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	A '''Companion''' is a tamed [[Creatures\|creature]] you assign to work for you. Companions are the payoff of [[Taming]]: each one grants a passive bonus to the skill it is suited to.		A '''Companion''' is a tamed [[Creatures\|creature]] you assign to work for you. Companions are the payoff of [[Taming]]: each one grants a passive bonus to the skill it is suited to.

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	== Fighting alongside you (your pack) ==		== Fighting alongside you (your pack) ==
	A creature can either '''work''' a skill or '''fight in your pack''' — not both at once (putting a worker into the pack pulls it off its job, and vice versa). Your pack unlocks at '''[[Taming]] 10''' and grows to '''5 slots'''; assign members on the Player page, where your roster is sorted into {{Icon\|glyph-paw}} Pack, {{Icon\|glyph-people}} Working, {{Icon\|glyph-moon}} Idle, and {{Icon\|expeditions}} Away.		A creature can either '''work''' a skill or '''fight in your pack''' — not both at once (putting a worker into the pack pulls it off its job, and vice versa). Your pack unlocks at '''[[Taming]] 10''' and grows to '''5 slots'''; assign members on the [[Player]] page, where your roster is sorted into {{Icon\|glyph-paw}} Pack, {{Icon\|glyph-people}} Working, {{Icon\|glyph-moon}} Idle, and {{Icon\|expeditions}} Away.

	Pack members carry their own '''{{Icon\|ui-hp}} Health''': in a fight their pool soaks part of every hit for you, and a member drained to 0 is injured (adding no strength and unable to work) until it heals — health only refills while a dino is '''resting''' (neither working nor fighting). Every fight also earns the pack '''[[Stable#Veteran levels\|veteran levels]]''', which raise these contributions over time.		Pack members carry their own '''{{Icon\|ui-hp}} Health''': in a fight their pool soaks part of every hit for you, and a member drained to 0 is injured (adding no strength and unable to work) until it heals — health only refills while a dino is '''resting''' (neither working nor fighting). Every fight also earns the pack '''[[Stable#Veteran levels\|veteran levels]]''', which raise these contributions over time.
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	* '''{{Icon\|glyph-banner}} [[Expeditions]]''' and '''{{Icon\|ui-pickaxe}} [[Delving]]''' — bonus strength on every run; dinos suited to caves add a ×1.25 edge underground.		* '''{{Icon\|glyph-banner}} [[Expeditions]]''' and '''{{Icon\|ui-pickaxe}} [[Delving]]''' — bonus strength on every run; dinos suited to caves add a ×1.25 edge underground.

	On [[Expeditions]] you can also give each pack member a '''role''' — ~~Vanguard~~, Guard, or Scout — to shape how runs resolve (see [[Expeditions#Party roles\|Party roles]]).		On [[Expeditions]] you can also give each pack member a '''role''' — Attack, Guard, or Scout — to shape how runs resolve (see [[Expeditions#Party roles\|Party roles]]).

	== Hired hands (background gathering) ==		== Hired hands (background gathering) ==

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	A '''Companion''' is a tamed [[Creatures\|creature]] you assign to work for you. Companions are the payoff of [[Taming]]: each one grants a passive bonus to the skill it is suited to.		A '''Companion''' is a tamed [[Creatures\|creature]] you assign to work for you. Companions are the payoff of [[Taming]]: each one grants a passive bonus to the skill it is suited to.

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	Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.		Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.

			== Best companion for each skill ==

			Every species buffs exactly one skill, so there's a clear "best" companion for each. '''Double''' buffs give extra output (more materials); '''speed''' buffs finish actions faster (more XP per hour). Pick double when you want the resource, speed when you're chasing levels. The "earlier pick" column is a solid stand-in you can tame long before the top choice.

