Companion Perk Mags

As of Dec 2025, I might be back. I haven't tested or used this mod since 2018 (I'm still building a basic "stable fo4" mod list), and I don't know if this one will work on the newest versions of the game or not (it edits cells). If you try it and have bugs, please report them. There is a chance I'll update this mod at some point, so knowing what to fix will help. I do plan to compact the esp & flag it as esl/light.

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I got sick of earning the companion perks over and over and over; for many of them I've done it countless times across countless saves. So I wanted another way to get their perks without it feeling too cheat-y (plus I didn't want to look up the editid's to add them to the player every time I want to add them).

So I've made a magazine for each companion that when picked up gives you the perk for that companion. Each mag has been placed in the world in a spot where you've had to meet the companion to get there, except Codsworth. His is next to Preston's because I didn't want to modify Sanctuary cell/s. Some of them are where you meet the companion (McCreedy's is in the third rail), and others are in a spot where you have to unlock them as a companion to get them (like Hancock's).

For a short description of what each mag looks like and where to find it, see the readme in the DOCS tab on nexus (if you use the View as plain text link I added spaces to make the top section more like a table). All of them use existing meshes/textures in the game, many of them are in interior cells. Each is named using VIS style tags, so , then "CPM" (for Companion Perk Mag), then the name of who it's for. For example, CPM Codsworth. None have weight or value.

To install, just use NMM or manually drop the esp file in the magic data folder. Only way load order will matter is if you're using any other mods that edit the same cells as this mod edits to place the mags in the world.

Note

- This only includes the vanilla or "base game" companions. Ada doesn't have a perk; Longfellow and Gage haven't gotten on my nerves yet. Well other than Gage being a raider and actively disliking alcohol, but I made a patch for that.

- These mags do not change your affinity with any companion. If you want lover's embrace, you have to earn it (well or use some other method I guess). All these do is add the perk. Earning the perk afterwards should be ok, but just to be safe, try to ignore the perk mag if you plan to be all buddy-buddy with someone.

Known issue:

Yes, the perk mags sometimes re-spawn. No, I don't care enough to bother learning how to fix that. (I purposely choose spots that, at least for me, are out of the way enough that it doesn't bother me)