Editing Ascension (section)

=== Choosing which dinos to carry ===

Veteran levels, bloodline depth and niche all ride through the Door on the dinos you pick, so Amber Bond slots are worth spending on the animals that carry the most score, not just the most combat power:

* A deep '''[[Breeding|mutation line]]''' is 15 points per mutation on your best bloodline, and rebuilding one takes many generations.
* A '''niched''' species is 25 points, and niches are per-species — carrying five ''different'' niched species banks more than five of the same.
* '''Veteran levels''' are 1 point each, which is small per dino but real on a long-serving animal.

You get '''two slots free''' with no perk at all, so this decision applies to every player from their first walk onward — not only to people who bought Amber Bond.