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Color Shows |
| Issa (#1) | |
| 06/19/20 6:32 pm | |
| You’ve proven your skills as a racehorse trainer, but now it’s time to tackle a new challenge. I’m very excited to present FFH’s newest feature: Color Shows! This is by far the largest update we’ve made in a long time so bear with me as I walk you through all the finer details. It’ll all be added to the Handbook ASAP and I’ll be happy to do a follow-up post if I see a lot of common questions popping up in the comments. Please also feel free to stop by Discord or the forums and we’ll answer any questions you have! What are Color Shows? Color Shows here on FFH were inspired by the color classes held at most real life color breed organizations. These classes are a way of judging how well a horse represents the desired characteristics of a specific color. For example, real Palomino shows look for a horse that is golden in color (even to the point of being coppery) with a crisp white mane and few to no dapples or other flaws in their coat. Horses might be penalized for having darker (“chocolate”) or paler coloration or exhibiting dapples, sooty markings, or grey/dark hair in their mane. The same concept holds true on FFH. Horses entering color classes will be judged by how well they represent the standards for their color category and breed. Shows will run monthly. Unlike races, they are not divided into meets. Shows will always publish during the Sunday rollover and will run at the end of the month (week). They’ll be available to enter throughout the week, even in racing season. There will always be one regular show and one Select show. Horses are considered Select if they are 50% or greater Select lineage. (This means they’ll mainly include Select Sale horses and their offspring.) Classes will be offered for all rare colors: Cream, Roan, Dun, Silver, and Champagne. Class offerings will also be split into smaller categories by: Breed, Status, and Sex. There are a few important things to note here. First, all breeds have their own classes. Quarter Horse and Paint Horse are split into their own breeds, unlike in races. Second, status options include Yearling, Training, and Retired. (Pensioned horses cannot show.) Finally, classes will be offered for all three sexes with the exception of the Yearling category where colts and geldings will be combined. How do I enter my horse in shows? Color Shows are unlocked when you earn your 9th Training star. For the most part, any horse that is one of the above listed colors will be eligible to show. Horses who represent multiple rare colors are typically eligible for all appropriate classes. For example, a Silver Dunskin Roan could enter Silver, Dun, Cream, and Roan classes. However, there are a few other restrictions to keep in mind: • Grey horses may not enter shows, even if they show color beneath their grey. • Red-based horses who carry Silver genes may not enter Silver classes. • Maximum Snowball Sabino (solid white) may not enter shows, regardless of their genetic color. • Double dilute cream horses may only enter Cream classes, even if they carry other colors. • Stallions may not show during breeding season (February-June). • Mares trigger an 8 month cooldown from showing upon a successful second pregnancy check-up. • Horses with less than 50% Condition may not enter shows. (Does not apply to yearlings.) • Horses with injuries may not enter shows. • Horses must be named to be eligible for shows. Assuming you and your horse meet all of the above criteria, you can enter them in shows! To do so, you must first visit their Manage page and ‘Opt In’ to Color Statistics. This will add a new table onto their main page with information about their show career. At the bottom of that table you’ll find a button to ‘Find a Show’, which works essentially like the ‘Find a Race’ button for racing. Unlike races, you can enter a horse in as many classes each month (week) as they are eligible to enter. There is no downside to entering multiple classes - aside from the entry fees. You may also enter multiple horses per class but will be charged a higher entry fee for each additional horse you enter. Your first entry into a class costs $10,000 and each additional entry costs $20,000 extra. This means your 2nd entry costs $30,000, 3rd costs $50,000, 4th costs $70,000, and so on. *Since shows take no Energy and have no other negative impacts, you may also show and race a horse at the same time! How are shows judged? Horses will be awarded a score based on the judging parameters listed below. These scores may vary greatly as each week’s show will have a different judge and each judge has a different bias which influences their scores. The final