A Feline Journey

A Feline Journey is a limited time event which focuses on Cats. It features 10 generators and 48 upgrades that produce Paws .
== Story ==
=== Opening ===
=== Ending ===
== Objectives & Rewards ==
 thumb | The requirements that have to be completed in order to get all rewards.
Explore Cats (12 Requirements)
# Collect Pantherinae, Felinae → 1 
# Collect Panthera → 2 
# Collect Tiger → 3 
# Collect Claws → Paws and Claws Badge
# Collect African Caracal, Serval → 4 
# Collect Flexibility → 6 
# Collect Andean Mountain Cat, Eurasian Lynx → 7 
# Collect Scrapey Tongue → Got Your Tongue? Badge
# Collect Jaguar, Sunda Leopard Cat → 8 
# Collect Rusty-Spotted Cat, Black-Footed Cat → 9 
# Collect Pallas' Cat, Fluffy → 10 
# Collect Hunter at Heart → Top Tier Badge
=== Badges ===
This exploration holds some rewards already mentioned above. The main ones being these three badges: Bronze: Paws and Claws, Silver: Got Your Tongue? and Gold: Top Tier which have an effect on all other evolutionary branches, speeding up every simulation by 1%, and also speeding up production in future A Feline Journey simulations by 5, 10 and 15% respectively.
==== Paws and Claws ====
==== Got Your Tongue? ====
==== Top Tier ====
== Generators ==
Icon	Name 	Description 	Base Cost	Base Production	Requires
 	Felidae 	All modern cat species spawn from the ancient Pseudaelurus, which lives in Asia around 20 million years in the past. Its felid descendants are divided into two general categories: those that purr and those that roar. 	30 	1/sec 	-
 	Panthera 	Species come and go over millennia, but the big cat lineage remains strong. With some weighing over 272 kg, Panthera are the apex predators of any environment they inhabit. 	30,000 	200/sec 	PantherinaeDigitigrade
 	Bay Cat 	Cats travel further into the south of Asia, reaching the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Cats of this lineage have unknown population densities, making them some of the least studied cats in the world. 	3e7 	40,000/sec 	FelinaeSnow Leopard
 	Caracal 	Cats reach Africa during the first Ice Age, traversing land bridges across the Red Sea. The three subspecies of caracal settle in radically different biomes, developing adaptations for life in forests, savannahs and wetlands. 	3e10 	1e7/sec 	FelinaeMarbled Cat
 	Ocelot 	The ancestors of the ocelot migrate over a land bridge to North America. Their descendants then travel over the Panama land bridge in the second ice age, diversifying into thirteen different species with spotted coats. 	1e13 	2.5e9/sec 	FelinaeServal
 	Lynx 	During the second ice age, cats travel back from North America to Asia. Dispersed across the forests of North America, Europe, and Asia, a lynx can be identified by its short tail and the tufts of fur atop its ears. 	1e16 	8e11/sec 	FelinaeGeoffroy's Cat
 	Puma 	The three species of puma spread from North America into South America and towards Africa. Despite being part of the same lineage, they have nothing in common except for their large size. 	1e18 	1.5e14/sec 	FelinaeIberian Lynx
 	Leopard Cat	Originating in North America, the leopard cat ancestor travels back over the Bering land bridge. Once they reach Asia they disperse throughout India and China. 	5e20 	4e16/sec 	FelinaeCheetah
 	Felis 	The youngest lineage of cats spreads across several continents after the second Ice Age, traveling into Asia, Europe, and Africa. These cats are significantly smaller than most wild cats, with the largest weighing only 35 lbs.	5e23 	2e19/sec 	FelinaeFlat-Headed Cat
 	House Cats 	African wildcats evolve into the modern house cat, developing a close relationship with humans. Cats spread across continents, adapting to new climates naturally before modern breeds are created in the 19th century. 	3e26 	5e21/sec 	African WildcatPallas' Cat
== Upgrades ==
=== Felidae Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect 	Requires
 	Pantherinae 	Big cats are solitary and use their booming roar to contact potential mates over wide, open territories. Their ability to roar is shaped by a thick layer of cartilage that gives their larynx additional flexibility. 	100 	75% 	Felidae
