Arcade won't rejoin me. (Spoilers) : Fallout: New Vegas

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 6:20 pm

I started Auld Lang Syne with Arcade, but Doctor Henry at Jacobstown wants me to complete his Nightstalker quest before he'll join me. I sent Arcade back to the Lucky 38 and recruited Lily. I complted Dr. Henry's quest and dismissed Lily. When I went back to the Lucky 38, Arcade did not have the dialogue option to recruit him again. I went out and did some other stuff and returned to the 38, but he still doesn't have to "travel together" option. What's up with that? I'd really like to finish his quest.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 5:46 pm

Well I'd first point out that having Lilly join you was not required for Henry's quest, beyond that I can't say. Do you have an earlier save to roll back to.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 12:04 pm

I know that Lily was not required, and since I had the Animal Friend perk, I really didn't need any muscle anyway. I just wanted her along for a bit. I have an earlier save....but I think that it is MUCH earlier. But since I dismissed Lily, I should be able to pick up ANY companion I want, including Arcade...so I'm stumped.

» Wed Nov 03, 2010 11:09 am

Bugs from the Wiki,

Sometimes when you try to get him to rejoin you, there won't be an option in the dialog to do so. Having another humanoid companion will restore the dialog, but of course that means he refuses to join you until that companion is fired. Sometimes asking Rex or ED-E to leave the party can fix this, and if not, progressing in the main story a bit.

This can also happen if you tell Arcade to go back to the Lucky 38 and fast travel some where else and want to go recruit him again, he will not be at the Lucky 38 but where you told him to go back and you can not recruit him because the dialog option won't be there until you ask your non-human companion to leave or recruit another human companion to get the dialog option back.