SunshineSea

I'm so glad my half-thought-out rambles at work have brought at least some more deserved attention to the sheep. The mouflons are lovely, but more biodiversity is always a win for VS. Fun fact! Mouflon were the first sheep species domesticated by humans. You can look at surviving cuniform texts from Mesopotamia (~3k BC?) where they specifically mention bringing in mouflons (tišānum) caught in the mountains to breed with their existing stock of sheep. It seems to be for genetic diversity primarily, and to strengthen various "wild" traits. Hybrid sheep breeds were only ever with Mouflon (or mountain?) sheep, not cross-breeding domestic lines. Sometime about wild and fierce natures, iirc? Makes sense that Mouflons in VS are just as spicy! It was always male Mouflon bred to tamed ewes, too, which reminds me of the domestication mechanics in VS being linked to the mother's gen. I think it would be a fun project to bring in a "new" Mouflon ram every few generations to breed with the current flock.

SHEEP!!! Woooo!!! Two types of sheep!! Mouflon!!!! Sheep are far my favorite animal in any game, so I'm really excited to see them with updated models and animations. The lambs look so cute running around! I wish they had slightly less of that strong roman noseline - maybe that's just my aesthetics. I feel like a Latvian Blackheaded sheep would be a phenomenal heritage addition to the lineup. (Especially with all those different goat species added.)

That would be lovely to see! This building really makes me think of a lovely tatami room - that sliding door to the right feels like there's a little courtyard garden just outside.

I really like that tatami matt! How did you do it? Chiseling? What wood is that? I'd love to see more of your interiors.