What’s a vacation to The Outer Worlds with out Companions to share the journey with? Obsidian’s newest open-world(s) RPG may be very paying homage to games similar to Mass Effect, offering you with six totally different Companions to convey aboard your ship, the Unreliable, and allow you to within the quests and battles you face. They even have their very own issues that want fixing to construct up belief in you, although you’ll be able to’t romance them.
The Outer Worlds Companions information
Each Companion has totally different personalities, skillsets, facet quests, and fight powers – and our The Outer Worlds Companions information will stroll you thru every of them in flip, so which companions are the most effective for every state of affairs you end up in.
Main information by Ollie Toms, further particulars by Dave Irwin
The Outer Worlds Companions overview
The roster of Companions accessible in The Outer Worlds give you an ideal deal greater than only a serving to hand in battle (although they’re additionally very helpful on this regard). I can’t assist however examine them to the companions of the Mass Effect sequence (significantly Mass Effect 2) in every of the issues they bring about to the desk:
- You could convey as much as two Companions with you at a time, to accompany you in your travels – however you may also select to take only one, or nobody in any respect.
- You’ll discover every of the Companions in numerous areas on totally different planets of the photo voltaic system, and infrequently you’ll want to finish a particular quest for (or involving) them earlier than they’ll agree to affix you.
- Each companion begins with their very own weaponry and armour, however you’ll be able to swap them out for others if you want.
- If you convey your Inspiration ability as much as 20, then you definately’ll unlock your Companions’ particular fight skills. Each companion has one highly effective skill which they’ll use in battle at any time when it’s off cooldown.
- Each Companion additionally has a Perks desk very like your personal (however smaller and cut up into 5 tiers as an alternative of three). Every different level-up, you’ll have the ability to choose a brand new Perk – and there are at all times three Perks inside this desk which can be distinctive to that character.
- If you proceed to the ultimate tab of a Companion’s stock menu, you’ll discover a record of stats; and you may also set their behaviours, together with when to have interaction enemies, and whether or not to have a tendency in direction of ranged or melee assaults.
- Outside of fight, Companions additionally provide numerous boosts and buffs to your personal skillset, and so they type an integral a part of the story of The Outer Worlds, typically chiming in with their very own ideas and views (and quests of their very own).
You can select whether or not or to not take Companions with you; if nothing else, they’ll serve very helpful as cannon fodder. But if used appropriately (utilizing the instructions to maneuver to a particular location and assault a particular enemy) then they’ll show very helpful in battle themselves.
Can I romance companions in The Outer Worlds?
In brief, no. You are unable to romance companions in The Outer Worlds. The objective of finishing the companion quests that they provide is to unlock particular objects to position of their rooms onboard the Unreliable. The exception to that is finishing Vicar Max’s quest “The Empty Man”, which provides you an Incense Vessel. This is a quest merchandise for one more quest.
Now let’s take a more in-depth have a look at every of the six Companions of The Outer Worlds in flip, detailing the place yow will discover them and what they might convey to your get together.
Parvati
- Where do you discover Parvati?: Saltuna Cannery, Edgewater (the biggest constructing on the map, proceed to the highest by way of the elevator).
- How to recruit Parvati: Parvati joins your entourage after talking to Reed Tobson for the primary time.
- Companion Quests: “Drinking Sapphire Wine” (Dock at Groundbreaker with Parvati in your get together). This results in the companion quest “Don’t Bite the Sun” if you happen to persuade her to ask out the engineer.
- Companion Special Ability: Overload (Parvati slams down her hammer making a blast wave that shocks enemies and stuns automechanicals).
- Unique Perks:
- Bonus Support Engineering (+10 Engineering ability when Parvati is in your get together).
- Mod Finder (+10% probability to extract Mods within the discipline when Parvati is in your get together).
- Synchronicity (When Parvati performs her Ability, recharge 25% of your TTD meter).
Parvati is sort of definitely the primary companion you’ll come throughout if you happen to persist with the primary missions at first of the game. She speaks the language of ships and equipment, and she or he has a fairly candy facet quest all about serving to her work up the braveness to ask somebody out. She’s my go-to in fight as effectively, primarily as a result of her Overload skill is tremendously helpful, able to disabling a whole band of enemies directly for a short while if used on the proper time.
Vicar Max
- Where do you discover Vicar Max?: The church in Edgewater (the X-shaped constructing on the right-hand facet of the city map).
- How to recruit Vicar Max: Complete the facet quest “The Illustrated Manual”.
- Companion Quests: “The Empty Man” (Speak to Max after recruiting him)
- Companion Special Ability: Trickshot (Max examines and evaluates his goal and spiritually enlightens them with a blast from his shotgun).
- Unique Perks:
- Bonus Support Hack (+10 Hack ability when Max is in your get together).
- Sermon (+20% Dialog Combat Effect Duration when Max is in your get together).
- Mad Max (+20% Science Weapon injury for you and your allies when Max is in your get together).
- Bonus Support Hack (+10 Hack ability when Max is in your get together).
Vicar Max is the opposite companion yow will discover in Edgewater, and is due to this fact seemingly the second potential companion you’ll cross paths with. Without making a gift of spoilers for many who haven’t but bought there, there’s fairly extra to this unassuming vicar than meets the attention. I maintain him round primarily due to the bonus to Hacking, which might turn out to be useful wherever within the photo voltaic system you end up.
