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Zoran Norns   C3DS   Spykkie | 9/25/2013  log in to like post  17

slotGeat-Z
typeGenetics + Sprites
authorSpykkie
updated3/14/2021
Years ago, I saw a drawing someone made of a Zora Norn breed concept! Sadly, the author's site and sketch vanished; and the breed never came to be... So I made my own!! :D

Now includes egg agent!

Breed Information:
- This breed takes up Geat slot Z.
- The Zoran Norns are Colortrue Norns.
- The Zoran Norns are an amphibious breed from birth, but the babies look better in the water.
- This breed visually undergoes "full body metamorphosis" to reach adulthood.
- The Zoran Norn breed has its own egg sprite.

NOTE: They also have the swim bladder organ from the Astro Tetras. Credit goes to KittyTikara.

Many, many thanks to ylukyun who did the genetic stuff and is still helping with possible CCSF-related release(s)!

Zoran norn life cycle



 
 
ylukyun | 9/26/2013  log in to like post

Thanks for the suggestions. There will be a V2 at some point so keep 'em coming.
 
Rat-tailed | 9/25/2013  log in to like post  1

After some testing I have some brief suggestions:

Stimuli that punish norns for hitting. Because of the way they are, you have no idea where their butt is, so you can't slap them when you need to without guesswork and the possibility of accidentally tickling them instead and them associating the slapping with something else entirely. This prevents them from becoming slap-happy due to un-slappable butts. SSN helps with identifying the slapper as they have no arms, but being unable to stop the slappiness itself when it starts kind of bugs me.

Also, the heads on ancients are slightly detached.

That's about it though. They're super adorable.

Edit: One more thing. I noticed they do a lot of swimming in one direction but not actually moving. I'm not sure why this happens or if it can be tackled. It normally happens close to floors or ceilings of rooms, so i'm assuming there's invisible boundaries they just can't cross for some reason or another. It could just be the swimming agent?
 
savagebeast | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

=D Good! I already love this breed. Time to put them to the test.
 
Rat-tailed | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

These norns breed like rabbits..
 
InsanityPrelude | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

Thanks for the heads up, GM. I use Draconians too and I'm kind of disappointed that these conflict with such a unique breed.
 
Rat-tailed | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

I'm sure GM and I could switch slots ourselves and make our own appearance edited genetics files so they're the same. It's not a huge deal, just a bit of work and not very share-friendly. I've been considering doing this for shag-a-delics as they share a slot with your pearl mermaids, too. Making them not have an agent that injects the images actually makes this a lot easier. :P

I don't have any swimming agents at the moment, but I know there's GM's agent and then the aquanorn one.
 
Spykkie | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

Rat-tailed: I'm pretty sure I used the swimmer agent from the download section, is that the one you're using?
 
Spykkie | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

Grendel_Man: you could always switch between the two? or rename all the files to another slot i guess... you can put them over the chichis. They wont be amphibious but you'll get the visuals at least? :/
 
Rat-tailed | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

I agree, I'm annoyed as well. They're a very popular breed and i'd like to have both, as draconians are my favorite breed.. I think they're cute though regardless. I can't get them to swim. What swimmeragent do they use?
 
Jessica | 9/25/2013  log in to like post

It's times like these that I wish there was some way to add additional breed slots into C3/DS. At least it isn't so bad as Creatures 1... Only ten Norn breed slots, most of which are taken up by official breeds!

I will have to try these out eventually, Spykkie! And I would love to see some possible CCSF-related stuff... At the moment, I want to hoard all new releases and save them for November. Ha ha!

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