			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			! Skill !! Best companion !! Buff !! Earlier pick
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			\| [[Foraging]] \|\| [[Therizinosaurus]] ([[Taming]] 86) \|\| 20% double \|\| [[Iguanodon]] (12) — 15% double
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			\| [[Logging]] \|\| [[Stegosaurus]] (46) \|\| 25% double \|\| [[Triceratops]] (40) — 20% double
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			\| [[Mining]] \|\| [[Doedicurus]] (64) \|\| 25% double \|\| [[Glyptodon]] (1) — 15% double
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			\| [[Fishing]] \|\| [[Plesiosaurus]] (71) \|\| 20% double \|\| [[Fisher Bird]] (20) — 15% double
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			\| [[Cooking]] \|\| [[Gastornis]] (35) \|\| 15% double \|\| [[Oviraptor]] (53) — 15% speed
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			\| [[Crafting]] \|\| [[Argentavis]] (84) \|\| 20% double \|\| [[Woolly Mammoth]] (78) — 15% double
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			\| [[Smithing]] \|\| [[Dunkleosteus]] (72) \|\| 15% double \|\| [[Elasmotherium]] (76) — 12% speed
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			\| [[Alchemy]] \|\| [[Ceratosaurus]] (79) \|\| 20% speed \|\| [[Dimetrodon]] (56) — 15% double
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			\| [[Hunting]] \|\| [[Tyrannosaurus]] (81) \|\| 25% double \|\| [[Allosaurus]] (52) — 20% double
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			\| [[Taming]] \|\| [[Yutyrannus]] (99) \|\| 25% speed \|\| [[Hatzegopteryx]] (85) — 20% speed
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			\| [[Expeditions]] \|\| [[Giganotosaurus]] (95) \|\| 15% double \|\| [[Sarcosuchus]] (59) — 12% speed
			\|-
			\| [[Delving]] \|\| [[Basilosaurus]] (93) \|\| 15% double \|\| [[Yi]] (48) — 15% speed
			\|-
			\| [[Farming]] \|\| [[Megatherium]] (74) \|\| 25% speed \|\| [[Diplodocus]] (38) — 18% speed
			\|}

			A saddle ([[Dino Gear]]) can raise a companion's buff further, and a companion only works while it's '''assigned''' to its skill's slot and '''fed''' — a hungry companion stops buffing until you restock its [[Diets\|food]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	* '''Which skills''' — only [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]], and [[Fishing]] can be tasked. Processing, combat, [[Farming]], and [[Delving]] cannot.		* '''Which skills''' — only [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]], and [[Fishing]] can be tasked. Processing, combat, [[Farming]], and [[Delving]] cannot.
			* '''Only what you could gather yourself''' — a dino can be tasked to gather a resource only from a [[Biomes\|biome]] or tier you have already unlocked. Locked options stay listed in the picker, greyed out with what's needed (e.g. "🔒 Harvest Sulfur — clear the Scorched Badlands"); clear that biome and the task lights up.
	* '''What you get''' — the action's '''guaranteed drops only''', at roughly a third of hands-on speed (a stronger companion buff works a little faster). Background work earns '''no XP, no rare drops, no pets or mastery''' — playing the skill yourself is always better; hired hands just keep the basket full.		* '''What you get''' — the action's '''guaranteed drops only''', at roughly a third of hands-on speed (a stronger companion buff works a little faster). Background work earns '''no XP, no rare drops, no pets or mastery''' — playing the skill yourself is always better; hired hands just keep the basket full.
	* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).		* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).

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	* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).		* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).
	* '''Upkeep''' — a hungry worker's task pauses until you restock its [[Diets\|diet]] food, and the "while you were away" summary reports what your hired hands hauled in.		* '''Upkeep''' — a hungry worker's task pauses until you restock its [[Diets\|diet]] food, and the "while you were away" summary reports what your hired hands hauled in.
			* '''Recent gathers''' — a working dino shows a 🧺 recent-gathers line on its skill page (and its latest hauls appear in the [[Stable]]'s hired-hands strip), so you can see at a glance what each worker is bringing in.

	Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.		Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.

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	Stronger companions come from deeper [[Biomes]] and from [[Breeding]] and [[Imprinting]] for improved stats.		Stronger companions come from deeper [[Biomes]] and from [[Breeding]] and [[Imprinting]] for improved stats.

