Lizard Doggo

Lizard Doggo
Lifeform
Hitpoints	15
Behavior	Friendly (tameable)

The Lizard Doggo is a short reptilian dog-like creature, which can be tamed by the pioneer. It is widely viewed as the game's mascot after its initial appearance in the teaser trailer and was the first and only thing revealed about the game until the E3 Reveal Trailer. Internally it used to be referred to as "Space Rabbit",, or "Shrimpy",. but Coffee Stain Studios have since adopted the community-given name "Lizard Doggo" internally.

Appearance

Lizard Doggos are orange in color, with a white stripe on the underside of the belly, and about the height of a pioneer's knees. The parts of the face surrounding the eyes are also white in color. They have four eyes, long floppy ears, short legs, a shrimp-like tail, and scales on the back resembling a carapace and a distinctive blue tongue.

A Lizard Doggo's body language changes dramatically when tamed. Wild Lizard Doggos hold their spines level, maintain a flat expression, and keep rather still when not walking. Tamed Lizard Doggos hold their heads higher, move more, open their eyes wider, pant, and generally appear friendlier and more confident.

Behavior

It occasionally makes a bird-like sound, and will also sneeze at random. It wanders around and will run away from sprinting pioneers, but it can be tamed through the use of a Paleberry, by dropping it on the ground. Wild Lizard Doggos are cautious and normally maintain at least 16 meters distance from walking pioneers while looking at the pioneer. Tamed Lizard Doggos will also occasionally sit when the Pioneer is not around.

Taming

• Doggos can be tamed using Paleberries, which can be found around grassy biomes.
• Once a Lizard Doggo is found, stop moving and wait until it turns around and starts staring at the player.
  • Avoid running near the doggo (press ⇧ Shift to toggle).
  • Unequip Blade Runners, if they are equipped.
  • If the pioneer jumps too high or runs too far from the Lizard Doggos, they will become scared and start running away.
• Open the Inventory. Hold down on the stack of Paleberries to split one from the stack. Drag the one Paleberry out of the Inventory window to drop it on the ground.
  • Dropping multiple Paleberries as a stack may result in the Doggo eating multiple berries, which is a waste. It usually eats only one, but may eat more than one berry by chance.
• Once the Paleberry is dropped, wait until the Doggo comes over and eats the berry. Do not move while this happens.
• After the doggo eats the berry, approach the doggo and press E to pet.
  • If tamed successfully, the doggo will jump, smile, and make joyful sounds when approached, indicating it's been tamed. You can now access its one-slot inventory.
  • If there's no response after it eats the berry, walk away and drop another Paleberry. This might be necessary if the doggo was scared previously.
• Esc has to be used to close the UI, closing with the top-right 'X' doesn't work properly.
• You may now press ⇧ Shift to enable running and re-equip Blade Runners.

Companionship and care

For the safety of a Lizard Doggo, confining it within a pen is recommended. A pen can be made using a Foundation with surrounding Walls and a ceiling, or through four Walkway Turns. The Lizard Doggo, unable to jump over one meter, will attempt to follow the player but will flee if the distance becomes too great. Upon the player's return, the Doggo shows joy by jumping and wagging its ears. Keep in mind, Lizard Doggos struggle to keep up with fast-moving players, particularly those using Blade Runners.

Lizard Doggos can be killed by the player, hostile creatures, poison gas, and from falling too far. Avoid combat, toxic clouds and great heights with Lizard Doggos around. It does not drop any items on death.

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  A pen for a Lizard Doggo using Fence and Foundations. Trap the Doggo by dismantling the inside foundation.

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  How to split a Paleberry from a stack, using .

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  A Paleberry dropped near a Lizard Doggo for taming.

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  Lizard Doggo's user interface showing an empty inventory slot.

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  Two tamed Lizard Doggos in a pen, showing pen variations.

Generating items

Tamed Lizard Doggos can be kept in a makeshift farm to gather items frequently. Their location or proximity to the player have no effect on the items they find.

