Dev Diary #7: Animals
Animals in Ages of Cataria have two categories: Fauna and Collectable animals.
Fauna animals are defined by the fact that players can not collect the animal and will populate the forest and skies. Some of these animals might become collectible in the future.
Collectable animals support the player in collecting resources. These animals will wander into the player’s map and be able to be collected at that point for a short period. Collectible animals have two categories Resource Producing and Resource Supporting.
Resource Producing animals will produce resources by just having them in town. These are Cows, Chickens, Turtle Ducks, etc, etc.
Resource Supporting will help Buildings that produce resources. For example, Pigs help Herbalists find Truffles,
All collectible animals can become Pets! A resource animal can be “Bonded” with a villager and will follow them around town. They won’t be used to collect resources anymore but will boost that villager’s overall Wellness.
Animal Life
Animals will have an overall Wellness associated with the maintenance of the Barn. If you don’t have enough skilled workers there for the number of Animals that you have, then their wellness will take a hit.
Miserable😟- Shorter lifespan -75% Resource Support/Production Efficiency
Stressed😢-Shorter lifespan -25% Resource Support/Production Efficiency
Content😐- No Negative or Minus
Happy😃- Longer lifespan +20% Resource Efficiency
Animals will have a unique lifespan, but on average, they will live One-week(real world). Once an animal passes away, it will poof, and its spirit will go into the town’s spirit tree. Animals will not reproduce, meaning the players will have to collect every animal they need.
Rare Animals
Animals will come in different variations. A pink pig is classic and still cute, but what if you find a rare Orange pig? These animals will provide a slight boost to their "Common" counterpart. All animals have different rarities and can be traded on the community marketplace or kept and loved their whole life in your village.
Some animals only come in one variety called Legendary, but we will talk about those animals on another blog.