How do you give NPCs items? Can you?

wilyliam · Post by **wilyliam** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:48 pm

Greetings! (First Post!)

Recently, I got "reinterested" in Fallout - I never actually played Fallout I before, only Fallout II - but now I'm seriously enjoying the first game. What I can't figure out is how to give items to NPCs? I got Ian and Tycho fighting with me, but they get killed constantly because they have crap for armor and not particularly exciting weapons - at first, they were helpful because I didn't have that much stuff either, and the extra hands were a good thing, but now I'm fighting with combat armor and Ian still just has a leather jacket - he's getting CRUSHED!

Am I missing something obvious? I couldn't even find it in the manual?

Thanks for reading!
Wily

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:22 pm

You have to steal or plant items from/on your NPCs in Fallout. (Use your steal skill).

Frowning · Post by **Frowning** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:31 pm

It's been a while but you can go to an option in the dialogue tree or click on barter, no, I think that's it... anyway, choose what you want and press sell or whatever, that just transfers the stuff across.

Theeeeen go into the battle options or whatever and press equip best armour.

Feeling in the dark there (again) but that's close anyway.

You do mean NPC party members, right?

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:33 pm

You can't change an NPC's armor in Fallout 1.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:48 pm

Frowning wrote:It's been a while but you can go to an option in the dialogue tree or click on barter, no, I think that's it... anyway, choose what you want and press sell or whatever, that just transfers the stuff across.

Theeeeen go into the battle options or whatever and press equip best armour.

Feeling in the dark there (again) but that's close anyway.

You do mean NPC party members, right?

That's Fallout 2.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 1:08 am

The only thing you can alter with your NPC's equip for Fallout 1, is their weapon, and all of them can only use certain ones.

Ian can only use the small and big pistols/SMGs.
Tycho can only use Rifles
Katja can only use small pistols (maybe big pistols too, not sure)

and yes, I've omitted melee weapons. Your group can actually fair pretty well later in the game, as long as they don't get picked on by a mutant or a deathclaw.

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 3:51 am

You can barter with your NPC in FO1 but they arent just handing stuff to you, they actually want to exchange for money or whatever. Even though you can give them freebies like IAN who always takes my shit but asks for money when I want his. Just using steal is the best way.

wilyliam · Post by **wilyliam** » Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:13 am

Thanks for the answers, everyone!

Wily

Frowning · Post by **Frowning** » Sat Feb 12, 2005 8:22 am

Wow, false Fallout memories. None of that would have happened if I could have found the game discs for my night shift the other day. Gawddamn moving house.

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:39 am

I suggest getting a bomb, arming it and then run towards the enemy while you carry it, works for the rest of your kin. Good to see the people of Iraq celebrate their newfound freedom by asking questions about Fallout. Please stop bombing the troops though, KTHXBYE.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:47 pm

You're such a delightful chap, Fez, you know that?

Arjuna · Post by **Arjuna** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:53 pm

He might be coalition soldier fez.