Tamed Lizard Doggos with no items in their inventory have a 0.2% chance each second of "finding" an item. This means that the average time it takes for a Lizard Doggo to find an item is usually around 5-8 minutes.

When a Tamed Lizard Doggo finds an item, a fixed quantity of one of the following items appears in its inventory:

Name	Amount	Sink Points per piece	Total Sink Points
Alclad Aluminum Sheet	14	266	3,724
Aluminum Casing	12	393	4,716
Beryl Nut	6	X	X
Biomass	23	12	276
Cable*	16	24	384
Cable*	28	24	576
Circuit Board	17	696	11,832
Computer	9	8,352	75,168
Concrete	18	12	216
Cooling System	18	12,006	216,108
Copper Sheet	13	24	312
Crystal Oscillator	26	3,072	79,872
Electromagnetic Control Rod	17	2,560	43,520
Encased Industrial Beam	12	528	6,336
Fused Modular Frame	12	62,840	754,080
Heat Sink	8	2,804	22,432
Heavy Modular Frame	8	10,800	86,400
High-Speed Connector	13	3,776	49,088
Hog Remains	1	X	X
Iron Plate	27	6	162
Iron Rebar	2	8	16
Iron Rod	23	4	92
Modular Frame	13	408	5,304
Motor	6	1,520	9,120
Nobelisk	2	152	304
Nuke Nobelisk	1	19,600	19,600
Pulse Nobelisk	2	1,533	3,066
Plasma Spitter Remains	1	X	X
Plastic	29	75	2,175
Blue Power Slug Yellow Power Slug Purple Power Slug	1	X	X
Quartz Crystal	27	50	1,350
Quickwire	26	17	442
Reinforced Iron Plate	4	120	480
Rifle Ammo	1	25	25
Rotor	7	140	980
Rubber	22	60	1,320
SAM	1	20	20
Screw	33	2	66
Silica	27	20	540
Solid Biofuel	6	48	228
Stator	14	240	3,360
Steel Beam	23	64	1,472
Steel Pipe	18	24
Turbo Motor	9	240,496
Wire	30	6

* It's been observed that Lizard Doggos bring cables in amounts of 16 or 28. As an item, cables still have roughly equal probability of being found compared to other items so they may have 2 entries in "amount" instead of one in the game code by mistake. Further tests required.

Within the Lizard Doggo's inventory, the items are generated out of thin air: they do not remove any items from the world. For example, when a Doggo generates a Blue Power Slug, the number of Blue Power Slugs on the map will not decrease.

The Lizard Doggo can also be used as a mule of sorts, as the single inventory slot can be used to store an item. However, this requires traveling at the Lizard Doggo's comparatively slow pace, and carries a significant risk of losing the Doggo and the item along with it.

Since Lizard Doggos are available right from the start of the game and occasionally deliver very complex lategame items, they can provide a large starting bonanza of FICSIT Coupons.

Tips

• Lizard Doggos do not receive any damage from the Boom Box Turbobass™️ but still get moved by the shockwave, resulting in the ideal way of transporting them on short distances over rough terrain. It is not recommended to move multiple of them at once this way because after being pushed they immediately attempt to walk back to the player. If you need to separate a group (flock?) of Lizard Doggos, you can use Turbobass™️ in the middle of it.

Achievements

Pioneer's best friend • "Tame a Lizard Doggo."

Establish dominance • "Hit a creature with a vehicle."

