Petkins

## What are Petkins?

Petkins are an Avakins best friend.
Animal lovers get to enjoy a wide range of choice when it comes to what kind of pet to own in Avakin Life.
Petkins can be your companion in selected places such as the Dressing Room, your home or when going out for some fun in the sun at Petkin Park.
Your favorite petkin appears at your side on your profile.

## Types Of Petkins

Petkins in Avakin Life can be found under three categories: Domesticated Animals, Wild Animals and Fantasy Creatures.

## Obtaining A Petkin

There are a few ways to obtain a petkin. You can purchase a petkin at the shop, through your profile, while visiting an open apartment or scene or you can win a pet by opening a Mystery Box.

### The Petkin Store

Purchasing a petkin from the store is a sure way of obtaining the specific petkin you would like. Getting yourself a petkin can be done in the following ways.

From the Dressing Room:

1. In the Dressing Room tap your petkin
2. Select the 'Petkin Store' option

From the Shop:

1. Tap the 'Shop' tab at the top of your screen (with the tshirt icon)
2. Tap the 'Petkins' box

##### Through your profile

1. Tap the 'Profile' tab at the top of your screen
2. Tap the 'Edit' button
3. Select the pawprint icon
4. Browse through the petkins on the right column
5. Tap the 'Buy' button

##### At An Open Apartment Or Scene

If you come across a petkin you'd love to own while visiting someone's apartment or while visiting once of the many special scenes (like the world of Coralia for example) its pretty simple to do.

1. Tap on the petkin
2. Tap the action tab
3. Select 'View In Shop'
4. Tap 'Buy' button

### At The Mystery Boxes

Mystery Boxes are a fun way to win a petkin however be warned it may take a while in between winning other things.

1. Tap the gold coin stack 'free' icon at the top right of your screen
2. Select 'Mystery Box'
3. Choose to watch an ad or pay for a mystery box

## Naming Your Petkin

Once you have a petkin you can name them to add a fun little personal touch.

To do this, go to the home where you placed your petkin:

1. Tap your petkin
2. Select 'interact'
3. Tap the pencil icon and type in the name you would like and save out

or at the Dressing Room:

1. Tap your petkin
2. Select 'Interact'
3. Tap the pencil icon and type in the name you would like and save out

## Taking Care of Your Petkin

Owning a petkin can be fun but as with everything else, requires a bit of responsibility. Takin care of a petkin means making sure you're giving them all the water, food, and affection they require. Some petkins require more maintenance than others so be sure to watch that the respective meters don't run low. Each meter, once tapped, will have a countdown appear above it - once this counter is done the maintenance meter will begin to deplete.

***Taking care of your petkin can be done in two ways:***

**At home**

1. Place your petkin in the desired location at your home
2. Tap your petkin and select 'interact'
3. A screen will show up; here you will tap the Water, Feed, Affection buttons. This will raise the maintenance meters as desired

**In the Dressing Room**

1. Locate your petkin (you may need to swivel the camera around the room)
2. Tap on them and select 'interact'
3. A screen will show up; here you will tap the Water, Feed, Affection buttons. This will raise the maintenance meters as desired

## 'Favorite' Your Petkin

A favorited petkin will appear alongside you on your profile and will automatically tag along with you at Petkin Park.

**One way to favorite a petkin:**

1. Tap the 'Profile' tab to open your profile
2. Tap the 'Edit' button
3. Tap the leftmost button with the pawprint icon to enter 'Edit Avakin' section
4. Scroll and select your petkin and tap the 'Equip' button
5. The 'Equipped' button now appears and your petkin should now appear next to your Avakin
6. Tap 'Save and Exit' to save your changes

**Another way:**

1. Go to 'Shop'
2. Select 'Petkins'
3. Toggle 'View Owned Petkins'
4. Tap the **♥️** (heart) button to set it as your favourite.

## Petkin States

Petkins can experience a range of states depending on how taken care of they are.

A **sad** petkin wont be as active and chipper as they otherwise would be, choosing to remain stationary at their rug or looking morose on your profile if they are favorited. A petkin placed in home will emit red stars indicating this state. The word 'sad' will appear in red text on your petkins interact screen.

A **content** petkin will move around some. Once you take care of your sad petkin enough to get them content the red stars stop appearing. The word 'content' will appear in yellow text on your petkins interact screen

A **happy** petkin is the ultimate goal. You'll see your petkin as lively as ever (per their personality/animal type), expressing the full range of animations they have. The word 'happy' will appear on your petkins interact screen

Having friends over can contribute to your petkins happiness - just like avakins, petkins are social creatures. Being in the same space as your petkin affects them positively as well.

## Leveling Up

Besides being adorable companions in the game owning a petkin has the added benefit of helping you earn XP. Each time you take care of your petkin you earn 50xp. You can earn up to a max of 100xp a day doing this.