Talk:Animal Taming

Behavior

Level 1 - Split up to attack multiple targets
Attack	When given the 'kill' or 'all kill' command, each L1 pet from the same owner will attack a different target within 5 tiles of the original target. If there aren't enough targets in range, they will split up existing in-range targets between them. L1 pets do not care about what L2+ pets are doing, so they may attack the same target as an L2+ pet from the same owner. Because peripheral target selection is not under the player's control, L1 pets are hard-coded not to attack their owner, other players, anyone's pets or summons, or anything that will flag the owner as criminal, even on the mainland where PvP is allowed.
Guard	L1 pets will split up and attack different targets, but only ones that are currently attacking their owner. Targeting restrictions for attacking do NOT apply for guarding. If a player or their pet attacks the owner, L1 pets will attack back. (Lyrrin double-check that this is true)

Level 2 - Ranged (magery) attack
Attack	To attack with spells, L2 targets need reagents. Players can drag/drop reagents onto the pet or open their backpack and put reagents inside. If they run out of reagents, they will say, "*Stops casting to look around for more reagents*". This message is throttled to only happen every 1 minute, to avoid spamming. While out of reagents, they will revert to melee combat. As long as they are able to cast, they will try to stay 3 tiles away from the mob they are attacking to avoid getting hit. If they run out of mana, they will revert to close-range melee attacks until they have more than X mana (Lyrrin needs to re-evaluate this in light of the new regen code)
Guard	If a mob attacks their owner, L2 pets will guard by casting spells or doing close-range melee the same way they attack. If no mobs are currently attacking the player, L2 pets will meditate.