Managing your home base is just as important as surviving runs in Mewgenics. Many players focus only on combat and forget that long-term progress depends on how well they take care of their cats between runs. A well-managed home leads to better breeding results, stronger future generations, and fewer unexpected losses. If your house is messy or overcrowded, it can slow your progress more than a failed run. Also check out our Mewgenics Beginner Guide for those interested!
Understanding Comfort and Stimulation
Two hidden systems control how your cats behave at home: comfort and stimulation.
Comfort affects how relaxed your cats feel. If comfort is too low, cats become unhappy and may start fighting. These fights can injure or even kill valuable retired cats that you planned to use for breeding. Buying furniture and upgrading your house increases comfort and keeps the environment stable.
Stimulation prevents boredom. Cats need activities and objects in the house to stay active. Without enough stimulation, their mood drops, which also increases the chance of conflicts. Furniture shops unlock as you progress, and investing in them is not optional. It directly supports your long-term strategy.
Managing Cat Population and Food
Having too many or too few cats creates problems. A small population limits breeding options, but overcrowding drains food quickly and raises tension in the house.
Food decreases every day. If it runs low, your entire operation becomes unstable. You should plan runs around gathering enough supplies to support your current population. If food becomes tight, consider donating extra cats instead of keeping more than you can support.
A balanced home usually keeps a controlled number of cats that match your food income. This makes daily management easier and reduces risk.
Breeding Strategy and Gene Control
Breeding is the core of long-term progression. You should not pair cats randomly. Focus on passing down strong traits, useful mutations, and good stat combinations.
You can separate cats in specific rooms to increase the chance of controlled breeding. This allows you to target certain traits instead of leaving everything to chance. However, avoid inbreeding too much. Repeating the same bloodlines increases the risk of negative traits.
Introducing stray cats into your gene pool helps maintain diversity. Strong stray cats can add new abilities and stabilize your breeding program.
Protecting Valuable Retired Cats
Retired cats with rare mutations are long-term investments. Losing them to random house fights is one of the biggest mistakes new players make.
Keep your home stable by maintaining comfort and stimulation. Avoid overcrowding and separate important cats if needed. Treat your strongest retired cats as assets you want to protect for future generations.
If your house becomes chaotic, reorganize before starting another run. Prevention is easier than replacing a lost cat with perfect traits.
Using Donation and Vendors Wisely
Donating cats is not a failure. It is part of smart management. Donations can reward you with bonuses and improve the quality of future stray cats. This creates a cycle where releasing weaker cats increases your chances of finding stronger replacements. Some vendors also help manage kittens and unwanted offspring. Use these systems to keep your house organized instead of letting it fill with cats you do not plan to use.
Strong home management turns short-term success into long-term progress in Mewgenics. Keeping your cats comfortable, controlling population, planning breeding carefully, and protecting valuable retirees all work together to build stronger future runs. When your home runs smoothly, every new generation has a better foundation, and progression feels steady instead of random.