Poll of the Day > I can't remember where I sent Dogmeat in fallout 4

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What do?
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If you haven't done the main story missions yet, the game will automatically force him into your party in Diamond City after you investigate a house there.

If not, just go to all of your settlements and look around. He'll hang out near dog houses if there are any (like in Sanctuary). Which is why I usually delete any existing dog houses in settlements, then put one house directly outside of wherever I'm using as my base with all the crafting tools and such.


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There's a mod(s) for that.
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StoneRevolver posted...

There's a mod(s) for that.

What's it called?
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If you have the dlcs, you can build a computer that can help locate your companions.
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I might just buy the dlc to find him

I don't really want to do mods because they mess up achievements
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Action53 posted...

I might just buy the dlc to find him

I don't really want to do mods because they mess up achievements

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault-Tec_Population_Management_System

He might be outside of the Red Rocket by sanctuary. That's his default base he'll go to if you dismiss him without sending him to any of your settlements.
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https://imgur.com/3fNVLsX

Little shit was in sanctuary the whole fucking time!

I looked there at least a dozen times, I guess I didn't notice that random dog house behind an unused building...
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Well at least you've got him back. I love Dogmeat, he's the best companion in the game. Yesterday when I was playing I got attacked by a super mutant. Before I could shoot him Dogmeat ran at him and pounced on his back knocking him flat on his face. As the super mutant started to look up Dogmeat casually walked up and bit his head off. Needless to say Dogmeat earned his Scooby snack that day.
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I can't play Fallout 4 currently. I ended up getting that nasty 0kb bug and now I can't save the game anymore. :(
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Action53 posted...

I might just buy the dlc to find him

I don't really want to do mods because they mess up achievements

do the mod to find out where he is, go back to unmodded save and go to where the mod said he was

alternatively, place a meeting bell down and ring it, every settler will come congregate
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helIy posted...

Action53 posted...

I might just buy the dlc to find him

I don't really want to do mods because they mess up achievements

do the mod to find out where he is, go back to unmodded save and go to where the mod said he was

alternatively, place a meeting bell down and ring it, every settler will come congregate

Helly, he found him 2 hours before you posted but thanks for coming out.
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Action53 posted...

Little shit was in sanctuary the whole fucking time!

That's why I mentioned Sanctuary in my post. I knew there were at least 2-3 different doghouses there in odd parts of the map, and it's the largest area in the game, so it's really hard to find people there if you don't know where they are. With Dogmeat, you can at least delete all the doghouses but one and then move it somewhere specific, so you always know where to look for him.

What's worse though is when you're looking for a specific NPC in Sanctuary, but because of the very specific way in which you built structures, and the very unyielding AI path the game gives certain NPCs, they wind up bouncing up to unreachable areas on the roofs of buildings. I think I spent an hour looking for Preston once only to realize he was actually stuck BEHIND a wall and totally unreachable until I went into the editor and moved the wall out of the way.



Sensual_T_Rex posted...

Well at least you've got him back. I love Dogmeat, he's the best companion in the game.

I think Fallout 4 was the first Bethesda game with companions where I actually took the companions with me.

They're usually so shit in games like Fallout 3 and Skyrim that I'd rather just go alone than constantly having some asshole leap in front of me while I'm shooting or meleeing with my giant flaming sword or completely ruining all presence of sneaking. Even their only real purpose (acting as a mule for all the garbage I'm carrying that's pushed me over encumbrance limits) isn't enough to motivate me to want to bring them.

It wasn't too bad in Fallout 4, though. And if I remember there was no auto-killing sidekick NPCs bullshit (which was another reason I never took anyone in other games).

I mostly just traveled with Piper in Fallout 4, though. Mainly because I was trying to get into her pants.


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ParanoidObsessive posted...

and it's the largest area in the game

it isn't
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

I mostly just traveled with Piper in Fallout 4, though. Mainly because I was trying to get into her pants.

I did the same with McCready. I also dressed him up as that barbarian...
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

they wind up bouncing up to unreachable areas on the roofs of buildings.

I've noticed a few of my pack Bramin up on roofs before, just chilling, lol.
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helIy posted...

ParanoidObsessive posted...

and it's the largest area in the game

it isn't

It's the largest settlement in the game. Starlight's about the only place that comes close, and most of that never gets used by anyone anyway. Sanctuary starts out overdeveloped and probably gets worse if you actually spend any time building anything.


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ParanoidObsessive posted...

helIy posted...

ParanoidObsessive posted...

and it's the largest area in the game

it isn't

It's the largest settlement in the game.

Spectacle Island.
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Getting these stupid vault pieces to snap together is a fucking pain in the ass.

At least Clem is a good helper...

https://imgur.com/vOB4l08
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

helIy posted...

ParanoidObsessive posted...

and it's the largest area in the game

it isn't

It's the largest settlement in the game. Starlight's about the only place that comes close, and most of that never gets used by anyone anyway. Sanctuary starts out overdeveloped and probably gets worse if you actually spend any time building anything.

the vault is twice the size of sanctuary
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also you better not fuckin hurt clem
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Sanctuary isnt even close to being the largest settlement
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spectacle Island is also way bigger than sanctuary

like i don't understand how anyone can think sanctuary is the biggest when it's not, in terms of size, but also has most of the space taken up by untouchable houses.
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helIy posted...

also you better not fuckin hurt clem

I will take Clem out for a nice seafood dinner and then NEVER CALL HIM AGAIN
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