Breeding

Breeding is a large part of the profit that Aywas makes, along with Customs. Breeding creates a custom pet that combines the edits and marking of one parent with the edits and markings of another parent. You can breed both site pets and custom pets, and since Aywas breed by magic, any two pets may be bred with the correct coin.

Breeding on Aywas takes a lot of patience, though the reward is often beautiful or amazing offspring. The Breeding Artists are very talented, but hundreds of breedings are submitted each month, so it takes time to complete them all. At present, the breeding system is backlogged due to the recent increase in the number of breeding items on the site. Breedings will usually take 2-3+ months to be completed, depending on if any artist availability, the length of the queue, and what type of coin was used.

Breeding Basics
To breed, two pets are required. To submit a breeding, at least one of the pets must be in your Lair. Any two pets may be bred irrespective of species or gender, so long as the correct coin is used. A Breeding item is necessary to submit a breeding - generally these are coins or pendants. Pendants work in exactly the same way as the matching coin, but regenerate after a period of time. All non-pendant breeding items are one use only. Breedings are submitted at the Standing Stones. Any breeding items currently in your Inventory will be shown. Having the breeding item in your Safety Deposit Box or User Shop will not work. Once a breeding is submitted, you can upload Predicts here as well. There are several Fake Breeding Coins to be aware of - do not purchase one of these by mistake thinking it is a usable breeding item.

If you are breeding with another user's pet, it is important that you are aware of any rules or fees that that pet may have. Some users set rules and have breeding fees. Usually the rules are simple such as "Let me see the babies when they arrive" or "Give me a chance first to buy any baby you don't want?" Every user's rules are different, so it is necessary to make yourself aware if there are any. Usually the fees are between 1 and 10 GP, though some may have no fees or may have higher fees. This is all set by each individual user, so if you allow your own pets to be bred with others', then you are able to set your own fees and rules if desired. It is against the Terms of Service to violate any prior arrangements made when breeding, so these rules must be followed.

PSD's
After a breeding is submitted, it is highly recommended that PSDs for the parents be sent in. When a custom design is purchased from another user, they will normally provide the source file to go with it. Babies made from PSDs will usually turn out better, as the Breeding Artists are able to directly see what colors, patterns and edits the parents have. Breeding Hybrids with a Breeding Coin is the only type of breeding that is it not necessary to send in PSDs for. BC Artists redraw edits onto the Hybrid bases. Though, to ensure the best possible odds for a nice offspring, it may be wise to send in the PSDs anyway.

PSDs need to be sent to aywas.psds@gmail.com, attached to the email. The subject should be something along the lines of "Custom PSD #PET ID NUMBER". It is not necessary to write a message other than attaching the files to the email, though it is suggested to simply repeat the subject in the message.

Breeding Mistakes
Problems with delivered babies can be posted in the Breeding Mistakes thread for review by Frey. Frey should be contacted directly via PM for assistance with breeding submission errors, such as incorrect predicts uploaded, wrong coin or parents used, etc.

Lesser Breedings
Lesser breedings are pairings between two pets of the same species with the same base lineart. The items that allow Lesser Breedings are the Lesser Breeding Coin, Metal Breeding Coin, Half A Lesser Breeding Coin, Lesser Breeding Pendant, Metal Breeding Pendant and the Holiday Mistletoe. It takes on average 3+ months for lesser breedings to be complete. Wait times for Metal coins tend to be less, given that they do not generally require editing. HLBC breedings currently have the longest wait-time as they were the least expensive coin prior to being pulled from the shops on April 5, 2011. Lesser breeding costs less than Hybrid breeding as the coins needed are more readily available.

Old x New x Alt Lineart
Only same-lineart combinations are possible with a Same Species coin - Old x Old, Alt x Alt, New x New. Old or New x Alt combinations count as different species and require a more expensive coin. Old x New breedings are not allowed with Same Species coins unless Predicts are included.

Silver Custom Crystal Species
The differences limit for breeding SCC species via a Lesser Breeding Coin was originally 10%; this was changed on April 25, 2011 to 30%. If you have two SCC Species pets of the same base lineart, you are able to breed these under the Same Species rules. SCC species are treated as Commons.

Cross-Breeding (Hybrid Breedings)
Cross-Breeding is a pairing between two pets of a different genus or lineart, which may result in Hybrids. Not all combinations result in hybrids; working combinations are listed in the table below. The coins that allow cross-breeding are the Breeding Coin, Radioactive Breeding Coin, Evil Breeding Coin, Holiday Breeding Coin, Breeding Pendant, Radioactive Breeding Pendant, Evil Breeding Pendant, Holiday Breeding Pendant, Delicious Eggnog, Platinum Breeding Coin and Platinum Breeding Pendant. It is more cost effective to use a Holiday Breeding Coin when pairing different species that do not create a hybrid. Cross-breeding is more expensive than Lesser Breeding on average, and a number of the item options carry a chance of failure, such as the RBC and EBC.

The first hybrid breeding ever on aywas occurred on October 1, 2009 when Koben (#70) was the first to successfully breed two different species (An Orange Tabby Melo, and an [[Albino Burmese Python Soli.) to create the first Quetzal 1Leonidas #311.



Hybrids List
* The Neura is a restricted hybrid. Neura breedings can be won as Scavenger Hunt prizes.

Breeding Items
Breeding items are some of the best selling items on Aywas. They are well desired, and they are usually one of the big prizes for many events and contests. Most also sell for big amounts, usually in GP. Every breeding coin and its respective pendant lets you submit a different type of breeding, so be sure to know the differences between them. If you mistakenly use the wrong coin for a breeding, Frey will reject the breeding for you, but since she's so busy, it may take a while. Try your best to keep them straight!

Breeding Pendants
Most breeding pendants can only be won from events and contests. Often they will be one of the big prizes in the Exchange Shop or Seasonal Shop. The Lesser Breeding Pendant is the only pendant that stocks in shops, and is found in the SP Shop, though is very expensive. All of these pendants also have the ability to be won from the Lotus Easter Egg and the Ghost Chocolates, though it has only been reported one or two times.

Other Breeding Items
Out of these other breeding items, the only true ones that let you actually breed are the Delicious Eggnog and the Holiday Mistletoe. However, the Delicious Eggnog must be used through your Inventory instead of at the Standing Stones. All other items are breeding aids. You can either use them to get coins out of it, or they will do something such as give you more babies or allow you to create BC baby predictions.