Fallout: New Vegas
75 Achievements
1,655
77-102h
The Whole Gang's Here
Recruited all companions.
25
How to unlock the The Whole Gang's Here achievement in Fallout: New Vegas - Definitive Guide
Robotic Companions
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ED-E - ED-E is in Primm inside of the Mojave Express building on a table just to the left as you enter. Before you can recruit it you will have to repair it though. You will need 35 repair and 55 science OR 65 repair OR 3 scrap metals, 2 sensor modules and 1 electrical part. If you need a small boost in repair there is a Fixin' Things magazine around the corner on the same room to boost it + 10. You will not be able to recruit it if Rex is currently on your team. Perk: Enhanced Sensors - enemies are easier to detect even if they are cloaked, you can also select cloaked enemies to target while in VATS.
Rex - You can recruit Rex into your team by speaking to "The King" in Freeside inside of the King's School of Impersonation. You will have to bribe the guard (either with caps or dialogue) in front of a locked door just to the left once inside. Eventually while speaking to him you'll have dialogue options related to his dog. Follow this path and he will allow the dog to join your team. You will not be able to recruit him if ED-E is currently on your team. Perk: Search and Mark - chems, firearms, and ammunition within a short distance are highlighted when you zoom in.
Humanoid Companions
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Arcade Gannon - Arcade Gannon is a medic located in Old Morman Fort in Freeside. His tent is located in the back right of the area. In order to recruit him you will need 75 speech or have the perk "Confirmed Bachelor". You'll get a "unique" dialog choice with him. He will not join you if you are aligned with the Legion. You will not be able to recruit him with any other Humanoid Companion already on your team. Perk: Better Healing - all forms of health recovery increased by 20%.
Boone - Boone is located in Novac at the top of the dino starting at 9pm. In order to recruit Boone you will have to complete the quest One for My Baby and have an Intelligence of at least 6. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE HIM KILL THE CORRECT PERSON AND HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE IT TO MAKE SURE HE WILL NOT BE HOSTILE TO YOU. Talk to everyone that has a marker above their head in town to get evidence or the way to get evidence. When talking to him after the quest is complete ask him to come with you and when he asks for a reason use the intelligence option. You will not be able to recruit him with any other Humanoid Companion already on your team. Perk: Spotter - Highlight enemies when actively aimed at them (using a scope).
Cass - Cass is located in the Mojave Outpost south of Primm in a bar to the left as you enter the gated area with two buildings. When you first talk to her you won't be able to recruit her but must instead do the quest Heartache by the Number until you are tasked to find her. In order to recruit her you will need either 50 barter OR 75 barter OR 50 speech OR 75 speech (four separate paths). You will not be able to recruit her with any other Humanoid Companion already on your team. Perk: Whiskey Rose - No negative effects from consuming alcohol plus consuming whiskey give an increase in DT of 2 - 6 points depending on survival.
Lily - Lily is located in Jacobstown just in front and to the left of the large red building. In order to recruit her you will have to speak to the doctor inside the building in a room to the right as you enter. Discuss curing the schizophrenia in Nightkin and you will start a quest where one of the optional objectives is to recruit her. You will not be able to recruit her with any other Humanoid Companion already on your team. Perk: Stealth Girl - 200% increase in duration for stealth boy and extra 10% damage from sneak attack criticals.
Raul Tejada - Raul Tejada is the hardest to recruit. He is located on Black Mountain quite a bit east and slightly north of Goodspring in a prison surrounded by a lot of strong Nightkin and Super Mutants especially if you're a low level. As you head up the road you will be warned by another Super Mutant who will start a quest. After you finish the quest by killing Tabitha you will be able to free him. Make sure to read terminals to find clues on how. He will join if you ask. Perks: Regular Maintenance - slows decay of armor and weapons by 50%, Full Maintenance - slows decay of armor and weapons by 75% (obtained through dialog at end of an unmarked quest, either convince him that old people should retire and live long and useful lives or you will need 66 speech), Old Vaquero - His rate of fire with revolvers and lever action firearms is 33% faster than normal.
