----------------------------------UPDATE-------------------------------
CURRENT WORK: PAUSED
--------------------------------------------------------------------------




What feature do you want in the next version? Vote here!
http://poll.pollcode.com/vgeuz


******* Please comment if you like the mod so I know my work is appreciated :) *******


This is my first public mod, so be gentle with me...


===============
==DESCRIPTION==
===============

This mod adds a new companion, Argon, the nightsalker. It can be found in Goodsprings, near the Prospector Saloon, and at the moment it just wanders around until you want to recruit him; in future updates I'm planning to add a quest to discover him, but I like to do my best, so it will take some time. Argon can follow you, wait, and return to Goodsprings; if it is injured, you can heal him via dialogue options (you need Stimpaks, some Medicine skill or some water). Also, I created a custom sound template to REMOVE THAT ANNOYING RATTLESNAKE SOUND that makes me crazy after 5 minutes! Its damage is 35, so It has decent attack but not too much overpowered, and its life is 570 in normal mode ans 390 in hardcore mode (read below). Even if I am Italian, the dialogues are all in english. I have decided to make all replies of Argon with a "..." not because I'm lazy but because I don't like <bark> or <woof>.<br><br><br><br><br><br>============<br>==FEATURES==<br>============<br><br>The main feature in this mod is an "Hardcore" mode, designed to all users that want a more realistic experience (don't imagine an extremly difficult thing; after all, the player has more life than a supermutant...). but is COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the game Hardcore mode. Hardcore mode includes:<br><br>-Argon (the creature) has less life<br>-You need 1-3 Stimpaks to heal him (instead of 1)<br>-Argon reacts to friendly fire (in normal he doesn't)<br>-You need 3-4 bottles of water to heal him (instead of 2-3)<br>-You can't heal Argon with Medicine skill<br>-Argon, being a nocturnal creature, looses much of his perception during the day<br><br>In both Hardcore and normal mode Argon IS essential (can't die) because after many tests I had to choose between an overpowered Argon that can survive to supermutants but kills humans in one hit or a weak Argon that die continuously in combat. If you really want to make him not essential, open GECK, select my mod, search "Argon" under creatures and untick "Essential".<br><br>Another feature included from version 0.2 is the possibility of healing Argon by using your Medicine skill instead of Stimpaks (only available in normal mode). If your Medicine skill isn't high enough you can still heal Argon with Stimpaks. Starting from version 0.3 you can heal him with some purified or dirty water (2-3 normal mode, 3-4 Hardcore mode).<br><br>This mod requires NVSE for some features, but if you don't have it you can still enjoy this mod without the NVSE features.<br>Here is a list of the features in this mod that require NVSE:<br><br>-Right Control + U : Toggle Hardcore mode OFF<br>-Right Shift + U : Toggle Hardcore mode ON<br>-Right Control + Right Shift + I : Check current mode<br><br><br><br><br><br>=================<br>==REQUIREMENTS==<br>=================<br><br>-New Vegas :D<br>-New Vegas Script Extender (optional)<br><br><br><br><br><br>===================<br>==FUTURE UPDATES==<br>===================<br><br>-In the future I will add for sure a quest to discover him<br>-Retexture of the creature (by request)<br>-Probably (not so sure) Stimpaks will heal Argon over time (Hardcore mode)<br>-Toggle: find Argon direction in map<br>-Companion wheel (by request)<br>-I'm trying to add the rattle sound when Argon is in Caution alert state<br><br><br><br><br><br>=================<br>==KNOWN ISSUES==<br>=================<br><br>At the moment I have discovered this issues:<br><br>-He hasn't a swim animation (the nightstalker itself), so I disabled swimming from his allowed actions (I will try to make the animation in blender)<br>-Sometimes he uses the side attack animation instead of running attack animation, causing him to fail to hit the target (it's the game itself, probably unfixable)<br>-If you crouch and try to speak to Argon, it will say "Pickpocket" or "Talk" in red letters (working on)<br><br>If you discover any bug please comment it and I will try to fix it<br><br><br><br><br><br>==============<br>==CHANGELOG==<br>==============<br><br>Version 0.1<br>-Initial public release<br><br>Version 0.2<br>-Added Medicine healing (normal mode): player can heal the creature without Stimpaks, by using his Medicine skill<br><br>Version 0.2b<br>-Reduced screenshot sizes --------&gt; Archive much smaller and faster to download<br><br>Verson 0.2c<br>-Redone Medicine healing: now player enters a healing dialogue, then he decides how to heal. If the Medice skill is too low, the Medicine dialogue won't appear; if he doesn't have enough Stimpaks to heal Argon, the stimpak dialogue will change to something like "I don't have Stimpaks"; if the player doesn't want to heal the creature, there's a dialogue that says something like "I don't want to heal you". --------&gt; See screenshots<br><br>Version 0.2d<br>-Fixed some major bugs I found in version 0.2 and later<br>-Changed Hardcore healing dialogues<br><br>Version 0.3<br>-Added water healing (dirty or purified water)<br><br>Version 0.3b<br>-You need 1-3 stimpaks (HC) to heal Argon; this makes healing easier.<br>-Deleted some annoying messages<br>-Fixed a bug that resets life but not dialogues when changing mode (Normal --&gt; HC, HC --&gt; Normal); now you can only change mode when Argon is at full health (to prevent this bug).<br><br>Version 0.3Uc (NVSE required)<br>-Toogle change mode (no mode change via dialogue)<br>-Toogle check current mode<br>-Deleted mode change via dialogue<br><br>Version 0.3d (NVSE - optional)<br>-Unified NVSE and non-NVSE version<br>-Automatic NVSE detection<br>-Simplified scripts (more reactive)<br><br><br><br><br><br>===========<br>==CREDITS==<br>===========<br><br>-Obsidian and Bethesda for this beautiful game<br>-The NVSE Team<br>-The Nexus Forums and user jazzisparis for all the help ;)</woof></bark>