Snail Bonding

🐌 Snail Bonding

Overview
Snail Bonding allows users to form emotional bonds between snails and foxes. Bonding is gradual and influenced by interaction, care, and time.

Bonding Information Displayed

Bond status

Bond level

Bond stage

Affinity

Familiarity

Last interaction time

Bond Status Meanings

Bonded — Snail has an active fox bond

Mourning — Bonded fox has been lost

None — No bond exists

Bonding Actions

Bonding actions:

Increase affinity and familiarity

Progress bond stages

Are limited by cooldown timers

Passive Bond Growth

Bonding can also increase through:

Feeding bonded snails

Caring for snails over time

Favorite food interactions

These effects are small and supportive, not replacements for direct bonding.

Restrictions

Bonding actions are disabled if the snail is:

In the breeding tank

In the colony tank

Bond information remains visible.

Design Philosophy
Bonding is intended to feel emotional, gradual, and meaningful rather than transactional or grindy.