Befriending Wolves is a type of Optional Encounter during Exploration.
Encounter[]
There are currently two Encounters which can allow the player to enter the Befriending minigame.
| You briefly stop to smell the air, two diverging scents reaching your nose. Interesting.¹ | ||
| Follow the Sweet Scent | You follow the sweet scent and it seems to lead you to a strange wolf... | Option to befriend a new wolf² |
| Follow the Bitter Scent | Hmm, what could this be? You follow the scent for a while before arriving at the source. | Gain a cave building item (1) or Bone (1) |
| Follow the Delicious Scent | You follow the trail of the delicious scent. It smells so good, you're excited as it gets stronger and stronger... And finally leads you to a small, scavenged carcass! It smells pretty fresh still, and you quickly finish off the rest. | Gain 5 to 10% hunger |
| Follow the Rancid Scent | You're not quite sure what led you down this route until your spot a large creature up ahead. Ew.. it's on the turn, but maybe it could be useful for your.. least favourite pack members. | Gain Meat Chunk (1) |
| Follow the Stinky Scent | You race off after the stinky scent. Man, this is going to be such a good find! You keep chasing it, sniffing deeply.. Until it leads you to a pile of poop - probably fox poop. Oh. Guess you may as well roll in it now you're here! As you're rolling in the stinky poop, something prickles against your back. | Gain 1 to 2 SC |
¹ Only two of these options will appear at any given time
² Option will only appear if you have an empty territory slot
| A figure appears up ahead of you, you raise your nose and sniff.. another wolf! | ||
| Attack (Level (...)) | Initiates battle | |
| Befriend | Option to befriend a new wolf² | |
² Option will only appear if you have an empty territory slot
Befriending[]
Befriending Minigame
Upon meeting a wolf, there is no way to tell what kind of Disposition it has.¹ There are four options to choose from, and you have three shots at befriending the wolf. After choosing your first interaction, the wolf will react accordingly, and with it reveal their Disposition.
This wolf's disposition is unknown until you make the first move.
Romantic disposition
Friendly disposition- Aggressive disposition
- Stoic disposition
After you know the wolf's disposition, you can choose which actions to take to befriend a wolf. Each action affects the wolf in a negative or positive way depending on their disposition.
¹ Your Lead Wolf can learn the Talent "Body Language", which will let you know every wolf's disposition right away in befriending.
The results for each action, per disposition, are as follows:
| Aggressive | Friendly | Romantic | Stoic | |
| Bare Teeth | +5 to +6 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -4 | +2 to +4 |
| Bark | +4 to +6 | -3 to -4 | -2 to -3 | +2 to +4 |
| Bristle Fur | +3 to +4 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -4 | +4 to +6 |
| Groom | -2 to -3 | +4 to +5 | +2 to +4 | -2 to -4 |
| Growl | +4 to +6 | -2 to -3 | -2 to -4 | +2 to +4 |
| Huff | +2 to +3 | -3 to -4 | -2 to -4 | +4 to +5 |
| Lick Mouth | -2 to -4 | +2 to +4 | +4 to +6 | -3 to -4 |
| Nuzzle | -2 to -4 | +2 to +3 | +4 to +6 | -2 to -4 |
| Play Bow | -2 to -4 | +4 to +6 | +2 to +4 | -2 to -4 |
| Raise Tail | +2 to +4 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -4 | +3 to +6 |
| Relax Tail | -2 to -4 | +2 to +4 | +4 | -2 to -4 |
| Sing | -2 to -4 | +2 to +4 | +4 to +6 | -2 to -4 |
| Sniff | +2 to +3 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -4 | +4 to +6 |
| Sniff Glands | -2 to -4 | +2 to +3 | +4 to +6 | -2 to -6 |
| Snarl | +4 to +6 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -3 | +2 to +4 |
| Stare Down | +4 to +6 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -3 | +2 to +3 |
| Touch Nose | -2 to -4 | +2 to +4 | +4 to +6 | -2 to -5 |
| Wag Tail | +2 to +4 | -2 to -4 | -2 to -4 | +3 to +6 |
| Whine | -2 to -4 | +3 to +6 | +2 to +4 | -2 to -4 |
| Zoomies | -3 to -4 | +4 to +6 | +3 | -2 to -4 |
Chased Wolves []
At level 10, players may run into wolves with a Pink Shooting Star that indicates Chased Wolves, or Chased NBWs.
Chased Wolves are wolves that previously belonged to another player's pack, but were Chased out. They keep their looks, but their age¹, stats, and heritage are reset. A wolf can be found in explore 4-48 hours after being chased.
¹ If a wolf is chased at 5 years and gets found, they will be the same age that they were when they got Chased. Any wolf older than 5 years will have it's age 'rerolled' if found, so it could be anywhere from 1 to 5 years old after that reroll. The maximum age for all NBWs is 5 years upon finding.
Special Befriendable Wolves []
At level 15, players may run into wolves with Rarity Stars that indicate unique features, called Special NBW Bases, Markings, and Eye Colors. These rarity stars are as follows:
- (1 unique trait)
- (2 unique traits)
- (3 unique traits)
- (4 unique traits)
- (5 unique traits)
Bases
Sky
Cool Light II
Diorite
Cool Medium II
Nocturne
Cool Dark II
Feldspar
Muted Light II
Tuff
Muted Medium II
Ebony
Muted Dark II
Yellow
Warm Light II
Rust
Warm Medium II
Dravite
Warm Dark II
Nepheline
Monochrome Light II
Sterling
Monochrome Medium II
Biotite
Monochrome Dark II
