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Aside from crops, Dinosaurs are valuable assets that can make everyday chores a breeze inPaleo Pines. Each dinosaur is capable of providing their own set of skills from tilling soil, to watering plants, or solely as a means of traversal. Before your primitive pals are ready to lend you a hand, you’ll first have to earn their trust.
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Properly caring for dinosaurs boosts their happiness and allows them to eventually trust you. Luckily, the journal is an excellent resource for noting dinosaur behaviors and what they require to be happy on your farm.
How To Build A Pen
Before you go out and tame a dinosaur, first build a pen for the dinosaur to live in. All pens needa dreamstone, food, to be cleaned of debris, and to accommodate for the dinosaurs' size.Materials for building a pen and a food trough can be obtained fromMarloinPebble Plaza.
Pens also need to match with thepreferred biomeof the dinosaur; the three types of biomes areforest, valley and desert.you’re able to change a pen’s biome byplacing items that relate to the biome’s type.
You can alsodecorate a dreamstoneto better match your desired biome type.
When you place down a dreamstone and open up theupgrade menu, you cancycle through each biometo see what materials you need. However, most of the items needed to create forest and desert biomes areunavailable until the mid to late game.
Dreamstones are especially important becauseevery dinosaur on your ranch needs one; theyfunction as sleeping areas. Depending on the dinosaur’s size, you’ll need eithera large dreamstone or a small dreamstone.
Dreamstones arescattered all around the worldand are easier to obtain at night when their glow shines brightest.
Dinosaur Social Types
Before deciding where to place these dreamstones and which dinosaur will use them,consider their social type.There are three social types that dinosaurs can have:Pack, Herd, and Loner.
Pack types prefer being withtwo to threedinosaurs, Herd types can live withany numberof dinosaurs, and Loner typesprefer to be alone.If you place multiple dinosaurs in a single pen, the pen will have to belarge enough for both dinosaurs.If a dinosaur’s social requirements aren’t met, they will become unhappy.
How To Feed Your Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs need food placed in their troughs thatcaters to their specific diet.Herbivores will only eatherbivore food, carnivores only eatcarnivore food, and omnivores are fine with either. This food can be purchased fromCorlaninPebble Plaza.
Study dinosaurs with your journal to decipher whattype of food they preferand the rate ofhow much they eatin a day. Avoid mixingtwo different food typesin a trough unless the pen only contains omnivores.
In addition to the food in their troughs, dinosaurs also havea favorite treatthat boosts their happiness. These treats are divided up into five different types:Crunchy, Juicy, Earthy, Spicy, and Fragrant.Usually, a dinosaur’s favorite treat willmatch the flavor of Poppin they prefer.
How To Turn Dinosaurs Into Helpers
Helpers are valuable for theirunique skillsthat can be used to tend to your farm. After taming a dinosaur, they will start with the friend status and only turn into helpersonce their happiness is maxed out.
A dinosaur’s happiness isnot updated in real-time.Any adjustments made to their happiness levels are seen in your journalafter entering a new areaor at the beginning of a new day. Dinosaurs requireconsistent attentionto remain happy.
To raise a dinosaur’s happiness, they firstneed a penthat meets all the basic requirements.Then you can raise their happiness by petting them, taking them for walks, or giving them their favorite treat. You can also use the flute to get a dinosaur’s attention andplay their friend callto make them happier.
