Ranching
- Category
- Referral
- Official description
- Wild will refer you to a Rat Rancher who will visit you once a week. Immediately receive a Rat Ranching Starter Kit. (Unlock Rancher Content)
On this page
How it works
Animal Cage, Rat ×6, Meat Cleaver, Blue Labeler and more (862 credits at base value; Rat has no base value and isn't counted), plus recurring visits from the rancher. The way into ranching.
Ranching route
What it does
You receive a cage, rats for breeding and tools, and ranching supplies become available.
Rating
Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
A narrow use, a high price or a nightly fee usually makes fixing your current business the better spend. Buy it only for a specific plan.
When stock is piling upDo not add more animals merely because butchered stock already fails to sell.
When production falls shortStart or expand only with sustainable feed and breeding reserves; buying access does not produce fully grown sale stock immediately.
Ratings by specialization
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
- Rat WranglerOwned at start
- Rating
- The supplied herd and access are the core route. Preserve breeding stock, feed and space instead of buying unrelated production before the herd pays.
- Rating
- Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset.
| Specialization | Rating |
|---|---|
| Apprentice | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Water Merchant | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Fence | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Rock Bottom | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Hydroponic Farmer | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Gunsmith | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Chemist | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
| Rat Wrangler | Owned at start The supplied herd and access are the core route. Preserve breeding stock, feed and space instead of buying unrelated production before the herd pays. |
| Aquafarmer | C Introduces a living-stock business that needs repeated feeding, cleaning and population control before meat sales are sustainable. The opening animals are a responsibility as well as an asset. |
Recommended time to buy
Mid game
Undiscounted unlock price on Mark Up: 750. Fund feed, space and rent through breeding and harvest before buying. Rat Wrangler already starts with this unlock and can concentrate on the supplied herd.
Upgrades and perks that work well with it
- Buyer Referral Service
An extra outlet helps only once butchered saleable surplus exceeds normal buyers; keep breeding and feed stock out of that surplus.
Related customers
Also visits after you unlock it (comes under other conditions too)
Goods or prices change after you unlock it
- Dr. Jackson
Sells after you unlock it
Price
No perk
- Price Gouge
- 750
- Mark Up
- 750
- Thin Margins
- 1,125
- Red Ink
- 1,500
Wild's Favorite
- Price Gouge
- 675
- Mark Up
- 675
- Thin Margins
- 1,012
- Red Ink
- 1,350
On Wild's Bad Side
- Price Gouge
- 825
- Mark Up
- 825
- Thin Margins
- 1,238
- Red Ink
- 1,650
Pillar of the Lower Levels
- Price Gouge
- 638
- Mark Up
- 638
- Thin Margins
- 956
- Red Ink
- 1,275
Wild's Favorite + Pillar of the Lower Levels
- Price Gouge
- 574
- Mark Up
- 574
- Thin Margins
- 861
- Red Ink
- 1,147
On Wild's Bad Side + Pillar of the Lower Levels
- Price Gouge
- 701
- Mark Up
- 701
- Thin Margins
- 1,052
- Red Ink
- 1,403
| Price Gouge | Mark Up | Thin Margins | Red Ink | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No perk | 750 | 750 | 1,125 | 1,500 |
| Wild's Favorite | 675 | 675 | 1,012 | 1,350 |
| On Wild's Bad Side | 825 | 825 | 1,238 | 1,650 |
| Pillar of the Lower Levels | 638 | 638 | 956 | 1,275 |
| Wild's Favorite + Pillar of the Lower Levels | 574 | 574 | 861 | 1,147 |
| On Wild's Bad Side + Pillar of the Lower Levels | 701 | 701 | 1,052 | 1,403 |
Favor pays first; the rest is cash.
Requirements and unlocks
- Requires
- None
Items you receive after unlocking
Animal Cage ×1contains Livestock Feed Dispenser ×1
Rat ×6
Meat Cleaver ×1
Blue Labeler ×1
Marking Pen ×1
Nutrifruit ×6
Peat ×3
Total base value: 862 (not counting Rat, which have no base value)
Price on Mark Up: 750