A new community-made mod for Fallout: New Vegas gives canine companions the ability to sneak, preventing them from breaking stealth at inopportune moments. The change means dogs such as Rex can pad quietly behind the player instead of sprinting into enemy sightlines and spoiling careful approaches.

The mod addresses a longstanding annoyance for stealth-focused builds in Obsidian's Mojave-set RPG, where companion AI has a tendency to move directly toward the player and attract enemy attention. By altering companion movement behaviour, the mod allows dogs to wait, move more cautiously and generally blend into stealth sequences rather than undermining them.

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Modders and players on community sites have increasingly focused on quality-of-life tweaks that preserve the original game's tone while smoothing out mechanical frustrations. This particular addition aims to improve immersion on stealth runs without changing core combat or balance.

The mod is available via Fallout modding outlets covered in the original report by Rock Paper Shotgun. The Rock Paper Shotgun article provides a brief look at the change and links to the download location for those seeking to install it.

Such companion behaviour tweaks join a long list of fan-made enhancements that keep Fallout: New Vegas alive and tailored to modern players, from visual overhauls to gameplay adjustments.