About this mod
Turns Ushnar\'s hound into a more useful companion. This mod requires the OBSE and the Shivering Isles expansion. The mod does not require the hound to be alive, if he\'s dead the mod will still activate. The quest will need to be completed however. Ushnars Hound will work if you managed to get the old on
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
After making a few companions of my own, I was a bit disappointed with how Ushnars Hound was set up. So...I fixed him. He can be told to wait/follow or dismissed to Crucible. The Hound will now level up with the player at a -4 offset and has a chance of knocking down enemies which is dependent on his endurance attribute. If your hound died prior to the installation of this mod, you can still recruit him, as the new actor is a separate object entirely.
-Benefits-
The Hound is a powerful companion, having a fair bit of attack-damage combined with his natural canine agility (minus the weight all the flesh he used to have) makes him quite the speedy attacker. Combined with his undead resistance to disease and poisons, he can also stand his ground against the most plague ridden foes. His defensive stats leave a bit to be desired - especially against magics, so don't be discouraged if he gets knocked down a few times. Your unholy bundle of joy will be back on his feet and into the fray in no time.
-Disadvantages-
Having an extra companion may draw attention to you, it's not recommended to try and sneak him into areas where you don't want to be seen.
-Notice to Khajiit Players-
If you are playing as a Khajiit, this quest will not be availabe to you.
You can bypass this by opening the console command with "`", and typing: SetStage SE43 200
and press [Enter], this will automatically complete the quest and net you the Skinned Hound.
I am not 100% sure if this will work if you killed Ushnar prior.
-Installation-
1.Extract the file from the zip folder via WinZip, or JZip.
2.Move the folder to your data folder.
3.Activate it from the Data Files option found on the Oblivion Disk, or turn it on with the Oblivion Mod Manager.
-Uninstall-
1.Simply delete the file from your data folder.
-Commands-
Follow/Wait - The command will tell the follower to follow, or wait at it's current position. The Hound will return after three days if you left it waiting.
Send to Crucible - Sends the hound to the main gate of Crucible (Inside the city), he will not
follow you after the three days pass in this state. To have him resume his follower duties, activate him and he'll automatically run the follow command.
Exit - Exits the dialogue box.
-Ability-
Recruiting Ushnars Hound will grant a +5 resistance to Poison,Paralysis, and Disease.