Raising livestock in *Fields of Mistria* can be a lucrative venture, yet the daily petting requirement can become tedious. One solution to this issue is installing an auto-petter on your farm, although the base game does not include such a feature. To bypass this daily chore, you'll need to turn to modding.
Fields of Mistria Auto-Petter Guide
Unfortunately, *Fields of Mistria* does not offer an auto-petter in its vanilla version, requiring daily interaction with your livestock. However, you can overcome this by using mods. The recommended solution is the Animal Friends mod by annanomoly, available on Nexus Mods. This mod not only introduces an auto-petter but also an auto-feeder for your animals. To utilize this mod, you'll need the Mods of Mistria Installer, which is essential for activating the mod.
To install the Animal Friends mod, follow these steps:
- Create a new folder named 'Mods' in your *Fields of Mistria* directory.
- Download the AnimalFriends.zip file and place it inside the Mods folder.
- Extract the contents of the zip file within the Mods folder.
- Delete or move the original zip file to a different location.
- Launch the Mods of Mistria Installer to complete the installation process.
The Animal Friends mod comes with several customizable features, including an auto-petter, auto-feeder, a friendship multiplier, and a feature to prevent friendship loss. The friendship multiplier boosts the affection (hearts) your animals gain, while the prevent friendship loss option ensures that the affection levels do not decrease.
To tweak these settings, locate the AnimalFriends.json file in the extracted mod folder. This file is a simple text document where you can activate features by changing "false" to "true". For example, to enable the auto-petter, you would adjust the setting to ["auto-feed": true]. To disable a feature, simply revert "true" back to "false".
The friendship multiplier requires a numerical input, ranging from 1 to 100. Setting it to the maximum will significantly speed up bonding with your animals, while setting it back to 1 will disable the feature.
Upon initial installation, the mod's default settings do not automatically activate the auto-pet and auto-feed functions. However, it does increase the heart points gained from petting by five times and automatically activates the prevent friendship loss feature.
To safely remove the mod, do not simply delete the mod folder. Instead, use the Mods of Mistria Installer to properly uninstall the mod, which helps prevent any save file corruption or errors.
That covers everything you need to know about setting up an auto-petter in *Fields of Mistria*. Always back up your save file before modding to ensure stability. *Fields of Mistria* is available to play on PC.
