Replace the Essential/Protected Animation with Ragdoll

[Joshuahoeth]

Is it possible to being back the old "NPC is unconscious" from Fallout 3 and NV, I find it more entertaining to get into fights with NPCs that are essential when it at least appears that they died, it makes combat feel more authentic

 

Thanks for reading :)

[spike10164]

I would like this too, or at least change the animation so instead of sitting on the ground, they could fall on their back or something, similar to Rust.

[AishaLove]

I think essentials should have more than just something to indicate their immortality, there should be some kind of lore-based reason they can't be killed by you.

Maybe it's a slight cheat but maybe there is a way to actually kill an NPC, and replace the dead version with a new "Synth copy" after a few days.

You could even say things to the synth version like "I thought you died" or "I KILLED YOU! YOU ARE DEAD!!"

And they might say something along the lines of "You must of drank too much booze my friend!"

That would sure make genocide runs a bit more interesting and provide ways to progress the story and do quests even on a purest genocide run where everything you see has to die no exceptions.