Dragon Cave

Dragon Cave is a free adoptables site. The premise of DC is that you are a dragon trainer with a seemingly unlimited lifespan who collects dragon eggs and raises them to become adults.

Like many adoptables sites, the dragons are represented by graphics and are not actual living organisms, or even simulations. These graphics consist of sprites: small pixelated images-that "grow" on your scroll (the scroll being a list attributed to your personal account, consisting of your dragons and their statistics). Based on time, clicks, and views, the dragon will hatch and grow into an adult. If certain requirements are not met (x amount of clicks/views) within a set time period, the egg or hatchling will die.

There are many different breeds, or types, of dragons, and collectors are free to collect based on their own preferences. This can include single-breed scrolls, scrolls consisting only of rares or of their favorite breed(s), frozen hatchling "armies" (hordes of hatchlings that will never reach adulthood), or simply users trying to collect all breeds. Several dragons are secret or discontinued (see Dragon Types for more information), making the game much more interesting for users looking for "complete sets."

"Catching" Dragons?
Players must also catch their own dragons by clicking on available dragon eggs, either from the main cave (index page) or the abandoned page. Eggs obtained from the front page (or "cave") are caveborn; these have no lineage, having come into existence mysteriously. The abandoned page (AP, as it is known to DC users) contains eggs that others have given up in some way. These may or may not have lineage, but it is far more likely to find dragons with parents or even large family lines in the AP.

"Trading" Dragons?
Although there is no official trade system in place, some users "trade" dragons with one another to help each other obtain a complete set of dragons or to exchange rare breeds (see Dragon Types). This is a very risky process in which the users must exchange the dragon's four digit code found at the end of the dragon's URL (Example: http://dragcave.net/view/12aB = 12aB). It is important to note that these codes are case sensitive. After exchanging these codes the users will take turns in abandoning their egg or hatchling while the other attempts to catch it using the loophole URL "dragcave.net/abandoned/code". This is not guaranteed to succeed, as the egg being traded can show up on the AP for any hunters to click. One second of lag can mean the difference between a successful trade and the loss of your dragon.

For more information on a possible safer version of trading that is not yet released, called Teleport, please see Breed Specific Actions.