(12-19-2012 09:08 AM)KittyCats Resident Wrote: (12-19-2012 03:16 AM)Nenya Eun Wrote: Which means if you unpack a Valentines 2011 now, it might hide White Russian, but not Bali Seal.
Can we have confirmation about that ?
I have always been told that if a cat has a hidden trait, it has it "forever", so why couldn't a Valentines 2011 (I stress the year : 2011) hide Russian white ?
A box, once it is rezzed and loads its traits, keeps its traits forever.
On rez, it will load the latest traits it can understand. If in this latest understandable version a trait was or wasn't retired, existed or didnt exist, that will define what is loaded or not.
( note that this no longer is an issue with boxes released after the update that launched the cattery. also refer to my previous post http://kittycats.biz/forum/showthread.ph...1#pid20611 )
It means when the box is rezzed (now or in the future) when it goes through it's loading period the traits that is communicated and understandable of those traits retired or not, it is possible to have them. Which means it is possible but as the scripting 'language' changes it is less likely to be one. It's one reason coders hate updates to scripting languages because everything breaks as the language changes.
In laymans terms at the point the box is rezzed -> communicate to kitty god. If he understands what I want (variable$$ new fur##, retired fur**, whatever??) I have a chance at all three. But if the box 'mumbles' to the kitty god, them more than likely I'll only get 'whatever??'. Because that is what the kitty god understand me to want as the first two wasn't understood properly.
The exception to the rule would be if I 'already' knew what I wanted as it was already in my gene pool like with the porcelain & gerbera eyes on the lazy daisies. Those the kitty box already knows to do the ini mini miny moe thing and select one from the color and just ask for the rest..
