Animal Breeding in Once Human: The Ultimate Guide

Key Takeaways

1. Animal Breeding Essentials: Learn how to capture, tame, and breed animals, ensuring a sustainable resource flow for crafting and trading.
2. Unlock Advanced Features: Utilize memetics like Animal Capture and Breeding Animals to build facilities like the Youngling Hut and manage your ranch effectively.
3. Optimize Your Ranch: Manage animal grades, preferences, and conditions to produce top-tier traits and rare animal patterns.

In the thrilling world of Once Human, players can harness the art of animal breeding to build a self-sustaining ranch. From taming wild creatures to ensuring optimal conditions for breeding, this guide walks you through everything you need to know. Let’s dive into the strategies that will transform your ranch into a resource powerhouse.

How to Breed Animals in Once Human

The Basics of Animal Breeding

Breeding animals in Once Human isn’t just about multiplying your livestock it’s a pathway to rare traits, resources, and aesthetic upgrades. To start breeding, certain prerequisites must be met:

1. High Tameness Level: Animals must be sufficiently tamed through consistent care and feeding.
2. Mature Animals: Younglings are ineligible for breeding.
3. Vacant Youngling Hut Facility: Ensure there’s space for new offspring.

When these criteria are met, breeding between a male and female of the same species can commence. Animals consume Breed Points during this process, and although breeding doesn’t guarantee offspring every time, higher-grade animals (A or S) increase the odds of desirable traits and rare patterns.

How to Catch Animals for Your Ranch

Essential Tools for Animal Capture

Before taming or breeding, you need to capture wild animals. Here’s how to do it effectively:

1. Craft Tranquilizers: These are made at a Supplies Workbench after unlocking the Animal Capture memetic in the Logistics tab. Equip these in your hotbar for quick access.
2. Lower HP Without Killing: Use weaker weapons to reduce the animal’s health below a specific threshold (indicated on its HP bar). Be careful not to kill the animal.
3. Use Tranquilizer Needles: Aim and throw the tranquilizer like a projectile. Since it takes time to travel, either get closer or wait for the animal to pause for an accurate shot.

Once subdued, add the animal to your backpack by pressing F.

How to Tame Animals in Once Human

Building the Perfect Enclosure

Taming begins with setting up a suitable habitat. Follow these steps:

1. Construct an Enclosure: Use Foundations and Parapets to build a secure pen. This keeps animals safe and contained.
2. Add an Animal Trough: Unlock the blueprint through the Animal Taming memetic in Logistics. The trough provides food and water to maintain animal hydration and energy.

Raising Tameness Levels

All animals have a Tameness value starting at zero. Increase this by:

• Feeding animals their favourite foods via the Animal Trough. Each species has specific preferences, so plan accordingly.
• Keeping their energy and hydration levels high by regularly refilling the trough with food and water.

Tip: Avoid mixing aggressive species like wolves or bears with docile ones. Aggressors may attack other animals or trigger your defensive structures, leading to chaos.

All Tameable Animals in Once Human

Complete List of Tameable Creatures

The game features a mix of docile and aggressive animals that can be captured, tamed, and bred. Here’s the current roster:

• Docile Animals:
  • Ram
  • Rabbit
  • Deer
  • Flamingo
  • Capybara
• Aggressive Animals:
  • Wolf
  • Bear
  • Boar
  • Leopard

Patch 1.2 Update: This update introduced new tameable species like Capybaras, Flamingos, and Leopards, as well as rare animal patterns for breeding enthusiasts.

Advanced Breeding Strategies

Unlocking the Youngling Hut

The Youngling Hut is crucial for breeding. Unlock it by activating the Breeding Animals memetic once your server reaches the appropriate phase. This facility provides a dedicated space for new offspring.

Breeding Optimization

To maximize your breeding success:

• Ensure both animals have high tameness levels and are well-fed.
• Prioritize high-grade animals (Grade A or S) for superior offspring traits.
• Regularly monitor the Remaining Breeding Chances and enable the “Allow Breeding” option for selected pairs.

Rare Patterns and Traits

Breeding doesn’t just grow your ranch it opens the door to unique animal appearances and traits. Rare patterns, introduced in Patch 1.2, add a layer of excitement to the process.

Pro Tips for Ranch Management

1. Separate Aggressive Species: Keep wolves, bears, and other aggressors in isolated enclosures to avoid conflicts and structural damage.
2. Strategic Feeding: Use favourite foods to quickly raise tameness and prepare animals for breeding.
3. Monitor Defensive Systems: Deactivate turrets and other defenses when handling aggressive species to prevent accidental attacks.

FAQ Section

Q1: What happens if I can’t unlock the Youngling Hut?

The Youngling Hut becomes available once your server progresses to the required phase. Until then, focus on taming animals and maintaining high tameness levels to prepare for breeding.

Q2: Can I breed different species together?

No, breeding requires a male and female of the same species. Cross-species breeding isn’t supported in Once Human.

Q3: How do I get rare animal patterns?

Rare patterns are a chance-based outcome during breeding. Higher-grade animals and consistent care improve your odds of producing offspring with unique appearances.

Q4: Do aggressive animals require special care?

Yes, aggressive animals need separate enclosures and careful management of defensive systems. Deactivate turrets and avoid direct exposure until they’re fully tamed.

Q5: Can animals die if I don’t feed them?

Yes, neglecting hydration and energy levels can harm or kill your animals. Always keep the Animal Trough stocked with food and water.