dogs....

[Oedipus's Stepdad]

Impossible to hit when they're engaged to you, and spoils every single actually entertaining and engaging fights because there's at least 3 per camp. How do I just permanently remove them from my game?

[MacSuibhne]

Two tips...

First, get Mutt. He's your best friend and will save your backside many many times. He'll also take down camp dogs. And other things...

Second, when a dog latches on to your arm just start 'slashing'. Even though it may not look like you're doing much damage, and your weapon doesn't seem to be moving, three or four 'hits' and the dog will drop off.

[M4rt1n93]

I have not tried it myself or anything, but there is a mod called ''Disable only enemy dogs'' on Nexus. It does not remove dogs, but make them unable to attack you.
Guess it's the closest you get to remove them.

[DangerRanger]

I recently came to that same conclusion. You can't remove them entirely from the game but you can disable their attacks with mods. There are two on Nexus that were released recently and work fine. One disables attacks entirely, even DLC Mutt, so be sure to read the description of the mod if you use him.

Dogs will still run up to you and become a target, but they can't pin you down or attack you anymore, which is much better.

[T9]

You can punch them. Press attack

And I think other enemies pause attacks while the dog is on you

[Oedipus's Stepdad]

Originally posted by t9:

You can punch them. Press attack

And I think other enemies pause attacks while the dog is on you

no they definitely keeps on smacking you

[T9]

Originally posted by Oedipus's Stepdad:

Originally posted by t9:

You can punch them. Press attack

And I think other enemies pause attacks while the dog is on you

no they definitely keeps on smacking you

Hm!
Even with 4 guys around, dog and me played thumb wrestling a long time and I didn't lose health or felt impacts xd

[noxteryn]

Dogs are very easy to kill.

You can stab them with your weapon and they usually die with one hit. If a dog grabs you, you can kick it until it dies. Takes 3-4 kicks.

If you have the Woman's Lot DLC, your dog, Mutt, engages with dogs automatically without alarming human enemies. You can use him to kite dogs away from the camp and dispose of them.

You can use a bow and kill them from afar. Human enemies may become suspicious, but they don't immediately see you.

[Meanator]

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Two tips...

First, get Mutt. He's your best friend and will save your backside many many times. He'll also take down camp dogs. And other things...

Second, when a dog latches on to your arm just start 'slashing'. Even though it may not look like you're doing much damage, and your weapon doesn't seem to be moving, three or four 'hits' and the dog will drop off.

ah yes pay to advantage dlc as all things should be....

[wjpower2003]

Originally posted by Meanator:

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Two tips...

First, get Mutt. He's your best friend and will save your backside many many times. He'll also take down camp dogs. And other things...

Second, when a dog latches on to your arm just start 'slashing'. Even though it may not look like you're doing much damage, and your weapon doesn't seem to be moving, three or four 'hits' and the dog will drop off.

ah yes pay to advantage dlc as all things should be....

I don't think you can rightly call Mutt an advantage. I know some people call him that but I find him a nuisance much of the time as he tends to get in the way and his bark is shrill as hell so I often dismiss him.

[Serk]

Originally posted by Meanator:

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Two tips...

First, get Mutt. He's your best friend and will save your backside many many times. He'll also take down camp dogs. And other things...

Second, when a dog latches on to your arm just start 'slashing'. Even though it may not look like you're doing much damage, and your weapon doesn't seem to be moving, three or four 'hits' and the dog will drop off.

ah yes pay to advantage dlc as all things should be....

Mutt does come with the AWL DLC, yes, but so do the ennemy dogs. No AWL, no aggressive dogs at all.

[MacSuibhne]

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

I don't think you can rightly call Mutt an advantage. I know some people call him that but I find him a nuisance much of the time as he tends to get in the way and his bark is shrill as hell so I often dismiss him.

In two and a half play-throughs with Mutt, I have never tripped over him. Neither has my horse. Sometimes if you insist on forcing your way forward as if he weren't there, he will make you hesitate, but never trip. And if you let him roam 'free,' he is more often than not 10-20 feet away from you at any given moment... sniffing, hunting, doing dog things.

If you stick with the commonly accepted and/or dictionary definition of "shrill" -- "high pitched. piercing"--Mutt's bark is not shrill nor is his howling. In fact, the howling is actually quite low pitched. I suppose if you don't own a dog it can be annoying but that's not the same as "shrill."

Of course, if you don't play an musical instrument, the background music can be annoying, as well. But then if you are easily annoyed... by challenges or inconvenience or demands on your time... the whole game can be annoying.

Mutt will warn you of ambushes, He will growl if there is a bandit nearby. He will hunt and bring down all game--hare, red deer, roe deer and boar... as well as fleeing Cumans.

He will take down and kill camp dogs and tie up opponents long enough to for you to deliver a fatal shot.

