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Houndmaster Suggestions

TripleStryke
TripleStryke Member Posts: 246
in Feedback and Suggestions

I enjoy Houndmaster a lot, she's one of my most played killers and I want to go through things I would change about her to make her feel better both from a semi-bug fix standpoint and some relatively simple QOL features/functionality changes because I would love to see her shine. With the slow bug being fixed in the PTB she is very close. She is not in need of a rework or anything, she's well designed and just needs to feel a bit better, and while there is a lot of yap below, the majority of things I am changing are relatively minor. TLDR AT THE BOTTOM.

  • Add a recall option while Snug is traversing the search path

Since you have no power binds during this time there is space to add a recall feature where Snug starts running back to you in case the search path is misplaced or you find a survivor along the way. This would make her feel much more responsive so you aren't out of power for such a long time.

  • The Search path begins/path-finds from the Houndmaster's location rather than Snug's and Snug paths to her location first.

This would prevent Snug from starting the path from the opposite side of a wall/resource or taking unintended paths, which can be frustrating. This is somewhat of a solution to a bug, but I think for consistent functionality it would just be better overall. 

  • Refine her chase command indicator to better match Snug’s path-finding

This is most inconsistent with the vault functionality where the indicator will say Snug will vault, but Snug will instead get stuck at the window. This is more in the bug fix realm of changes.

  • Reduce the threshold for Snug to teleport back when stuck by a few seconds

This doesn't need to be immediate, but the code for detecting Snug is stuck clearly exists, it's just a few seconds too long and could be shortened to make the overall feel better.

  • Fix the dog phasing through the pallet and disappearing when sending the chase command too close to a pallet.
  • Fix Snug attempting to bite downed survivors after vaulting a pallet.

These are really the last prevalent bugs I can think of that needs to be addressed. There might be one I am not thinking of but the ones I am mentioning are the most intrusive.

  • Add input buffering to many of her interactions

Some of the inputs can be a bit strict and input buffering would help.

  • Add-on Pass

She has a lot of underwhelming add-ons. To keep it easy I will just mention add-ons that would benefit from simple number changes to increase variety a bit.

  1. Knotted Rope: 8-10% (was 2%)
  2. Sticky Pitch: 5% (was 2%)
  3. Unfinished Map: 30s (was 15s)
  4. Spiked Collar: 80s (was 60s)
  5. Gunpowder Tin: 30s (was 20s)
  6. Belaying Pins: 60s (was 20s)

She has other add-ons that could be buffed or reworked like the aura ones and Smoked Snapper, but in the interest of keeping it simple, number changes would go a long way. When her only dominant add-on (Barely Meal) is just a minor stat increase there really needs to be something done to give her more variety.

Summary/TLDR:

  • Add a recall to the search command while Snug is traveling to the location
  • Start the search path from Houndmaster's location rather than Snug's
  • Refine the chase command indicator, especially regarding vaults
  • Reduce Snug's teleport back when stuck threshold by a few seconds
  • Fix Snug disappearing when chase is sent too close to a pallet
  • Fix Snug attempting to bite downed survivors after a vault
  • Add Input Buffering
  • Add-on Pass that gives simple number buffs to Knotted Rope, Sticky Pitch, Unfinished Map, Spiked Collar, Gunpowder Tin, and Belaying Pins.
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