I want my Exanimals!

OddSpierce · Jun 9, 2015

Puns aside, over the past week I've done a (slightly) thorough search on the possibility of pets in Sui Generis, if not Exanima. My efforts have been thus far fruitless. This disheartens me slightly; if it isn't being discussed chances are it isn't going to be implemented. But I dare not lose hope. So, grand Bare Mettle community, I beseech you all!

Any thoughts on the possibility of having a furry, or not-so-furry, friend to accompany you on your journey? Yea or Nay? Do you have any proposed schemes on how the devs might accomplish this (thaumaturgy/taming mechanic or item)?

On a side note, if you could have a pet in Sui Generis/Exanima, what species would you prefer and what sorts of exciting shenanigans do you think you and your loyal companion might get into?

Faelivrin · Jun 9, 2015

There is this little quote i got from here:

Tony Dye said:
I've talked a little with Madoc about this, because it matters in early-game quest building and it's important to the tone. Right now we're not planning on having aggressive wolfpacks in the game, because that sort of fantasy-world aggression is very much counter to their RL nature. I think the largest "normal" predator you'll encounter is a bear, and we aren't planning right now on including any big cats. Boars perhaps - they fit the setting and RL ones are surprisingly ornery in the wild.

All of this is subject to dramatic change, of course... so far I've only been involved in a couple of short brainstorming-type conversations about it.

Rod_Lightning · Jun 9, 2015

OddSpierce said:
Puns aside, over the past week I've done a (slightly) thorough search on the possibility of pets in Sui Generis, if not Exanima. My efforts have been thus far fruitless. This disheartens me slightly; if it isn't being discussed chances are it isn't going to be implemented. But I dare not lose hope. So, grand Bare Mettle community, I beseech you all!

Any thoughts on the possibility of having a furry, or not-so-furry, friend to accompany you on your journey? Yea or Nay? Do you have any proposed schemes on how the devs might accomplish this (thaumaturgy/taming mechanic or item)?

On a side note, if you could have a pet in Sui Generis/Exanima, what species would you prefer and what sorts of exciting shenanigans do you think you and your loyal companion might get into?

Sounds like something which wouldn't make it into Exanima. Sui Generis possibly? Don't get your hopes up though.

OddSpierce · Jun 9, 2015

I did see that quote! It's just ambiguous enough that I can still hope! I know they go for real life behavior in everything, but if you start rearing early enough you can, technically, tame any mammal. Obviously the innate aggression of a wild species makes it more prone to attack when hungry (such as ornery boars) However since they don't seem too focused on having a hugely diverse animal kingdom I guess that means no pets? We can still all dream, though!

Vold · Jun 9, 2015

Probably, there will be horses (in SG).

http://www.baremettle.com/forums/index.php?threads/world-traveling.62/

ZaratanCho · Jun 9, 2015

I remember a post saying pets are not planned, as far as i remember that is.

Guy · Jun 9, 2015

ZaratanCho said:
I remember a post saying pets are not planned, as far as i remember that is.

I don't care about a pet per say, but I would love a pack mule. A mod for Fallout NV I use is your very own pack brahmin. So handy....

OddSpierce · Jun 9, 2015

Well, I just spent the past twenty minutes reading the world travelling thread. In conclusion, I'll probably have to stick with a companion or three of the human variety, and maybe have an equestrian slave to dump all my belongings and my steel-clad arse onto. Depending on the modding tools given, if any, I may just mod a taming based pet system into the game and go along my merry way.

OddSpierce · Jun 10, 2015

Thanks for all the replies at the least! And Guy, please tell me those pack-brahmin come with double the packs for double the heads. I know it doesn't work logically but I think it would be just the right bit of quirky if each head was a separate container.

Rod_Lightning · Jun 10, 2015

OddSpierce said:
Well, I just spent the past twenty minutes reading the world travelling thread. In conclusion, I'll probably have to stick with a companion or three of the human variety, and maybe have an equestrian slave to dump all my belongings and my steel-clad arse onto. Depending on the modding tools given, if any, I may just mod a taming based pet system into the game and go along my merry way.

Yeeeaaaahhh well that thread was from over 2,5 years ago. I think animals will be in the game, at least to a limited extent, but probably not in the form of a pack mule or attack dawg escorting you.

Maybe you wanna pick up Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain since it has a horse and combat hound

Perhaps even a combat bear according to new info released today actually. #crazymonkeyknifefights

RobG · Jun 10, 2015

One thing I would love to see is insects, flying, crawling, big ones, little ones. Maybe a little bit too trivial and unnecessary...but I do like finding new bugs.

Vold · Jun 10, 2015

I'd like to see small creatures such as birds, prarie dogs, rabits, rats, squirrels, or whatever suits the environment better, with their own "simple" behaviour; they'd add more life to the game.

Guy · Jun 10, 2015

OddSpierce said:
Thanks for all the replies at the least! And Guy, please tell me those pack-brahmin come with double the packs for double the heads. I know it doesn't work logically but I think it would be just the right bit of quirky if each head was a separate container.

Na, the container was on the back, like all pack bramins. But it was 400 extra units of weight I could loot and sell, or what have you.

OddSpierce · Jun 10, 2015

RobG said:
One thing I would love to see is insects, flying, crawling, big ones, little ones. Maybe a little bit too trivial and unnecessary...but I do like finding new bugs.

Stumbling upon an insect cave or hive would certainly be interesting, especially if they had a proper hive mind mentality (obviously thinking of ants and bees).

If you like running into, and subsequently killing, giant insects pick up Monster Hunter. They have a lot of interesting Monsters to hunt. Namely, Seltas Queen and the arachnid Neriscilla. Also Dinosaurs.

zhuliks · Jul 9, 2015

Aaaw. I would love to have a big dog that would knock enemies off their feet for me. Or better - a pet goblin!

Baka-sama · Jul 9, 2015

What I would like would be a pet ogre. Just imagine the looks on people's faces when you took it on a walk

zhuliks · Jul 9, 2015

Baka-sama said:
What I would like would be a pet ogre. Just imagine the looks on people's faces when you took it on a walk

You go to a town or a village, point at a female you like and just say "Oglor, fetch!"

Mod support! Mod support is what we need.