A Corporal Betsy Companion Mod

[crazyjake252]

I was playing the game yesterday and thought how cool it would be to have Corporal Betsy as a Companion. I'd obviously want to see her and Veronica hit it off, so if anyone thinks they can pull this off, just say so... we should also work on dialogue as well.

[devinpatterson]

I was playing the game yesterday and thought how cool it would be to have Corporal Betsy as a Companion. I'd obviously want to see her and Veronica hit it off, so if anyone thinks they can pull this off, just say so... we should also work on dialogue as well.

I'd be up for that *if* there was compelling dialoge and a back story or some sort of plot running through the mod (even just healing her tortured soul/damaged psyche through Veronica's love).

[crazyjake252]

I would definitely approve of that

[crazyjake252]

But I'd be content with a basic companion mod that involves recruiting her after completing all quests connected to her

[Lurcher]

There is a 'force recruit' function in JIP's excellent Companion Command and Control mod if nobody picks this up. Wouldn't be any dialogue or anything, but it works quite well.

[devinpatterson]

But I'd be content with a basic companion mod that involves recruiting her after completing all quests connected to her

Whey not brainstorm a bit about her character and dialogue. See if some interesting ideas come out of it. It's not hard to fill in the topics to activate the companion wheel, but wouldn't it be much more interesting to have some interaction that goes deeper than the basic commands?

For instance is there a basic rep level with the NCR to recruit her? Is there a bonus of some type if the player is female (similar to ferocious loyalty)? Maybe throw around some ideas about her history and how she joined the NCR military, eventually rising to a sharpshooter in the 1st recon. Lots of potential avenues to explore.

[dubiousintent]

Story-wise, she is an active member of the NCR Military, and a low ranking NCO to boot. She is not free to up and join you without orders, and has responsibilities to others both above and below her in rank. Leaving without orders makes her a deserter, in a time of armed conflict = death penalty.

 

One possible approach would be to have her respond when you use the NCR Emergency radio once you earn one. That would be "detached duty", but as I've never used the NCR radio have no idea how long that would be for.

 

Similarly, if you have a high enough rep with the NCR you could conceivably persuade a "higher up" to order her to assist you as a "detached duty assignment" for an indefinite period. That could be a quest in it's own right: granting you her services to "assist" as a reward to help complete another quest. If the latter quest doesn't have a time limit, then you have her available while you run around the wasteland like any other companion. OTOH, you have to behave in a manner consistent with NCR values, or she will have to report you to "higher authority".

 

Or you can have optional dialog to persuade her to the "dark side".

 

-Dubious-

[crazyjake252]

 

But I'd be content with a basic companion mod that involves recruiting her after completing all quests connected to her

Whey not brainstorm a bit about her character and dialogue. See if some interesting ideas come out of it. It's not hard to fill in the topics to activate the companion wheel, but wouldn't it be much more interesting to have some interaction that goes deeper than the basic commands?For instance is there a basic rep level with the NCR to recruit her? Is there a bonus of some type if the player is female (similar to ferocious loyalty)? Maybe throw around some ideas about her history and how she joined the NCR military, eventually rising to a sharpshooter in the 1st recon. Lots of potential avenues to explore.

I'm talking about something that can be done now so we can get it out there... once that's done, we can take our time and expand the idea at our own leisure

[crazyjake252]

And I like that Dark Side Idea, only more... Independent New Vegas Oriented.

[devinpatterson]

I'm talking about something that can be done now so we can get it out there... once that's done, we can take our time and expand the idea at our own leisure

Totally your prerogative, as it's your request. For me personally, the motivation for doing a mod like this would be a compelling backstory, dialogue etc. Without it, the request just falls to the very bottom of my to do list (and it's a pretty long list), or something I wouldn't get around to at all.

On the other hand, it's a pretty simple chore, so there are lots of other mod authors that e this forum that can knock it out quickly, so I'll leave you to it.

 

Story-wise, she is an active member of the NCR Military, and a low ranking NCO to boot. She is not free to up and join you without orders, and has responsibilities to others both above and below her in rank. Leaving without orders makes her a deserter, in a time of armed conflict = death penalty.

 

Similarly, if you have a high enough rep with the NCR you could conceivably persuade a "higher up" to order her to assist you as a "detached duty assignment" for an indefinite period.

 

-Dubious-

Good info. I'm gonna pitch an idea that I think has merit and can showcase the moral ambiguity that is classic for fallout. It deals with various aspects of the NCR military, plausible deniability, special forces, ends justify the means etc. I don't want to hijack this thread so if you should get a chance Dubious, I'd appreciate any comments you might have on it.