request for ideas

[DirectorKane]

i have so far 27 Unique Companions but i have yet to make any for the base game.. i need idea's since it seems no one is willing to post ideas on the mod page

[dangman4ever]

Maybe focus on fleshing out one particular companion and remove the NCCS requirement?

[DirectorKane]

which of the companions would you suggest?

[dangman4ever]

Well traditionally female companions are popular here on the Nexus. Do one of the female tribals like Choula, Mohegan, or Tejas from Honest Hearts.

[Morgwynn]

Have you thought about making a super mutant cowboy named Big Hoss or just Hoss for short I think it would be cool to have Raul dressed in the Mexican Bandito Outfit mod and a super mutant cowboy dressed as a gun slinger as companions.

[telepfenion]

Frankly... I have got lots of ideas for companions (just not sure what you meant with unique). However, the question is more like, what sort of characters you would like to work with? And would you like to create some sort of concessus between multiple characters? And how dramatic companions you would like to make? I mean, most companions are more or less just hired guns just with different flavours - so do you want to make such follower or create character who has their own life as well (compare Raul to Arcade - latter will have opinions, acts based on them and will leave courier if and when sees it neccessary or more reasonalbe option becomes available)? Both are fine and situation makes sense for Raul as well - he simply don't have anywhere else to go either.

 

For contrast, I'm working now lines for my own companion so when I ask someone to help with actual modding, I would have lines ready. It will be huge project though as I have been thinking four characters and thus far mere intro of first character is having over hundred lines available, even though whole conversion may last only few replies - all trouble simply because I like variants that allow character to close in depending their skills and habits.

 

Finally, do you want have companion who actually influence things? For example Boone does that simply because he will attack any Legionares he sees. This simple detail forces player to react differently as it limits direct options (unless shooting all legionares was the plan to begin with). Even futher, nothing force you to make followers who are truly loyal to courier but might be working someone else... or maybe addicted gambler who is asking more caps time to time.

 

Obiviously, if you want to go truly un-unique, you could just make few 'generic' followers - stuff like hired bodyguard, 'that poor street child who just keeps following me for no reason', and of course, NCR trooper or Legionare who you basically have just given under your authory. Basically nameless generic goons to player's disposal.

[DirectorKane]

Frankly... I have got lots of ideas for companions (just not sure what you meant with unique).

if you click on the link in the first post you'll see what i mean by unique

[telepfenion]

Hehehe. Actually, I did check them out (but just briefly to be honest) but I guess we do have different... concept for unique in mind. I mean, give character name and she/he/it starts already become person of its own - and persons are unique in their own way. And since used to Steve the Radroach, humanoids just do not stand out that much either. I'm sorry for missing point because standing over it, I should had realized.

 

However, you could indeed make compeletely generic companion which I can't recall existing. Or at least, haven't catch the eye if plending among others. That 'bodyguard' could be indeed good start - especially if you could rehire him/her in case she or he happen to die - except of course she or he wouldn't be same person as previously but just another nameless goon hired. Basically some sort of mercenary dealer just summon new one (if gender could be randomized, even better!) for you when first half is paid (and price would deter bodyguard's level, not character's own) - and if you could not get rid of him / her without killing or paying him/her, it would make even more sense. No personal stories, no names, no sit-chat, simply hired bodyguard who fight until dead or final half is received (and of course paying him/her would make one teleport away and reset the inventory to set original).

 

Of course, that would make this... bodyguard unique until more of generic kind of people would appear.

Edited September 17, 2014 by telepfenion

[Stronglav]

I'm still waiting for Terminator companion mod.

T-800.

[KaiHatia]

You know why no one is willing to post ideas on the mod page? Because they think that 27 companions seams to be enough and there is absolutly no point in even bother about even more ideas. Just take a bowl, write every Perk, Race and Trade you find in Fallout on one piece of paper each and put them all in the bowl. Then pull three pieces of paper out and create a character after that. Should keep you bussy for a while and all done by yourself.