			== Fighting alongside you (your pack) ==
			A creature can either '''work''' a skill or '''fight in your pack''' — not both at once (putting a worker into the pack pulls it off its job, and vice versa). Your pack unlocks at '''[[Taming]] 10''' and grows to '''5 slots'''; assign members on the Player page, where your roster is sorted into 🐾 Pack, 🛠️ Working, 💤 Idle, and 🗺️ Away.

			Pack members carry their own '''❤️ Health''': in a fight their pool soaks part of every hit for you, and a member drained to 0 is injured (adding no strength and unable to work) until it heals — health only refills while a dino is '''resting''' (neither working nor fighting). Every fight also earns the pack '''[[Stable#Veteran levels\|veteran levels]]''', which raise these contributions over time.

			'''Pack Power''' is the strip that spells out exactly how much your pack adds:
			* '''🗡️ [[Hunting]]''' — bonus attack and how much faster you bring quarry down.
			* '''🧭 [[Expeditions]]''' and '''⛏️ [[Delving]]''' — bonus strength on every run; dinos suited to caves add a ×1.25 edge underground.

			On [[Expeditions]] you can also give each pack member a '''role''' — Vanguard, Guard, or Scout — to shape how runs resolve (see [[Expeditions#Party roles\|Party roles]]).

	== Hired hands (background gathering) ==		== Hired hands (background gathering) ==

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	Stronger companions come from deeper [[Biomes]] and from [[Breeding]] and [[Imprinting]] for improved stats.		Stronger companions come from deeper [[Biomes]] and from [[Breeding]] and [[Imprinting]] for improved stats.

			== Hired hands (background gathering) ==
			From '''[[Taming]] 25''', a working companion can be given a '''task''': one gathering action it keeps running '''in the background''', even while you personally do something else — or are offline.

			* '''Which skills''' — only [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]], and [[Fishing]] can be tasked. Processing, combat, [[Farming]], and [[Delving]] cannot.
			* '''What you get''' — the action's '''guaranteed drops only''', at roughly a third of hands-on speed (a stronger companion buff works a little faster). Background work earns '''no XP, no rare drops, no pets or mastery''' — playing the skill yourself is always better; hired hands just keep the basket full.
			* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).
			* '''Upkeep''' — a hungry worker's task pauses until you restock its [[Diets\|diet]] food, and the "while you were away" summary reports what your hired hands hauled in.

			Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Creatures]] · [[Taming]] · [[Stable]] · [[Breeding]] · [[Dino Gear]]		* [[Creatures]] · [[Taming]] · [[Stable]] · [[Breeding]] · [[Dino Gear]]

			{{Nav}}

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	== Fighting alongside you (your pack) ==		== Fighting alongside you (your pack) ==
	A creature can either '''work''' a skill or '''fight in your pack''' — not both at once (putting a worker into the pack pulls it off its job, and vice versa). Your pack unlocks at '''[[Taming]] 10''' and grows to '''5 slots'''; assign members on the Player page, where your roster is sorted into 🐾 Pack, 🛠️ Working, 💤 Idle, and 🗺️ Away.		A creature can either '''work''' a skill or '''fight in your pack''' — not both at once (putting a worker into the pack pulls it off its job, and vice versa). Your pack unlocks at '''[[Taming]] 10''' and grows to '''5 slots'''; assign members on the Player page, where your roster is sorted into {{Icon\|glyph-paw}} Pack, {{Icon\|glyph-people}} Working, {{Icon\|glyph-moon}} Idle, and {{Icon\|expeditions}} Away.

	Pack members carry their own '''❤️ Health''': in a fight their pool soaks part of every hit for you, and a member drained to 0 is injured (adding no strength and unable to work) until it heals — health only refills while a dino is '''resting''' (neither working nor fighting). Every fight also earns the pack '''[[Stable#Veteran levels\|veteran levels]]''', which raise these contributions over time.		Pack members carry their own '''{{Icon\|ui-hp}} Health''': in a fight their pool soaks part of every hit for you, and a member drained to 0 is injured (adding no strength and unable to work) until it heals — health only refills while a dino is '''resting''' (neither working nor fighting). Every fight also earns the pack '''[[Stable#Veteran levels\|veteran levels]]''', which raise these contributions over time.

