Dumb companions

[Ais Wallenstein]

You give them the best modified gun and they use it like an idiot with melee weapon. Bash, shoot, bash, bash, shoot. What the ♥♥♥♥ was that? How about you keep your distance from your target so you won't ger surrounded by your enemies? And why do they wait to get attacked first instead of engange the attack first once they spot an enemy?

[ErzPaladin]

yeah well, the best weapon is best on your player character~~

Btw.: Did you give your companion enough ammo for that weapon? If it's an ammo-type which they normally don't use, then they need the ammo from you and when they've used all their ammo, you've to re-supply them with that ammo every once in a while~~

[Ais Wallenstein]

Originally posted by ErzPaladin:

Btw.: Did you give your companion enough ammo for that weapon? If it's an ammo-type which they normally don't use, then they need the ammo from you and when they've used all their ammo, you've to re-supply them with that ammo every once in a while~~

An unique modified assault rifle with 1000+ 5.56 round. I think it's more than enough.

[ErzPaladin]

Originally posted by Ais Wallenstein:

Originally posted by ErzPaladin:

Btw.: Did you give your companion enough ammo for that weapon? If it's an ammo-type which they normally don't use, then they need the ammo from you and when they've used all their ammo, you've to re-supply them with that ammo every once in a while~~

An unique modified assault rifle with 1000+ 5.56 round. I think it's more than enough.

No doubt, that game sucks~~

I guess, the only ones who might be 100% happy with that combat mechanics are those who're playing as lone wanderers (without companion).

[The ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Elvis Presley]

They're trying their best :c

[Ais Wallenstein]

Originally posted by Brass Monkey:

They're trying their best :c

Their best is to keep dying after surrounded by two or three Mirelurks. Meanwhile if you become their enemy, they can literally kill you with the same gun and only wasted two or three bullets.

[felmari]

the enemy probably is using melee.

it would of been cool if you could give them combat tactics. for instance prefer cover and find it if you are not in cover and shoot weapon no matter what and distancing.

[Upsidedownsign]

theres always mods, i currently have infinite ammo (for them) non-breaking power armor (for them) and increased accuracy (if they miss the first shot they dont miss the second)

[Lost Cause]

I mean... they're always walking into my line of fire and bumping into stuff and getting spotted and complaining when I start a raider camp...

Lone Wanderer is best without heavy companion modding IMO.

[ErzPaladin]

Originally posted by BrokenTv:

theres always mods, i currently have infinite ammo (for them) non-breaking power armor (for them) and increased accuracy (if they miss the first shot they dont miss the second)

why not installing a mod, which let's you win, when you say "hi"?

[Ais Wallenstein]

Originally posted by felmari:

the enemy probably is using melee.

it would of been cool if you could give them combat tactics. for instance prefer cover and find it if you are not in cover and shoot weapon no matter what and distancing.

Don't really need tactics like that. Just need them to be more agressive just like Fallout New Vegas. Shoot those obvious enemies (Raider, Gunner, Mirelurk, Deathclaw, etc) once they are on their sight.

[Ais Wallenstein]

Originally posted by Lost Cause:

Lone Wanderer is best without heavy companion modding IMO.

Lone Wanderer is sucks if you play on survival mode. I always need a companion at least to carry my looted items.

[JobeGardener]

They are only there for you to get your freak on.

[wtiger27]

Originally posted by Ais Wallenstein:

Originally posted by Lost Cause:

Lone Wanderer is best without heavy companion modding IMO.

Lone Wanderer is sucks if you play on survival mode. I always need a companion at least to carry my looted items.

You get +100 extra weight to carry with Lone Wanderer and if you get the third rank of Strong Back which allows you to use AP to move, shouldn't be a problem.

Also remember you can carry unlimited amount of weight and still use Vertibirds. Plus Lone Wanderer max rank grants you 25% more damage and 30% damage resistance. Too good not to use. Even on Survival.

The good reason to use companions is because one enjoys them and their comments and of course, some have great affinity perks.

Also, early in the game, some companions are just more powerful than the SS is. Notably Cogsworth. They can help a lot in staying alive. Esp. in Survival and Very Hard.

[DouglasGrave]

Poor AI, knowing only its own simple rules for how to fight. It has no idea of the real-world concerns of players, which are as alien to it as the mind of an otherdimensional elder god.

[no1schmo]

I agree that gun bashing is sort of overused by NPCs. It's not a very effective move but they LOVE to do it.

Pack Attack Companion Edition is a relatively new mod specifically to overhaul the AI of companions (and Pack Attack NPC Edition does it for enemies) that I find work fairly well. Better Companions is a great mod that lets you set which weapons companions use at close, medium, and far distance; it also lets you toggle on infinite ammo and things like that. Although Better Companions also buffs them and their perks, so not necessarily everyone's cup of tea.

Then there's automatron; lets you mod Codsworth or Curie to be whatever you want, and alot tougher. Only give them laser guns and they won't get into melee if they can avoid it.

Or just Dogmeat. At least you KNOW what he will do, no wondering if he will use his gun or not.