Kittom Edits & Growths

• Always open unless specifically stated otherwise.

[General Info]:

• Pricing for edits/growths is widely variable and entirely dependent on what you're wanting to add or change to your kittom's final design. Edits/growths without many changes or extra bells and whistles will not cost anywhere near the amount of fancier requests. For a big ol' list of EC prices, please see the [EC Price Guide].
• If your respective edit influences the MP of your Elnin, causing it to fall into a higher rank, you may need to complete additional requirements for your growth slot. Please see the "Unlocking Higher Ranks" section below after calculating your costs to make sure all rank requirements are complete!
• Commissioning another artist to draw your kittom's updated art is totally ok, HOWEVER:
  • Please be aware that all edited/growth art for the masterlist is subject to approval before being made official. We suggest keeping an open dialogue with our Berry-Bazaar moderators during your commission process so that your art doesn't end up accidentally needing to be adjusted because of any rule breaking/trait mishaps.
• Whether doing the art yourself or commissioning another artist we highly recommend you send in WIPs (Work in Progress Art) at different stages to avoid painful reworking of finalized art. Please check our WIP Guidelines to see how we recommend sending in your WIPs.
• To purchase your edits/growths you will need to submit the completed design art so that staff can take a look and make sure all the bits are in the right places. Here is how to submit your kittom's design update request:
  • Go to your kittom's Masterlist entry
  • In the menu (left-hand sidebar for desktop, Menu button at top for mobile) go to "Settings", and then "Update Design"
  • Detailed instructions on filling out your design update request will be in the Submitting Your Design Update section below.

First, let me describe how a growth is calculated. The process could be a little bit different than what you might at first expect, but once you've got the basics the rest will make more sense.

• The most important detail is that you DO NOT purchase your rank first. The rank of your Elnin (and the associated cost of the rank) are calculated as the final step, after you have added all the extra bits and pieces you want to your design.
• If you want to add MP to an Elnin, you do so by choosing which stats you want to add it to individually. Please see the [EC Price Guide] for a breakdown of all EC/AP costs associated with trait adjustments/design changes/etc.
• Once you have added in your desired traits, and you're at the amount of MP you want to be, then you add the cost of your growth on top of whatever other adjustments you chose.
  • Rank Ranges for reference:
    • 0-1 MP = Nestling
    • 2-4 MP = Villager
    • 5-9 MP = Adventurer
    • 10-13 MP = Noble
    • 14+ = Royal * This rank is not available.
• Unlike the costs for basic traits listed in the [EC Price Guide] which are static and do not change, the price of your Elnin's rank can be reduced significantly by gaining "Resonant" status from the "Resonance" quest. For more information on Elnin quests and how they work, please see the [Questing Guide]. Below is the list of individual rank costs, followed by the "discounts" you can receive by applying your "resonant" status from the "Resonance" quest.

[Additional Clarification for Submitting Newly Created Art/Writing]:

• This means any brand new art that you are doing specifically to fulfill a rank unlock requirement.
• Any submitted art / writing must be done by the current owner of the Elnin that is being ranked up.
• If the depiction is an Act it must fulfill all general art requirements as if you were completing the act for an official quest. Shading, background, word count etc. Acts that are finished outside of a quest will not be eligible for additional AP at this time, so it's a good idea to try and incorporate them into your quests if possible!
• If the requirement is depicted in a standalone piece it must meet the following guidelines:
  • "Standalone" art means any piece of art/writing that is not part of a full piece. For example drawing an image of your Elnin in their adventuring outfit by itself, no background, no interactions, etc.
  • Art must have:
    • Clean lines and flat colors. [No shading required].
      OR
    • Rough lines/no lines with painted or cell style rendering. [Shading required].
• If the requirement is depicted in a standalone written piece it must be a minimum of 300 words.

