Flight Rising is pretty cool

So, I've never done a long breeding project before, longest I've ever really done is just buying two dragons and breeding them, nothing that really requires more than that.

I wasn't ever really planning on doing one, either, but I really want something too specific to wait for the AH, and I don't want to spend a ton of money on genes if I can really avoid it, since I have a lot of gene projects on my plate.

This is my goal dragon.

She's based on my Elden Ring character turned general kinda OC, Anastacia.

I thought getting something like this exactly would be much easier than it was..... uhhh I was wrong. I checked hatcheries, and stalked the Auction House for a few days, and didn't find much in dragon search that I thought I ould be able to get.

So, what's the goal?

I want a female Skydancer with maize Iridescent, goldenrod Lode, and Runes somewhere around the Flaxen ballpark, so that doesn't have to be exact. I'm going to want Wind eyes for her, I think, so I will have to rent a nest for my final pair.

So, I've bought an initial stockpile of dragons to begin my journey.

This is Golden, a female Skydancer

White | Crystal Gold | Clouded Buttercup | Runes

I figure she'll be a good starting point, but at the time of writing she's only 14 hours old, so I have to wait for her to grow up and for her cooldown to end. Gives me plenty of time to plan.

This is Talfryn, and she's hopefully going to help me get some of the genes I want into the lineage. I know that some of the others have treasure genes and she's all gem gene, but I think I have some plans to work around it.

Tarnish | Iridescent Soil | Lode Murk | Glimmer

At the time of writing, she is a year old, but has a breeding cooldwon. She has a pretty impressive offspring list, as well.

This is Elden, who will hopefully be able to pass on his color scheme and Runes into the lineage. He is also 14 hours old at the time of writing.

Antique | Crystal Buttercup | Clouded Gold | Runes

He and Golden are related, but I think I'll have enough toom to make sure that this shouldn't cause me any problems, as I intend to get more dragons for the project as needed.

This is Peaches, and he's here purely for the colors.

Maize | Piebald Grapefruit | Peregrine Beige | Spines

It's not exactly what I am wanting, but he's close enough in range to be able to be useful, I think. He's two weeks old, so he isn't ready to breed quite yet.

And this is Order. He's also here for his color range.

White | Iridescent Gold | Facet Ivory | Thylacine

Now, I know this is pobably not quite enough for the dragon I want, but I am going to be treating this endeavor as a learning experience. I have a couple other dragons who can chip in who can help with the range and a couple genes, but I dont want to have to include those, since they're more black and gold.

This is Etta, who has maize giraffe, goldenod facet, and goldenrod gembond. She won't be ready to breed until July 23, however.

Like, something I have learned is I should have been paying a tad more attention with some of the colors I grabbed for breeding. I accidentally missed the range for my secondary color, which isn't unfixable, and I have already grabbed some more dragons to add to the pool who should be able to help with this.

I guess I'll go through the additions to the bloodline first.

Salt, the female Pearlcatcher with Antique and Gold, and Iridescent, Bee and Runes has most of the genes, and is still.... close enough to my desired range for now.

Celozon, the Wildclaw is a double Midnight/Goldenrod (!!!) with triple gem genes. Her primary is a little further from the range, but her genes and Sec/Tert should help push things where I need them to go.

And Arina, an Imp with Moon/Spring/Olive. She's definitely in the further end for the range of this project, and her genes leave.... a little to be desired, but I think I can work with it.

Colors I think will be a very important factor for me here. I can theoretically change any genes I need to, though of course, I want to avoid having to buy gem genes, since they're so pricey. But they're easier to change for my needs than the color slots, so I think for now, getting into a good range is more important than genes.

Peaches and Golden decided to pull the good ol Wegg.

Though Elden and Arina decided they were going to be kinder

I guess the next step is seeing how these eggs go and seeing how my pairs turn out. I know there's guides I could have read more thuroughly to get a better idea, and I did read through them, but I think in this case, there's not really a better teacher than figuring it out for myself.

So, I've never done a long breeding project before, longest I've ever really done is just buying two dragons and breeding them, nothing that really requires more than that.

I wasn't ever really planning on doing one, either, but I really want something too specific to wait for the AH, and I don't want to spend a ton of money on genes if I can really avoid it, since I have a lot of gene projects on my plate.

This is my goal dragon.

She's based on my Elden Ring character turned general kinda OC, Anastacia.

I thought getting something like this exactly would be much easier than it was..... uhhh I was wrong. I checked hatcheries, and stalked the Auction House for a few days, and didn't find much in dragon search that I thought I ould be able to get.

So, what's the goal?

I want a female Skydancer with maize Iridescent, goldenrod Lode, and Runes somewhere around the Flaxen ballpark, so that doesn't have to be exact. I'm going to want Wind eyes for her, I think, so I will have to rent a nest for my final pair.

So, I've bought an initial stockpile of dragons to begin my journey.

This is Golden, a female Skydancer

White | Crystal Gold | Clouded Buttercup | Runes

I figure she'll be a good starting point, but at the time of writing she's only 14 hours old, so I have to wait for her to grow up and for her cooldown to end. Gives me plenty of time to plan.

This is Talfryn, and she's hopefully going to help me get some of the genes I want into the lineage. I know that some of the others have treasure genes and she's all gem gene, but I think I have some plans to work around it.

Tarnish | Iridescent Soil | Lode Murk | Glimmer

At the time of writing, she is a year old, but has a breeding cooldwon. She has a pretty impressive offspring list, as well.

This is Elden, who will hopefully be able to pass on his color scheme and Runes into the lineage. He is also 14 hours old at the time of writing.

Antique | Crystal Buttercup | Clouded Gold | Runes

He and Golden are related, but I think I'll have enough toom to make sure that this shouldn't cause me any problems, as I intend to get more dragons for the project as needed.

This is Peaches, and he's here purely for the colors.

Maize | Piebald Grapefruit | Peregrine Beige | Spines

It's not exactly what I am wanting, but he's close enough in range to be able to be useful, I think. He's two weeks old, so he isn't ready to breed quite yet.

And this is Order. He's also here for his color range.

White | Iridescent Gold | Facet Ivory | Thylacine

Now, I know this is pobably not quite enough for the dragon I want, but I am going to be treating this endeavor as a learning experience. I have a couple other dragons who can chip in who can help with the range and a couple genes, but I dont want to have to include those, since they're more black and gold.

This is Etta, who has maize giraffe, goldenod facet, and goldenrod gembond. She won't be ready to breed until July 23, however.