Rare chance at random pregnancy of animals in pens.

[nicedreams 1,035]

When a bunch of animals (horses, sheep, etc) are in a large pen together, there should be a very rare chance that a male would mate with a random female in the pen.  Would only work if more than maybe 5 animals with at least 1 male in a pen.  This way dedicated breeders in small pens won't be affected, but then let nature do it's thing if there's a small group/herd.

 

Would hope rare chance would not make a pen over crowded, but you never know so should be a limit in case too many creatures are in a pen then animals won't try to mate from "Too nervous to get it on" or something like that.  Have there be a rare chance check once a day.  Use the same system for "food bowls", but would be for a male to find a mate inside a pen if gets the rare chance to mate.  This would be something that is very rare and wouldn't make sense to plan a pen just to get random breeding.

 

Edited March 13, 2022 by nicedreams

[Archaed 2,280]

This is a thing already actually! 

[nicedreams 1,035]

5 hours ago, Archaed said:

This is a thing already actually! 

 

Really?  To what extent?

[TheTrickster 2,284]

If it isn't already happening it should. 

 

 

[Archaed 2,280]

If a male and female of the same creature are on the same tile, random chance they breed. Don't know how often that random chance is, but it happens 

[Aeris 3,751]

This thread gives me flashbacks to one of the biggest lagfests in Wurm's history, so for the love of Fo: Don't increase the frequency of this.