Traits

Written By Aqua

Last updated 8 months ago

Think of Traits as skill trees in an RPG: they unlock special abilities that multiply your earnings. Aqua Doodle has 29 different Traits in 3 categories:

🐟 Fish-Level Traits (12 Total)

These only affect the individual fish that has them.

1. Harvest Series – Daily Auto-Income

`Trait`	`Effect`	`Activated at Level`	`Cap`
Harvest I	Earn 4h of income daily	1	1
Harvest II	Earn 8h of income daily	20	1
Harvest III	Earn 16h of income daily	50	1

Example: Your fish has 100 Gold Power normally. With Harvest III, every day you get 1600 bonus gold (16h × 100 = even while sleeping). Never expires, stacks infinitely!

2. Efficient Series – Upgrade Discounts

`Trait`	`Discount`	`Activated at Level`
Efficient I	-5% upgrade cost	1
Efficient II	-10% upgrade cost	20
Efficient III	-20% upgrade cost	50

Example: With Efficient I, a 1,000 gold upgrade only costs 950 gold.

3. Rebate Series – Upgrade Refund Chance

`Trait`	`Chance`	`Refund`	`Activated at Level`
Rebate I	20%	20% back	1
Rebate II	30%	40% back	20
Rebate III	50%	60% back	50

Example: You upgrade your fish for 10,000 gold. Rebate III has a 50% chance to trigger and refund 6,000 gold back to you.

4. Milestone Series – Level-Up Rewards

`Trait`	`Reward`	`Activated at Level`
Milestone I	6h income when leveling up	1
Milestone II	12h income	20
Milestone III	24h income	50

Example: Your fish earns 100 gold/h. When you level up with Milestone III equipped, you instantly receive 2,400 bonus gold (24h worth of income).

🌊 Account-Level Traits (12 Total)

These affect ALL fish in your account. Multiple fish with same trait stack (up to 50% cap per category).

5. Guardian Series – Top 100 Ranking Boost

`Trait`	`Effect (if fish was in Top 100 yesterday)`	`Activated at Level`	`Cap`
Guardian I	+1% to total gold power for 24h	1	50%
Guardian II	+4%	20	50%
Guardian III	+10%	50	50%

Example: You own 3 fish. Fish A (Guardian III) was #42 yesterday, Fish B (Guardian II) was #87. Today all 3 fish get +10% + +4% = +14% boost. If your account has 1000/h, it will be increased to 1140/h.

6. Surge Series – Morning Coffee Boost

`Trait`	`Effect (Total Gold Power)`	`Activated at Level`
Surge I	+1% for 1 hour	1
Surge II	+2% for 2 hours	20
Surge III	+4% for 4 hours	50

Example: 10 fish with Surge III = +40% boost for 4 hours every day.

7. Wealth Series – The Rich Get Richer

`Trait`	`Effect (Total Gold Power)`	`Activated at Level`	`Cap`
Wealth I	+0.1% per 1M gold	1	50% at account level
Wealth II	+0.3% per 1M gold	20	50% at account level
Wealth III	+0.5% per 1M gold	50	50% at account level

Example: 10M gold + five fish with Wealth III → 10 × 5 × 0.5% = +25%. The combined wealth effect from all fish and different trait tiers is capped at 50% per account.

8. Synergy Series – Collection Size Bonus

`Trait`	`Effect (Total Gold Power)`	`Activated at Level`	`Cap`
Synergy I	+0.5% per 5 fish owned	1	50% at account level
Synergy II	+1% per 5 fish	20	50% at account level
Synergy III	+3% per 5 fish	50	50% at account level

Example: 10 fish total, one fish with Synergy II and two fish with Synergy III → 51÷5 = 10 groups → 10 * (1% + 2 × 3%) = 70%, but will be capped at 50%.

✨ Special Traits (5 Total)

9. Starlit (Cosmetic)

Visual effect: Star particles around fish
5% chance on mint/upgrade

10. Faction Traits (Only the faction with the most fish is effective)

`Faction`	`Effect (Total Gold Power)`	`Chance`
Holy	+0.5% per Holy fish (cap 50%)	25%
Evil	+0.5% per Evil fish (cap 50%)	25%
Abyss	+0.5% per Abyss fish (cap 50%)	25%
Solar	+0.5% per Solar fish (cap 50%)	25%

Example: 20 Holy, 15 Evil, 10 Solar → +10% (Holy has the most fish, so it's the active faction).

Complete Trait Reference (29 Total)

`Category`	`Trait`	`Type`	`Effect`	`Activated at Level`	`Cap/Notes`
Fish-Level	Harvest I	Daily Bonus	Earn 4h income daily	1	N/A
	Harvest II	Daily Bonus	Earn 8h income daily	20	N/A
	Harvest III	Daily Bonus	Earn 16h income daily	50	N/A
	Efficient I	Cost Reduction	-5% upgrade cost	1	N/A
	Efficient II	Cost Reduction	-10% upgrade cost	20	N/A
	Efficient III	Cost Reduction	-20% upgrade cost	50	N/A
	Rebate I	Refund Chance	20% chance for 20% refund	1	N/A
	Rebate II	Refund Chance	30% chance for 40% refund	20	N/A
	Rebate III	Refund Chance	50% chance for 60% refund	50	N/A
	Milestone I	Level-Up Bonus	Earn 6h income when leveling up	1	N/A
	Milestone II	Level-Up Bonus	Earn 12h income when leveling up	20	N/A
	Milestone III	Level-Up Bonus	Earn 24h income when leveling up	50	N/A
Account-Level	Guardian I	Top 100 Boost	+1% to total gold power if in Top 100	1	50% cap at account level
	Guardian II	Top 100 Boost	+4% to total gold power if in Top 100	20	50% cap at account level
	Guardian III	Top 100 Boost	+10% tototal gold power if in Top 100	50	50% cap at account level
	Surge I	Morning Boost	+1% to total gold power for 1 hour	1	Boost stacks, not duration
	Surge II	Morning Boost	+2% to total gold power for 2 hours	20	Boost stacks, not duration
	Surge III	Morning Boost	+4% to total gold power for 4 hours	50	Boost stacks, not duration
	Wealth I	Balance Boost	+0.1% to total gold power per 1M gold	1	50% cap at account level
	Wealth II	Balance Boost	+0.3% to total gold power per 1M gold	20	50% cap at account level
	Wealth III	Balance Boost	+0.5%to total gold power per 1M gold	50	50% cap at account level
	Synergy I	Collection Boost	+0.5% per 5 fish owned	1	50% cap at account level
	Synergy II	Collection Boost	+1% per 5 fish owned	20	50% cap at account level
	Synergy III	Collection Boost	+3% per 5 fish owned	50	50% cap at account level
Special	Starlit	Cosmetic	visual effect	Any	N/A
	Holy	Faction	+0.5% per Holy fish	Any	50% cap at account level
	Evil	Faction	+0.5% per Evil fish	Any	50% cap at account level
	Abyss	Faction	+0.5% per Abyss fish	Any	50% cap at account level
	Solar	Faction	+0.5% per Solar fish	Any	50% cap at account level