Ellie
- Where do you discover Ellie?: The Medbay on Groundbreaker (subsequent to the Spacer’s Choice Vendor).
- How to recruit Ellie: Complete the facet quest “Worst Contact”. You’ll must persuade Udom Bedford to clear Jessie’s money owed for this to work.
- Companion Quests: “Low Crusade” (Bring Ellie to Byzantium)
- Companion Special Ability: Quick Draw (Ellie shortly attracts her pistol and fires off a sequence of precision pictures at her goal).
- Unique Perks:
- Bonus Support Medical (+10 Medical ability when Ellie is in your get together).
- First Responder (+20% Inhaler heal quantity when Ellie is in your get together).
- CPR (When Ellie is in your get together, any injury that will kill you as an alternative heals 25% of your well being – 5 minute cooldown).
Ellie relies on Groundbreaker, the sister colony ship of the Hope (the ship you start the game in cryosleep on). You’ll want to unravel an issue for her earlier than she agrees to come back with you, however when you do you’ll have entry to what’s probably essentially the most sensible and helpful set of Perks of any companion. High survivability is essential in The Outer Worlds, significantly on the upper problem ranges; and Ellie is superb at preserving you alive when you unlock the three above Perks.
Felix
- Where do you discover Felix?: Groundbreaker Docking Bays
- How to recruit Felix: Intervene with the argument on the docking bays. If you’re civil in direction of him, he’ll ask to affix when you’ll be able to go away.
- Companion Quest: “Friendship’s Due” (Explore with Felix for a short while and he’ll ask for a favour)
- Companion Special Ability: Dropkick (Felix fees his goal, leaps into the air and slams into the goal with each ft).
- Unique Perks:
- Bonus Support Persuade (+10 Persuade ability when Felix is in your get together).
- Bootlickers! (Felix offers +20% Damage to Cowering enemies).
- Rebellion (While Felix is in your get together, you and your allies deal +20% injury to Corporate Military).
Felix can be primarily based on Groundbreaker, and also you’ll in all probability run into him in a short time after touchdown there for the primary time, as he’ll be busily having an argument with a soldier within the docking bays. While it might appear to be he has an issue with authority, he insists it’s merely that he doesn’t undergo fools gladly – and he’ll shortly show himself a worthy member of your get together, if solely as a result of that +10 to your Persuade ability is actually great for opening up hidden dialogue choices.
Nyoka
- Where do you discover Nyoka?: The Yacht Club Bar in Stellar Bay, Monarch
- How to recruit Nyoka: Complete the facet quest “Passion Pills” and Nyoka might be in a match state to information you in Monarch.
- Companion Quests: “Star-Crossed Troopers” (Exit the Monarch Wilderness)
- Companion Special Ability: Barrage (Nyoka makes use of her personally modified LMG to deal injury to her goal and set enemies close to it ablaze).
- Unique Perks:
- Bonus Support Lie (+10 Lie ability whereas Nyoka is in your get together).
- Hunter (Reduce by 20% how far the sound of your footsteps journey whereas Nyoka is in your get together).
- Exterminator (Nyoka offers +20% bonus injury to Creatures).
Nyoka resides slightly additional afield than the remaining, busily getting completely hammered in a bar on Monarch. But as soon as sobered up she’ll fairly readily be part of your get together, and in fight she’ll positively show her price along with her flashy Barrage skill, and a lift in injury towards creatures – of which you’ll battle lots, imagine you me. Plus, if deception is your character’s forte, you’d be remiss to not embrace Nyoka and her +10 to the Lie ability in your get together.
SAM
- Where do you discover SAM?: Upstairs on the Unreliable (your ship).
- How to recruit/activate SAM: Complete the facet quest “The Cleaning Machine” by discovering the Acid Steeper.
- Companion Quests: SAM has no companion quests as soon as recruited.
- Companion Special Ability: Decontaminate (SAM jumps into the air and slams down close to his goal spewing out caustic cleansing fluids throughout to get out these actually powerful stains).
- Unique Perks:
- Bonus Support Intimidate (+10 Intimidate ability whereas SAM is in your get together).
- Cleaner (-20% unfavorable repute for kills whereas SAM is in your get together).
- Bad Samaritan (SAM offers +20% injury to Automechanicals).
Finally, there’s SAM – the Sanitation And Maintenance auto-mechanical that you just’ll discover upstairs in your ship, the Unreliable. You’ll want a few fine details to get him operational, however after that SAM might be completely match to accompany you in your travels, and clear up after your messes. He additionally rounds off the holy trinity of personality-based companion bonuses, with a +10 Intimidate to get pleasure from. He’s additionally a robust ally in fight, significantly towards fellow Automechanicals.
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- The Outer Worlds Perks & Flaws – Perks are extraordinarily highly effective methods of enhancing your character. Learn the best way to make greatest use of them (and the related Flaws system!).
- The Outer Worlds Weapons – Make positive you’re well-equipped for the fights forward with our weapons information, which can clarify weapon sorts, injury sorts, and way more!
- The Outer Worlds Armor – Just as vital as weapons is your alternative of Armor. We’ll go over how Armor Rating really works, and the various kinds of Armor accessible.
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- The Outer Worlds TTD Debuffs – Discover the best way to use the Tactical Dilation Device and what capturing elements of the physique does.
- The Outer Worlds PC requirements and how to get the best performance – Learn which graphics settings you’ll be able to swap off or flip down to present your PC’s efficiency a giant body charge enhance.
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