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  • NxtLevelGlenNxtLevelGlen
    Just a little question I can't answer myself, but I will gladly look it up if you point me in the right direction! What is the difference between S+ and Ssty? Is S+ known as something other than sooty? Is it rarer? Is there any connection to DP? (Which I understand is "hidden"?) Thanks in advance!
  • SandycreekFarmSandycreekFarm
    Sooty+ used to be a rare gene, but it is now more common. There are over 15k horses with it in this game at present.

    It darkens the coat from the top-line, like ordinary sooty, but it is usually more intense and generally gives a distinctive dappled effect.

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  • NxtLevelGlenNxtLevelGlen
    Thank you! I love that dappled look and was wondering how to get it!
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  • OndowaStablesOndowaStables
    S+ is a limited edition gene. It does not appear on its own in any new create (the way regular Ssty does). The only ways to get it are to GM it onto a foundation or to breed to a horse that has it. It costs 20 GMTs to add it to a foundation.
    I was jllewis on the old forum.

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  • ObsidianKitsuneObsidianKitsune
    It also tends to react dramatically to dp sometimes, especially in the darker coats. This girl is hom sooty (one S+), het dp and het brown so is pretty dark already. But look at that colouring!

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  • NxtLevelGlenNxtLevelGlen
    Beautiful!
  • DinascarDinascar
    I love S+ Makes beautiful horses. Lots of dapples but interesting darkening. this guy has S+andSty but no DP (or he would be liver):-
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    And it looks great on chocolate :)
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    3G LuckyChocToll
  • CheersCheers
    (It's been sort of implied in the answers, but in general when people are talking about S+ instead of just normal sooty, we say S+ or Sooty +).
  • NxtLevelGlenNxtLevelGlen
    Thanks again all! 6 months in and I feel I'm getting a handle on things finally haha! Starting to understand Sty and S+ and DP oh my!
  • NxtLevelGlenNxtLevelGlen
    So is it the DP that makes liver/chocolate?
  • ObsidianKitsuneObsidianKitsune
    Kind of. You need three darkening genes on a chestnut to get a liver (on palomino to get chocolate). This can be two copies of dp and one copy of sooty, or usually two copies of sooty and one copy of dp. When you have four darkening genes (2 dp 2 sooty) you can get an even darker coat, with livers being called black livers because they do look black.
    Producer of Volcanic Glass Drafts. Lapisobsidianus.
    Prices are almost always negotiable.
  • NorthernStarsNorthernStars
    Okay here is a picture guide to sooty, sooty + and DP work, I learned it best seeing it first hand,

    Chestnut
    No Sooty, No DP
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    AC Remembrance
    Het normal sooty, No DP
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    307826
    Hom normal sooty, No DP
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    1216483
    Het Sooty +, No Sty, No DP
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    S Shiney Maid PF
    Het Sooty +, Het Sty, no DP
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    CricketSeal 2g stpsa
    Hom Sooty +, no Sty no DP
    (My computer does not like this search)
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    3g Cricket Wishes
    No Sooty, Het DP (she's brindle too)
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    NS1 Sweet Tea XDG
    Het Sooty, Het DP
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    1216560
    Hom Sooty, Het DP
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    NS Winter FI
    Het Sooty +, Het Sty, Het DP
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    NS I am Meteoric
    Hom Sooty, Hom DP
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    NS Sea of Mine
    Hom Sooty + Hom DP (there are very few of these on the game).
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    Royal Koral pas
    Het Sty, Het Sooty +, Hom DP.
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    KT3 423512

    I hope this made sense.
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    Thanked by 1Dinascar
  • NxtLevelGlenNxtLevelGlen
    Absolutely beautiful guide and I thank you for the effort that is behind it! Very appreciated and a huge help
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