What happens with a companion's quest if I dismiss one in Fallout: New Vegas?

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Can I hire the companion again and continue the quest?
Do I need to start the quest from beginning?
Regarding Boon, does it count if I fight the Legion without him and then hire him again?



Best Answer

It's remarkably hard to find information on how Fallout:New Vegas deals with companions and their quests in this respect. Based on my own experience, though, and as I cannot find proof to the contrary, dismissing companions should not have any bearing on their companion quests.
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When you dismiss a companion they'll return to their starting location and you can ask them back later. I'm not aware of any problems concerning the companion quests.

Something important to take into consideration concerning Boone:

if you want to do Boone's quest, don't do a lot of the anti-Legion side quests, or you might miss out on all the 'history' points you have to gain to be able to trigger his quests. eg, don't do tons of those things without him.




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What happens if you dismiss a companion New Vegas?

When dismissing a companion, they will head back to their home location - by default this is usually around where you first hired them. You can re-hire them there by talking to them again and asking them to join you for another fancy adventure.

Where does Arcade Gannon go when you dismiss him?

Cass At Mojave outpost, ede in primm, Raul in black mountain, Boone at novac, rex in freeside, veronica at 188 trading post, arcade Gannon at the old Mormon fort, and Lily in Jacobstown.

What happens when you dismiss a companion?

Where Do Dismissed Companions Go? If you dismissed a Companion while in Fort Joy, they will return to the area where you initially met them. To recruit them back, make sure you have a free space in your party for another member, and return to where you met the dismissed Companion to recruit them again.

Where does Lily go when you dismiss her?

If the player dismisses Lily to the Lucky 38 penthouse, she will not always make it there, but can instead be found in the casino section, able to be recruited again and dismissed to the penthouse without issues.



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