Lydiah Moon
Community Manager
Hello Survivors, and happy new year!
We are incredibly excited to announce our second major Early Access update! The Tame and Train Update introduces a new animal taming mechanic, as well as ways to train and care for the animals you've tamed. We're also introducing a new animal, a new survivor, and various bug fixes and quality of life updates.
As development on the game continues, the Tame and Train Update brings exciting new features to the game. We are continuing to take on board your feedback and suggestions, and there are more updates to come in the future. We'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone who's provided us with feedback and suggestions on our forums, on social media, or on our Discord server! We couldn't do this without you. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts with us as we continue through the Early Access period.
Let's break down what you will find in the new update:
Animal Taming
The new "Animal Taming" research option will unlock the ability to tame animals for your survivors. Taming an animal requires food and a certain level of Farming skill. The type of food and the skill level required depends on the animal, and you can learn what they are by Observing the animals you want to tame. Some animals can't be tamed by food alone and need to be pacified before they can be tamed, while others can't be tamed at all!
After a creature has been tamed, a number of different options open up. Tamed animals can be played with, which helps improve your survivors' happiness, while others are perfect for use as livestock by breeding, fattening them up, and slaughtering them to help fill your food stores. Creatures that have a Combat skill can be trained to become stronger, and will attack hostile creatures coming near them. Tamed creatures can be a fantastic asset when under attack - Junos can serve as a fast, tank-like defender, while Shriekers can add some much needed ranged support.
Any animal you tame has needs you'll have to meet to make them comfortable and happy. They need to be fed, and have a place to rest. An Animal Feeder will be unlocked as part of the Animal Taming research, and it's a good idea to have a couple of them where you keep your animals. You wouldn't want them to start going after your crops! Certain animals will provide you with resources like manure or feathers, which can then be crafted into useful items, while insectoid creatures can dig Stone out from the ground. Their happiness has an impact on how many by-products they generate, so it's a good idea to keep them well-fed and rested. We recommend taming a wide variety of creatures to see which resources they can produce. For that personal touch, you can also rename your newly tamed animals!
As your survivors spend more time with these creatures they'll eventually start to develop bonds with them. This will improve your survivors' happiness, but be careful: their happiness will take a hit if the animal passes away.
New Animals
As part of the Tame and Train Update we're adding a new animal to the game: dogs! Three breeds of dogs will be available for your survivors to tame, and their appearance are based on the Weimaraner, Boxer, and Great Dane. Dogs can be trained to fight alongside your survivors, or played with to help your survivors relax and improve their happiness. Dogs also have a much higher chance to bond with a survivor, which will further increase survivor happiness.
And yes, your survivors can pet the dogs!
Meet Hugo Delano
Hugo Delano is a brand new survivor coming to Stranded: Alien Dawn. This former zookeeper is a lover of all animals who became a resistance fighter when war broke out on his planet to protect the creatures living there. After becoming a renowned veteran he decided to travel the stars to learn what he could about all the species of the cosmos. This animal expert will never fail at taming a creature, and will even teach farming techniques with his fellow survivors!
Keep an eye out for the full patch notes coming out on 24 January. As always, we want to thank everyone in the Stranded: Alien Dawn community for all your support, feedback, suggestions, and bug reports.
There are more details to come from the Tame and Train Update, so don't forget to join the Stranded: Alien Dawn Discord and you'll never miss any news! You can also follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, or join the discussions on Steam and the Frontier Forums. On 18 January at 4:00pm GMT, the community team will be joined by developers from Haemimont Games for a run-through of the new taming mechanic, and the rest of the new update on Twitch and YouTube. We'll see you there!
We are incredibly excited to announce our second major Early Access update! The Tame and Train Update introduces a new animal taming mechanic, as well as ways to train and care for the animals you've tamed. We're also introducing a new animal, a new survivor, and various bug fixes and quality of life updates.
As development on the game continues, the Tame and Train Update brings exciting new features to the game. We are continuing to take on board your feedback and suggestions, and there are more updates to come in the future. We'd like to give a huge thank you to everyone who's provided us with feedback and suggestions on our forums, on social media, or on our Discord server! We couldn't do this without you. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts with us as we continue through the Early Access period.
Let's break down what you will find in the new update:
Animal Taming
The new "Animal Taming" research option will unlock the ability to tame animals for your survivors. Taming an animal requires food and a certain level of Farming skill. The type of food and the skill level required depends on the animal, and you can learn what they are by Observing the animals you want to tame. Some animals can't be tamed by food alone and need to be pacified before they can be tamed, while others can't be tamed at all!
After a creature has been tamed, a number of different options open up. Tamed animals can be played with, which helps improve your survivors' happiness, while others are perfect for use as livestock by breeding, fattening them up, and slaughtering them to help fill your food stores. Creatures that have a Combat skill can be trained to become stronger, and will attack hostile creatures coming near them. Tamed creatures can be a fantastic asset when under attack - Junos can serve as a fast, tank-like defender, while Shriekers can add some much needed ranged support.
Any animal you tame has needs you'll have to meet to make them comfortable and happy. They need to be fed, and have a place to rest. An Animal Feeder will be unlocked as part of the Animal Taming research, and it's a good idea to have a couple of them where you keep your animals. You wouldn't want them to start going after your crops! Certain animals will provide you with resources like manure or feathers, which can then be crafted into useful items, while insectoid creatures can dig Stone out from the ground. Their happiness has an impact on how many by-products they generate, so it's a good idea to keep them well-fed and rested. We recommend taming a wide variety of creatures to see which resources they can produce. For that personal touch, you can also rename your newly tamed animals!
As your survivors spend more time with these creatures they'll eventually start to develop bonds with them. This will improve your survivors' happiness, but be careful: their happiness will take a hit if the animal passes away.
New Animals
As part of the Tame and Train Update we're adding a new animal to the game: dogs! Three breeds of dogs will be available for your survivors to tame, and their appearance are based on the Weimaraner, Boxer, and Great Dane. Dogs can be trained to fight alongside your survivors, or played with to help your survivors relax and improve their happiness. Dogs also have a much higher chance to bond with a survivor, which will further increase survivor happiness.
And yes, your survivors can pet the dogs!
Meet Hugo Delano
Hugo Delano is a brand new survivor coming to Stranded: Alien Dawn. This former zookeeper is a lover of all animals who became a resistance fighter when war broke out on his planet to protect the creatures living there. After becoming a renowned veteran he decided to travel the stars to learn what he could about all the species of the cosmos. This animal expert will never fail at taming a creature, and will even teach farming techniques with his fellow survivors!
Keep an eye out for the full patch notes coming out on 24 January. As always, we want to thank everyone in the Stranded: Alien Dawn community for all your support, feedback, suggestions, and bug reports.
There are more details to come from the Tame and Train Update, so don't forget to join the Stranded: Alien Dawn Discord and you'll never miss any news! You can also follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, or join the discussions on Steam and the Frontier Forums. On 18 January at 4:00pm GMT, the community team will be joined by developers from Haemimont Games for a run-through of the new taming mechanic, and the rest of the new update on Twitch and YouTube. We'll see you there!