Chocobo Raising Operation

[Koehdeth]

I was wondering if anyone was interested in joining me in forming a Chocobo Raising Operation ™.  In essence, we would pool our resources to produce chocobo paste, and share data on growing chocobo goodies and the chocobos themselves!

With the chocobo paste, one would supply me with the neccessary hard-to-find ingredients (lizard eggs, choco-food x2, and the la theine millet from sandy), and I would whip them up into paste (perhaps stealing a paste each stack, depending on how much I HQ... if i didn't HQ much, you'd keep em all!).  I suggest me doing this as I have (as far as I know) the highest cooking skill in the linkshell.  Also i don't feel like farming them lizard eggs :3

With the gardening data, we could post here and eventually group it all together in marvelous wonderment.  I've started growing 10 Wildgrass Seeds (found in Aht Urhgan Whitegate, the vendor next to the ship to Mhaura who sells Raptor Mazurka) in Earthen Pots on Koehlia, 5 started on Fireday (57% waning) and 5 started on Waterday (52% waning).  I plan to feed the plants started on waterday with watercrystals, in the hope of getting some Tokopekko Wildgrass.  The fireday ones I'm not sure what i'm gonna do with yet, I planted them without looking at the day... i'll probably stick some Earth crystals in there and hope for some Vomp Carrots, since I wanna develop some Strength in my chocobo and it looks to be the best bet with the pots I have.  Since I've now bound myself in my glorious hometown of Windurst, I can probably buy some pots for Koehdeth and stick some of his extra stuff into storage and have more growing versatility that way.

For chocobo data, I dunno how we would wanna organize it.  Theres a lot of strategies to look through... perhaps a guide on creating a super fast chocobo, or a super sexay chocobo, and what happens when you combine the two (kweh chicka-kweh weh).  Esp since the super fast chocobo would be as personable as a rock (and as smart!), and the sexay one would be as strong as a pigeon.  Would their babies contain the best attributes, the worst attributes, or combine them to become average?  Or would it be random on all counts?  Maybe we could just post what we did and what we got, let people sort through it themsleves... and maybe even throw up some screenshots of our chicks ^_~

Ya... if this gets off the ground, it'll probably be a big messy thread, but it should be fun.  I haven't started incubating my egg yet, as I want to be prepared with all the food neccessary, but i'd be happy to help with all of yours.

[Koehdeth]

Alright, so it was obvious that nobody was gonna farm the eggs themselves, so i went out and did it.  Found a pretty good spot too in Davoi (Jugner Forest dungeon).  With only my measly Treasure Hunter One, I managed about 3 stacks the first hour, 2 1/2 stacks the second hour (ppl kept poaching my lizards), and 1 1/2 stacks the third hour (as i was directly competing against a tarutaru whm who wandered in and she kept screwing up the spawn rotation), and then i stopped counting cause i started doing other stuff while continuing to poke at the buggers.  So, as long as nobody's taking any and your spawn rotation is kept in order, you should do very well hunting here, especially if you have thf leveled at all (mines just 20 ;_;).  The lizard skins that drop also sell for a decent chunk of change, so hang on to em and toss the tails if you get full.

War Lizard
Respawn: 12 minutes, 30 seconds
Drop Number: 1-4

Drop Rate
Lizard Tail: Guarenteed
Lizard Egg: Common
2 Lizard Eggs: Uncommon
Lizard Skin: Uncommon
2 Lizard Skins: Rare

EDIT--Also of note, theres a lightning elemental spawn and two chest spawns in that orc camp.
EDIT--Forgot to mention you can supposedly steal Lizard Eggs from the War Lizards, but i didnt get a single success T_T

[Koehdeth]

Just figured I'd stick this up.

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[Koehdeth]

Well, i WAS gonna post a spiffy table for this, but for some reason the forum refuses to let anyone but coreno use html, at least thats my hope (otherwise its just picking on me)... so this'll hafta do.  To make it more readable, I abbreviated days with the first and last letter of the element of the day... so for example "Firesday" (FirE) would be FE.  The % is what the moon phase was, and plus or minus is whether it was waxing or waning.  Day next to seed is when it was planted, day next to crystal is when it was fed, and day next to yield is when it was harvested.  Although i keep track of how many times i check the plant (since it takes 1 second to do so), im 95% sure it doesn't affect the yield (at least not noticably) so not gonna waste space posting it.


Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 57%-) + Fire Crystal (FE 86%-) = 9 Azouph Greens (FE 86%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 57%-) + Fire Crystal (FE 86%-) = 8 Sharug Greens (FE 86%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 57%-) + Earth Crystal (EH 83%-) = 8 Little Worms (LG 79%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 10 Sharug Greens (WR 71%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 15 Tokopekko Wildgrass (WR 71%+)

Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (WR 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 14 Tokopekko Wildgrass (WR 71%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (WR 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 13 Tokopekko Wildgrass (WR 71%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (WR 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 6 Tokopekko Wildgrass (WR 71%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (WR 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 12 Tokopekko Wildgrass (WR 71%+)
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (WR 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 86%-)= 9 Tokopekko Wildgrass (WR 71%+)

[Lance]

I messed around and fed my chocobo Herb/Carrot paste and it was alot more active. He also filled up faster. I would say that is the best bet for a better chocobo, although it costs more.

[Koehdeth]

I messed around and fed my chocobo Herb/Carrot paste and it was alot more active. He also filled up faster. I would say that is the best bet for a better chocobo, although it costs more.

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Its free!  That don't cost more.  Tho i dont have carrots, waiting on Tenks fer those, but I can make herb paste.


Oh, my chick just hatched!  
Heres his first look at the world... say hello to Galaxy Feather!



Heres him standing!  I'm so proud


Special thanks to 'Roshi for being my sounding board when i was trying to find a good name... much obliged

[Lance]

I have carrots.

[Pierce]

Just figured I'd stick this up.

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So basically, no matter what you do your choco will continue to hate you more and more forever?

[Koehdeth]

So basically, no matter what you do your choco will continue to hate you more and more forever?

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.......if you abandon it and refuse to feed it like jest does?  Yes, yes it will.

On a side note, giving your chocobo food and watching over it increases affection.  Mine thinks of me like a parent, despite it being exhausted from the workout i put it through.

[Lance]

My chocobo grew up a little today. It has whitish, possibly very light blue feathers. I wanted black or blue so I hope for blue. Seen a black at the same age so its not going to be black.

[Koehdeth]

Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 86%+) + Water Crystal (WR 100%): (Yielded on FE 86%+ in Windurst)
1) 6 Toko[/span]
2) 10 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
3) 16 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
4) 16 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]______________
5) 8 Sharug Greens
6) 10 Sharug Greens______
7) 8 Gysahl Greens________
8 [span style=\'color:red\']Fire Crystals[/span]
9) 8 [span style=\'color:red\']Fire Crystals[/span]
0) 9 [span style=\'color:red\']Fire Crystals[/span]

EDIT: Another yield.
Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (FE 57%-) + Water Crystal (FE 67%-): (Yielded on FE 76%- in Windurst)
1) 7 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
2) 9 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
3) 9 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
4) 13 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
5) 14 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
6) 15 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/span]
7) 16 [span style=\'color:green\']Toko[/color]________
10 Sharug
9) 11 Sharug_______
0) 11 Gysahl

[Deacon]

So, I wasn't keeping track of anything too close, but I harvested today, and it was all over the place.
Ceramic Pot + Wildgrass Seeds + Dark Crystals (Hoping to yield Parasitic worms, didn't get any X-P)
In total, from 10 pots:
10 Light Crystals
48 Gysahl Greens
12 Sharug Greens
8 La Theine Cabbages

Edit: Harvested on Iceday, 76% Waning Gibbus.

[Koehdeth]

Just a note, tenka was talking about this earlier in the week...

its 6am here, nowhere near midnight japan, and i decided to check on my chocobo for fun (i checked on him yesterday evening)... a day has passed for him already, so it does seem that the chocobos day does NOT go by the usual jst-midnight thing, and might even be related to when you actually started your chocobo!  I'm not sure yet... Depending on when the day does pass, it could be kinda annoying cause that places a time limit on when you hafta check him... I'd prefer jst-midnight myself, cause i tend to procrastinate a bit and i might miss the deadline of when to check on him.

[Lance]

Yeah I checked mine at 10~10:30 and got the next day report so its whenever you turned your egg in.

[Koehdeth]

Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (EH36%-) + Earth Crystal (EH 45%): (Yielded on LG 64%- in Windurst [3rd place])
1) 4 Vomp Carrots[/span]
2) 4 [span style=\'color:orange\']Vomp Carrots[/span]
3) 7 [span style=\'color:orange\']Vomp Carrots[/span]
4) 7 [span style=\'color:orange\']Vomp Carrots[/span]_______
5) 1 Yellow Rock
6) 1 Yellow Rock_________
7) 7 [span style=\'color:purple\']Ltng. Crystals[/span]_______
6 Little Worms
9) 7 Little Worms
0) 10 Little Worms


EDIT: additional results on Sunday, October 1st.

Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (LG 64%-) + Earth Crystal (LG 93%-): (Yielded on LG 79%+ in Windurst [2nd place])
1) 8 [span style=\'color:orange\']Vomp Carrots[/span]
2) 10 [span style=\'color:orange\']Vomp Carrots[/span]
3) 11 [span style=\'color:orange\']Vomp Carrots[/span]_______
4) 1 Yellow Rock_________
5) 6 [span style=\'color:purple\']Ltng. Crystals[/color]_______
6) 7 Little Worms
7) 8 Little Worms
12 Little Worms
9) 16 Little Worms
0) 17 Little Worms

[Koehdeth]

Earthen Pot + Wildgrass Seed (EH88%+) + No Crystal: (Yielded on LT 62%- in Windurst [2nd place])[/u]
1) 1 Gregarious Worm[/span]
2) 2 [span style=\'color:orange\']Gregarious Worms[/span]_____
3) 4 [span style=\'color:green\']La Theine Cabbages[/span]
4) 5 [span style=\'color:green\']La Theine Cabbages[/span]
5) 5 [span style=\'color:green\']La Theine Cabbages[/span]
6) 7 [span style=\'color:green\']La Theine Cabbages[/span]
7) 8 [span style=\'color:green\']La Theine Cabbages[/color]_______
6 Little Worms
9) 6 Little Worms
0) 9 Little Worms

[Koehdeth]

Alright, so my chocobo reached his maximum potential is cooler than yours.  Here are his stats.
Name: Galaxy Feather
Sex: Male
Colouring: Yellow
Strength: Outstanding (level 7)
Endurance: A bit deficient (level 3)
Receptivity: Poor (level 1)
Discernment: Poor (level 1)
Personality: Easygoing
Favoured Weather: Likes clear, doesn't mind any.
Abilities Known: None
Chocobo's Day Start: 7:09:36 ET

Btw the attributes go up to level 8, and are:
* level 1 - Poor
* level 2 - Substandard
* level 3 - A bit deficient
* level 4 - Average
* level 5 - Better than average
* level 6 - Impressive
* level 7 - Outstanding
* level 8 - First-class

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Anyways, was wondering if anyone had a female chocobo to breed, preferably one with high strength but w/e.

Heres how the breeding works...

VCS Honeymoon Ticket
A ticket from the Vana'diel Chocobo Society used to breed two chocobos.

* There are four different honeymoon plans to choose from.
-- The Gourmet plan increases the chance that a chick with high strength will be born. Also, it increases the chance that a male chick will be born.
-- The Sports plan increases the chance that a chick with high endurance will be born. Also, it increases the chance that the male chocobo's traits will be inherited.
-- The Hiking plan increases the chance that a chick with high discernment will be born. Also, it increases the chance that a female chick will be born.
-- The Jeuno Tour plan increases the chance that a chick with high receptivity will be born. Also, it increases the chance that the female chocobo's traits will be inherited.

* Trading the honeymoon ticket, a Chococard (M) and a Chococard (F) to Finbarr in Upper Jeuno will initiate a cut scene where you see the two chocobos on a date together.
* Speak with Finbarr again after 00:00 (midnight) JST. He will give you a chocobo egg if one was laid.

How to Obtain
* Upper Jeuno stables: Finbarr for 5000gil

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EDIT: soooo apparently being at the peak of your abilities doesnt mean anything, cause my chocobos strength went up... good to know.... tho i dont know what the hell they meant by "Its abilities have reached their peak!"  ...Direct quote, and happened on Day 43.

Other ppl should feel free to post their chocobo's stats, tho... show off what you've made!

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EDIT 2.0: Changes to chocobos!  Standard personality now seems to be Easygoing... and i think a standard preference is Clear Weather, unless i just happened to get it today.
EDIT 2.1: GF's endurance went up
EDIT 2.2: GF's strength went up... sry rosh ;_; hopefully his genes were good enough to father strong chicks all the same.
EDIT 2.3: GF's strength went up... again... O.o;  almost maxed.

[Alarie]

Ok, so Koeh told me to post my choco's stats, so here they are.

