Fallout 2: Is NPC Vic broken? I can't talk to him.

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Toby Newman - 04 Nov 2003 14:34 GMT

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I don't like Vic, he's weak, and generally useless. I'd like to leave
him behind and have someone stronger on my team (at the moment I have
sulik and Vic), because at the moment all new potential team members
say "I don't like travelling in hordes/families, lose a few friends
and ask me again."

I was told in this NG that I could talk to him and tell him to "wait
here for my return" in order to ditch him from my group... but... I
can't talk to him. I can talk to sulik, trade with sulik, alter
sulik's combat option etc, but if I click on Vic I get no dialog
options... just a random white sentance appearing above his head (e.g.
Hi boss. Sure thing boss. Hello.) like the comments from unimportant
NPCs.

Is he broken? I can't get into his inventory or anything.

Should I just kill him? I've already taken him to Vault City to meet
his daughter, so I guess he's filled his purpose.

Thanks for any advice.

Toby

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Bateau - 04 Nov 2003 15:45 GMT

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>Should I just kill him? I've already taken him to Vault City to meet
>his daughter, so I guess he's filled his purpose.

Use a bunch of super stimpacks on him and then wait a few hours so that
you don't get any bad karma from wasting him.

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4too - 05 Nov 2003 07:48 GMT

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> Use a bunch of super stimpacks on him and then wait a few hours so that
> you don't get any bad karma from wasting him.

Had a similar "no talk" with Cassady in Mac version. He took a shot to
the head and nearly died. Needed Doctor to heal {multiple ?) cripple
conditions. All text visuals showed him alive. The visual was locked
in a limited series of stances with rifle, but it drew no fire in NCR,
so that wasn't right. After a series of traveling tasks, a couple of
saves and game days down the road, finally got in a fire fight and full
functionality returned.

I tend to have enough points in Charisma and or the magnetic personality
Perk, so use Vic with sniper rifle as a mule after the PC can handle
most repairs. As the NPC's level up they are more prone to shoot
straight, and it's quite a satisfying relief when Sulik and Marcus
mature to a deadly effectiveness.

Mac version enshrines the disappearing NPC's bug, if you keep going up
to have a "drink'' with Mrs. Bishop and triggar a fight with Bishop himself.

4too

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