ALTERNATIVELY AND EASIER Try going all the way around the mountain from Neil's shack to the north, keeping to the high ground as much as possible. You'll pass near the Rangers Safe House or something like that. Shorty after that, there'll be a decent path you can go up the mountain on, and you'll be at the village there. Sneak around the village away from all the super mutants, and once you get to the path up to the radio tower, bum rush to the storage building, ignoring the nightkin. Once inside the building, fix Rhonda, tell it to follow you, then go back outside. Tabitha will thank you, then leave. All the nightkin will now be passive, and Raul can be gotten at your liesure. Check the unlocked terminal, read entry 6, then unlock his door with the other terminal. Tell him he's free to go, and when he complains about being all alone, tell him to come with you. You will not be able to recruit him with any other Humanoid Companion already on your team.
If you decide not to recruit him or can't right away or merely dismiss him, Raul goes back to his shack, which is just south of Nelis AFB. After you tell him to leave your party he says he'll go back to his shack, all alone in the middle of nowhere. It should pop up on your map.
Veronica - Veronica is found on the path from Novac to Freeside in the 188 Trading Post. When you talk to her she will ask what your opinion on the Brotherhood of steel is. The way that I got her to join was to reply that they are no threat as long as you don't have any good weapons and you will either be able to ask her to join or she will ask to join. Just stick to non-negative dialogue options and you should have no trouble recruiting her. She will not join you if you have made the Brotherhood of Steel your enemy. You will not be able to recruit her with any other Humanoid Companion already on your team. Perk: Scribe Assistant - Lets you craft workbench items through dialog with her.
Glitches(?)
People have reported getting the achievement with only 7 companions.
CounterInsurgnt reported that his followers would disappear if he tried to enter a place and a guy said his followers couldn't come with. Workaround seems to be telling your follower to wait outside before entering that place.
Some people have reported losing a follower (not killed or actually physically stopping following you, they just disappear through normal travel). Workaround seems to be going down the elevator in Vault 22. It seems that they might appear if you merely wait for a couple of hours (using the wait feature in-game). Similarly if you tell a companion to wait and then accidentally leave without telling them to follow you again, after a couple of days in-game time you will receive a message that they have returned to their post.
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You will need to hire and travel with the following companions in one playthrough:
- Arcade Gannon: He can be found in the Old Mormon Fort in Freeside. In order to recruit him, you will need to have or do one of the following: High rep with the Followers, completed the "High Times" quest, Speech 75, the Confirmed Bachelor perk, or Intelligence of 3 or lower. If you have positive rep with Caesar's Legion, he will not join you under any circumstances.
- Craig Boone: He can be found in Novac on the top of the Dinky the T-Rex at night. You will need to complete "One for My Baby" to unlock him as a companion.
- ED-E: He can be found in the Nash Residence in Primm. To unlock him as a companion, you will need to repair him. This requires passing a Repair check of 65, a Science check of 55 and a Repair check of only 35, or by finding three scrap metals, two sensor modules, and scrap electronics.
- Lily Bowen: A mutant who can be found in Jacobstown. You must complete the quest "Guess Who I Saw Today" to unlock her.
- Raul Tejada: He can be found in Black Mountain. You will need to complete the quest "Crazy, Crazy, Crazy" to recruit him.
- Rex: The King's pet dog. You must complete "G.I. Blues" and "Nothin' but a Hound Dog" to unlock him as a "full" companion. Rex can be used as a companion without completing "Nothin' but a Hound Dog", but he will not give you any perks.
- Rose of Sharon Cassidy: She can be found in the NCR Barracks at the Mojave Outpost. To recruit her as a full companion, you must complete "Heartache by the Number". Depending on the outcome, she will give you two different perks in addition to her base perk.
- Veronica Santangelo: She can be found at the 188 Trading Post. To recruit her as a companion, you will need to complete the quest "I Could Make You Care". If you insult the Brotherhood of Steel while talking to her for the first time, you will not be able to recruit her.
Raul can be found at Black Mountain during the quest "Crazy, crazy, crazy"
Lily can be found in Jacobstown during the quest "Guess who i saw today"
Rex resides at the King's HQ in Freeside after completing GI Blues
Cass is at the Mojave Outpost, she can be recruited after completing simple quests for the crimson caravan company.
Boone can be found at the top of the dinosaur in Novac at night, you need to complete his side mission "One for my baby" by revealing a certain someone as the culprit with the bill of sale.
Veronica at the 188 Trading Post if you're not vilified by the Brotherhood of Steel
Arcade at the Old Mormon Fort in Freeside
Last but not least, EDI can be found at the Mojave Express in Primm, all you need is a repair skill of 65, or a science skill of 55, or various pieces or scraps and electronics.
