Do companions weapons degrade? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:23 am

I dont mean the ones they get automatically (Lily's Assault Carbine, Boones hunting rifle etc) but the ones you give them. Say if I gave Arcade Gannon a Gauss Rifle and it never gets shot at by an enemy, but he fires it 100's of times, will it break?

Because if not I'm going to start giving my companions over charge ammo.

» Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:23 am

The weapon will only degrade if its directly shot at if a companion is using it.

» Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:05 am

Nope, thats what I find great about it. Especially with a LAER given to Arcade Gannon.

» Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:11 pm

I've never really been sure about this one. When I give companions a weapon, I often find it degraded, but I can never be sure if it is from use or from a direct hit it took.

If companion weapons do not degrade, though, Veronica can be seriously overpowered. With T51 Power Armor on, she has enough ST to effectively use gattling lasers and Plasma Casters... with max charge ammo!

» Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:04 pm

Just gave Veronica 25000 Electron Charge pack Overcharge's for her Gatling Laser :celebration:

» Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:50 am

they actually get better over time.... :spotted owl:

» Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:17 pm

I've never really been sure about this one. When I give companions a weapon, I often find it degraded, but I can never be sure if it is from use or from a direct hit it took.

If companion weapons do not degrade, though, Veronica can be seriously overpowered. With T51 Power Armor on, she has enough ST to effectively use gattling lasers and Plasma Casters... with max charge ammo!

I don't think NPCs are affected by strength requirements