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2014-02-13

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2015-02-19
ShorahNagi
ShorahNagi
Retired breeder wrote:

Anyone have/know of a reason why Howrse hasn't allowed there to be Donkey Unis?

Who knows - though the theory I've long had in mind about the reason why is because:

Unicorns (and Pegasus as well) are always portrayed as being more horse-like (tall, sleek-looking, graceful, etc). Ask someone to draw you a Unicorn - and while you might get the handful who go for the old style (the one's with the cloven hoof, the beard, etc) - I feel the majority will look like a horse with a horn on its head. The same thing would go for a Pegasus as well.

As such, Howrse decided to keep with this portrayal and have only Horses and Ponies be Unicorns (and Pegasus).

Another reason could also be because of the limited coverings - though it is only a chance, I know I'd be a little annoyed (and also depressed) if all three of my Unicorn Donkey's coverings resulted in normal foals as opposed to Unicorns.
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2015-02-19
appylover2010
appylover2010
wow really should read my post befor:e i post it haha half of that made no sence. i type way to fast
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2015-02-19
Retired breeder
I don't really like the crafting idea but everything else seems fine I guess. Does the crafting take real time and quiet a bit of equus to make things? I really hope not, I would not be using that feature at all if it did...but then it ties into EC's so then my EC is not going to be a in good place. Sigh....too many EC changes are happening. I like them the way they are. If they could slow down the EC changes and not bring out so much at once, that'd be way better. It's sort of overwhelming having so many things to figure out, hopefully it won't be so.

On the plus side...DRAFTS! Oh I cannot wait for them, they are so going to be my main focus, along with my unicorns, and other specials.
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2015-02-19
ShorahNagi
ShorahNagi
Retired breeder wrote:

Does the crafting take real time and quiet a bit of equus to make things?

Yes, but it uses resources (and equus if you need to buy resources) - which you can gather some from lessons, some by growing crops, etc. (though some of them you will need to buy; Ex. a Center in the Mountains will need to buy Wood and Sand as they can not harvest these with Missions)

However, I've looked at some numbers - and in the end, some items end up being cheaper if you buy the Resources for them as opposed to buying them right out:

Here's an example:

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We'll use the Water Trough for this example:

At present time - a single Water Trough is selling for 30,238e in the Store

So for that price, I have a trough instantly that I can use in a box (more expensive, but faster)

Likewise, every Center will be given a Small Workshop with this change. A small workshop can craft 1 Water Trough in a period of 10 hours. *note the time period to craft items is the same regardless of amount and workshop size

To do so, you need 1,500 Iron in your inventory.

If your center is in the Mountains - you'll have this resource brought to you by missions (saving you money), likewise - you can also buy Iron in the store (Beach and Forest Centers will need to do this).

Iron sells for 10e a unit

Since we need 1,500 units - this is a price of 15,000e.

Already - compared to buying one at the store, we've saved about half the cost (and even more was saved for a Mountain center that doesn't need to buy as much), but of course - the downfall is that it will take a lot longer for us to get the Trough.

To sum it up:

If you want to have items quickly - you'll have to pay more
If you want to pay less - you'll need to wait for your items

*Think of it like ordering something online - you can pay an extra $10 for overnight shipping, or you can pay $3 and receive it sometime within the next 3 to 5 days.

Of course, you could always do a little bit of both (buy Mashes from the store, but have things like Saddles be crafted)
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2015-02-19
Retired breeder
ShorahNagi wrote:

Another reason could also be because of the limited coverings - though it is only a chance, I know I'd be a little annoyed (and also depressed) if all three of my Unicorn Donkey's coverings resulted in normal foals as opposed to Unicorns.

Okay, but than they could make the unis have maybe like an extra three coverings or something. Or have that be a VIP perk or something. I'm just really hoping they will allow Drafts to be unis. Even though I doubt they will...
And just imagine cute Donkey unis! Aww! LOL! And Donkey Pegasus! Again, aww! LOL!
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2015-02-19
HaileyBean
HaileyBean
Howrse is changing REALLY fast. But why draft horses? I thought that draft horses were hihgly discouraged? Remember the rules in the ideas forum?
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2015-02-19
ShorahNagi
ShorahNagi
HaileyBean wrote:

Howrse is changing REALLY fast. But why draft horses? I thought that draft horses were hihgly discouraged? Remember the rules in the ideas forum?

They were but as stated in the Terms of Use;

17.3 Modification of Access to Services and Content

a) OWLIENT may modify the Content for any reason or without any specific reason, at any time, in particular for technical reasons such as updates, maintenance operations and/or resets to improve and/or optimize the Services.

To me, this means that - while they might say no one one thing for one reason or another originally (ex. Winged Unicorns due to the coding it would take, and the need for new images)...changes might come along that make it possible (ex. Better graphic editing software (you'll notice now that Wings, the horn, mane and tail, etc are all now 'layers' that can simply be added/removed from one model as needed - saving the need for someone to draw 3 different variants of the same coat.)
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2015-02-19
green thumb
green thumb
Are the crafts limited to the type of ec we have?
For example, can a classic ec craft western saddles?
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2015-02-19
katiedingo
katiedingo
I was wondering that myself, I do have a few colonies for GP, first western saddles I have ever owned.

I would never ride one in real life.
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2015-02-19
HistoryRocks
HistoryRocks
SO, I have a few questions:

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How were the drafts released on the test server?
What is the production time and requirement of the manure (and how many at once can a small workshop make?)
Same as above for mashes.
What are the sizes of workshops that you can have?
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