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There are a total of eight companions in the game, and to get this achievement you must recruit all eight of them. This means you must get all eight of them to be willing to follow you; you don't have to do the special companion quest of each. This achievement is MISSABLE if that character happens to die before you can recruit them. If they happen to die after you've recruited them, it will still count toward the achievement. The following are the companions;
- Boone
- Veronica
- Arcade Gannon
- Lily
- Cass
- ED-E
- Rex
- Raul
See a detailed list here of all eight companions and their requirements.
There are two robots and six people you can recruit in the game for a total of eight companions available over the course of the game. Since you will only be able to have one robot and one recruit at any one time, you will have to dismiss any current companions or robots to recruit another. If you’ve recruited them all at one time or another during the course of a game, you will receive the trophy. Though the companions usually have a sidequest associated with them, it isn’t necessary to complete them for the purposes of this trophy, only to recruit them. Note that you will have to recruit them all in a single game, not over multiple games. The companions are listed in the spoiler below as well as the requirements for recruitment.
Robots:
ED-E – Examine the Damaged Eyebot in the Mojave Express Courier. Talk to Johnson Nash in the Vikki & Vance Casino to allow you to repair it. You'll need a Repair skill of 65, a Science of 55, or to gather the parts in order to bring it online.
Rex – He's at The King's side at his 'School of Impersonation'. You have to stay on good terms with the Kings until after you’ve completed G.I. Blues. If you run afoul of them or Pacer in particular you're out of luck. After that, then ask The King about his robotic dog to get the quest “Nothin’ But a Hound Dog” in Freeside.
Companions:
Arcade – Old Mormon Fort in Freeside. With a Speech 75 challenge or a high intelligence score you can convince him to join you. Alternately, once you've done Farkas' mission, he will join you as well.
Boone – Novac. Complete side quest “One for My Baby” by providing him with the correct target and proof of their guilt (Look in the motel lobby floor safe). At one time there was a glitch that allowed you have Boone follow you if you did the quest "You Can Depend On Me" but this has now been patched (credit to PainOfDemise for this info).
Cass – Mojave Outpost. Talk to her in the bar and she will join you part way through the “Heartache By The Number” side quest.
Lily – Jacobstown. You can ask her to join you once you start on the “Guess Who I Saw Today” sidequest from Dr. Henry.
Raul – Black Mountain. Free Raul (Likely as part of “Crazy, Crazy, Crazy”) and you’ll be able to recruit him.
Veronica – 188 Trading Post. Standing near the Slop & Shop, answer her question about the Brotherhood of Steel with a non-violent reply to recruit her.
GLITCH: In order to recruit Cass, you have to perform the first step in the mission "You Can Depend On Me", which requires you to take an invoice to Dr. Hildern in Camp McCarran, before you can purchase Cassidy Caravans. If you have completed the mission "There Stands The Grass" before talking to Dr. Hildern, the option to deliver the invoice will not be available, preventing you from advancing the mission and recruiting Cass. Make sure you've delivered the invoice prior to completing "There Stands the Grass". Thanks to designerheadache and Maksut029 for discovering this.
Robots:
- ED-E - Research the Damaged Eyebot in the Mojave Express Courier building in Prima. Talk to "Johnson Nash" at Vikki & Vance Casino to get him to let you repair it. Repair it using skills, you will need a repair skill of 65 and a science skill of 55, or you can repair it by finding the necessary components.
- Rex - He is on the King's side in his "School of Impersonation". As a result of the GI Blues quest, you need to have a positive relationship with the king then you can start the quest “Nothin' But a Hound Dog” and get him as a companion.
- Arcade –Old Mormon Fort. You need a Speech skill of 75 or high Intelligence to convince him to join you, he can also join after you complete the task for Farkas.
- Boone - Novac. You need to complete the task “One for My Baby” by pointing out the real criminal and provide reliable evidence of guilt (look in the hotel owner’s safe).
- Cass – Mojave Outpost. Talk to her and she will join your company during the quest “Heartache By The Number”.
- Lily - Jacobstown. You can take her into your group after receiving the task “Guess Who I Saw Today” from Dr. Henry.
- Raul - Black Mountain. Free Raul and you can hire him (to do this you will have to complete the task “Crazy, Crazy, Crazy”).
- Veronica – 188 Trading Post. Stands outside the store to hire him, answer well or neutral to her question about the Brotherhood of Steel.