🐣The Derplings

Hatched from Derp Eggs, kidnapped by Preds, Derplings are the children of the Derp Birds. If utilized correctly, they provide potent support bonuses to holders.

👉 The Basics

• Derplings are a of Derpetonia

• Derplings were hatched from Derp Eggs

• a Derpling with their derp bird dad provides recurring benefits and bonuses

• a Derpling with a Pred who captured the Derpling's father provides recurring benefits and bonuses

ℹ️ About

After the departure of the female birds, the remaining derps developed incubation technology with the help of outside sources. This technology allowed the all-male derps to create their offspring, the Derplings.

A maximum of 7,500 Derplings were allowed to hatch from the 15,000 total Derp Eggs incubated. They are historically significant on the Cardano blockchain as the first collection minted using multi-sig transactions.

🛍️ How To Buy

Find the best deals on Derplings using the Derp Marketplace, or go here to learn more about how to get the most out of the Derp Marketplace.

🤓 Advanced Details

For those looking to get the most out of their Derplings.

Utility

Utility	Description
🥩 Staking	Earns Derp Dollars each epoch from passive staking
🏰 Outpost Fortying	Can be used to fortify Derpling outposts
🫂 Partner Staking	Adds +4 additional partner staking slots to holder's account
🪐 Adventures	Can be used as a support character in Adventures in Derpetonia
📋 Trait Collecting	Is included in the trait collecting system, adds to the holders's trait score rank on the leaderboard
🏆 Achievmenets	Has achievements assocated with collecting
👪 Happy Family	A special recurring achievement that earns holders Derp Dollars each epoch: Holding a Derp Bird and his Derpling child
👪 Who's Your Daddy	A special recurring achievement that earns holders Derp Dollars each epoch: Hold the Pred that was swapped for a Legacy Derp Bird while also holding the Derpling child of that Derp Bird

Families

In 2021, legacy birds could use The Incubator to create Derp Eggs, which hatched into Derplings. Holders who keep families(Derp Birds and their Derpling children) together gain some bonuses throughout the Derp ecosystem.

Happy Family Achievevement

Having a Derp Bird and his Derpling child together in the same account will grant the user the Happy Family achievement which gives the user Derp Dollars each epoch. Users can stack this achievement for each family that they have.

Learn more about achievements here.

Adventuring Bonus

If users send a Derpling child of a Derp Bird as a supporting character on an adventure, they get a Power Score boost for that adventure.

ℹ️ How to find family members

Users can find family members of a Derp Bird or Derpling by navigating to that character in the Derp App and viewing the tab; for example, this derp bird had one derp egg that was hatched into a Derpling. The Derp Marketplace will also show users any family members listed for sale.

FAQ

About Derplings

• When were Derplings minted?

  • Derplings entered the world on November 17, 2022.

• How much did Derplings cost?

  • Derplings were a generous free mint for the community.

• How many Derplings exist?

  • There are a total of 7497 Derplings in existence.

• There were supposed to be 7500 Derplings, what happened to the other three?

  • The fate of the missing 3 Derplings remains a mystery.

• How many traits or attributes does is each Derpling?

  • Every Derpling boasts a combination of 12 unique traits.

• What are the 12 traits Deplings have?

  • Aura, beak, body, eyes, head, color, cargo, gender, eggshell, pedestal, basecolor, and dadbodtag

• How many different Derpling traits exist?

  • While there are 167 officially recognized traits, the Derp App mysteriously displays 177.

• Why don't Derplings have rarity like Derp Birds?

  • This is a question that has puzzled the Derp community.

• Will Derplings ever get an art upgrade or customizations?

  • We can only hope customizations are possible, but prominent community members want the original art to stay.

Derpling Special Features

• What's the story behind Derplings with special eggs?

  • These special Derplings were hatched from perfect eggs incubated by perfect Derp Birds.

• How did the single 1/1 Derpling come to be?

  • This extraordinary Derpling was crafted by combining 25 extremely rare and valuable egg shards.

• What is so special about the Master Key?

  • There are only 40 Master Key cargo traits in existence and are rumored to unlock a special quest in Adventures

• What is a dadbodtag?

  • It represents the body type of the Derp Bird father at the time of hatching

• Why do some derplings not have a dadbodtag?

  • If the father was not present in the wallet when the derpling was hatched (listed, sold or traded) that derpling did not receive a dadbodtag

• Do Derpling owners get anything for owning the father too?

  • Yes! Owners of both a Derpling and its Derp Bird father receive a special "Happy Family" achievement and bonus Derp Dollars with each epoch.

• What happens if a Derp Bird with a child is captured by a Pred?

  • If you own a Derpling and a Pred that has captured the Derplings father, you’ll earn a "Who's your daddy" achievement and bonus Derp Dollars every epoch.

• How do you get a “Who’s your daddy” achievement?

  • If you own a Derpling and a Pred that has captured that Derplings father, you’ll earn a "Who's your daddy" achievement and bonus Derp Dollars every epoch.

• Why do some Derplings have unknown parentage?

  • Due to incubation glitches, a few Derplings were born without fathers, earning the nickname "Geek's bastards" from the community.

• How many Derpling specific achievements are there?

  • There are nine and they are: OMG I'm a parent, Step Dad Derp, The Great Hatchening, Happy Family, Derpling Hodler, Derpling Hodler 10, Derpling Hodler 25, Derpling Hodler 50, Derpling Hodler and Derpling Hodler 100

Derplings in Adventures

• Can Derplings join in Adventures?

  • Absolutely! Derplings are support characters at launch, with the potential for starring roles in future Adventures seasons.

• How many Derplings can you send as support on a single mission?

  • It depends on the difficulty of the quest, the easiest quests allow for up to 2 Derpling supports, where as the more difficult content allows for up to 8.

• Can derplings add to their power score with customizations?

  • At the time of Adventures launch, no. This could change in the future.