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Adds a "Mercenary" system to FNV allowing you to hire soldiers from 20 factions with over 150 choices to choose from. Includes an Optional Addon for TTW.

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==Overview==
Mojave Squads adds a new party management system to Fallout New Vegas. Throughout the Mojave, you will find “Squad Boards” which allow you to recruit soldiers that will act as followers. They are handled separately from the vanilla follower system and must be paid a recruitment cost as well as daily wages.

This mod also uses a naming system to give each squad member a unique name. For example, recruit an NCR Trooper and you’ll be joined by a Private Smith.

Squad members also earn XP and can leveled.

Some soldiers require you have a high enough reputation with a faction or a quest completed before they can be recruited.

You can issue orders to your Squad using a radio. This includes move and attack orders. Some squad members can be ordered to hack terminal, pick locks, repair equipment, or heal.

Some soldiers come with unique perks that are added to you and your squad members. Recruit a Centurion and you and your squad members will gain additional DT.

In total there are 20 factions and over 150 different kinds of soldiers for you to recruit. The TTW Addon adds an additional 14 factions.

This mod should be compatible with most armor replacement mods.

The entire system is configurable using a config. You can set the max size of your squad, whether members are essential, and much more.

==Factions and Unit Rosters==

New California Republic
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Squad Boards found at Camp McCarran and the Mojave Outpost

   -Conscript
   -Military Police   
   -Trooper   
   -Engineer
   -Medic
   -Ranger
   -Patrol Ranger
   -Sergeant
   -Heavy Trooper (Unlocked after Heavy Troopers start to spawn)
   -Veteran Rangers (Unlocked after Veteran Rangers start to spawn)


Caesar’s Legion
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   Squad Boards found at the Fort and Cottonwood Cove

   -Slave
   -Recruit   
   -Mongrel
   -Healer
   -Prime Legionary
   -Explorers
   -Veteran Legionary
   -Decanus
   -Vexillarius
   -Centurion
   -Praetorian (Unlocked after saving Caesar’s life)


Brotherhood of Steel
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   Squad Board found at the Hidden Valley Armory.

   -Eyebot (unlocked if you let the Brotherhood study EDE)
   -Initiate  
   -Knight
   -Senior Knight
   -Scribe
   -Paladin


Followers of the Apocalypse
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   Squad Board found at the Old Mormon Fort

   -Student
   -Botanist
   -Radiobiologist
   -Technoids
   -Minesweeper
   -Doctor


Freeside
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   Squad Boards found in both sections of Freeside

   -Giant Rat
   -Lowlife
   -Bodyguard
   -Cook
   -Thief

   All King members are unlocked after completing the quest GI Blues
   -Kings Rocker
   -Kings Pugilist
   -Kings Stylist
   -Kings Bossman


Powder Gangers
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  Squad Board found at the NCRCF

  -Ruffian
  -Dynamo
  -Deserter
  -Bagman
  -Lockpicker
  -Rioter


Great Khans
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  Squad Board at the Red Rock Canyon in front on the Papa’s Long House

  -Prospect
  -Knucklebuster
  -Raider
  -Runner
  -Chemist
  -Warrior
  -Elder


Boomers
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  Unlocked after completing the quest Volare!
  Squad Board found at the entrance of Nellis Airforce Base

  -Grenadier
  -Handyman
  -Bazookateer
  -Spotter
  -Commander


Robco Industries
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  Unlocked after allying with House or installing Yesman. Robots are tiered depending on how far you have advanced House or Independent Questlines

  -Protectron
  -Securitron Mk I
  -Mister Handy
  -Mister Gutsy
  -Robobrain
  -Securitron Mk II
  -Sentry Bot - Mini Gun variant
  -Sentry Bot - Gatling Laser variant


Mercenaries
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  Mercenaries are not bound to a faction’s reputation, but are expensive.

  Squad Boards found at the Mojave Outpost, 188 Trade Post, and Freeside. If you have the TTW Addon installed, mercenary squad boards can be found at Megaton, Rivet City, Paradise Falls, and Tenpenny Tower.