 	Felinae 	Where some cats roar, others have a fully hardened hyoid bone that allows them to purr. Felinae begin purring at a few days old, using it as a method for self-soothing and a means to communicate contentment or discomfort. 	750 	75% 	FelidaePantherinae
 	Digitigrade 	Cats are known for their speed and leaping ability, enabled by their posture. Felines walk on their toes with their ankles above the ground. The joint acts as a pivot point, providing them with leverage for a spring-like jump. 	3,000 	50% 	Felinae
 	Claws 	Nearly every cat species is equipped with retractable claws, allowing them to walk silently and keep their nails sharp when not in use. The front claws grip prey, while the back can gut an animal's stomach. 	3e7 	50000% 	Digitigrade
 	Acute Senses 	A cat is an efficient predator with keen senses. Its ears can rotate up to 180 degrees to identify the source of a sound, its nose is 14 times more powerful than a human's, and its eyes are set wide for a large field of view. 	8e9 	1500% 	Claws
 	Flexibility 	Elastic discs connect each vertebra in a cat's spine, allowing them to rotate their head and body up to 180 degrees. This flexibility allows them to contort their bodies as they fall so they can successfully land on their feet. 	6e12 	25000% 	Acute Senses
 	Patterned Coats 	The coloring and markings on a cat's coat help it blend with its surroundings. Stripes break up an animal's outline into smaller segments, spots mimic the appearances of shadows, and solid colors match specific environments. 	8e15 	125000%	Flexibility
 	Scrapey Tongue 	A cat's tongue has several small spikes called filiform papillae, which it uses to scrape the bones of a carcass, easily removing nutrients from the meat. These spikes are also used for grooming, where they comb excess debris from fur.	8e17 	10000% 	Patterned Coats
 	Short Skull 	Cats rely on their strong jaw muscles to survive in the wild. To make room for these large muscles, cat skulls evolve to be relatively flat, allowing them to bite with precision and power. 	2.5e20 	10000% 	Scrapey Tongue
 	Obligate Carnivores	Cats must hunt other animals to survive. The high levels of proteins and fats found in prey supply them with energy, and the water within the meat keeps them hydrated. 	3e23 	250000%	Short Skull
 	Whiskers 	Embedded deep in the skin of their legs and faces, a cat's whiskers contribute to its sense of touch. Even a sightless cat can navigate their environment with their whiskers, each of which are equipped with sensory organs. 	2.43e26	50000% 	Obligate Carnivores
=== Panthera Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect	Requires
 	Clouded Leopard 	With feet that can grip branches and the ability to descend headfirst from a tree, the clouded leopard is a natural climber. As the first genus to branch out of Pantherinae, it is the most ancient living cat species. 	80,000 	100% 	Panthera
 	Tiger 	The largest and strongest of the big cats, some individual tigers weigh more than 362 kg. Its forehead marking resembles the Chinese character for king, making it a symbol of power and royalty in Chinese culture. 	240,000	75% 	PantheraClouded Leopard
 	Leopard 	Active mostly at night, the leopard's large eyes and dilated pupils make it perfectly equipped to hunt in low-light. Leopards are the smallest of the big cats, but are highly athletic and known for their climbing abilities.	720,000	50% 	PantheraTiger
 	Snow Leopard 	Usually solitary, snow leopards can be found in the high mountains of Asia. Feeding on sheep and goats, they can live at up to 18,000 feet in elevation and leap distances up to 9 times their body length. 	2.16e6 	100% 	PantheraLeopard
 	Sunda Clouded Leopard	Found in Borneo and Sumatra, the Sunda clouded leopard shares the same climbing skills as its mainland sibling. Its strong tail wraps around tree branches as it dangles above prey, easily catching primates and birds. 	2.7e9 	4000% 	PantheraAsian Golden Cat
 	Lion 	The most social of the wild cats, lions live in extended familial groupings known as prides. They are the only cat species in which the two sexes look distinctly different, with males growing manes at two years of age. 	1.5e12 	10000%	PantheraAfrican Caracal
 	Jaguar 	The strong jaws and teeth of a jaguar allow it to pierce crocodile hides and turtle shells with its bite. In reverence of the cat's power, some Aztec warriors name themselves 'ocelotl', the Nauhatl word for jaguar. 	9e19 	1e9% 	PantheraCougar
