Lucy West Companion
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #6 of 147 Companions mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Lucy West Companion – v3. 00
A fully voiced, Updated Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch (UUF3P) compatible utility‑focused companion overhaul for Fallout 3
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🗡️ Description
IMPORTANT - IF UPGRADING FROM 2. XX PLEASE READ "UPGRADING FROM 2.xx TO 3.xx" BELOW
This mod transforms Lucy West into a fully featured companion with new voiced and lip‑synced dialogue, expanded utility functions, a cooking system, unlimited‑ammo weapon options, and a progression system based on combat experience.
Lucy becomes hireable after completing Blood Ties in a way that is favourable to her.
Recruitment can be achieved via:
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[]Average Speech check[/]
[]Lady Killer perk[/]
[]Black Widow perk[/]
⚙️ Features
Companion System
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[]Fully voiced & lip‑synced dialogue[/]
[]Levels with the player[/]
[]Tag skills: Energy Weapons, Melee Weapons, Sneak[/]
[]Combat experience system granting base‑health increases at 12, 30, and 50 fights[/]
[]Auto‑heals after combat; uses stimpaks during combat[/]
[]Dialogue options to heal crippled limbs[/]
[]Toggle Essential / Non‑Essential status[/]
[]Standard follower commands (combat style, distance, rest, trade, go home)[/]
[]Can wear Power Armour[/]
Weapons
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[]Starts with a switchblade (weak — replace ASAP)[/]
[]Unlimited‑ammo laser pistol[/]
[]Upgradeable to unlimited‑ammo plasma pistol via quest[/]
[]Legacy v1.x unique weapons available via “Are you tough enough?” dialogue[/]
Cooking System
Lucy can cook twice per day, producing improved versions of:
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[]Bloatfly meat[/]
[]Molerat meat[/]
[]Brahmin steak[/]
[]Dog meat[/]
[]Mirelurk meat[/]
[]Radroach meat[/]
[]Yao Guai meat[/]
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[]While hired[/]
[]OR after completing her cooking quest (even if not hired)[/]
Home & Sandbox Behaviour
[]Default home: Megaton house[/]
[]Home can be reassigned via dialogue[/]
[]Lucy sandboxes around her designated home[/]
[]While hired, you gain ownership of her house[/]
This mod turns Lucy West into a full companion with new voiced and lip-synced dialogue, a cooking system, unlimited-ammo weapon options, and a combat-based progression system. It's for players who want a deeper companion experience with utility and customization.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 7,319 endorsements and 229k downloads.
- Adds a full companion experience with voice acting and lip sync.
- Combat progression gives a reason to keep Lucy by your side.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated July 2026, so it's fresh, but no word on future updates.
- Cooking and ammo systems might feel tacked on if you're not into survival mechanics.
For Fallout 4 players who want a companion with more depth than vanilla. If you enjoy voiced followers with gameplay perks like cooking and progression, this is a solid pick. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly minimalism or don't want extra systems.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if Lucy West is a vanilla NPC or from a mod—if she's from a mod, make sure that mod is loaded first.
- Since it's a companion mod, make sure you have the DLC or base game files that Lucy uses.
- If you're using a mod manager, let it handle the load order to avoid conflicts.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Fallout 3 Mods
- Author
- Earthbind
- Version
- 3.00
- Downloads
- 229,547
- Endorsements
- 7,319
- Category
- Companions
- Created
- 4/16/2009
- Updated
- 7/30/2026
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