Followers - Revision history

Marko at 19:46, 10 March 2013

2013-03-10T19:46:34Z

Marko at 23:54, 13 January 2013

2013-01-13T23:54:33Z

Ganado: money --> caps

2012-12-23T15:55:23Z

money --> caps

Marko at 16:45, 21 December 2012

2012-12-21T16:45:10Z

Ronillon: /* Companions */ '''Note:''' Since Changelog 19/07/2012 a dialog option to ask companions about their weapon preferences before taking them has been added.

2012-11-26T23:36:00Z

‎Companions: '''Note:''' Since Changelog 19/07/2012 a dialog option to ask companions about their weapon preferences before taking them has been added.

Roachor: /* Companions */

2012-11-07T14:08:04Z

‎Companions

Roachor: /* Companion Respawn */

2012-11-07T14:04:09Z

‎Companion Respawn

Ronillon: /* Companions */

2012-08-20T21:54:50Z

‎Companions

Ronillon: /* Party Points */ Clarification

2012-05-14T20:40:58Z

‎Party Points: Clarification

Ronillon: /* Charisma / followers amount table */ ** '''Note:''' You still need 1 + 1 CH for each Brahmin to be able to lead them on the WM. (To be able to lead 1 Brahmin, 2 CH is needed.)

2012-05-10T03:06:24Z

‎Charisma / followers amount table: ** '''Note:''' You still need 1 + 1 CH for each Brahmin to be able to lead them on the WM. (To be able to lead 1 Brahmin, 2 CH is needed.)

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 == Companions ==
 These are more like friends, they're more rare but also very useful. They won't die permanently, but respawn at your [[tent]]/[[base]]/[[hotel]].
-[[Companions]] will travel around to different towns as wastelanders, and visit mostly [[bars]], but also stay in other places, like [[shops]], or just around in some corner. Companions are both male or female but always humans, and there's a few different [[weapon types]]. Companions allow for more customization, you can give them any [[armor]].
+[[Companions]] will travel around to different towns as wastelanders, and visit mostly [[bars]], but also stay in other places, like [[shops]], or just around in some corner. Companions are both male or female but always humans, and there's a few different [[weapon types]]. Companions allow for more customization, you can give them any [[armor]]. Their helmets can also be changed or removed via dialog.
 '''Note:''' Since [[Changelog 19/07/2012]] a dialog option to ask companions about their weapon preferences before taking them has been added.

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 Followers are [[NPCs]] that follow a [[PC]] and help him in combat and with a variety of tasks. Sometimes they act as a simple meat shield and in other cases they can be a real lifesaver.
 There are four different kinds of followers, each with special mechanics, but almost all of them follow the general rules of taking up [[party points]], and can be leveled up.
-Initial number of hit points of a bought follower depends on Charisma and Luck.
+Initial number of hit points of a bought follower depends on [[Charisma]] and [[Luck]].
 == Companions ==

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 == Mercs ==
-They fight for [[money]]. Their wage is 25% of their hire cost and gives 10% increase in loyalty.
+They fight for [[caps]]. Their wage is 25% of their hire cost and gives 10% increase in loyalty.
 == Companions ==

