How Cats Broke The Game

Summary

The video script explores the rise of the house cat as a dominant predator in the game's meta, highlighting its unique abilities and traits that make it an effective pest controller. It discusses the cat's stealth, agility, and depth perception, which allow it to excel in hunting and defending against smaller threats. The script also examines the strategic partnership between humans and cats in the game, emphasizing how cats complement human farming strategies by protecting food storage from rodents and other pests. Additionally, it promotes a game called 'Sela Singularity,' which offers a simulation of evolution and technology advancement.

Takeaways

• 🎲 The game's tier list is dynamic and can change rapidly with new developments like resource hotpots.
• 🐱 The domestication of the wild cat in North Africa led to a significant shift in the game's meta, making it a dominant predator.
• 🔄 The 'myosin balance patch' introduced 'carnal teeth', making hyper carnivorous builds more viable and leading to the rise of the 'carnivoran' archetype.
• 🐾 Carnivorans are divided into 'caniforms' and 'felifors', with felifors specializing in stealth, high damage, and ambush tactics.
• 🏔️ During the Ice Age expansion, felids were so dominant that they posed a significant threat to other predator builds.
• 🐈 The house cat's success is attributed to its unique abilities, including slitted pupils for precise depth perception and enhanced pouncing.
• 🍖 Cats have the 'warm-blooded' trait, which provides stamina and cold resistance but requires frequent feeding.
• 🤺 House cats use their agility and depth perception to deflect attacks, making them surprisingly effective in defense.
• 👥 Cats complement human gameplay by addressing vulnerabilities to pests that dogs cannot, supporting a hybrid hunting and farming strategy.
• 🏘️ Cats are beneficial to human settlements as they require little maintenance and can guard against small threats like rats and birds.
• 🔗 The partnership between humans and cats is advantageous due to their low risk to humans and their high efficiency in pest control.
• 🎁 The video promotes a game called 'Sela Singularity', which is a simulation game where players evolve from a single cell to reach a technological singularity.

Q & A

What major shift in the game's meta occurred when humans unlocked the food storage ability?

The food storage ability greatly improved human survivability by providing a consistent source of XP, even during harsh winters or famines, as long as they could defend their stockpiles.

Why were the stashes of food valuable and what threats did they pose?

The stashes were incredibly valuable because they could support entire colonies of rats and sparrows if improperly guarded, making them a target for various predators.

What is the significance of the 'carnal teeth' ability in the game?

The 'carnal teeth' ability, a side grade of the 'dentici' skill tree, allows users to gain bonus XP from carcasses and carrion sources, making hyper-carnivorous builds more viable and changing the game's meta.

How are Carnivorans divided into factions and what are their characteristics?

Carnivorans are divided into two factions: Caniforms, who are more generalist and invest in the old factioned skill tree, and Felifors, who focus on abilities to increase the efficiency of the hyper-carnivore strategy, with better hearing, eyesight, and specialized dentition.

What abilities contribute to the success of the house cat in the game?

The house cat's success is attributed to abilities like 'tongue papill' for extracting more value from kills, 'retractable claws', 'camouflage fur patterns', and being one of the most successful stealth assassin builds.

Why were cats considered a dominant threat during the Ice Age expansion in the game?

Cats were a dominant threat because of their high efficiency in hunting, stealth, and ability to take down prey much larger than themselves using critical hits and their specialized skills.

What makes the house cat's pouncing ability so effective?

The house cat's 'slitted pupils' ability provides extremely precise depth perception, allowing them to perfectly judge the optimal pouncing distance and land immediate critical hits.

How do house cats use their agility and quick reflexes defensively?

House cats use their agility and quick reflexes to deflect incoming attacks with their claw swipes, effectively blocking strikes and potentially opening up opportunities for counterattacks.

Why are house cats considered a good partnership with human players in the game?

House cats are excellent at exploiting vulnerabilities in lower weight classes like rats and birds, which human players often overlook. They require little upkeep and pose no threat to humans, making them ideal for guarding against small pests.

