Life Cycle - Revision history

Disaster: edited the caption under the "Apatoherd.png" image.

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edited the caption under the "Apatoherd.png" image.

Thiccthyovenator: /* Growth */

2021-06-20T12:40:45Z

‎Growth

Kittennoodle at 20:22, 2 November 2020

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OpalScion: /* Talents */

2020-08-12T20:34:05Z

‎Talents

OpalScion: /* Growth */

2020-08-12T20:32:10Z

‎Growth

Fearful at 03:00, 21 May 2020

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Fearful at 03:00, 21 May 2020

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Fearful at 15:43, 17 December 2018

2018-12-17T15:43:43Z

Fearful at 16:08, 13 December 2018

2018-12-13T16:08:46Z

Fearful at 16:04, 13 December 2018

2018-12-13T16:04:41Z

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−	[[File:Apatoherd.png\|right\|thumb\|400px\|border\|A large, varied herd of [[Apatosaurus]] in the Life Cycle gamemode with adults and young.]]	+	[[File:Apatoherd.png\|right\|thumb\|400px\|border\|A large, varied herd of [[Apatosaurus]] (old model) in the Life Cycle gamemode with adults and young.]]

	=== The Basics ===		=== The Basics ===

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 === Growth ===
-While every freshly spawned creature within the Life Cycle gamemode enters the map at a growth of 0.4, they each have a different growth rate depending on its base strength. Growth rate refers to how long it takes a certain creature to gain a tick of growth. Smaller creatures gain growth faster than larger creatures (for example, a [[Velociraptor]] will grow larger faster than a [[Mosasaurus]] would). However, the rate of growth can be improved by keeping one's [[Comfort|comfort]], [[Food|food]], and [[Thirst|water]] at a high level. Having a [[Groups|group]] can help to keep ons’s comfort high; consuming a large amount of healthy herbs (comfort flowers, crystals, sponges) will increase one's comfort bias and allow comfort to be maintained at a higher level as well.
+While every freshly spawned creature within the Life Cycle gamemode enters the map at a growth of 0.4, they each have a different growth rate depending on its base strength. Growth rate refers to how long it takes a certain creature to gain a tick of growth. Smaller creatures gain growth faster than larger creatures (for example, a [[Velociraptor]] will grow larger faster than a [[Mosasaurus]] would). However, the rate of growth can be improved by keeping one's [[Comfort|comfort]], [[Food|food]], and [[Thirst|water]] at a high level. Having a [[Groups|group]] can help to keep comfort high. Consuming a large amount of healthy herbs (comfort flowers, crystals, sponges) will increase one's comfort bias and allow comfort to be maintained at a higher level as well.
 On some old [[Maps|maps]], there were specific locations where players could would receive a boost to their growth speed, no matter their status levels. The area would take the form of a small island or temple. These [[Status Effects|buffs]] were custom, set by the creator(s) of the map, and also could be set to increase in intensity as one gets closer to the center of the growth increase radius. Players would receive a status message in blue on their screen when they entered or left a growth increase radius.

