Town Cat



The Cat is a town pet. It arrives at dawn (4:30AM) the day after the player uses the Cat License, which is purchased from the Zoologist for. The Cat does not count towards the NPCs' "crowded" limit and hence will not affect NPC happiness, although it does count as a regular town NPC for the purpose of the Pylon network. There are six breeds of Cat, with one randomly being chosen when it arrives.



The only requirements for the Cat to appear is the use of a Cat License and the presence of a valid house. The Cat's house can be changed, as with any other NPC, however the Cat can share the same house as another NPC. The Cat needs a 2-tile floor space to sleep on occasionally; it may not move into a house if that space is not available.

The Cat can be talked to with the button, like any other town NPC. It will offer a "" option, which places the player directly in front of the Cat when selected, and displays an animation of them petting the Cat, an effect that is a purely visual. It only works if there are at least two flat tiles on the same level as the Cat in front of it. Using any item, taking damage, or closing the dialogue window terminates the animation.

Like the Angler, the status message displayed when the Cat is killed is "". It will respawn within the next days, and may respawn as a different breed.

Trivia

 * Many of the Cat's names are references:
 * "Adol" may be a reference to Adol Christin, the protagonist of the series of action role-playing games . "Dogi", the name of his best friend, also appears as a possible name for the Dog.
 * "Arbus" and "Ater" may be references to the characters of the same names from the video game The Gray Garden by Deep-Sea-Prisoner.
 * "Bandit" may be a reference to Angela's cat from the sitcom television series .
 * "Blaze" is a reference to from the Japanese video game series . The name being attributed to the silver cat could be a reference to Blaze's partner,.
 * "Bob" is likely a reference to the book  by English author, as well as his other works.
 * It may also be a reference to the Lemon Demon song "I Know Your Name"
 * "By-Tor" is a reference to the Rush song "By-Tor and the Snow Dog"
 * "Charlie" is likely either a reference to , a British series of short cut-out animated cartoon public information movies for children, which includes an orange tabby named Charley, or the German animation studio, which frequently re-used a character model of an orange-ish cat, often naming it Charlie.
 * "Cleo" is a reference to the character of the same name from.
 * "Freya" and "Odin" may be references to a and a  of the same names, respectively, from Norse mythology.
 * "Garfield" is a reference to the protagonist of the Garfield.
 * "Hobbes" is a reference to the character of the same name from the American comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.
 * "Ichibi" may be a reference to Shukaku, a character from the Japanese manga series  who is commonly known as Ichibi.
 * "Jaspers" is a reference to Rose Lalonde's cat from the webcomic .
 * "Jiji" is a reference to the character of the same name from the 1989 Japanese animated movie .
 * "Kanako" may be a reference to Kanako Yasaka from the Japanese video game series .
 * "Luna" is a reference to the from the Japanese manga series .
 * "Momo" may be a reference to the character of the same name from the American animated television series .
 * "Mr. Cat" is a reference to the animated YouTube video "Mr. Cat" by.
 * "Salem" is a reference to from the American comic series .
 * "Sappho" may be a reference to the ancient Greek poet and playwright of the same name, or to this cat with a small online following.
 * "Sekhmet" is a reference to a from Egyptian mythology, who is depicted as a lioness.
 * "Snowball" as a name for the black cat is a reference to from the American animated sitcom .
 * "Tigger" is a reference to the from the "" stories.
 * "Tony" is a reference to, the advertising cartoon mascot for Kellogg's cereal.
 * "Pete" is likely a reference to the protagonist of the cartoon book series .
 * "Renne" is likely a reference to Renne Bright, a character from the role-playing video game series . Furthermore, both "Estelle" and "Joshua" are names for the Dog and Bunny, respectively, likely referencing the names of two other playable characters from the same series.
 * "Valerie" is likely a reference to Valérie from the role-playing video game .


 * There is no such "present-bringing" mechanic in-game. The entry simply references the real-world behavior of house cats, known for bringing "presents" of dead animals to their owners.