Mutt not attacking?

[ILLMADAFAKA]

I know the "sic" perk is the only way to command mutt to attack, but isn't he supposed to help out in fights from the start? I'm only level 4 and i just got in a really tough fight with 3 bandits. Mutt didn't help at all, he just ran around in circles doing nothing. Is there a reason for this?

[AfLIcTeD]

No. He will only attack once you get the perk. Until you get that perk he is useless in fights. Just spam praise on him till you unlock it.

[ILLMADAFAKA]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

No. He will only attack once you get the perk. Until you get that perk he is useless in fights. Just spam praise on him till you unlock it.

Thanks, just did it! Now i'm off to try and kill those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

[ᛉᛏneon@stralᚨᛉ]

Originally posted by ILLMADAFAKA:

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

No. He will only attack once you get the perk. Until you get that perk he is useless in fights. Just spam praise on him till you unlock it.

Thanks, just did it! Now i'm off to try and kill those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

Dog is helpful but i wouldn’t rely on it too much even 2 medium armored vs you and your dog, dog can get its brains smashed in with a shield and it will leave you for sometime alone.

Its most effective against a few light armored opponents or 1 heave armored to distract him and you trying to Thrust at him when he bends down to beat the dog.

[GrannYgraine]

Originally posted by ᛉᛏneon@stralᚨᛉ:

Originally posted by ILLMADAFAKA:

Thanks, just did it! Now i'm off to try and kill those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

Dog is helpful but i wouldn’t rely on it too much even 2 medium armored vs you and your dog, dog can get its brains smashed in with a shield and it will leave you for sometime alone.

Its most effective against a few light armored opponents or 1 heave armored to distract him and you trying to Thrust at him when he bends down to beat the dog.

I don't agree. Mutt can attack throughout a fight and even kill. If, before a fight, you give him the 'Aggressive' command you don't need to 'Sic' him one someone. He'll jump in on his own.
Also praising him does add xp points but feeding him about doubles the xp you get.

[MacSuibhne]

Mutt is the best sidekick and only companion/follower you will get. He can make the difference between winning and getting killed in a lot of fights. Camp dogs almost become beside-the-point when he's along.

[GrannYgraine]

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Mutt is the best sidekick and only companion/follower you will get. He can make the difference between winning and getting killed in a lot of fights. Camp dogs almost become beside-the-point when he's along.

Mutt's a good boy

[ᛉᛏneon@stralᚨᛉ]

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

Originally posted by ᛉᛏneon@stralᚨᛉ:

Dog is helpful but i wouldn’t rely on it too much even 2 medium armored vs you and your dog, dog can get its brains smashed in with a shield and it will leave you for sometime alone.

Its most effective against a few light armored opponents or 1 heave armored to distract him and you trying to Thrust at him when he bends down to beat the dog.

I don't agree. Mutt can attack throughout a fight and even kill. If, before a fight, you give him the 'Aggressive' command you don't need to 'Sic' him one someone. He'll jump in on his own.
Also praising him does add xp points but feeding him about doubles the xp you get.

Im confused on what you don’t agree on. You described a normal way to set up your dog for offence. It doesnt change the fact that if you are fighting against few heavy armored opponents it does little to no damage and it only takes it to squeel a few times before it runs off.
“Sic” or “agressive” doesnt change the health limit of the dog.

In fact in my experience if you use
agressive option instead of tactially using sic on selected opponents it often charges ahead randomly into a crowd of enemies, gets itself surrounded and finished under a min and half.

Sure it can buy time but not a lot. The only time it can effectively kill on its own is if its attackinga passant or a cloth-armored badits.

1 Bandit with riveted armor long sword and Italian closed helmet will bash the brains out of the dog very fast. Im not talking about multiple. In fact I only seen a dog kill even a medium armor enemy by itself only if he is already running away and dog knocks him down.

[Hides in Bushes]

I got angry early on with mutt, he was seemingly useless and kept getting in the way, so I hacked him up and sent him permanently back to the mill . never used him for the rest of the game

[GrannYgraine]

Originally posted by ᛉᛏneon@stralᚨᛉ:

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

I don't agree. Mutt can attack throughout a fight and even kill. If, before a fight, you give him the 'Aggressive' command you don't need to 'Sic' him one someone. He'll jump in on his own.
Also praising him does add xp points but feeding him about doubles the xp you get.

Im confused on what you don’t agree on. You described a normal way to set up your dog for offence. It doesnt change the fact that if you are fighting against few heavy armored opponents it does little to no damage and it only takes it to squeel a few times before it runs off.
“Sic” or “agressive” doesnt change the health limit of the dog.

In fact in my experience if you use
agressive option instead of tactially using sic on selected opponents it often charges ahead randomly into a crowd of enemies, gets itself surrounded and finished under a min and half.

Sure it can buy time but not a lot. The only time it can effectively kill on its own is if its attackinga passant or a cloth-armored badits.

1 Bandit with riveted armor long sword and Italian closed helmet will bash the brains out of the dog very fast. Im not talking about multiple. In fact I only seen a dog kill even a medium armor enemy by itself only if he is already running away and dog knocks him down.

Sorry if I rambled. I tend to do that
Mutt is a warhound. He has saved my azz over and over again. I have never run across a situation where one bandit, even one in full plate, has ended as you describe. There have been instances where Mutt has been scared off, sometimes by a blow from me, but those are few and far between.
Once Mutt and I took down a Cuman camp of 6 - 7 men, in daylight, using my bow and a very helpful Mutt. There were even dogs in the camp and I saw Mutt attack them and take them down then turn on the Cuman. He was still with me at the end.
I hope this clears my statement up.

[ILLMADAFAKA]

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

Originally posted by ᛉᛏneon@stralᚨᛉ:

Dog is helpful but i wouldn’t rely on it too much even 2 medium armored vs you and your dog, dog can get its brains smashed in with a shield and it will leave you for sometime alone.

Its most effective against a few light armored opponents or 1 heave armored to distract him and you trying to Thrust at him when he bends down to beat the dog.

I don't agree. Mutt can attack throughout a fight and even kill. If, before a fight, you give him the 'Aggressive' command you don't need to 'Sic' him one someone. He'll jump in on his own.
Also praising him does add xp points but feeding him about doubles the xp you get.

Yeah i got him to level 10 now in just a few hours. Levelling up Mutt is broken wtf lol

[ILLMADAFAKA]

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Mutt is the best sidekick and only companion/follower you will get. He can make the difference between winning and getting killed in a lot of fights. Camp dogs almost become beside-the-point when he's along.

Mutt's a good boy

Yes he is!

[MacSuibhne]

Originally posted by ygraineogf:

Mutt is a warhound. He has saved my azz over and over again.
Once Mutt and I took down a Cuman camp of 6 - 7 men, in daylight, using my bow and a very helpful Mutt. There were even dogs in the camp and I saw Mutt attack them and take them down then turn on the Cuman. He was still with me at the end.

Yeah, that about describes my experiences with Mutt, as well.

For me...when I am in a 1vmany situation, Mutt charges in, taking on dogs and Cumans and bandits without regard for his own safety.

And if (and when) I possibly can. I will defend him when he is getting hammered. This does two things--it gives me an easy target simply because while the opponent is dealing with Mutt, he is off balance and vulnerable. And it saves Mutt...provided he needs saving.

He's a good boi and we're a good team, Mutt and I. The right hand washes the left--as it should be.