PAGAS

PAGAS: (Pet Adoption and Genetic Augmentation Society)
Official Codename Blog

Release Date: June 6th, 2014
Prerequisites: Build the Stables; Own at least 5 unique pets; Reach The Narrow Sea

Have you ever been frustrated by your pet's bonus? Wanted to enhance it? Got too many Brown Rats? Want to release some pets? If you've met the requirements, talk to the Town Crier, he heard Misty is looking for you.

Note: Once you've moved PAGAS into the Commons, you will get a quest to locate Clint the Mount Rider. And when he's all settled, then he will teach you all about Mounts.

New Release: Pony's Pasture - May 5th, 2023
Pets can now earn XP while you're away adventuring! - This means, among other things, you can keep your high level pets equipped to optimize your bush whacking, while leveling other ones at the same time. This can help you earn more achievements, and raise pets for to release at PAGAS for rarer DNA! Visit Pony's Pasture and Official CNE Blog for complete details.

Mission

Mission	Task	Reward
Running a Little Behind	Search the Narrow Sea for signs of the PAGAS member	2%
Misty invited an associate from PAGAS, the Pet Adoption and Genetic Augmentation Society, to set up a station in the Commons, but they haven't shown up yet. Misty has suggested you check in at The Narrow Sea zone to see if they've crossed there yet.

When you find Vincent, he too has a quest:

Mission	Task	Reward
A Fierce Gust of Wind	Find 20 Adoption Papers Find 10 Strange Vials Find a DNA Analyser'	6%
You've found Vincent, from PAGAS, at the Narrow Sea. Unfortunately an extremely strong gust of wind blew away many items that he brought along with him for the Commons. Find them in the field near him in the Narrow Sea and bring them back to him.

• After you complete this quest, Vincent will set up shop just below Misty in The Commons.

Daily Quests

Vincent has 6 random daily quests that will help you and your equipped pet gain some much needed experience. Complete each of these quests to unlock an achievement and a new title! 

Mission	Task	Reward
Pet Training - Cones of Shame	Find 12 Cones of Shame	250 pet  ·
Last night some hooligans broke into our storage crate and stole all of our Cones of Shame! We can't perform augmentations on pets without them, so I need you to find them and bring them back. Last I heard, they were sticking them on innocent bystander's heads out in the wild. If you see any while you're out there, please bring them back to us!
Pet Training - Collars	Find 24 Collars	250 pet  ·
Did you know that nearly any pet type can wear a collar? It's helpful if your pet gets lost and someone else finds it. We're running a little low, so if you can find me some collars, maybe I can teach your pet a thing or two.
Pet Training - Leashes	Find 20 Leashes	250 pet  ·
Sometimes you've got to keep a tighter rein on what your pets are doing. For that, we suggest using leashes, and I'll make sure your pet knows how to act when they're tied to one.
Pet Training - Bush Whacking	Whack 100 bushes	250 pet  ·
A good pet is okay a whacking bushes, but a great pet is amazing at it! Your pet won't get any better without practice, so go out and whack some bushes with your pet right now!
Pet Training - Harnesses	Find 16 Harnesses	250 pet  ·
For really heavy duty training here at PAGAS, we use harnesses. They keep a pet comfortable while giving the owner complete control over them. Can you find us some new ones? The ones I have are getting kind of old.
Pet Training - Critter Chasing	Whack 20 Critters	250 pet  ·
It's important that your pet be able to effectively tell friends from foe. Why don't you take yours out and show him how to whack critters! They have a distinct aura about them, so this training will really be effective for your pet.

Pet Progress Bar

Pet information

Vincent keeps track of all the pets you have in a handy list. All pets appear either appear with a grey background (for those not yet found/hatched/purchased) or will list the following:

• Name of Pet breed
• Highest current level of pet breed raised
• Current number of pet breed owned

Pet Types

You can sort/filter your Pets by Type:

• Basic Pets: hatched from eggs.
• Event Pets: awarded during events (e.g., Turkey, Snowman, Reindeer, Chicken)
• Misc Pets: generally purchased with in-game currency (e.g., Island Tokens, Casino Prize Tokens, Bush Bucks), or are awarded through game play (e.g., Rhino, Turtle, Golden Phoenix, Goldhound, Glitch).
• Premium Pets: purchased with real-world cash.

Bonus Bar

As you gain unique pets, your bonus bar advances towards rewards. Once your reward is available, you can click the square beside the bar to collect the reward.

• Have several rewards available at once? Not a problem, you'll claim them in order that you unlocked them! The progress bar will automatically advance towards the next reward once you claim available ones.

