how much do allies help once allied

[Abomination]

so i know getting a high enough relation with a faction causes them to help you out but ive never gotten to that point to find out what happens once you get a high enough relation,

so do they help with defence? how frequently? is there any other benefits outside of that?

[Astasia]

While you have active enemies on the map allies have a chance to send an "allied raid" to help. It's just a bunch of soldiers using a similar scaling as enemy raids, they move toward any enemies on the map and engage. They aren't super effective, but they usually have enough bodies to throw at something to make a significant difference in the fight, if not win it for you outright.

This does not happen very often at all, and the number of allies you have doesn't change the frequency. I believe the exact rate, is that for every 24 hours an enemy exists on your map, allies have a 25% chance to send an allied raid. So essentially every 4 days of a high threat existing will get you one allied raid on average. Normal enemy raids tend to be over within a few hours, so you can go quite a while without seeing allies helping you.

You can also request one of these allied raids through the coms console on demand, for a cost.

[Srab23厄]

You get a bunch of descently equiped, expendible soldiers. It's pretty good, but I think they might get a little bit upset if their people die in your area, so don't be too reckless.

[Astasia]

Originally posted by Srab23厄:

I think they might get a little bit upset if their people die in your area, so don't be too reckless.

Nah, if they die to a fire or wild animals you might get a minor rep hit, but there's no penalty at all from them dying to normal combat. The entire group could get wiped out by raiders and you are fine, just more loot for you to pick up.

[ichifish]

Originally posted by TheChefOfDeath:

so do they help with defence?

Hahaha, cough cough, they sure do try!

[Atrophus]

My allies showed up once when I had an infestation. The bugs were already dead before I even noticed I had gottem reinforcements. But then they started shooting the hives, amid my furniture, with their three incendiary launchers...
With friends like these you dont need enemies, lol

[8faiNt ı♣ı]

Originally posted by Atrophus:

My allies showed up once when I had an infestation. The bugs were already dead before I even noticed I had gottem reinforcements. But then they started shooting the hives, amid my furniture, with their three incendiary launchers...
With friends like these you dont need enemies, lol

You got lucky. I had my pawns in crossfire before