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Pwnlord

Improve dogs.

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Dogs seem to have been lightly improved since the last time I played seriously twenty versions ago (seriously, my last successful settlement was in 0.54, IIRC) where they would attack an enemy, crash the game, and despawn on top of never stopping snarling. However, the current state of affairs is hardly better: they are only barely tameable, unbreedable, and cannot heal, dooming any attempts at building a pack.

 

This is a mistake, as dogs are humanity's oldest and most enduring technology. Packs of war-dogs assisted in the rout of the Romans at Teutoberg; served as pack animals for the pre-Columbian Native Americans, and accompanied us on hunts in the Stone Age, as they could keep up with our long-striding, implacable pace.

 

It would be a simple enough fix to give them a Food meter and the ability to heal slowly as Terra Firmacrafters do; or to combine Grain and meat to create Kibble to stretch out meat reserves. But as they are, dogs are a curiosity at best; I yearn for the improvements given to every other neutral mob so I can harrow the roaming dead with packs of dogs the size of ponies.

 

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Seriously, tell me you don't want to watch this tearing apart a Zombie.

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Mobs are still under heavy development. Wolves have been fixed for build 78 so that they accept more food types, have TFC health values and are breed-able. 

 

Just be patient for Dunkleosteus to finish working his magic on all mobs in general.

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What food types do they accept currently?

 

I haven't found any yet.

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I believe zombie flesh is the only "food" that works currently since TFC has overwritten all of the other meats.

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I believe zombie flesh is the only "food" that works currently since TFC has overwritten all of the other meats.

Just tested it. Doesn't work.

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I agree. In vanilla minecraft, I always try to get dogs as soon as I can. They are reliable, trustworthy companions that can help you out in tight spots and fights. sadly, a lot of the minecraft community seems to think dog are useless and not worth it.

I think dogs should be improved before other mobs, but that's my opinion and the mod developers can have other ideas so...

I guess we should wait and see.

Also, I think you should be able to feed dogs to give them instant health or a buff or something. cus, I mean, you use it to tame them, but afterwords, they wont even LOOK at it? why?

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The issue is that you need A LOT of them to be effective. By themselves, they are good as distractions to Creepers.

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I accidentally kill my own dogs in combat and then feel bad when I hear the sound.

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The issue is that you need A LOT of them to be effective. By themselves, they are good as distractions to Creepers.

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not really, even 1 or 2 dogs can help out a lot. I once got trapped by a couple of zombies with no weapons, but my dog saved me, and I only had one dog with me at the time. As long as you watch out for spiders and creepers, even 1 or 2 dogs can become an invaluable asset

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