Questions about Pets

[TyggyToo]

I get one, play and ride it. . .it hangs around for a bit. If I log out of NMS and come back, its no where to be seen and I have no way to find it. Am I missing something? If I leave the planet and come back, even to the same place, its gone.

[Snarbles]

same problem

[Lindy Bomber]

Summon it via the quick menu.

X

Pet icon

Up arrow

Right arrow

[chipmonk]

Press X on your keyboard and select the Paws icon. Then you have a choice of either looking at your pets characteristics or by scrolling right you can select the pet you want to have active. then place it on the location your at.

[holmdt]

You can do the same thing as above to take your friend or another one with you.

[Johnny in the Clouds]

You can have up to six pets and only one active that you can use at any one time. The companions function much like owning six star ships and only able to fly one ship at a time.

Although you can view all six ships in situ on a planet surface they do not animate. Perhaps it was decided several pet animations on screen simultaneously would drain fps and so instead of having a collection of pets oddly stationary, it was decided you must dismiss a pet before calling another.

It works very well and you can set short-cut keys with the keyboard control key and using the Quick menu in game. For example toggling bait thrown or commanding a pet or calling the pet menu with a single button press.

Note some pet traits may make some pets wander off more frequently if they have a high Independence percentage figure. All the traits can be 'genetically' modified on a baby pet.

[TyggyToo]

These replies give me some hope, but not a lot. I've done the X. pet, up, come, but it doesn't come unless its already in the area.

[Azure Fang]

Originally posted by TyggyToo:

These replies give me some hope, but not a lot. I've done the X. pet, up, come, but it doesn't come unless its already in the area.

Wrong command. Right of the collar is an icon of your pet.

[Evil Tim]

Originally posted by TyggyToo:

These replies give me some hope, but not a lot. I've done the X. pet, up, come, but it doesn't come unless its already in the area.

Oh yeah, that's just to call the pet over after it's spawned, it doesn't summon it.

[TyggyToo]

I swear that wasn't there when I first asked the question! I actually looked for options to the right, and there was nothing there, but there is now, and it works great, and I appreciate all responses!