They can get into anything.
So in this unmodded game, I was always aware of this random squirrel that had somehow gotten into my base. I have no idea how he got in, but he'd been there for the better part of a winter and I was very amused at his presence. I decided to let him stay, as a sort of mascot. Occasionally I'd scan around for him, notice him still alive, I'd smirk, and move on to whatever I was doing.
In the middle of the following summer, I was clicking on wildlife and I noticed that the squirrels in the wild would randomly do the following: "wandering... wandering... eating lichen... wandering". That got me wondering - what was going on with my own squirrel? What was he eating? I had some bare dirt areas in the greenhouse pods that didn't have doors to them. So far as I knew, he was only in the open hallway that spanned the length of my base, the one greenhouse pod without doors, and the common room. Otherwise the only food available was in the freezers, so unless he was eating raw plants I had no clue what was going on!
Well I click on him and follow him for a bit. Then get bored and started mining over on the other side of the marsh again. Night falls, and my colonists go to sleep... and I notice the squirrel wandering out of the common room. "That's strange," I thought to myself. "I left him in the warehouse before and he doesn't usually wander far. Why was he up there?"
So I click on him. And see this. Health good, age, 2 years (to be expected, he's living a nice long comfortable life!) one... fueled by booze, apparently!
Indeed, having followed him since, I have found that HIS behavior pattern is "wandering... wandering... consuming alcohol... wandering". Turns out hardcore booze consumption is the key to his longevity! Not only is he the oldest squirrel on the planet, BUT he's also got the liver of a dwarf! Hah, actually I think a TOTALLY AWESOME quirk in the coding has him simply consume the nearest available edible substance - in this case, the beer I leave by the common room television - but it's mad cool that the squirrel can actually get drunk as a result.
Good luck little guy, here's to 2 more years of avoiding sobriety!
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So in this unmodded game, I was always aware of this random squirrel that had somehow gotten into my base. I have no idea how he got in, but he'd been there for the better part of a winter and I was very amused at his presence. I decided to let him stay, as a sort of mascot. Occasionally I'd scan around for him, notice him still alive, I'd smirk, and move on to whatever I was doing.
In the middle of the following summer, I was clicking on wildlife and I noticed that the squirrels in the wild would randomly do the following: "wandering... wandering... eating lichen... wandering". That got me wondering - what was going on with my own squirrel? What was he eating? I had some bare dirt areas in the greenhouse pods that didn't have doors to them. So far as I knew, he was only in the open hallway that spanned the length of my base, the one greenhouse pod without doors, and the common room. Otherwise the only food available was in the freezers, so unless he was eating raw plants I had no clue what was going on!
Well I click on him and follow him for a bit. Then get bored and started mining over on the other side of the marsh again. Night falls, and my colonists go to sleep... and I notice the squirrel wandering out of the common room. "That's strange," I thought to myself. "I left him in the warehouse before and he doesn't usually wander far. Why was he up there?"
So I click on him. And see this. Health good, age, 2 years (to be expected, he's living a nice long comfortable life!) one... fueled by booze, apparently!
Indeed, having followed him since, I have found that HIS behavior pattern is "wandering... wandering... consuming alcohol... wandering". Turns out hardcore booze consumption is the key to his longevity! Not only is he the oldest squirrel on the planet, BUT he's also got the liver of a dwarf! Hah, actually I think a TOTALLY AWESOME quirk in the coding has him simply consume the nearest available edible substance - in this case, the beer I leave by the common room television - but it's mad cool that the squirrel can actually get drunk as a result.
Good luck little guy, here's to 2 more years of avoiding sobriety!
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