A Guide to Upgrades
What is an Upgrade?
The term "Upgrade" refers to the various physical traits and additions that Kwillian can be born with or develop overtime as they grow. These traits can be anything from wings to different ears to even changing colors entirely! It's not unusual for a grown Kwillian to look drastically different from, or even just like, their parents.
In the group, Upgrades actually means the additions you can earn by completing requirements and earning shards! You can use upgrades to diversify Kwillian from one another, from applying upgrades gradually overtime to dumping them all on at once, there's no wrong way to upgrade.
Upgrade Information
Welcome to a brief informational guide on what each section of an upgrade card means. Keep in mind the image to the right/below is just a placeholder, each upgrade has an upgrade image above all of the information, a visual guide to show you where an upgrade should be and what it looks like.
Upgrade Name
This is the name of the Upgrade! This is pretty self explanatory and simply what the Upgrade is referred to as in a Group Sense!
Age
How old (usually in months) your Kwillian needs to be in order for the upgrade to be applied.
Shards
How many Gem Shards are required in order to apply the upgrade. Remember, your Gem Shards are not spent when applying upgrades.
X Requirement
Tthis will be the creative aspect needed to apply the upgrade, it could be anything from drawing your Kwillian with markers to creating a sculpture or writing a story!
Rules
Any rules/restrictions about the upgrade that must be followed such as what color the upgrade starts as.
Ex. Cannot be combined with [X].
Ex2. Keep size similar to what's shown in the upgrade image.
Upgrade Name
Tagline Here
Age
Age Requirement
Shards
Shard Requirement
X Requirement:
A prompt or requirement here.
Rules
Rule #1
Rule #2
Rule #3
Rule #4
Rule #5
Upgrade Items
Wondering what that little icon up in the top left corner of the upgrade is? That indicates what (if any) upgrade item can be used to bypass the upgrade requirements.
Keep in mind some upgrade STILL involve a few rules, for these exceptions make sure to check out the Item Exceptions Doc if you aren't sure what you can and can't apply.
This icon on an upgrade means that you'll need an Upgrade Stone to bypass the requirements!
This icon on an upgrade means that you'll need an Upgrade Crystal to bypass the requirements!
This icon on an upgrade means that you'll need an Upgrade Geode to bypass the requirements!
This icon on an upgrade means that you cannot bypass the upgrade requirements and must complete them to apply the upgrade!
Applying Upgrades
How Do I Apply an Upgrade?
In order to apply an upgrade you'll need to...
Don't forget if there are art requirement(s) to link the requirement(s) in the description when you post the art to your DeviantArt account.
What Upgrades can I Apply to Babies?
The only upgrades that your Kwillings can get normally via fulfilling requirements are the ones listed on the Baby Upgrades page.
Anything outside of that would (if applicable) have to be applied to your baby Kwillian with an upgrade item, or be acquired via a voucher or other such application methods.
It's even the case that some upgrades simply can't be applied to babies at all, usually denoted with an 'X' or the like. All grown wings and grown horns are not applicable to Kwillings at all.
Asymmetry in Upgrades?
All upgrades applied must be symmetrical, with the only exception being upgrades geared towards asymmetry like Mismatched Wings or textures like scales, feathers, and spikes.
If one arm wing is applied as feathery, the other must also be feathery. Or if you want to apply Small Claws, they must be applied to either both of the front legs and/or both of the back legs.
All colors on upgrades must also match to start with, so one wing cannot be red and the other blue without using color mixer.
Requirements Notes: Collabs & Coloring
Members may want to or even be required to collab with other members. Whether this be for events, magic art, requirements, or other, it's important to keep in mind that all requirements for you Kwillian must be uploaded to your account.
It's also important to remember that all requirements must be colored and able to count for the colored art shards on our shard guide. This means clean, legible coloring with the characters intended placements and markings.