aldereye, a red-eyed she-cat, joins Clan Ruby. She's quirky, Sassy, and bold. She has +1 Defense and Special Defense, but -1 Attack and Speed. A tom named Roseseed joins Clan Sapphire. He is serious and impish. He has +1 Defense but -1 Special attack. At the next gathering, new clan members are introduced to each clan. Pikestar moves on to his last life, and Cloverstar moves on to her third. "Aldereye," says Pikestar, gently and anxiously approaching her den. "I have a favor to ask of you."

Yes mam! People say that the current version of Niche is tedious to play. I wonder what they would have said about this version with manual feeding

@TheAlbinoNightfury No, that would be a very big feature. That would require a LOT of votes to be considered ^^

Hi pack! We discussed with the whole team and these are the results of the second community voting The following features will be implemented in the next update! More customization options for sandbox mode Unlock gene menu notifications Insectivorous nichelings New gene: Bat Head New gene: Savanna Horns Customizable and Programmable Gem Colors * Please note that this feature will be added in a way simpler way than suggested. Players will have the option to write down color codes in a special file in their game's folder. Additionally the new update will feature: New gene: Bat Wings (We already prepared these for the flight update) 2 new bears (These are Kickstarter rewards) Customizable animal names (Since we have customizable gem colors, this is a very low effort task. Players will have the option to write down names in a special file in their game's folder.) How where these features chosen? We evaluated the 20 highest rated features based on their effort in the sectors programming / art / game design. Higher voted features are priorised. The highest rated suggestion "More customization options for sandbox mode" is a big feature with a very high programming effort. So all other features chosen were required to have very low programming effort. We hope to release the next update in Q1 2019. Now, let's discuss what kind of stuff we want to be able to customize in the sand box mode Head over here to post your suggestions: https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/70-customization-options-for-sandbox-mode/ Cheers, Your Stray Fawn Team

I've been playing Niche for a long time now, and I've been looking through all the topics on the Discussion and Feedback section of the Niche forum, but today I finally decided to join. So...yeah 😅

you need to reincarnate that kit and make them awesome and have a legacy for generations yes it's because I feel bad okay

Or, be like me and cheat in 100,000,000,000 food on the first day

yEs

@FinallyFalling you gave the perfect idea for me :v thx

Welcome to the community! We're happy to have your attention, but we welcome your voice, too. Let one of the moderators know if you have any problems.

Speaking of Home Island and the console, what’s the gene command for Home Island Immunity? (Is there one?)

Just Cause 4. It's wild, it's insane, it's crazy, it's over-the-top, everything explodes, and you can do all sorts of awesome physics things. My current fun is putting retractor tethers that connect to enemy helicopters, when they begin to gang up on me. Sucks them together, and it exceeds a helicopter's design specs to be in close proximity to another helicopter. Putting thrusters on them after tethering them to the ground also seems to exceed their design specs. What's the most fun you ever had gaming? (Sports count.)

As far as I'm aware, if you don't use console commands, once all of Adam's family dies, no more wanderers spawn on the island I had a tribe that I started on Adam's island going 200 days strong with not a single wanderer since Adam's tribe. The only wanderers were ones that I released Now you can get wanderers by calling on stumps, but that's not exactly the same thing as finding a wanderer that randomly spawned

I have a cockatiel named Buddy and a Miniature Schnauzer named Muffin. I’m looking to adopt a German Shepherd as well. Has anything paranormal ever happened to you? If so, tell us about it!

I would much rather if you didnt, so the challenge will be fair on everyone, including people who dont want to use console.

OMG YES!!! I haven't read it in ages *quickly bookmarks it*

Oh my gosh, I have way too many favorites. But my top 5 have to be (in no specific order) blobfishes, axolotls, fennec foxes, and any type of cat or wolf.

