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{{DISPLAYTITLE:𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡}}

{{Game
 | title         = <nowiki>𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡</nowiki>
 | image         = Virtual_What.jpg
 | developer     = [[Anarch Entertainment]]
 | publisher     = Anarch Entertainment
 | engine        = 
 | version       = 
 | platform      = Mobile
 | releasedate   = April 1, 2024
 | genre         = Virtual Pet
 | mode          = Single player
 | rating        = 
 | media         = Digital
 | requirements  =
 | languages=English, Japanese}}

<blockquote>
''For all 0 people who asked us to add a virtual pet to our game, it's here!!'' <ref>[https://twitter.com/noiszgame/status/1774647626606227920]</ref>
</blockquote>

==Description==
Virtual What (stylized as 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡) is a virtual pet included in [[NOISZ STΔRLIVHT]] as a bonus minigame. In it, you can raise your very own <span class="meowfly">[["What" the Cat|What]]</span>.

𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 is accessible after clearing [[NOISZ_STΔRLIVHT/Story/Chapter_2.IV|Chapter 2.IV]] by tapping on the <span class="meowfly">What</span> button on the main menu.

[[File:What button.jpg|center|300px]]


==Stats==
Your <span class="meowfly">What</span> has 10 main stats. These have a numeric value, randomized on adoption:
* Majestic
* Sassy Points
* Gender Power
* Hairball
* Chaos Animal
* Winning Smile
* Friendship
* Nyan Energy
* Dunk Accuracy
* Catastrophic

It is also possible to name your <span class="meowfly">What</span> through the Stats screen.

===Size===
Your <span class="meowfly">What</span> also has a <b>Size</b> stat, measured in cms (20.0cm initially). This size affects how big the sprite appears on the screen, although not to scale. By tapping on the <span class="meowfly">What</span> button inside the stats screen, you can see how big your <span class="meowfly">What</span> is in comparison to other common, well known objects:

{{Virtual What Sizes}}

==Mechanics==
[[File:Virtual What screen.jpg|center|300px]]


===Wander ===
By entering the 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 mode, you will be able to see your <span class="meowfly">What</span> wander around the screen. It will also occasionally blink.

===Acquiring kibble===
[[File:Acquiring kibble.jpg|center|300px]]


Your <span class="meowfly">What</span> eats kibble. Kibble can be acquired by playing songs using free [[NOISZ_STΔRLIVHT/COINZ|COINZ]] to Boost. Kibble is displayed on the 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 screen, and it comes in different colours: 

{| class="article-table mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%"
! colspan="999" style="text-align: center" |Kibble colours
|-
!Primary additive colours
|<span title="#ff0000">[[file:kibble red.png | 35px | alt=Red]] Red</span>
|<span title="#00ff00">[[file:kibble green.png | 35px | alt=Green]] Green</span>
| <span title="#0000ff">[[file:kibble blue.png | 35px | alt=Blue]] Blue</span>
|-
!Primary subtractive colours
|<span title="#ffff00">[[file:kibble yellow.png | 35px | alt=Yellow]] Yellow</span>
|<span title="#ff00ff">[[file:kibble magenta.png | 35px | alt=Magenta]] Magenta</span>
|<span title="#00ffff">[[file:kibble cyan.png | 35px | alt=Cyan]] Cyan</span>
|-
! rowspan="2" |Tertiary colours
|<span title="#ff8000">[[file:kibble orange.png | 35px | alt=Orange]] Orange</span>
|<span title="#80ff00">[[file:kibble lime.png | 35px | alt=Lime]] Lime</span>
|<span title="#00ff80">[[file:kibble mint.png | 35px | alt=Mint]] Mint</span>
|-
|<span title="#0080ff">[[file:kibble azure.png | 35px | alt=Azure]] Azure</span>
|<span title="#8000ff">[[file:kibble purple.png | 35px | alt=Purple]] Purple</span>
|<span title="#ff0080">[[file:kibble rose.png | 35px | alt=Rose]] Rose</span>
|-
! rowspan="2" |Grayscale
|<span title="#ffffff">[[file:kibble white.png | 35px | alt=White]] White</span>
|<span title="#404040">[[file:kibble dark gray.png | 35px | alt=Dark gray]] Dark gray</span>
|<span title="#808080">[[file:kibble gray.png | 35px | alt=Gray]] Gray</span>
|-
| colspan="3" | <span title="#c0c0c0">[[file:kibble light gray.png | 35px | alt=Light gray]] Light gray</span>
|-
!Non-binary flag
| colspan="3" |<span title="#9c59d1">[[file:kibble violet.png | 35px | alt=Violet]] Violet</span>
|-
!Bisexual flag
|<span title="#d50370">[[file:kibble cerise.png | 35px | alt=Cerise]] Cerise</span>
|<span title="#9b4f96">[[file:kibble orchid.png | 35px | alt=Orchid]] Orchid</span>
|<span title="#0038a8">[[file:kibble indigo.png | 35px | alt=Indigo]] Indigo</span>
|-
!Trans flag
|<span title="#5bcefa">[[file:kibble cerulean.png | 35px | alt=Cerulean]] Cerulean</span>
| colspan="2" |<span title="#f5a9b8">[[file:kibble light pink.png | 35px | alt=Light pink]] Light pink</span>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Lesbian flag
|<span title="#cd3300">[[file:kibble dark orange.png | 35px | alt=Dark orange]] Dark orange</span>
|<span title="#ff9a56">[[file:kibble light orange.png | 35px | alt=Light orange]] Light orange</span>
|<span title="#d162a4">[[file:kibble mulberry.png | 35px | alt=Mulberry]] Mulberry</span> 
|-
|colspan="3"|<span title="#a30262">[[file:kibble red violet.png | 35px | alt=Red violet]] Red violet</span>
|-
!Asexual flag
| colspan="3" |<span title="#800080">[[file:kibble eggplant.png | 35px | alt=Eggplant]] Eggplant</span>
|-
!Aromantic flag
| <span title="#3da542">[[file:kibble forest green.png | 35px | alt=Forest green]] Forest green</span>
| colspan="2" |<span title="#a7d379">[[file:kibble light green.png | 35px | alt=Light green]] Light green</span> 
|-
! rowspan="2" |Skin colours
|<span title="#f7d7c4">[[file:kibble light skin.png | 35px | alt=Light skin]] Light skin</span>
|<span title="#f9d29b">[[file:kibble medium-light skin.png | 35px | alt=Medium-light skin]] Medium-light skin</span>
|<span title="#d8b094">[[file:kibble medium skin.png | 35px | alt=Medium skin]] Medium skin</span>
|-
|<span title="#bb9167">[[file:kibble medium-dark skin.png | 35px | alt=Medium-dark skin]] Medium-dark skin</span>
| colspan="2" |<span title="#8e562e">[[file:kibble dark skin.png | 35px | alt=Dark skin]] Dark skin</span>
|}

