Troubleshooting

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"My animals won't breed"

Check these first:

1. They are tamed and adult.
2. Happiness is above threshold.
3. Breeding is toggled on for both animals.
4. They are not sleeping or in combat.
5. The breeding cooldown, including its random added time, has elapsed.
6. Nearby same-type limits are not exceeded.

"They keep getting unhappy"

Common causes:

• Food chest not in range.
• Water source too far or inaccessible.
• Overcrowded enclosure.
• Repeated damage/combat events.

"Commands don't seem to work"

Check:

1. The companion is selected on the flute you are holding. Owned animals appear in the panel automatically, but each flute has its own selection.
2. You are the owner.
3. The role is allowed by that command item config.
4. For attack commands, your target is valid.
5. The companion is not captured or in a coop. Release it from storage first.

"Server fails on startup"

• Read the first SEVERE asset validation line in server log.
• Most common causes are bad internal references, invalid JSON types, or missing dependency mods.

"I can't craft the tranquilizer rifle, darts, or potion"

Check:

1. Alec's Tamework is installed and enabled.
2. The active Tamework global config enables the tranquilizer item sets (dart rifle, darts, and potion).
3. You are using the right benches: Alchemy Bench Tier 2 for the potion, and the Animal Husbandry Workbench for the dart rifle and darts. In Animal Husbandry 4.0.0, the dart rifle and darts use Weapon Bench Tier 2 instead.
4. Your server/client has been restarted after config edits.
5. Logs do not show missing-asset validation errors.

Recipe details:

• Tranquilizer Potion
• Tranquilizer Darts
• Tranquilizer Dart Rifle

Recovery Workflow

1. Revert last config edit.
2. Confirm startup succeeds.
3. Re-apply changes incrementally.
4. Re-test with one species before scaling.

[Screenshot Placeholder: Example server error line and corrected config snippet]