| 10 AUG 2011 at 12:23pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (10 AUG 2011 12:01pm)
Originally Posted By TAS (9 AUG 2011 8:26pm)
Veronica is a nearly indestructible (and entertaining) companion, especially if you upgrade her power fist. Cass is tough as nails, too, with a really foul mouth I kind of like
Ah, I didn't know you can upgrade your companions. Thanks for the heads-up!
I also didn't know that :-?
There's so much to do you easily oversee things in Vegas
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| 10 AUG 2011 at 2:49pm |
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Status : Offline | Hmm, ok... so now if I accept Veronica while I have Boone, where's Boone going to go? Will he just go back to where he came from, and then I can find him there again if I decided I wanted him? Not that he's very interesting, anyway...- he seems to be the strong silent type.. )
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| 10 AUG 2011 at 2:52pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (10 AUG 2011 2:49pm)
Hmm, ok... so now if I accept Veronica while I have Boone, where's Boone going to go? Will he just go back to where he came from, and then I can find him there again if I decided I wanted him? (Not that he's very interesting, anyway...- he seems to be the strong silent type.. )
They always return to their original location, so Boone goes back to Novac
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| 10 AUG 2011 at 3:22pm |
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Status : Offline | Um, ok..- but now I don't seem to know how to get rid of Boone, which seems to be a prerequisite for acquiring Veronica. How do I get rid of the fella? Talking to him just seems to allow me to change his "follower" settings.
PS. I'm being naughty right now...-I'm playing while I'm actually supposed to be working. Well, I'll make it up a bit later again...
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 10 AUG 2011 at 8:24pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (10 AUG 2011 3:22pm)
Um, ok..- but now I don't seem to know how to get rid of Boone, which seems to be a prerequisite for acquiring Veronica. How do I get rid of the fella? Talking to him just seems to allow me to change his "follower" settings.
PS. I'm being naughty right now...-I'm playing while I'm actually supposed to be working. Well, I'll make it up a bit later again...
Select talk to from the radial menu, and choose 'it's time for us to part ways' .
Gaming is much more important then working
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| 10 AUG 2011 at 8:40pm |
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Status : Offline | Well, actually I was good, and quit my game to work, and now my work is done, but there's not really time left to play... ah well.
Thanks, will part ways now with mr Boone, following your instructions, Markonikov...
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 12:52am |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (10 AUG 2011 12:01pm)
Originally Posted By TAS (9 AUG 2011 8:26pm)
Veronica is a nearly indestructible (and entertaining) companion, especially if you upgrade her power fist. Cass is tough as nails, too, with a really foul mouth I kind of like
Ah, I didn't know you can upgrade your companions. Thanks for the heads-up!
Just get a more powerful weapon or attire, load it to their inventory via the circle menu, and they will choose it. They always choose the most powerful item in their inventory. And make sure you know which weapon they handle best--melee or ranged. Very impt.
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 12:55am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By markornikov (10 AUG 2011 2:51pm)
They always return to their original location, so Boone goes back to Novac
Does that mean if I travel to Novac I'll find Boone? [img]http://www.justadventure.com/yabb//Smilies/wink.gif[/img]
I haven't gotten quite that far in the main quest yet. I got as far as the Legion Raid Camp and then returned back to Nipton with renewed determination to make the difficult crossing (after several previous failed attempts in which the worst was being attacked by a giant scorpion ) to the Mojave Outpost. I did meet Cass there. She seems...interesting. I imagine she might be more talkative after I take care of their little problem. Guess not. Well at the very least I know she is a verified companion at some distant point in this adventure.
Lots of useful info here people, nice to see the thread still active. 8-)
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 6:56am |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Camaroboy1968 (11 AUG 2011 12:55am)
Originally Posted By markornikov (10 AUG 2011 2:51pm)
They always return to their original location, so Boone goes back to Novac
Does that mean if I travel to Novac I'll find Boone? [img]http://www.justadventure.com/yabb//Smilies/wink.gif[/img]
I haven't gotten quite that far in the main quest yet. I got as far as the Legion Raid Camp and then returned back to Nipton with renewed determination to make the difficult crossing (after several previous failed attempts in which the worst was being attacked by a giant scorpion ) to the Mojave Outpost. I did meet Cass there. She seems...interesting. I imagine she might be more talkative after I take care of their little problem. Guess not. Well at the very least I know she is a verified companion at some distant point in this adventure.
