Editing Animals

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'''Animals''' are a type of nonplayable, nonhuman pawn in Rimworld with their own [[needs]], [[stats]], [[capacities]], and actions. They come in dozens of species, all of which can be wild or [[Taming|tamed]]. Wild animals occasionally spawn at the map edges according to the [[biomes|biome]] and sometimes from random events.  

 

Animals usually wander the map aimlessly and feed when hungry, even eating player-grown [[plants]]. Like humans, animals don't require water and generate [[filth]] on Rimworld. All animals on RimWorld will fight back if melee combat is initiated. With just a little luck, even a small [[rat]] or [[squirrel]] can [[downed|take down]] and even kill a casually armored colonist. The most dangerous species regularly hunt humans or can immediately turn [[manhunter]] out of revenge. Some animals can be trained to Guard your colonists and Attack enemies.

Animals are an important source of [[food]] by the meat they provide once [[Orders#Hunt|hunted]] and [[butcher table|butchered]].

Colonists assigned to [[Work#Handle|Handle]] receive 90 XP towards their [[Skills#Animals|Animals skill]] per training or taming attempt. When tamed "[[cute]]" animals nuzzle a colonist, the colonist receives a +3 mood [[thought]] for 16 hours. Animals can also form bonds with colonists, providing a permanent +5 thought.

 

[[Combat#Friendly_fire|Friendly fire]] can happen with domesticated animals.</onlyinclude>

 

The Animals tab is in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen. The default hotkey is {{key|F4}}. The Animals tab lists all the colony animals. From left to right, displayed information is as follows:

* Double-clicking an animal's name will center the map to that animal.  

* A button lists the animal's master, if it has one. Click the button to assign a new master. Bonded status is also displayed.

* Checkbox columns for each trainable skill: '''Tame, Guard, Rescue, Attack,''' and '''Haul''' for the management of animal training.

* [[Zone/Area#Allowed area|Allowed areas]] are listed here. Animals stay in their assigned areas unless designated to follow their master.

 

Most of the above information is also displayed in the animal's inspect pane.

 

=== Allowed areas ===

One of the best ways to control animals is to assign them an [[allowed area]]. Allowed areas are created via the Expand allowed area function in the Architect>Zone menu.

Zoning prevents animals from wandering into danger and eating things they shouldn't be. Be certain to designate them an [[animal sleeping spot]] and ensure they have access to a [[food]] source. Some species (most ungulates) cannot be assigned an area and must instead be roped by a colonist into a [[pen]].

Most animal sprites do not show limbs, just like human sprites. Some animals have different appearances between males and females. Some animals have a different sprite for infant and adult life stages, like the [[chicken]].  

*'''Wandering:''' Animals will wander the accessible map, their [[pen]], or their assigned [[zone]] when their needs are satisfied, e.g. hunger and sleep. Some wild animals tend to stay together in a herd. Tamed animals may cross [[door]]s and [[fence]]s in their assigned area, unlike [[pen]] animals. Wild animals can cross fences but not doors.

While walking on constructed floors, some animals produce animal [[filth]]. The Filth rate stat is proportional to the body size and wildness stats. Farm animals tend to produce massive amounts of filth. This can be mitigated by [[straw matting]] floors or by simply keeping animals outdoors on natural terrain.

*'''Roaming:''' Tame pen animals will occasionally attempt to leave the map if not in a pen or if a pen door is left open. Their escape frequency is determined by the [[stat]] roam interval.

*'''Moving''': the animal is moving into its assigned area.

*Consuming food: animals attempt to eat a nearby [[food]] source when hungry. Herbivores move to find mature plants and carnivores [[animals#predation|hunt]]. Animals will keep searching for food until their hunger bar reaches satiation.

*[[Animals#Mating|Mating]]: male and female adults of the same species occasionally mate, which may result in a female pregnancy.

*'''[[Sleep]]ing''': when tired or wounded, tamed animals prefer to sleep in an [[animal bed]] or animal sleeping spot.

*Attacking: All animals can only melee attack. They will defend themselves in melee combat, and some animals can turn [[manhunter]] and chase your colonists. A text warning pops up on the screen when a colonist is ordered to interact with a potentially dangerous wild animal.

*Fleeing: all animals have a chance of erratically fleeing from ranged attacks hitting a target in their immediate vicinity. Animals do not flee predators or melee attacks. Animals do not leave their pen or assigned area when fleeing.

*Hauling: some animals, like the [[husky]], can be [[animals#training|trained]] to haul items, similar to how colonists haul items.

