Annoying Mutt

[danilo.schoeneberg]

So far I've always ignored the dog, but I decided to finally do a playthrough with dog. Seriously, has anyone - ever - made it through the whole game without loosing his sh*t? That thing constantly walks in between my legs, shoves me aside (once even shoved me off a narrow bridge). It's driving me potty...

Is there any way, or mod, to rectify this annoying behaviour?

[White Knight]

"Go back to the mill", that's the only solution I know of.

He's way better off as a pet who annoys Peshek instead.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by White Knight:

"Go back to the mill", that's the only solution I know of.

He's way better off as a pet who annoys Peshek instead.

i completely agree

there is a "setting" (like heel or one of the others) that makes him less annoying...

but that's only "less" annoying

he's also no good in any fight with multiple armored opponents - they basically kill Mutt in a few strikes (far easier than i do) and then Mutt vanishes back to the Mill... and good riddance

i see no benefit for Mutt to be a Companion - maybe the initial low level stuff, but once Henry's had about an hour of training and encounters some real opponents, Mutt's seems useless as a Companion (but i've never seen a need for an animal companion NPC)

[danilo.schoeneberg]

Originally posted by White Knight:

"Go back to the mill", that's the only solution I know of.

He's way better off as a pet who annoys Peshek instead.

I've thought about it more than once, but by te looks of it, we'll be forced to put up with that fleebag in KCD2, so I guess I'll try to get used to it...

[Khalunka]

Originally posted by danilo.schoeneberg:

So far I've always ignored the dog, but I decided to finally do a playthrough with dog. Seriously, has anyone - ever - made it through the whole game without loosing his sh*t? That thing constantly walks in between my legs, shoves me aside (once even shoved me off a narrow bridge). It's driving me potty...

Is there any way, or mod, to rectify this annoying behaviour?

Just learn to talk to him and properly say its commands.
You want to get some herbs in peace? Talk to Mutt, tell him to stay. Done.
You want to stealth without his company? Talk to Mutt, tell him to stay. Done.
You dont want to command Hunt a specific rabbit all the time? Talk to Mutt, set Hunt command.

Mutt is there for you to stun-lock and bleed your opponents, Mutt is there for you to warn you about dangerous foes ahead and he is even there for you to let you know about some hidden treasures.

Its not his fault you dont know how to properly command him.
I cant understand how people didnt understand this basic about Mutt.

Now, Mutt is not perfect in one simple thing: The howling. God, that's awful after sometime. And he should bark a bit less. Thats the only 'problem' with Mutt. Apart from these two sounds, he works perfectly.

[SympliKrazi]

I enjoyed having Mutt running around getting into all sorts of mischief and under everyone's feet on the first play. In Hardcore difficulty though, i decided to opt out.

Originally posted by danilo.schoeneberg:

Originally posted by White Knight:

"Go back to the mill", that's the only solution I know of.

He's way better off as a pet who annoys Peshek instead.

I've thought about it more than once, but by the looks of it, we'll be forced to put up with that fleebag in KCD2, so I guess I'll try to get used to it...

This so reminds me of Winnie the Pooh's Eeyore.

Originally posted by Khalunka:

Originally posted by danilo.schoeneberg:

So far I've always ignored the dog, but I decided to finally do a playthrough with dog. Seriously, has anyone - ever - made it through the whole game without loosing his sh*t? That thing constantly walks in between my legs, shoves me aside (once even shoved me off a narrow bridge). It's driving me potty...

Is there any way, or mod, to rectify this annoying behaviour?

Just learn to talk to him and properly say its commands.
You want to get some herbs in peace? Talk to Mutt, tell him to stay. Done.
You want to stealth without his company? Talk to Mutt, tell him to stay. Done.
You dont want to command Hunt a specific rabbit all the time? Talk to Mutt, set Hunt command.

Mutt is there for you to stun-lock and bleed your opponents, Mutt is there for you to warn you about dangerous foes ahead and he is even there for you to let you know about some hidden treasures.

Its not his fault you dont know how to properly command him.
I cant understand how people didnt understand this basic about Mutt.

Now, Mutt is not perfect in one simple thing: The howling. God, that's awful after sometime. And he should bark a bit less. Thats the only 'problem' with Mutt. Apart from these two sounds, he works perfectly.

Ay, if you want to keep Mutt, Stay is such a great command when you know he's not going to be any good for whatever it is that you want to do.


And yes, as I was browsing, I saw a couple mods on Nexus mods to make him less annoying. But no i havent tried them.

[Red Phantom]

The biggest plus to Mutt imo is his +2 Charisma bonus. That goes a long way. He never really got in my way and when he did I just walked into him until he disappeared, but I did get tired of feeding and praising him a couple of times and the howling is absurd.

[Judeo-communism]

Yeah he was added in the very last expansion and was never intended in the base game since they didn't have enough time to properly develop him for the kickstarter goals. This goes for enemy dogs as well. They just make the game worse as a half baked afterthought. I did one playthrough with him and decided never again. The game feels much better without him.

[danilo.schoeneberg]

Originally posted by Khalunka:

Originally posted by danilo.schoeneberg:

So far I've always ignored the dog, but I decided to finally do a playthrough with dog. Seriously, has anyone - ever - made it through the whole game without loosing his sh*t? That thing constantly walks in between my legs, shoves me aside (once even shoved me off a narrow bridge). It's driving me potty...

Is there any way, or mod, to rectify this annoying behaviour?

Just learn to talk to him and properly say its commands.
You want to get some herbs in peace? Talk to Mutt, tell him to stay. Done.
You want to stealth without his company? Talk to Mutt, tell him to stay. Done.
You dont want to command Hunt a specific rabbit all the time? Talk to Mutt, set Hunt command.

Mutt is there for you to stun-lock and bleed your opponents, Mutt is there for you to warn you about dangerous foes ahead and he is even there for you to let you know about some hidden treasures.

Its not his fault you dont know how to properly command him.
I cant understand how people didnt understand this basic about Mutt.

Now, Mutt is not perfect in one simple thing: The howling. God, that's awful after sometime. And he should bark a bit less. Thats the only 'problem' with Mutt. Apart from these two sounds, he works perfectly.

Now, aren't you a clever fellah? At which point did I say I didn't know how to command him? I use the stay command often enough to keep him from messing up things. My problem is his erratic movements when I'm trying to perform the complex task of 'walking through town' with him constantly obstructing or shoving me. It's just annoying. Letting him walk at heel instead of free makes it a little better, but that's very little help.

By the way the howling can be taken care of with the 'Mutt be quiet' mod over at the nexus.