Any seeds higher than that will be forcibly set to 1. Although Petz will only generate seeds between 0 and 32,767 inclusive (a signed 2-byte integer), it will actually accept seeds all the way up to 2,147,483,647 inclusive (a signed 4-byte integer).

The same rules apply to things like sheepdog tails, meaning the seed dictates whether a sheepdog will have a poof tail or a bob tail, and will only pass that variation on genetically. This allows the dalmatian to pass on its exact spot pattern genetically, and it never mutates. For example, while a dalmatian can have many possible spots coded in the breedfile, this value controls which combination of spots an individual dalmatian will have. This is a randomly generated number, known internally as a 'seed', that controls what combination of variations the pet has for its breed. In my screenshot above, it's the 0圆9EE next to all of the body parts and markings. When a pet is generated via the AC, it comes with its own personal genetic thumbprint. In addition, only certain colors can pass down for each color category. These correspond to the 'FurColorTrait' values from the section in the breed's LNZ. For example, color 1 is the base coat color, while color 2 might be the color of the dog's halfie mark/poodle socks/etc. The order of the coat colors dictates the order in which those colors will present themselves. Pets carry five coat colors, one eye color, and one eyelid color per genetic set. Because there are only two slots, a dog CANNOT simultaneously display a combination such as mutt markings, dalmatian spots, and a dane face patch without brexing. A low marking factor causes things like spotlacking dalmatians. The Marking Factor controls how much of the marking is showing (fun fact, you can put a section in a breedfile LNZ with a number between 0-100, and all pets that come out of the AC will have that marking factor). Like body parts, markings are denoted by breed ID. These include things such as dalmatian spots and mutt patches.

Likewise, a Chihuahua with a Default Scale of 150 will appear huge and bug-eyed, because their LNZ is being stretched to unintended proportions.Įach pet has two 'slots' for potential markings.

A Chihuahua with a Default Scale of 100 will look fine, but a Great Dane with that same scale will appear tiny due to the fact that their LNZ was intended for a larger scale.

These affect various sizes of your pet, and it's the mechanic behind so-called 'minis' (low default scale). In the Looks Chromosome, breed ID is the value used to identify body parts.

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