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'''Pack animals''' refer to animals that you can bring along on a [[caravan]] to carry extra weight. The current pack animals in the game are [[Alpaca]]s, [[Bison]], [[Donkey]]s, [[Dromedary|Dromedaries]], [[Elephant]]s, [[Horse]]s, [[Muffalo]], and [[Yak]]s. Below you will see a table that will help you decide what will be the most appropriate pack animal for you.
 
'''Pack animals''' refer to animals that you can bring along on a [[caravan]] to carry extra weight. The current pack animals in the game are [[Alpaca]]s, [[Bison]], [[Donkey]]s, [[Dromedary|Dromedaries]], [[Elephant]]s, [[Horse]]s, [[Muffalo]], and [[Yak]]s. Below you will see a table that will help you decide what will be the most appropriate pack animal for you.
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! Animal !! Carry Capacity (kg) !! Health Scale !! Melee DPS !! Hunger Rate !! Carry Capacity <br>/ Hunger rate !! Mass{{ref label|Mass|1}} (kg) !! Carry Capacity <br>/ Mass !! Wildness || Riding Speed || Move Speed
 
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| [[Alpaca]]   
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Alpaca|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Alpaca|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Alpaca|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Alpaca|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Alpaca|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Alpaca|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Bison]]   
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Bison|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Bison|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Bison|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Bison|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Bison|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Bison|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Donkey]]   
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Donkey|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Donkey|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Donkey|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Donkey|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Donkey|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Donkey|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Dromedary]]
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Dromedary|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Dromedary|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Dromedary|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Dromedary|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Dromedary|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Dromedary|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Elephant]] 
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Elephant|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Elephant|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Elephant|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Elephant|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Elephant|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Elephant|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Horse]]   
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Horse|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Horse|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Horse|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Horse|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Horse|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Horse|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Human]]   
 
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| {{Q|Human|Pack Capacity}}{{ref label|Mass|2}}
 
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| {{Q|Human|Health Scale}}    
 
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| {{Q|Human|Mob Average DPS}}{{ref label|Melee|3}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Human|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Human|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Human|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Human|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Human|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Human|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| n/a
 
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| {{Q|Human|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Human|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Muffalo]] 
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Muffalo|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Muffalo|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Muffalo|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Muffalo|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Muffalo|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Muffalo|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Thrumbo]] 
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Pack Capacity|(n/a)}}{{ref label|Mass|4}}  
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Thrumbo|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Thrumbo|Pack Capacity|0}} / ({{Q|Thrumbo|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Thrumbo|Pack Capacity|0}} / {{Q|Thrumbo|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Thrumbo|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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| [[Yak]]     
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Pack Capacity}} 
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Health Scale}}   
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Mob Average DPS}}
 
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| {{#expr: {{Q|Yak|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Yak|Pack Capacity}} / ({{Q|Yak|Base Hunger Rate}} * 1.6) round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Mass - Adult}}
 
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    | {{#expr: {{Q|Yak|Pack Capacity}} / {{Q|Yak|Mass - Adult}} round 2}}
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Wildness}}
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Riding Speed|-}}
 
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| {{Q|Yak|Move Speed Base|-}}
 
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:{{note|Mass|1}} While no one is going to carry a pack animal on their back, [[transport pod]]s and [[shuttle]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} do have weight limits of 150 and 1000 kg respectively. Thus animal mass must be taken into account when planning caravans that involve them for one or more leg of the journey.
 
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:{{note|Mass|2}} Before [[equipment]] weight.
 
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:{{note|Melee|3}} This value represents the melee damage of a healthy [[human]]'s natural melee attacks. See [[Weapons]] for other {{DPS}} options.
 
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:{{note|Mass|4}} [[Thrumbo]]s will refuse to carry packs, making them not ''technically'' a "pack animal", but they can be ridden, providing a speed factor of {{Q|Thrumbo|Riding Speed}} to their rider in a caravan on the world map.
 