	'''Pack Power''' is the strip that spells out exactly how much your pack adds:		'''Pack Power''' is the strip that spells out exactly how much your pack adds:
	* '''🗡️ [[Hunting]]''' — bonus attack and how much faster you bring quarry down.		* '''{{Icon\|ui-attack}} [[Hunting]]''' — bonus attack and how much faster you bring quarry down.
	* '''🧭 [[Expeditions]]''' and '''⛏️ [[Delving]]''' — bonus strength on every run; dinos suited to caves add a ×1.25 edge underground.		* '''{{Icon\|glyph-banner}} [[Expeditions]]''' and '''{{Icon\|ui-pickaxe}} [[Delving]]''' — bonus strength on every run; dinos suited to caves add a ×1.25 edge underground.

	On [[Expeditions]] you can also give each pack member a '''role''' — Vanguard, Guard, or Scout — to shape how runs resolve (see [[Expeditions#Party roles\|Party roles]]).		On [[Expeditions]] you can also give each pack member a '''role''' — Vanguard, Guard, or Scout — to shape how runs resolve (see [[Expeditions#Party roles\|Party roles]]).
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	* '''Which skills''' — only [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]], and [[Fishing]] can be tasked. Processing, combat, [[Farming]], and [[Delving]] cannot.		* '''Which skills''' — only [[Foraging]], [[Logging]], [[Mining]], and [[Fishing]] can be tasked. Processing, combat, [[Farming]], and [[Delving]] cannot.
	* '''Only what you could gather yourself''' — a dino can be tasked to gather a resource only from a [[Biomes\|biome]] or tier you have already unlocked. Locked options stay listed in the picker, greyed out with what's needed (e.g. "🔒 Harvest Sulfur — clear the Scorched Badlands"); clear that biome and the task lights up.		* '''Only what you could gather yourself''' — a dino can be tasked to gather a resource only from a [[Biomes\|biome]] or tier you have already unlocked. Locked options stay listed in the picker, greyed out with what's needed (e.g. "{{Icon\|ui-lock}} Harvest Sulfur — clear the Scorched Badlands"); clear that biome and the task lights up.
	* '''What you get''' — the action's '''guaranteed drops only''', at roughly a third of hands-on speed (a stronger companion buff works a little faster). Background work earns '''no XP, no rare drops, no pets or mastery''' — playing the skill yourself is always better; hired hands just keep the basket full.		* '''What you get''' — the action's '''guaranteed drops only''', at roughly a third of hands-on speed (a stronger companion buff works a little faster). Background work earns '''no XP, no rare drops, no pets or mastery''' — playing the skill yourself is always better; hired hands just keep the basket full.
	* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).		* '''Task slots''' — one slot at Taming 25; the '''Foreman's Whistle''' [[Shop]] upgrade adds up to two more (three total).
	* '''Upkeep''' — a hungry worker's task pauses until you restock its [[Diets\|diet]] food, and the "while you were away" summary reports what your hired hands hauled in.		* '''Upkeep''' — a hungry worker's task pauses until you restock its [[Diets\|diet]] food, and the "while you were away" summary reports what your hired hands hauled in.
	* '''Recent gathers''' — a working dino shows a 🧺 recent-gathers line on its skill page (and its latest hauls appear in the [[Stable]]'s hired-hands strip), so you can see at a glance what each worker is bringing in.		* '''Recent gathers''' — a working dino shows a {{Icon\|glyph-crate}} recent-gathers line on its skill page (and its latest hauls appear in the [[Stable]]'s hired-hands strip), so you can see at a glance what each worker is bringing in.

	Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.		Reaching high lifetime background gathers unlocks the '''Delegator''' [[Achievements\|achievement]] track.