How does the game 'Sela Singularity' relate to the video script and what is special about the partnership?

Sela Singularity is a game that the video script's author has partnered with to create a limited-time expansion focused on cat adaptations. The author is particularly excited about this partnership and believes the game offers a unique and enjoyable experience.

What unique badge can players unlock in the 'Sela Singularity' game event?

Players can unlock a special tiu-themed badge in the 'Sela Singularity' game event, which will permanently give their simulation a valuable speed buff.

Outlines

00:00

🐱 The Rise of Cats in the Meta Game

This paragraph discusses how the introduction of food storage abilities in humans drastically changed the game's meta, leading to the rise of the wild cat build. Initially a low-tier predator in the North African savannah, the wild cat's adaptability to exploit pest infestations made it a dominant force. The paragraph delves into the myosin balance patch that introduced 'carnal teeth', enhancing the viability of hyper carnivorous builds. It explains the division of carnivorans into caniforms and felifors, with felifors specializing in stealth and ambush tactics, making them formidable predators. The Ice Age expansion saw cats becoming so powerful that they overshadowed other predator builds, leading to their current status as top-tier threats in the game.

05:00

🔍 House Cat's Unique Abilities and Defensive Strategies

The second paragraph focuses on the house cat's attributes that make it an overpowered predator in the game. It highlights the cat's stats, such as mid-level intelligence, low defense, decent damage, high stealth, and excellent perception. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of the 'slitted pupils' ability, which provides precise depth perception for optimal pouncing and critical hits. It also discusses the cat's defensive strategy, which involves using agility and quick reflexes to deflect attacks, a high-skill, high-reward tactic. The paragraph further explores the house cat's role in human settlements, where it excels at pest control, a task dogs are less effective at due to their inability to access small spaces or exhibit the required stealth.

10:00

🤝 The Synergy Between Humans, Dogs, and Cats in the Game

The final paragraph explores the strategic partnership between humans, dogs, and cats in the game. It contrasts the roles of dogs and cats in a human player's party, with dogs being beneficial for tracking and taking down large prey, while cats are adept at eliminating smaller threats like rats and birds. The paragraph also touches on the importance of having both dogs and cats in a party to cover all potential threats. Additionally, it introduces a partnership with the game 'Sela Singularity', a simulation game where players evolve from a single cell to reach a technological singularity. The partnership includes a limited-time expansion focused on cat adaptations, available on various platforms, and encourages viewers to participate in the event for exclusive rewards.

Keywords

💡Meta

In the context of the video, 'Meta' refers to the current state of the game's balance and strategy, where certain builds or tactics are dominant. The script discusses how changes in the game's 'Meta' can occur rapidly, especially with the introduction of new elements like resource hotpots.

💡Resource Hotpots

Resource Hotpots are points of interest within the game that provide valuable resources. The script mentions that these can lead to significant shifts in the game's 'Meta', as builds that can capitalize on these resources can quickly rise in the tier list.

💡Build

A 'Build' in the video refers to a specific configuration of abilities and characteristics for a player or character within the game. The script talks about how certain builds, like the wild cat, can become more advantageous with changes in the game's 'Meta'.

💡Wild Cat

The 'Wild Cat' is a specific build or character type within the game that was initially undervalued but later became dominant after certain game updates. The script describes its transformation into a powerful predator after domestication.

💡Carnal Teeth

'Carnal Teeth' is a game ability that allows characters to gain bonus experience points from carcasses and other sources. The script explains how this ability changed the game's 'Meta', making carnivorous builds more viable.

💡Carnivoran

A 'Carnivoran' is a term used in the game to describe a group of predator builds that became popular after the introduction of the 'Carnal Teeth' ability. The script mentions how this archetype includes many top predator builds in the current game 'Meta'.

💡Caniforms and Felifors

These terms refer to two factions within the Carnivoran group. 'Caniforms' are more generalist, investing in various skills, while 'Felifors' focus on abilities that increase the efficiency of their carnivorous hunting strategy. The script uses these terms to differentiate the strategies of different predator builds.