=== Bay Cat Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost	Effect	Requires
 	Bornean Bay Cat 	Found exclusively in the rainforests of Borneo, the bay cat has never been studied in the wild. Most knowledge about the elusive feline comes from historical specimens, and it is not until 1992 that one is studied in captivity. 	1e8 	50% 	Bay Cat
 	Asian Golden Cat	Set apart from other bay cats by its near-golden coat, knowledge about the Asian golden cat is taken from local testimonies in Thailand. A solitary creature, it is believed to birth its litters in hidden locations like hollow trees.	3e8 	100% 	Bay Cat
 	Marbled Cat 	The tail of the marbled cat sticks out horizontally when it walks, helping the cat keep balance. Camera traps are the only reliable way to study them, as their thick spotted coats blend into their forest surroundings. 	9e8 	75% 	Bay CatAsian Golden Cat
=== Caracal Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect	Requires
 	African Caracal	Named after the Turkish word for 'black ears', unique tufts of hair sprout from the top of a caracal's ears. It is believed these tufts are used to communicate with other caracals and to blend in with tall grass.	9e10 	75% 	Caracal
 	Serval 	Images of the long-necked serval can be found in the tombs of Ancient Egyptian nobility, suggesting they were kept as companions. Mafdet, the goddess of justice, bears the head of the cat in some depictions. 	2.7e11	100% 	CaracalAfrican Caracal
=== Ocelot Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost	Effect	Requires
 	Ocelots 	The spots of an ocelot camouflage it in forests and trees. Human interactions with ocelots date back to the Aztecs, who call them 'semi-jaguars', implying a presumed connection between the two Mesoamerican cats. 	7e13	125% 	Ocelot
 	Kodkod 	The smallest wildcat native to the Americas, the kodkod is also one of the most despised. Known to kill the domestic chickens of Chilean farms, it is seen as an omen of death and destruction. 	2e14	100% 	Ocelot
 	Andean Mountain Cat	Among the world's most endangered felines, only ten sightings of the Andean Mountain Cat have been recorded since 1999. Native communities revere this animal as a sign of fertility connected with the Andes Mountains.	6e14	75% 	OcelotOcelots
 	Geoffroy's Cat 	Whether it be in the trees or water, the Geoffroy's cat can adapt to any situation for hunting. Unlike most cats, it stands upright on its hind legs to survey its environment, using its tail to stay supported. 	2e15	50% 	OcelotKodkod
 	Margay 	The nocturnal margay has large eyes to enhance its night vision. Whereas most cats usually have six to ten teats, the margay only has two. This development is likely because it often gives birth to a single kitten. 	4e15	100% 	OcelotKodkod
=== Lynx Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect	Requires
 	Eurasian Lynx	The world's largest lynx weighs between 40 and 80 lbs. It commonly preys on large animals such as deer, and is known to hide animal carcasses in trees to keep its leftovers away from competitors. 	5e16 	200% 	Lynx
 	Iberian Lynx 	Weighing between 22 and 28 lbs, Iberian lynx live off a rabbit-heavy diet. Found only in southern Spain, habitat loss made it the most endangered cat species in the world. In 2002, there are less than 100 left in the wild.	1.5e17	125% 	Lynx
 	Bobcat 	Communication is key for bobcats, which use chirps, posture, and facial expressions to converse with one another. The white dots on the back of their ears can be used to scare opponents or guide kittens through darkness. 	3e17 	150% 	LynxEurasian Lynx
=== Puma Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost	Effect	Requires
 	Cougar 	The names puma, mountain lion, and cougar all apply to one cat. The cougar has the largest range of any cat, inhabiting North, Central, and South America. Its range was once even larger but was reduced by bounty hunts.	9e18	175% 	Puma
 	Cheetah	The world's fastest land animal can reach speeds of 50-80mph in short bursts. In the 16th century, the Mughal Emperor Akbar keeps 30,000 cheetahs as hunting companions over his 49-year reign. 	3e19	100% 	Puma
=== Leopard Cat Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect	Requires
