⚙️ Game Mechanics

Complete breakdown of all Catch And Tame gameplay systems

🏡 Pen Management

How Pens Work

Your pen is where animals generate passive income (Bucks per second). The more valuable animals you have, the higher your income rate.

Pen Capacity

  • Start with limited slots
  • Expand using Bucks
  • Each expansion increases max animals
  • Plan capacity for breeding pairs

Optimization Tips

  • Replace low-tier animals with high-tier
  • Keep breeding pairs together
  • Prioritize mutations (5-30x value)
  • Save slots for event animals

💡 Pro Tip: Don't fill your pen to max capacity. Always keep 2-3 slots open for catching rare spawns during weather events!

Infrastructure Costs

Upgrade Cost Benefit
Pen Expansion 1 $10,000 +10 Capacity
Pen Expansion 2 $100,000 +20 Capacity
Animal Post $500 Organize pen

💰 Income & Currency System

Currency Types

Bucks ($)

Primary currency earned from animals in your pen. Used for lasso upgrades, pen expansions, and purchasing items.

  • Passive generation from pen animals
  • Rate = Sum of all animal income values
  • Continues earning while offline (capped)

Steaks 🥩

Special consumable from codes and events. Feed to animals for buffs.

  • Increases breeding success chance
  • Boosts rare animal spawn rates
  • Temporary luck boost effect
  • Get from codes like "FreeSteak"

Income Calculation Formula

Total Income = Σ (Base Rate × Level Multiplier × Variant Multiplier)

  • Base Rate: Animal's innate value (e.g. Wolf = $31)
  • Level Multiplier: Increases with animal XP/Time
  • Variant Multiplier: Mutation bonus (Gold = 5x, Cosmic = 30x)

🥩 Feeding System

Animals can be fed Steaks to boost their effectiveness and breeding chances.

Feeding Benefits

  • +20% breeding success rate
  • Increased mutation chance
  • Higher rare animal spawns nearby
  • Temporary luck boost (30 minutes)

When to Feed

  • Before attempting mythical breeding
  • During weather events (rare spawns)
  • When hunting specific mutations
  • To maximize breeding pairs

⏰ Offline Earnings

✅ How It Works

  • Animals in your pen continue earning while you're offline
  • Earnings are capped at a maximum time limit
  • You must log in to collect offline earnings
  • Offline rate = Same as your active income rate

Offline Cap

Earnings typically cap at several hours of accumulation. Log in regularly to maximize income!

Optimization

Fill your pen with high-income animals before logging off to maximize offline gains.

🪢 Catching Mechanics

How to Catch Animals

  1. Equip appropriate lasso (Basic, Metal, or Storm Wrangler)
  2. Approach animal spawn location
  3. Aim and throw lasso when animal is in range
  4. Click rapidly during capture animation
  5. Detailed Catch Formula:

Success Rate = (Reel Power × Clicks Per Second) / Animal Strength

Note: Rain weather reduces Animal Strength by 25%, making catches easier.

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Success Factors

  • Lasso strength - Must match animal rarity
  • Distance - Closer = better catch rate
  • Animal movement - Lead moving targets
  • Luck buffs - Steaks increase success

Pro Catching Tips

  • Always upgrade to Metal Lasso at $100
  • Save for Storm Wrangler ($100K) for mythicals
  • Feed Steaks before weather events
  • Learn animal spawn patterns
  • Keep pen space for event catches

🧬 Breeding System

Breeding allows you to create new, often rarer animals by combining compatible species.

Breeding Process

  1. Place two compatible animals in your pen together
  2. Optionally feed them Steaks for better odds
  3. Wait for heart icon to appear above animals
  4. Click the heart icon to merge animals
  5. New animal replaces one parent (other parent removed)

⚠️ Important Notes

  • Breeding consumes both parent animals
  • Not all combinations work - check Breeding Guide
  • Success rate varies by recipe difficulty
  • Steaks significantly improve chances
  • Some mythicals require specific weather-event parents

🌦️ Weather Event System

Weather events temporarily spawn exclusive rare animals and mutations.

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Sandstorm

Spawns Griffin + Sandstorm mutations

Thunderstorm

Spawns Lightning Dragon + Shocked mutations

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Cosmic

Spawns Cosmic Griffin + Cosmic mutations

Weather Totems

Use totems (from daily rewards/shop) to manually trigger weather events on demand. Great for targeting specific mythicals!

🎯 Progression Strategy

Early Game (0-$1K)

Focus on upgrading to Metal Lasso ($100), catching Rare animals, and expanding pen capacity.

Mid Game ($1K-$100K)

Replace animals with higher tiers, learn basic breeding recipes, save for Storm Wrangler lasso.

Late Game ($100K-$1M)

Hunt Legendary/Mythical animals during weather events, master advanced breeding chains, farm mutations.

End Game ($1M+)

Complete mythical collection, stack multi-mutations, build ultimate high-income pen, collect exclusives.