Less Confrontational Animals
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About this mod Machine translation
Make animals less likely to attack you while you're minding your own business!
This mod is for SkyTEST - Realistic Animals and Predators!
If you don't use SkyTEST, you may want to check out Less Aggressive Animals. This is the mod that inspired this!
For the SE version, get it here!
I'm making a game that doesn't have fast travel, so I'm riding on the road a lot. Being attacked every 20 feet by a bear or wolf started to get really tedious after a few hours, so I looked for a solution to this problem! Sadly, many animal modification mods don't work with SkyTEST, but I really like SkyTEST! So I made this and thought I'd share. :)
what it does
Generally speaking, this mod will reduce the aggro radius of most predators by about half, and lower their confidence level so they are less likely to attack if they don't stand a chance.
Maybe it's a matter of personal taste, but I also made another hate warning sound for the wolf. After hearing "Grrr..BarkBark!" from the vanilla era, I would have preferred something less repetitive and obnoxious. It might not be obvious in vanilla, as they'll attack before you get close enough for their aggro warning to repeat, if at all. You can preview it or delete it if you don't want it, from:
sound/fx/npc/wolf/aggrowarning/npc_wolf_aggrowarning_01.wav, 02.wav and 03.wav.
They are just loose files and not required for the mod to run.
I also highly recommend Road No Predator if, like me, you plan on doing a lot of road trips! This is fully compatible (SkyTEST will not edit vanilla animal spawn locations), it will only affect animals specifically added by SkyTEST, and even then it will still significantly reduce the number of predators on the road.
Be sure to load LCA after SkyTEST or you won't get the changes!
compatibility
Bellyaches Animals and Creatures Pack - Compatible
SkyTEST Integration Project :
No additional Spawns - Compatible
Biological Extension - Compatible (post-loaded LCA)
Immersive Horses - Compatible
Skyrim Immersive Creatures - Compatible*
Beasts of Tamriel - Compatible*
Real Wildlife Skyrim - Compatible*
Animallica - Compatible*
*These are compatible with vanilla/SkyTEST animals, but LCA will not affect other mobs added by these mods.
Known issues
I haven't encountered this yet, but if you do, please let me know!
Detailed list of changes
Most animals' confidence levels change from Foolhardy/Brave to Average, unless they are Cowardly or Cautious.
Aggro range
Warn --------------->They will keep a close eye on you.
Warning/Attack --->They will make warning actions/sounds and if you don't exit soon, they will attack.
Attack ------------>They will attack immediately
Race ----------> Alert Range - Warning/Attack Range - Attack Range
Animals are included in the main file
Slaughterfish -> 2500/1500/1000 (vanilla attack sight)
Spider ----------> 2500/800/650 (vanilla attack sight)
Skeever --------> 2000 / 800/650 （Vanilla 3000/1500/1000，SkyTEST 1500/1000/800）
Sabre Cat ------> 2000/600/500 （Vanilla 0/2000/1500，SkyTEST 2500/1000/800）
Wolf - -------> 1500/550/450 (Vanilla 0
/2000/ 1500, SkyTEST 2000/1000/800) Bear -----------> 900/450/350 (Vanilla 2500/2000/1500, SkyTEST 2500/1000/800)
Mammoth ------> 800/450/325 (Vanilla 1024/750/325, SkyTEST 1024/750/325)
Horker ---------> 800/400/300（Vanilla 850/640/320，SkyTEST 850/640/320）
Mudcrabs ----->Passive
Goat ---------->Passive
Elk------------- --->Passive
Non-animal creatures included in optional files: Extra!
Ice Wraith -------> 2500/1000/800 (vanilla attack sight)
Spriggan --------> 1500/1000/800（Vanilla 2000/1500/1000）
Troll ----- ---------> 2500/1000/800 (vanilla attack sight)
Giants ----------> 1000/550/300 (vanilla 1024/750/375)
The following have higher confidence levels and slightly higher aggro radius than other types:
- Mother animal, bull and pack leader. (e.g. Saber Cat, Bear, Horker, Wolves) They are more protective!
- Changes in ice and snow. (For example, spiders, wolves, sword cats, bears) Har …
Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions
- Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
- There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
- Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
- Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.
Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.