COMPANIONS – ANIMAL TAMING FEATURE

Credit: Shavick

IMPORTANT

This feature is currently BETA ONLY and NOT available in the general release of Asylum.

It is planned to be available to general release in the next major update.

OVERVIEW

The Companions feature allows survivors to tame animals and use them as combat allies in 7 Days to Die.

Tamed companions will:

• Follow their owner

• Attack enemies

• Level up

• Evolve into stronger forms

They provide powerful support — but they can still go down if not managed properly.

HOW TO TAME ANIMALS

Taming is done through a knockout system.

Steps:

• Craft tranquilizer arrows

• Craft taming food

• Find an animal in the wild

• Shoot it with tranq arrows

• Watch the sedation (K.O) meter

When the meter fills:

• The animal collapses

Act quickly:

• Feed it using taming food to reach 100%

If taming is not completed:

• The animal wakes up

• It becomes aggressive

• It will attack

TAMING FOOD

• Required to complete taming

• Named "Wolf Taming Food"

• Works for ALL animals

• Shows Taming values

REVIVAL SYSTEM

• Use Companion Revival Bandages

• Revives dead companions

• Restores their stats and progression

TRACKING & CONTROL

• Owner-only tracking on map and compass

• Toggle Show / Hide Tracker per companion

• Companion markers display correctly

• Last known positions persist across restarts

COMMANDS & BEHAVIOUR

• Quick interact toggles Follow / Stay

• Passive/Aggressive merged into one toggle

• Improved combat behaviour (no wandering off mid-fight)

• Anti-stuck attack behaviour retained

HUD & UI

• Follow HUD displays:

  • Companion name

  • Live health

  • Up to 5 companions

  • Auto-hides when not needed

• Companion info shows:

  • Available skill points

  • Evolution progress

  • Requirements and completion status

EVOLUTION SYSTEM

• Companions can evolve into stronger forms

• Evolution retains:

  • Owner

  • Behaviour

  • UI data

• Evolution is reliable and no longer exploitable

SYSTEM FEATURES

• Tranquilizers show Sedation values

• Taming food shows Taming values

• Improved tracking refresh and relog handling

• Improved companion persistence and syncing

• Stable handling for revive, unload, and reload

NOTES

• Existing companions remain intact

• No ownership resets

• Very old companions may lack full tracking history

QUICK GUIDE SUMMARY

• Knock out → Feed → Tame

• Keep alive → Level → Evolve

• Control with commands and tracking

• Revive if needed

This system adds something new to survival…

Not just fighting the nightmare —
but dragging one along and hoping it survives it with you.