The list of kibble is sorted by colour, and always follows the same order. If you have multiple of the same kibble, they stack.

The amount of kibble obtained depends on how many free COINZ were used for Boosting. It is always 1 kibble per COINZ, but you can use several to get more kibble in a single run. Using more COINZ other than the daily free ones does not count towards kibble; you only get 1 kibble per free COINZ. You will get kibble even if you fail the song, unlike regular [[NOISZ_STΔRLIVHT/Items|items]].

===Feeding===
[[File:Feeding What.jpg|center|300px]]


Once every 11 hours, it is possible to feed your <span class="meowfly">What</span> some kibble. Feeding it will increase some of its stats, and its size will increase. Through the "Feed kibble" menu, it is also possible to reroll the colour by spending COINZ.

An exclamation mark will appear on the <span class="meowfly">What</span> button on the main menu when it is time to feed your <span class="meowfly">What</span>. It is also possible to enable notifications so you get a notification for feeding time even when the game is closed.

By tapping on the counter, your <span class="meowfly">What</span> will open its mouth, and you will be able to see what kibble colours you have used so far, from right to left.

[[File:virtual what used kibble.jpg|center|300px]]

=== wHats===
[[File:Virtual What Wear Hat menu.jpg|center|300px]]


After feeding your <span class="meowfly">What</span> 5 times, you will unlock a <i>wearable Hat</i> (AKA a wHat). The colour of the kibble used affects the hat you unlock. wHats are divided into 5 sections, and each kibble decides the colour of each of these sections, starting from the top. The same colour may be used multiple times, but if they are consecutive they are treated differently. Depending on the number of different colours, a different asset might be used to generate the wHat, which might use different sections when assigning the colours to the wHat.

wHats come in different shapes:

<gallery heights="200" align="center" captionalign="center">
what floppy hat.png|Floppy hat
what cap.png|Cap
what top hat.png|Top hat
what beanie.png|Beanie
what christmas hat.png|Christmas hat
what oskari hat.png|[https://uksrt.fandom.com/wiki/Oskari_Kissakinen Oskari] hat
</gallery>

wHats are displayed on the 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 screen, as well as the current unlock progress. You can put a wHat on your <span class="meowfly">What</span>, or [[NOISZ_STΔRLIVHT/Items#Incineration|incinerate]] it to get ashes and kibble. Incinerating a wHat yields 5 ashes and 1 kibble.

You can put on several wHats at the same time, stacking them up.

[https://uksrt.fandom.com/wiki/Oskari_Kissakinen Oskari] hat can only be produced by feeding <span class="meowfly">What</span> two purples, one dark gray, and two more purples. It will automatically assume the correct shape. There are multiple valid purple colors that can be used.

===Petting===
[[File:What pet.jpg|center|300px]]


By rubbing on your <span class="meowfly">What</span>, you can pet it. Hearts will appear on the screen, and your <span class="meowfly">What's</span> Friendship stat will increase. This value appears separate, indicated by parenthesis as a boost to the base Friendship stat.

==Trivia== 
*𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 was originally announced with [https://twitter.com/noiszgame/status/1730324100080361483 a tweet] on November 30th, 2023. Soon after, [https://twitter.com/noiszgame/status/1730388790240227439 another tweet] posted on December 1st, 2023 asked for "1 followers by 11/31" to add it to the game.
*The Tiger was originally orange, but was recolored by ktern and replaced in patch 3.121.

[[File:Old Tiger.jpeg|thumb|Tiger's old sprite]]


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