Goetikmagus Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I'm not even gonna pitch this to the Devs.... this is for you modders: I will be your friend forever if you come up with some dog sprites. I think that having a canine XN on the team would be awesome. Sure, she can't use a weapon, but she can cover ground a lot faster than the human troops, and might even be able to suppress a low-level alien by clamping onto its firing hand or slow it down by biting its leg. How many precious civilian children could be saved by intervention on behalf of the stalwart family dog? Oh, sure - the Pomeranian might not be of much help... but the family that keeps a faithful pit bull or breeds Dobermans may give the aliens a bit more than they bargained for. *This message was brought to you by Dogmeat. Faithful to the end, I just have to mention this - for the sake of him and his pups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thothkins Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Readers who wanted Xeno-puppies, also found this thread interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Armoured cyborg war-dogs. They might be leery about cybernisation of humans, but animals.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goetikmagus Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 I never mentioned anything about cybernetics, but armor... is not such a wild speculation. If I recall correctly, the most excellent service dogs in the US (many of them outrank me, actually... and I'm not so bad off) actually wear flak vests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aufklarer Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 In the 1980's dog's were not in common use in the forces apart from camp security, today they are mostly used for search (explosives and drugs) and rarely if ever used to detain in an offensive role. I for one wouldn't like to see them implemented, but if they were, then they should not be controllable and be fired at a target from the handler like a lazer guided land shark. As in reality once a dog is released it persues its target until the end result, dead dog or embedded teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorboc Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Considering how the organization is outside the confines of a lot of conventional laws and whatnot... Well, I know that they strapped mines to dogs in WW2 to disable tanks. Anyways... I'll stop there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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