Important Stretch Goal Thoughts -- Pets?

That kind of pet will be in regardles of this strechgoal, unless you are refering to this as part of the starter pet this strechgoal is about.

 

But a pet that can be used as additional backpag should not be available on start-up... You have to do something first to get it

 

I like the idea of pets... BUT! I'd like to have them do something useful too!
For instance, a doggy could bark if you're near bones. A sponge thingy could jump if you're near lava. Perhaps a mini horsy could even provide some extra inventory space. As long as they're doing something useful, I'm fine with it.
If not, I'd love some more features that expand the game in not just a cosmetic way.

 

I don't think you understood my recommendations very much. The pet wouldn't act as some sort of radar device or anything. It would simply provide little animations to forewarn the player of nearby things... goodies, threats, whatever... that they might have glossed over or stumbled blindly into otherwise during their travel. If you take Terraria as an example, the pet could start growling when a zombie or something is a screen or two in the distance, so you know you should be prepared. Or it would start scratching at the ground at an otherwise-hidden cache of materials as you walk in a specific area. It's just a simple animation to make the pet somewhat useful.

And while we could debate the capabilities of characters in the setting, it's pretty trivial. I mean we are talking about humans that have the means to break the laws of physics as we know them today, but have not achieved any real degree of trans- or posthumanity. A smart futuristic character in a realistic future would be scouting, constructing and battling on a planet surface using drones and advanced AI, not teleporting to the surface and doing everything themselves. This is less real sci-fi and more 2d sandbox Star Trek with awesome. Gameplay matters more than technological realism.

 

as to why i am against getting a pet right from the start as per this strechgoal

 

It's been said that there will always be a team in place to provide updates, for as long as people are playing the game. Google found this...

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1ccf2l/we_are_chucklefish_games_developers_of_indie_game/

 

Still all that can be achieved with the imprssive sensor array of interplanetarry space ship. Although i do agree with your point that the pet should be able to do something rather than just follow you around or act as an extended backpack. So i do agree with your suggestions

edit: but you shouldnt start out with the pet without doing anythign to actually get it

 

yep thats my oppinion too

 

A special $1 million stretch mark mount.
That would be...LEGENDARY!

 

If pets were added, then I'd probably use them. If not, then I'm not going to be upset.

There are many other things I'd rather have, but to be honest I'm not sure if they are planned on being implemented anyway...

I hoped that there would be at least two stretch goal ideas to vote for like last time.

 

Pets are added, and possibly trainable creatures, the strechgoal is about getting a pet right from the start.

 

i voted nay maybe there is something better :>

 

I personally would be fine if you guys just did a lets play of the game for reaching the next goal

 

In my opinion, if the system can be worked to link with the beast taming and be fleshed out enough, this could be a great thing indeed. Otherwise I'm not so sure.

 

If pets are already added then why do they need to be a stretch goal? I thought these kind of pets were just small companions that follow you and have nothing to do with combat whatsoever.

 

So many pages, is anyone still reading this back here?
Anyway, pets, yes, proceed.
I think non-combat-pets in addition to combat-pets would be ok, as long as they are completely optional
a.k.a. you don't have to take a starter pet, you can leave it on the ship when you go on missions or release it into the wild and never see it again etc.

Also I need to support one other idea that was mentioned in this thread: Mounts! You remember the big pets that we wanna tame and train to slaughter each other?
We want to ride them into battle!

 

I love the idea of it. I think it would be even cooler if the pets like... evolved later on? And maybe became combat pets, or pets that help you do other things, like dig, build, gather, pick up items, etc etc.

 

The stretchgoal is about starter pets youll have them from beginning on an the cant fight. So they just look good not more...

 

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Do you like the idea of starting out with an adorable non-combat companion? Do you hate it? What do you think we should do instead?

 

To answer your question i dont know, but its in the 1st post states the following:

Somewhere else on the forum its states about pets in general, trainable monsters and what not, but its something different than this strechgoal, because this strechgoal is about what mollygos said