  -Dog
  -Caravan Guard
  -Prospector (Available at Mojave Mercenary Squad Boards)
  -Bruiser
  -Pack Brahmin
  -Huntsman
  -Cowboy (Available at Mojave Mercenary Squad Boards)
  -Bounty Hunter
  -Skirmisher
  -Gladiator
  -Gunman
  -Technician
  -Highwayman
  -Surgeon
  -Desert Ranger

The following units are added with TTW Addon
-Slaver (Available at the Paradise Falls Squad Board. Unlocked after completing the quest, Strictly Business.)
-Child of Atom (Available at the Megaton Squad Board. Unlocked after disarming the Megaton Bomb. If you have bExtraBoards set to 1, then Children of Atom will be available at the Child of Atom Squad board instead.)
-Rivet City Security(Available at the Rivet City Squad Board. Unlocked after completing the quest, The Replicated Man.)
-Tenpenny Security(Available at the Tenpenny Tower Squad Board. Unlocked after killing Roy and his gang of ghouls.)
-Scavenger (Replaces the Prospector for Mercenary Squad boards in the Capital Wasteland)
-Gun-for-Hire (Available at Capital Wasteland Mercenary Squad Boards)
-Urban Explorers (Available at Capital Wasteland Mercenary Squad Boards)
-Wasteland Cook Available at Capital Wasteland Mercenary Squad Boards



The following factions are included in the TTW Addon

Lyons’ Brotherhood
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Squad Board at the Citadel. More Units are unlocked as you continue to help the Brotherhood.

-Initiate
-Knight
-Knight-Sergeant
-Medic Gutsy (Unlocked if you fix Sawbones
-Knight of the Pride (Unlocked if you complete Take It Back)
-Knight-Captain (Unlocked if you complete Death From Above)

Scribes are unlocked after completing the quest Shock Value
-Order of the Shield Scribe
-Order of the Quill Scribe
-Order of the Sword Scribe

-Paladin (Unlocked if you complete Who Dares Wins


Brotherhood Outcast
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Squad Board found at Fort Independence. First unlocked after you become a friend of the Outcast. The more technology you provide them unlocks higher tier units.

-Outcast Eyebot
-Outcast Watcher
-Outcast Protectron
-Outcast Mister Gutsy
-Outcast Defender
-Outcast Robobrain
-Outcast Specialist
-Outcast Sentry Bot
-Outcast Protector



Regulators
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Squad Board found at the Regulators HQ once you have taken the perk Lawbringer.
The more fingers you turn in, the higher tiered Regulators you unlock.

-Regulator Vigilante
-Regulator Deputy
-Regulator Rifleman
-Regulator Sheriff
-Regulator Marshall
-Regulator Judge



Talon Company
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Squad Board found at the Scrapyard and available after you have taken the Contract Killer Perk.
The more ears you turn in, the higher tiered Talon Company Units you unlock.

-Talon Company Recruit
-Talon Company Grunt
-Talon Company Grenadier
-Talon Company Gunner
-Talon Company Torcher
-Talon Company Commander



The following factions are made enabled if you set bExtraBoards to 1 in the config file. They are not included by default due to either lore or balance reasons.

Jacobstown
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  You can recruit super mutants after the quest Unfriendly Persuasion

  Squad Board found at Jacobstown

  -Grunt
  -Brute
  -Nightkin Unlocked depending on how you complete the quest Guess Who I Saw Today
  -Master Unlocked after the quest Guess Who I Saw Today


Enclave
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  You can start recruiting Enclave soldiers after you have gained entrance to the Remnants bunker. If you have the TTW Addon installed, an Enclave Squad board can be found at Raven Rock even if you have bExtraBoards set to 0

  Squad Board found at the Remnants Bunker

  -Eyebot
  -Trooper
  -Medic
  -Gunner
  -Tesla Trooper
  -Scientist
  -Shocktrooper
  -Tesla Shocktrooper
  -Officer

  The following are available if you have the TTW Addon
  -Enclave Protectron
  -Enclave Mister Gutsy
  -Enclave Deathclaw
  -Enclave Robobrain
  -Hellfire Trooper



Fiends
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  Unlocked if you have any of them che related perks

  Squad Board Found at the Vault 3 Residential Quarters. Pairs well with Take Chems Make Fiends.

