how does pet resurrection work?

[amadochingu]

We frequently cannot resurrect pets. Is there some trick?

[Ensign Toby]

how does pet resurrection work?

You can not Resurrect a Dead Pet... It is no more, has ceased to be, and is an ex-Pet.

If, however, your pet is only Incapacitated (white circle over their head/body), then:
1) Craft Revive Incense (at a Workbench)
2) Equip the Revive Incense
3) Stand next to the Pet, and Face them
4) <L-Click and Hold for a moment (to "charge it"?)>
5) Release <L-Click>; you should see an Incense Cloud if you did it correctly
6) Pet should Revive (with a reduced Health Bar)
7) Heal Pet with Food and/or Potion(s)
Pets will only eat if they are "following" you.

* Pets can not be Revived while underwater (even in Immortal Mode)
* An Incapacitated Pet will Permanently Die if not Revived "soon"
* You can make Pets Immortal in the Game World settings
They can still be incapacitated/revived, but will not permanently die (even if underwater).

If that doesn't work, your game is glitched and probably needs a Bug Report.

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

On top of the above, make sure you're not standing too close to the pet when using the incense, or it won't work. Just a bit further than melee range - like a very short range ranged item.

I wasted like 5 incense before realizing this.

[Drudackus]

Thanks for the instructions. Saved me from wasting too many incense sticks.

[Lastig]

Addition to pet revive trickery:

Just like petting a tame staying greyed out (issues when you are not the host of the world) the same happens when using incense (doesn't work when it should).

Downed pets (especially with immortal pets turned ON) will respawn on your bed / treetop on your next relog which might be an eazier solution in general. A cheaper one for sure (no incense required)

[Ǵ̶͓̂͑lí̴̤̀̄́tcĥ̸]

Never had a pet respawn/revive on relog. It just appears in my bed still KOed.

[Semiwetchicken]

Where can I find the incense? It's not in my workbench. What's the steps to unlock it please.

[Ensign Toby]

Originally posted by Semiwetchicken:

Where can I find the incense? It's not in my workbench. What's the steps to unlock it please.

https://smalland-survive-the-wilds.fandom.com/wiki/Revive_Incense

Go see Skadi, and do His Quest.