My favorite pink is the most subtle and soft pink. So I don’t consider it a crime

These are so cute, but my favourite will always be the almost pink. Is this a crime against pink nichelings? 🤐

BERT AND ERNIE AHAHDJWJSMDKSK

"I need you to have a kit with me." "What?" "I'm on my last life, Aldereye," says Pikestar nervously, shifting on his paws. "I need an heir. Please don't feel pressured to, but-" "I don't mind," says Aldereye. "I hold no feelings for you, but I understand your need." However, this changes when Clan Ruby is joined by a male warrior. His name is Shrewseed. He's calm and quiet, but mischievous. He has +1 Special Defense but -1 Attack. Shrewseed is encaptured with Aldereye, and she with him. The two of them become perfect mates for each other. They have Poppyhaven, a fast-paced and jolly cat who doesn't take time to stop and think much. He has +1 Speed, +1 Special defense, and -1 special attack. The gathering is generally just another day of catching up between the clans. Then, Shrewseed and Aldereye have another son, Curlcoat. He is hardy and sassy but is very lonely. He has +1 Special defense and attack, but -1 Speed and special defense. At this next gathering, it is decided that the clans should move. "We can go east or west," says Pikestar. "I say west," contests Cloverstar. "East," argues Pikestar. He looks at Curlcoat and Poppyhaven behind him. "East," says Poppyhaven. "I actually argue West," says Curlcoat. "What?" Pikestar flattens his ears. "She's right." "How dare you? Against your own clan leader!" "She can be my clan leader if she wants to be," says Curlcoat. "Fine," hisses out Pikestar. "But you're joining her." "That was quite the stunt you pulled, Ex-Ruby," says Cloverstar to the snow-white tom. "I thank you for your bravery." Curlcoat feels his face heating up. "O-oh, it's no problem!" On the trip to the new island, there is a long silence from Pikestar before he looks Poppyhaven in the eyes. "Poppyhaven." "Pikestar?" "I want you to be my deputy," announces Pikestar. "You're to be the next leader of Rubyclan. I feel like I can trust you." "It's an honor, sir."

As a schliech fanatic myself I’m jealous

😮

Spot on! though MA is already cold enough for me lol

They would give up. It would be nice to be able to set a nicheling to "don't eat" mode, tough it would be cruel...

Yes, I think so ^^ As far as I remember you needed... two neighbors xD? Omg I don't remember how my own game works... (This screenshot is 3.5 years old)

I was kinda wondering about night as well.. in the update it was said that there would be bat head and wings. Does that mean an addition of caves and/or night?

You'll have time to join until Sunday

Any updates on those kickstarter bears?? @Philo ?

the only thing that worries me about new age settings are how damage will work. it’ll make nichelings much more immune to attack or starvation, unless you do it proportionally

That’s true, I guess. I get attached to nichelings, even though they live for 25 days by default. And then there are the gods and goddesses... By the way, the infamous Kolais has become a god. I’m not sure what she’s for, though. She just gets reincarnated a lot.

If someone can count the amount of times I've misgendered characters, who've I misgendered, what gender I've called them, the amount of times I've misgendered them, and if I fixed my mistake later, you can send me a nicheling and I'll put them in the story.

Wait, that's a bug? I thought that's how the water looked like on most biomes... 😶

Maybe it would basically make everyone only be able to see one tile in front of them-- normal eyesight would act like Shortsighted Eyes, and then Shortsighted Eyes and Blind Eyes would act the same as they do right now. I completely forgot about my Firefly Tail Yeah, those two genes would help out a lot in fog!

What if there aren't enough trees for your nichelings to hide under? The rest will be left in the open

I like this idea but I was curious, by “reduced X” how much do you mean? Like -1 sight in fog for example?

That's a cute idea, but I don't think it fits what Niche is about. The Alpha/Beta/Omega system isn't there to denote rank, it's there to determine who eats first when there's not enough food for everyone. If you want to, you can play with this system you've suggested, by manually only having two Alphas, not changing their rank, and only picking a new one if the last one died, but I think implementing this suggestion would limit the gameplay rather than open up new possibilities, and why take away that freedom if you can just do what you've suggested by using self-imposed limitations? And I don't want to be rude, but a scepter/crown/cape for a Nicheling would be very immersion-breaking. These are animals, they don't have clothing or jewelry the way humans do. As far as I know, there aren't even any humans in the world of Niche, so where would our creatures get the metal and fabric from? Is your justification for this idea "just because it looks cool"? Sadly, that's not enough. Things do have to make sense. And if you want, you could breed a line of Alphas with specific traits, such as Mask in colours and shapes that make the Nicheling look like they're wearing a cape, or ramhorns of a specific colour you can treat as a crown. Again; there's no need to change the game, you can use what's already there in the way you want for your tribe. Or just use the different gem colours to mark a Nicheling's rank, that's one of the things they're there for, after all.