Cannot Adopt Pets in Co-op

[indigo junco]

Reproduction Steps:
Just Playing Normally, 2 Player Co-op with me as the host
After the other player buys the bed we found that we cannot adopt the pet still.
In-Game Date & Time: First tried adopting in first week of summer
Players & Platform: 2 all steam
Game Version: v1.2 - 1238
Input Mode: Host is Controller, the other player is M&K
PC Specs: In attachment

EDIT: Only the host can adopt the pet. Just make sure to place a pet bed in the host's home or an outdoor pet home somewhere.

[craggy vault]

My pets show that they can’t be adopted, even after buying a bed/house.

I tried clicking on the pet anyway and it allowed me to adopt, but the tooltip for us definitely says we can’t adopt anymore animals.

[icy condor]

We have the same problem, i (the host) can adopt one, but the invited ones can't (we are both on pc)

[latent plover]

as far i know.. it was an intentional choice to be able to have only 1 pet at all, i've asked this question in the past during the early multiplayer testing, and thats when they answered it was a choice of design,

[fervent rapids]

I have the same problem!! I'm new to the game, I thought I was missing something, but I see it's a bug.

[near oracle]

Hi everyone @indigo junco @craggy vault @icy condor @latent plover @fervent rapids , thank you for bringing this issue to our attention! I’ll need to double-check a few details with the team before sharing any updates, just to make sure everything is accurate.

If we find that we need any additional information from you, I’ll be sure to reach out. Thanks so much for your patience

[magic egret]

Hi, just wanted to second this

[latent plover]

would love to know it aswel 🙂

[merry sequoia]

I just posted my own bug report on this. If this was a design choice they didn't communicate that very well.

At least I didn't see it in the patch notes

[clear atlas]

this post is for coop pet issues

try making another post or finding another post that has the same issue

if in single player try here #1222876094190059542 and if multiplayer try here #1405384975137898524

[small yew]

Oh, crap, yes sorry!

[worn pelican]

i'm the host of the game but it says the same 'i can't adopt anymore pets' 😢

[teal sleet]

in your case, you need house upgrades to adopt more. the issue is guests not being able to adopt as well

[fiery compass]

We have no pets at all so far, upgraded to have a kitchen in the house, the town is rank d, and have a pet bed. but can't adopt poor little Fizz 💔

[golden oracle]

My boyfriend is the host and has been able to adopt and animal but I am unable to even though I have bought my own bed for them

[teal sleet]

well that's disappointing, i guess i'll have my guests pick theirs

[lavish musk]

For a cozy game that's a terrible mechanic. We didn't get that message and so I adopted a pet and my wife was really excited to do the same and can't now. That's really disappointing...

[knotty seal]

It would be cool if we could get a notification in-game that only one pet is available before I spent 500 on a pet bed in an attempt to get a pet before the summer event.

And my multiplayer host also bought a second bed thinking that was the issue, but we're just kinda stuck with 2 empty pet beds now.

[clear atlas]

Looos like it was supposed to give a notification but didn’t sadly

[near oracle]

Hi everyone!

Thanks a ton for sharing all this info with us. We double-checked with the team, and we can confirm that the option to adopt pets is only available to the Host. That’s the intended design for now in multiplayer.

The real issue is with the pop-up message, it’s a bit misleading. We’ve reported it back, and the team’s working on updating it so it won’t say “You can’t adopt any more pets” if you don’t actually have one yet.

Sorry for the confusion! If you’ve got any thoughts or feedback about the pet adoption feature, we’d love to hear them here: https://discord.com/channels/623097219628662784/623123701952544797

And hey, think of these furry companions as a shared family pet—part of the fun is making the choice together. Thanks again!

[worn aspen]

pretty sure the host can have 3 so opt one as yours.

or maybe the should increase pet cap in multiplayer

[fiery compass]

Idk if the OP was also having this issue so clarifying just in case - but I'm the host of my multi world and can't adopt pets either. We've upgraded the house - have a pet bed - town rank is D. It says we can't adopt any more pets. 🙁 (And we have none at all for reference)

[knotty seal]

How is this the intended design?

[knotty seal]

Why even allow other players to buy pet beds if it's only intended to have one pet per multiplayer session?

Because as other people have said, even the host cannot adopt more than one pet

[grand yacht]

Can we get clarification if 3 pets are available for co op or if its limited to 1?

[clear atlas]

#1405940495217201163 message

[grand yacht]

That doesnt answer the question about how many

It just says only the host can adopt

[clear atlas]

sry wrong link. was supposed to be this one #1406506987960799282 message

[grand yacht]

Thank you

[torpid viper]

It would be so much better if any player can have their own pet :((

[dull tiger]

if you are 4 players thats 12 pets on farm + sprout pet from altars? wouldnt that be a bit much

dont get my wrong it would be cool though

[clear atlas]

unless they do 1 pet per person and only 1 mystical pet

[dull tiger]

Ok but what if 2 players

[clear atlas]

easier to code 1 per player than to try and code for all scenarios

[dull tiger]

Yes but that means 2 players have less pets then solo dunno

Anyway I hope they fix it. I stay at player2 house as host and I adopted a pet but that pet is now alone in my house cos I never sleep there

Means in winter you won’t see your pet at all if you married

[low pebble]

I came to the server to look exactly for this "problem". It's so sad that it's intended 😭 , because it seems that I as the second player can't even become friends with them (hearts are all locked) and while the pets have different texts for my friend (host), they only they to me that they are happy. Also it's a bit stupid since I still could buy pet houses and beds...wasting my money. I really hope the devs might change their mind on this.

[white grove]

if the furry companions are supposed to be considered a shared family pet, why are the hearts locked for the non-host players? 😭 💔 same thing with the dialogue. host gets cool responses from the pet, but non-host players only get the same message any time of the day, everyday. 😭 💔 💔

[dull tiger]

Should just be able to assign them to a house and share the hearts then problems are solved

[teal sleet]

i think that's a bug

[tepid flame]

I am also having this issue

[edgy tendon]

We have the same problem
Pets live at the hosts house and hearts are locked for non-hosts
I think this is a terrible choice of design.
Let the pets be open (friendshipwise) and assignable to a house, or sleep randomly between player houses