Lots of useful info here people, nice to see the thread still active. 8-)
Warning; possible quest spoilers: Well, there are quite a few interesting quests to be done in Novac. You might already have picked up theSpoiler Alert "Ghouls at REPCONN" quest, which is also a Novac quest.
There's another one or 2 interesting ones there besides the MQ one, so make sure you speak to everybody, go into all the houses; even go up to the top of the dino and speak to the guy there, Manny's fellow sniper guard) in case you spoke to Manny at night and found him in his bedroom. And note the guy's name
PS. In case you hadn't noticed yet, names are quite important to take note of at Novac.
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 4:10pm |
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Status : Offline | REPCONN is only fun the first time, there's little new to discover once you know the ending(s)
so on my 4th playthrough i just movtoqt'ed myself through the mission
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 4:52pm |
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Status : Offline | movtoq? :-? Oh, is that a cheat to complete the mission or something? Well, I'll admit I would have tried COC to move instantly to and fro through those dingy dungeons if I had the correct codes for it...
PS. How irritating that one cannot map movement to your mouse buttons. Because of this irritating feature, I sometimes switch to playing with my controller, but this particular game and controllers don't seem to go very well together. :
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“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 5:30pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TAS (9 AUG 2011 8:26pm)
Veronica is a nearly indestructible (and entertaining) companion, especially if you upgrade her power fist. Cass is tough as nails, too, with a really foul mouth I kind of like
Link to radio mods (one says 32,000 songs, if I'm reading that right):
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/search.php
Gee, someone can actually have a worse mouth than Veronica? Ok...
Though I'm already sorry I traded Veronica for Boone. Much as I prefer melee mode in many hack 'n slashers, I prefer sniping and shooting in this particular game, because it has a lot of nice ranged weapons. So I really don't appreciate members of my party having to run up to the enemy for their attack.
Sadly Veronica seemed a bit down in the mouth when I asked her to move to ranged attacks. Plus she doesn't come with her own gun, whereas Boone does.
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 10:34pm |
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Status : Offline | Cass is your lass. Great with any gun and, as I said, a filthy and funny mouth.
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| 11 AUG 2011 at 10:39pm |
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Status : Offline | You can also get the flying robot ED-E as a companion. I haven't yet, but he (she?) might be worth trying.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_companions
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| 12 AUG 2011 at 9:56am |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By TAS (11 AUG 2011 10:39pm)
You can also get the flying robot ED-E as a companion. I haven't yet, but he (she?) might be worth trying.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_companions
I prefer Rex, the sounds ED-E makes creeps me out
Although Rex has a tendency to block your way indoors :
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movetoqt is literally move to quest target, useful when you've done the quest already
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| 12 AUG 2011 at 11:50am |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By markornikov (12 AUG 2011 9:56am)
Originally Posted By TAS (11 AUG 2011 10:39pm)
You can also get the flying robot ED-E as a companion. I haven't yet, but he (she?) might be worth trying.
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_companions
I prefer Rex, the sounds ED-E makes creeps me out
Although Rex has a tendency to block your way indoors :
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movetoqt is literally move to quest target, useful when you've done the quest already
I have no idea who Rex is, but I've been using ED-E almost since the start of the game now. I like him(it?) because he doesn't really bother you or get in your way. The little routine he plays when he shoots something is slightly wierd, but I'm used to already. (Is that what you mean? that little "melody" he plays when he's shot something?)
I'll not be using the movtoq in New Vegas yet, but it might come in handy when I reload my old saves/resume my replay in Oblivion or Morrowind; I presume the cheat codes are still the same... will check it out when needed, thanks for the tip.
@Halcyon: ED-E is worth it if your only current companion is a human, because it seems you're allowed one human and one non-human. He floats some way above and behind you, and shoots red laser beams at anything he thinks might be a threat to you; - he's been quite useful to me in areas where enemies were hiding behind cover so far.
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| 12 AUG 2011 at 5:21pm |
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Status : Offline | I did try ED-E once and ditched him quickly. Very irritating. Rex is a sort of bionic dog. A good companion but, alas, rather dumb. You get Rex from the King.
