In survival games, there's always more than one way to achieve your goals, and *Necesse* is no exception. While the game offers diverse gameplay styles, one constant is the importance of breeding. Here's your comprehensive guide to mastering breeding in *Necesse*.
How to Tame Animals in Necesse
Before you can start playing matchmaker with your livestock, you need to know how to make them stay in your settlement. The taming process in *Necesse* is similar to *Minecraft*: you offer animals a treat, and they'll grow to love you. In *Necesse*, that treat is Wheat, which is readily available. If you've been playing for a few hours, you've likely already planted Wheat Seeds around your base. Alternatively, you can find Wheat in caves.
To tame animals, you can feed them Wheat directly or use Feeding Troughs, which is more efficient and allows you more time to focus on other aspects of your settlement, like defending against raiders. However, neglecting to refill the Troughs can lead to animals losing their taming progress due to hunger. If you manage everything correctly, all the animals in your settlement will join your cause, paving the way for breeding.
How to Breed Animals in Necesse
With a loyal animal army, the possibilities in *Necesse* are endless. Breeding is the key to expanding your animal forces. Similar to *Pokemon*, you need a male and female of the same species to produce offspring. Construct a fenced area for them, and once they are fully tamed, they should enter Love Mode. It won't be long before a baby appears in the pen, which will then grow to full size within minutes.
Be cautious not to overcrowd your pens, as this can hinder the breeding process. It's more effective to create smaller, dedicated breeding pens and transfer animals into them one at a time. Although this may seem time-consuming, especially as you progress further in *Necesse*, there's a way to automate breeding to save you the hassle.
How to Automate Breeding in Necesse
Not everyone is passionate about husbandry, and that's perfectly fine. Once you can recruit Settlers, you can hire an Animal Keeper to handle all your husbandry needs, including keeping the Feeding Troughs filled. This keeps all your animals content, including those designated for breeding. While you'll still need to ensure everything runs smoothly, the daily management of animals won't be your top priority.
And that's the complete animal husbandry breeding guide for *Necesse*.
Necesse is available now in Early Access on Steam.
