War horse and hunting dog as characters

[Me_]

Since Glitterhoof has paved the way for animal characters in the game, I suggest that hunting dog and war horse get turned into actual characters as well. This could be the basis of a new Crusader Kings 2: Pets DLC.


For the record, I am serious (although a Pets DLC is unlikely, as Paradox doesn’t do small content DLC any more). I know this sounds silly, but we already have:

- Hunting dogs,
- War horses,
- Pet albino bears,
- Glitterhoof.

Adding pets would not even require much – some art, events and targeted decisions. It would help make our characters feel more human. They could add a handful of new pets: tiger, cat, lion, snake, hawk, sheep, gerbil. An d it could allow for some nice little stories:

- Your child asks you to let him/her ride your warhorse,
- You take your bear/lion/tiger with you to battle,
- Your wife complains that you spend more time with your dog than her,
- You take your dog, hawk, sheep on a hunt,
- Your hawk kills another character’s gerbil or vice-versa, starting a fierce rivalry.

 

[PanzerKrigs]

Also, maybe more warhorses for more people? Read somewhere once that Constantinople had a stable of (supposedly) Nisean horses as late as 1204. I am, however, a bit worried that it might be too much of a strain. All those dogs, all those horses. On the plus-side it might enable us to have animals named in other ways than the generic four!

 

[riadach]

And breed them? "Arrange covering"?

 

[Archinorf]

It would also be nice to have trees as characters, with targeted decision as "Cut down to make fire" or "Carve your initials"

In all seriousness, pets and animals would fit better if given their own little interface space inclued in a character's menu like a small clickable portrait.

 

[Jorlem]

And breed them? "Arrange covering"?

I'd be all for this, especially for the modding capabilities this would enable.