

Unlike in previous Fallout games, companions don't gain experience and notoriety independently but are scaled to the level of the player character.

The player character can have up to two companions in their party, which consists of Dogmeat plus any other companion, barring certain companion exploits. Sometimes this does not work with the add-on Point Lookout. If the player character ever tells a companion to wait but forgets where they did this, they should travel to any add-on location. Charon: Ghoul bodyguard (no Karma requirement).Sergeant RL-3: Mister Gutsy robot (Neutral).