score you see will be listed as a percentage - or the degree to which that show’s judge felt your horse lived up to the standards for their breed and color. Let’s dive a little more into judging parameters... Color Quality is the single largest contributor to a horse’s score. Every single horse has hidden Color Quality genes for every rare color - even if they don’t show that color. These genes determine how closely they match the standard. Color Quality is hereditary, although it is possible horses may not throw true to their own appearance. This is because some horses may have genes which balance out to phenotypically produce a desirable color but pass on differently in their foals. For example, a horse may carry one gene that says it is “too dark” and another that says it is “too light”. Although this may balance out to a “just right” coat on the horse, it may pass one or both of those traits onto its foals. It is also worth noting that although horses which best meet the ideal will score well on a regular basis, some judges may occasionally score poor quality horses higher for one reason or another. (Are they blind?! Maybe.) *All Select Sale, Import, and Custom-created horses start with at least ‘Average’ for all of their Color Quality genes. Coat Condition is another large component of a horse’s score. Unlike Color Quality, this is a trait you can see and influence depending on how you care for your horse. The better a horse’s Coat Condition, the better they’ll score! We’ll go more into how you can manage this factor a little later. Height influences how a horse scores in shows - but it will change every week. This is one of the judge bias components of a score. Each judge will have a different height preference. One week a judge might prefer really tall horses and the next week a judge prefers really short horses. Although there is no such thing as a “bad” height, horses who fall somewhere in the middle will be less likely to run into judges that hate them than horses at the extreme ends of the spectrum. That said, the tallest and the shortest will benefit greatly when judges do prefer one of the extremes. *Each breed has a predisposition for certain height ranges. Foundation horses, or horses with ‘Unknown’ parents, will always fall within these ranges. However, as a result of genetics carrying down through breeding, you may end up with horses of any height in any breed. Horses will grow from birth until they reach their fully-grown adult height; some horses will reach full height faster than others. Conformation is another variable element that is subject to judge bias. Some judges care only about a horse’s color and not at all about their Conformation. Other judges expect to see not only a good representative of color but correct Conformation as well. Thus, horses with better Conformation tend to be better show prospects. There are several other factors that may impact a horse’s score. Horses are expected to be in reasonably good Condition with no Soundness problems. (If your horse can’t trot through the ring without limping they will be heavily penalized.) Judges also tend to dislike horses over the age of 20 as they start showing signs of aging. Finally, most judges will dock points off the score of solid colored horses showing in Paint Horse classes. Your solid Paint can still show, of course, but they’re rarely going to catch the judge’s eye. What are the benefits of showing? Color Shows are not just a fun new feature. They offer a number of benefits too! Every class has a $100,000 purse distributed in the same ratios as race purses. This means prize money will be distributed through 6th place. Any horse placing 4th or higher will often make back their entry fee plus a little profit. Shows award Color Points, which are different from the points earned through racing. Color Points are awarded based on the number of entries in a class. Every 3 entries (rounded up) awards 1 point to the winner. Points then carry down (decreasing by 1) through each placing until they run out. For example, a class with 11 entries would award 4 points to 1st, 3 to 2nd, 2 to 3rd, and 1 to 4th. A class with only 4 entries would award 2 points to 1st and 1 to 2nd. Horses who earn 100 Color Points in any color category will be awarded a Color Merit for that respective color. Appendix horses who earn 25 Color Points will receive full registration into their respective breed. Additionally, stallions/colts who earn 50 Color Points will be eligible to stand at stud regardless of their racing career points. Each show will crown a Grand Champion and Select Grand Champion of each color. This will be awarded to the single highest scoring horse of that color across all breed, status, and