I can't get my pets to respond with the "all" command

[Foible]

All attack .. for instance is particularly retarded.

I'm having to call out the pets at once.. "Now Beer, now Burbon, now Mead and Whiskey!"

[Dagon]

it only works on the closest pet

[Foible]

it only works on the closest pet

all guard me, works half the time if I'm in melee combat with something.

[Mikel123]

"all attack" = "all kill"

Use Search to find more about "all kill" here. In short, don't use it. Call each pet individually for it.

"all guard me" is sort of wacky. I don't know the rules for it. I think, if a pet is guarding you, it needs to see a monster attack you from that point onwards for it to respond. So, if an ettin is already wacking away at you, and you say "all guard me", sometimes they will just sit there and watch.

"all follow me" works very well, as you'd think it would. Likewise with "all stay".