Traits
Every bee has a set of traits depending on their species. When you cross-breed bees together, the queen inherits a mix of traits from both bees!
Traits are one of the main mechanics of the game - every single bee has a different set of traits, based initially on which species the bee is.
When bees are cross-bred, or formed as offspring from a queen, the traits get jumbled around based on Punnett Square logic.
Traits
Game Mechanics
Lifespan
This determines how long a queen's lifespan will be! The higher the number, the longer the life.
The value below is the number of seconds (real-time) that a queen will last for before dying and producing offspring.
| Trait Number | Trait Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyper | 60s |
| 2 | Rapid | 120s |
| 3 | Short | 180s |
| 4 | Normal | 240s |
| 5 | Long | 360s |
| 6 | Ancient | 480s |
| 7 | Eternal | 1200s |
Productivity
This is how much honeycomb or frame products a queen's hive will produce! Higher productivity means more goodies.
The value below is used for two things, firstly the number of seconds each produce cycle lasts for a working queen, and secondly a multiplier for produce gained out of extracting frames.
| Trait Number | Trait Name | Value | Multiplier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sluggish | 180s | 1x |
| 2 | Slowest | 120s | 1x |
| 3 | Slow | 90s | 1x |
| 4 | Normal | 60s | 2x |
| 5 | Fast | 45s | 2x |
| 6 | Fastest | 40s | 3x |
| 7 | Brisk | 30s | 4x |
The multiplier (M) is used in the following ways:
- Beeswax produced per frame is a random amount between 1 and (M+1)
- Base honey produced per frame is 10bl * M
- No. of seeds produced per frame is M
- Special produce per frame is a random amount between 1 and (M+1)
This does not take into account other modifiers like flower buffs or frame buffs
Fertility
This is how many offspring a queen will produce at the end of her life, higher numbers mean more babees!
Stability
This is how stable a species is, the lower the number the more chance a mutation can occur in hybrid offspring.
Behaviour
This is the time of day a queen is active, can be Diurnal (day), Nocturnal (night), Crepuscular (dawn/dusk), or Cathermal (24/7)
Climate
This is the climate a queen prefers, can be Temperate, Tropic (hot), or Polar (cold)
Rain-loving
These bees love the rain, and will be hard at work even on rainy days.
Snow-loving
These bees love the snow and will happily work away when it falls.
Aggressive
These bees are grumpy and won't work with you unless you use a smoker with their favourite flowers!