Hello everybody! This is a quick request I picked up this morning - a simple mod that turns Lupa at The Fort into a simple companion.

The file does not require any DLC and has been cleaned with FNVEDIT, so it should be safe for everybody to use. Still, you should always make a backup save before installing ANY mod, in case something goes wrong.


>WHAT
Lupa, the mongrel at The Fort, has been turned into a simple essential companion without a wheel. She has a few extra features: she (obviously) follows, waits, trades equipment, and leaves. You can heal her if you have some healing powder, and give her a custom home marker if you want her to stay somewhere else while she is not following you.

You do not have to be allied with the Legion to have her follow. (but why would you install this mod, then?) A sack near her vanilla location in The Fort can be looted for a piece of Lupa's Steak. You can use this to summon her if she gets lost, and stop her from attacking the player if she gets buggy.

To keep the file size small, Lupa was voiced reusing existing vanilla sound, and will not increase your follower count. You will get a simple perk ("Hardy Mongrel") when you hire her, which will increase your Survival by 5.

Please keep in mind that there are two versions of Lupa in the GECK - the one that hangs out at The Fort, and the one that you can fight in the arena. This mod edits the first one. This means you can have two Lupas if you decide to visit the Arena, and since the companion version at The Fort is now essential you won't be able to kill her if you want to complete Nothin' But a Hound Dog with her brain. It should work with the one you can kill at the arena, however.

My health has been in a steady decline lately so I don't have much time for modding, and as this was a request, I WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES. I will not add to it or subtract from this mod. This is offered as-is. If you want to change something, do it yourself with the GECK or FNVEDIT.


>WHY
It was a request I found the other day, and figured, why not? There are very few Legion-themed mods out there.


>WHERE
At The Fort, where Lupa usually lives.


>HOW
To install, extract the contents of your downloaded file to your "Steam/SteamApps/Common/Fallout New Vegas/Data" folder. Then activate the mod through your preferred launcher by ticking the checkbox next to the esp. Or you can use your mod manager of choice to download the mod automatically. To uninstall, simply delete the files from your Data folder, and you're good to go. Have fun!