| Frequently Asked Questions This guide is adapted from rosedragoon's guide and contains answers to several common questions. If your question is not answered here, first check to make sure that your question is not already answered by using the search feature before posting a new topic. Q: What are clicks, views, and unique views? A: Views, Unique Views, and Clicks are statistics that determine if your egg will hatch and if your hatchling will grow. Views are accumulated every time someone views the actual image of your egg/hatchling/adult. Unique Views are obtained in the same way, except only one unique view is given per egg per person. A "click" occurs when someone clicks on your egg in your signature or wherever you place it, and views the page that contains all of the information about your creature. As with Unique Views, clicks are only given once per person. Q: When I click "actions" it says: "Warning! An invalid referrer has been detected." A: The page you get is a warning to prevent you from killing your egg by clicking a link. Make sure you only access the actions page directly from the site. If you try again and it keeps happening, make sure your browser sends referrers. If you are not sure how to check, visit this page and send me the report ID. Firewalls and internet security software are notorious for blocking referrers. Q: When I try to enter the main site, I get the "Proxy Detected" message, what is wrong? A: The site has automatically detected that you are using a proxy server. A proxy server is a tool that allows you to hide your IP from the site. These can be used for cheating purposes, thus proxies are blocked. Many ISPs force all connections to go through a proxies. Some popular "web accelerators," such as Google Web Accelerator, have been known to act as proxies as well. In order to help me diagnose the problem, visit this page and send me the report ID. Q: Can two different people have scrolls on the same computer/IP? A: Yes, as long as they are different people. There are many cases of siblings, parents and children, etc, having scrolls on the same IP. But the same person having multiple scrolls is not allowed. Q: Why does the ink disappear when I try and name a dragon? A: The name you wish to choose may be taken. There are many named dragons, so simply choose another name. However, you may also see this message if the name you wish to choose contains invalid characters. Names can only contain alphanumeric characters, as well as " " (space), "'" (apostrophe), or "-" (dash). Also note that names will disappear if the dragon's number of views does not go up for over 8 weeks. Q: How do I get my dragons into my post/signature? A: Click on your account, then click 'Get Code' for that dragon. Then you can pick your code from 3 different types, HTML, BBCode, and BBCode with TinyURL. Chances are you'll want the BBCode versions for use on forums. Take that code then you go to your signature editor. Paste your code in there, and your eggs/hatchlings/adults will appear in your signature! You are not allowed to post your dragons on this forum because it encourages "egg spam" Q: How do I get an incubator? / What is an incubator? A: Incubators are images that display all of your eggs, hatchlings, and dragons. They serve no real purpose, but you can place them in forum signatures as an attractive way to draw attention to your scroll. You can create an incubator by clicking "Generate Incubator" on the account page. You can also get a custom incubator from several third-party sites, such as the Incubator Forums. Q: I have a warning, when will it go away/what was I warned for? A: Warnings go away after four weeks if you don't get another warn in that period of time. You can find out what you were warned for by clicking the warn percentage, a window will pop up with notes that the moderator left as to the reason you were warned. Q: Why is my scroll burned? A: Your scroll becomes burned when your account has been banned. Accounts may be banned for a number of reasons, such as manually killing over 10 eggs or violating the site terms in any way. Eggs and Hatchlings Q: How do I get eggs? A: A random amount of eggs is produced every hour on the hour. (For those that are wondering, the server is on-time with GMT) If you visit the cave at the beginning of the hour, you should see up to three eggs. A small amount of eggs may also appear every 5 minutes after that (x:05, x:10, etc) To get an egg, click one of the eggs. If someone else gets the egg first, just keep retrying. If there are abandoned eggs (which can appear at any time), you can also take one of those. You can take an abandoned egg when you see this text: "Near the entrance to the cave, there are some abandoned eggs. If you don't want the dragons inside to die, you can take one of those instead." Abandoned eggs usually have less time left than normal eggs, but by taking one, you gain a 1 day bonus. Q: How do I get _______ type of dragon?