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| herdanimal = true | | herdanimal = true | ||
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| bodysize = 1 | | bodysize = 1 | ||
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{{Pen Animal Note|Alpacas}} | {{Pen Animal Note|Alpacas}} | ||
− | Alpacas can be sheared for {{icon small|Alpaca wool}} {{P|Wool Amount}} [[alpaca wool]] ({{icon small|silver|16|{{#expr: {{Q|Alpaca wool|Market Value Base}}*{{P|Wool Amount}}}}}}) every {{P|Shearing Interval Days}} days | + | Alpacas can be sheared for {{icon small|Alpaca wool}} {{P|Wool Amount}} [[alpaca wool]] ({{icon small|silver|16|{{#expr: {{Q|Alpaca wool|Market Value Base}}*{{P|Wool Amount}}}}}}) every {{P|Shearing Interval Days}} days. |
Alpacas are also [[pack animal]]s, and will carry up to 35 kg of weight in a [[caravan]]. They cannot be ridden. | Alpacas are also [[pack animal]]s, and will carry up to 35 kg of weight in a [[caravan]]. They cannot be ridden. | ||
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* Donkeys are easier to tame, carry more weight, and can be ridden for up to 130% caravan speed. Even when you standardize for nutrition consumption, donkeys still carry more weight. | * Donkeys are easier to tame, carry more weight, and can be ridden for up to 130% caravan speed. Even when you standardize for nutrition consumption, donkeys still carry more weight. | ||
* [[Horse]]s are slightly harder to tame than alpacas, but horses are even faster (160% caravan speed) and carry even more weight. | * [[Horse]]s are slightly harder to tame than alpacas, but horses are even faster (160% caravan speed) and carry even more weight. | ||
− | Alpacas can be useful for early-game [[caravan]]s, in absence of the other options. In a tropical biome, donkeys and horses are not available. The other native pack animal there is the [[elephant]], which is much harder to tame | + | Alpacas can be useful for early-game [[caravan]]s, in absence of the other options. In a tropical biome, donkeys and horses are not available. The other native pack animal there is the [[elephant]], which is much harder to tame. |
And, unlike donkeys and horses, alpacas produce wool. | And, unlike donkeys and horses, alpacas produce wool. | ||
=== Wool === | === Wool === | ||
− | An alpaca produces the same amount of wool (at the same intervals) as a [[sheep]], but sheep consume | + | An alpaca produces the same amount of wool (at the same intervals) as a [[sheep]], but as sheep consume less nutrition, they are better for the purposes of wool. Compared to [[sheep wool]], [[alpaca wool]] offers {{Temperature|6||delta}} better insulation against both Heat and Cold, and is more valuable. If the sole purpose is to make money, then alpacas are actually better than sheep. In addition, alpaca are pack animals. |
− | Alpacas are superior to other wooly animals ([[bison]], [[muffalo]], and [[megasloth]]s) in terms of wool per nutrition consumed. Bison and muffalo would be better for wool per ''colonist work'', though the amount of work to harvest wool isn't terribly large in practice | + | Alpacas are superior to other wooly animals ([[bison]], [[muffalo]], and [[megasloth]]s) in terms of wool per nutrition consumed. Bison and muffalo would be better for wool per ''colonist work'', though the amount of work to harvest wool isn't terribly large in practice. |
== Training == | == Training == |