 	Leopard Cats 	Hunting the rats plaguing the farms of neolithic China, leopard cats aid humans in exchange for meals. This dynamic doesn't seem to lead to domestication, the modern house cat is not closely related to the leopard cat.	1e21 	125% 	Leopard Cat
 	Sunda Leopard Cat	Living off small rodents, birds, and reptiles, Sunda leopard cats can be found throughout Indonesia. Despite primarily hunting on the ground, when it's time to rest the cat retreats above, sleeping in the tree tops. 	3e21 	125% 	Leopard Cat
 	Fishing Cat 	While most cats dislike getting wet, the fishing cat thrives in wetlands. While hunting for fish, it has little difficulty wading through water thanks to its webbed front paws and the dense fur protecting its skin. 	9e21 	100% 	Leopard CatLeopard Cats
 	Flat-Headed Cat 	The eyes of the flat-headed cat are set forward, giving it depth perception like no other cat. This trait gives it an advantage in spotting moving fish in water. 	2.7e22	125% 	Leopard CatSunda Leopard Cat
 	Rusty-Spotted Cat	Weighing in at only 2-4 lbs, the rusty-spotted cat is the world's smallest wild cat. Despite its stature, it is a deadly hunter and is often killed for eating domestic chickens in India and Sri Lanka. 	8.1e22	100% 	Leopard CatSunda Leopard Cat
 	Pallas' Cat 	The naturally secretive Pallas' cat lives in China and Mongolia. It is extremely muscular and appears even bulkier since its coat is denser and longer than that of any other cat. 	2.7e25	15000%	Leopard CatJungle Cat
=== Felis Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect	Requires
 	Jungle Cat 	Contrary to its name, the jungle cat prefers to make its home in swamps. Where most cats meow or hiss, jungle cats can produce a sound that resembles a barking dog. 	1e24 	250% 	Felis
 	Black-Footed Cat	One of the smallest and most adorable wildcats is also one of the most deadly. It preys on rodents and birds, succeeding in 60% of its hunts. It spends the day resting, using abandoned termite mounds as shelter.	3e24 	100% 	Felis
 	Sand Cat 	Native to Africa and Asia, the sand cat lives exclusively in deserts. It can survive without water for several weeks, and avoids intense heat by burrowing under the sand. 	9e24 	100% 	FelisJungle Cat
 	African Wildcat 	The closest ancestor to the house cat is the African wildcat. Before leopard cats attempt domestication in Asia, these wildcats enter into peoples' homes to better hunt their favored prey of rats. 	8.1e25	250% 	FelisSand Cat
=== House Cats Efficiency ===
Icon	Name 	Description 	Cost 	Effect	Requires
 	Fluffy 	Genetic mutations determine a cat's hair length. Short hair is a dominant trait, while long, fluffy coats are connected to four recessive mutations. A cat's coat thickens in the winter, with much of it being shed in the spring. 	6e26 	200% 	House Cats
 	Australian Cats	There is no cat species native to the Australian continent. Instead, they come from domestic cats brought over in the late 18th century. Cats have since overtaken the ecosystem, wiping out one billion mammals a year. 	5e26 	-0% 	House CatsFluffy
 	Hairless 	The Aztecs likely raised the first cat without fur, the extinct Mexican hairless cat. Modern hairless cats, like the sphinx, likely come from a mutation bred in the 1960s. 	1.5e27	400% 	House CatsFluffy
 	Orange 	The gene for orange fur is linked to the x-chromosome of a cat, making the trait more common in male cats. This might contribute to modern stereotypes of orange cats, such as being silly, or even all sharing a single brain cell.	7e27 	100% 	House CatsHairless
 	Hunter at Heart	Despite domestication, house cats are still natural predators. Even without the need to hunt for survival, they retain their instinct to stalk and capture prey. They sometimes bring these catches to their humans as a gift. 	2.5e28	100% 	House CatsOrange
==Tech Tree==
==Trivia==
* It had a full body cat as its icon when it debuted on beta (June 1, 2024). A Feline Journey ran as a beta-only event thrice, and all three times it had the full body. This was changed to a cat face when it debuted on production (June 28).
* This event is a crossover with a zoology YouTuber named TierZoo.
* Many of the cat photos in this event are photos of the developers' real life cats!
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