Piggies!

[Gromit]

Hah, k. so, pigs are only useful for meat? chickens for eggs, sheep for wool and cows for milk. gotchya! i got 32con and 29str (15agi 10per) rekon i can start taming soon? (yes, i have some leather gear)

[DatOneGuy]

Hah, k. so, pigs are only useful for meat? chickens for eggs, sheep for wool and cows for milk. gotchya! i got 32con and 29str (15agi 10per) rekon i can start taming soon? (yes, i have some leather gear)

If you read ths: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5786

Properly box them and you should be fine...

[Gromit]

I've read it 3 times, rekon i could tame a boar thou seeing as there arnt any cattle near me? (how to box a boar in?)

[DatOneGuy]

I've read it 3 times, rekon i could tame a boar thou seeing as there arnt any cattle near me? (how to box a boar in?)

Boars don't seem to like boxes as much, but you could try it.

[Gromit]

I will try sometime tomorrow maybe, how long do you rekon it takes to tame a boar?

[DatOneGuy]

I will try sometime tomorrow maybe, how long do you rekon it takes to tame a boar?

Can depend wildly, I couldn't get a caged boar to attack me, I'm not sure they do, however an uncaged boar I was able to tame in under 20 minutes.

[Moogie]

Here's how I tamed both of my piggies.

Make sure you have a boat. Find a nice piece of straight river edge and set up an open box of unbuilt fences like this:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Riverrrrrr~
~~[Boat]~~~~~~~~~
|_ _ _ _ <-- Fences, lol.


Grab the attention of a nearby boar and go lure him into the box by standing inside it:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Riverrrrrr~
~~[Boat]~~~~~~~~~
|P _ B _ <-- P is for Playa', dawg. B is for the angry Boar rushing to knock you on your ass.


You'll probably take a hit here, but it's the only hit you'll take until the next round of taming. Now that the boar is inside the box, get in your boat (you left it by the shore, right?) but don't lose aggro. Wait for it to make a failed attempt at moving into the water to get to you (you'll see it twitch) and quickly head to shore and plug up the hole in the box before it tries moving again.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Riverrrrrr~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~[P-in-boat]
|B _ _ _ | <-- Boar is trapped.


Now comes the easy bit. Remove one of the corners of the box. It can't escape, don't worry. On the plus side, you can stand in this space to attack it, stepping back to avoid all of his attacks. He'll never hit you if you time it well.

Now do "Call Thunder" for about 24 Initiative. Step in, hit him with a Sidestep, and step out. Repeat 3 more times. Then, one "Sting Like A Bee" to reset Intensity to 0, and voila, you can use your first Quell.

To re-gain his aggro, get back in your boat and go stand inside the box next to him (get out of the boat). He'll eventually target you. When that happens just jump back into your boat and repeat the taming process, no need to unbuild any fences or do anything else.


The set-up is probably the most difficult part, but once you've got everything ready, the rest is a cinch. Just be sure you did this on your own landmass, otherwise you'll need a raft to transport your new livestock home.

[Phooka]

When I tamed mine I didn't bother with a box. I was by a lake so there is shallow water a few tiles out. I just aggroed the boar and ran into the water and waited untill it twitched and then did sidestep and all the taming stuff.

It worked really well and I only got hit twice during the whole process.