Is goat good for anything other than milk?

[maestro]

Food and water isn't a problem for me and bucket is just one more thing taking up inventory space. Milk doesn't seem to give you much for thirst or food and yet goat eats plenty of grass.

I'm starting to wonder if I should just get rid of my goat. What you think?

PS- I'm not a monster, I promise to leave her on an island not drop it in the sea.

[Jodyxe]

Goats only provide milk, that you can use as a part of the recipe in the cooking pot (fish stew = two middle size fish, egg, milk) which is very nourishing. Other than that goats just cute :)

[charlie.S]

milk is used in Fish Stew and Head Broth recipe.
so drinking the milk alone is not very effecient.

[AbbyCat]

If you manage to collect 4 goats, you can continuously drink milk as soon as they produce it and easily max out your nourishment when traveling between island. With enough goats you never have to use your cooking recipes again. They are honestly overpowered in my opinion.

[maestro]

Originally posted by AdamantEarth:

If you manage to collect 4 goats, you can continuously drink milk as soon as they produce it and easily max out your nourishment when traveling between island. With enough goats you never have to use your cooking recipes again. They are honestly overpowered in my opinion.

But that means you have to be constantly refilling sprinklers for them no? I'd rather have one clucker for bandages and one llama for wool, two resources you cannot get anywhere else and not have to keep replacing batteries and refilling water when food and water is not an issue anymore anyways.

[AbbyCat]

Yeah, the sprinklers are a pain to keep powered, but they use water much more efficiently. The sprinkler can turn 5 cups of water into about 45+ cups of watering.

It comes down to this. Would you rather collect the ingredients for cooking recipes, or collect copper for batteries? IMO copper is easier to collect than mushrooms and silver kelp, as you can get it from any island in the game. You can easily get enough materials for 4-6 batteries per island. I personally like to keep one llama, and 3 goats, in one 3x3 plot. And at least 2 birds in a separate plot.

I'll eat one bowl of an easy food, and then continuously drink milk as I approach an island. This way you can easily max out your nourishment and explore without worrying about food at all.

[maestro]

Originally posted by AdamantEarth:

Yeah, the sprinklers are a pain to keep powered, but they use water much more efficiently. The sprinkler can turn 5 cups of water into about 45+ cups of watering.

It comes down to this. Would you rather collect the ingredients for cooking recipes, or collect copper for batteries? IMO copper is easier to collect than mushrooms and silver kelp, as you can get it from any island in the game. You can easily get enough materials for 4-6 batteries per island. I personally like to keep one llama, and 3 goats, in one 3x3 plot. And at least 2 birds in a separate plot.

I'll eat one bowl of an easy food, and then continuously drink milk as I approach an island. This way you can easily max out your nourishment and explore without worrying about food at all.

Your probably right. I just assume there will be enough watermelons and pineapples and usually that ends up the being the case. Worst case scenario is I knock out a few coconuts.

[DotNL]

Originally posted by charlie.S:

milk is used in Fish Stew and Head Broth recipe.
so drinking the milk alone is not very effecient.

I drink only goat milk and never need to eat actually, how is that not efficient? :D its just turning salt water into food/water

[maestro]

Originally posted by Dotnl:

Originally posted by charlie.S:

milk is used in Fish Stew and Head Broth recipe.
so drinking the milk alone is not very effecient.

I drink only goat milk and never need to eat actually, how is that not efficient? :D its just turning salt water into food/water

well i suppose if yo have a bucket and some goats it works out for you.