My Ideas for Pets

[Seth_88w88]

Was going to update my notes on new biomes and possible world gen changes, but hey why not do this first? I have a lot of time on my hands I can do both. xp

I love the idea of pets, but no one really seems to use them and the customization in terms of what can you can pick is sort of limited with only 6 choices, and they don't really have a use unless you count the cosmetics and whining for food.
~Tweaks:
Pets no longer *need* to be fed, but they can still be pet and fed when wanted.
You can give your pets nicknames, and once you get a prefix it sticks unless you make an item (At the pet rock, costing maybe Gold Nuggets.) that removes the prefix, thus being able to get a different one.

~Old Pets Recipe Changes:
Kittykit: 1 Cat Tail, 1 Fishsticks.
Vargling: 2 Hound Teeth, 1 Monster Lasagna.
Ewelet: 2 Steel Wool, 1 Pierogi.
Giblet: 1 Bush Hat, 1 Trail Mix.
Broodling: 1 Chilled Larvae, 1 Spicy Chili.
Glomglom: 2 Glommer Goop, 1 Taffy.

~New Pets:
Rocky: 3 Rocks, 2 Nightmare Fuel.
Spider: 4 Monster Meat, 2 Spider Glands.
Fox: 3 Wood, 1 Ice Cream.
Lil Beefalo: 4 Beefalo Wool, 1 Meatball.
Frog: 8 Ice, 1 Froggle Bunwich.
Floating Fish: 1 Fish, 1 Whirly Fan.
Mandrake: 1 Mandrake, -35 HP.
Snake: 3 Snake Skin and 1 Kabob.
Scorpion: 3 Gold Nuggets and 1 Flower Salad.
Birchnutter: 4 Birchnuts, 1 Trail Mix.

 

~Character Specific Pets (Had the idea that everyone could have their own unique pets... this could DEFINITELY use more work hah, some of the ideas are pretty bad.)
Wilson: Walking Alchemy Engine.
2 Cut Stone, 1 Electrical Doodad.
Willow: Lil Bernie.
2 Beefalo Wool, 1 Beard Hair.
Wolfgang: Piglet.
2 Meat, 1 Pig Skin.
Wendy: Lil Ghost.
2Nightmare Fuel, 1 Petal.
WX-78: Lil Rook.
2 Cut Stone, 1 Gear.
Wickerbottom: Floating Book.
2 Papyrus, 1 Feather Pencil.
Woodie: Tiny Treeguard.
2 Living Logs, 1 Pinecone.
Wes: Balloon.
2 Nightmare Fuel, 1 Mosquito Sack.
Maxwell: Mini Skitts.
2 Nightmare Fuel, 1 Purple Gem.
Wigfrid: Koalinphant.
2 Meat, 1 Koalephant Trunk.
Webber: Warrior Spider.
4 Monster Meat, 2 Spider Glands.
Winona: Walking Stage Hand.
2 Beefalo Wool, 1 Board.
~Prefixes:
Scrappy: Gives +2 damage.
Crafty: Gives -.2 seconds off crafting.
Playful: Gives +2 sanity when pet.
Pudgy: Gives +5 hunger.
Fiery: Gives very small insulation.
Crazy: 3 more sanity taken or less given.
Earthy: Gives a 35% chance for a second item when picking plants.
Defensive: +2% defense.
Hunting: Hunts have a slightly higher spawn chance.
Chef: Crock pot recipes have increased freshness when cooked by the player with this pet.
Messy: Sometimes drop a grass, twig, flint, or seeds.
Worker: You work -8% of a second faster, chopping trees, mining, etc. See below the comparison.
Rocky: Rocky.
None: Don't want your pet to get a prefix? Just feed it an item made with 1 cut grass and 1 twig at the pet rock.
Chops:
Normal: 0.44 seconds a chop.
Woodie: 0.31 seconds a chop.
0.13 second difference.
Normal: 73.33% of a second.
Woodie: 51.67% of a second.
With pet:
Normal: 65.33%
Woodie: 43.67%

 

I realize after editing how many recipes and a few prefixes had to do with some ideas for the mod like dirt, clay, sand, mud pies, a bug prefix, etc. xp May post an unedited version when my other ideas are able to be seen for more context. Anyways, if you have read this far thank you for your time! Feel free to share your ideas and changes.

[Swanky Psammead]

I like the idea of very very minor buffs like +2 damage granted by pets. That wouldn't be noticeable on most mobs but it'd shave a few hits off of some bosses; gives a non-cosmetic reason to want them without necessarily making them ubiquitous. (I'd tentatively suggest this +2 damage be unaffected by damage multipliers--Wendy and Wes get the full +2 rather than +1.5, Wolfgang and Wigfrid get only +2 rather than +2.5 and +4)

Right now the main use I have for pets is to feed them Lesser Glow Berries when I'm playing as Wigfrid and can't eat them myself. Gives a slightly bigger arena of light for kiting in the Caves/Ruins, goes nicely with a dropped lantern and Fugu Hutch.