by ddhoward » Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:34 am
Wow, that video was very well made, and very clear. Good work, seriously.
There is one issue I have with it though. Mouflon have small enough hit boxes to fit through the diagonal gap between signposts, contrary to what is stated at around 1:03. It is rare, and they often apparently have problems pathfinding it, but it is possible; this has happened to me on three different occasions. On all three occasions, the mouflon were NOT aggro'd; I do not know if this would make a difference.
As a result, in order to maintain 100% safety from a mouflon you are taming, it must be enclosed in a signpost fence with NO diagonal gaps. If you are attempting to utilize a boulder or tree as part of your design, you can place signposts unaligned to the grid by holding the shift key while placing it.
Even though there is no diagonal gap, the animal can still be accessed for combat/taming, in two ways. First, hearthlings are small enough to fit between two adjacent signposts if walking at just the right angle. And second, if you're lucky, the animal might be facing you at such an angle that will allow you to fight it even with a signpost between you.