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[mwoody450]

What's the difference between a hunting and a war dog?  Both have proven useful, but in more or less the same way, from what I've seen: they kill stuff.

[Capntastic]

Hunting dogs are faster and I think stealthier; war dogs are tougher.

I go with two or three war dogs, as they seem to be a good early-game defense if you bring along some ropes.

[martinuzz]

AFAIK, hunting dogs only attack defensively (and in defense of their owner), while war dogs actively seek out targets

[Wahnsinniger]

Does assigning Hunting Dogs TO hunters actually help their hunting at all?

[Turgid Bolk]

I believe assigned hunting dogs attack their master's target, so they do actually help with hunting. I assume war dogs just attack anything in range.

[Capntastic]

Animals chained up are currently bugged to unchain themselves and chase after enemies that get too close.   Which ain't so bad, usually.

[BurnedToast]

One thing to keep in mind, last version if the hunting dog killed something the hunter would not drag it back to the fortress. I don't know if it's fixed or not this version.

[Hypcso]

I had a hunter and a hunting dog kill and bring back things for many years. Until they met a cougar, and the hunter ran out of bolts. Then it was my carpenter who dragged their sorry carcasses back in to camp.

[Leonidas]

The game includes a sneak mode and ambush skill, which you can use quite effectively in adventure mode.  I think the idea with hunters and hunting dogs is that they develop their ambush skill, which allows them to sneak up on deer and other skittish animals.