Unique Pets	Bonus Reward	Description
10	x1	Rare DNA
20	x1	Epic DNA
30	x1	Unique DNA Unlock Tier 2 Augments
40	x2	Level 20 Pet Treats
50		Golden Phoenix Pet
60	x2	Unique DNA
70	-	Unlock Tier 3 Augments
80	-	Unlock Holiday Bonus Augments
90	x3	Unique DNA Unlock Tier 1 Doubling Augments
100		Pet Booster Trinket Pet XP earned +100%
120	x4	Unique DNA Unlock Tier 2 Doubling Augments
140		Cloudy Dodo Pet
160		Pet Controller Trinket Makes you look like your pet
180	x5	Unique DNA Unlock Tier 3 Doubling Augments
200	x5	Level 40 Pet Treats
250	x6	Unique DNA
300		Cory Pet
350	x7	Unique DNA
400		Nick Pet
450	x8	Unique DNA
500	-	Title: Beastmaster
550	x9	Unique DNA
600		Angel Kitty Pet
650	x10	Unique DNA
700		Cort Pet
750	x10	Unique DNA
800	-	Title: Taxonomist of Bushwhackia
850	x10	Unique DNA
900	x1 DNA Augment	Consumable Increases current pet's bonus by 10%
950	x1 DNA Augment	Consumable Increases current pet's bonus by 10%
1000	x10k	10k Nutritious Kibble Title: Builder of the Flood Ark
1050	10k	10k Nutritious Training Kibble
1100	-	Title: Menagerie Maniac
1150	x1 DNA Augment	Consumable Increases current pet's bonus by 10%

DNA

What is DNA?

DNA serves as the currency for all PAGAS services such as:
 · Pet Augmentation
 · Purchase Pets and Eggs

How do I get DNA?

 · Release pets you've hatched
 · Find DNA in questers satchels
 · Purchase DNA for Bush Bucks

Release a Pet

You can release a pet at PAGAS, and receive DNA in exchange. The quality of DNA you get for releasing a pet is random, but your odds for getting better DNA goes up based on the level and type of pet you're releasing. You will see your odds of getting various DNA qualities before you release so  don't worry about making a bad choice.
Once you've released a pet, there's no going back, so be sure before you do!

Pet DNA chances

Basic Pets have a chance for all DNA types. (EG: Black Cat)
Event Pets will always give at least an Uncommon DNA (EG: Spring Chicken)
Misc Pets will always give at least a Rare DNA (EG: Poot)
Premium Pets will only give Unique DNA. (EG: Fefe from Valentine 2014)

Releasing Pets - Payout Charts
Click on the "SHOW" link to view charts

The payout for releasing a pet improves with level for all but Premium pets. However, the payout has diminishing returns as the pet level increases. If the goal is to gather Unique DNA (which is only used to purchase pets), then Premium Pets are the best option. For DNA used for other PAGAS activities (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic), then Misc, Event, and Basic Pets (in that order) will offer the best results. Releasing a Basic Pet The payout for releasing a basic pet is generally linear with pet level. This means that getting the pet "one more level" will have a proportional improvement in the result. Basic pets are the only class where this is the case. However, the cost to level the pet is always increasing, so it may not be worth the time to level a basic pet for too long. Basic Pets - DNA Payout Distribution per Level At level 1 and level 40, a Basic Pet will have the following payouts: Common DNA: 89% -> 42% Uncommon DNA: 10% -> 35% Rare DNA: 1% -> 15% Epic DNA: 0% -> 7% Unique DNA: 0% -> 1% The payout for each DNA type is generally linear with level. Slight variations are introduced since the payout is always displayed as a rounded integer: sometimes the sum is not equal to 100%. It is not known whether the game employs the displayed (rounded) percentages to determine the actual DNA payout. This is important since the Unique DNA payout doesn't go from 0% to 1% until level 24. If the fractional percentages are employed, it will be possible to receive Unique DNA from a lower level Basic Pet. An outline how to test statistically if fractional percentages are employed or not can be found at Testing Pet Release Probabilities. It requires a large sample size, so a number of players must take part to get valid results. Releasing an Event Pet The payout for releasing an Event Pet is not linear with level, and diminishing returns are certainly a factor. Event Pets - DNA Payout Distribution per Level At level 1 and level 40, an Event Pet will have the following payouts: Common DNA: 0% -> 0% Uncommon DNA: 86% -> 61% Rare DNA: 12% -> 26% Epic DNA: 2% -> 12% Unique DNA: 0% -> 2% In terms of DNA payout, there is slight (and decreasing) benefit to leveling an Event Pet past level 8 or so. Releasing a Misc Pet The payout for releasing a Misc Pet has even more pronounced diminishing returns. Misc Pets - DNA Payout Distribution per Level At level 1 and level 40, a Misc Pet will have the following payouts: Common DNA: 0% -> 0% Uncommon DNA: 0% -> 0% Rare DNA: 84% -> 65% Epic DNA: 14% -> 31% Unique DNA: 2% -> 4% By level 8, the payout odds are nearly flat. Actual release data suggests the nominal odds at level 8 greatly understate the chance of Unique DNA. A sample of 100 releases of Misc Pets at level 8 yielded 52 Rare DNA, 18 Epic DNA, and 30 Unique DNA vs. nominal odds of 69% Rare, 28% Epic, and 4% Unique. Returns from a smaller sample size of Misc Pets released at level 40 suggest the actual results there are much closer to the nominal odds of 65%/31%/4%. Releasing a Premium Pet Releasing a Premium Pet always provides 1 Unique DNA, regardless of level.

