NeverLosePets

Keep your unslotted tamed pets downed, not dead.

Never Lose Pets changes how tamed pets behave while in DBNO (Down But Not Out).

By default, tamed pets that are not protected by the game's companion behavior can eventually bleed out and die permanently if they are not revived in time. They may also receive additional damage while already downed, which can accelerate their death.

This mod prevents both situations.

BIG DISCLAIMER!! I've made extensive use of AI to create this mod, so that my wife would be convinced to play the game. She loves having pets, but won't play games if they can be permanently lost.

I am not a coder (unless you consider Powershell coding), i'm simply a humble and old IT admin who wanted something done that nobody else did, and doesn't mind using AI. And now i'm sharing the result. If you don't like AI or people who use AI, then simply pass on the mod i guess.

Features

• []Prevents tamed pets from dying due to DBNO bleedout.[/]

  []Prevents additional damage while a tamed pet is already in DBNO.[/]

  []Restores normal damage behavior automatically after the pet is revived.[/]

  []Works with tamed pets even when they are not currently in the companion slot.[/]

  []Does not affect normal NPCs or enemies.[/]

  []Preserves normal pet behavior such as Follow and teleporting to the player.[/]

  []Handles pets that are already in DBNO when the server is restarted.[/]

  []Server-authoritative. Clients do not need a separate copy when used on a dedicated server.[/]

How It Works

The mod identifies tamed creatures using the game's existing

BuffActor_Tamed_Cstate.

When a tamed pet enters DBNO:

• []Its bleedout timer is continuously reset so it cannot die from timeout.[/]

  []Further incoming damage is disabled while the pet remains downed.[/]

  []When the pet is revived, its normal damageable state is restored.[/]

Non-tamed NPCs are ignored completely and retain the game's normal DBNO and death behavior.

Installation

Requires UE4SS.

Extract the archive so that the mod is located at:

AbioticFactor\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\NeverLosePets\The final structure should look like:

NeverLosePets\

├── enabled.txt

└── Scripts\

└── main.luaThe included

enabled.txtenables the mod automatically.

Dedicated Servers

Never Lose Pets was developed and extensively tested on a Windows dedicated server.

Install the mod only on the dedicated server.

Clients do not need to install the mod.

Single Player / Player-Hosted Multiplayer

The mod is designed around server-authoritative game logic and is expected to work in single player and player-hosted multiplayer sessions when installed by the host.

Dedicated server operation has been extensively tested. Additional single-player and listen-server validation is ongoing.

Tested Behavior

Testing included:

• []Tamed pets inside and outside the companion slot.[/]

  []Multiple DBNO and revive cycles.[/]

  []Extended DBNO periods far beyond the normal bleedout duration.[/]

  []Repeated melee and firearm damage against downed pets.[/]

  []Follow enabled and disabled while in DBNO.[/]

  []Teleporting between areas while the pet remained downed.[/]

  []Dedicated server restarts while a pet was already in DBNO.[/]

  []Disconnecting and reconnecting clients.[/]

  []Enemy NPCs entering DBNO and dying normally.[/]

  []Enemy NPCs dying directly without entering DBNO.[/]

Limitations

This mod currently protects pets from deaths related to the normal DBNO system.

Certain environmental instant-kill mechanics may bypass DBNO entirely and are therefore outside the scope of version 1. 0. This includes mechanics such as:

• []Bottomless pits.[/]

  []Industrial death fans.[/]

  []Other damage sources that cause immediate death without entering DBNO.[/]

These may be investigated separately in future versions.

Compatibility

Never Lose Pets modifies only the runtime DBNO behavior of actors identified as tamed pets.

It does not modify save files, pet inventory data, pet ownership, companion slots, Follow settings, AI behavior, or pet stats.

Because the mod uses UE4SS hooks into Abiotic Factor Blueprint functions, future game updates may require compatibility updates.

Uninstallation

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