[Additional Clarification for Submitting Previously Created Art/Writing]:

• Art / writing must have been done by the current owner of the Elnin that is being ranked up. You may NOT submit art completed by a previous owner.
• Please note, any previously submitted prompt or quest art/writing must have been approved into its respective prompt or act prompt to count!
• Acts from previously submitted/in progress quests can be used to fulfill a rank requirement.
  • Be mindful that acts must match the requested categories. For example, if I grew my kittom up to villager rank and completed an act of exploration as part of their resonance quest, later on I could also use that act to fulfill the "Complete an act of exploration" requirement for unlocking adventurer rank for that Elnin.
• If the requirement does not specifically state that you must complete a full "Act" in its language, then you may use a previously approved prompt OR act with the necessary feature depicted to fulfill the requirement.
  • Using the same example villager Elnin as above, if I had drawn or written about that Elnin in a previous prompt and they just happened to be in an adventuring outfit at the time, I could use that prompt piece to fulfill the "Depict your Elnin with an adventuring outfit" requirement for working towards ranking up that Elnin.

[Alternatives to Unlock Requirements]:

• NEW Unlock requirements are intended to be a means of expanding upon your Elnin's story to connect it to their rank. Originally unlock requirements had no alternate means of being fulfilled as they were requirements, unlike questing. After some internal evaluation of the process we have decided to implement a way to fulfill the work that would go into doing the requirements with an EC cost instead.
• If you wish to skip the art/writing unlock requirements for any rank above Nestling you will need to pay EC equal to the MP your Elnin ends up when purchasing your rank up / growth slots.
  
  For example:
  • If your kittom is growing to be a 2MP villager they would pay 2EC to fulfill the rank's art/writing requirements on top of the rest of their calculated costs.
  • If your kittom is growing into an adventurer with 6MP they would pay 6EC to fulfill the rank's art/writing requirements on top of the rest of their calculated costs.
  • If your kittom is growing into a noble with 11MP they would pay an additional 11EC to fulfill the rank's art/writing requirements on top of the rest of their calculated costs.

Comments

This is a general / multi-purpose section. When submitting WIPS this is an ideal place to clarify any questions or concerns you may have, like if you're unsure about how a certain mutation or trait works. You can also drop your notes from your planning in here if you want, and it will help us understand how you're arriving at your currency calculations.

• Hit Save! Even if you don't enter anything in this section you still need to hit save so we know that you are done with the section.

(If you're feeling stumped how to submit calculations in a clear way please see the Growths section on our Helpful Walkthrough's page. Under "Step 3: Submit Your Growth for Review" of that section there is a template you can use and example of it being used.)

Masterlist Image

This is where you will upload your WIP or Final Masterlist Image. We highly recommend you send in multiple WIPs as you are working on your growth or edit. You can find a handy [WIP Guide] to see how we recommend sending in WIPs.

You can send us a WIP with your submission and we'll let you know if it's looking good and send the ticket back to you or let you know what needs changing. This will help you avoid having to redo work in the event there are issues. Elnin are a rather complicated species with a lot of traits that we need to ensure aren't mistaken for other traits, and size/proportion considerations to get right. It's highly likely you will be asked to tweak things as you go. It's much easier to catch these issues during the early phases and save you a lot of headache!

• Select from the dropdown what stage your art is at
  • WIP-Sketch, WIP-Lines, WIP-Flat Colors, WIP-Shading/Effects, or Final Art
  • If a WIP stage is selected we will send back your submission after we've reviewed it and let you know if any changes are needed. Once you're ready to move on to the next stage just re-submit it!
  • We will not complete the purchase and update the masterlist unless Final Art is selected, so we are sure you are 100% done and happy with the design/art!
• Upload your WIP or Final Art
  • Be sure to hit the Preview Toggle button to see how the art will be positioned in the frame!
  • You can move and zoom your art to get it just right.
• Designer(s)
  • The original designer should automatically be included, but if they are not please add them.
  • Click the + button to the right of Designer URL to add a new designer.
  • If you are the designer of the updated design put yourself, if not put whatever artist did the design.
• Artist(s)
  • The original artist should automatically be included, but if they are not please add them.
  • Click the + button to the right of Artist URL to add a new Artist.
  • If you are the Artist of the updated artwork put yourself, if not put whatever artist did the artwork.
• Hit Save!

Once we have confirmed that the edit/growth request is good to go we will approve your design update submission and the Masterlist Entry will be updated, and you can enjoy your fresh new Elnin design!

For an example walkthrough of a growth you can visit the Growths section of our Helpful Walkthroughs page. Keep in mind this is just a single example for a kittom with a lot being added to them. Growths can be much simpler than this one but the example would not show nearly as much!