💡Felid

A 'Felid' is a type of build within the Felifors faction, characterized by specialized abilities that enhance stealth, perception, and hunting efficiency. The script describes how the felid build became a successful stealth assassin in the game.

💡Ice Age Expansion

The 'Ice Age Expansion' seems to be a game update or event that significantly impacted the game's 'Meta'. The script mentions that during this period, felids were a dominant threat, affecting the competitiveness of other predator builds.

💡Stealth Assassin

'Stealth Assassin' in the video refers to a build, specifically the felid, that excels at stealth and surprise attacks. The script describes how this build uses its abilities to become one of the most successful and dominant in the game.

💡Myosin Balance Patch

The 'Myosin Balance Patch' is a game update mentioned in the script that introduced the 'Carnal Teeth' ability. This patch had a significant impact on the game's 'Meta', allowing hyper carnivorous builds to become more viable.

💡Sela Singularity

'Sela Singularity' is a game partnership mentioned in the script, which is described as a scientifically accurate non-fiction idle clicker game. The script discusses a limited-time expansion focused on the adaptations of cats, which is related to the video's theme.

Highlights

Major shifts in the game's meta can happen quickly, especially with the introduction of new resource hotpots.

Unlocking the food storage ability greatly improved human survivability by providing a consistent source of XP.

The wild cat build, once domesticated, became a dominant and overpowered predator in the game's meta.

The success of the house cat is tied to the myosin balance patch, which introduced the carnal teeth ability.

Carnivorans, a new archetype in the game, includes popular predator builds and focuses on hyper-carnivorous strategies.

Felifors, a faction of carnivorans, specialize in abilities that increase the efficiency of their hunting.

The house cat's stealth and ambush abilities make it one of the most successful stealth assassin builds in the game.

Cats' dominance in the game is evident in their ability to take down prey much larger than themselves.

The house cat's unique abilities, such as slitted pupils, provide exceptional depth perception for precise pouncing.

Cats use their agility and reflexes not only for evasion but also to deflect attacks, showcasing their defensive capabilities.

The house cat's play style combines the deadliness of a snake with the energy of a mammal.

Dogs and cats complement each other in a human player's party, covering different strengths and weaknesses.

Cats are particularly effective at exploiting the vulnerabilities of lower weight class creatures, like rats and birds.

The introduction of agriculture in the game highlighted new vulnerabilities that cats could help protect against.

Cats require minimal upkeep and can operate independently, making them ideal for guarding human settlements.

The partnership between the game and Singularity offers a training simulation that explores the evolution of cats.

Sela Singularity is a non-fiction idle clicker game that allows players to evolve from a single cell to reach the ultimate Singularity point.

A limited-time game expansion focuses on the adaptations of cats, offering a special theme and speed buff for players.

Transcripts

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go this game's tier list can seem pretty

