Sixty Days to Breed

My Pre-Order Meeroos turned sixty (60) last night and stopped being able to breed. It was a bit sad as I had to release a few of them to make room for the new generation of breeders. One thing I noticed is it looks like Meeroos can breed through their sixtieth (60th) day. That is: they can continue to breed until they are over sixty (60). So once they hit 60.25 they will show as Elders and will not be able to breed. It might be important to know for your breeding strategy; my partner and I had a few pairs that bred a mere twenty (20) minutes before they became Elders. Having that Nest granted each of them three hundred (300) Regard points as well as the two hundred and fifty (250) points the Nest itself is worth. That is quite a bit of Regard from a pair we would have Released earlier had we thought they could not breed on their sixtieth (60th) day.

To put any rumours to rest: there is no Regard point bonus, either to the Meeroo or the Owner when the Meeroo hits Elder status. If that is the only reason you are holding on to some of yours, I am sorry to disappoint you.

I am excited to be starting on my second batch of Meeroos. I have added some in throughout my first batch, and still have some that are not yet close to Elder status. But for the most part all of my Meeroos currently are babies! It should be very interesting to see what I get from them. I am looking forward to figuring out more about their genetics this time around and I will keep you all updated here on the blog. With the first set, the Pre-Orders and the ones I got right after release, my strategy was to see how they bred and I used mostly random pairing in the beginning with a few stabs at breeding for a trait just recently. Now it is time to get a bit more scientific, now that I know a little more about the mystical creatures. The next sixty (60) days should be a very educational.

Mating Compatibility Chart Textures!

I have ported the Meeroos Mating Compatibility Chart over to graphic form. Hopefully looks a bit better than the spreadsheet and should be easier to use. I have updated the original post with the new graphics and a download link if you would like a copy. I will also be uploading them to Second Life shortly and will post a SLURL to let you know where you can get them, for free, as soon as I do. You can find the original post and the new graphics: HERE. Enjoy!

Meeroo Mating Compatibility Chart

** New graphics added at the bottom of this post: May 26th, 2011 **

I can not take credit for figuring out which Meeroo personality types are compatible with each other. I got it off a very helpful InWorld texture created by: Krupta Inglewood [Let me know if I have that wrong]. All I have done is display the data in chart form. Hope you find it useful. The green "X" indicates they are compatible. If you would like a copy, the PDF version is available HERE.

I have ported the Meeroos mating compatibility chart over to graphic form for use on your home computer and in Second Life. Feel free to use them, modify them and re-distribute them. Just don't sell them. You can download the entire set HERE. The .zip file contains the texture in sizes: 128, 256, 512 and 1024. All sizes come with and without a border [The "b" after the size indicates a border; so 128b has a border and 128 does not] Below is a sample at 512 with a border. I hope these look a little better than the spreadsheet above. I suggest using the smallest resolution texture you can InWorld [128 or 256], but I prefer the 1024 version for viewing on my PC.

I will be uploading these to Second Life and will make them available there for free as well, I will post an SLURL here when they are ready. Saves everybody paying to upload the textures.

As promised, the InWorld SLURL for your free Second Life copies of the textures: HERE.