Fences/gates & animals

[Lexahkiin]

soooo...do the fences not keep animals away, or any gates exist in-game? 'cause I think that's just a basic thing most farming games have... I really, really hope the devs can implement more. for a game that strives for QOL features, I find myself getting frustrated at the animals constantly walking through all the crops & getting in the way. anyone found a workaround?? They don't stay near the signs that are meant to lure them over =_=...

[Poe]

This. And also, the X pet and Y brush prompts don't consistently show up. There's a lag that's a bit less QoL. Also, is it intentional for your animals to stop producing eggs and cotton after a certain time? And when I sell an animal it shows up again the next day, and I can sell it again. Still not producing eggs or cotton. And when I purchased a new woolly creature (sorry forgot the name) it didn't produce any cotton either... very odd

[ravenhawk061]

I am playing on the Switch, but I have the same problem with fences. They go right over them. The animals keep getting in the way when I am trying to water or move my crops. So, I put up a fence and placed some crafting machines in front of it. They would have to get past the machines to jump the fence. ***The best solution would be is to keep the animals in their coop/barn and let US bring them out by ringing the bell. They don't come out on their own.***

[kmshark2]

There is an animal containment "post" (forgot what it's called) that you can craft which keeps them all in a particular area - works pretty well!

[ravenhawk061]

I have one of those posts. It still does not work. I have 2 lines of fences plus my machines. My gardens have been moved to the left side of the plot... and they walk clear around the fence by the storage shed and come to the gardens that way. After that incident, I sold my chicken and rabbit. I have my 2nd farm available and will not plant any crops there. I will get my wool from them. I will just have to go without eggs.

[LeafGreenCat]

I have such a post installed AND a fence around the area and these f stupid animals charge right through ANYTHING and exactly to where I stand and hinder me tending my crops. Its the most annoying thing in this game. This made me ragequit 2 times already... and the no stopping time while crafting/building/in buildings is also something thats a thorn in my side :(

[Nathan]

Originally posted by ravenhawk061:

I have one of those posts. It still does not work. I have 2 lines of fences plus my machines. My gardens have been moved to the left side of the plot... and they walk clear around the fence by the storage shed and come to the gardens that way. After that incident, I sold my chicken and rabbit. I have my 2nd farm available and will not plant any crops there. I will get my wool from them. I will just have to go without eggs.

Noticed this and realised, been confirmed elsewhere, they added a cute little mechanism where the more the animals like you the more they want to be around you and they will chase you down to be close. Cute and delightful if you could fence them to a certain area and they would come running whenever you enter their pen area, a nuisance without that option :/

[thelefthorse]

I came here to say props to the devs for making the in-game chickens every bit as annoying to have around when you're gardening as real life ones. Very immersive, for me.

As others have noted the 'lure' signs seem to work for only a day or so, and fences are useless. Here's hoping this is addressed at some point.

[ravenhawk061]

Thank you Nathan for that response. I am going to try one more thing then. I crafted a whole row of pergola's and placed them from north to south. They are laid out side by side, and nothing can go through them. They are a few feet away from the coop area.

Heading from East to West I have the Pergola, Crafting Machines, a Fence, my pathway, another fence, then my gardens. I will buy one rabbit again, give it food but don't "pet" it and see if that will solve the problem.

***And hope that the "cute little mechanic" gets taken out of the game. Please!!!***

[Nathan]

Originally posted by ravenhawk061:

Thank you Nathan for that response. I am going to try one more thing then. I crafted a whole row of pergola's and placed them from north to south. They are laid out side by side, and nothing can go through them. They are a few feet away from the coop area.

Heading from East to West I have the Pergola, Crafting Machines, a Fence, my pathway, another fence, then my gardens. I will buy one rabbit again, give it food but don't "pet" it and see if that will solve the problem.

***And hope that the "cute little mechanic" gets taken out of the game. Please!!!***

Even if it just had an order/weighting of preference or a way to choose to close them in a pen with just enough farm build space for fodder placement (like 10x5 space to place existing grass/fodder items and a gate to choose between full farm roam and just pen roaming) it would probably be much better. Is there a lure sign? __Follow that only and stay there__. Is there no lure sign? Go give the player affection then, obviously they want that interaction.

[ravenhawk061]

:( My whole Material costing setup did NOT work!!! They walked through the Pergola and Fencing like freaking Ghosts. It's like the barriers weren't even there. Farming is going to become a secondary adventure. I will earn my money through mining. I need the cotton from the rabbits for crafting... so I have no other choice. I sure hope this frustrating problem gets resolved by the devs.

[Lexahkiin]

I am relieved I'm not the only one who finds this bizarre and so bewilderingly annoying!! There is only so much players can give free passes on but this aint it - devs, I hope you'll listen and pop a patch in for us! Farming is literally in the name of your game, pleaaase let us farm in peace!

[Arbadacarba]

Sooo annoying