LE {Req/Sugg} The Noble Hunt, Dogs and Hawks

[Vaelkyri]

Just a thought I had while playing around with Vigilance and realising he had no command option.

 

Dogs- simple command (attack target, limited version of follower commands, no move to/use just a basic attack)

 

•on Rabbits and Foxes will chase them down, kill them and bring the body back. (not sure on how to implement the last bit, dragons can move creatures so im sure the code is there for one entity to move another somewhere :P)

•on Deer/Elk will chase them down, when reaches melee range will paralyse for 10 sec (to simulate bringing the deer down) and allow the player to catch up and make the kill.

•Item, Dog Whistle- can be used to recall the Dog from its current order.

Falconry. as above with rabbits (possibly foxes, maybe for a top tier or adult Hawk)

 

•this one could be tricky as Im not sure how Hawks are built in game, are they creatures or something else?

•either way this would require commands to be given through an item (Falconiers Glove) where equipping unlocks a power/spell that acts as target designator for a hawk to dive and deal x amount of damage, just enough to kill a 'critter'.

•some aesthetic stuff, ie Hawk waits at the kill till you loot then flies away, ability to call hawk to wrist and pose etc

•limitations, cant use inside (obviously), during poor weather or at night.

The hunting dogs would be the simplest to implement ( though the 'retreive' part may be tricky), but the Hawk would be the most practical in application (no need for a follower to mess things up all the time :P)

 

Would provide a use for Vigilance (becuase he's useless as a combat companion) and the 2nd would just be cool :)

 

 

on a related note wonder how hard it would be to code 'birds of prey'. Have hawks hunt rabbits as a normal event. Some simple target acqustion and timing, hardest bit would be animating.