Critter Fountain

The Critter Fountain is a ranching building that provides Brackene to critters inside a Stable. When a critter has access to a Critter Fountain, it will periodically drink from it and receive the Hydrated buff for 1 cycle. Each drink consumes 5 kg of Brackene, and the building can store up to 80 kg.

Its main role is to keep ranches supplied with liquid nourishment so critters can be maintained without manual feeding. Wild critters will also use the Critter Fountain. When they do, they gain a temporary +5 Happiness bonus, but this does not affect their reproduction speed or metabolism. In practice, the building is most useful as a convenience and morale tool for densely packed critter areas, since it helps keep animals content while reducing the need for direct upkeep.

Some critters do not drink from the fountain. Pacu, Paku, Morbs, and Radiant Bees do not consume the Brackene it provides. For everything else that can use it, the fountain is a straightforward way to support a Stable and keep critter morale high.

• Requires a Stable to be useful as a ranching support structure.
• Uses Brackene as its consumed resource.
• Best suited for critter species that actually drink it, since some species ignore it entirely.
• Wild critters can use it for a happiness boost, but it does not change their breeding or metabolism.