Bullette's don't listen to orders

foley

Area name: everywhere
Issue Location: the bullette's head
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NPC Name:Bullette
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Issue Description: Bullette's when tamed don't listen to orders like other tamed animals.

Echo

@foley Probably because they are magical beasts and not animals

toportime

@echo There is no Auto AE for Magical Beasts, but you can actively use AE to dominate them (the DC is just a bit higher). They should be able to be controlled just like any other critter you can dominate via AE.

Prof. Misclick

They are by default Beasts in NwN but should likely be Magical Beasts which means no AE etc. The team will discuss and get back to you.

Cheers.

toportime

@prof-misclick said in Bullette's don't listen to orders:

They are by default Beasts in NwN but should likely be Magical Beasts which means no AE etc. The team will discuss and get back to you.

Cheers.

Unless CoA altered how AE works other than Auto checks with animals:
"Check: Animals and dire animals have a difficulty class of 15 + the creature's hit dice. For beasts and magical beasts, the DC is 19 + the creature's hit dice. If the check succeeds, the creature is dominated."
Source: https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Animal_empathy?so=search

Prof. Misclick

@toportime said in Bullette's don't listen to orders:

@prof-misclick said in Bullette's don't listen to orders:

They are by default Beasts in NwN but should likely be Magical Beasts which means no AE etc. The team will discuss and get back to you.

Cheers.

Unless CoA altered how AE works other than Auto checks with animals:
"Check: Animals and dire animals have a difficulty class of 15 + the creature's hit dice. For beasts and magical beasts, the DC is 19 + the creature's hit dice. If the check succeeds, the creature is dominated."
Source: https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Animal_empathy?so=search

That's a good point. The team is discussing if Beasts and Magical Beasts are appropriate for Animal companions.

toportime

@prof-misclick Personally I don't think they should, but AE should still work on them as it should.

V-Rage

In the past there was a kit that let you take them as companions.

You lost stuff like duel wielding to compensate, Maybe something like that again?

Zool

Can we get a report of the actual bug, and not a balance issue for this?

Cadiz

@zool you can AE them, you cant tame them as companions currently.

the main issue with the things is that they are so big that they dont move easily through pathfinding any obstacles, but other than that i had no issues when using the radial commands. i didnt bother trying the widgit

Zool

Not a bug, closing.