tips on keeping Companions alive in Hardcore Mode?

[Fritz Bittenfeld]

Running for that hardcore mode achievment, any tips on keeping companions from dying (Since they aren't immortal in HC Mode).

I'm not too anti cheating and basically poor right now, but I want to play as legit as possible unless nessicary (IE some deathclaw detects me a mile away and hunts me down).

Tips?

[Anro]

Originally posted by Deer With a Fluffy Tail:

Running for that hardcore mode achievment, any tips on keeping companions from dying (Since they aren't immortal in HC Mode).

I'm not too anti cheating and basically poor right now, but I want to play as legit as possible unless nessicary (IE some deathclaw detects me a mile away and hunts me down).

Tips?

use the Mod RDW Realstic Weapon Damages

[キールス]

Make use of the wait function in the character wheel before a hard fight. Works wonders for me.

[76561198282327372]

Good recommendations above.
If you know that danger is ahead, you can tell them to stay back, or have them wait somewhere safe.
It requires some good planning and strategizing (when to bring them along or not)

I even play with RWD, and do a pretty good job of keeping them alive, even with death only a bullet or two away.

My best recommendation is, if a companion dies in your care, keep moving forward. Live with guilt.
It makes the experience much more memorable.

[Vassago Rain]

Put healing and buff supplies in their inventories. Give them good weapons and arnor.

Wow, so hard.

[キールス]

Hardcore Mode is also fun if you do not use fast travel.

It changes the game immensley.

And with Rest Autosave(sort of, always quick save/manual save after resting for backup if your autosave becomes corrupted)

[Akasaki]

Set following distance. Tell them to use range weapons and passive. Give stimpack and dont waste their carry with rad heal items....

Fck rex. He gonna kill himself anyway.

[talgaby]

The only 100% method is to never use them. They usually are more of a hindrance than help anyway. Other than that, give them the strongest armour and tons of health/buff items. They cannot get addicted.

[Brick]

Originally posted by Kirus:

Hardcore Mode is also fun if you do not use fast travel.

It changes the game immensley.

And with Rest Autosave(sort of, always quick save/manual save after resting for backup if your autosave becomes corrupted)

Becomes alot less fun when you do return to sender.