Jubal Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 Q1. Fences and husbandry. Is it enough that the area simply be one that the animal cannot leave, or does it entirely have to be 100 percent surrounded by fence specifically? So I'm thinking e.g. if I have a sheer cliff face, and put three sides of fence against it, will that work? Or will that create issues for the game's domestication systems? Q2. Fish. Do fish need other fish to spawn? If I kill all the fish in a lake, will it restock eventually? Thanks!
MKMoose Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Jubal said: Q1. Fences and husbandry. Is it enough that the area simply be one that the animal cannot leave, or does it entirely have to be 100 percent surrounded by fence specifically? So I'm thinking e.g. if I have a sheer cliff face, and put three sides of fence against it, will that work? Or will that create issues for the game's domestication systems? Animal husbandry as a mechanic doesn't strictly require the animal to be fenced-in, however, you'll generally want to have a contiguous fence to protect the animals from predators and prevent them from wandering away (or jumping off the cliff), especially for when they start running from you or from a predator. 31 minutes ago, Jubal said: Q2. Fish. Do fish need other fish to spawn? If I kill all the fish in a lake, will it restock eventually? Fish can keep respawning even if you completely deplete an lake. Edited April 12 by MKMoose
Jubal Posted April 12 Author Report Posted April 12 22 minutes ago, MKMoose said: Animal husbandry as a mechanic doesn't strictly require the animal to be fenced-in, however, you'll generally want to have a contiguous fence to protect the animals from predators and prevent them from wandering away (or jumping off the cliff), especially for when they start running from you or from a predator. Thanks - in this case if a predator were to climb up the cliff they'd be starting well above the fence line anyway (and I think it's too steep for anything to climb, unless something were to directly spawn atop it. Visual attached: I've put the hen-boxes in a leanto type structure that's against the cliff, so I'm basically just checking I don't need to somehow surround the leanto with fence on all sides.
Maelstrom Posted April 14 Report Posted April 14 (edited) Some animals, particularly bighorn sheep, can climb 2 blocks of rock or dirt. If there is a block or slab of rock or dirt on top of a fence big horn sheep can escape over the fence. If you use a cliff face for one side of your animal pen, be sure the cliff face at ground level is at least 3 blocks high. Best to make it 4 to be on the safe side. You could also ring the entire pen with fences to be sure. Edited April 14 by Maelstrom
Demoncyborg Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 i would advise making those fences taller, Bears can easily get inside that pen for a free snack
lawn Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 (edited) Predators might be able to spawn on the cliff edges and fall on top of the fence from above to get in depending on your location. And I think bears have a 3 blk climb ability, unless it got updated. Also an open field like this will need a lightning rod positioned high above. Keeping animals in a lighted stable is the safest option, but don't let that stop you from using an open field if you like the look. They just take a little more thinking to keep all the animals safe or you can just assume you may have some animal loss and keep a breeding pair safe somewhere nearby, which is what I usually do after I reach gen 3. (Since it's easier to move them about at that point.) Edited April 15 by lawn
cjameshuff Posted April 15 Report Posted April 15 Aside from the predator issue, you will want to set up a lightning rod. I had my first chickens and rabbits in simple pits which worked fine until there was a big storm that turned most of them into charred corpses... Also, replace soil with packed dirt or something to prevent predators from spawning in a fenced area.
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