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Tack and Genetics!

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Visible Tack!


I'm very excited to release a new feature on Equiverse which I hope you will all enjoy!

Equipped tack will now show a visual on the horse it is equipped to.



Updated Scaling
Two breeds have had image updates to scale them down a bit, as they were unintentionally quite oversized compared to the other breeds.

Arabian and Mustang have been resized. If you notice any images that look a bit wonky because they haven't been sized down yet, first please try a "hard refresh" - press CTRL+F5 together. If the image still doesn't update, please report it on the bug board as it's likely I haven't updated that particular color.

Can we turn tack off?
Not yet. Please give it some time, see how you feel about it. If you decide that you definitely don't want tack visible on your horses, don't worry - I will eventually be coding in an option to switch tack visuals off of individual horses.

Missing Tack
Tail Guards are currently not included in the tack visuals. This is due to the way the art is currently set up, where tails are connected to the main base artwork. We want to gauge how tack visuals are received before going through the additional work to separate tails from the base art so that we can add in tail guards.

Additionally, there will be no Splint Boot artwork on breeds that have fluff around their hooves, for example, Clydesdales.

New Genetics System


I have now implemented the new genetics system. Yay!

Equine Center Basic Colors
There is now a greater diversity in what colors and markings can be generated from purchasing horses in the Equine Center. I have allowed slightly rarer color modifiers through along with the usual colors that we've seen plenty of times before.

Genotype Auto-Fixing
I have introduced a new system which will try to detect any horses which acquired a gene that they're not technically allowed to have on Equiverse (naturally, what horses are allowed in real life is up for debate most of the time). When horses are bred from now on, a check will be run on the sire and dam's genotype to make sure that they have a valid genotype. That means it will check to see if a) a genotype exists, and b) there are no genes which are incorrect (e.g. "Ata" in Welsh Ponies).

If there is an anomaly, the breeding script will try to fix the parents' genotypes before allowing a foal to be bred. It will try to match as closely as possible, so "Ata" would be changed to "Aa" as opposed to "AA" or "aa".

Please be aware of this - for example, it can happen when someone else breeds a mare to your stud. If your stud has an incorrect genotype, it will be fixed when he is bred to.

In the event that something went wrong, any gene changes will be logged in your userlog. If you have any problems, please contact me in private messages.

Does this mean higher accuracy in genotypes for horses?
Previously we have had some stumbling blocks with regards to some horses not getting certain genes, or passing on a blank genotype to foals. This new system is completely reliant on information from the database rather than from my coding which means there is less room for error. So yes, there should now be higher accuracy in genes acquired through creating horses in the EC and breeding foals.

What is available in which breed?
You can now see what genes are available for all breeds by visiting individual breed pages from the Statistics page. They will be separated by brackets for each gene type showing which combination of alleles are allowed in each, e.g. [EE|Ee|ee]

Are you still doing genotype reports?
I have spent some time going through genotype reports, fixing what is immediately obvious to me. Unfortunately I haven't been through them in a while and I suspect some coat changers have been used on a fair few of them, so the reported data no longer matches what's on the horses. I have now cleared all existing genotype reports and have disabled the ability to report new issues with the hopes that the new auto-fix system will catch most of the problems.

Smaller Updates


- Accounts and horses will now automatically lock after 2 days of inactivity in case of real life emergencies.
- You can now see the birth base stats that the horses you own were born with (the stats that cannot be converted - additional stats are added on, so they are not true "birth" stats). The stats table has been added next to the "Private Notes" text box.

More updates will be along next week :)


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 Posted by

Abbey 🌸
Posted on
2017-01-26 08:33:49

Comments

Whoa! That was a surprise just now when tack suddenly appeared! Cool!

Posted by

Zaynah (#103646)
26th January 2017 at 08:34:51

WOW!!! Amazing job Abbey!! Thank you so much for all the hard work!!

Posted by

ᵂˢᵖᴺ Windspun Appaloosas (#31913)
26th January 2017 at 08:36:12

:D visible tack has been such a long time coming, I'm so glad it's finally in now haha.

Posted by

Abbey 🌸 (#1)
26th January 2017 at 08:39:13

I love the endurance tack, it's gorgeous!

*Scurries off to create some EC horses*

Posted by

insomniaglet (#64633)
26th January 2017 at 08:43:30

Love the tack update (I hope more accessories can be available in the future too ;3)

Just want to note on the birth stats, they don't appear to be correct on the horses I've looked at so far. I record birth stats in my notes on the day they're born and they don't match up.

Posted by

maplɛ (#37708)
26th January 2017 at 08:44:59

That is great! Looking forward to more changes!

Posted by

➰ Marco3 ➰ (#101181)
26th January 2017 at 08:46:43

All these updates are so amazing, I'm loving it so much!!

Posted by

skuexone. (#46030)
26th January 2017 at 08:46:57

Maple, could you post on the bug board with some examples? I'm using the field which records birth stats to pull the data, so it shouldn't be incorrect.

Posted by

Abbey 🌸 (#1)
26th January 2017 at 08:47:55

Love the new visable tack!!!!!! thank you for all your hard work

Posted by
HiddenAcresPaints/Chiwing (#101063)
26th January 2017 at 08:48:00

Yay! Thank you! (I"m so excited)

Posted by

SilverWolves♥♥♥ (#104148)
26th January 2017 at 08:48:21

I'm excited for these. I am also looking forward to foal training. Thanks so much.

Posted by

Shieldmaiden (#105168)
26th January 2017 at 08:50:06

wow, awesome Abbey! they look AMAZING!!!!! I just have one thing... my Friesian mare has a saddle but no bridle, is it supposed to be like that? either than that, I love it! YEAY ABBEY!!!!!!

Posted by

Midnight Outlaw (#98451)
26th January 2017 at 08:57:50

@Midnight - she doesn't have a bridle equipped, that's why it's not showing :)

Posted by

Abbey 🌸 (#1)
26th January 2017 at 09:00:32

It's fantastic update, Abbey! I cannot stop listing though my horses and admiring their new tack :D

Posted by

Rook II (#32140)
26th January 2017 at 09:03:32

Wow!!! You and your team are INCREDIBLE!!! I am so in love with these updates!!!!!!!

Posted by

SpringHillEstates (#104000)
26th January 2017 at 09:05:48

My horse, sj. JASPER, has his split boots showing behind his legs, not on them.
But otherwise, great update Abbey!

Posted by

Dragonfly (#89253)
26th January 2017 at 09:06:59

Thanks Abbey I'm in love with the new updates.I really appreciate all the hard work you have put into these updates.!

Posted by

Night Shade (#102378)
26th January 2017 at 09:13:50

whoops just that found that out and bought her one! sorry, lol!

Posted by

Midnight Outlaw (#98451)
26th January 2017 at 09:15:30

So much goodness & even more coming! I'm so excited about all the updates! Thank you so much, Abbey!

Posted by

Valzed ❤️ 🐀 🐀 (#87263)
26th January 2017 at 09:26:29

Yikes.. I have put off reporting my bugged minis via the report button (who were posted twice on the forum early on) because I knew you were doing the newly married/honeymoon thing when I came back. I don't know if the description of the auto-fixer fits my issue with them. (The imported wrongly with valid for breed genes in the wrong spot ie patn2 in the patn1 slot).. Will I lose my appy genetics if I click the auto fix??

Posted by

Storms - /A/A Main (#28387)
26th January 2017 at 09:51:06