Combat Mounts

(Early Access)

Bring a new way to explore and fight in Soulmask with a collection of 12 fully modified rideable creatures, each featuring unique combat abilities, AI behavior, and custom gameplay mechanics.

This is an early access version of the mod. While fully playable, minor visual and gameplay issues may still occur.

Features

This mod adds a total of 12 modified creatures, including:

Land mounts Flying mounts Aquatic mounts Several boss variants from the base game

Every creature has been modified to become a fully controllable mount with its own combat abilities. Although all mounts share the same core system, some creatures have access to additional abilities depending on how they are implemented in the original game.

Combat System

All mounts can fight while being ridden using their own attacks and abilities.

Default controls:

Left Mouse Button – Primary Attack Right Mouse Button – Secondary Attack Left Ctrl Left Alt Space Bar

Some mounts support additional attack combinations.

Example:

Jump + Left Click Jump + Right Click

Certain creatures, such as the Sabertooth, have multiple combo attacks available.

Flying Mount Controls

Flying mounts use a dedicated flight mode.

Controls:

Left Alt → Switch to Ground Mode Space Bar → Switch to Flight Mode

Full Gamepad support is included.

AI & Companion Behavior

All mounts:

Defend themselves if attacked. Use the original AI behavior assigned to their species. Fight enemies while acting as companions.

When mounted:

Mounts cannot receive damage. The rider cannot be dismounted. The rider can still receive damage.

When used as companions or without a rider:

Mounts receive damage normally. Animation Improvements

Some original creatures did not include proper jump or locomotion animations.

To solve this, custom modified versions have been created using animations already available within the base game whenever possible.

Gameplay Changes Fall damage has been disabled for every mount. Players cannot be knocked off their mount. Mounts fully support land, flying or swimming movement depending on the creature. How to Obtain the Mounts

Currently, mounts can only be obtained through the Admin Panel. Search By "MOD(name of the animal and version in Spanish, Yeah Im Spanish)

IMPORTANT

When spawning a creature:

Enable "Spawn as Friendly Character" And go fast to interact for first time with them, because can go far from you at first spawn (Like the Eagle) just interact and pick "follow" and them will be yours the rest of the game.

Each creature can be spawned in Versions 1–6, which change:

Appearance Size (Depending on the creature) DLC Requirement

This mod requires the DLC to be installed.

Saddles

Most mounts use the Panther Saddle.

Exceptions:

Gorilla → Elephant Saddle Snow Leopard → Snow Leopard Saddle

Important Notes

Snake Mount: Very Early stage just use it in water or plain terrain Sabertooth: No Combat AI yet (WIP)

This is a very early version of the project.

Minor issues may still occur, including:

Small visual clipping between the rider and certain mounts. Occasional camera glitches. Minor animation inconsistencies.

The mod is NOT balanced for normal gameplay.

Depending on the creature, mounts may be:

Extremely powerful Weaker than intended

The mod has currently been tested only in Single Player.

It is strongly recommended that you back up your save files before using this mod (or others), in case of unexpected bugs.

Planned Features

Future updates aim to include:

More rideable creatures. Mounted combat using the player's own weapons while riding passive animals such as Alpacas and Llamas. A legitimate in-game method of obtaining the mounts without using the Admin Panel. Balance improvements. Bug fixes. Additional abilities and polish. Final Notes

Due to the current limitations of the Soulmask ModKit and the very limited documentation available for Soulmask modding, this is currently the best implementation I have been able to achieve.

Feedback, bug reports, suggestions, and new ideas are always welcome and greatly appreciated.

Have fun, and enjoy!

Credits & Special Thanks

I would like to give special thanks to the following people for their help during the development of this mod:

Leesiontoo — for helping me solve and improve rider positioning on creatures that were never designed to be rideable in the original game. His assistance made it possible to achieve much better results with non-native mounts.

MikkiMakk — for his advice, technical suggestions, and continuous support on the Soulmask Modding Discord. His knowledge of the modding system helped me understand many aspects of Unreal Engine and Soulmask's modding workflow.

Thank you both for taking the time to help make this project possible.