Stupid dog won't wait?

[FlyingM]

So I got this magic dog now who somehow knows how to work human technology and is able to mark enemies. Cool. However, I noticed right from the first mission that he won't wait when I tell him to. So far I thought "Meh, probably an unimporatant bug..." because none of the enemies seem to mind him running around in their bases.

However, when I was doing my last mission, I got noticed by an enemy sniper (no alarm, just noticed) so I got prone to avoid him. This worked but for some reason, the sniper then got alerted by seeing the dog and immediately fired at him. This of course caused an alert and by the magic of Stealth-game-logic, the whole base immediately knew where I was.

So - long story short - is it actually a bug or how do you make this stupid dog wait? (Don't tell me to tranquillize him...)

[abcd]

If you raise your bond level with him you'll be able to tell him to wait.

[FlyingM]

Originally posted by tausoldier:

If you raise your bond level with him you'll be able to tell him to wait.

I've read something like this and even though it is downright ridiculous that something like bonding with your buddies even exists in an MGS game, all the guides tell me that once I "bond high enough" with the dog, he will learn additional commands like attacking, knocking out and killing enemies. Waiting is something he's supposed to do right from the start. I mean... the option would not be there if it didn't work, right?

The strange thing is: sometimes he actually lies down when I use the wait command. But it only lasts for like 10 seconds. This can't be what the devs had in mind....

[Yukimare]

The wait function has a range limit, both due to D-Dog not wanting to leave you and because otherwise the game risks losing track of assets. The latter is especially true on large FoBs, where when transitioning between areas where large amounts of guards are present can lead to some guards despawning and then reappearing when needed.... with the unfortunate side effect of sometimes being right in your face or behind you when they reappear, which can be a issue during combat or when sniping. (I have a few times been sniping when nobody was capable of acting on the platform I was on, only to suddenly get pushed out of nowhere by a guard who blipped into existance on top of me.

When it comes to him, you can keep in mind some things.

1.) If you get any further then 40-80 meters away from D-Dog, he'll think it's time to go and run to catch up.

2.) If you enter any four wheel drive vehicle, he'll think it's time to go and jump into the passanger seat.

3.) If combat starts and D-Dog is not in a combat-based suit, he'll try to build up a distance of 60 meters to stay out of the cross fire

4.) Enemies are not hostile to D-dog if he's not in a combat based outfit. So as long as he's naked or using the fulton suit, enemies who detect him will simply shoo him away. I've seen this with all types of enemies minus snipers, who simply ignore him. I would not be surprised if the reason the Sniper shot at D-dog was that you had him in either a Sneaking Suit or a Battle Dress.... which basically broadcasts to any sensable person "I'm a attack dog, my owner's nearby and I may kill someone soon!"

So.... to TL;DR it, he'll wait until you get too far away. And most likely you had D-Dog wear a outfit that made it clear he was here to kill someone. Understand what provokes D-Dog to come back and keep him naked or in the fulton suit, and he'll be fine even if spotted in the middle of a base full of heavyweight guards.

[Spaanse]

The dog doesn't trigger alert phases unless you use commands that attack or stun enemies. Soldiers can see the dog and be distracted by him but won't see him as an enemy unless there's an alert phase.
If a sniper shot your dog it means you were already in alert phase.

Basically you were already spotted. Sniper saw you. You went prone. But it didn't de-agro the sniper and now you think it's your dog but that's not how the game works.

1 tip against snipers btw. If you just lie down after a sniper spots you he will eventually see you. You have to get behind cover in order to avoid snipers.

[Misa]

Magic dawg

[Admiral Obvious]

Originally posted by Sniper Challenge:

1 tip against snipers btw. If you just lie down after a sniper spots you he will eventually see you. You have to get behind cover in order to avoid snipers.

Or you can just get into your trusty cardboard box, and all the sniper'll do is call in a suspicious individual and have CP send someone to say hello.

[Lar Dass]

Originally posted by Nick:

TBH you should be glad he's just following you, instead of walking infront of your gun, and getting shot. Really gets on my nerves when he does that. Steam really lagged out of the zone, double post is hella gay.

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