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How to find and customize your cat in IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator
This guide from Destructoid explains how players of the indie game IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator can locate and personalise their in-game cat companion, a feature designed to add charm to the title's battles against anti-monarchist forces. The tips are useful for players who lose track of their pet within the game's ship-based setting, offering a straightforward fix as well as an overview of the extensive customisation options available.
To find the cat, players must first complete the game's initial mission, which unlocks a bed in the room where the cat then appears; it typically roams the lower deck, and players can restrict it from accessing the upper deck. If the cat goes missing, the customisation menu can be used to make it reappear, and this same menu offers dozens of options covering features such as fur colour, eye colour, head and ear shape, body proportions, and accessories like hats. Players can also pick up the cat for affection or remove it from restricted areas if needed.
In short
- Guide explains how to locate a lost cat companion in IRON NEST
- Completing the first mission unlocks the cat's bed and location
- The customisation menu offers extensive options for the cat's appearance
Explained simply
IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator is an indie game set aboard a ship, where players fight anti-monarchist forces. Alongside the battles, the game includes a cat companion that roams the ship and can be personalised.
The cat becomes available after the first mission, and its place in the game is tied to the ship’s rooms and decks. Players can change its appearance, including its fur, eyes and accessories, and interact with it during play. The feature adds a pet-care element to a game otherwise centred on combat.