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Canis Lupin · May 2013

Hello, my name's Lupin, and I'm fairly new to virtualpups. I think I've just about got to grips with the game basics, but I thought it would be a good idea to join the forums, and here I am

I haven't really spoken to any other players, so I thought I would just say hello and introduce myself.I love both horses and dogs, but unfortunately don't any real ones of my own. I also enjoy making graphics, so I had the idea that I could perhaps sell some on here and try and make some playcash. I don't really know if they're any good, or what they'd be worth. I have one I made on my kennel and as my signature, so any advice on them would be appreciated, as well as any other advice and tips for a newbie!

ivybear93 · May 2013

Welcome to vp ,its good to see more people around, your graphics look good, they should sell quite well

MrClean · May 2013

Hey! I'm Bryson, welcome to the game :-) Let me know if you have any specific questions or need anything and I'll try to help 8) I think your banner is amazing you definitely should sell graphics!

Para Darkwater · May 2013

Hello there and welcome to VP! Always glad to see new players. If you ever need anything me and a lot of other players are more than happy to help if we can. Always a pretty good market for graphics too so you should open a shop. Hope to see you around

SandPiper · May 2013

Hiiii

Welcome to VP! And the forums too! You meet a lot of other players through the forums and most of us are happy to help if you have any problems or issues! Very awesome decision to come join us here on the boards

Now that you've got the gist of how VP works, What're your goals and whatnot?

Canis Lupin · May 2013

Hello all! Thanks for your welcome!

SandPiper - I'd quite like to breed Timber Wolves, perhaps for mushing? What would be the best way to go about this, do you think?

SandPiper · May 2013

Timber wolves for mushing.

Quite a challenge. Well, current competitors out there are Werewolves with 135+ birth strength. You'd have to begin breeding some TWs that can kick Werewolf butt in order to place within an event. I've heard that currently there are more than a few bugs in the eventing system. It wont be fixed until Virtualpups Beta is released, which may be months from now. That being said -- your dogs MAY or MAY NOT place correctly. But if they're good -- they'll place in a decent amount of shows. Just giving you a heads-up on that part and don't let that deter you. Eventing is a good way of making a little extra side-cash for not that much effort! (as long as you're not counting the breeding part :P) Now, for your Timbers. What you want to do, since you'll want to use the wolves for a specific event, is breed them for particular stats. <a href="http://ebilmoose.com/vp/wiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage"; target="_blank" class="bb-url">THIS SITE</a> will definitely give you a few pointers to help you out if you get stuck. If you click "Dog Eventing", it'll show you what each event is "supposed" to judge the dog on. The bug makes things a little more unpredictable. For mushing, the three stat's you'll be needing is endurance, strength, and speed -- in that order. So breed your Timbers for either endy or strength. You can go ahead and pick, but don't forget the competition your dogs will be against. Go ahead and take a look at some already run mushing events and check out what the teams that place the most are doing. Do they have the highest strength? Endurance? What's going on with them :P Breeding your timbers, on the other hand, is the simple part. All you have to do is train & breed. And usually a simple type of training will be enough to make stats raise. I suggest 280/200s + Aggro Cap (250),, since you're only looking for stats that cannot be groomed over 200. However, you may choose to do long grooms as well.

It's completely up to you. Then you'll have to choose which stat you want to focus on. AND THEN... you can to repeat countless times until you get the stats you want :P The dogs you'll start your lines for can be imports or already-bred dogs off the market. If you want a pure line, no inbreeding, go for imports. You may have to buy quite a few, but you'll get a pure line

If you don't really care, then go with dogs off the market. It's usually cheaper, depending on the quality of dogs you're purchasing. I think Timber Wolves are at 10x4s already, so you could even go ahead and start with some of those! Do sets of 8 pairs - half females, half males. So 8, 16, 32, or 64 dogs. And dont be afraid of starting at something small like 16, rather than 32. You can always add more dogs into your lines

Did this help? Do you have anymore questions?

SC`s Stars II · May 2013

Welcome to VP! I'm Coaster, also known as Nailah in-game and Bobolu on chat. If you ever need help with anything please don't hesitate to ask me!

SC`s Stars II · May 2013

Welcome to VP! I'm Coaster, also known as Nailah in-game and Bobolu on chat. If you ever need help with anything please don't hesitate to ask me!

Dark Flame · May 2013

Hey welcome to the game and the forums

if you need any help with training or breeding them timbers then come to me

Melrose (my friend) and I bred some timbers to 10x4 quite easily and getting their stats up is no problem. I would say if your wanting to have the dogs trained and bred for eventing then you could breed and train yourself as a novice, though it would be better going to a sponsor for both as they can get better stats. Some sponsors do special discounts for novice where training and breeding is like so much cheaper

Your graphics are really nice

they should sell, you could always do a giveaway to get them out there and get some feedback, and examples. Pop them on Artist Alley and then set up a commission, most likely if people like the giveaway graphics they will come back and pay

I know I do Hope you enjoy.

Simm · May 2013

New person! *stares* Welcome to VP. May the odds be ever in your favour! xD

Garnet · May 2013

Welcome to VP!!

If you ever need help or just wanna chat I'd be more than happy to talk!

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