Increase Grey's movement speed

[Sirius]

The mod is great, I love the idea of animal companions. However, Grey's movement / walking  speed is way to slow. There is another mod like this around, called Haiass the Wolf, and this mod handles the movement speed of an animal companion much better. Grey should move at least as fast as the other NPCs, but preferable even a bit faster. As it is, I can see it becoming tiresome having to wait for Grey the Dog before "venturing forth".

[jastey]

I assume you are not talking about the newest version where I already increased the movement rate starting from level 1?

Feedback for the new movement speed welcome.

Apart from that_ Movement speed is different for the classic engine and the EEs. If anyone has a solution that works for both, please let me know.

[Sirius]

On 11/15/2024 at 9:24 AM, jastey said:

I assume you are not talking about the newest version where I already increased the movement rate starting from level 1?

Feedback for the new movement speed welcome.

Apart from that_ Movement speed is different for the classic engine and the EEs. If anyone has a solution that works for both, please let me know.

Hey @jastey I'm not sure which version I tested ... I believe it was the newest version with increased movement speed, but I might be wrong. Will test again with the newest version. I'm on EET, so I can't give feedback for the movement on the classic version.

[Guest Chicken7023]

Hello !

I installed Grey in his latest version, before the tweaks improving speed. He's still a little slower than humanoid characters, but much less than before. 

 

[Sirius]

@jastey Hey, I checked and reinstalled as well. I definitely used the latest version (10). In my humble opinion, Grey is still too slow for a dog companion. When going for a walk with dogs, it's not uncommon for them to just dash ahead of their owners and then dashing back. In game, this could be achieved by making the dog much faster than any humanoid companion (maybe the same speed that a character with haste / boots of speed has, but without sped up animatons? Or just shy of that?). You could then also use Grey to quickly scout ahead and return to the party unharmed.

At the very least, Grey should be able to keep up with the party while walking to a destination and not fall behind.

If this is a controversial issue, you could also include different optional settings for Grey's movement speed, so the players can choose which setting they want.

Anyway, these are just my 2 cents.

PS: is there a way to change a creature's movement speed in Near Infinity? I couldn't find anything.

EDIT:

Oh my, @jastey I was being stupid again. I think I installed a mod / tweak that sets every NPC to level 1 (or 0 ???) (I forgot which componen and or mod that was), and lets you level up that NPC once they join the party. Apparently this affects movement speed as well. Once I leveld up Grey, his movement speed is absolutely fine.

Sorry for the confusion.

EDIT: 2

It's "improved NPC customization and management" from SCS

Edited Monday at 02:35 PM by Sirius

[jastey]

Thanks for the feedback!

I'll summarize:

6 hours ago, Sirius said:

his movement speed is absolutely fine.

But giving some choice might be a good idea.

His kit increases his movement rate currently, he should get faster with levelling up. Maybe that's not such a good idea either, and I should just give him even higher movement speed from teh start.

[Sirius]

12 hours ago, jastey said:

Thanks for the feedback!

I'll summarize:

But giving some choice might be a good idea.

His kit increases his movement rate currently, he should get faster with levelling up. Maybe that's not such a good idea either, and I should just give him even higher movement speed from teh start.

Perfectly summarized!