Fallout 4 - Companions, Affinity and Romance Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Fallout 4 - Companions, Affinity and Romance How to locate every Companion in Fallout 4, increase your Affinity with each one, and gain access to their powerful bonus Perks. Guide by Eurogamer staff Contributor Updated on 4 Dec 2020 As you play through the game you'll encounter various characters who can become your Companion on your travels, and help you out in the thick of battle. Not only that, you can also gain various bonus Perks by having them by your side. Here's a quick run-down of all the Companions you can access in Fallout 4. Fallout 4 - Companions and Companion Perks First up, here's a list of every Companion in the game, how you pick them up, their potential for romance (ooh la la), and the Perk benefit you'll gain for increasing your Affinity with each one. CompanionRelated QuestFoundRomance?PerkNotes CaitBenign InterventionCombat ZoneYesTrigger RushAP regenerates faster when below 25% Health CodsworthN/ASanctuaryNoRobot Sympathy+10 Damage Resistance against energy weapons CurieEmergent BehaviorVault 81YesCombat Medic+100 Hit Points once per day if Health falls below 10% Paladin DanseN/ACambridge Police StationYesKnow Your Enemy+20% Damage against Synths, Feral Ghouls and Super Mutants DogmeatN/ARed Rocket Truck StopNoN/AN/A DeaconN/AOld North ChurchNoCloak & Dagger+40% Stealth Boy duration and +20% Sneak Attack Damage HancockRecruiting HancockGoodneighborYesIsodopedGain Criticals 20% faster at 250 Rads or more MacReadyLong Road AheadGoodneighborYesKillshotV.A.T.S. Headshot Accuracy increased by 20% PiperStory of the CenturyDiamond CityYesGift of GabXP is doubled for discovering new locations and speech challenges. Preston GarveyN/AMuseum of FreedomYesUnited We Stand+20% Damage and +20 Damage Resistance when fighting 3+ enemies StrongN/ATrinity TowerNoBerserk+20% Melee Weapon Damage when below 25% Health Nick ValentineLong Time ComingVault 114NoClose to Metal+50% faster terminal hacking and one additional guess X6-88N/AThe InstituteNoShield Harmonics+20 Energy Resistance Companion Affinity overview In order to develop your relationship with each chosen Companion - and access their powerful Perk - you'll need to build up your Affinity with them. Here's a quick overview of how your general behaviour and dealings with people will affect your relationship with each Companion. BehaviourCaitCodsworthCurieDanseDeaconHancock GenerousNegativePositive...Neither...Positive MeanNegative...PositiveNegativePositiveNegative Nice...PositivePositivePositivePositive... PeacefulNegative...PositiveNegative...Positive SelfishPositiveNegativeNegative......Negative ViolentPositive......PositiveNegativePositive BehaviourMacReadyPiperPrestonStrongValentineX6-88 Generous...PositivePositivePositive...Negative MeanNegativePositivePositiveNegativePositive... NiceNegative.........PositiveNegative PeacefulNegativeNegativePositivePositiveNegativePositive Selfish...NegativeNegativeNegative...Positive ViolentPositiveNegativeNegativePositiveNegative... Fallout 4 - 11 cool locations you may have missed - Fallout Friday How to increase Companion Affinity As well as your general behaviour towards your fellow citizens, there are some specific actions which affect your relationship with a Companion - for good or for worse. Here are some of the various acts you can use to influence your relationship with every one of these characters. BehaviourCaitCodsworthCurieDanseDeaconHancock Chem AddictionBoth (Quest)Negative...NegativeNegativePositive Chem UsageBoth (Quest)NegativeNegative...Negative... Consume AlcoholPositive............... Eat CorpseNegative.........Negative... Give ItemBoth (Quest)PositivePositive...PositivePositive Hack Computer............Positive... Heal Dogmeat...PositivePositive...Positive... Modify Armour...Positive...Positive...... Modify Weapon...Positive...Positive...... Murder Non-HostileNegativeNegativeNegativeNegativeNegativeNegative Naked!Positive............Negative Pick Lock (Owned)PositiveNegative...NegativePositive... Pick Lock (Unowned)Positive.........Positive... PickpocketingPositiveNegativeNegativeNegative...... Speech Success...Negative......Positive... Theft...NegativeNegativeNegative...Negative Use Power Armour.........Positive...... Use Vertibird.........Positive...... BehaviourMacReadyPiperPrestonStrongValentineX6-88 Chem AddictionNegative…Negative……Negative Chem Usage……………Negative Consume Alcohol……………… Eat Corpse…NegativeNegativePositiveNegative… Give ItemNegativePositivePositive…PositiveNegative Hack Computer…………PositivePositive Heal Dogmeat…Positive…NegativePositiveNegative Modify Armour……………Positive Modify Weapon……Positive……Positive Murder Non-HostileNegativeNegativeNegativePositiveNegative… Naked!……………Negative Pick Lock (Owned)PositiveNegativeNegativeNegativeNegative… Pick Lock (Unowned)…Positive…Negative…… Pickpocketing…NegativeNegative…Negative… Speech SuccessPositive……Negative…Positive TheftPositiveNegativeNegative…Negative… Use Power Armour………Negative…Positive Use Vertibird………Negative…Negative - You can find the rest of our Fallout 4 guide from the index page. 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