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RE: Dumb Question?
My theory goes like this ...
A box which was never removed from the delivery pack does not, yet, exist. If it did, it would appear in your Pedigree. Since it does not appear there, it does not have a record, yet, in the database.
Remembering what general starter traits, as opposed to Special Collection traits, were possible when the Delivery Pack was originally purchased would require a lot of work. It's possible to do, but extremely unlikely.
So, I'm thinking the process goes like this:
When a Box is removed from the Delivery Pack, generate a generic stater, based upon the traits currently allowed to any non-special starter.
If the Box is a Special Collection Box, check the hidden genetics. Select those Special Collect traits appropriate for this Special Collection, and which are recessive to the hidden traits (assigned above, to the generic starter). Roll a random number. If the number comes up, replace the hidden trait with the more-recessive Special Collection trait.
This means, if you have a Delivery Pack which still has a Box inside it, and it's NOT a Special Collection delivery pack, you'll get a normal starter, just as if you purchased it today.
And it means, if you have a Special Collection Delivery Pack which still has a Box inside it, the odds of getting the Special Collection traits are only slightly different than if you'd removed the Box from the Delivery Pack way-back-when. Why slightly different? Well, some of the now-retired traits may have been dominant over the Special Collection traits. So the odds of getting a genetic hidden which is dominant over the Special Collection trait will be reduced since there are fewer more-dominant traits to select from, now, as compared to way-back-when.
Yes, there are other ways to do it. But the system I'm describing is simple to implement and has low overhead, both in code and in the database.
So, what are the tests we can make to determine when traits are set? Get a Delivery Pack. Do not take the Box from it. Note that the Box does not appear in your Pedigree. If it does, the traits are already set. Take the Box from the Delivery Pack. If it is delivered to your inventory DO NOT rez it, yet. First, check your Pedigree .. if the box now shows there, it's traits are set. If the Box is rezzed and you must take it, check your Pedigree .. the box should be there and the traits are set. If the box appeared in your inventory and does not yet appear in your Pedigree, rez it. It should now appear, and the traits are now set.
My expectation is that the above tests will show the Box in your Pedigree once you can see the Box, in-world or in your inventory, however it's delivered.
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