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# Age & Evolution

## Age of a Bee

The age of an endemic bee plays an essential role in the rewards you can obtain! It is therefore crucial to master the aging and rejuvenation of your bee depending on your strategy.

<details>

<summary>Aging</summary>

*How to make a bee age?*

* **Main Bee**

Using an endemic bee **as the main bee** causes its progressive aging.\
The age of the endemic bee increases by 0.25% for each energy spent.

* **Pollen**

Using pollen causes the aging of an endemic bee in increments of 5% to 25%, depending on the amount of pollen used.

* **Genesis Bees**

**Genesis** bees benefit from a unique bonus: You can adjust their age progression by **±0.2% per energy spent**, thus limiting or accelerating the pace of their natural aging.

{% hint style="info" %}
Endemic Bees: <mark style="color:orange;">0.05%</mark>, <mark style="color:yellow;">0.15%</mark>, **0.25%**, <mark style="color:blue;">0.35%</mark> or <mark style="color:green;">0.45%</mark>
{% endhint %}

* **OG Bees**

**OG** bees benefit from a unique bonus: You can adjust their age progression by **±0.1% per energy spent**, thus limiting or accelerating the pace of their natural aging.

{% hint style="info" %}
Endemic Bees: <mark style="color:yellow;">0.15%</mark>, **0.25%**, <mark style="color:blue;">0.35%</mark>
{% endhint %}

* **Impact of the Specialization Attribute**\
  \&#xNAN;*<mark style="color:red;">(Not available at the launch of the aging system)</mark>*

The allocation of **specialization points** (earned through level-ups) can influence the **aging speed** of your bee.

**Effect of level-up points allocated to Specialization:**

* **0 to 10 points** → Aging unchanged (no aging reduction)
* **10 to 20 points** → −0.05% aging per energy
* **20 to 30 points** → −0.1% aging per energy
* **30 to 40 points** → −0.15% aging per energy
* **40 to 50 points** → −0.2% aging per energy
* **50+ points** → Aging unchanged (no aging reduction)

{% hint style="warning" %}
⚠️ **Important:** A bee’s aging rate has a **minimum floor of 0.1% per energy**, regardless of any optimizations applied.
{% endhint %}

</details>

<details>

<summary>Rejuvenation</summary>

**Emerald Jelly**

Using Emerald Jelly allows you to rejuvenate a bee by **5% to 25%**, depending on the amount of Emerald Jelly used.

{% hint style="info" %}
*Emerald Jelly*\
*XS = Rejuvenation 5%* \
*S = Rejuvenation 10%* \
*M = Rejuvenation 25%*
{% endhint %}

</details>

<details>

<summary>Bonus/Malus and Evolution – What is the age effect?</summary>

A bee’s age directly impacts its economic performance according to the following ranges:

* **0% – 54.99%:** No impact
* **55% – 74.99%:** <mark style="color:green;">**+5% bonus**</mark> on Efficiency and Final Specialization
* **75% – 99.99%:** <mark style="color:red;">**-7% penalty**</mark> on Efficiency and Final Specialization
* **100%:** Random role evolution and reset of age to 0%

{% hint style="info" %}
**Important:**

* *When a bee evolves, its role is replaced by a different one from what it previously had.*
* *If the endemic option is enabled, your bee can become endemic. Check the Endemic Bees section to learn more.*
* *The higher the specialization attribute, the slower the growth of the age effect.*
  {% endhint %}

</details>

## Evolution of a Bee

<details>

<summary><em>How does an endemic bee evolve?</em></summary>

**Endemic bees evolve when they reach 100% age.**

* They can **accumulate new functions during their evolution.**
* **This evolution is random** and does not follow the natural chronological evolution of bees.
* At each evolution, a new **function can be added to the previous one it already had**, while **its age is reset to 0%.**
* When a function is added to a bee, **all its other attributes remain unchanged.** *(level, efficiency, instinct, specialization, endurance, etc.)*
* If you have not activated the endemic bee option, you cannot accumulate new functions.

</details>

> **IMPORTANT NOTE:**\
> \&#xNAN;***When the age of a bee is greater than 10%, it cannot be sold or transferred.***

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