/What egg do I have to get to get _______ dragon?/What dragon will my egg become?/How rare are _______ eggs? A: Sorry, but you're not allowed to ask that. It ruins the surprise for yourself and possibly others. This forum is not a site "cheats guide," it is for help and site discussion. Q: When I try to get an egg it tells me I'm not logged in! A: First, make sure you've created a scroll on the site and activated it. Remember, a forum account is not the same as a site account. Also, certain emails have trouble receiving the activation email. Providers such as Yahoo and GMail are free and are known to receive the email. Second, if the front page talks about taking your scroll, then you are not logged in and need to click the "take yours" link in order to do so. Q: How do you abandon an egg/hatchling? A: If you have had the egg for at least five hours (or bred the egg yourself), click "Actions" on the account page, then "Abandon". Once an egg or hatchling has been abandoned, it cannot be reclaimed. Q: Why can't I get another egg? A: You may not be clicking fast enough to get an egg from the entrance. There is also a limit to the number of eggs and hatchlings you can have at any one time, as follows: When taking an egg or hatchling: If you have 4 or more eggs, you cannot take another egg/hatchling. If you have 4 or more hatchlings, you cannot take another egg/hatchlings. When breeding an egg: If you have 5 or more eggs, all bred eggs will be abandoned. If you have 5 or more hatchlings, all bred eggs will be abandoned. These are the only limits imposed on the number of eggs and hatchlings. Note that this is not an actual limit on hatchlings, but if you have more than the specified number of eggs or hatchlings, you will not be able to take any new eggs or hatchlings. Q: How many clicks does my egg need to hatch? A: There is no set amount. Hatching is based on a ratio of clicks, views, unique views, and time, so there is no magic number that you must reach. It is entire possible for an egg to hatch with 0 clicks. This doesn't mean that clicks don't help your dragon, but they simply aren't necessary. Q: How long will it take for my eggs to hatch/mature? A: Just as there is no definite amount of clicks/views/unique views needed, there is no definite time frame for hatching. Just try and get as many different clicks/views as you can. Every one counts. Time is a factor in the hatching process too, so even if you have a lot of clicks, you may have to wait for your egg to hatch. Q: My egg is cracking/has a big hole. Is it sick/did it run away? A: That is perfectly normal. In fact, cracking is a good thing, as it is a sign that your egg is beginning to hatch. An egg with a crack or a hole on it doesn't mean it will hatch, but you're certainly on the right track! The only time a change in the egg's image is if the egg becomes split in half horizontally. Q: My egg hatched/dragon matured/was unfogged, but it still shows the old image. Is this a glitch? A: It is not a site glitch but a problem with your browser. Your browser is still caching the old image, but others will be able to see the new one. Try pressing Ctrl+F5 on your account, clearing your cache, or simply waiting for the images to update on their own. Q: Why can't I name my egg?/How do I name my egg? A: Eggs cannot be named. Wait for your egg to hatch and you will be able to name it from the actions page. Q: What is forcing/how do I force my egg? A: When you attempt kill an egg, there is a small chance that, if the egg is developed enough, the hatchling inside will survive the fall. If this happens, then it is considered that you forced the egg to hatch prematurely. However, it is possible that forcing a hatchling out of its egg will scare it enough that it runs away from you. Q: How do I know if my egg is dead and if it is, how do I get rid of it? A: A dead egg is denoted by the egg graphic being broken in half horizontally. If you wait 2 weeks, it will disappear from your scroll on its own. Q: How did my egg die? A: There are several ways an egg can die. The most common is that it ran out of time. From the moment you get your egg, you have 7 days to help it hatch or the egg will not survive. Eggs can also die from soft shells, which can be caused by several different conditions. (See: "Why is my egg or hatchling sick?" or the Soft Shell Guide) Q: