Feature: Breeding enhancements

[elliothogg]

I wanted to suggest the following enhancements:

1. Config to allow breeding to happen when the player isn't present
2. Config to allow pets to feed from containers
3. Config to allow offspring a change to be a higher star rating than parents

[ArgusMagnus]

1. Config to allow breeding to happen when the player isn't present

That would probably be possible, but it would also open doors for a lot of bugs/possible issues, so I'm not to keen on doing this. Especially since it would be a lot easier to just speed up breeding in other ways (increase breeding frequency/pregnancy chance, decrease pregnancy/growing up duration, increase creature limit, etc.). Is that something you're interested in?

2. Config to allow pets to feed from containers

I've had that on my list for some time, but removed it because I figured it wasn't worth the effort. I'll revisit this and check what it would mean.

3. Config to allow offspring a change to be a higher star rating than parents

That has been on the back of my mind for some time, but I never came up with a way to balance this somehow. Do you have an idea in that regard or do you just want a simple level up chance for offspring (so you would inevitably end up with 2 star wolves after some time)?

[elliothogg]

it would be a lot easier to just speed up breeding in other ways (increase breeding frequency/pregnancy chance, decrease pregnancy/growing up duration, increase creature limit, etc.). Is that something you're interested in?

Would absolutely be interested in being able to configure those values :)

I've had that on my list for some time, but removed it because I figured it wasn't worth the effort. I'll revisit this and check what
it would mean.

Thank you.

Do you have an idea in that regard or do you just want a simple level up chance for offspring (so you would inevitably end up with 2 star wolves after some time)?

I think a configurable level up chance for offspring would be amazing.

[elliothogg]

I also thinking increasing the breeding/growing range (from the player) would be amazing

[elliothogg]

@ArgusMagnus Would you mind if I tried to raise these changes?

[ArgusMagnus]

Do you mean a PR? Sure, go ahead.

[jeremyhuber]

Not sure if it helps or hurts, but for 2, you can look at Azumatt's PetPantry for ideas, and 3 MaxFoxGaming Procreation_Plus. (I'm not a Windows coder at all, or I'd help). I definitely would welcome these...

[deathdisk]

I too would like to see some procreation options like percentage chance for offspring to gain a star from parents :)