Essential Wildlife

This mod comes in four varieties.

One that makes wildlife animals essential. Meaning, they never die. They will also never attack you, unless you attack them.

A second Main option doesn't protect them from dying, but like the first one it does make them non aggressive so they won't attack.

Unless attacked first.

The 3rd "Aggressive" option doesn't flag them as essential, but makes them more aggressive toward you over all.

It maxes out their aggression and confidence levels to 100. This doesn't include deer or sheep.

If you're the hunter type, and want a bit more of a challenge, that could be what you're looking for.

The 4th makes it so animals only attack if you attack them first. Probably the most fair and balanced of the four.

This includes deer and sheep.

The first Main mod is meant primarily for those who don't want wildlife animals dying, and don't intend to do

any quests that involve killing them.

Otherwise, the first main option will break quests, like the one for Hircine, and a couple of other Daedric quests,

(Molag Bal, Clavicus Vile) plus the Sheogorath Shrine Quest may be affected since it involves poisoning sheep at one point.

Also a Fighters Guild quest involves killing a mountain lion.

If you intend on doing quests that involve killing animals, don't use that one.

Use the "No protection" version which doesn't flag them as essential.

If you get into a bind from using the first mod, you can uninstall it, then install the No protection version, and fall back to a previous save file.

Choose one or the other according to what you need for your playstyle.

ALL records are forwarded from AltarESPMain.esp so they retain their newer updated settings.

Here is a list of animals affected in the game.

Timber Wolves

Deer (Doe and Buck)

Black bears (and cubs)

Brown bears (and cubs)

Mountain Lions

SlaughterFish

Rats are not flagged as essential in either mod, but they are non aggressive in both mods so they won't attack you.

Unless you attack them first that is.

Also I've added versions for both mods for users of the Unofficial Oblivion Remastered Patch - UORP

If you use the "Plus Wolves" version of my "All Dogs Are Essential" mod, it won't conflict with this one since t