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 = Followers =
-Followers are [[NPCs]] that follows a [[PC]] and helps him in combat and with a variety of tasks. Sometimes they act as a simple meat shield and in other cases they can be a real lifesaver.
+Followers are [[NPCs]] that follow a [[PC]] and help him in combat and with a variety of tasks. Sometimes they act as a simple meat shield and in other cases they can be a real lifesaver.
-There's are four different kinds of followers, that all has special mechanics, but almost all of them follow the general rules of taking up [[party points]].
+There are four different kinds of followers, each with special mechanics, but almost all of them follow the general rules of taking up [[party points]], and can be leveled up.
 Initial number of hit points of a bought follower depends on Charisma and Luck.
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 == Mercenaries ==
-These [[Mercs]] are humanoid followers that you can recruit in some [[towns]]. They'll demand payment from time to time, or else their loyality falls low, which causes them to flee in combat.
+These [[Mercs]] are humanoid followers that you can recruit in some [[towns]]. They'll demand payment from time to time, or else their loyalty falls low, which causes them to flee in combat.
 == Slaves ==
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 == Animals ==
-[[Dogs]], [[Brahmins]] and other animals generally act as mules or help in combat, they have a more limited set of functionality in their dialogs.
+[[Dogs]], [[Brahmins]] and other animals generally act as mules or help in combat, they have a more limited set of options in their dialogue.
 Brahmins won't fight in combat, they'll just flee.
-Scout dogs is a special breed with better outdoorsman skill (around 120) that can help you avoid encounters. They can be bought in Boneyard.
+A Scout Dog is of a special breed with better [[Outdoorsman]] skill (around 120) that can help you avoid encounters. They can be bought in [[Boneyard]].
 = Commanding =
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 = Companion Respawn =
-If you have rented a room at a [[hotel]], it will be possible for your companions to respawn there (along with you). You can also tell them to respawn at the [[faction base]], or your [[tent]] if you have any of those. If no respawn points are available, the companion will die permanently. If not respawn is explicitly set in the dialog, or some option is set, but isn't valid anymore, the replication script will try to find alternative respawns before killing the companion permanently. Once your companion respawns it must be retold where to spawn or it will die permanently next time it is killed regardless of loyalty level.
+If you have rented a room at a [[hotel]], it will be possible for your companions to respawn there (along with you). You can also tell them to respawn at the [[faction base]], or your [[tent]] if you have any of those. If no respawn points are available, the companion will die permanently. If no respawn is explicitly set in the dialog, or some option is set, but isn't valid anymore, the replication script will try to find alternative respawns before killing the companion permanently. Once your companion respawns it must be retold where to spawn or it will die permanently the next time it is killed regardless of loyalty level.
 = Loyality =
-Via Dialogue you can give your followers certain gifts (depending on what type they are) and they contribute to a new factor, the follower [[loyalty]].
+Via dialogue, you can give your followers certain gifts (depending on what type they are) which contribute to follower [[loyalty]].
-When you receive a follower they have a loyality of 100% and this decays 10% each day.
+When you receive a follower they have a loyalty of 100% and this decays 10% each day.
 A follower sticks out a fight until it has (100-[[loyalty]])% [[HP]] remaining. A 90 [[HP]] follower at only 20% loyalty only stays fighting with you until (100-20)% [[HP]] remaining = 90*0.8 = 72 [[HP]]. As soon as he has 71 or under, he will flee the map.
-How high or low their [[loyality]] is can be spotted when talking to them, if they have high loyality, they'll praise the [[PC]], if not, they'll show a lack of respect.
+How high or low their [[loyalty]] is can be spotted when talking to them, if they have high loyalty, they'll praise the [[PC]], if not, they'll show a lack of respect.
 == Mercs ==
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 == Companions ==
-They use [[nuka cola]], [[beer]], [[cookie]], [[booze]], [[Strange Iguana-on-a-stick]]. Each item gives 1-2%.
+They use [[Nuka cola]], [[beer]], [[cookie]], [[booze]], [[Strange Iguana-on-a-stick]]. Each item gives 1-2%.
 == Slaves ==
-[[Slaves]] use [[jet]]. 5-10% increase per jet dose.
+[[Slaves]] use [[Jet]]. 5-10% increase per jet dose.
-If slave loyality goes down too low, they may attempt to kill their master.
+If slave loyalty goes down too low, they may attempt to kill their master.
 == Animals ==
-Animals always have full loyality, and will fight to their [[death]] if commanded to do so.
+Animals always have full loyalty, and will fight to their [[death]] if commanded to do so.

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 These are more like friends, they're more rare but also very useful. They won't die permanently, but respawn at your [[tent]]/[[base]]/[[hotel]].
 [[Companions]] will travel around to different towns as wastelanders, and visit mostly [[bars]], but also stay in other places, like [[shops]], or just around in some corner. Companions are both male or female but always humans, and there's a few different [[weapon types]]. Companions allow for more customization, you can give them any [[armor]].
 == Mercenaries ==

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 = Party Points =
-*For every 3% in [[speech]] a [[PC]] has he receives a [[party point]].
+*+1 '''PP''' for every 3% in [[speech]] a [[PC]] has. Maximum 100 points.
-*For every 1 in [[Charisma]] you gain 10 party points.
+*+10 '''PP''' for every 1 in [[Charisma]] a [[PC]] has. Maximum 100 points.
-*So we have 100 points from each. [[Magnetic Personality]] adds 50 points. [[Good natured]] adds 50 points.
+*+50 '''PP''' for [[Magnetic Personality]] perk.
-*Absolute maximum party points are therefor 300.
+*+50 '''PP''' for [[Good natured]] trait.
 = Charisma / followers amount table =

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 *Number of [[Slaves]] you can have is 2 + number of [[Mercs]] you own (You don't need to have them with you while slaving.).
-* '''Note:''' You still need 1 + 1 [[CH]] for each slave to be able to lead them on the [[WM]]. (To be able to lead 2 slaves, 3 [[CH]] is needed.)
+** '''Note:''' You still need 1 + 1 [[CH]] for each Slave to be able to lead them on the [[WM]]. (To be able to lead 2 Slaves, 3 [[CH]] is needed.)
 *Number of [[Brahmin]] is 1 + number of [[Dogs]]/2
 = Companion Respawn =