Getting Started.
1. Register and log into your account at http://dragcave.ath.cx/.
2. Steal an egg.a. A large batch of eggs appear 3 at a time at the hour on the hour.
b. Smaller batches may or may not appear every 5 minutes after the hour.
3. Click the "Scroll" link on the cave to see all your eggs and hatchlings.a. Post your scroll in
The scroll thread. The url of your own scroll is located near the bottom of your scroll.
b. Use the "Get Code" action in your scroll and add your eggs/hatchlings to your signature. I suggest using the BBC version as many people cannot see the tinyurl's.
4. Post in threads. Especially active threads with lots of participants.
The anatomy of egg growth.
Unique views: Each person is counted only once when they load the image of the egg/hatchling.
Regular views: Each person is counted whether they have previously loaded the image before or not.
Clicks: Each person is counted only once when they activly click on the image of the egg/hatchling.
Time: Each egg has 7 days to get to it's next stage before it dies.
What does it take to hatch?
The below is only personal observation. There are no specific numbers released as far as I know.
An egg has 7 days to advance to hatchling before it dies.
A hatchling has 7 days after hatching to advance to adult before it dies.
An adult is immortal barring your own actions.
Advancing to the next stage is based on the ratio of Unique Views to Regular views as well as how much time is left and further adjusted by the amount of clicks received.
Eggs/Hatchlings will not advance till they are down to ~3.5 days left. It may be possible to advance before this time if you get a large amount of views in a short period of time. I cannot say.
My personal observations have been as follows:
150 unique and 800 regular views are enough to hatch an egg.
300 unique and 1800 regular views are enough to mature to adult.
These are the numbers that I shoot for. Some of my eggs/hatchlings have needed more. Some needed less. Some had lots of clicks while others had few.
How do I get views/clicks?
Exposure.
If you only post in a single thread and only 10 people look at that thread and 1 of them looks at the thread twice. You will only end up with 11 views, 10 unique, and at most 10 clicks depending on if they click the eggs.
If you post in two threads with the same people reading in the same manner you end up with 22 views, 10 unique, and up to 10 clicks.
If you don't ever post, you aren't going to get views...
If you don't post often then at least try to post in popular threads. Active discussions such as the build discussions or the active games such as the 3 word story are good examples.
In the end your eggs depend on your posting. You can't simply adopt and egg and hope that it grows. It depends on you for that help.
Helpful links:
Dragon Cave - http://dragcave.ath.cx/
Dragon Cave official faq - http://dragcaveforum.technoized.com/...p?showtopic=48
Our forums:
The Egg Thread - http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18595
The Scroll Thread - http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18673
The "My eggs/hatchlings are about to die! Please Help!" Thread - http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=18820