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I never take him with me. He's a house doggy.
I didn't have trouble keeping him alive until I reached what I think is the second half of the game and could no longer keep myself alive, so it kind of didn't matter at that point.
I should play it again with a combat capable character and see if I can finish it. I was playing a talky doctor who didn't meet the strength requirement for any decent guns...
I can't even keep me alive in Fallout 1
I don't get it. Why does he die in the last panel?
His head fell off.
That's not very typical, I'd like to make that point.
Funny.
But, also, Dogmeat can not be kept alive in Fallout 1 without glitching. Even if he survives combat throughout the game (which has permadeath) he's scripted to walk into a trap in the final encounter, and even if you glitch him to safety he still dies canonically.
Yes, I beat the game with Dogmeat in my party the whole time in one of my playthroughs (not the first one).
So. much. reloading.
I usually use console commands to make dogmeat essential
In Fallout 1?
My mistake, no.