Trivia

• Lizard Doggo's name comes from the combination of its scaly appearance which suggests that it is some sort of reptile, but its behavior is comparable to that of a domestic dog.
  • "Doggo" is an informal affectionate term for a dog. It was initially used jokingly but made its way into the game itself.
  • The name "Lizard Doggo" was originally coined by YouTube commenter Chad Mojito.
• The Lizard Doggo is available to buy as a plush.
• Lizard Doggos are supposed to be a cross of a rabbit and a shrimp that acts like a dog.
• According to the box in which Lizard Doggo plushes are packed in, their binomial nomenclature is Lapogonamorpha Canistacea, which originates from four parts:
  • Lagomorpha - Rabbits
  • Pogona - Bearded dragons
  • Canis - Dogs and wolves
  • Crustacean - Shrimp and other decapods
• Lizard Doggos can ride on top of Trains or Trucks the same way pioneers can, which can be especially useful for transporting them long-distance.
• The "real-life" Lizard Doggo featured in the Update 4 patch notes video reused one of the animations from the GDC 2018 Teaser Trailer. It was killed by Snutt with DrawingXaos' poster tube, a fact that Snutt has since repeatedly denied.
• On April 1, 2021, the April Fools Special Event was introduced. This event was repeated on April 1, 2022. During both events the Lizard Doggos appeared larger, and some Lizard Doggos appeared wearing the Pioneer helmet.
• Lizard Doggo milk is highly combustible.
• It has not yet been confirmed whether or not Lizard Doggos have buttholes, a cloaca, or indeed any semblance of a digestive tract.

Current issues

• Lizard Doggos can easily fall off high ledges, including elevated foundations, and die from fall damage. Avoid keeping them in high places.
• Lizard Doggos can sometimes suddenly disappear when kept in an enclosure or pen. It happens when the player goes on an expedition for a longer time or moves too far away from the location. The risk of losing the pets is very high when the enclosure is on the ground without a foundation.
  • When your Lizard Doggo disappears due to lack of a foundation, you can still see it in the satisfactory calculator when you upload the save. By looking at the location of the Lizard Doggo you can see that is has fallen to a position very far below the ground. By clicking the doggo and choosing "update Lizard Doggo position" you can edit the coordinates to get it back on the surface. Check a nearby building to see how high you should place it. If you place it too high it will fall and die.
  • When taming another Lizard Doggo, Your other Lizard Doggo's MAY (not always) Teleport to you.
• Their pathfinding will often result in them getting stuck on small protrusions and moving directly sideways along obstacles.

Media appearances

• It occupies the entirety of the teaser trailer and can be seen attempting to eat a paleberry, while construction work can be heard and shadows and lights can be seen coming from behind the camera.
• In the E3 Reveal Trailer it can briefly be seen riding a conveyor belt at 1:48.
• It also made its appearance at the end of the Update 3 trailer.
• It occupies a large portion of the Update 5 trailer and is seen stealing the Pioneer's build gun at the end.

Gallery

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  Lizard Doggo in-game showing its old texture.

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  Lizard Doggo with its old texture as seen in the teaser trailer.

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  Tamed Lizard Doggo as seen in a livestream playthrough.

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  A large Lizard Doggo farm for quickly farming Power Slugs and other resources.

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  April Fools Event 2021 and 2022 - Group of Large Lizard Doggo's.

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  April Fools Event 2021 and 2022 - Large Lizard Doggo with Pioneer Helmet

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  A map of all lizard doggo spawnpoints (Update 5).

History

• Patch 0.6.1.2: Lizard Doggo is now immune to Turbo Bass damage
• Patch 0.6.0.10:
  • Passive creature behavior has been updated
  • Fixed not giving loot sometimes
  • Fixed showing “Open inventory” prompt when defeated
  • Potentially fixed escaping enclosures
  • All players can now interact with Lizard Doggos in multiplayer, not just the player who tamed the Doggo
• Patch 0.4.0.7: April Fools 2021 - Temporarily enlarged Lizard Doggos, some wearing Pioneer helmets
• Patch 0.4.0.0: Added some additional animation, VFX and sound feedback to the Lizard Doggo
• Patch 0.3.7.1: Fixed Lizard Doggos moving erratically
• Patch 0.3.4.14:
  • Fixed a bug where Lizard Doggos could lose track of the player when they jump too high
  • Client players can now properly interact with Lizard Doggo inventories
• Patch 0.1.11: Expanded the amount of resources Lizard Doggo can find
• Patch Closed Alpha 3: Texture Tweaks