# Horses as mounts? It it already a thing; because it seems obvious?
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371
**Category:** The Drawing Board
**Created:** [August 20, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371 "2015-08-20T19:23:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/1 "2015-08-20T19:23:32Z")
This is both a question and a suggestion depending on whether it already exists or not, but can you ride horses yet? I see them every now and then on farms and ranches, but it seems like all they are good for atm is butchering.
I’m thinking that when not riding the horse, you could have it follow you by 'A’pplying a long rope to the horse. you could tie the rope off to trees, fences, etc. or you could actually RIDE the horse as a transportation method that requires no fuel. you could even make armor and saddle bags for the horse in the oblivion/skyrim style.
I like the idea of having to keep your horse alive, you know? mobs don’t tend to actively screw with a bike, or a car unless it happens to be between point A(zombie) and point B(soon-to-be-zombie). but a horse… a horse would be like a beacon to nearby Zeds, so you would NEED to keep it protected, and bandaged, and first-aided, and inti-biotic’ed.
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### Author:  [@mwswimmer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mwswimmer)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/2 "2015-08-20T22:15:54Z")
You would need to feed and water it
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/3 "2015-08-20T22:59:30Z")
Not yet a thing last I checked, but I would love this. The sooner my man-at-arms can ride into battle, the better.
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### Author:  [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/4 "2015-08-21T05:19:38Z")
Not in right now due to basically one big thing (and maybe a few other little things), the fact that right now the game assumes that there should only be 1 creature per tile.
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2015, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/5 "2015-08-21T05:49:38Z")
Ah yes, more things to borrow from Dwarf Fortress: the Tile of A Thousand Crouching Dragons (and One Standing Dragon).
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### Author:  [@i2amroy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/i2amroy)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/6 "2015-08-22T02:21:31Z")
> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> Ah yes, more things to borrow from Dwarf Fortress: the Tile of A Thousand Crouching Dragons (and One Standing Dragon).
More like “1000 lying dragons… and one standing kitten”. 😛
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/7 "2015-08-22T03:09:08Z")
Then hopefully hulks can SMASH horses out from under the rider, and clobber said rider before the mount lands? o3o
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### Author:  [@mwswimmer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mwswimmer)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/8 "2015-08-22T21:47:33Z")
omg horse drawn things… I want a wheel barrel pulled with 15 horses
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/9 "2015-08-22T21:50:43Z")
> [@mwswimmer](#):
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> wheel barrel
Do a barrel roll?
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### Author:  [@mwswimmer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/mwswimmer)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/10 "2015-08-22T22:16:25Z")
Goddamn it fox
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/11 "2015-08-22T22:27:47Z")
I can’t let you reference these old memes, Star Fox! o3o
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### Author:  [@WIndburns](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/WIndburns)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/12 "2015-08-22T23:25:08Z")
> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> I can’t let you reference these old memes, Star Fox! o3o
Would’ve suggest Lady Snowblood but oh well \<(")
Can’t wait however for my spike-plated, machinegun-mounted…pony.
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/13 "2015-08-22T23:27:19Z")
Never underestimate horse-drawn artillery. X3
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### Author:  [@Onisuzume](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Onisuzume)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2015, 8:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/14 "2015-08-23T08:28:19Z")
> [@WIndburns](#):
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> [quote=“Random\_dragon, post:11, topic:10371”]I can’t let you reference these old memes, Star Fox! o3o
Would’ve suggest Lady Snowblood but oh well \<(")
Can’t wait however for my spike-plated, machinegun-mounted…pony.[/quote]
Nonono, in the initial release you won’t be able to fight while mounted, and the armour comes in a seperate DLC.
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### Author:  [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/15 "2015-08-23T22:20:03Z")
> [@Onisuzume](#):
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> Nonono, in the initial release you won’t be able to fight while mounted, and the armour comes in a seperate DLC.
[
Damn it! This Isn’t DLC Quest!](http://goingloudstudios.com/games/dlc-quest/)
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/16 "2015-08-23T22:24:10Z")
Boo, so edible vehicles isn’t a thing yet.
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### Author:  [@TheMightyHercules](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheMightyHercules)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2015, 10:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/17 "2015-08-23T22:40:40Z")
Yet…
Just Don’t Make A Bond With The Horse (Or Any Other Animal That Is Pulling Your Sled).
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### Author:  [@Random\_dragon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Random_dragon)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/18 "2015-08-23T22:42:47Z")
It’d be like making a bond with your NPCs. Or your jerky. Or your catgirl mutants. 3:
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### Author:  [@CosmicKobal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/CosmicKobal)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/19 "2015-08-24T00:40:04Z")
> [@Random\_dragon](#):
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> It’d be like making a bond with your NPCs. Or your jerky. Or your catgirl mutants. 3:
Meh? Someone said catgirl? O.o
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### Author:  [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/horses-as-mounts-it-it-already-a-thing-because-it-seems-obvious/10371/20 "2015-08-24T00:56:34Z")
Don’t get too excited: DDA catgirls are likely to get the Ugly, Smelly, Saber Teeth, Culler/Hunter/Predator, Deformed (!), Snout and Snarling Voice mutations.
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