Can we have dogs?

[Red Eclipse]

Okay, now hear me out. I know that the mere mention of NPCs causes all hell to break loose, but I was wondering if we could get canine companions alongside the human NPCs.

We see empty doghouses, can find cans of dog food, and can even hear the barks of dogs. But no dogs in the world. I'd love to have a trainable companion to travel with me. It would also be interesting to meet dogs that have gone feral and have to be put down.

[Higgs]

Wish granted, you may have pets.

But yes, they are one of the type of animals that will be added probably during the hunting update with the rest of the (unconfirmed) animals.

[westrud]

They have the doghouses, dog food, leashes and dog bowls in the game, I wouldn't be surprised if dogs made it into the game. When they finish adding the 3D models and get the multiplayer sorted out the next thing on the list is adding animals. Like everything else I would expect that they will take their time and make sure they are done right, so I wouldn't expect them officially anytime soon. I think there might be mods that add dogs in, but I have never used them so I have no idea if any of them are any good.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by westrud:

Like everything else I would expect that they will take their time and make sure they are done right, so I wouldn't expect them officially anytime soon.

Of course, I'd love for them to take their time and do it correctly. I think they've blown everything else out of the water so far, and am quite pleased with the gameplay so far. Keep it up devs!

[Kaldrak]

Originally posted by MadDan:

Wish granted, you may have pets.

But yes, they are one of the type of animals that will be added probably during the hunting update with the rest of the (unconfirmed) animals.

Cats too? Would be a wonderful stress reducer, petting a cat and listening to it purr.

[Blue_Skies]

+1 it would be amazing to friend a pet. Give it TIS difficulty balance, hard to train as zeds have made it wary, runs away we need to track it or lure it. Heal its wounds, etc. Could give it 10 skill levels, L1 needs to be leashed, L10 can go out foraging for basic items.

[Greb]

It really sucks finding pet bowls in this game. Poor little critters.

[katsuragi]

Originally posted by Kaldrak:

Originally posted by MadDan:

Wish granted, you may have pets.

But yes, they are one of the type of animals that will be added probably during the hunting update with the rest of the (unconfirmed) animals.

Cats too? Would be a wonderful stress reducer, petting a cat and listening to it purr.

I hope so. More of a cat person myself

[ShouteN]

I hope later on devs consider adding dogs, cats and other survivors or raiders like in the mod. It could be cool feature. I know mods does this, but still i love to see them in oficial vanilla game.

[katsuragi]

Originally posted by ShouteN:

I hope later on devs consider adding dogs, cats and other survivors or raiders like in the mod. It could be cool feature. I know mods does this, but still i love to see them in oficial vanilla game.

it's coming to vanilla eventually. someday... some future day... like... when we are older

[Cuddle_Rat]

Originally posted by ShouteN:

I hope later on devs consider adding dogs, cats and other survivors or raiders like in the mod. It could be cool feature. I know mods does this, but still i love to see them in oficial vanilla game.

This is my hope as well, I've been intrigued by this game for some time now and finally decided to buy it, I then proceeded to play well over the 2 hour mark so as not to be tempted to back out of PZ. Excited to see how the game continues to evolve over the years!

[Higgs]

Originally posted by Cuddle_Rat:

Originally posted by ShouteN:

I hope later on devs consider adding dogs, cats and other survivors or raiders like in the mod. It could be cool feature. I know mods does this, but still i love to see them in oficial vanilla game.

This is my hope as well, I've been intrigued by this game for some time now and finally decided to buy it, I then proceeded to play well over the 2 hour mark so as not to be tempted to back out of PZ. Excited to see how the game continues to evolve over the years!

Happy to have you on board.

Here's what we have planned after Build 41 is fully released (with MP) and pushed to the stable branch:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/136501320340209664/668141446628376585/Capture3.PNG

So there'll be some more information after this build is out. One of the most anticipated features for sure, and will definitely spice up the endgame which is currently the weakest part of the game.

[sokolov]

Can we eat our pets as a desperate measure?

[Greb]

Originally posted by Sokolov:

Can we eat our pets as a desperate measure? :emofdr:

You monster!

...do you think we'll be able to add salt and pepper to taste, to help reduce the massive happiness penalty, at least a little?

[sokolov]

Originally posted by Greb:

You monster!

...do you think we'll be able to add salt and pepper to taste, to help reduce the massive happiness penalty, at least a little?

Get some bread + veggies and you'll have a dogburger!

Oops, accidentally revealed the secret Spiffo meat patty recipe.

[Animalman]

Cage container with hamster spawn?

What happens if we put the two hamsters in the one container?

How cool would that be I would make that my mission if there were hamsters in the bedrooms that were going to perish after a week 1 if I didn’t save them.