Ordering your first customWhen you have traded for or been given a few more gears you can order a custom!
Customs are almost always open! They can be closed for merging or other times when artists are busy. But whenever the custom section on the main page says open this means you can post a custom! The amount of customs that can be on the list at once is unlimited.
The only restriction is that you can only have one Custom
or Breeding
or morph/friend summon at a time
They are prioritized by how recent the previous custom you did was (but sometimes artists skills lead more towards certain customs, so they may not always take them in order) - You do not select an artist, an available artist will choose which customs they make
The simplest and easiest to order customs are those with only a few traits or just listed traits
There are three kinds of traits
Listed Traits These are the 26 Deer traits and 17 companion traits found on
this post. They are also the traits rolled for by mutations/breeding geodes
Listed traits are special in that they can be included free on customs depending on rarity.
Eg any uncommon listed traits can be used free on a uncommon base
Any rare and uncommon traits can be used for free on a rare base
Completely Trait-less deer cost 100 gears
Deer with uncommon or below listed traits cost 300 gears
Deer with rare or below listed traits cost 500 gears
Unlisted TraitsThese are traits previously created for use in other litters and customs. (Custom traits become this after a while of time)
They incur additional costs compared to listed traits. However, there is a much larger range, with over 450 trait options. Their cost is split by rarity (explained further below)
These traits can be found in the
Deer Traits list on the GD Google sheetHowever the best/easiest way to view all the trait options is through the
user run trait guide (google doc). It has some examples of deer with the trait, trait ID number and rarity
I highly recommend using Unlisted or Listed trait when possible, its cheaper for you and faster/easier for the artists. Plus there are plenty of users happy to offer recommendations if you want help finding traits you think would suit a custom idea.
When ordering please use the name of the trait and ID.
For unlisted traits the cost is +50 gears per common or uncommon trait
For unlisted traits the cost is - +100 per Rare Trait
Very Rare traits
These are also unlisted, but are special in that they can only be ordered with the use of a very rare ticket, rather than gears
Custom TraitsIf you cant find a suitable trait for your custom at all through the unlisted/previously made traits then you can ask for a new trait to be made for your custom. This costs extra and requires you to contact Savor either through discord (the custom-planning-and-traits discord channel is great for this) or chicken smoothie
You will then be quoted a gear cost/and if its possible to do. You can then use this cost in figuring out the custom cost and post the custom with the desired trait described.
Custom trait costs generally vary between 100-350 gears (depending on difficulty)
And four rarities
CommonSmall changes that break from line edits only slightly
There are no listed common traits
For unlisted traits the cost is +50 gears per common or uncommon trait
In breedings they pass at 50%
UncommonIntermediate sized traits
In breedings they pass at 30%
Rare TraitsThese include most tails, fur edits, wings and horns
In breedings they pass at 10%
Very Rare TraitsVery rare traits are ones that change the deer drastically, such as changing species, big modifications to the body or large additional traits almost or the same size as the deer itself. They often have more design space/require more modification or other difficulties (but do look very cool). As such they work on a different system
For customs they each require a Very Rare Ticket, these are available through seasonal events. (Or via trade with other users)
The system for very rare tickets is still being solidified.
One must be used for each very rare trait youd like on a custom - with a maximum of 2 VR traits per custom
They cannot be morphed unless the a parent had the very rare trait.
Very rare traits pass at 5% in breedings
Tickets can be used while breeding to guarantee vr traits passing to up to 2 babies (with 2 tickets), (the 5% overrules this, if the luck strikes right)
The VR trait rolled will be random if parents have more than 1 vr trait[/strike]
Legendary TraitsThese are animations or other traits. They are unable to be ordered for customs, and unable to be passed in breedings. The rarest rarity and very cool
Formula Gear cost = Gear cost of Base (Base rarity = rarity of most rare trait used) + //0 x Any listed traits (at or below base rarity)eg free// + Gear cost of common/uncommon/rare unlisted traits + Sav's quoted cost of any custom traits
+VR tickets if VR tickets are used
Gear Cost = Base + Sum of Unlisted traits + Custom traits quoted price
Examples:A deer with the mushy trait, velvet antlers, and lion tail would cost 300 gears. This is because they are all listed traits. And so will all be free when using the uncommon base price
A deer with two unlisted rare traits and one unlisted uncommon trait would cost 750 gears. There is at least one rare trait so the 500 rare base price should be used. Then there are no listed traits so no freebies. Then the 2 unlisted rare traits each add 100 gears, and the unlisted uncommon trait adds 50 gears
A deer with the cat tail trait #5 (a listed trait), Chibi Wings-#82 (an unlisted uncommon trait), and Sleepy Head #418 (a VR trait)would cost 550 gears and a VR trait ticket (500 base + 50 for the unlisted uncommon trait).
Old trait termsYou may occasionally see traits referred to as event exclusive or merging exclusive. These are now outdated terms, where traits were restricted in a different way. They have been recategorized into the above rarities and types now
CompanionsA custom made companion that will be be paired with the custom made deer can be ordered at the same time/in the same post
FriendsA custom made friend that will be be paired with the custom made deer can be ordered at the same time/in the same post, just buy and use a summon spell. (A custom made friend cannot be swapped to different deer, but can be any small animal or object!) - e.g. pet rock, moray eel, mouse, humanoid. Only one friend can be with one deer
Both Custom companions and custom friends can be made at the time of the custom, or later as a separate custom slot