* Nuzzling: Certain tame animals will occasionally nuzzle your colonists. Animals can even nuzzle patients in bed. A colonist who is nuzzled receives a +4 mood buff for 1 day. The following animals can nuzzle: [[cat]], [[guinea pig]], [[husky]], [[labrador retriever]], [[monkey]], and [[yorkshire terrier]].

Female animals do not ever attempt to initiate mating themselves. Males will only mate with females in the same assigned area. Wild animals do not mate. Incest is common and has no effect on animal health.

 

There is either a 1/12 or 1/8 (depending on species) chance per hour that an awake, non-sterilized male will search for a non-pregnant/non-fertilized, non-sterilized, awake female of the same species within 30 tiles to initiate mating. The female then has a 50% chance to become [[pregnant]] in the case of gestational animals or a 100% chance to become fertilized in the case of [[egg]]-laying animals.

In order to maximize the rate of offspring for a given population size of adults, the ideal is that the moment one female becomes pregnant or fertilized, another gives birth or lays an egg and becomes available to be mated. If there was no randomness involved in mating, the female:male ratio that would achieve this is given by <code>awake_proportion×gestation_time/(2×mate_mtb)</code> for gestational animals, or <code>awake_proportion×egg_interval/mate_mtb</code> for egg-laying animals. As the proportion of [[Rest|time spent awake]] can be approximated to be about <code>2/3</code> for a rest effectiveness of 0.8, and <code>mate_mtb</code> is usually 12 hours, this can be simplified to <code>2/3×gestation_time</code> or <code>4/3×egg_interval</code> in most cases.  

However, as the randomness involved with mating becomes more significant with smaller population sizes, slightly more males will be desired for smaller populations. On the contrary, animals that can be milked will want more females than this ratio suggests, as the gains from milk will offset the losses from time spent not pregnant. Animals that can lay unfertilized eggs like the [[chicken]] can similarly afford a higher female ratio.

Passive animals like [[deer]] will flee when harmed by a ranged attack, running erratically around the map. They will not flee and instead fight back if hit by a melee attack from a predator. More aggressive animals have a Revenge chance on harm stat and may turn manhunter instead of fleeing. {{Check Tag|Detail needed}}

Most animals in Rimworld are dangerous to [[hunt]] or [[tame]]. A warning message will pop-up when a colonist is ordered to interact with a dangerous wild animal.

The Revenge chance on harm stat is the chance an animal will turn [[manhunter]] when harmed by a member of your colony. It is three times higher for close-ranged attacks, like that of a [[machine pistol]]. For an animal like an [[ostrich]] with a 100% revenge chance, it will always turn manhunter after being hurt. Most animals also have a [[animals#revenge chance on tame fail|revenge chance on tame fail]] stat which dictates how likely the animal is to attack after a failed taming attempt.

Sometimes, the entire herd of wild animals will take revenge on your colonists. They may all get turned [[manhunter]] by a psychic wave [[event]] and attack any humans they can reach. Manhunters may even pick fights with your tamed animals.

Most carnivores are predators who will hunt smaller species (except domestic dogs who never hunt). When hungry, a predator will prefer an easy meal. They'll first attempt to eat meals, meat, and other food types within their diet. Otherwise they will feed upon downed animals or fresh corpses.  

 

When a hungry predator has no other food nearby, they will hunt, kill and consume almost any animal smaller than them, including your tamed animals and your colonists. This can especially be a problem on maps with little wildlife, like on [[Biomes#Ice sheet|Ice sheets]] when a [[polar bear]] wanders in. Predators always avoid [[boomrat]]s and boomalopes.  

 

Predator attacks usually blind or stun their prey, leaving the victim unable to fight back. Unlike most other enemies, predators continue attacking after their prey is downed and finish off their target. If they do down your colonist or livestock, immediately order the nearest comrade to rescue the downed pawn. It's the difference between life and death.

It is not possible to view the Needs tab of a wild animal, so you may have to deduce whether or not a predator is hungry based on its behavior. They sometimes remain near the area where they last killed and ate an animal for about a day. Bloodstains or partially-consumed animal corpses on the ground are a fairly reliable guide, as well as a source of free leather and leftover food. Be careful not to let a hauler take away a predator's food before it has finished eating. It will still be hungry and will hunt your colonist instead.

Remember that [[fence]]s and [[fence gate]]s do not count as impassable for all pawns except for farm animals, meaning that predators can leap over fences.

== Reproduction ==

Female Animals which give live birth (e.g. mammals) have a chance of becoming [[pregnant]] after mating with a male. The '''gestation time''' stat specifies how many days a species' pregnancy will last. A pregnant animal suffering from [[malnutrition]] or injuries may miscarry, but spontaneous abortions are not possible in game. Miscarriages are noted by an in-game message and loss of the baby, but the mother is otherwise unharmed and may reproduce normally again. Pregnancies may also be aborted through [[surgery]].