  
 
== Analysis ==
 
== Analysis ==
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The more weight you add to the caravan, the slower it'll move. A caravan at maximum weight capacity moves at half the speed of an unladen one. Adding carrying capacity thus makes a caravan move faster.
 
The more weight you add to the caravan, the slower it'll move. A caravan at maximum weight capacity moves at half the speed of an unladen one. Adding carrying capacity thus makes a caravan move faster.
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== Comparison table ==
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Note [[Mechanoid creation|friendly mechanoids]] can also be used to caravan and thus are included for comparison's sake. [[Thrumbo]]s will refuse to carry packs, making them not ''technically'' a "pack animal", but they can be ridden, providing a speed factor of {{Q|Thrumbo|Riding Speed}} to their rider in a caravan on the world map. They are therefore included for the same reason.
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! style="vertical-align: top;" colspan="2" |'''Animal'''
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! style="vertical-align: top;"| Type
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Carry Capacity
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Health Scale
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Melee DPS
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Hunger Rate
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Carry Capacity <br>/ Hunger rate
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Mass{{ref label|Mass|1}}<br>(kg)
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Carry Capacity <br>/ Mass
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Wildness
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Riding<br>Speed
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! style="vertical-align: top;" data-sort-type="number"| Move<br>Speed
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{{#ask: [[Pack Capacity::+]] [[Resource 1::+]] OR [[Category:Pack Animal]] OR [[Name::Thrumbo]]
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| ? # - = ?Pagename
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| ?Name = ?Name
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| ?Type = ?Type
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| ?Pack Capacity = ?Pack Capacity
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| ?Health Scale = ?Health Scale
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| ?Base Hunger Rate = ?Base Hunger Rate
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| ?Mass - Adult = ?Mass - Adult
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| ?Wildness = ?Wildness
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| ?Riding Speed = ?Riding Speed
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| ?Move Speed Base = ?Move Speed Base
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| template= Animal Caravan Row
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| sort = From DLC, name
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:{{note|Mass|1}} While no one is going to carry a pack animal on their back, [[transport pod]]s and [[shuttle]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} do have weight limits of 150 and 1000 kg respectively. Thus animal mass must be taken into account when planning caravans that involve them for one or more leg of the journey.
  
 
[[Category:Animals|#Pack animal]]
 
[[Category:Animals|#Pack animal]]

Revision as of 04:20, 11 November 2022

Pack animals refer to animals that you can bring along on a caravan to carry extra weight. The current pack animals in the game are Alpacas, Bison, Donkeys, Dromedaries, Elephants, Horses, Muffalo, and Yaks. Below you will see a table that will help you decide what will be the most appropriate pack animal for you.

Analysis

Horses offer the fastest riding speed, tie for 2nd best weight capacity (at 84 kg), and only have a 0.68 hunger rate. This arguably makes them the best pack animal, and always useful to have more of until you reach maximum riding speed (1 horse / colonist).

You need to take into account the distance you're going, whether you plan to stay (or might) and for how long, and the return trip's length, and bring food accordingly for your colonists and animals. However, take note of the following:

  • All of the pack animals currently in the game are herbivorous. As a result, provided the season and terrain allow, they can sustain themselves through grazing while in a caravan. They will not be able to graze outside of the growing season however. Be careful about bringing many animals or large animals, such as Elephants, during this time.
  • Colonists will forage for berries/agave fruit/etc proportional to their Foraged Food Amount stat, with Tribal pawns recieving a 170% bonus. This food can supplement both the pawn and the pack animals food needs.
  • Depending on the scenario, the traveling colonists can set up a temporary base and produce food (and other items), the same as at your home location. Time permitting, they can even construct buildings and workbenches, etc. This is only recommended for long-term stay.

The more weight you add to the caravan, the slower it'll move. A caravan at maximum weight capacity moves at half the speed of an unladen one. Adding carrying capacity thus makes a caravan move faster.

Comparison table

Note friendly mechanoids can also be used to caravan and thus are included for comparison's sake. Thrumbos will refuse to carry packs, making them not technically a "pack animal", but they can be ridden, providing a speed factor of 1.6 to their rider in a caravan on the world map. They are therefore included for the same reason.

