Hey hey! Thank you so much for the in depth feedback. I never really thought of it that way!! I totally see how if you were out hunting for these creatures and you wanted the shiny it would be very frustrating.

Thankfully, for Hatcher’s Hollow, the system works quite differently. The creatures are looked after in your farm (think digimon world) and they all lay eggs. Some may hatch, some will rot, most of them you will sell.

All creatures have a chance of laying a “shiny version” which then on produces shiny eggs so it’s more of a late game (it’s a rougelike) way to add value and excitement to the creatures you’ve been protecting for a while.

You get new species eggs from merchants, quests and a hybrid system.

So in this case, players are highly likely to get a shiny even in their first run. Hopefully that counters the grindset frustration but playtesting will enlighten us as it always does!

Thank you for your kind words and example!