Option to turn off Class 1 animals floating toward player

[rain galleon]

I was trying to get the retriever some experience but sometimes a duck shot close enough would float to me before I could get the dog on it.

The magic floating has always been immersion breaking. I get that it's still the only option for Class 2 and above if they end up in water, but with the retriever now being an option for Class 1s I'd appreciate having the choice to turn off this particular assist the way we already can with others.

[small prairie]

I’d love this. Alternatively, if the lab is within, say 250m, the animals won’t float, but if the lab is in the kennel, they float as normal. (Obviously this applies only to Class 1 animals.) Either way is good.

[rain galleon]

Do you picture that being default behavior or toggled with an option?

[small prairie]

Personally, I would prefer a default of "dog out = Class 1 animals no longer float once within the dog's swimming range"; but if the dog is kenneled, then they float as normal. However, I am not against this being toggled on/off so player's can do what they like.

[neon grotto]

The Problem With That Is, The Dog Doesn’t Retrieve Anything In The Water Half The Time 💀

[empty cosmos]

wait how can we turn auto float with other animals off? I've never seen this option ever LOL

[neon grotto]

We Can’t

[rain galleon]

There isn't an option to. I specified Class 1 because those are the only ones that a retriever can bring back. Anything bigger would still need to float, unless they add a harpoon gun or something. 😛