Platforms

Category for all NIBC Platforms

In 2012, the NIB Coalition began to release additional challenges and specific project criteria in the form of Platforms. Each Platform had its own requirements and unique sub-category within the NIB project. The term "NIB" subsequently expanded to become an umbrella term for all general non-inbreeding, with many players choosing different, and often multiple, fields within it.

This is not a complete list. It is unlikely that the list will ever be complete, as there are so many different ways to NIB. The majority of the Platforms were created to highlight existing NIB standards many players have for themselves. Some included additional requirements to add an extra challenge or make it more secure.

It needs to be said that players should never consider Platforms as a sole defining group to join; but instead, consider it a list of challenges to attempt should the player have the desire to. It is common for one player to attempt multiple platforms.


 * Basic Non-Inbreeding
 * Secure Non-Inbreeding
 * Gamble Non-Inbreeding
 * Hardcore Non-Inbreeding
 * Aesthetic Non-Inbreeding (N/A - still in testing)

Platform Security
Because proving your line is so important, many NIBers often have concerns over protecting their heard from Horse Disappearance Syndrome.

HDS Risks 
 * External Covers - Is when you accept a covering for your horse from another horse that you do not own. The breeder can delete their account one day without notice to you.
 * Sending a horse to Heaven - It doesn't happen often, but it has happened. When you send a horse to Heaven, there is a chance that you might lose a horse when the game occasionally purges.
 * Sending a horse to Safe Haven - Like in the above example, this doesn't happen often, but it has happened. The NIB Coalition has conducted surveys where NIB horses have disappeared while in heaven or Safe Haven.

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