For the first {{ticks|600}} the pregnancy condition will be invisible, after which point a message will come up mentioning the pregnancy and the following hediffs become visible.

Because all animals except [[warg]]s can eat [[meals]], [[kibble]], and [[pemmican]], it is possible to feed meat to herbivores and plants to carnivores if it is prepared first.

Note that some animals have multiple diets.

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A tamed animal that requires tending will find the nearest animal bed or animal sleeping spot in their [[allowed area]] and rest there until it is either fully healed or dead. Pawns assigned to doctoring will tend its wounds or illnesses and feed it, just as they would do for a humanlike pawn. If all human colonists are absent or unable to care for a sick animal, it can die of starvation even if there is food nearby and it is capable of walking.  The animal can be forced to stand up by removing the medical designation from any medical animal beds in the animal's allowed area or pen.

Animals have a [[Toxic Resistance]] of 50% by default, compared to the [[human]] default of 0%.

Animals all have three different life stages - baby, juvenile and adult. The growth at which they enter the juvenile and adult life stages is determined by each species' '''growth time''' stat. Animals may have different graphics for different life stages (e.g. [[deer]]) or may simply appear smaller. Some animals have a specific name for this stage (e.g. chick or puppy). Animals have different sounds (call, anger, wounded, death) for different life stages, too. Babies may simply make a higher pitched sound or have a different sound altogether (such as chicks).

 

Eventually, they reach their final body size and fertility in the final life stage, adulthood.  Only upon reaching adulthood can animals produce wool or milk. Eggs may be layer by juveniles.

Wild animals may be marked for taming using the Tame order.  

An [[Work#Handle|animal handler]] will attempt to tame marked animals using food fitting that animal's diet. The chance to tame an animal depends on the animal's wildness (displayed on the info window) and the handler's 'Tame animal chance' stat. This stat is determined by the colonist's [[Skills#Animals|animals skill]], [[Health#Manipulation|manipulation]], [[Health#Talking|talking]], and [[Health#Hearing|hearing]]. When a handler fails to tame an animal there is a cooldown period of {{ticks|30000}}, or {{#expr:30000/2500}} in-game [[Time|hours]], before another attempt can be made. There is also a chance it will turn [[manhunter]] and start attacking the handler and others. For animals with high revenge chance, shown on the [[Menu#Wildlife|Wildlife]] menu, it can be a good idea to have a drafted colonist near your handler while an attempt is being made. A large number of animals that go manhunter from taming are predators, and they will be directly next to your handler when they seek revenge. After a while the handler may drop unused food. <br>

Most animal species have a '''Minimum handling skill''' stat which determines the Animal [[skill]] necessary of a handler pawn. The game will briefly produce a warning message if no colonist has enough skill to handle the animal.

* Animals that can be handled with 0 skill include: Alpaca, Cat, Chicken, Cow, Dromedary, Husky, Labrador retriever, Pig and Yorkshire terrier.

An animal's minimum handling skill is calculated as follows:

* When an animal has its wounds tended by a colonist, there is a constant 0.4% chance that the animal will bond with the colonist, regardless of Animals skill. If the animal is wild, the animal will instantly self-tame, disregarding wildness.

* When tamed, an animal also has a 1% chance to bond with the tamer.

* Every {{Ticks|2500}}, if an animal is within 12 tiles and has line of sight to their master, there is a 0.1% chance to bond.

Bonded animals are also easier to train (5x multiplier on chance).{{Check Tag|By Master or by all?}} Animals are given a unique name upon bonding.

On the death of the pawn an animal is bonded with, it can go into one of two animal mental breaks; [[Mental break#Manhunter|manhunter]], in which it will attack all nearby entities, or [[Mental break#Confusion|confusion]], in which it will wander around, uncontrollably, similar to dazed humans.

Some animal species can be trained by colonists. With Guard trained, they will follow their master around if designated to do so.  

Some species may be harvested to produce [[milk]], [[chemfuel]], or [[wool]]. Still others passively lay frequent eggs.

Occasionally, some animals can nuzzle colonists, giving the colonist a mood buff. Animals can nuzzle anyone regardless of handling skill.

Newly tamed or purchased animals are distinguished by numerical designations(“Muffalo 1”, “Muffalo 2”, etc.). When an animal forms a bond with a colonist, it is given a unique name. Names can be changed by the player from the "Training" tab in the inspect pawn pane. Names of tamed animals are not shown on the map unless the option is turned on, via Menu, Options, 'Show animal names'.