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Trade your DNA

You can trade your DNA either UP or DOWN, by speaking to Vincent and selecting "I'd like to trade my DNA." You will then be given the option to trade your DNA Up or Down.

Trading Up

DNA	Trade UP to
x4 Common DNA	x1
x16 Common DNA	x1
x64 Common DNA	x1
x4 Uncommon DNA	x1
x16 Uncommon DNA	x1
x4 Rare DNA	x1
Unique DNA	No trade

Trading Down

DNA	Trade DOWN to
Unique DNA	No trade
x1 Epic DNA	x4
x1 Epic DNA	x16
x1 Epic DNA	x64
x1 Rare DNA	x4
x1 Rare DNA	x16
x1 Uncommon DNA	x4

Augment your Pet

You can spend the DNA you've collected to change the bonus of your currently equipped pet. There are varying types and levels of bonuses to choose from, assuming you have access to them.

The best ones take high quality DNA to apply. If you have a pet that has a random bonus, you can spend Common DNA to randomly swap to a different one of its random bonuses.

You can also spend DNA to switch a pet you've augmented back to its base bonus, if it's something unique.

If your pet is a type which has a random chance to have one of several bonuses when it is hatched (e.g., the Black Cat), you cannot automatically switch back to its initial bonus, because it was originally randomly assigned, and for various reasons, not tracked.

When you change your pet's bonus, it keeps its level and xp, so your new bonus starts out already powered up! Pet Augmentation helps you put the bonus you want on the pet you like!

Note: Not every bonus is available for each pet. Additionally, you must have had a pet with that bonus type to switch to that bonus.

• Tier 1 bonus: Requires having owned 1 pet
• Tier 2 bonus: Requires having owned 30 pets
• Tier 3 bonus: Requires having owned 70 unique pets.

Update: Aug. 25, 2023 Official CNE Blog

• Minor, Major, and Ultra doubling bonuses (double gold, mana, power) were added.
• Requires 90, 120, and 180 unique pets respectively.
• Must have owned a pet with that bonus type.

DNA Augment

The special DNA Augment from the Bonus Bar is described as "Augment - Increase the power of your currently equipped pet's bonus by 10%. Persists through PAGAS Augments."

These very special augments can only be applied once to a pet. If you try to use a second DNA Augment you will get a pop up warning saying "Your pet must not have augmented DNA to use this item."

Pet Bonuses

Bonus	Description	Minor (Tier1)	Major (Tier2)	Ultra (Tier3)
Cost		x1	x1	x1
Mana Bonus	Increase Mana win odds to	20%	25%	30%
Power Bonus	Increase Power win odds to	20%	25%	30%
Gold Bonus	Increase Gold win odds to	20%	25%	30%
Gems Bonus	Increase Gems win odds to	20%	25%	30%
Energy Bonus	Increase Energy win odds to	20%	25%	30%
Nothing Bonus	Decrease Nothing win odds to	25%	30%	35%
Max Mana Bonus	Increase Max Mana to	15	20	25
Max Power Bonus	Increase Max Power to	15	20	25
Max Energy Bonus	Increase Max Energy to	30	40	50
Manavoid Bonus	Turns Nothings into Mana to	20%	25%	30%
Energyvoid Bonus	Turns Nothings wins into Energy to	20%	25%	30%
Powervoid Bonus	Turns Nothings wins into Power to	20%	25%	30%
Quest Bonus	Increase odds to win Quest Items to	10%	15%	20%
Puzzle Bonus	Increase odds to win Puzzles Piece to	10%	15%	20%
Gold Doubling Bonus	Chance to double non-multiplied Gold wins	20%	25%	30%
Mana Doubling Bonus	Chance to double non-multiplied Mana wins	15%	20%	25%
Power Doubling Bonus	Chance to double non-multiplied Power wins	15%	20%	25%

Bonus	Description	Cost
Randomize Pet Bonus	Randomly change to another available pet bonus	x1
Revert Pet Bonus	Reverts to the default bonus	x1
Holiday Bonus	Change pet bonus to +20% event turn-in items	x1
Runes Bonus	Increase odds to win Runes to 25% (Tier3)	x1
Runes Dust Bonus	Increase odds to win random Rune Dust when whacking runes to 60% (Tier3)	x1

Pet Experience

Increase your Pet's experience level with DNA augmentation.

