DangerousDodo

@sorathegoddessoflight Yeah it's not the easiest thing in the entire world, I've raised some leopard geckos since they hatched and it's a hassle to monitor their growth and make sure that they're getting enough food, calcium, vitamins and such. Fun but stressful at times definitely

@Aysling Why thank you!

@philo Oooo what a cool story! I absolutely adore Niche, you and the team have done a fantastic job! @sorathegoddessoflight Oh sweet! Veterinary science is really interesting, I hope you go far with it! That's cool that you have such a close relationship with animals. Good luck in college!!

@Aysling Yeah that could spawn issues, agreed. Not quite sure how that would be sorted out, that's kind of a tricky thing. I guess if something like this were to be added there would have to be some extra features added alongside it in order for it work properly and smoothly.

Hello all! This is mostly an idea, not incredibly fleshed out, but I thought I would share this since I haven't seen anything similar to it suggested. Currently, all nichelings are diurnal (active during the day) organisms. I thought it would be really cool to have a "night phase" in the game with resources and events only accessible to animals that are nocturnal in nature. For example, if an animal is nocturnal, it has no moves in the daylight phase of the day, but is able to use its 3 turns during the night phase. Generally speaking, there would most likely be higher spawn rates of both predators and smaller prey. Some species are exclusively active during the late hours, so it would be cool to see some 'night phase exclusive' NPCs as well. There are some flaws in this concept, however... How would the nocturnal or diurnal behavior of an animal be "passed down"? Nocturnal animals' physicality enables them to survive at night.They have superior eyesight, are usually slimmer and less heavy-coated to evade heat, along with a plethora of other traits that enhance their ability to survive in the hours past sunset. Perhaps there would be an eye gene that determined what phase of the day an animal is active? In short, adding the nocturnal mechanic would: Add a second part of a day Introduce new events and wildlife exclusive to animals who happen to be nocturnal Nichelings can only use turns during the appropriate "phase of the day" Possibly some new genes that would aid a nocturnal animal (?) Anyways there's my little idea. Thanks for looking!

I really love the Japanese Ryukin variety. Look at these gorgeous lads and ladies! The calico ones are especially pretty.

I use gems to mark who's carrying the Home Island immunity gene and to mark animals that aren't good candidates for breeding so I don't mix up bad genes with my healthy animals. I also use them to mark the healthiest animals in my tribe so I can easily choose individuals to bring to the next islands / breed. Occasionally, if I don't have many animals with a certain immunity gene, I'll mark them so I can make sure that I'll eventually pass down the least common immunity genes so i can have a wide variety in my tribes.

Hello all! What are you going to college for / what topics interest you? Personally, I'm working towards a Bachelor's degree in nursing. It took me a while to settle on a major because I have many interests, particularly in the sciences. Biology, more specifically genetics, is my favorite field of study. I am going to be breeding leopard geckos, ball pythons, and a few other species of reptiles on the side so I can explore this aspect of biology closely. It's baffling how many different phenotypes can be produced from these animals, since a lot of mutations affecting color have been discovered so far. I've always loved animals and the reasoning behind their traits. In short, science is super cool and I thoroughly enjoy it.

I like this idea quite a bit! Lemurs and some other animals can use their tails to grab things or cling to branches. I think this is an excellent suggestion. Take an upvote for the road!

I like the idea behind this suggestion. Adding more avian genes sounds pretty spiffy. However I think that a +4 to strength may be a little much, considering that bearyena hindlegs give a +1. Personally I think it would better balanced if the talons offered +1 or +2 Nice suggestion, take an upvote for the road!

I like this idea. Adding some optional challenge to the game sounds like a good way to keep things fresh and exciting. Making the world more personable to the player sounds like a pretty neat idea!

@Philo Many thanks to you!

Hello all! I thought I would share a gene idea: Bat Head. We don't currently have a counter for the sleepy flies on the swamp islands, so I thought I would think of something to combat that. If a nicheling has a bat head, it is able to collect the flies as a food source since bats usually feed on insects. This head would disable ears and provide a high hearing ability. Bats are fantastic at detecting possible prey through echolocation. Basically, the bat hears echos from it's ultrasound vocalization (squeaks) and is able to track prey through that, hence the idea of a high hearing ability. Here's a little drawing I did in order to visualize what the head might possibly look like. Thanks for looking!