Animal Type Carry Capacity Health Scale Melee DPS Hunger Rate Carry Capacity
/ Hunger rate 		Mass[1]
(kg) 		Carry Capacity
/ Mass 		Wildness Riding
Speed 		Move
Speed
Alpaca Alpaca Animal 35 kg 1 0.44 79.55 - 60 kg 0.25 - 4.1 c/s
Bison Bison Animal 84 kg 1.75 0.856 98.13 - 144 kg 0.6 - 4.7 c/s
Centipede blaster Centipede blaster Mechanoid 105 kg 4.32 - - - 180 kg - - 1.9 c/s
Centipede burner Centipede burner Mechanoid 105 kg 4.32 - - - 180 kg - - 1.9 c/s
Centipede gunner Centipede gunner Mechanoid 105 kg 4.32 - - - 180 kg - - 1.9 c/s
Donkey Donkey Animal 49 kg 1.45 0.52 94.23 - 84 kg 0 1.3 5 c/s
Dromedary Dromedary Animal 73.5 kg 1.6 0.856 85.86 - 126 kg 0.25 1.3 4.3 c/s
Elephant Elephant Animal 140 kg 3.6 2.568 54.52 - 240 kg 0.75 1.3 4.8 c/s
Horse Horse Animal 84 kg 1.75 0.68 123.53 - 144 kg 0.35 1.6 5.8 c/s
Human Human Animal 35 kg 1 1.6 21.88 - 60 kg 0 - 4.6 c/s
Lancer Lancer Mechanoid 35 kg 0.72 - - - 60 kg - - 4.7 c/s
Muffalo Muffalo Animal 84 kg 1.75 0.856 98.13 - 144 kg 0.6 - 4.5 c/s
Pikeman Pikeman Mechanoid 35 kg 0.85 - - - 60 kg - - 2.5 c/s
Scyther Scyther Mechanoid 35 kg 1.32 - - - 60 kg - - 4.7 c/s
Thrumbo Thrumbo Animal - 8 2.8 - - 240 kg 0.985 1.6 5.5 c/s
Yak Yak Animal 73.5 kg 1.5 0.856 85.86 - 126 kg 0.2 - 3.2 c/s
Agrihand Agrihand Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1 - - - 42 kg - - 3.4 c/s
Centurion Centurion Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 126 kg 3 - - - 216 kg - - 1.6 c/s
Cleansweeper Cleansweeper Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 10.5 kg 1 - - - 18 kg - - 3.4 c/s
Constructoid Constructoid Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1 - - - 42 kg - - 3.4 c/s
Diabolus Diabolus Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 140 kg 4.5 - - - 240 kg - - 2.4 c/s
Fabricor Fabricor Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1 - - - 42 kg - - 3.4 c/s
Legionary Legionary Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 35 kg 0.72 - - - 60 kg - - 4.3 c/s
Lifter Lifter Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1 - - - 42 kg - - 2.8 c/s
Militor Militor Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1 - - - 42 kg - - 3.8 c/s
Paramedic Paramedic Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1 - - - 42 kg - - 3.8 c/s
Scorcher Scorcher Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 35 kg 0.7 - - - 60 kg - - 4.5 c/s
Tesseron Tesseron Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 35 kg 0.72 - - - 60 kg - - 4.7 c/s
Tunneler Tunneler Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 122.5 kg 1.5 - - - 210 kg - - 1.9 c/s
War queen War queen Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 140 kg 5.2 - - - 240 kg - - 1.6 c/s
War urchin War urchin Content added by the Biotech DLC Mechanoid 24.5 kg 1.3 - - - 42 kg - - 4.2 c/s
^1 While no one is going to carry a pack animal on their back, transport pods and shuttlesContent added by the Royalty DLC do have weight limits of 150 and 1000 kg respectively. Thus animal mass must be taken into account when planning caravans that involve them for one or more leg of the journey.
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