Overview
This mod was made mainly for personal use, as I rarely tried to tame animals in the early game except for completely peaceful ones.
The permanent manhunter state on many animals often felt like a near-certain death sentence on a failed tame, even when the animal wasn’t actually harmed.
This mod replaces the animal’s revenge with a [b]temporary rage[/b] that still poses danger, but eventually ends with the animal breaking off the attack and leaving you alone.
It makes failed taming attempts [b]less lethal[/b] while staying fully vanilla-friendly, and helps make taming more realistic and viable in the early game.
The animal will:
• Only go manhunter for a [b]limited time[/b]
• [b]Focus the tamer[/b] instead of pulling the whole herd
• [b]Run away[/b] once the rage ends (stay on map)
[b]Important:[/b]
This only affects [b]manhunter caused by failed taming[/b].
All other manhunter events (incidents, psychic pulses, predators, etc.) remain completely vanilla.
How it works
• When a tame attempt fails and triggers revenge, the animal enters a [b]temporary manhunter state[/b].
• The duration is based on a [b]base time[/b] plus a [b]wildness bonus[/b].
• Only the [b]target animal[/b] becomes manhunter — no pack or herd aggro.
• The animal aggressively attacks for the duration, then [b]immediately stops and run away[/b] from the pawn.
• Optionally, the rage can [b]end early after a set number of hits[/b] (on by default).
• After fleeing, the animal returns to normal behavior and can be tamed again once vanilla cooldown allows.
Key Features
— [b]Tame-fail only:[/b] Affects only manhunter caused by failed taming.
— [b]Short revenge window:[/b] Adjustable duration instead of permanent death-sentence rage.
— [b]Wildness scaling:[/b] Wilder animals stay angry longer.
— [b]Optional hit limit:[/b] Rage can end early after landing a set number of hits.
— [b]Focused aggression:[/b] The animal targets the tamer instead of pulling nearby animals.
— [b]Clean exit:[/b] Animal flees on the map when rage ends — no lingering chase, no map exit.
Settings
Fully configurable in Mod Settings:
• Base revenge duration (seconds)
• Wildness duration bonus (0–300%)
• Stop rage early after hits (toggle)
• Number of hits before rage ends
• Timer check interval (performance tuning)
All settings apply immediately — no restart required.
Compatibility
Safe to add to existing saves.
Does not alter vanilla taming success chance, cooldowns, or animal defs.
[b]Compatibility notes:[/b]
• Other manhunter sources are untouched
• Works with modded animals (including ranged attackers)
Performance
Very lightweight.
Only tracks animals that are actively in a temporary tame-fail rage.
Updates
[b]— First release[/b]
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