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 === The Basics ===
-Like any other gamemode, Life Cycle requires one to keep their selected playable creature alive by maintaining an appropriate level of [[Food|hunger,]] [[Thirst|thirst,]] and [[Comfort|comfort.]] Perhaps oxygen level as well, if one selects a completely aquatic creature.
+Like any other gamemode, Life Cycle requires one to keep their selected playable creature alive by maintaining an appropriate level of [[Food|hunger,]] [[Thirst|thirst,]] and [[Comfort|comfort.]] Perhaps oxygen level as well, if one selects a [[Aquatic Creatures|fully aquatic creature]].
-However, unlike Combat and Sandbox - where a player is granted a fully grown creature right off the bat - in Life Cycle you are spawned as a playable at 0.4 growth or have the option to possess another player's egg and hatch at growth 0.1. The goal, if possible, is to grow to full size or perhaps even larger.
+Unlike Combat and Sandbox, where a player is granted a fully grown creature right off the bat, in Life Cycle you are spawned as a selected creature at 0.4 growth, or you have the option to possess another player's [[Nesting|egg]] and hatch at a growth of 0.1. The goal, if possible, is to grow to adulthood, or perhaps even larger.
 === Growth ===
-While every freshly spawned creature within the Life Cycle gamemode enters the map at a growth of 0.4, every creature has a different growth rate. Growth rate refers to how long it takes a certain creature to gain a tick of growth. Smaller creatures gain growth faster than larger creatures (for example, a [[Velociraptor]] will grow larger faster than a [[Mosasaurus]] would). However, the rate of growth can be improved by keeping one's stats such as [[Comfort|comfort]] at a high level. Having [[Groups|pack/herdmates]] can help to keep comfort high at all times; consuming a large amount of healthy herbs (comfort flowers, crystals, sponges) will increase one's comfort bias and allow comfort to be maintained at a higher level as well.
+While every freshly spawned creature within the Life Cycle gamemode enters the map at a growth of 0.4, they each have a different growth rate depending on its base strength. Growth rate refers to how long it takes a certain creature to gain a tick of growth. Smaller creatures gain growth faster than larger creatures (for example, a [[Velociraptor]] will grow larger faster than a [[Mosasaurus]] would). However, the rate of growth can be improved by keeping one's [[Comfort|comfort]], [[Food|food]], and [[Thirst|water]] at a high level. Having a [[Groups|group]] can help to keep ons’s comfort high; consuming a large amount of healthy herbs (comfort flowers, crystals, sponges) will increase one's comfort bias and allow comfort to be maintained at a higher level as well.
-On some old maps, there were specific areas where one can go to get a boost to growth no matter their status levels. The area took the form of a small island or temple. The buffs were custom, set by the creator(s) of the map, and also could be set to increase in intensity as one gets closer to the center of the growth increase radius. One received a status message in blue on their screen when they entered or left a growth increase radius.
+On some old [[Maps|maps]], there were specific locations where players could would receive a boost to their growth speed, no matter their status levels. The area would take the form of a small island or temple. These [[Status Effects|buffs]] were custom, set by the creator(s) of the map, and also could be set to increase in intensity as one gets closer to the center of the growth increase radius. Players would receive a status message in blue on their screen when they entered or left a growth increase radius.
-Growth is infinite. One can grow as big as they would like, provided they are able to survive. Growth significantly slows once any creature reaches their full size at 1.2. The larger one grows, the more resources (such as [[Food|food]]) they will require to survive. Eventually, one may find oneself at a point where they cannot sustain their huge animal any longer due to massive resource requirements.
+Growth is infinite. One can grow as big as they would like, provided they are able to survive. Growth significantly slows once any creature reaches their full size at 1.2. The larger one grows, the more resources (such as [[Food|food]] and [[Thirst|water]]) they will require to survive. Eventually, one may find oneself at a point where they cannot sustain their huge animal any longer due to massive resource requirements.
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 === Talents ===
-Like all other current gamemodes, Life Cycle has a talent system. When spawning as a juvenile (growth 0.4) from the respawn screen, the player starts out with 5 talent points that can be applied to any accessible talent on any tree (survival in blue, power in red, speed in green). As with any other gamemode, a talent can only have 3/3 points if the previous talent does. This also applies to talents with 1/3 and 2/3 points.<br>
+Like all other current gamemodes, Life Cycle has a [[Talents|talent system]]. When spawning as a juvenile (growth 0.4) from the respawn screen, the player starts out with 5 talent points that can be applied to any accessible talent on any tree (survival in blue, power in red, speed in green). As with any other gamemode, a talent can only have 3/3 points if the previous talent does. This also applies to talents with 1/3 and 2/3 points.<br>

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 Additional talent points can be gained by surviving. When any creature advances 0.04 growth, they gain a talent point. This remains constant as long as a creature is alive. At 1.0, one is expected to have around 20 talent points in total (invested or not, not including inheritance). One can gain more by growing past 1.0.
-When one spawns as a juvenile, one is guaranteed to inherit 2 or more positive talent points outside of the ones that can be applied. Because the inherited talents exist outside of talents generated gradually from the user, the talents have the possibility to stack past 3/3. Instances often include 4/3 in a certain talent (3 applied, 1 inherited) and very rarely 5/3 (3 applied, 2 inherited). However, it is also possible to inherit negative talent points as a juvenile. It is unlikely, though, as one is not guaranteed to inherit negatives. Negative talents inherited can range from 0 to 2. This means the maximum amount of talent points any spawned juvenile can inherit is 6 points (4 positive, 2 negative).
+When one spawns as a juvenile, one is guaranteed to inherit 2 or more positive talent points outside of the ones that can be applied. Because the inherited talents exist outside of talents generated gradually from the user, the talents have the possibility to stack past 3/3. Instances often include 4/3 in a certain talent (3 applied, 1 inherited) and very rarely 5/3 (3 applied, 2 inherited). However, it is also possible to inherit negative talent points as a juvenile. It is unlikely, though, as one is not guaranteed to inherit negatives. Negative talents inherited can range from 0 to 2. This means the maximum amount of talent points any spawned juvenile can inherit is 6 points (4 positive, 2 negative). Note that negatives can, rarely, cancel out positive inherits by 'landing' on the same talent. This can lead to supposed 'no-inherit' or '1-inherit' dinos, which actually had one or more of their positives negated.
 Inherited talent points do not appear until certain milestones in a creature's growth. A purple prompt will be issued on screen when the talent is revealed, showcasing how many points went to the talent and the talent's specific name. Higher tier talents require the creature to be larger to be revealed, with the last and highest tier talents having (potential) points revealed at growth 1.2.

