Companion Share And Recruit
⚪ Last updated 2011⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #42 of 147 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Requires FOSE v1. 2+ Companion Share & Recruit adds a perk that lets you befriend almost anyone in the wasteland, with a skill challenge. You can then swap gear with them, find out what they\'re skilled at, and even recruit them to join you on your adventures. Up to half your Charisma +1 people can follow you at once. They\'ll follow orders, share equipment, people with Medicine tagged will heal you and other companions in combat, and if appropriately skilled they\'ll:
- []Open locks or blow open doors []Loot containers []Hack computers []Pick pockets and even plant explosives on people.
- []Is this compatible with Phalanx? []Incompatibilities occur when two mods try to change the same thing. As long as you don\'t do anything stupid like try to recruit Phalanx NPCs using CSR, then there\'s no reason they should come into conflict.
Companion Share And Recruit adds a new perk that lets you share equipment with companions and persuade almost anyone in the wastes to join you. It's a classic Fallout: New Vegas mod with 1,276 endorsements, last updated in 2011, offering a unique recruitment mechanic.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,276 endorsements and over 27k downloads.
- Opens up new gameplay possibilities by recruiting almost anyone.
- Perk-based system adds a fresh way to interact with NPCs.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2011 — may have compatibility issues with modern mod setups.
- No detailed documentation provided, so you'll have to figure out the perk's exact mechanics in-game.
- Recruiting almost anyone might break quests or cause unexpected behavior.
For Fallout: New Vegas players who want to expand their companion roster beyond the usual followers. If you enjoy role-playing and making unlikely allies, this mod is for you. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly or strictly balanced additions.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to read the perk description in-game to understand how to use it.
- Save before recruiting a character to avoid breaking quests.
- Check for compatibility patches if you use other companion mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- Talkie Toaster
- Version
- 1.5.FINAL
- Downloads
- 27,622
- Endorsements
- 1,276
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 4/8/2010
- Updated
- 8/23/2011
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