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Harrington Dec 17, 2018 @ 9:18am
Training animals
How does one train their animals and how long does it take to grow them?
Do you just follow standard methods like overencumbering them to train strength?

I bought a pack bull on for some reason it has better turret and precision shooting skill than my turret operators -_-
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Originally posted by firemane (Lex):
I can't remember exactly how long it takes for an animal to grow up, but it is not that long. I've had a few Bonedogs Garrus and they reach adulthood in a few in-game weeks. I am pretty sure they hit Elder before I hit day 100.

The more they fight, the better they get at it. Garrus and Goats are fast runners. That makes them ideal for expeditions. Both can fight effectively in their own way. Bonedogs can deal some heavy damage. It is best to pick them up early and have them fight often. They lack speed, but once trained, can help defend the settlement or help during major attacks. They can do some serious Kung-Fu. Bulls are slow. That's a serious liability when the Beak Things or Holy Paladins want to play with you, so I don't bother with them.

In terms of carrying capacity, just carrying the normal stuff will do well enough. It makes no sense to over-encumber a Garru. By the time their Athletics go up they should be able to handle an expedition's loot.
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Yellowjacket Dec 17, 2018 @ 9:20am 
bulls make excellent sharpshooters, put him on a turret and he will take care of business.
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VladK02 Dec 17, 2018 @ 10:04am 
Originally posted by Ihaveaphone:
bulls make excellent sharpshooters, put him on a turret and he will take care of business.

No. Put a turret ON THE bull :)

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firemane (Lex) Dec 17, 2018 @ 12:54pm 
I can't remember exactly how long it takes for an animal to grow up, but it is not that long. I've had a few Bonedogs Garrus and they reach adulthood in a few in-game weeks. I am pretty sure they hit Elder before I hit day 100.

The more they fight, the better they get at it. Garrus and Goats are fast runners. That makes them ideal for expeditions. Both can fight effectively in their own way. Bonedogs can deal some heavy damage. It is best to pick them up early and have them fight often. They lack speed, but once trained, can help defend the settlement or help during major attacks. They can do some serious Kung-Fu. Bulls are slow. That's a serious liability when the Beak Things or Holy Paladins want to play with you, so I don't bother with them.

In terms of carrying capacity, just carrying the normal stuff will do well enough. It makes no sense to over-encumber a Garru. By the time their Athletics go up they should be able to handle an expedition's loot.
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bigonegm Apr 27, 2019 @ 5:49am 
it takes 40 days to grow from pup to adult for most of the animals
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Singrave Apr 27, 2019 @ 6:03am 
day 33 in my playthrough, my dog grew adult already.
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