There is a Steam achievement tied to collecting a monster with a Capture Pod. Each collar provides a unique effect, and only one can be applied per pet.Ĭurrently applying a collar overwrites any previously applied collars. They're applied by selecting the collar and right-clicking the filled capture pod. Pet collars are special augments that can be attached to pets inside Capture Pods. I also like the concept of fostering some kind of attachment between a player and the creatures in the game. We’ve drawn inspiration from both of these ideas in Starbound. Also, the idea that the player is out there to explore and catalogue their findings. I really like the fact that in Pokémon each of the enemies you encounter in your journey can become an ally or a tool for the player to use. Creatures moved using a relocator won't follow or protect the player, but will continue to move about like normal. This will 'pick up' these creatures and place them somewhere else. To move them players can use a relocator gun. Non-aggressive critters, bugs, fish and farm animals cannot be captured using a capture pod. The monster must first be weakened, then the Capture Pod can be thrown at the monster to capture it. Aggressive monsters can be captured using a Capture Pod, crafted at a Pet Station. This is decided with an internal random number generator.Ĭapturing critters is a mechanic where the player can catch wild creatures found throughout the game and use them as companions.

Every ship pet is unique in what it likes.

Sleepy pets will sleep in the pet house item, or wherever they like if it is not present.

Curious pets will follow the player and examine nearby objects and decide if it likes them.

Playful pets will play with pet toy items such as Little Red Ball.

They will behave differently based on the current state of those stats. Ship pets have hidden stats for hunger, tiredness, playfulness, and curiosity. Placing your S.A.I.L again will spawn in a new pet. To do this, you will need to enable admin commands to, place your cursor above your ship S.A.I.L, then type in the command /entityeval object.smash(), The S.A.I.L should drop to the ground and your current ship pet will disappear. Pet accessories such as Little Red Ball and Pet House can be purchased at Terramart on the Outpost.Īs mentioned above, it is possible to change the pattern of a ship pet. They will interact with captured pets if they're brought on board. These pets never leave the ship, and because they don't follow or get lost they have more advanced behavior than captured pets. There's only one way known to alter the color/pattern for ship pets. If players would like a different color/pattern for their ship pet by normal means they may need to start a few new characters until they get the appearance they desire. The color of these pets is determined when the game begins and can not be changed (Unless you use admin commands). Ship pets are generated at character creation and are unique to racial ship types. In the case of humans, that could be the last cat in the universe! Given the destruction of earth.

These pets just happened to be in the ship you fled with. Tiy: These are ship pets, companions you get to know through circumstance rather than choice.

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