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[center]NAVIGATION [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3108888][color=000000]Top[/color][/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3108888/1#post_50478504]What Makes A Dragon[/url] | Dragon Search | Gene Projects | Breeding Projects | Predicting Offspring[/size] ---------------------- [font=Zapfino][size=5]Merlin's Beginner Guide to Breeding[/size][/font] [/center] [b][size=7]THIS IS A DRAFT, DON'T POST HERE, THANKS![/size][/b] My browser is just doing a weird thing where tabs freeze and don't respond to clicks until I reload, and I don't want to lose my stuff. ------------- Welcome! Perhaps you’re new to FR, or maybe you’ve been here a while, but you wanna know: | If a dragon doesn’t exist yet, how do I get it?? | What do the genes mean? | What genes does my dragon have? | How come two of my prettiest dragons make ugly babies??? | Should I start a breeding project? ------------------------------------ [center]Allow me to introduce you to PixieStix and Rubber! [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/75947153][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/759472/75947153.png[/img][/url] [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/76045679][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/760457/76045679.png[/img][/url][/center] One of my friends who’s new to FR was Previewing Offspring from these two dragons, and one of the possible hatchlings it generated was this, which he wanted to get. (Changed to an adult for demonstration.) [columns][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/scrying/predict?breed=1&gender=2&age=1&bodygene=0&body=36&winggene=1&wings=93&tertgene=0&tert=176&element=10&eyetype=1][img]https://www1.flightrising.com/dgen/preview/dragon?age=1&body=36&bodygene=0&breed=1&element=10&eyetype=1&gender=0&tert=176&tertgene=0&winggene=1&wings=93&auth=7f9365b7573328ce2aa902ba367ed3a9bfb46b9d&dummyext=prev.png[/img][/url][nextcol] A lovely fae (who I will call [b]Pumpkin[/b] for this post!) with these genes: [size=4]Swamp Basic Honey Shimmer Eldritch Basic[/size] and Uncommon Nature eyes. [center]- - - -[color=transparent] - - -[/color][/center] It's okay if you don't understand what this means right now, I explain it [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3108888/1#post_50478504]here![/url] [/columns] “Will I get him if I keep breeding the pair?” He asked. And now I am writing this thread, so I guess you could assume this is a long question to put an answer to. But one I am excited to cover! The short answer though? No. [i]Technically[/i] there is a chance of getting Pumpkin by breeding PixieStix and Rubber– a 1 in 2,855,358 [size=1](not counting his eyes)[/size] chance. I'll get into why that is, but first let me put this into perspective for you. [columns] | | | | | [nextcol][color=transparent]x[/color][nextcol]A fae can breed once every 15 days, but a skydancer can only breed once every 25 days. A nest can hold a maximum of 5 eggs if you’re lucky. And if you’re lucky every single time, that means it will take an average of 571,071.6 nests before you get Pumpkin– taking 14,276,790 days to lay them all. So unless he has 39,114.5 years handy, I’m afraid my friend here is going to need an alternative![/columns] [center]- - - -[/center] First, if you were him, I’d say it’s time to gauge how badly you need [b]this exact dragon[/b] dragon in your life. There [i]are[/i] ways, but they’re a commitment! Some require dozens of dragons, or hundreds of thousands in treasure, and usually just take a long time. In the end, my friend determined he just wanted his dragons to make nice offspring in general, and that's okay. [columns][center][size=5]1. Pivot[/size][/center] “Okay, okay! I guess they're not my [i]ultimate #1 dream[/i] dragon. Please stop hurting me with math.” Don't worry, there are ways to get other dragons you'll enjoy. You may be able to find a similar dragon, or different dragons you like just as much. I'm afraid I will continue to do math at you though. Topics: | -Morphologies | -Dragon search | -Pair curation [nextcol][color=transparent]x[/color][nextcol] [center][size=5]2. Proceed[/size][/center] “No way, dude. I don’t think you understand. I. Need. Them.” I feel you there. I have several dragon projects going right now, and though there are [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/2630512]more in-depth guides[/url] out there, but I'll cover it here as well, and tell you what I've learned. I can also give you the basics of how dragon genetics work. Topics: | -Basic genetics & breeding mechanics | -Breeding projects | -Gene projects [/columns]

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[center]NAVIGATION [size=2][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3108888]Top[/url] | [url=https://www1.flightrising.com/forums/gde/3108888/1#post_50478504][color=000000]What Makes A Dragon[/color][/url] | Dragon Search | Gene Projects | Breeding Projects | Predicting Offspring[/size] [/center] ------------------------------------ [center][size=4]"WHY DOES MY DRAGON LOOK LIKE THAT" / WHAT IS A GENE?[/size] - - - - - - - - - - - -[/center] I've been asked what makes a color look shiny and special, like Pumpkin's wings! It depends on what [b]genes[/b] the dragon has, which you can see if you go to its page and scroll to the little "Physical Attributes" tab. "Basic" is one kind of gene, which makes the [b]primary[/b] and [b]secondary[/b] genes one color, and the [b]tertiary[/b] invisible. Other genes make the colors look different and add patterns to the dragon. [columns][img]https://i.imgur.com/SeLpnOW.png[/img][nextcol][url=https://www1.flightrising.com/dragon/74507728][img]https://i.imgur.com/JNQ8xVU.png[/img][/url] The example dragon![/columns] At some point, all dragons were Basic / Basic / Basic, until genes were added to them in the form of [b]items[/b], and then those genes were passed on to their offspring. [center][item=Primary Gene: Petals] [item=Secondary Gene: Safari] [item=Tertiary Gene: Capsule][/center] ------------------------------------ [center][size=4]WHAT ABOUT THE EYES?[/size] - - - - - - - - - - - -[/center] The dragon's [b]Eye Color[/b] is determined by the Elemental Flight in which it was born, and the [url=https://flightrising.fandom.com/wiki/Eye_Types][b]Eye Type[/b][/url] is determined by pure chance and not by genetics. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/t7SjhOz.png[/img][/center] ------------------------------------

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