Editing Breeding

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'''Breeding''' is how you make new [[Pets|pets]]. Two pets you own produce an egg, and the pet that hatches from it inherits traits from its parents, including species, Skin and Aura.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Takes in
| Two breedable pets, BC, optional Cursed Charm and Mutagenic Sludge
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! Produces
| Eggs, then new pets with a [[#Generation and lineage|Generation]], and sometimes a Skin or Aura
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! Affected by
| [[Zootechny]] (BC cost), [[Virility]] (cooldown), [[Menager]] (egg and pet space)
|}

== Eggs ==

An '''egg''' becomes a pet when you hatch it. You need free pet space to hatch (see [[Pets#Stables and pet space|Stables and pet space]]), and eggs themselves take egg space, which [[Menager]] raises. You can inspect an egg's parents before hatching. On the Main profile eggs can be sent to other players, but restricted profile modes block player transfers (see [[Profile Modes]]).

Eggs can come from three places:
* Breeding your own pets.
* [[Loot Actions]], as [[#Wild eggs|wild eggs]].
* A [[#Genesis Egg|Genesis Egg]], which is a [[Specials|Special]] that creates a pet directly.

== Breeding two pets ==

Pick two of your pets to breed. Each parent must be:
* At least level 18.
* Off its breeding cooldown.
* A breedable species. Supporter species and the current seasonal species cannot breed.

You can breed several times in one go, and you can choose to hatch the eggs straight away. A batch stops when you run out of BC, space, matching breeding items, or when a parent goes on cooldown.

=== Costs and cooldowns ===

* '''BC cost''': the first breed each day costs 200,000 BC, and the cost doubles for every pet you breed after that on the same day. The count resets daily. [[Zootechny]] discounts it.
* '''Cooldown''': after a pet is bred, it must wait before breeding again. The wait roughly doubles each time that same pet has been bred. [[Virility]] takes time off the wait.

Check the breeding preview for the exact numbers for your parents.

== Inheritance ==

When an egg hatches, its pet gets:
* '''Species''': an equal chance of either parent's species.
* '''Generation''': one above the higher parent (see [[#Generation and lineage|below]]).
* '''Skin''': rolled separately, and often none (see [[#Skins|Skins]]).
* '''Aura''': rolled separately, and often none (see [[#Auras|Auras]]).

Skins and Auras are cosmetic. They do not make an ordinary pet faster. [[Species]] decides which [[Adventure]] the pet prefers.

== Skins ==

A '''Skin''' gives a pet a colouring not seen in the rest of its species. Each Skin has a base chance of appearing on the hatched pet. A pet can have only one Skin.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Skin
! Base chance
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| Alpha
| 10.00%
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| Beta
| 1.00%
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| Gamma
| 0.50%
|-
| Delta
| 0.40%
|-
| Epsilon
| 0.30%
|-
| Zeta
| 0.20%
|-
| Eta
| 0.10%
|}

Each parent that has a given Skin doubles the chance of that Skin. Each parent holding {{GameValue|pets.attributes.skinBoostItem}} when you breed triples all the Skin chances. Charms are used up. There are also special Skins that cannot be bred, such as the [[Burnt Skin]] from the [[Pyre]].

== Auras ==

An '''Aura''' is a glow around the pet. The base Auras are {{GameValue|pets.attributes.auraTypes}}, and they are all equally rare.

* The base chance of an Aura on the hatched pet is 5%.
* Each parent that has an Aura doubles that chance.
* Each parent holding {{GameValue|pets.attributes.auraBoostItem}} when you breed triples it. Sludge is used up.
* When an Aura appears and a parent has one, there is a high chance the pet gets that parent's Aura. Otherwise it gets a random base Aura.

The Pyre's Smoldering and [[Damned Aura]]s are never inherited, and a parent with one counts as having no Aura.

== Breeding items ==

[[Pets]] can hold Cursed Charm (for Skins) and Mutagenic Sludge (for Auras) while being bred. Give the item to the pet before you breed (see [[Pets#Held items|Held items]]). For batches, the held item is used on the first breed, and each further breed takes a new one from your inventory. Both items have other uses, so plan your supply before starting a long collection project.

== Generation and lineage ==

A pet's '''Generation''' says how far it descends from the original pets. When a pet hatches, its Generation is the higher parent's Generation plus one. A lower Generation is therefore rarer, and higher Generations are more common. Generation is lineage only and has nothing to do with strength or [[Pet Leveling#Reincarnation|Tier]].

Every pet's parents can be traced back to its Generation I ancestors. Generation I pets came from the early prototype pet system, so they are extremely rare and cannot be made by normal breeding. Their rarity makes them wanted by collectors.

== Wild eggs ==

When you perform a Loot Action, each one has a small chance to find a wild egg. Its parents are wild pets (pets that players released) that match the action: Fish [[Loot Actions]] give Fish species, and so on. It needs a free egg slot, so keep a couple free. New players can also claim a first egg to start their fleet. Parents are picked from well-bred wild pets when possible, so wild eggs tend to hatch pets of a fairly high Generation.

== Genesis Egg ==

A '''Genesis Egg''' is a [[Specials|Special]] that creates a new Generation I pet. Unless the Special says otherwise, the species is random, and its Skin chances are five times higher than normal. It ignores your pet storage limit. Some Genesis Eggs are for a specific species, so read the Special before using it.

== How Breeding connects to other features ==

* Parents come from your fleet of [[Pets]]. Everything you hatch is recorded in the [[Menagerie]].
* [[Specials]] such as the Auralyzer and Skinulator can change a pet's Aura or Skin.
* The [[Pyre]] can reroll a pet's Skin, Aura or species, but at the risk of losing the pet.
* [[Prestige]] perks reduce costs and cooldowns.

== Changelog ==
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