Beefalo Domestication Suggestions

[Nanba]

Suggestion 1: It would be absolutely amazing if there was a meter or a bar showing us important information about the beefalo while in the domestication process.

Things such as:

• having a hp bar for the beefalo
• a hunger meter for the beefalo
• having a domestication meter
• a buck timer to know when he is about to buck

It would be better to have an item that shows this information rather than having it in by default but that's just my opinion.

Suggestion 2: Reduce time needed to fully domesticate

I have gone through the tedious task of domesticating a beefalo and doing runs from autumn, winter and summer. I have successfully transformed one into a rider and recently an ornery beefalo. Right now, the whole task feels too long. It's very tedious to tame a beefalo consistently for the 3 hours. My suggestion is to reduce the time needed to tame a beefalo. Perhaps lower the maximum 20 days to 13 days and brushing it needs 8 days instead of 15. The rewards that it gives is great. Everything about the evolved form is great. The only setback is the process in building the beefalo up to that level. 

Suggestion 3: Allow the use of ranged items and weapons while riding the beefalo

It makes sense visually and logically. If you are on a beefalo and holding an ice staff, you should be able to extinguish a tree that is on fire instead of having to get off and then use it. 

Suggestion 4: Allow invulnerability when being knocked off the beefalo

This is one of the most annoying things when fighting with the beefalo during the domestication process. You never know when you're going to be knocked off. The problem here is mainly the surprise factor; you should know exactly when he is about to buck you off. 

 

[Michi01]

I feel like having bars for these things wouldn't fit the game, enemies don't have bars for health either, would be nice if we would get more visual feedback about these things from the beefalo though. Also I agree that it would be nice if it would take less time to domesticate a beefalo. About the ranged weapons, darts and boomerangs actually work on beefalos, I think the ice and fire staff are an oversight.
Also since this is a thread about beefalo suggestions, would be nice if we could name our beefalos.