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About this mod
Quite simply makes all named dogs in Skyrim unique!
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Welcome to the "Unique Dogs" wall of tedious text!
Comments that show you obviously haven't bothered to read said waffle will most likely be ignored. You have been warned :)
Description
This is my attempt to make mans best friend, a friend worth having. At the
moment if you want a dog follower, other than names there isn’t really
any difference between who you choose. I want to create something that
will make a difference between who you choose to join you, so needless
to say some new textures are just the beginning. I want to change
meshes, sounds, stats…. Whatever I can till we can say these dogs
finally have a bit of “personality”. If you have any ideas feel free to
chip in, however don’t be offended if your suggestion doesn’t get put
in. And more importantly I hope you get some enjoyment out of this mod
should you decide to use it!
The Texture Replacer
The texture replacer gives every named dog in the game a unique texture.
This includes
- Meeko
- Vigilance
- The stray dog
- Barbas
- Torom
- Stump
- Ysgramor
- Tiber
Now, any other dogs, for example bandit’s and hunter’s dogs will use the
standard vanilla texture. I want to add more dogs in the future but at
the same time I want to keep the file size and the performance hit to a
minimum. That is the one golden rule I want to stick to. Personally I
don’t have a pc that was meant for gaming (seriously, not in the
slightest!) and I must be using just about every trick in the book to
make Skyrim run the way I want (almost anyway). So naturally performance
is important to me. I can safely say this mod won’t touch your
performance unless you use hd textures. Scroll down to find instructions
on how to do this.
How to install
ONLY CHOOSE ONE FILE!
It installs just the same as any other mod. If your not sure how to install mods then follow the instructions below.
To use nexus mod manager
1. Click on the files tab above the description
>2. Click on “download with manager”
3. NMM will open and download the file for you. When it’s finished
downloading it will appear in the “mods” tab. Just click to highlight it
and then click the button on the left that says “activates the selected
mod” when you hover the mouse over it.
4. You’ll then see it appear in the “plugins” tab, just make sure the box next to it is ticked and your ready to go!
Really, nothing different from how you would install any other mod. For Vortex just click "install with manager" and follow the steps.
Updating
It's just the same as installing the file for the first time, when
installing manually follow the steps above and overwrite the old files
where asked. With nexus mod manager uninstall the old version first and
then install the new one. don't run more than one version at the same
time, I dread to think what that might do lol
To-Do List
So here's what I want to happen for Unique Dogs....
- Port to SE (it works anyway off the bat but let's just cover all bases)
- get the less barking back in
- Maybe an MCM for choosing your own models and textures?
- Change the follower dogs to be better followers, better at sneaking, extra features etc
- Make all that changeable via MCM
- Definately want more "unique" dogs to adopt. I like the idea of a
hunting dog who can "fetch" like I've seen in another mod. No idea how
to do it though!
- Make it very compatible with other mods
- give stump that stumpy tail :)
Ideas to Ponder....
- Increased follow distance. Cause if Meeko headbutts me one more time....
- A unique mesh for every dog. With the condition that it MUST fit in
with the game (lore friendly I guess) I am not making chihuahuas,
poodles or sausage dogs not matter how much you ask me and how adorable
they are!
- Custom sounds. That bark would be a lot less annoying if it wasn’t as frequent and there was more variety, so
different barks for different dogs essentially.
- Stats and AI. Whole other kettle of fish. I don’t want to add scripts (since they can
leave that footprint on your saves) and I want stats to fit the
individual dogs. So for example vigilance is a trained war dog that you
have to pay money to own. Maybe he should have higher stats to reflect
this but to balance this out there should be a downside, maybe he
effects sneak level, sets off traps, he’s more a fighter and a bit of a
pain when it comes to anything else. Whereas Meeko was probably a more
family friendly dog, his owner certainly didn’t look like a warrior so
maybe he would be more likely to run from a fight, and maybe there could
be an advantage to balance this out, like a “pack-bag” and inventory
space for example, more a “utility companion”. Something that gives you a
reason for picking a specific dog.
- And finally an mcm menu thingy (cause I love customization)
Seriously though guys I’ve never released a mod before and I’m a bit of a newbie
so this may not be the most polished mod on the nexus, so take
everything with a pinch of salt. Don’t be afraid to lecture me on bad
modding practices though, sometimes the only way we learn is through our
mistakes and “creative” criticism.
Thanks guys, and happy adventuring!
Credits and Thank yous!
Fierymarigold - thank you for reaching out to me with tutorials and help with meshes!
I'd still be stuck if you hadn't messaged me and i totally forgot to
say thank you..... so thank you. any new meshes coming in the future are
thanks to this awesome mod maker :)
Darkfox127 - for many many MANY no nonsense youtube tutorials on everything you could ever need! I
bet theres alot of mods out there that were started after watching this
guys stuff.
Gopher - Also for brilliant tutorials and mod reviews that ive learned alot from but mostly for keeping me entertained
with hours of of Stiv Gro Fur fun!
