Aurochs – A better breed of Pack Bull

Adds a larger, tougher version of the Pack Bull called an Aurochs to Kenshi. I made this mod because I was tired of carrying my Pack Bull after every battle because it was as flimsy as a starving bandit.

Aurochs are larger, have more health, and do more damage than the Pack Bull. They also improve toughness and athletics faster. They are immune to the combat penalty effects of duststorms.

The Aurochs backpack stacks up to 6 items like a Garru backpack. The regular Pack Bull backpack only stacks 5 items.

Available for purchase from nomad animal traders (both the wandering caravan and the settled nomad shops). Each nomad animal trader has a 20% chance each for a greater aurochs, an aurochs pack bull, and an aurochs pack cow – they may not have any, may have one, or may have one of all three types.

I’f you’ve built a base, they will eventually come to you or you may encounter them roaming in: Dreg, Flat’s Lagoon, Heng, Okran’s Gulf, Shem, Sinkuun, Stenn Desert, and The Great Desert.

Also adds a simple start – Nomads with an Aurochs.
– Random start location
– 3 Nomads
– 1 Aurochs Bull with backpack
– Random number of Goats

— v. 2 Changes —

Reduced the size slightly because I thought they were too big, but they are still larger than normal bulls.

Aurochs bulls now have a black coat like the historical aurochs did.

Aurochs cows now have a brown coat like the historical aurochs did.

Aurochs bulls are larger than cows like the historical aurochs were. To do this, I had to create them as separate sub-races. To prevent anyone from loosing their Auroch with Pack from V1, they are still included. So there are 3 different kinds of Aurochs for purchase from the nomads. See screenshot for size comparison between the vanilla pack bull and the varied aurochs.

— v.3 Changes —

Added herds of Wild Aurochs to the same territories that wild bulls are found in. Warning! They are aggressive! If you see a large heard coming your way – RUN!

— v.4 Changes —

Added small herds of bulls and aurochs to Stenn Desert in the Shek Kingdom.

— v.5 Changes —
Added a lore book to the Tech Hunter series. Available wherever Tech Hunter Lore books are sold.

Changed name of the original bigger Aurochs breed to Greater Aurochs.

— v.6 Changes —
Made aurochs available for purchase from the animal trader shop in settled nomad villages.

— V.7 Changes —
Repackaged mod to keep it up to date with the latest version of the game. No other changes.

Please check out my other mods:
Noble’s New Clothes – adds sneaky chain and more colors of nobles robes & trousers @ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1594439347

Skimmer Broods @ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1636453468