set in stone sometimes but in reality

major shifts in The Meta can happen

extremely quickly especially when new

resource hotpots and points of interest

open up builds which are well adapted to

capitalize on these flash points can see

dramatic ascensions on the teist one

such event occurred when humans unlocked

the food storage ability this greatly

improved the humans survivability by

giving them a consistent source of XP

even during harsh Winters or famines

that is if they could defend their

stockpiles these stashes were incredibly

valuable and could easily support entire

colonies of rats and sparrows if

improperly guarded and while these

Neolithic humans did have some

techniques they could use to try and

protect their precious Grain on their

own ultimately their Saving Grace came

in the form of a previously low tier

Predator build that was barely scraping

by in the North African savannah the

wild cat a build which once domesticated

would go on to become one of the most

oppressive overpowered predators in the

current meta but what is it about the

house cat that makes it such a dominant

threat and how was it that the wild cat

became better suited at taking advantage

of pest infestations than other builds

to really explain the success of the

house cat we need to go way back and

start our story just after the myosin

balance patch this update granted

mammals ACC access to a new ability

called carnal teeth a side grade of the

dentici skill tree which allows users to

gain bonus XP from carcasses and carryon

sources this may seem like a minor thing

but it completely changed up the metag

game and made hyper carnivorous builds a

lot more viable giving rise to a new

archetype called the carnivoran a group

which includes many of the most popular

Predator builds in the current meta

carnivorans are divided into two

factions caniforms and felifors

caniforms are more generalist than

nature and invest a lot into the old

factioned skill tree letting them track

the sense of whatever they need be it

scavenge volaron prey fruit honey water

or teammates from a great distance they

also tend to have a lot of stamina

allowing them to run for long distances

without tiring felifors on the other

hand doubled down on the carnivoran

archetypes original strategy they spec

into even more abilities meant to crank

up the efficiency of the hyper Carnivore

Game Plan the ability tongue papill

allows felids to extract even more value

from fresh kills instead of investing

heavily in to scent-based sensory power

felifors tend to focus more on their

hearing and eyesight abilities this

doesn't help them scavenge since things

like carcasses and berries don't make

sound but it does make them incredibly

good at detecting hidden prey also in

keeping with the carnivore's first major

advancement felifors also focus a lot

more heavily on Specialized dentition

optimizing their bite attacks to deal

massive puncture damage and more

effectively hold on to prey so the user

can deal bonus damage with their claws

throw in a few more Ambush focused

abilities like retractable Claws and

camouflage fur patterns and you've

arrived at the Modern felid easily one

of the most successful stealth assassin

builds the game has ever seen in fact

during the Ice Age expansion fids were

such a dominant threat that many other

Predator builds had trouble competing

with them at all in the current meta

cats remain incredibly dominant in

virtually every major terrestrial server

basically every cat including the ones I

like to to throw shade at is a threat

not just to those of similar weight

class but even to builds that vastly

outweigh them although their power stat

tends to be fairly modest among

carnivorans through efficient use of

critical hits a skilled fed player can

take down just about anything while the

majority of the fielded player base was

off rampaging through the upper weight

classes an offshoot of the faction opted

to forego larger size and instead chose

to spec into a few new abilities meant

to capitalize on exploiting the

weaknesses commonly found in the lower

classes so let's finally start unpacking

what makes the house cat so overpowered

we'll begin with a quick look at the

cat's stats we've got a build with upper

midlevel intelligence low defensive

stats decent damage above average

stealth High mobility and excellent

perception right off the bat something

that might jump out at you is well the

fact that nothing jumps out at you cats

are supposedly some of the most broken

predators of all time and yet none of

their stats seems all that busted on

their own top tier builds tend to have

at least one stat that is so High it

completely invalidates the strategies of

other players but no cats aren't able to

use tools they don't have a bone

crushing or venomous bite they can't

change colors they can't tank attacks

for days they can't echolocate and so on

so no obvious answer here next let's

check out their unique abilities we

talked about a few already including the

abilities that buff the XP rates from

meat sources these should not be

understated as without them you can

pretty much entirely write off the

viability of this build cats and all

other mammals have the warm blooded

trait this grants them greatly improved

stamina regenerates greater resistance

to cold damage and a bunch of other

useful perks but at the cost of much

greater upkeep requirements meaning they

need to secure kills much more

frequently than similarly sized cold

blooded bills without these abilities

granting the cat bonus XP from meat it

would be very difficult for them to keep

up with their energy needs even with how

efficient cats are at hunting cats can

also move extremely quietly due to their

soft toe pads and retractable claws

enabling them to easily get Within

striking range of prey through smart use

of cover and line of sight but okay all

types of cat large and small have those

abilities how about something more

unique to house cats for that let's look

