EXPLORING / PATROLLINGplease link your clan archive and all cat’s adopt pages when posting on the explore thread using the explore code provided on the exploring page. you may change the coding but please keep all the information from the base coding able to be seen clearly. no more than six cats can be sent at a time! in all explore missions, you have a chance to: find food, find herbs,engage in battles, gain experience, find currency for starclan’s shop, train apprentices, find rare items and more! however, this is a survival game. cats may die when sent on patrols, receive injuries, and even run away. HUP stands for hunger percentage and HP stands for health percentage. these are two very important concepts! you can read about them if you scroll down further.
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FOOD & WATER
the most basic needs for survival are food and water, which is something your cats will have to explore to find. the more cats you have, the more food points you will need. if you are running dangerously low on FP, or food points, you may purchase them from starclan. (that’s me) you will need to feed your cats every time you explore, except for the first 3 explore posts you ever make. the penalty for not feeding your cats is +10% hunger. if it reaches 60 or above, a cat becomes unable to complete tasks like it normally can which can make surviving much harder. every cat starts off with 0% hunger, and can go 6 posts without needing fed. however, if you wait that long, you will need 2 food points per cat, as 1 FP = 10% HUP. as of right now, we have not implemented thirst levels into the game.
NEW, UPDATED: 1FP = 10% HUP. members still need to feed their cats every post to prevent +10HUP gain.
If your cat has 10% hunger, but you want to use a 2FP item (20%), you would list it as in the next post after using it to feed your cat:
item | x1/2 | 2FP
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scraps = 1 FP
mouse = 2 FP
vole = 2 FP
shrew = 2 FP
small fish= 2 FP
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minnow = 3 FP
squirrel = 3 FP
frog = 3 FP
rabbit = 4 FP
bird = 4 FP
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owl = 4 FP
falcon = 4 FP
hawk = 5 FP
eagle = 5 FP
vulture = 5 FP
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HEALTH
to survive, a cats health must be in prime condition. the only way to heal injuries (preventing further health loss after an encounter in explore) is to use herbs. herbs may be collected in explore or purchased from starclan. a cat may also gain health if their hunger is kept at 0%. every cat starts out with 100% health and should be kept above 40%. the only way to lose health is through encounters in explore. battles will occur if you choose to fight and sometimes even randomly during a patrol.
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LEVELS
gaining xp can only be done through exploring! you will gain +10 xp for every patrol sent out [i.e explore post posted ] and + certain xp amounts for battles won, herbs discovered, and adopts claimed. you may also gain xp from an apprentice learning a skill, a cat using herbs, or purchasing items from starclan! level experience is helpful when in combat or for the ability to make certain purchases from starclan. every time you level up, you get a reward!
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level one: 100xp | Rewards: +1 FP
level two: 200xp | Rewards: + 1 FP + 1 Herb
level three: 300xp | Rewards: + 2 FP + 1 Herb
level four: 400xp | Rewards: + 2 FP + 2 Herb
level five: 500xp | Rewards: + 3 FP + 2 Herb
level six: 650xp | Rewards: + 3 FP + 3 Herb
level seven: 800xp | Rewards: + 4 FP + 3 Herb
level eight: 950xp | Rewards: + 4 FP + 4 Herb
level nine: 1000xp | Rewards: + 5 FP + 4 Herb
level ten: 1150xp | Rewards: + 5 FP + 5 Herb + 1 Semi-Custom
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GETTING NEW CATS
to adopt a new cat, you must participate in competitions, buy a custom, or breed your existing cats. there is also a slim chance, extremely rare, to find a cat during explore. competitions are immersive, creative, and everyone has an equal chance! buying a custom can be done at starclan’s shop and breeding existing cats can be done in the nursery with starclan's approval! unlike other adopts, your level does not determine the amount of cats you can own.
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AGING UP
to age up a kitten resulted in a breeding or gained from an adopt, you must wait 3 weeks. then, you are responsible for bumping the kitten's adopt page (or breeding page) to remind the artist it's the day to age up. the cat will then become an apprentice. from that date, in 3 weeks they can be fully grown. they will have a date 6 weeks from the birth day and 3 weeks from the birth day posted so that you know exactly which day to bump the thread. you have the option to skip the apprentice stage and instead, simply wait the full 6 weeks for the adult version. there is also an item in starclan that you can use to make your cat forever young (apprentice lineart) or forever small (kitten lineart). once this item is applied, the cat can no longer be bred. you can read more about it in starclan's shop!
HONORABLE MENTIONS & RUNNER UPS
sometimes an artist who has a difficult time choosing the winner of an adopt will award either an HM (honorable mention) or RU (runner up) to other players. you may use HMS to purchase customs. RU's are a second cat designed by the artist that will belong to you.