Pets, Pets, and more Pets!

 A couple weeks ago, the newest update to Pirate101 brought us Advanced Pets, along with that, I took you through the art of Training and Sparring pet. This post, however, is about the newest pets, First Generation and Hybrid Pets that have made their way into the game.

We’ve had a few hints from Decius, the newest developer to make it on to the Message Boards and the guy who knows anything and everything about pets about how many pets there are, but nothing, absolutely nothing (ok, maybe a little hint) about what pets make what hybrids.

Speaking of new pets! There are three new pets to the Crown Shop;

the Clown Fish: 4500 Crowns;

the Thresher Shark: 4000 Crowns;

(and) the Hammerhead Shark: 4500 Crowns. 

Who knows what hybrids and talents can come from these pets? 

Pets that were you pets before the update were given a special additional talent that is exclusive to them, this talent is called "Loyal" and all previous pets have Rank 3 of this talent which means that they have a 30% more chance of showing up in combat (at any round, not just the start!).

It's important to note that these pets are unique, or "Legacy Pets"; they cannot be reproduced through morphing or any other means. Pets that you also obtained before the update are automatically leveled to 65, along with the 3 Powers and the 3 Talents, a special added bonus!

There are three pets (so far) that you cannot get back through morphing, Loyal Pets (obtained before the Update ), the Ostrich and the Skarakeet. 

Much like the Sheep pet in Wizard 101, the Ostrich (from the Bestia Pre-Req Quest) and the Skarakeet (Retired Boochbeard Bundle)  cannot be hatched back, however, when you hatch them with any other type of pet, you get the "Blue Ostrich" (Ostrich + Any Pet) and the Skull Island Macaw (Skarakeet + Any Pet). 

                                              

On the left, the Original (Red Ostrich) and on the Right, the hatched (Blue) Ostrich

On the Left the Original Skarakeet from the Boochbeard Bundle and the left, the Skull Island Macaw.

Now, along with many new First Generation Pets, some of which are still to be discovered (Bunnicorn and Mechanical Owl, to name a few), there are new, exciting looking hybrid pets! 

So far, there has been only one hybrid pet that has been discovered (that comes from two specific parents, and not one parent and any pet) and that pet is the Grimtooth Shark, a combination of the Ebon Spectre and the Not so Great White Shark. It's pretty awesome looking don't you think?!

There was a "Golden Sky Rattler" Hybrid, Deathstalker Scorpion + Golden Skyrattler that produced a Golden Dragon of some sorts;

But, unfortunatley, we were informed by Decius that this was in fact a bug, but it has given them ideas for a Golden Dragon Pet! Please note that if you have this "hybrid" it will return to a Golden SkyRattler when they address this glitch.

Check out the Pirate101 Central  Wiki and Petnome  for a whole host of information on pets! 

Thank you to Chrissy the Blesser for Ostrich, Golden Dragon* and the Skull Island Macaw, also thanks to Kelsey Fireheart for discovering the two hybrids along with Chrissy. 

Thanks to Alura Silver for the Not so Great White Shark.

What other pets have you discovered, First Generation or Hybrids? Let us know in the Comments!

*Soon to be fixed pet

Spring Pirate101 Update!

With the new Pirate101 spring update now upon us, we wanted to provide a breakdown of the new features:

Advanced Pets

The long awaited update to pets has finally arrived! Your pets can now train talents and powers themselves to improve their usefulness in combat. By accepting a new quest from the Town Crier, Mickey Dugan, you'll gain access to Bestia - here you can morph new pets, buy pets, snacks, or gear for them, or participate in pet sparring matches, both practice and against other players' pets!

Pet training is far less boring and tedious than you may be used to in Wizard101, so be sure to give it a try! You might be surprised at how easy it is to master and how effective your pets, both new and old, will be in combat.

Advanced/New Companions

Ever wanted your underused companions to be more useful? Now they are! Not only can you set them so that they'll be randomly drawn from your entire list if you choose, but they can now go on special job orders that could reward you with anything from gold to pets! They can even farm for nautical experience or gear for you - make sure you recruit all of your companions so that you can maximize your crew's potential!

You'll also find companions like Shiruku Neko to have been improved, and you'll be provided with a free reset for all of your companions as well as your Pirate's own practice points. When you first log in, too, you'll receive free companion training tomes equal to your number of companions!

New Free to Play Zones

There's a new area for all free to play players out there - Xol Akmul! Not only does it expand upon Pirate101 lore, but it also draws intriguing connections to Wizard101's Azteca. Speak to Lasko in Traitor's Cave (who will send you to Manny... who will then send you to a certain "barmy" character) in order to obtain these new quests.

Paying members will also be able to access two additional chapters that have been added to the Skull Island questline. If you're already past that point, you'll be able to access these areas for free!

Much, Much More!

Doubloons. Mark and Recall. New class badges. Skyway chat. Combat graphical effects. A new accessory slot. New interfaces. Expanded dungeons. New (awesome!) Crown Shop weapons for each level and class. There's so much to list that it wouldn't be possible for us to say it all - check out the entire update notes to read more!

https://www.pirate101.com/free_game/update_notes/

Update to the Companion Database!

Hey there guys! We're very excited to announce the following update to the Companion Database:

New Companion Information!

A much wanted update has arrived to the Companion Database: new format to companion pages!

The Epic Talent, Powers and Abilities box on each page has been updated to a new improved version, with thanks to Legends from Legends of the Spiral.

Go take a look for yourself today!

Adding this new format allows us to give you a better idea of what companions can actually train. We will continue to modify this feature, particularly by indicating which companions can train rank 3 Epics, in the future.

A new format to the Basic Information located at the top of a Companion Page will be updated in due course.

As a result of this update, the Promotion Quest Buttons have been removed from the posts for the time being.

The new Abilities that contribute effects to Companion Orders have been added in preparation for the Test Realm going Live.

When you hover over a power, you will get all variants of this power (Rank 1, 2 and 3 or the upgrade of it) this is so the box was not cluttered. Generally, (except from Nausica) the Powers are replaced by their upgraded version.

The Epic, Power and Ability Pages will be updated as well, but this is an update we can bring without taking down the Database.

The Front Page will also be updated in the coming week.

Happy Sailing!