Welcome to the "Unique Dogs" wall of tedious text!
Comments that show you obviously haven't bothered to read said waffle will most likely be ignored. You have been warned :)
Description
This is my attempt to make mans best friend, a friend worth having. At the
moment if you want a dog follower, other than names there isn’t really
any difference between who you choose. I want to create something that
will make a difference between who you choose to join you, so needless
to say some new textures are just the beginning. I want to change
meshes, sounds, stats…. Whatever I can till we can say these dogs
finally have a bit of “personality”. If you have any ideas feel free to
chip in, however don’t be offended if your suggestion doesn’t get put
in. And more importantly I hope you get some enjoyment out of this mod
should you decide to use it!
The Texture Replacer
The texture replacer gives every named dog in the game a unique texture.
This includes
- Meeko
- Vigilance
- The stray dog
- Barbas
- Torom
- Stump
- Ysgramor
- Tiber
Now, any other dogs, for example bandit’s and hunter’s dogs will use the
standard vanilla texture. I want to add more dogs in the future but at
the same time I want to keep the file size and the performance hit to a
minimum. That is the one golden rule I want to stick to. Personally I
don’t have a pc that was meant for gaming (seriously, not in the
slightest!) and I must be using just about every trick in the book to
make Skyrim run the way I want (almost anyway). So naturally performance
is important to me. I can safely say this mod won’t touch your
performance unless you use hd textures. Scroll down to find instructions
on how to do this.
How to install
ONLY CHOOSE ONE FILE!
It installs just the same as any other mod. If your not sure how to install mods then follow the instructions below.
To use nexus mod manager
1. Click on the files tab above the description
>2. Click on “download with manager”
3. NMM will open and download the file for you. When it’s finished
downloading it will appear in the “mods” tab. Just click to highlight it
and then click the button on the left that says “activates the selected
mod” when you hover the mouse over it.
4. You’ll then see it appear in the “plugins” tab, just make sure the box next to it is ticked and your ready to go!
Really, nothing different from how you would install any other mod. For Vortex just click "install with manager" and follow the steps.
Updating
It's just the same as installing the file for the first time, when
installing manually follow the steps above and overwrite the old files
where asked. With nexus mod manager uninstall the old version first and
then install the new one. don't run more than one version at the same
time, I dread to think what that might do lol
To-Do List
So here's what I want to happen for Unique Dogs....
- get the less barking back in
- Maybe an MCM for choosing your own models and textures?
- Change the follower dogs to be better followers, better at sneaking, extra features etc
- Make all that changeable via MCM
- Definately want more "unique" dogs to adopt. I like the idea of a
hunting dog who can "fetch" like I've seen in another mod. No idea how
to do it though!
- Make it very compatible with other mods
- give stump that stumpy tail :)
Ideas to Ponder....
- Increased follow distance. Cause if Meeko headbutts me one more time....
- A unique mesh for every dog. With the condition that it MUST fit in
with the game (lore friendly I guess) I am not making chihuahuas,
poodles or sausage dogs not matter how much you ask me and how adorable
they are!
- Custom sounds. That bark would be a lot less annoying if it wasn’t as frequent and there was more variety, so
different barks for different dogs essentially.
- Stats and AI. Whole other kettle of fish. I don’t want to add scripts (since they can
leave that footprint on your saves) and I want stats to fit the
individual dogs. So for example vigilance is a trained war dog that you
have to pay money to own. Maybe he should have higher stats to reflect
this but to balance this out there should be a downside, maybe he
effects sneak level, sets off traps, he’s more a fighter and a bit of a
pain when it comes to anything else. Whereas Meeko was probably a more
family friendly dog, his owner certainly didn’t look like a warrior so
maybe he would be more likely to run from a fight, and maybe there could
be an advantage to balance this out, like a “pack-bag” and inventory
space for example, more a “utility companion”. Something that gives you a
reason for picking a specific dog.
- And finally an mcm menu thingy (cause I love customization)
Seriously though guys I’ve never released a mod before and I’m a bit of a newbie
so this may not be the most polished mod on the nexus, so take
everything with a pinch of salt. Don’t be afraid to lecture me on bad
modding practices though, sometimes the only way we learn is through our
mistakes and “creative” criticism.
Thanks guys, and happy adventuring!
Credits and Thank yous!
Fierymarigold - thank you for reaching out to me with tutorials and help with meshes!
I'd still be stuck if you hadn't messaged me and i totally forgot to
say thank you..... so thank you. any new meshes coming in the future are
thanks to this awesome mod maker :)
Darkfox127 - for many many MANY no nonsense youtube tutorials on everything you could ever need! I
bet theres alot of mods out there that were started after watching this
guys stuff.
Gopher - Also for brilliant tutorials and mod reviews that ive learned alot from but mostly for keeping me entertained
with hours of of Stiv Gro Fur fun!