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Blind Dog

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• Mutant
• Morphology
  [Beast] | Humanoid
• Type
  [Physical] | Psionic
• Disposition
  Passive | [Aggressive]
• Threat
  [Mundane] | Harmful | Dangerous | Nightmare
• Occurrence
  [Common] | Uncommon | Rare | Obscure

Description

The Blind Dog is much like a typical dog in that they hunt in packs, bark, etc. Their physical appearance is that of advanced mange, emaciation, and necrosis.

Most are coloured Brown or White.

A less common Black variant can sometimes spawn, which looks like it has been burnt to a crisp. Weirdly, this variant gives off Psionic aura, hinting that it could possibly be the precursor to Psy-Dogs. This unique version doesn't seem to have any additional traits.

Blind Dogs have little defense and rely entirely on pack tactics or overall aggression.

Behaviour

As the name implies, Blind Dogs cannot 'see' in the traditional sense, but can still sense the player and other stalkers.

Alone, Blind Dogs will charge the target, loop around, then charge again.

Blind Dogs are more dangerous in a pack as they tend to beeline less (though they still do it frequently), and while many will attack head-on, some may attack from different angles, adding entropy.

Blind Dogs bark randomly when idle, and more frequently when they spot a target.

Tactics

Killing a solo dog is relatively easy as the dog will beeline you, making shot-lineup easy. A couple of pistol shots is enough to take down a dog.

In a pack, the best weapons are preparation and knowledge; Stumbling into a pack ignorantly will tilt odds against you. However, you can hear dogs relatively early (and even see them as they like to trot around a lot), and can position yourself to tunnel them. Even out in the open, they tend to funnel.

In the event that they close in on you, you can sidestep (with a jump to be safe) to make them have to circle around; Think of them like charging bulls or cars, but smaller and with better turning. It'll give you a split second to fire before having to dodge again. They're fairly simple to deal with.

Spawning

Blind Dogs are so common that they spawn basically everywhere, except for a few places like Meadow.

They even spawn at the entrances of Rostok - at both ends - very frequently.

Skinning

Blind Dogs only require a basic knife for skinning. [stub]

PDA Details

Blind dogs are the most familiar representative of the Zone.

Information
Several generations of dogs have lived and died since the second disaster, with each being more affected by the Zone than the previous.

Numerous rapid mutations and evolutionary adaptations have led to the strengthening of previously weakly expressed canine abilities - at the expense of those that share their habitat.

Vision and hearing in many of these dogs is completely lost, but they have since developed a kind of telepathic vision that allows them to feel their prey through the walls.

Like their wolf ancestors, blind dogs hunt in packs, and an encounter with a large group can be dangerous even to the most well-armed and experienced of stalkers.

Statistics
- Attacks: Melee
- Health: Low
- Speed: Fast
- Traits: None