Hi everyone, was wondering if this is happening to other people or just me, I'm starting to use the Mutation Liquid and I find that the plants I use it on, when they are fully mature are exactly the same as the one I'm growing without the liquid. Why am I spending $1000 for something that's just not happening. Maybe I'm expecting to much, I don't know!,it's not cheap to be using it, if nothing major will happen...maybe I'm doing something wrong, I'm using it when they are just seedlings, is that the way it should be used...thanks everyone

when you use the mutation liquid, the plant will always change

it will either change its flower type, or its foliage type - in no discernible pattern - if the flowers change, the foliage will remain the same, if the foliage changes, the flowers will remain the same

for example - if you have a Jalapa Ball Cactus, and you use the mutation liquid on it, it could turn into a Blazing Ball Cactus, or it could turn into a Jalapa Pear Cactus

there is no guarantee that the mutation liquid will give you a plant that is inherently valuable, or one that you do not already have

that is part of the risk and the strategy of the game

There's a good description already posted in the Guides of when it's best to use the mutation liquid - and seedling isn't it, I'm afraid. It does always change something - the foliage or the flower, but when the plant isn't mature, you can't really tell what's changed. If you wait until the plant is mature, you can use it then and definitely see a difference! It is costly, and to me more or less a last resort, but I got lucky the first time I used it. Haven't used it since, though, and am afraid I'll grab the wrong bottle and mutate something I really don't want to!

Good luck!

i think she is using it on mature plants, and the problem is that she is getting mutations that are the exact same plants that she already has, through her regular breeding

i interpreted the question as being whether or not it was normal to get plants you already have

and the answer is yes, that using the liquid is a risk, that you may or may not be willing to take

personally, when i have overflowing cash, i love it lol

but i don't waste my money on it until it is almost a last resort in trying to complete my breeding programs

Her last sentence reads "I'm using it when they are just seedlings, is that the way it should be used...thanks everyone," so I assumed that's what she was doing. It still reads that way to me, but I could be wrong. Hate to think I'll be wasting my $$$ too. I'm sure you'll let me know if I'm wrong, and I appreciate it! Can use all the helpful lessons I can get!

Thanks everyone for your replies, suppose I was a little fustrated ..lol I have 3 magic plants already and have nothing to complaine about. I will try again later when the profits are little bigger, but I'll try it when they are mature and see how we go.

I get frustrated with the mutation liquid, as well. Often, to take eyeshigh's example, if I use it on a Jalapa Ball Cactus, perhaps I'll get a Blazing Ball Cactus. If I've already got the Blazing Ball Cactus, I might give it another squirt, and it turns into ... a Jalapa Ball Cactus again! That's $666 wasted!

gotcha mini...maybe i was too tired to interpret it right, i kept looking at the part when she said "when they are fully mature"

i guess i should refrain from interpreting anything that far past my bedtime, lol

Hey, Eyes, it's up for grabs whether I get it right at ANY time of the day. Just hope enough can be gleaned from BOTH of us to make sense!

I used it alot, and that is how I found my second plant. The first plant I found cost 227.00 so I used the seeds from that one to sell at least 10 each time until I built my money up while crossbreeding the other 5 plants. Once my money was built up, I got all my Isola gear and started mutating. I mutated when they first started growing, not as seeds. It ticks me off when I use it though and I end up with something I already have, but it is good info so you don't do it again.