Animal Trading

[hopdevil]

I didn't see it in the work log.  Maybe I missed it.  I am curious about trading animals.

I like to play extreme climates.   The ice sheet climate's lack of native animals would make the animal taming aspect of the game pointless.  Or can I trade for some Deer/Muffalo/etc and raise more of them in heated indoor areas?

If so, will each animal have comfortable temperature ranges that differ depending on their native climate?  That way there is an advantage to raising Iguanas in the Desert and Deer on an Ice Sheet.

[b0rsuk]

You might raise a herd of animals on desert/ice sheet. But how are you going to feed them ? Hydroponics ?

[CB elite]

Food troughs?

Don't know if Tynan is considering this as a potential added thing to the game, but I think it would fit perfectly with the animal husbandry theme of Alpha 12. If Tynan doesn't, I can see it being a mod

As for animal trading, I would enjoy having this as part of the game. If we can sell/buy humans, I don't think it would be quite fair for us to not be able to do the same with livestock

[A1win]

Haha, as if someone would actually transport cows on a space ship!

[Tynan]

Yes, you'll be able to trade animals. In fact you're almost have to if you want to get non-local animals. It could also be a profit center if you want to run a pasturing operation.

[Cimanyd]

July 6

• Traders carry tame animals and you can purchase them. Exotic traders carry few exotic animals, while bulk goods traders carry many prosaic animals.

Haha, as if someone would actually transport cows on a space ship!

We can already buy and sell tame humans, why not tame animals?

[CB elite]

July 6

• Traders carry tame animals and you can purchase them. Exotic traders carry few exotic animals, while bulk goods traders carry many prosaic animals.

Haha, as if someone would actually transport cows on a space ship!

We can already buy and sell tame humans, why not tame animals?

Exactly!

Thanks for referencing that change-log note, by the way. Totally forgot that was ever mentioned until I saw your note.

[keylocke]

this is awesome.

maybe some kind of crop seeds should also be tradeable.

[TheSilencedScream]

Yes, you'll be able to trade animals. In fact you're almost have to if you want to get non-local animals. It could also be a profit center if you want to run a pasturing operation.

Will there be a way to feed them, in extreme climates?

[StorymasterQ]

Yes, you'll be able to trade animals. In fact you're almost have to if you want to get non-local animals. It could also be a profit center if you want to run a pasturing operation.

Will there be a way to feed them, in extreme climates?

I'm sure you can feed them with each other.

"Here you go, Warg 1, have a bite of cooked 'Leg of Warg 2'."
"Here you go, Warg 2, have a bite of cooked 'Leg of Warg 1'."

[A1win]

Haha, as if someone would actually transport cows on a space ship!

We can already buy and sell tame humans, why not tame animals?

I was hoping someone would get the reference to a particular TV show where they actually did transport cows on a space ship.

[chaouki]

Haha, as if someone would actually transport cows on a space ship!

We can already buy and sell tame humans, why not tame animals?

I was hoping someone would get the reference to a particular TV show where they actually did transport cows on a space ship.

I really don't think I know which particular TV show you are talking about  awesome episode that was

[Toggle]

Yeah I'm not sure if it was referenced in the change log about how they're fed... Probably as said they'll use feed troughs or something, and probably have a hopper beside it, something like that.