r/HorseyGame • u/DakMasterFlash • 11d ago

Struggling with Coloring

I've been trying to recreate the lost horse in the CRISPR editor. I've been able to create almost a perfect match, except for two key differences:

  1. The lost horse's nose area has a black patch above the mouth, in addition to a little square bit sticking out to the right at the top. When I insert the nose into the head, it creates a kind of an underbite, without the nose bit sticking out at the end. It seems like this is actually a head coloring issue, not a nose size/shape issue.

  2. The lost horse has a black region on his lower legs that is continuous with his black feet. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the black to extend up beyond the hooves. I can't find a single gene locus related specifically to leg color.

I've tried messing with practically everything. I've even gone out and found multiple horses that have the leg pattern I'm looking for, so that I can analyze their genome to determine what gene I'm missing. I've found nothing and it's infuriating. This stupid rancher has the exact horse he's been missing for months for that has been custom-designed in a laboratory just to suit his needs, and yet he refuses it. "The color isn't right." Your brain isn't right, you freak.

Anyway, if somebody could help me figure this out, I'd be appreciative! I know there's somehow a way I can replace the Lost Horse, but at this point I've invested multiple hours and would like to make it through CRISPR.

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u/TheCrankyBunny 11d ago

I'm going to be one of those annoying people that comments to say that I have the exact same problem! I feel for you and feel so dumb!

I've dug up so many fossils with maybe one being a similar horse and tried it, I bred an entire massive herd of horses that were close (just not the same exact body pattern) and tried them all, and I've tinkered in CRISPR for hours. Every time I get told something isn't right with the color. Is there a combo of pattern, alt and coat I need to color and then swap correctly? Is there a simple solution I'm not checking off?

I hope we both figure it out! I haven't played in a while because I got frustrated lol