Normally, I'm not big on having a companion. But New Vegas can be tough and help is needed often...and some mods are even harder.
September 1, I will start Oblivion fresh, to get into the spirit of Skyrim.
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| 12 AUG 2011 at 5:49pm |
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Status : Offline | Maybe I'm enjoying ED-E because I'm half-way through doing his personal quest. The only thing holding me back from actually completing it, is that I'm not sure if that will make me lose him, and I'm not ready to do that yet.
Re Boone, I'm wondering if, if I'd kept him with me, if a personal quest re his wife wouldn't have triggered. I'd be very interested in doing such a quest if it exists.
September 1, I will start Oblivion fresh, to get into the spirit of Skyrim.
Right from scratch.. -again? You're brave, I seem to remember you only started playing Oblivion not too long ago. When did you start your previous playthrough?
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 12 AUG 2011 at 6:25pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (12 AUG 2011 5:48pm)
Maybe I'm enjoying ED-E because I'm half-way through doing his personal quest. The only thing holding me back from actually completing it, is that I'm not sure if that will make me lose him, and I'm not ready to do that yet.
Re Boone, I'm wondering if, if I'd kept him with me, if a personal quest re his wife wouldn't have triggered. I'd be very interested in doing such a quest if it exists.
You won't lose ED-E as a companion, in fact he even gets upgraded at the end. I think this counts for every follower in the game, once you've done their personal quests they become better somehow.
As for Boone he has an extra quest once you've been able to recruit him. But you need to have done certain things while he's your companion, only then the quest will be triggered.
Rex also has the very useful perk ' Search and Mark'
Spoiler Alert
ammo and items show up green when you zoom in
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| 12 AUG 2011 at 9:12pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (12 AUG 2011 5:48pm)
Maybe I'm enjoying ED-E because I'm half-way through doing his personal quest. The only thing holding me back from actually completing it, is that I'm not sure if that will make me lose him, and I'm not ready to do that yet.
Re Boone, I'm wondering if, if I'd kept him with me, if a personal quest re his wife wouldn't have triggered. I'd be very interested in doing such a quest if it exists.
September 1, I will start Oblivion fresh, to get into the spirit of Skyrim.
Right from scratch.. -again? You're brave, I seem to remember you only started playing Oblivion not too long ago. When did you start your previous playthrough?
There is one Boone quest. You must have done it already if he's your companion. Si? No?
I started Oblivion just before I started my "newbie in Oblivion" thread....in November of...2009 !! I"ve played through Oblivion four times already, including many mods that you have yet to savor.
http://www.justadventure.com/yabb//YaBB.pl?num=1258429032/0#0
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 6:42pm |
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Status : Offline | @Halcyon:Well Nov 2009 is just the other day to me. I don't replay a game from scratch more than once a year. Witcher 2 will be an exception, but only because I'm playing a completely different questline the second time around.
Ok, back to NV. How on earth does one holster your gun? I keep talking to ppl with my gun in their faces, because I haven't been able to figure it out, and have been too embarassed to ask until now. :-[ However, it's really starting to bug me now...
oh, and re Boone:
Spoiler AlertWell, I found out who sold his wife, of course, but now i want to know what actually happened to the wife in the end. I think I'll try Cass for a little bit, and then I'll go and fetch Boone again.
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 7:18pm |
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Status : Offline | Holster gun by pressing and holding R.
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| 14 AUG 2011 at 7:40pm |
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By placeholder (14 AUG 2011 6:41pm)
oh, and re Boone:
Spoiler AlertWell, I found out who sold his wife, of course, but now i want to know what actually happened to the wife in the end. I think I'll try Cass for a little bit, and then I'll go and fetch Boone again.
Okay, I found out how you can discover what happened to Boone's wife. The spoiler below doesn't tell you what happened, just how to begin to unlock the info.
Spoiler AlertHave Boone as a follower through a few quests. Continue to talk with him.
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| 15 AUG 2011 at 8:34am |
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Status : Offline | Thanks for you trouble and your input, Halcyon! I'll follow your suggestions and let you know re Boone.
Oh, and it will be relief not to talk to ppl with a gun in their faces... I'd tried R before, but didn't think to hold it down for a second or two, impatient as I am...
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