How do I revive my dead egg? A: You can't. You can only revive hatchlings and adults. Q: Do dead eggs count towards the egg "limit"? A: No, only live eggs count towards the 4/5 egg "limit". Q: Why is my egg or hatchling sick? A: Egg soft shell and hatchling sickness is caused by abnormal conditions in the egg. There are three causes of disease: * Having too many views compared to unique views. If your egg or hatchling has over 10 times more views than unique views, then it will become sick. * Having more clicks than unique views * Getting too many views/unique views/clicks in a short period of time. Removing the sickness is simply a matter of removing whatever conditions are causing it. For example, if your egg has more clicks than unique views, then in order to get rid of the disease, then you need to get enough unique views so that the number of clicks becomes lower than the number of unique views. Q: What happens if I hide my egg or hatchling? A: Hiding an egg or hatchling prevents it from being viewed. While hidden, eggs and hatchlings will not receive views or clicks. Hidden eggs and hatchlings will display a "fog" graphic instead of the usual image, and anyone (excluding the owner) who tries to view the egg/hatchling will be unable to. Eggs and hatchlings can still die while hidden, and will not hatch or mature while hidden. Q: How do I name my hatchlings? A: From your scroll, click on "actions", then click "Name". You can only do this once, and once done, the name CANNOT be changed, so please make sure that you choose the name you want. Once a hatchling is named it cannot be abandoned. Q: How/When do I know what my hatchling's gender is? A: In order to find out a hatchling's gender, you must wait until it is near maturation. At that time, the gender will appear on the dragon's page below its view and click information. Q: What is 'Freezing'? A: If you 'freeze' your hatchling, it will not mature into an adult. However, it will also not die when its 7 day growth period is over. This action is completely irreversible. Frozen hatchlings do not count when taking a new egg or breeding. Also note that frozen hatchlings may still grow, such as gaining wings, but they will not mature into an adult. Q: What happens when I try to kill my hatchling? A: It may die, or it may avoid your attack. If it avoids your attack, you must wait another day to try to kill it. The closer it is to maturing, the harder it will be to kill it. Adults Q: I got a male dragon, can I also get a female dragon? A: Yes, most types of dragons can be either male or female. However, there are a few dragons that can only be one gender. Q: How do you breed dragons? A: The "Breed" action is available on the actions menu for female dragons. If you click it, you will be presented with a list of eligible male dragons from your own scroll. Select one of those and breeding will be attempted. Breeding is not always successful, however, and may fail to produce an egg. It it is successful, it may produce up to 4 eggs. If multiple eggs are produced, then you must select one egg to keep and the rest will be abandoned for others to take. Q: My dragons red and produced multiple eggs, but I didn't select one. What will happen? If you don't select which egg to keep within an hour, all but one will be automatically abandoned. If you close the selection page without choosing an egg, all of the eggs will appear on your account page as "held eggs." You can choose one to keep by clicking its "Get Code" link. Q: Why can't I breed? A: The breed action only appears for adult female dragons. Also, you cannot breed more than once every week per dragon (Both males and females). You also cannot breed if you don't have any eligible male dragons. Q: Do I still need to get views/unique views/clicks for my adult to survive? A: No, once a dragon reaches adulthood, it is able to fend for itself and will only die if you kill it yourself or if it is discovered that you are breaking the rules (Such as an offensive/inappropriate name or description). You should note, however, that dragons need to be viewed at least once per eight weeks or their names will be removed due to inactivity. Q: What happens if an Adult Dragon dies? A: It is replaced by a tombstone graphic. The tombstone will be removed from your scroll two weeks after death, similar to dead eggs. Q: Is there a limit to the number of dragons you can have on your scroll? A: No, there is no limit to the number of dragons you can have on your scroll. |
aine1810Sep 16, 2008 12:29 PM
 sry friends for being late with replies... am being a bit over sensitive... |
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