Petz Help

Petz Help

Welcome to my collection of Petz guides and tutorials! Scroll down to find one that you'd like to read.

Help going up in the future:

Guides — Tutorials

Guides

An image of the petfile of a dog named Lucky open in HxD, a hex editor, overlaid with a blue illustration of DNA.

A Guide to Petz Genetics

How inheritance and mutations work in Petz!


A Guide to Petz Breedz

A brief look at the genetics of each breed!

Every possible variation of every type of cat and dog in Petz 5. On the top are the dogs: the Bulldog, Chihuahua, Dachshund, Dalmatian, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Great Dane, Jack Russell, Labrador, Mutt, Papillon, Poodle, Pug, Scottie, and Sheepdog. On the bottom are the cats: the Alley Cat, Black and White Shorthair, Calico, Chinchilla Persian, Desert Lynx, Egyptian Mau, Honey Bear, Japanese Bobtail, Maine Coon, Orange Shorthair, Persian, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, Siamese, and Tabby.

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A Guide to Petz Community Terms

Common phrases you might see around the Petz Community!


Petz Genetics: A (Slightly) More Up-to-Date Guide

Corrected info on alleles, crossing over, and dominance in Petz genetics!

An illustration of DNA, overlaid faintly with a teal-to-purple gradient and a series of hexadecimal bytes from a petfile.

Tutorials

Getting Started with Petz

Your first day of playing Petz!

Three square images in a row, showing the splash screens of Petz 3, Petz 4, and Petz 5. All three show text that reads 'Dogz (number) Catz your virtual Petz pals'. The Petz 3 splash shows a mutt and a calico on grass with a paper reading 'P.F. Magic' between them. The Petz 4 splash shows a mutt and a calico amidst boxes and trinkets from the game. The Petz 5 splash shows a Scottish fold and a pug with two kittens and two puppies against an interior background.

A pixelated mouse cursor clicks a Petz pet file against a blue background.

Basic Hexing Techniques

How to hex!


Your Petz' Favourites

Finding and changing your petz' favourite colours and flavours!

Screenshot of Petz code in a hexadecimal editor, with the user having changed the settings to make the code green on a black background.

A timeline of various stages of Ivy's Chick breedfile. The leftmost stage is a tan egg, the middle stages are varying stages of egg mixing into chick, and the right one is an orange chick.

Making a "Starter Form"

Making a pet that changes as it ages!



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