A little update: the change isn't permanent, the dog returned for a while. But it seems to be triggered by embark/disembark, it for some reason shuffles the models around, because now I've got another cat, a different one, not the one I had before. So my scout has a dog companion, does some scouting around, even across the seas and suddenly has a cat, does another scout thing and has the dog again. I might just relieve him from his exploration duties while he has a cat. lol

But here's the odd part. during a gameplay (like I'm still playing even right now, while typing this comment) the dog turned into a cat. A single cat, not a cat trio, like the others, just one feline. It still has the dog's growling sounds, but it's visually a cat, with animation and all. It lies down, when the unit isn't moving, like some cats in the pack and does other feline stuff. My game just decided, that a modded unit deserves your treatment. And like I said, it's during gameplay, not saving, loading, or updating mods, or anything. I've just had a unit with a dog, cleared one of the barbarian outposts and suddenly the dog's gone and there's a cat.

Got it (checked on wikipedia).
Now something odd just happend and I have no clue, if its because of your mod, or the DLC (the one from subscribing to 2K), or what exactly caused that, but I'm playing a moded Civilisation, Atlantis, their scout unit was unaffected by both mods (the DLC and yours), which was fine, because it was neither the default scout, nor a ranger, so cats had no business with it whatsoever.

It's from some DLC. They added the option to pet the scout's dog, and gave that button to the cat.

Hello, love the mod, but one question. What does the "One does not simply pet a cat" thing do? It's inactive by default and I didn't figure out, how to trigger it. Tried to summon a second Scout, get him injured, tried if that function heals him (by petting the cat, maybe?), but nope, nothing. I have zero idea, what's that for.
Also regarding the mod's description, THIS mod actually changes the Scout's dog to the third cat, the original DLC just adds two kittys to the existing dog. Anyway I love it! Cheers.

hello

cat :)

Do the Cats still run away & go Feral if the Scout gets killed?

No way.

Anyway you can make a Ranger Dogs mod with 3-4 "Hunting" dogs?

BEST MOD EVER!

Protect all scouts.

it's broke my heart when Genghis khan's troops kill my scout i cant bear to see it (T-T)

Or, if you really want to mess with the dog lovers, turn them into dachshunds.

lol I'm glad it could spur a double-take. More creatures would be cool. Just no dogs.

Fun mod. Really made my friends do a double-take in our last hotseat game. I'd love to see a version that includes other creatures, perhaps decided by Civ. I could see Wolves, Eagles, Crocodiles, Snakes, Bats, Crows, and other Totemic animals.

Heresy

Fixed that grievous issue.

Hmm. Thought it had. I'll take a look.

Great mod but it would be better if you could get rid of the origal dog sounds

Lol Glad you got it working. Difference is the Firaxis Scout Cat DLC changes only the scout's dog. This extends that to the ranger's dog.

Pilot Error it was - I have moggies!!

So - sorry about the bombardment - what is the difference between the mod here & the official Scout Cat please?

Looks like it may have been Pilot Error on my part - checking now. It was disabled (Scout Cat) in Additional Content for some reason. Did subscribing to this disable it, or was that just me being stoopid? Launching now to see if it works.

I do not see the DLC in this app though - I can see all the expansion packs, map packs and everything else but no Scout Cat/Ranger Cat.
Running on the September 2019 update

I think so.
It is subscribed above here and active in the game, but I still get the Dog.
Would love to get this working though.
2K account is definitely linked, and the DLC shows up in the game options.

Hmm... Is the DLC also active?

Why does this not work please?
Account linked, box ticked - mod active yet I still get dogs

Ive never even drempt of this mod, makes the game way beter for me because i have cynophobia! Thanks for making this

If I were out scouting a brave new world I'd definitely want a herd of cats backing me up.

I'd perish within the first 48 hours of course, but at least I'd die happy in the knowledge my face wouldn't go uneaten.

LOL im sure they are useful out on the open range

Finally another incentive for me to build rangers, thank you!

Happy to help!

Fellow cynophobes, rejoice! For a society that values equality over everything else, we're pretty oppressed.

I understand this is meant to be novelty, but this actually really helps me play the game without scowling everytime I stare at a scout. (In reality, I'd run away from the animal.)
But, anyway, thank you so much for this mod!

we can all agree this ranger isn't gonna be attacked by creepers

The Scout Cat DLC changes the scout's dog to a trio of cats, and you get the Scout Cat DLC by linking your game with a 2K account. After launching the game, you should see the option in the bottom-right corner of the main menu.

What/where is the Scout Cat DLC?

good! No one can survive from wild without cats