Semi-Custom Guidelines & Pricing

While rare, the goal of semi-customs is not to be inaccessible; while nearly unrestrained options are available at group sales and events, Inscribed Eggs of set tiers are attainable through Alchemy and the Group Credit Shop at all times!

When bought through specific group sales (whether with currency or group credit), a semi-custom is not strictly bound by the tiers listed below, but instead tallied up through the full semi-custom pricing; For example, a semi-custom which is a Common Flapflap and Rain with Blanket and Iridescent would be $2 only, as the base price for Flapflap is $2, and the choices of base and markings fall under the included free options. Conversely, an Avian Fancybutt which is Pastel with Collar, Appaloosa, Tar, and Cosmic, with Pennant and Mild Strange Covering would add up to $52 with so many additions! There is still a maximum limit to the number of genes, but paid semi-customs represent the largest freedom when customizing a dergon.

When earned as a normal item (Inscribed Egg) through group play, semi-customs come with a set 'paid value', basically, points which can be spent on the options allowed by the tier, aiming to offer an 'average' cost of the tier. Each tier has different limits; for example, while a Basic tier comes with enough points to buy 12 common markings, a Basic tier semicustom is limited to 10 total markings!
When spending your points, you have access to any features listed in the Tier's included pricing guide. Each option you choose will cost points, and your semi-custom will need to add up to equal or less than the paid value! You do not need to spend every point.

For an example, here's a filled out semi-custom form for a Basic tier semicustom:

Breed: Flapflap (2)
Body type: Common
Habitat: Mountains
Chosen Base: Stone
Het. Color genes: +c (free)
Common markings: Het Blanket and Bleached (x2, free), Hom Flagged and Hood (x2 at 3 points each), Super Mask (x1 at 5 points each)
Uncommon markings: Het Bloom, Cloud, Collar, and Dawn (x2 free, x2 at 3 points each)
Unusual markings: Het Appaloosa (x1 at 5 points each)
Variations & Mutations: Horned (free)

TOTAL: 24

Since the Basic tier comes with 25 points, this is within the price range! While we ask that you list the markings at the time of submitting that form, a semi-custom's genes can be freely changed within the same rarity tier until they're submitted for design approval. Your semi-custom geno should have the same number of hets, homs, commons and rares as when you finalized it, but you can swap your chosen Blanket to Mask while designing!

When totaling your points, keep in mind 1 USD  = 1 GC = 1 point in the semi custom tiers!
Think of the tiered points on Inscribed Eggs as a set amount of money to "spend" on your addons; a Basic Inscribed Egg gives you $25 to spend on building your dergon, within the Basic tier limits.