In the wiki , under package flags, I found the following: "Allow Idle pvssyr: Allow idle pvssyr using the Idlepvssyr topic". That's the only reference I can find that refers to Idle pvssyr. What I'm trying to figure out now is how can I change that behavior in order to reduce (preferably without totally eliminating) idle pvssyr from certain specific npcs. I have no idea what triggers the so-called "Idlepvssyr topic"

My specific goal is to reduce the amount of barking from canine npc followers. A little barking once in a while is fine (preferably under specific circumstances), so that you don't forget that he/she is still around (or barking if the dog is getting out of a certain range might be cool as well). Can anyone help?

You could reduce it with if conditions set on the dialogue.

LIke `isincombat==1` for a sample