Monster Hunter EX: Pet Function

Hunting Companion pets
Note: This will be a W.I.P. so be patient...

A feature that this fan game has is the Pet system. Hunters can have multiple pets, but only two can Assist the Hunter during his/her hunts. The Pets can be bought for high prices, but most can only be gained by taming wild monsters. Elder Dragons cannot be tamed! The taming process can only be done in either free hunt, or in Harvest tour quests.

Small
Taming small monsters is simple. You can tame them by feeding them an Item that corresponds with their diet. For example, Carnivores will eat Raw meat and Fish, While insectivores will eat any insect item, and Herbivores will eat only plant/fungus based items. Once you do it enough times, the said small monster will start to follow you, you can then proceed to tame it by using a new item called the Taming Collar. Once used, the Taming Collar will allow you to name your new pet.

Large
Large Monsters are harder to tame in the wild, since they will attack you head on! There are two ways.

You can capture said monster, and then visit the Taming Arena, an area where you will fight said monster again, but instead of using weapons, you will use a new tool called the Soothing Stick, which acts like a hunting horn, but all of it's notes will soothe the monster. This can be measured by the Soothing gauge above the monster's head. The Higher the gauge is filled, the better your chances of taming it. It is recommended you fill it comepletely before using a Taming Collar.

You can, if possible, also use the technique you use with small monsters on the young of a targeted large monster. This technique is simpler, but the young monster will require time to grow before reaching full size.

Functions of Pets
Pets can be useful for many things.
 * Pets can Dig up potentialy valuable items in certain "Dig Spots" in an area. The Higher the "Treasure Hunter" Level of the pet, the higher the chance of finding a very rare item.
 * They can help you in your fights against large monsters. The higher their "Fighter" level, the better they fight.
 * They can also warn you when a large monster is nearby.

Tameable Small Monsters

 * Jaggi (will grow into Great Jaggi)
 * Jaggia
 * Baggi (will grow into Great Baggi)
 * Wroggi (will grow into Great Wroggi
 * Velociprey (will grow into Velocidrome)
 * Iodrome (will Grow into Iodrome)
 * Genprey (will Grow into Gendrome)
 * Ludroth (males will grow into Royal Ludroth)
 * Sukuagiru (will grow into Zaboazagiru