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This fix addresses a number of issues relating to the weapon confiscation process used in Casinos on the strip. The changes are as follows, in no particular order.

1) Items taken from Companions will never disappear. This happens exclusively when leaving the Ultra-Luxe casino. If the script loses track of your current Companion it can inadvertently delete everything it confiscated. This will no longer happen. If your Companion somehow doesn't have any inventory when you exit the Ultra-Luxe, re-enter the Casino and exit again and the problem should fix itself (repeat as necessary :P)

2) Companion variants of holdout weapons can be snuck past security. Example: in the past Veronica could get past security with a normal 10mm Pistol (if your Sneak skill was 50 or above) but NOT her special Companion-only variant. The check now accounts for companion weapons if you choose to retain your holdout weapons.

3) ED-E's weapons can be snuck in if your Sneak skill is above 50. Before you could only leave ED-E armed if you chose the "holdout weapon" option AND your Sneak skill was below 50.

4) Rex's "weapon" is not removed if you choose the "holdout weapon" option. And, really, how do you disarm a dog anyway?


IMPORTANT NOTES

Items 2 through 4 are applied as a patch by modifying the appropriate lists in-game, rather than outright replacing them. THIS MEANS THAT THESE CHANGES APPLY AFTER SAVING, EVEN AFTER DISABLING THIS BUGFIX.

The companion weapons which can now be taken past security (ONLY if your sneak skill is 50 or above) are as follows:

Electrical Zap (ED-E)
Energy Zap (ED-E)
.44 Magnum (Raul)
10mm Pistol (Veronica)
Combat Knife (Cass)
Lead Pipe (Raul)
Lily's Gauntlet (Lily)
Power Fist (Veronica)
Ripper (Arcade)