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impossibleview · Apr 27, 2022 11:36 PM

I know in the FAQ, it states that inbreeding/linebreeding doesn't make a difference. But similarly to how many of you all don't accept or like uneven breeding, is it the same way with inbreeding? Trying to decide which of my foals to keep. Whether or not I can breed them to their family members in the future and there would be any demand for those foals matters for my decision.

Thank you!

WhiteValley · Apr 28, 2022 1:27 AM

In a word - no. In fact some while ago I made a stallion and a mare, bred them together season after season and bred their foals together through about 4 or 5 generations in order to show people that inbreeding in the game (unlike real life) has absolutely no bearing on the quality of the foals.

Uneven breeding does matter to me, and to a lot of other players. I like to see even breeding through the generations, but if the same stallion/mare shows up time and again in the pedigree that doesn't bother me at all.

Kintara · Apr 28, 2022 2:25 AM

Inbreeding doesn't matter too much too me, certainly wouldn't stop me buying a horse, but I generally don't do a heap of inbreeding and try and bring new stallions in for variety.
Uneven breeding (generation) does matter to me, other than some old LB lines that are long lined mixed generations, everything else of mine is all even generations. Especially earlier generations it helps me track quality as I can use generation benchmarks, I just keep going with older generations!

fiddleroo · Apr 28, 2022 5:08 AM

so why is uneven breeding so bad?

Ammit · Apr 28, 2022 5:14 AM

It's not bad, it just makes it harder to progress your lines because tracking your generational benchmarks becomes so much more convoluted.

Humboldt · Apr 28, 2022 6:10 AM

Uneven breeding isn't bad, just hard for me to track improvements. I breed for superior each generation. Also, its pretty to look at even pedigrees.

I have some inbreeding but I try to keep new lines/outside blood for crossing. I breed as if I'm in the real world. Except sometimes pastures get rearranged and full brother sister matches happen.

Starstruck2 · Apr 28, 2022 8:38 AM

I try and avoid too much inbreeding just for the sake of realism, although I've accidentally bred a few closely related horses. Any uneven bred horses I usually snip or put with my bootstrap lines.
I've seen some people say that they won't buy inbred horses on the game and others don't care

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