Posted July 4, 2015 I propose a new type of ship - the Livestock Barge. This would allow players to load Livestock animals (horses, cows, bulls, bison, sheep, hens etc) but not tamed/controlled monster types, and transport them around the server.Would have the same control requirements of a sailing ship or possibly a large cart so as to be newby friendly, but would require not only ship building, but animal handling skill to create. Pros:- find a sheep on a small island? load it up and take it home!- this would expand the business of animal breeders, making delivery much easier.- Barges would not be able to cross server borders and can only be used on the server it was built on- would make collecting animals a viable past-time/activity- allows 'rescue' of animals locked on islands from old collapsed deeds Cons:- Barges would not be able to cross server borders and can only be used on the server it was built on (yes, this is both a pro and a con)- would be premium only to use Thoughts and constructive comments appreciated. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 4, 2015 Id be happy with anything allowing for transporting critters across waters. Though ideally I'd prefer a more ambiguous, less specialized approach. For example a cargo barge would be awesome, massive hold and medium to slow speed, especially if it can be towed. Animal wise... something involving crates, maybe even an animal bulk bin-like thing: Course there's other ways such can be handled, even having loaded animals take up player slots. Personally I believe animals should be shippable across server borders, especially bred horses. I do extensive traveling on business and unique hunts, and not being able to bring horses (among other critters) across deed borders is a real pain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 4, 2015 +1 except i think shipbuilding skill is enough for it to be created, no need for animal handling skill to participate in creating it, i assume you're refering to animal husbandry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 4, 2015 Sigh- if it would only happen +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 4, 2015 I'm not sure which way to think on this with respect to PvP. On one hand it'd be nice to drag our hell horses to places easier, on the other hand so can the enemy.I kind of like the challenge of critter logistics when visiting enemy lands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 5, 2015 I'm not sure which way to think on this with respect to PvP. On one hand it'd be nice to drag our hell horses to places easier, on the other hand so can the enemy.I kind of like the challenge of critter logistics when visiting enemy lands.I was thinking of this from a PvE perpective, as thats the realm(s) I play on..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 5, 2015 no thank you to this. I prefer that we put an animal in a animal crate and then load that onto any vehicle/ship large enough to hold it. Animals definitely need to cross server boarders also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 9, 2015 +1 for moving animals across water, though I think the "livestock crate" suggestion floated in the replies to this thread would be better, allowing any ship large enough to carry the crates to use them. Another thing that bears pointing out (yet again) is that the devs really ought to check their facts when deciding whether a particular animal can swim or not. Most of the things that can't in wurm, can in RL. For example cows and sheep can swim very well, for long distances; an ability that is utilized by farmers to move them to new grazing land to this day - back and forth from small coastal islands, and across flood plains. Won't go into that too much as there are several threads about this already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 9, 2015 Moving animals across servers will not work becuase of the animal caps on each. I have this vision of someone crossing over to say Deliverance from Xanadu with 20 horses on the ship and all of a sudden 20 horses on Deliverance just drop dead. There would need to be some serious working of codes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 10, 2015 +1 would help out with island life or places difficult to walk too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 12, 2015 Cool idea, although I wonder if it could further unbalance the already wonky spawns. Whelp, +1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) I would like to see this. I figure if Noah can transport livestock why cant we. +1 Edited July 30, 2015 by DropDeadFred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
