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Piggie Capture Changed?

I've just tried to capture piggies in 4 different streets in four different zones, and in each case, it failed, with a -30 mood hit, and the piggies had a word bubble that said something like: "No man, I don't want to settle down." A bait was removed from inventory in each incident. 

Is this a new thing?  Am I forgetting some crucial step?  Do piggies just not love me anymore?  ;)

Posted 11 months ago by MissInformation Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Ha! Got turned down by piggies now, aren't we! XDD
    That is not unusual though...you did pet & feed them prior to the bait, I suppose?
    (Very handy that we can now use the youth potions instead of just one single capture per street)
    Posted 11 months ago by Maruchan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • It happens from time to time for me too, I seem to have better luck if I feed and pet first. I remember it being that way  since beta 1.0
    Posted 11 months ago by tiptronic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Definitely feed and pet them, and make sure you have a reasonable amount of energy.
    Posted 11 months ago by Tsu Dho Nimh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Petted and fed them.  It just seemed weird to have it happen four times in a row.  Ah well, random numbers will be random. :) 
    Posted 11 months ago by MissInformation Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I had a similar problem - several "refusals" in a row... then dropped a bag at home to open a backpack slot and succeeded immediately. 
    The piggies wouldn't go into a bag slot - insisted on the backpack!  :)  
    I don't remember if it's always been that way - I hadn't captured piggies in a while.
    Posted 11 months ago by LynnieR Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh, LynnieR, that may be my problem!  Thanks!  
    Posted 11 months ago by MissInformation Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yep, that was it. You need to have a clear inventory spot open, I just tested it. They won't drop into a bag automatically, although you can put them in a bag. But to pig-nap them in the first place, you need an open slot.  LynnieR, you're my hero!
    Posted 11 months ago by MissInformation Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They want what now?!

    That's it, I'm ditching the pig baits and mixing up a batch of youth potions. Them piggies will not be so uppity when they're back to being piglets.
    Posted 11 months ago by Mal'akh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Glad to help!  I was pretty frustrated by the time I thought to try the open backpack slot. Persnickety Piggies!!!  :)  
    Posted 11 months ago by LynnieR Subscriber! | Permalink
  • stupid double post
    Posted 11 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ok, it should not be like that. Pigs should go in a bag, not a backpack only slot. Please file a bug report from in game when it happens so they can trace this bug.
    Posted 11 months ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I second the bug report, that is likely an unintentional side-effect of some other change.
    Posted 11 months ago by XD Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Question. Why do people capture piggies? I haven't seen a badge or achievement for it and people still talk about it? Just curious, wanted to make sure I wasn't missing out on fun. Thanks!
    Posted 11 months ago by Tricia McMillan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tricia -
    1 - To move the piggy to their house or housing area as a private source of meat
    2 - To move the piggy from a place where it cannot produce meat to one where it can. Piggies must be able to walk to a tree - and piggys can't jump - or they stop giving meat and die unless you feed them.

    3 - To put the piggy at the top of a tree.
    Posted 11 months ago by Tsu Dho Nimh Subscriber! | Permalink
  • cos it's easier and cheaper than making your own ? 
    Posted 11 months ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Tricia McMillan wrote: Question. Why do people capture piggies? I haven't seen a badge or achievement for i

    http://www.glitch-strategy.com/wiki/Hogtie_Some_Hoggies

    Hogtie Some Hoggies is the quest you receive when you finish learning the Herdkeeping skill
    Capture three wily Piggies (NB: Your garden's not very wild, Sly...). Want a tip? Nothing tempts piggies like Pig Bait.
    Posted 11 months ago by IrenicRhonda Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ah! Got it! Thanks!
    Posted 11 months ago by Tricia McMillan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • During beta, my piggy capture spree's went like this:

    <Notice a piggy on a road I've not been on yet. Notice my cooldown is gone.>

    <Look to the left, look to the right, all clear!>

    <Hogtie piggy and stuff it into an offering shrine on the same street. Woohoo, free favor!>

    <Walk away whistling innocently, and wink at the other pig who witnessed the fiasco. I'll see him again in 30 days.>

    I used to always have one on auction too, was a good income as a new player. Of course, all that's been changed now, and with reason as it seemed like the pigs were becoming an endangered species after launch.
    Posted 11 months ago by XD Subscriber! | Permalink