sex categories. Horses who are named the Grand Champion will receive a bushel of 50 Golden Apples. Horses who win a total of 5 Grand Champion awards will also receive a Bedazzling Shampoo. (That’s a fancy shampoo to improve a Color Quality gene of your choice!) We have a number of other exciting things planned including stable achievements and some kind of super-duper fancy award for a horse who earns multiple Color Merits. Stay tuned! How do I prepare a horse for shows? Entering a show does not technically require any additional care or preparation. If your horse is already fitted for racing, they’ll probably be okay to start showing! However, if you want to take showing seriously there is a new feed and a new type of training you may want to incorporate into your routine. Gleam is a new feed you’ll find in the Feed Mill. It is priced like other standard feeds and comes with 5 servings. Gleam has a large impact on Coat Condition and will also improve Well Rested slightly. However, it will decrease Energy by 10% and will also have a slight negative impact on Experience. Can you use this while racing? Sure! If a horse is at 90% energy after eating Gleam they can still enter a race if you choose. However, if you want to ensure your racers are in top form you may want to reserve Gleam for off season or just your less competitive racers. Grooming is a new type of attention you can give your horse from their Exercise menu. Grooming has a huge impact on Coat Condition! Because your horse loves being pampered, it will also show improvements in Morale and Well Rested. Grooming does not use any Energy and can never cause exhaustion, regardless of your horse’s Energy level. However, it may only be performed as the first ‘exercise’ of the month. Hint: You might occasionally want to perform Grooming with horses that aren’t even showing if they’re low on Energy and could benefit from minor boosts without the risk of exhaustion. There are also a few other factors that come into play with Coat Condition. First, the ease of maintaining a nice coat will vary seasonally, with winter being the worst months of the year. Horses will shed out in spring, which is usually when it will be easiest to maintain peak Coat Condition. Horses who are kept in stalls will suffer less from seasonal variation. Horses who are 15 or older (especially 20 or older) and yearlings will also struggle a little more with coat management. Growing pains? Although this project has been a meeting of many minds and has been through some thorough testing, we can never be 100% sure how every element of it will work out until it’s put into widespread practice. There’s a good chance we’ll be making some tweaks to various elements of this fledgling system (and some advancements if it becomes popular) until all the bits and pieces fall into place. Feedback is most definitely welcome! PS: Rare colors all have slightly improved chances of passing in breeding now! |
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Wyvern (#1439) |
| 06/19/20 6:39 pm | |
| Oh my god!! I love it! thank you so much!!!! |
| Ursula (#6380) | |
| 06/19/20 6:41 pm | |
| Ooo!! This is so exciting!!! I can't wait to see how this works out! :D Thank you! |
| Vieelz (#5274) | |
| 06/19/20 6:45 pm | |
| this is amazing!!! thank you for adding it! |
| John Doe (#1327) | |
| 06/19/20 6:47 pm | |
| This is HUGE! So excited to start fiddling with these new mechanics! Thank you guys for all the thought and hard work that went into this project :) |
| Rhaesenia (#3985) | |
| 06/19/20 6:48 pm | |
| I can't wait to see how this all works out. My retired geldings that have color might finally have more use than just being buddies. |
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Bucky (#2464) |
| 06/19/20 6:48 pm | |
| Super excited to see how this pans out!! :D |
| Jarvis (#2080) | |
| 06/19/20 6:50 pm | |
| I'm so excited for this! More to do with my retired horses! |
| Liesel (#2560) | |
| 06/19/20 6:50 pm | |
| Ahhh I'm super excited that retired horses have a new use ^-^ |
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Arthenia (#602) |
| 06/19/20 6:51 pm | |
| Super excited for this! Can't wait to enter all my pretty ponies! |
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J. Wilshire (#5084) |
| 06/19/20 6:55 pm | |
| I love this so so much! |
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Firestorm (#2063) |
| 06/19/20 6:57 pm | |
| This is so neat! |
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Taimie (#2870) |
| 06/19/20 7:03 pm | |
| Great update! Love all the new features! |
| Sapphire (#3825) | |
| 06/19/20 7:10 pm | |
| Yes! So excited! |
| Karu (#2397) | |
| 06/19/20 7:10 pm | |
