Will companions/settlers still run out of ammo if I give them a matching gun?
If I give a gun that uses the same ammo type as the default gun carried by companions/settlers, will they still run out of ammo?
For instance, all settlers carry a standard pipe pistol using the .38 bullet. If I give them an upgraded pipe auto pistol or pipe rifle will they now need bullets?
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Yep, unfortunately you do need to give the companions ammo. Sometimes I've noticed when looting a body or a "dungeon" rewards chest (like they always had in Skyrim, except these are commonly the Army green steamer trunks) Cait will ask me for small rounds/ammo if she ran out on her AsSault Rifle. Surely enough she burns through ammo quite quickly. I'd suggest running her with melee (since she WAS a pit fighter and a damn good one at that) with decent armor with boosting stats like Strengthened or something. Best of luck!
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Can companions run out of ammo?
Active follower companions will use their own weapon (the ones in the list below) and will never run out of ammo (since they use the "magical companion ammo" that, as their own gun, does not show up on their inventory when on the trade screen).Do companions have infinite ammo FNV?
Characteristics. Magical companion ammo is a special ammunition type that companions with ranged weaponry use when no regular ammunition is currently within their inventory. Magical companion ammo is infinite (unless certain conditions are met) and hidden, e.g. Craig Boone has an endless amount of .Do you have to give companions ammo Fallout 1?
Any guns that you give them will need ammo. You just need to give them 1 ammo for it.✅ Do Settlers Use Ammo in Fallout 4?
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Answer 2
For settlers things work slightly differently than with companions. As noted in previous answers, companions do use ammo for their equipped weapon, other than their default.
Settlers still require ammo to use a gun but it doesn't seem to get consumed when they fire. This means they only need to carry 1 ammo... equip someone with a minigun and 1 ammo, they can blast away all day!
There do seems to be some exceptions for this though. Mini nukes for the fatman do actually get consumed and I'd guess (although haven't tested) that this is also true for missiles.
Answer 3
Guns do require ammo for your follower to use if it is not the default weapon they come with. My follower picked up a gamma pistol and a few rounds along our travels, and ran out of ammo shortly after. They switched back to their default weapon and can't use the gamma pistol until I give them more rounds.
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