Editing Dino Gear

'''Dino Gear''' is [[Equipment]] for your tamed [[Creatures]]. Where the player wears weapons and armour, tames wear '''saddles''' and '''bardings''' that make them faster, harder-working, and tougher in a fight. Dino gear is freely re-equippable and '''never consumed''', so a single piece can be moved between creatures as your stable changes.

== Gear slots and stats ==

Each creature has '''three''' gear slots (the trinket slot was added in v0.36.9):

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Slot !! Focus !! Stats granted
|-
| Saddle || Work & speed || Swiftness, Worker buff
|-
| Barding || Combat || Guard, Power
|-
| Trinket || Utility || Upkeep, expedition score, or veteran XP
|}

The four dino-gear stats:

* '''Swiftness''' — how quickly the creature moves and works.
* '''Worker buff''' — a saddle multiplier that boosts the bonus a creature gives when assigned as a worker (for example ×1.15 = a 15% larger worker bonus).
* '''Guard''' — the creature's defense and survivability in combat.
* '''Power''' — the creature's attack; party power also feeds into your own attack on hunts.

Saddles specialise in getting more out of your workers; bardings specialise in fighting strength. A well-kitted creature runs both a saddle and a barding.

== Saddles ==

Saddles are made by [[Crafting]] and grant swiftness and a worker buff.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Saddle !! Swiftness !! Worker Buff !! Source
|-
| {{Icon|fiber-saddle}} [[Fiber Saddle]] || +2 || ×1.05 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|hide-saddle}} [[Hide Saddle]] || +5 || ×1.10 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|grainwoven-saddle}} [[Grainwoven Saddle]] || +9 || ×1.15 || Crafting ([[Farm]] materials)
|-
| Frostpine Sled || +12 || ×1.18 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|skyleather-saddle}} [[Skyleather Saddle]] || +14 || ×1.20 || Crafting
|}

== Bardings ==

Bardings are made by [[Crafting]] and [[Smithing]] and grant guard and power.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Barding !! Guard !! Power !! Source
|-
| {{Icon|hide-barding}} [[Hide Barding]] || +3 || — || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bone-barding}} [[Bone Barding]] || +6 || +2 || Crafting
|-
| {{Icon|bronze-barding}} [[Bronze Barding]] || +9 || +3 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|iron-barding}} [[Iron Barding]] || +13 || +5 || Smithing
|-
| {{Icon|obsidian-barding}} [[Obsidian Barding]] || +18 || +8 || Smithing
|-
| Silver Barding || +15 || +6 || Smithing
|-
| Moonstone Barding || +22 || +10 || Smithing
|}

(Silver and Moonstone bardings were added in v0.36.9 to fill the gap up to the top tier.)

== Trinkets ==

The '''trinket''' slot (added v0.36.9) holds a utility piece, all made by [[Crafting]]:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Trinket !! Effect
|-
| Warm Blanket || Worker meals come 25% less often (lower upkeep)
|-
| Vale Charm || +5 expedition score while the creature marches
|-
| Drillmaster Whistle || +25% veteran XP for the creature
|}

== Exclusive gear ==

Beyond the craftable tiers, a handful of dino gear pieces drop nowhere on the crafting bench:

* '''Cache [[Relics]]''' — the Wayfarer's Saddle, Sunfeather Saddle, Stormfang Barding and Bulwark Barding, found only in Trail Caches on Expeditions. See [[Relics]].
* '''Mark Exchange''' — the Huntmaster's Saddle (+10 swiftness, worker buff ×1.30) and Trailwarden Barding (+15 guard, +10 power), bought only with Fang Marks earned from the Contract Board.

These sit above the craftable gear and are the best-in-slot creature equipment.

== See also ==

* [[Relics]] — cache-exclusive dino gear
* [[Creatures]] — the tames that wear this gear
* [[Crafting]], [[Smithing]] — how to make saddles and bardings
* [[Equipment]] — the player's own gear

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