So you've seen the fancy new userbar and are wondering how to get yourself your very own Ryu?
You've come to the right place!
BUT Before we can just go handing you a baby Ryu, you first need to understand how the basics work.
Ryus have three main functions. Eat, Play, and POOP.
What you are going to want to do in order to prove you have what it takes to raise your very own Ryu, is to make sure other users Ryus are well fed and happy.. and of course shovel some poop!
Ryu's will refresh at 00-01 & 30-31 past every hour, so every 30 minutes.
There is a current list of users that have the userbar already that you may use to check, at the correct times, to find poop to clean or Ryu's that need further care. That list will be in the next post!
Here you can see that the Ryu has three buttons on the right hand side. The outer two buttons are for navigation. The center button is how you will select. Keep the four hearts full, and poop off the ground in order to maintain a healthy and happy Ryu! You will see beneath the hearts are three icons, from left to right we have the plate, which is what you select to feed your Ryu, a toy in the center to play with your Ryu, and the far right is the shovel. You know what the shovel is for. (poop) If you double tap or click on a Ryu, the userbar will enter full screen mode. To exit full screen mode you can tap or click the space outside of the Ryugotchi.
Get to work taking care of the forums current Ryu population and soon you will be rewarded with one of your own!
Now you may be wondering what happens if you are away for a few days and may not be able to look after your Ryu. There are two solutions for you! First, users that you are friends with will be able to feed, clean and look after your Ryu even when they are asleep! (You can see your friends (you need an account to see links)). While any user can interact with your Ryu, only friends can maintain your Ryu while they are asleep - meaning more opportunities for care. The second option is to simply remove your Ryu userbar from your userbar arrangement (you need an account to see links). By removing your Ryu from your userbar arrangement they will go into 'Hibernation mode'. By utilizing hibernation mode your Ryu will not lose health until they are readded to your uerbars. If you allow your Ryu to die multiple times then you will lose your Ryu completely. Continue to love and care for your Ryu in order to keep them!
Customization time!
Now at this point, you may already have your Ryu and are wondering what comes next?
How do people have their colors customized or the egg next to their name? Lets get into it!
In order to customize the colors under the buttons of your userbar you will be heading to the top right of the page, click on 'Settings', then on the left side of the page you will select Edit Profile. From there you will be able to select the colors for your userbar.
(you need an account to see links) is a great place to start!
Using the range 0-50 will change the left side of your bar, 51-100 will change the right. Play around and see what you can come up with! Also note, instead of using hex color codes, you may also type in the name of the color. 'Transparency' is also able to be used, you simply type in 'Transparent'.
There are different scenes to be unlocked for your Ryu!
If you have unlocked any scenes, you are able to change it via a dropdown menu on the (you need an account to see links) page.
You will see your scenes listed beneath the options to select your colors under 'scene'.
Ryugotchi Scenes
There are 35 unlockable scenes - 5 of which are user created:
User Created Scenes:
These scenes are the winning results of the (you need an account to see links)
Paints
As of now we have 23 available Paint options for our Ryu friends! Paints allow us to change their base color.
You've completed the rest but want that snazzy font?
Lastly, you have the option to change your permission group to use the Ryugotchi font and adjust the adorable little egg that sits next to your name. Again you will go to 'Settings' on the top right of the page, and on the left hand side you will select (you need an account to see links). Scroll down until you find the Ryugotchi and select 'Identify me as a member of this group'. From there you can edit the colors of your egg. The left color will change the spots, the right will change the base color. When you are finished up, click 'Update Display Group' on the bottom right of the page to keep your changes!
Now you are all set and on your way to being a proud new owner of a Ryugotchi!
Evolutions!
With lots of love, care and some luck, one day you will find that your Ryu has turned into an egg. Fear not, for your adorable little friend is evolving! Be sure to never let your Ryu be without hearts for long, and take the best care of them that you can to ensure yours eventually comes to evolve. Luck is also a factor involved. You can check your luck (you need an account to see links) by seeing how many stars you have filled under your Ryugotchi settings! Keep interacting with your Ryu and others, and your stars are sure to increase! The higher your stars, the higher the likelihood you have of gaining the next evolution in your Ryus evolutionary line. The creator of the Ryugotchi userbar, Bat, has left us with these quotes:
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I didn't want the Ryugotchis to be just another userbar that users could just collect and discard, so I built in consequences for neglecting them. Your luck depletes, and it becomes unlikely to impossible for your Ryugotchi to evolve. It would have to be treated well through a reincarnation cycle to make up for the luck deficit in order to evolve later. Certain scenes are tied to later evolutions as well. We've also planned to utilize the stats we've collected to reward users with relevant userbars in the future, so it pays to love your Ryus!There's a chance that your Ryugotchi can evolve after a certain point. It's not guaranteed to happen every time, but the amount of care that was given to your Ryu directly impacts the likelihood of it evolvingRyugotchi care can come from anyone in the community, but your Ryugotchi will need a bit of love from you to stand the best chance of evolving. Each Ryu starts out with a bit of luck, and that luck will increase or decrease depending on how attentive you are with caring for it. It doesn't take much to maintain the starting amount, but you and you alone can increase your luck. This gives you a better chance of evolving, and you'll need a bit of luck to get to the final evolution in a branch.Branching to different evolution groups can happen if you weren't lucky enough to evolve to a second evolution, or if you've evolved to the maximum evolutions in a group!So long as you're evolving upwards - you'll stick to a given branch. If you're not lucky enough to evolve upwards at the first phase of a Ryugotchi's branch, then there's a chance that you'll evolve sideways instead, which results in jumping to a separate branch.
**Spoiler alert! Below is each possible evolutionary branch.**
Staff Ryugotchi
Staff have their very own set of Ryu! Aren't they cool?
Special: Easter Bunny
Can be acquired throughout the month of April by evolving past 2nd or 3rd stage of the Bunny Line (Jackalope)
Special: Owl
Can be acquired throughout the month of October by evolving past 2nd or 3rd stage of the Bird Line (Phoenix)
Get your very own adoptable!
Of course, there is one more thing! If you'd like to show everyone how much you love your new Ryu, be sure to check out the (you need an account to see links)! There you can find wonderful lineart created by users here to use in order to fully customize your new Ryu. Here we have a lovely example of the (you need an account to see links) done by Stardust! They are a great way to bring additional life to your Ryu! I mean, just look how cute they are! How can you resist?
If adoptables are not your thing, but you'd like to share some Ryu art of your own - head on over to this (you need an account to see links) for sharing your Ryu art! Its a great way to express your love for your new little friend.
Stay Current!
If you want to make sure you are up to date with the most recent Ryugotchi updates head over to: (you need an account to see links)
There you will find the most up to date and accurate information on new evolutions, paints, and more without having to search the forums!!
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