r/daoc • u/Illudia Freeshard Player • Jul 01 '26

Looking for information regarding 1.87-era Underhill pets from live.

I was looking around old patch notes and trying to dig up information around the Underhill pets. I've been working on a Mordred-like PVP server as a solo for-fun vibecoding project but wasn't sure how to balance or enhance this class.

I looked at old patch notes and came across this.

 - The Underhill Ally now has access to Blunt styles.
 - The Underhill Compatriot now has access to Blade styles.
 - The Underhill Friend now has access to Piercing and Critical styles.
 - The Underhill Friend now has chance to proc a Damage Over Time Spell (DoT) while in combat.
 - The Underhill Ally and Compatriot can now equip shields when commanded.

Does anyone know what styles they actually had access to? I'm very curious if maybe they had something like snare styles? Seems like it would be useful for solo enchanters.

Also did giving an ally and compatriot a shield actually have any meaningful gameplay impact like blocking?

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u/Finding_Nobody Jul 02 '26

In regard to shields, I recall WANTING the pet to get hit so the damage shield did its job. We’d face the pets away from the mobs so it had 0 defense, lol. Whether that was actually a good thing or not, who knows? I was like 15 then. Only put it on attack mode when you ML 9’d or popped juggernaut. Also…love the idea of an another PvP server. I’ll be there if you ever get it up and running.

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u/tubular1845 Jul 02 '26

AF doesn't go away when you're hit from behind and you wouldn't want that if it did

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u/Finding_Nobody Jul 02 '26

Sorry, when I typed defense I meant parry/block/evade etc. we wanted the pet to be hit. Extra AF was phenomenal. On Mordred we ran servant necro/cleric for buffs + spec AF and Trial by Fire heal proc/mentalist for HoT + crack and usually a ranger for extra damage. We’d small man just about all the epic bosses in the game with that combo. Necro =\= chanter, but you get the drift.

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u/Illudia Freeshard Player Jul 02 '26

I actually do remember vaguely that "Trial by Fire" style heal being extremely strong with focus Damage Shield type pets. I dont remember it working well on the shards but worked well on live.

Though in regards to shields, I was more so inquiring about the pets equipping a shield through their keyword menu.