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What am I supposed to...do?
Posted 2021-10-06 07:13:28
#536692
I like petsites because a lot of them have dailies, it gives me something to do every day. But I'm kinda unclear on what I'm supposed to...do on this website. I'm supposed to have "quests" to complete but can't find them and don't understand where I'm supposed to get food, currency, or items. I get the forums and HTML (Neopets veteran here) aspects, but what do you do with the actual...pets? 		TheEnforcer
#42236
Posted 2021-10-06 17:39:57 (edited)
#537012
Hi there! Welcome to the game!

Wolvden -- to me -- is a breeding game at its heart. Each wolf has specific "genetics" that are passed down to its offspring, and certain traits are rarer/more desirable/valuable than others. For example, each wolf's "Base" and "Base Genetics" can be viewed in its "Looks" area:



In addition to markings (viewable to the side or down, depending on if you're on a computer or mobile device), some bases are much more valuable than others. There are four "Tiers": TI, TII, TIII and T* bases. You already have some TIs -- for example, your lead's base is Black, which falls under the Monochrome Dark I category -- the I indicating a TI base. The image above shows Doubloon, a Warm Medium II base. Piasa (Warm Light III) is my favorite TIII base, and Special event bases, currently Selene, Luna, Losna, and Moonlight, fall under the T* category.

Each base has a certain rarity. TIs are usually worth very little, since they're the easiest to obtain. TIIs are worth only slightly more, and some TIIIs are worth much more than either TIs or TIIs. T*s aren't usually as valuable as TIIIs, but they can be similar in price at times. You can find the full list of bases in this wonderful Grouse House Guide on Wolvden genetics!

If you decide to breed for profit, it's also important to keep in mind that inbreeding in family trees is frowned upon by other for-profit breeders, although it has no real consequence to the wolf itself. As a result of this, "low gen" wolves (Gen 1 = NBW, Gen 2 = NBW parents, Gen 3 = NBW grandparents, etc.) are much more valuable than wolves with full family trees that are hard to keep track of and search for inbreeding.

Hope this helps! I know it's always hard to come to a game without any idea of what people in general are trying to do. If you have more specific questions, feel free to ask - I've been here for nearly a year now and I'm an active participant in the wolf market as well as experienced with game mechanics :)
Shadow
#9999
Posted 2021-10-06 17:49:48
#537017
Personally, I find stats rewarding, specifically role-specific stats. Having one of my high-Strength hunters #1 on the Strength leaderboard, for example, is what I have been aiming for in this game. It means I can live in challenging biomes and still catch food. Sense of pride in my pixel wolves' abilities, more or less.

However, I think the general playstyle is more along breeding sim lines, like what Shadow laid out. It is a more core mechanic of this game. I could have one of the best hunters in-game but if they have a T1 base and zero marks, very few people would stud to them. Stats are more like a bonus.
Xeva
#16394
Posted 2021-10-07 18:54:26
#537624
Hello! While this is a breeding game, there are still other things to do. I actually don't breed a whole lot, playing the slow game of building stats because I want to have good enough hunters to live anywhere on the map (Harder biomes means harder to get food). In terms of game-play other than breeding, there are some things I consider 'dailies' so to speak. I keep my herbalist working (foraging or crafting medicines I don't have a good stock of), and try to send out as many hunts as possible. Some medicines are harder to get, so you could sell some, and I know there are plenty of players that buy food as well, if you find you have an excess. I also send out my scouts as often as possible, they unlock new areas to explore with your lead or you can rescout areas you have fully unlocked to gain amusement items (typically feathers). You may not have the herbalist unlocked yet, I forget how many days you need to have played to unlock (I think 5? your wolves won't get sick before then)

Exploring with your lead gives you encounters, be they battle, finding new wolves, or just little things that give you items (Food, toys, silver cones, etc).

On quests, have you done any of the beginner quests? If you go to the Crossroads, you will find a snake icon titled Questing. You can take the tutorial quests there, or daily quests. If you have any questions about them, feel free to let me know. It has been a bit since I did the beginning quests, but we can test my memory.

There are also a few games (a different icon on the Crossroads page), I mainly play the fishing game as the others are chance and cost silver cones.

There are still plenty of things in development, so new stuff gets released every so often. There is an event that happens the third(?) week of the month where you can explore a different place and collect a special currency (I can go scrounge up the news post for it if you like).
Sepulchre
#33572
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