| I am so excited! This will hopefully also make silver and other rare colors slightly more valuable again, and this will also add more variety for gameplay! |
| Kelso (#1083) | |
| 06/19/20 7:20 pm | |
| This is so exciting! I think adding this element to the game will be amazing.. Thank you for this huge update! |
| Cassie (#3766) | |
| 06/19/20 7:21 pm | |
| I was j8st wondering what the opt in mean and was just so confused. But now that I know what it is I'm so excited and need to see where all my horses are for it |
| Anjan (#5822) | |
| 06/19/20 7:29 pm | |
| This sounds interesting, even though I am. It to concerned about colours myself (I also only have one horse that might be able to show), still sounds a bit fun. |
| AtticaRose (#717) | |
| 06/19/20 7:55 pm | |
| I am speechless with delight. I can't begin to express the excitement and love I have for this new feature. THANK YOU so very much for this wonderful addition! |
| Isabella (#1563) | |
| 06/19/20 8:48 pm | |
| Wow. Did not see this coming. Today surprised. Very excited for a option for my colored horses that are not burning up the track. And estatic for a option for the yearlings to have a job. |
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Ashley (#2714) |
| 06/19/20 9:01 pm | |
| This is so cool! I can't wait to see what happens with it! |
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Leecee (#3121) |
| 06/19/20 9:12 pm | |
| Oh wow!!! This is a huge and amazing update!!! I love it!! :-) You guys have been majorly busy and working just as hard as usual!! Awesome work :-D |
| King (#6759) | |
| 06/19/20 9:27 pm | |
| That sounds awesome! Color influences will be greater now |
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StarSynne (#2022) |
| 06/19/20 9:27 pm | |
| Count me in as on team surprised but super excited for this! :D |
| Wolf (#4154) | |
| 06/19/20 9:59 pm | |
| Yes for it all deff happy for rare colours to have abit of a higher chance of passing |
| trainer ann (#4085) | |
| 06/19/20 10:09 pm | |
| Well this is a big event and i hope we all get are ponies in some super duper classes this is exciting |
| Shir (#3301) | |
| 06/20/20 1:36 am | |
| So excited for this! |
| Qulka (#7243) | |
| 06/20/20 2:16 am | |
| Interesting and sounds great! I hope to take a part of it someday. |
| Lady Revna (#2458) | |
| 06/20/20 3:31 am | |
| OH MY GOD THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!!! I'm already in love and have entries already! |
| Keiser (#6346) | |
| 06/20/20 4:31 am | |
| This is amazing! Thank you so much. Will give my horses that have days off something to do! |
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Katie (#494) |
| 06/20/20 4:33 am | |
| I am SO excited for ALL of this! I can't wait to enter colour shows and see how the new mechanics play out :D |
| smakie (#2889) | |
| 06/20/20 6:55 am | |
| This is awesome. I'm not sure about how it will work since everyone pushed so hard to Not breed for color but hopefully it works well |
| Lou (#2842) | |
| 06/20/20 8:40 am | |
| These are some exciting news for sure! Thank you very much for your hard work! |
| KayleighB (#757) | |
| 06/20/20 9:02 am | |
| This is a really fun idea! I will definitely be entering once it rolls out. |
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Maylutka (#859) |
| 06/20/20 9:23 am | |
| I'm looking forward to playing with the new colour shows! Also yay increased chances or rare colours passing! I'm quite excited about more shiny medals and merits my horses could win :D |
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Rendezvous (#5831) |
| 06/20/20 10:50 am | |
| Wow! That about sums out this, and also THIS IS AWESOME! Thanks for your hard work and I look forward to entering a horse in color shows in the future! |
| Charlie (#6108) | |
| 06/20/20 10:57 am | |
| Sounds interesting |
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Well Duh (#1721) |
| 06/20/20 12:46 pm | |
| Wow I will have to make some notes to self about this. It seems like it will be great. Thanks. |
| Rhapsody (#49) | |
| 06/20/20 6:42 pm | |
| I love showing in color classes at real horse shows. Definitely least stressful class of the day. Will be interesting to see how these go. |
| Erin B (#6174) | |
| 06/20/20 7:55 pm | |
| Wow! What a neat update. |
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dragonfyre (#6286) |
| 06/21/20 4:40 pm | |
| What a huge update! Very cool to see something entirely new. |
| Alle (#1248) | |
| 06/21/20 6:20 pm | |
| Sounds like it's going to be fun! Thankful for great developers that are always adding new things to the game! |
| Electra (#2789) | |
| 06/21/20 8:16 pm | |
| Omg this is a great addition to FFH. |
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