Name: Autumn Harmony
Sex: Female
Coloring: Blue (what's with the silly "u" Koeh?   )
Strength: Substandard (level 2)
Endurance: Poor (level 1)
Receptivity: Poor (level 1)
Discernment: Poor (level 1)
Personality: Not Much
Favoured Weather: None
Abilities Known: None

I guess since Koeh said that the ability cap no longer matters, I'll keep working on her strength to make sure she's a worthy chocobo to ride (I only tend to call her when OP warping).

She's a very loving choco, though. I once left without caring for her around eight days, and when I came back I was still considered her parent.

[MasterRoshi]

Name: ValentineAngel
Sex: Female
Coloring: Yellow
Strength: Substandard (level 2)
Endurance: Substandard
Receptivity: Poor (level 1)
Discernment: Poor (level 1)
Personality: Not Much
Favoured Weather: None
Abilities Known: None

and yeah i'm interested in trying to breed her koe

[Krashna]

I have access to 2 chocobo's actually. so i'll post them.

Serrin's: PrincessCloud
Female
Coloring: Black
Strength: A bit deficient
Endurance: Substandard
Receptivity: Poor
Discernment: Poor
Personality: Patient
Weather: Clear weather/none
Abilities: None

Mine: RadiantKrystall
Female
Strength: A bit deficient
Endurance: Substandard
Receptivity: Poor
Discernment: Poor
Personality: None
Weather: Clear weather/none
Abilities: None

[Koehdeth]

Just a note...

On Monday, GF's strength went up.
Since then, he's been on a constant care plan of delivering packages (++STR, ++END), competing against others once a day, and going for either a long walk or a medium walk once a day.  He's also been getting 0-2 vomp carrots (typically 1 vomp carrot) every day, and 1-2 azoph greens (typically 1 azoph green) every day.  In that time, his strength went up again on Saturday (a period of 5 days), but his endurance remains the same.

Now... squeenix did make it easier for stats to raise, so they say.  Vomp carrots are also said to raise strength, although I assume their effects are minor and only add up over time (certainly 5 days wouldn't have done much).  Competing against others is said to be good for their physical development, tho at this point in time he's more likely to loose than win.  This is only said as flavour text by the chocobo raiser, not the chocoguy himself who just says it cultivates its ambitious spirit and alleviates boredom.

What does this all mean?  Well, stat gain might be random.  I may have gotten lucky on the dice roll for strength, and unlucky on the dice roll for endurance.  Perhaps every boost you give to a stat increases the chance on the dice roll that it'll go up, and when it does the die roll resets back to zero.  Another theory is that the vomp carrots now have MORE power than they did before, by like a LOT.  Also, competeing against others might have a chance to give a random boost to a stat, either strength or endurance, and i got lucky and got a bunch of boosts to strength.  Or maybe it affects ONLY strength, and just the new rules regarding stat increase have made it more effective in that capacity.

It also means i kinda wish i kept a record of every single thing i did with my chocobo and every food i fed him.  Cause if its random, i'd like to narrow it down.  And i will forever hate squeenix explaining stuff through flavour text, and not telling you what shit actually does.

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Also... at 64 days, I got this message... "GalaxyFeather's growth seems to have stabilized.  The animal looks really distinguised now!"  I'm guessing that means its appearance will no longer change or something... which doesnt really affect me, cause they implemented that after he had already gone through most of his str and end increases.

[Reikson]

So, my choco has been A Bit Deficient in both speed and endurance for about 30-40 days now and I'm beginning to wonder...wtf is going on?  Is there a cap on how much I can level stats on my first choco? Am I just babying her by letting her listen to music every now and then?  Do I NEED to feed her Vomp carrots to break through? Do I need to switch between the different options of physical care scheduling? Or is this just like crafting and she only gets 0.1 every now and then and the last 0.1 is really hard to get?

Suggestions?

  And i will forever hate squeenix explaining stuff through flavour text, and not telling you what shit actually does.

A...MEN.

[Koehdeth]

So, my choco has been A Bit Deficient in both speed and endurance for about 30-40 days now and I'm beginning to wonder...wtf is going on?  Is there a cap on how much I can level stats on my first choco? Am I just babying her by letting her listen to music every now and then?  Do I NEED to feed her Vomp carrots to break through? Do I need to switch between the different options of physical care scheduling? Or is this just like crafting and she only gets 0.1 every now and then and the last 0.1 is really hard to get?

Suggestions?

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I rode a bit deficient for quite a while... my endurance never even passed it, until i reached the point where stuff couldn't go up.  I think strength shot up rather quickly after i passed it though, so maybe it is kinda like a breaking point.

Listening to music does lower str and end tho, so I wouldn't use it.