Hey guys, I am level 9, and I have done a pretty fair share of the side quest so far. I just entered The Strip to continue main quest. I have not came across an option to gain a companion yet.....and it is starting to worry me. When do I get one, how do I get one? To early in the game yet?

Lets start a list/location/names of all companions.

Fix ED-E in Primm...Talk to Boone after 9pm in the Dino @ Novac...Veronica is in Post 188 near New Vegas.

Lily is in Jacobstown, talk to the Doctor.

Humanoid Companions

Arcade - Old Mormon Fort, Freeside.
Boone - Novac, appears in the mouth of Dinky the Dinosaur during the evening.
Cass - Mojave Outpost, must have worked for the Crimson Caravans before to recruit her.
Lily - Jacobstown, obtainable via a quest given by the local doctor.
Raul - Black Mountain, currently imprisoned by Tabitha.
Veronica - Trading Post 188.

Non-Humanoid Companions

ED-E - Primm, 65 Science, 55 Repair or 3 Scrap Metal, 2 Sensor Modules and 1 Scrap Electronics to repair.
Rex - King's School of Impersonations, Freeside. Must complete the Quest line given by the King.

Which is the BOS companion?

Veronica is or used to be a scribe.

Thank you to everyone who posted so quickly on here. Major help guys/gals. I think I might go with Boone or Cass. I am playing the beg. of the Crimson Caravan quests now.

Mhm...what I don't get is people said you get companions early on. I'm 7 hours into the game...and nothing. Cass needs me to go to Vegas, which I don't want to do so early in the game. The eye-bot needs some spare parts I currently don't have and not sure where to get them.

I thought they would at least give me some kind of "dog" in the early hours of the game...

PS: Novac is next. Guess I'll be finding a companion there.

Ed-E is in Primm, the second town you see!

For the eyebot in Primm. All the parts are just up the road in Goodsprings. Chett the General Store clerk has some scrap metal and such he will sell you. The rest are just laying around in Goodsprings. After that just go back to Primm repair him, you do not need a repair skill at all with the parts and there it is you have your first companion. I am using him right now. Only at level 6.

I'm level 7. Thanks for the hints, guess I'll be headin back to good ol Goodsprings then.

where exactly does the ED-E bot hang out in Primm? sorry if I am not seeing it

I missed that building, too. Actually didn't spot it until I solved the whole sheriff-affair. ^^

It's the building to the right of the first casino (the one where all the folks are hanging out when you first enter Primm). It's half-destroyed, but the other half has a door and ED-E is inside.

damn, I am still not seeing this building. I have explored all around Vance and Vickys Casion. I don't see any buildings. is it North, South, East or West of Vick and Vance's casion?

veronica is a pretty good sidekick. she can damn near kill anything with one or two punches, and she can even wear power armor.

i gave her the power armor i found in the repconn building, and the only fight she hasnt walked away from is with 2 death claws

luckily i saved right before

boone got killed by some freaking ants

Just South of Vick and Vance's. It's the Nash residence and it's where Johnson has a shop once you resolve the sheriff situation.

Short question: Found Veronica at the Trading Post 188. I can speak to hear, ask her some question...I also kinda concinved her that Enclave soldiers shot lasers from their eyes (the chance was 4/5 but I think it worked, got "lucky" I guess)...

But that's it. Did I anger her when I said that nonsense about the Enclave? Or is it just because I currently have two companions with me that there is no way or option to ask her to join me?

Thanks in advance.

I am having a problem getting Rex to follow me. When I ask him to follow me, it says Rex will not follow me because I have ED-E as a follower. Has anyone else had this problem and how do I get Rex to follow me?

Thanks primetime54

Thanking yourself is a sign of madness you know.

The answer to both of you is it's not a 'problem' it's a game mechanic. You get one humanoid and one non-humanoid follower, probably because any more would be stupidly overpowered. Unless you are on PC you'll just have to live with it and pick favourites.

Dismiss your current human companion to recruit Veronica, and be nice or she might not want to join you!

Thanks for the help

Nope...it seems I definitely angered her by trying to [censored] her about the Enclave soldiers. The only dialog option is "Goodbye", even when I send both Boone and ED-E away. Guess that was it for Veronica. Well that's okay, I wouldn't want her as companion anyway. Maybe next time.