Posted June 26, 2018 Now this idea is for top end breeders. Add Mules and Hinney's to the game. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule Quote A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare).[1][2] Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids (first generation hybrids) between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion). The size of a mule and work to which it is put depend largely on the breeding of the mule's female parent (dam). Mules can be lightweight, medium weight, or when produced from draft horse mares, of moderately heavy weight.[3]:85–87 Mules are reputed to be more patient, hardy and long-lived than horses, and are described as less obstinate and more intelligent than donkeys.[4]:5 Mules are a cross breed between a horse and a donkey. They are generally sterile and cannot reproduce. Quote Mules and hinnies have 63 chromosomes, a mixture of the horse's 64 and the donkey's 62. The different structure and number usually prevents the chromosomes from pairing up properly and creating successful embryos, rendering most mules infertile. There are no recorded cases of fertile mule stallions. A few mare mules have produced offspring when mated with a purebred horse or donkey. They are highly intelligent and very strong and were often the preferred animal for wagon trains. They weren't as quick as horses, but their strength made up for it on grades, but their size made them far faster then donkeys or ox. So now this would mean adding Donkey as a wild animal. So a breeder would first have to find and breed a top end Donkey, and a top end horse (which we already have plenty of) in order to breed a Mule. Now breeding two different animals can be tricky thing to get excellent results Since Mules need to be breed (not found in the wild) and good ones need high end animal skills and a lot of luck, and they are sterile, this would create a great end game breeder content while giving the economy a boost. Well breed mules, if stat'd correctly would be the preferred animal for wagons, and for explorers (maybe give it a stat so you can ride it up slightly higher slope then a horse). This, I think, would create a new market, one that engages high end breeders with a challenge not only to reproduce (pun), but to do so consistently on a high stats level. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 26, 2018 Love the idea! It's a good thing to add something to do with high AH, and it sounds like fun. (I just hope that before, AH at higher skill than 59 will have the chance to pure 5sp adjusted to be at least the same chance as 50-59 skill. Somehow. Just that, and the experience would be smoother and welcome I think.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted June 26, 2018 +1, especially to adding new animals! I'd love a champion donkey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