Bonus	Cost
125	x1
500	x1
2000	x1
8000	x1

Purchase DNA

Ye Beastly DNA Depository (Store)

DNA	Cost
Uncommon DNA	10
Rare DNA	30
Epic DNA	90
Unique DNA	270
Pack of 4   Unique DNA	810

Achievements

	Master Trainer
Master Trainer	Complete all 6 of Vincent's quests	Title "Master Trainer" + 10

See The Stables: Misty for the list of achievements related to hatching, raising, and leveling pets.

Eggs for Sale

Visit PAGAS in The Commons for a comprehensive and up-to-date listing of Generation Eggs for sale.

Vincent can sell you all the pet eggs you can find in the wild or in Quester's Satchels, as well as many of the premium pets that have, until now, only been available in package deals or during sales. He even has some pet breeds you may have never seen before. They're expensive, though. The best pets cost Unique DNA, which is extremely rare!

The cost of the eggs adapt to the current generation of eggs (those you can find in the wild.) The previous generation is more expensive, and the generations before even more.

Pets for Sale

Note: The following is a partial list of the vast number of pets released over the years.

• Visit PAGAS in The Commons for a comprehensive and up-to-date listing of Hatched Pets for sale.
• Visit the Companions wiki page for a list of Generation Pets.

	Name	Possible Bonuses	Max Level Bonus	Cost
	Tan Rocket Rabbit	Odds to win Energy	25%	x1
	Blue T-Rex	Nothing wins change to energy	20%	x1
	Teal Dragon	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x1
	Tan Dog	Power	20%	x1
	Green Raptor	Mana	20%	x1
	Purple Penguin	Nothings wins change to snowballs (energy, mana, power)	25%	x1
	Pink Pegasus	Odds to win Mana	25%	x1
	Red Monkey	Odds to win Mana Odds to win Gems	20%	x1
	Purple Ladybug	Nothings wins change to leaves (energy, mana, power)	25%	x1
	Purple Skunk	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	20%	x1
	Pink Kitten Witch	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x1
	Orange Fairy	Odds to win Power Odds to win Gems	20%	x1
	Rocket Rabbit	Odds to win Energy	25%	x2
	Cool Dude Flamingo	Odds to win Nothings	-30%	x2
	T-Rex	Nothings to energy	20%	x2
	Sporty T-Rex	Nothings to Mana	20%	x2
	Rocket Buffalo	Odds to win Puzzle Pieces	15%	x2
	Rocket Moose	Odds to win Puzzle Pieces	15%	x2
	Gunslinger Duck	Nothing wins change to Mana	25%	x2
	Cotton Candy Duck	Nothing wins change to Energy	25%	x2

	Name	Possible Bonuses	Max Level Bonus	Cost
	Nate Duck	Nothings	-30%	x2
	Jason Beaver	Odds to win Puzzle Pieces	15%	x2
	Creepy Pumpkin	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Kitten Witch	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Emo Werewolf	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Pilgrim Kitty	Quest items	15%	x2
	Turkey Hunter	Odds to win Puzzle Pieces	15%	x2
	Pilgrim Squirrel	Runes	25%	x2
	Christmas Kitty	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Chilly Penguin	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Mini Grinch	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Girl Dragon	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Boy Dragon	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	x2
	Dragon Kitten	Odds to win Puzzle Pieces	15%	x2
	Fefe	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	20%	x2
	Cupug	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	20%	x2
	Unicorn	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	20%	x2
	Rainboo	Mana	25%	x2
	Lucky	Gold	30%	x2

	Name	Possible Bonuses	Max Level Bonus	Description	Cost
	Shamrock	Energy	25%	A super tough Irish Setter!	x2
	Barkley	Nothings to energy	20%	Man's best friend. He'll never leaf your side.	x2
	Chocolate Rabbit	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	Careful in hot places - it might melt!	x2
	Marshmallow Peep	Energy	25%	This little guy sure likes to peep.	x2
	Ukrainian Egg	Odds to win Puzzle Pieces	15%	Handcrafted by monks...and then given feet! Amazing!	x2
	Fennec Fox	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	She's absolutely adorable. Just look at those cute little ears!	x2
	Ladybug	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	Contrary to popular belief, the number of spots don't indicate its age.	x2
	Baby Pig	Nothings to energy, mana, and power	25%	He stomps around in his little orange gumboots	x2
	Bully	Bonus Rune Dust when you whack up a rune	60%	Ruff ruff!	x2
	Honker	Mana	25%	Honk honk!	x2
	Bouncy	Nothings	-30%	Boing boing!	x2