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 While every freshly spawned creature within the Life Cycle gamemode enters the map at a growth of 0.4, every creature has a different growth rate. Growth rate refers to how long it takes a certain creature to gain a tick of growth. Smaller creatures gain growth faster than larger creatures (for example, a [[Velociraptor]] will grow larger faster than a [[Mosasaurus]] would). However, the rate of growth can be improved by keeping one's stats such as [[Comfort|comfort]] at a high level. Having [[Groups|pack/herdmates]] can help to keep comfort high at all times; consuming a large amount of healthy herbs (comfort flowers, crystals, sponges) will increase one's comfort bias and allow comfort to be maintained at a higher level as well.
-On some maps, there are specific areas where one can go to get a boost to growth no matter their status levels. The area may take the form of a small island or temple. The buffs are custom set by the creator(s) of the map, and also can be set to increase in intensity as one gets closer to the center of the growth increase radius. One will receive a status message in blue on their screen when they have entered or left a growth increase radius.
+On some old maps, there were specific areas where one can go to get a boost to growth no matter their status levels. The area took the form of a small island or temple. The buffs were custom, set by the creator(s) of the map, and also could be set to increase in intensity as one gets closer to the center of the growth increase radius. One received a status message in blue on their screen when they entered or left a growth increase radius.
-Growth is infinite. One can grow as big as they would like, provided they are able to survive. Growth significantly slows once any creature reaches their full size at 1.0. However, while growth is different for every creature, it slows down to the same rate for any animal once said animal reaches 1.2 growth (for example, a [[Velociraptor]] at 1.2 growth will grow at the same rate as a 1.2 [[Mosasaurus]].) The larger one grows, the more resources (such as [[Food|food]]) they will require to survive. Eventually, one may find oneself at a point where they cannot sustain their huge animal any longer due to massive resource requirements.
+Growth is infinite. One can grow as big as they would like, provided they are able to survive. Growth significantly slows once any creature reaches their full size at 1.2. The larger one grows, the more resources (such as [[Food|food]]) they will require to survive. Eventually, one may find oneself at a point where they cannot sustain their huge animal any longer due to massive resource requirements.
 [[File:Growthorb.png|right|thumb|400px|border| The no longer functional growth orb at the center of the Forest Island [[Maps|map]].]]

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	== The Life Cycle Game Mode ==		== The Life Cycle Game Mode ==

−	Life Cycle is one of the three (current) in-game gamemodes, alongside the [[Freeroam\|Freeroam]] and [[combat gamemode\|Combat]] gamemodes. However, it has unique features that set it apart from the other two. It is the only gamemode that currently has [[Nesting ~~System~~\|nesting]].	+	Life Cycle is one of the three (current) in-game gamemodes, alongside the [[Freeroam\|Freeroam]] and [[combat gamemode\|Combat]] gamemodes. However, it has unique features that set it apart from the other two. It is the only gamemode that currently has [[Nesting system\|nesting]].

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	=== Talents ===		=== Talents ===

−	Like all other current gamemodes, Life Cycle has a talent system. When spawning as a juvenile (growth 0.4) from the respawn screen, the player starts out with 5 talent points that can be applied to any accessible talent on any tree (survival in blue, power in red, speed in green.) As with any other gamemode, a talent can only have 3/3 points if the previous talent does. This also applies to talents with 1/3 and 2/3 points.<br>	+	Like all other current gamemodes, Life Cycle has a talent system. When spawning as a juvenile (growth 0.4) from the respawn screen, the player starts out with 5 talent points that can be applied to any accessible talent on any tree (survival in blue, power in red, speed in green). As with any other gamemode, a talent can only have 3/3 points if the previous talent does. This also applies to talents with 1/3 and 2/3 points.<br>

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	== The Life Cycle Game Mode ==		== The Life Cycle Game Mode ==

−	Life Cycle is one of the three (current) in-game gamemodes, alongside the [[~~freeroam gamemode~~\|Freeroam]] and [[combat gamemode\|Combat]] gamemodes. However, it has unique features that set it apart from the other two.	+	Life Cycle is one of the three (current) in-game gamemodes, alongside the [[Freeroam\|Freeroam]] and [[combat gamemode\|Combat]] gamemodes. However, it has unique features that set it apart from the other two.

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	== The Life Cycle Game Mode ==		== The Life Cycle Game Mode ==

−	Life ~~cycle~~ is one of the three (current) in-game gamemodes, alongside the [[freeroam gamemode\|Freeroam]] and [[combat gamemode\|Combat]] gamemodes. However, it has unique features that set it apart from the other two.	+	Life Cycle is one of the three (current) in-game gamemodes, alongside the [[freeroam gamemode\|Freeroam]] and [[combat gamemode\|Combat]] gamemodes. However, it has unique features that set it apart from the other two.