in sl there is a big diversity of styles from human,gothic,vampire and demonic not to mention peties and micro Avi's , i would love to see variations of mossms that could cater for all these tastes, this would also increase your field dramatically, i really believe in mossms as a concept and there really is NO other breedable out there in sl that even comes close, i hope you will look into these as i think you would be on a winner no problem

Okay I have tried three times for babies, and all three times I have gotten ones that look like the starters, so I am not getting coats , what am I doing wrong?

are they the same type as some look the same but might be called romantic ocean look similar but coat is different, i too have had babies the same coat as parents, play around with your pairs and use both the planets, with them being starter mossms they will be hiding different things its a matter of finding out whats behind them, trial and error, but your doing nothing wrong patience is the key im sure you will find some nice coats :)

They may be different breed but they look like the starters, no different coats, it is depressing since someone started when I did and they are getting different ones

Shelby,

Right now, our textures are being reworked so that the subtle differences that you are (or are not) seeing will be more obvious later on. We'll get those out as soon as we can but there are over 1000 of them, it will take some time.

Obviously, unique coats need to be unique and challenging to get or there is no value in them to anyone. But we also know that it can be frustrating getting nothing but common critters. So our goal was to make your journey to the unique coats a little less frustrating. In other words, not all commons are the same. For a good portion of beta (until we can release the updated Mossms) you'll have to take our word for it, that some things that are not visibly apparent right now, actually are different than your starter ones and will actually look that way later. In your case they do have different fur styles than your starter Mossms. You'll be able to see that more clearly later on.

Also, we'd really recommend switching planets if you can. You've been mating on Mossmopolis. While there is a rare coat on that planet there are no new colors to explore. Try switching to Catania for breeding for a while and see if you get different results.

thats what i love about these you pick up little subtle differences in the coats as you breed them on different planets,this breedable im really happy to say wont be ok lets churn out a load of this coat its rare im gonna have loads of these, nope not gonna happen and that makes me so happy, im bored with breedables that you can flood the market with loads of the same coats make loads of money then move on to the next rare coat and do the same again, im only guessing at the moment but i think some coats will look great in fur and even better in skin and visa versa, it doesnt bother me if i get a load of coats that look like starter coats as the little subtle differences in fur or skin are in their genetics and could come into play at a later date, i have a white one with blue tiger stripes i got from the second planet i have mated him a few times and pulled all different coats with small differences but none with his coat or better but i know his coat is now in all their genetic make up and one day it might appear again,but i also know his coat might be playing its part in helping to pick up the small diferences on the different planets,
i think with a lot of the breedables that have gone before these have had coats released far too easily by creators to keep people interested in them because they are scared their creations might end up dead and berried a few months after they have been released. we have become accustomed to breeding and getting special coats all the time its become boring and stagnant, with over 1000 different coat variations this is by far the most diverse range of coats available in any breedable that is in sl today, Im hoping the rare coats are extremely difficult to get, i know this wont please everyone but god it makes a refreshing change to be able to do a breedable that is going to be a challenge and wont be about lets flood the market with this coat and then go on to the next coat

Just bred an Elemental Fluff Mossm, used a female from a friend and one of my males.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90472231@N05/8574788308/in/photostream

The new textures are coming along nicely, and with these, you can much more clearly see the differences between the major types of coats: skin, fur, and curly.

Generally the way that our system works is that there are some coats that are more rare than others. All of the parents and ancestors take their DNA and put it into several roulette wheels, one wheel for each slot (color 1, color2, etc.). The more common traits get more slots on the wheels than the less common traits.

There are still many choices among the more common things. So our goal is to give good variety among the more common things, while still having the rare things be unusual, different, and interesting. I think our new textures serve that goal better.