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11 Catching an Aniimo is the start of it. Raising one runs through a set of progression systems that sit on top of the base stats every creature ships with, and the launch build reshaped several of them.
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33 The clearest signal of the studio's intent is what it deleted. The rune system is gone from the launch build entirely, and the random rune slots that used to sit on Carried Items went with it. Anything written from beta footage that describes runes is describing a system that no longer exists.
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55 Capability Awakening
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77 Capability Awakening is the investment layer for an individual creature. Two rules govern it at launch.
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99 RuleDetailResetAny Aniimo below level 60 can have its Capability Awakening reset at any time, and the training items spent on it are returned.CapsCapability caps unlock gradually, tied to the creature's level and to its Resonance star rank.
1010 The reset rule matters more than it sounds. Below level 60 there is no such thing as a wasted investment, so experimenting with a creature costs time rather than materials.
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1212 Resonance
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1414 Resonance star rank is the second axis alongside level. It is one of the two things that unlocks a creature's capability caps, so a high-level creature at a low star rank is still capped.
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1616 Materials and Inheritance
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1818 ItemUseLegendary Star DustA training material. Its output was increased for launch.CapafruitGrants effects to a creature. Those effects now transfer automatically between creatures during inheritance.Carried ItemAn equippable item slot on a creature, simplified for launch when the rune layer was removed.
1919 Inheritance is what carries progress from one creature to another, and the automatic Capafruit transfer means a Pathfinder no longer has to re-feed a replacement creature from scratch.
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2121 Evolution
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2323 Evolution is separate from training. A creature moves up through as many as three published growth stages, named in the index as the Lumin Stage, the Gamma Stage and the Nova Stage, and several lines branch so that one starting creature can become two or three different final forms. A branch can require a level, materials, quest progress, a learned Talent or a Potential threshold. Evolution Lines gives the Emberpup, Flameruff, Celestis and Chirpi recipes. Check the Evolution menu for form-specific requirements, including the required Potential for Beach Tromber. Paid pre-order material also described an exclusive material for branching evolution.
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2525 Potential
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2727 Every individual creature carries an Acquired Potential rating grading its aptitude, with Perfect Potential at the top. Potential is fixed to the individual rather than the species, so two creatures of the same species and the same Form can be worth very different amounts of investment. Wild spawn rates for high-potential 9/9 and 10/10 creatures were raised for launch, and Sparkling Cube catches now guarantee Perfect Potential outright.
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2929 Where Creatures Spend Their Time
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3131 Raised creatures are not only for battle. Aniimo can be sent on expeditions, which makes them unavailable for other activities while they are away, and they can be stationed at The Homeland, where each species contributes its own Homeland abilities to the work being done there. Day-to-day roster handling runs through a dedicated Aniimo Management screen.
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3333 Managing development in the client
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3535 Open Aniimo Management and select Training to access Star Up and Capability Awakening. Check the displayed level and star requirements before investing materials. Inheritance covers moving development to another individual, while Held Item Contracts explains species-specific equipment effects.
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3737 Character titles also gate creature progression. See Pathfinder Progression and Elite Training for the assessment route.
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3939 Choose the right growth material
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4141 EXP, Capability Awakening, Resonance and evolution use different materials. Match the material to the Training or Evolution screen before spending it.
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4343 EXP itemAniimo EXP per itemRarityAcquisition sourcesGrowth Bud1,000UncommonCredit Shop; releasing Aniimo; Home production; chests; pottery jars; dirt moundsGrowth Flower5,000RareCredit Shop; progression rewards; releasing Aniimo; Home production; chests; pottery jars; redeem-code rewardsGrowth Fruit25,000EpicElite Training; Credit Shop; progression rewards; Home production; Companion Handbook; chests; courses; Stamp Rush Shop
4444 MaterialDevelopment systemAcquisition sourcesStar Dust (Rare)Capability Awakening; raises Acquired PotentialElite Training; Alphas; progression rewards; Pathfinder Challenges; Companion Handbook; Shop; Stamp Rush ShopStar Sand (Epic)Capability Awakening; raises Acquired PotentialElite Training; Alphas; progression rewards; Pathfinder Challenges; Companion Handbook; Shop; Item ExchangeBreezy Plains Dewdrop Crystal (Epic)Resonance Star-upElite Training; Alphas; progression rewards; Pathfinder Challenges; Companion Handbook; Shop; Fun Stamp Collection Shop; chests; world-exploration shellsNight Stone (Epic)Dark-type evolution materialDefeat Alpha Stellarys in Forest of Falling Stars, north of the Outpost in the star-shaped grassland
4545 A Psyche Fruit changes a creature’s personality. Buy it from Joff at an Outpost for 100 Glimmer, or open Shop, choose Item and then Glimmer. It is used from the Aniimo Items inventory tab and takes effect immediately without a second confirmation, so check the selected creature before using it.
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4747 Elite Training covers Pathfinder assessments. Held Item Contracts explains the separate equipment-contract system; its materials do not substitute for growth or evolution materials.
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49+Material reference
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51+Training and Evolution Materials lists EXP amounts, Awakening and Resonance sources, Capafruit exchanges, elemental stones and special branch materials. Match those materials with the exact level, location and unlock conditions for the chosen evolution.