Animals may have a gender-specific name (i.e. hen, rooster, buck, doe), or a lifestage-specific name (piglet, puppy), or even a gender/lifestage-specific name (cockerel).

Tamed animals may be trained depending on their trainable intelligence. Click the animal's training tab to specify training targets and view progress.

The stats of the training pawn, including Animals skill or [[Global Work Speed]], have no effect on how fast each training session is completed. Instead, increased skill improves a pawn's [[Train Animal Chance]], resulting in the animal requiring fewer training attempts in the first place. After a training attempt on a tamed animal, there is a 6 in-game hour waiting period before that same animal can be trained again.

Once Guard is trained, they can be assigned a master which they will follow. You can configure when the animal will follow their master, by toggling whether or not the animal will follow while doing field work (hunting/taming), or while drafted, from the Animals menu.

Many skills require multiple steps to fully train. Guard has three steps, rescue and attack have two, and haul has 5. An animal also has five stages of tameness to maintain.

Animal skills decay over time. The speed at which skills decay is dependent on wildness of the animal. For many species, their wildness is high enough such that their tameness decreases over time and they may eventually return to the wild. For this reason, if you do not have handlers meeting the animal's minimum handling skill, it is best to sell or slaughter before your animal returns to the wild. Animals requiring a [[pen]] will never lose tameness.

: Using the 'attack' command, animals may leave their master's immediate area to attack enemies. When the 'Animals Attack' command is turned off, animals will guard their master and only attack enemies nearby.

: Animals trained in hauling will haul just as colonists do, although each species has a specific carrying capacity according to its size. Only species of sufficient size can haul, but the size required is less than it is for rescuing, meaning some animals can haul items but cannot rescue. Animals will perform hauling intermittently with an <abbr title="mean time between">MTB</abbr> of 1.5 hours. Apart from being able to move, animals also need an intact jaw in order to haul.  Animals will only haul within their allowed area if they are assigned to one.

Certain tame animals produce milk, wool, or eggs. Milking and shearing sometimes fail, indicated with a brief "product wasted" message.

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Animals killed through damage suffer a 66% multiplier to [[Meat Amount]] and [[Leather Amount]]. Slaughtering, throat slitting a downed-but-not-injured animal as a hunting task, the "euthanize by cut" [[operation]], and the [[Rituals#Animal sacrifice|Animal Sacrifice]] ritual{{IdeologyIcon}} all result in a careful slaughter and avoid the 66% modifier.

If you try to slaughter a bonded animal, the game will warn you about it due to the mood impact this has on the animal's master.

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Via the Animals button on the bottom bar is a "Manage auto-slaughter.." option. Auto-slaughter allows the player to automatically cull animals above a defined threshold.  

Total Animals, Male/Female Adults, Male/Female Young are all definable amounts that the player can set. If the current animal count exceeds any of the defined amounts in any of these columns the eldest allowed animal of that exceeded type is slaughtered. These 5 left-most columns function as OR operators. The two rightmost columns allow the player to allow the slaughtering of pregnant or bonded animals if desired.

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These animals can graze, meaning they don't usually require food during a [[caravan]]. (This may not be true when traveling across cold or inhospitable [[biome]]s, like tundra or deserts, or in winter in general.) When carrying items in their inventory, they will appear to have packs on, which disappear when unloaded.

Each animal has a Social tab that lists that animal's human [[bond]]s and familial relations. Clicking an entry jumps to that bond's counterpart on the map. Animals, even wild ones, have a small chance of bonding with a colonist everytime they interact. Bonded animals are given a unique name by their Master. Animals assigned to Guard a bonded human will give their master a permanent +5 mood thought. Humans who are not the master of their bonded animal receive a -5 "Not bonded animal's master" thought. Animals do not have a mood meter. Humans may have more than one bonded animal, but animals may only have one human bond.

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Pens are areas which farm animals are assigned to. These [[pen animals]] will be passive, meaning that hostiles will not attack these animals, and vice versa. Tamed pen animals must be put in a pen, or they will occasionally attempt to leave the map, meaning they disappear forever. Colonists will automatically rope roaming farm animals and place them in the pen. The borders of pens can be marked with: solid [[wall]]s, [[door]]s, [[fence]]s, [[fence gate]]s, and [[animal flap]]s. To mark an enclosed area as a pen, place a pen marker inside. The pen marker also tells you the amount of animals that can be sustained in a pen with wild plants, measured in [[cow]]s, [[goat]]s, and [[chicken]]s. An attached, roofed, and heated/cooled coop can be built with an [[animal flap]] as a door instead of a regular [[door]] for animals to stay warm or cool down during extreme temperatures.