Unlock the Secrets: How to Easily Capture Animals in Aloft!

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Animals significantly contribute to the functioning of the game ‘Aloft‘, since they offer essential resources and aid in rejuvenating an island’s ecosystem. However, obtaining these animals might sometimes appear perplexing, as they are not always available for collection. This guide aims to clarify any uncertainty regarding acquiring animals within ‘Aloft‘, and it will support players in their battle against corruption.

In Aloft, players need to establish their own flying base, or home island, prior to capturing any animals. If you haven’t yet set up your home island, come back to this guide after finishing more initial game quests. Also, remember to craft a Field Guide by combining one Wood, one Rope, two Leaf Cloths, and one Piece of Paper at a Workbench before you start exploring for animals.

Aloft: How to Get Animals

Find a Suitable Island

The first step towards getting animals in Aloft is finding an island that fulfills two criteria:

  • It has a healthy ecosystem or the player is capable of returning it to a healthy ecosystem. Fans of games with flying cannot collect animals from islands with unhealthy ecosystems.
  • It is home to a type of animal that can be caught. In the Emerald Isles, the animals that can be caught are alpacas and sheep.

To quickly confirm if an island fulfills these criteria, players should take these actions:

  1. Land on an island.
  2. Equip and open a Field Guide.
  3. Look at the first page to confirm if it has a healthy ecosystem. If it has an unhealthy ecosystem, look at what needs to be done to rectify the issue and pursue those actions if possible.
  4. Skip to the Animal Amount page in the Field Guide to see what types of animals are present on the island, if there are any.

Find the Animal

Once they’ve chosen an appropriate island, players ought to continue searching until they locate the animal they wish to gather. It might sometimes be challenging to spot the animal, particularly if it’s a young one. However, those who pay attention will eventually find their preferred creature. Interestingly, the noises animals make can assist players in pinpointing their locations, so it’s suggested to play with the sound enabled.

Feed the Animal, Pick It Up, and Send It Home

After finding the animal, players should offer it suitable food, such as hay. To make hay, you can craft it at a Workbench using three Small Plants. For better understanding, Small Plants are acquired by cutting bushes with a Scythe, a tool that is made by combining one Wood, two Sharp Stones, and one Rope in the game’s interface called Aloft.

Once the creature has been fed, players have the option to transport it to their nearby home island, where they’ve previously established a base. Fans of indie survival games can then visit their home island and discover that the creature is wandering freely around it. Players may choose to nurture the creature, gather its resources repeatedly, or send it to another island in order to contribute to the restoration of its ecosystem’s health.

Aloft: Animals and Ecosystem Health

In this guide, we’ve touched on the role animals play in maintaining an island’s ecosystem, but for those eager indie adventure game enthusiasts seeking more details, let me clarify: Each island requires a specific number of animal inhabitants to ensure its ecosystem thrives. This necessary population is clearly stated on the initial page of your Field Guide when you first step foot on the island.

If an island fails to maintain its minimum animal count, players ought to concentrate on acquiring animals from thriving islands and transferring them to the struggling one. Keep in mind that over-harvesting animals from a healthy island can make it unhealthy if the number taken falls below its required animal population. Therefore, those aiming to keep all islands vibrant in Aloft should merely gather excess animals from populous islands.

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2025-01-16 20:58