at their primary perception based

ability slitted pupils this ability

grants house cats extremely precise

depth perception greater than all other

feelers this allows them to perfectly

judge the optimal pouncing distance

massively increasing their odds of

Landing an immediate critical hit and

incapacitating their target before it

has a chance to respond so even though

the house cat's bit damage isn't broken

in and of itself when a house cat goes

on the offensive it can certainly look

that way this strategy is what has led

to the complete collapse of several

different player bases in the amphibian

reptile bird and mammal factions as it

truly is that oppressive now while we

were first looking at the cat's base

stats one thing you might have assumed

right away was that the cat's lower

defensive stats are its main weakness

and that cats function as a sort of

glass cannon with very little

counterplay options when attacked you

might also assume that given the cats

high Mobility their primary defensive

strategy is simply to run away when they

feel threatened and while their top

speed is often enough to escape danger

when needed instead cats employ their

Mobility stat defensively in a different

way this is where one of the most

shockingly effective aspects of the

house cat manifests house cats use their

incredible agility to stand their

ground agility and quick reflexes are

usually used to dodge attacks but cats

instead actually use the reflexes to

deflect them because their incredible

depth perception grants them such high

accuracy on their attacks they can use

their claw swipe attack to actually

block incoming strikes this is

surprisingly consistent and works on a

lot more attacks than you might think

now obviously this is a high skill High

reward strategy missing a Parry can

result in serious damage but if you get

good enough at this you can ward off

attacks from just about anything and

potentially even open up opportunities

for counterattacks put all this together

and you come to understand what a house

cat build truly is a house cat is what

you get when you fuse the deadliness of

a snake with the energy of a mammal but

why does this play style make for such a

good partnership with human players

compared to dogs they seem like they'd

be much less useful party members humans

broke the game and became the top tier

build by using coordinated team

strategies and Tool use in order to

utterly trivialize their matchup versus

large mammals dogs easily slot right

into this game plan as they can help

track and Chase down large prey and also

sniff out any potential Ambush predators

that could disrupt and punish this

strategy when a successful kill is made

dogs and humans naturally split the

reward and both benefit dogs are also

great defensively as they can keep watch

at camp and alert party members of

approaching enemies cats are generally

pretty useless in this regard they don't

have anywhere near the endurance

required to chase down prey over long

distances can't Square Off head-to-head

with those builds anyway and aren't

nearly as reliable for early enemy

alerts the kills a cat makes can't

realistically be shared with humans

either it wasn't until Humanity unlocked

the agriculture ability that the player

base began to notice additional

vulnerabilities they didn't need to care

about before vulnerabilities that dogs

couldn't really help with when operating

off of a hunter gatherer strategy humans

could basically ignore all builds in the

low weight class rats and birds were no

threat to humans and also not worth the

effort to take down so it makes sense

for them to just focus on larger quaries

however when the focus shifts to farming

and food storage those same builds

humans were ignoring before suddenly

became one of their biggest threats

having a granery rated and its food

reserves destroyed could easily wipe out

an entire human settlement so figuring

out proper security for these storage

sites was critical dogs simply are not

effective enough at stopping pest

infestations to fill that role they

cannot climb or fit into small spaces

and aren't stealthy enough to catch the

trickier pests cats on the other hand

are truly excellent at this task and

come with other benefits as well main

one being that they require very little

upkeep although they are social builds

they hunt alone so they don't require

any direction or attention from their

human party members in order to

accomplish their task since humans don't

have any need for rat or bird carcasses

the fact that cats don't usually share

their kills is actually a benefit rather

than a drawback the only thing cats

really require from humans is to share

in the shelters they construct in the

wilderness cats typically use Burrows

Hollow stumps or caves as their home

bases but these are vulnerable to

attacks human settlements are

significantly safer speaking of safety

even though cats are extremely lethal

Hunters they pose very little danger to

humans this is a huge advantage over

snakes which theoretically could ally

with humans to serve the same purpose

but in practice are far too dangerous to

risk keeping around the fact that cats

are one blooded and therefore need to

eat more frequently than snakes is also

a benefit rather than a drawback for

humans since it means they need to stay

on task and keep the guard up so while

it is common to see players debate which

build makes for the better addition to a

human player's party the correct answer

is actually both dogs are a huge help in

the large creature matchup while cats

cover your weaknesses in the small

creature matchups having both in your

party covers all of your weaknesses and

enables human settlements to use a

hybrid play style of both hunting and

farming so if you're a human being

trying to construct the most optimal

party comp the only real question is how

you'll keep the dog and cat players from

fighting each other now knowing which

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