Herding?

[diego1255]

So I am an admin on EUA server. And I have been asked how to herd with a herding crook? I was clueless. So I thought I would ask you guys on the forum. Anyone know how the herding crook works? Because beating animals with one didn't seem to work...

 

[Ballsguy]

You beat them with it. With a little luck you can get them to run where you want, what i know it does no damage.

I've only used it one time, don't know if there is some better way to do it.

 

[Dark_Hamlet]

The herding crook have two types of attack which you can switch by pressing the X key. The first type will make the animal move forward and an uphead attack will make him go even further; the second type will make the animal stop.

 

[diego1255]

Hmm thanks guys Im downloading PW right now (different pc) Ima try to play with that.

 

[Lai]

what i know it does no damage.

It actually does.

 

[Vornne]

what i know it does no damage.

It actually does.

Only if your character has no herding skill.

There are multiple places where you can find out about herding, some of which are:

Certain animals can be herded then slaughtered for hides and meat, using the correct tools; the hides can be tanned into leather in tannery pools, then cut into smaller pieces if needed; the meat can be cooked to give more nutrition, or salted to preserve for stockpiling or export.
The herding crook can be used to move animals away from your character in the default mode, and with the alternate mode to stop and attach them to a nearby heard; animals will periodically go back to following the herd leader, so you should try detect which one that is and concentrate on herding it.

This thread linked from the sticky knowledge database one.
This post found by entering "herding" in the search box in the knowledge database thread.