Markings follow a somewhat similar pattern and setup to bases, and are categorised into color groups, marking shapes, and rarity tiers. Tier 0 contain all wild or common markings that are available in both wild wolves and starter wolves, whilst tier 1 contains custom only markings. All higher tiers relate to event only, mutation exclusive, combo, etc.
Markings that are the same and bred in the same slot have a 75% chance of passing directly onto the puppy.
Markings bred in the same slot that are different first run through a color combo checker - if both parents have compatible color groups that can produce a combo, this will roll a chance to get the combo color marking for the puppy. Whether it has a combo or not, the chance is 50/50 for which marking the puppy will inherit from the parents, with no parent weighting or bias either way.
If only one parent has a marking in that slot, the puppy has a simple 50% chance of whether or not it inherits it.
Once a marking is chosen, if the marking is tier 1 or 0, there is a very small chance that marking could mutate into a different shape within its tier. The color group, shape and tier will stay the same, but a new marking will be chosen within those parameters. A normal marking may turn into a ‘Heavy’ version of that marking, as one example, to give more variation within litters. These only have a chance of happening with certain markings.
* Black Agouti x Red Agouti could produce Auburn Agouti from the color combos.
* Black Cape could mutate into Black Cape Ticking.
And finally! Stay tuned for a mutation GENETICS teaser next week!
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