He will also find buried or hidden treasure and if you are playing hardcore, you can tell him to stay and he becomes a marker to find your way out of dense and disorienting terrain. I scouted Prib at night and parked my horse off to the NE. I knew where the horse was at all times 'cuz that's where I left Mutt.

All and all, IMO, the benefits of having Mutt with you outweigh the annoyances by a long shot.

IMO....

[wjpower2003]

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

In two and a half play-throughs with Mutt, I have never tripped over him. Neither has my horse. Sometimes if you insist on forcing your way forward as if he weren't there, he will make you hesitate, but never trip.

Hey Mac, howdy dudey? To be fair, I was speaking more about Mutt's tendency for getting in the way when either picking herbs or looting corpses.

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

And if you let him roam 'free,' he is more often than not 10-20 feet away from you at any given moment... sniffing, hunting, doing dog things.

Even after 1300 hours of game play, I actually didn't know that.

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

If you stick with the commonly accepted and/or dictionary definition of "shrill" -- "high pitched. piercing"--Mutt's bark is not shrill nor is his howling. In fact, the howling is actually quite low pitched. I suppose if you don't own a dog it can be annoying but that's not the same as "shrill."

I was using the more colloquial use of the term: that being annoying and insufferable........ and yes.......... I'm a lifelong non dog owner so that would explain a lot.

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Of course, if you don't play an musical instrument, the background music can be annoying, as well. But then if you are easily annoyed... by challenges or inconvenience or demands on your time... the whole game can be annoying.

I actually don't have any musical talent but love the musical score of KCD so that's hardly a good comparison and falls somewhat on deaf ears.(pun very much intended).

Although you're incorrect in your observation that I'm annoyed by challenges (I love a challenge), although you're correct that I'm annoyed by inconvenience, and, to a lesser extent, demands on my time (I'm a very impatient person even at the age of 40).

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Mutt will warn you of ambushes, He will growl if there is a bandit nearby. He will hunt and bring down all game--hare, red deer, roe deer and boar... as well as fleeing Cumans.

He will take down and kill camp dogs and tie up opponents long enough to for you to deliver a fatal shot.

He will also find buried or hidden treasure and if you are playing hardcore, you can tell him to stay before and he becomes a marker to find your way out of dense and disorienting terrain.

Yes I'm aware of all that but due to my low tolerance for irritation, I find Mutt annoying as chuff.

[MacSuibhne]

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

Yes I'm aware of all that but due to my low tolerance for irritation, I find Mutt annoying as chuff.

Sorry...my bad. I didn't even look at who I was responding to. With as many hours in this game as you have, you don't need me telling you what's possible and what's not.

I have a dog--a greyhound (my second). It's a relationship very much like having a three year old child. Except the dog listens better. And yes, it's sometimes annoying as hell. My whole day revolves around the dog--needs to be walked, everyday without fail, at 9am. Needs to be let out in the wee hours of the morning. Barks at cats, people, other dogs. and the wind.

I love her, she's a good girl. If you get a good one... and Mutt is pretty good... they essentially live to please you. Try so hard. They'll literally give their lives for you. Can't say that about cats or even other people, esp. these days.

[wjpower2003]

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

Yes I'm aware of all that but due to my low tolerance for irritation, I find Mutt annoying as chuff.

Sorry...my bad. I didn't even look at who I was responding to. With as many hours in this game as you have, you don't need me telling you what's possible and what's not.

No need to apolgise Mac but also no need to give me a free pass just because I have tenure and we have familiarity. If I'm wrong then feel free to correct me so that I can learn from my mistakes.

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

I have a dog--a greyhound (my second). It's a relationship very much like having a three year old child. Except the dog listens better. And yes, it's sometimes annoying as hell. My whole day revolves around the dog--needs to be walked, everyday without fail, at 9am. Needs to be let out in the wee hours of the morning. Barks at cats, people, other dogs. and the wind.

Sounds more like an autistic child than a dog :P

Originally posted by MacSuibhne:

I love her, she's a good girl. If you get a good one... and Mutt is pretty good... they essentially live to please you. Try so hard. They'll literally give their lives for you. Can't say that about cats or even other people, esp. these days.

I grew up with people, cats and an innate fear of dogs so that could be why I'm not keen on them. I don't hate them; they just really love...... biting me - been bitten by 2 dogs in my life but never owned one (let that sink in).

[MacSuibhne]

Originally posted by wjpower2003:

No need to apolgise Mac but also no need to give me a free pass just because I have tenure and we have familiarity. If I'm wrong then feel free to correct me so that I can learn from my mistakes.

No free pass...you notice I didn't take back anything I said. LOL.

That said if you don't like dogs, you don't like dogs. I've been bitten and even had the crap scared out of me by this same dog I am praising--she was scared to death of me at first and the face of a snarling greyhound is not something you want to take lightly.