  -Basher
  -Laser Loony
  -Trifecta
  -Speeder
  -Plasma Psycho
  -Fire Eaters


Bright Brotherhood
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  Unlocked after helping the Bright Brotherhood on their Great Journey

  Squad Board found at the Repconn Test Site

  -Caretaker
  -Enlightened One
  -Glowing Saint
  -Defender


Animals
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  Unlocked if you have the Animal Friend Perk.

The Squad Board can be found at the Spring Mt. Ranch State Park. With the TTW Addon installed, a Squad board with Capital Wasteland specific animals can be found at Mount Mabel Campground.

  -Giant Rat
  -Dog
  -Viscous Dog
  -Mole Rat
  -Coyote
  -Gecko
  -Bighorner

  following animals are unlocked with rank 2 of the animal friend perk:
  -Golden Gecko
  -Lakelurk
  -Fire Gecko
  -Night Stalker
  -Death Claw

Unique TTW Animals:
-Nukalurk (Requires completion of the Nuka-Cola Challenge)
-Mirelurk
-Mirelurk Hunter (Requires Rank 2 of the Animal Friend Perk)
-Mirelukr King (Requires Rank 2 of the Animal Friend Perk)
-Swamplurk (Requires the Completion of The Local Flavor)
-Swamplurk Queen (Requires the Completion of The Local Flavor)
-Trog (Requires the Completion of Free Labor)






Mutated Bugs
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  Unlocked if you have the Entomologist Perk

  Squad Board found at the Silver Peak Mine. With the TTW Addon installed, a Squad Board with Capital Wasteland specific creatures can be found at Shalebridge.

  -Radroach
  -Bloatfly
  -Irradiated Radroach
  -Bark Scorpion
  -Giant Mantis
  -Giant Ant
  -Fire Ant
  -Radscorpion
  -Cazador
  -Cazaclaw Only accessible if you have the Cazaclaw mod loaded
   -Albino Scoprion (Requires TTW Addon and is available at the Capital Wasteland Mutant Bug Squad Board)



Van Graffs
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  Squad Board found in the Silver Rush

  -Van Graff Thugs Unlocked after guarding the door during the quest Birds of a Feather
  -Van Graff Hired Gun Unlocked after guarding the door during the quest Birds of a Feather
  -Van Graff Enforcer Unlocked after completing the quest Birds of a Feather
  -Van Graff Representative Unlocked after completing the quest Birds of a Feather


Ghost People
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  Unlocked after completing the Dead Money DLC

  Squad Board found in the Abandoned BOS Bunker

  -Ghost Harvester
  -Ghost Seeker
  -Ghost Trapper


Dead Horses
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  Unlocked after Gaining the Trust of the Dead Horses

  Squad Board found at Dead Horses Camp

  -Dead Horses Warrior
  -Dead Horses Stalker
  -Sorrows Hunter Unlocked if you convince the Sorrows to Fight
  -Sorrows Herbalist Unlocked if you convince the Sorrows to Fight
  -Dead Horses Disciple of Canaan


Big MT
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  Majority of these are unlocked after defeating the Boss Version found in Big MT

  Squad Board found in The Sink

  -Prototype Protectron Defeat the Custodian
  -Spore Carrier Defeat Patient Zero
  -Lobotomite Defeat Test Subject One
  -Upgraded Mister Handy Defeat Sparks
  -Police Cyber Dog Complete the quest A Brain’s Best Friend
  -Advanced Mister Gutsy Defeat Ironbelly
  -Construction Drone Defeat Construction Drone Foreman
  -Military Cyber Dog Complete the quest A Brain’s Best Friend
  -Mister Orderly Defeat Doctor Orderly MD PHD DDS
  -Smart Robobrain Defeat Super-Ego
  -Berserker Securitron Defeat 010011110110111001100101
  -Night Stalker Test Subject Defeat Shadis
  -Cazador Defeat Specimen 73
  -Robo-Scorpion Complete the quest Old World Blues
  -Y-17 Trauma Override Harness Defeat the Y-17 master trauma harness
  -Experimental Sentry Bot Defeat RY-589 Ultimo bot


Marked Men
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  Unlocked after Completing the Lonesome Road DLC

  Squad Board found at the Canyon Wreckage

  -Marked Men Hunter
  -Marked Men Scout
  -Marked Men Ravager
  -Marked Men Scout


Salvaged Robots
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Unlocked if you have the Robotics Expert Perk

Squad Board found at Cerulean Robotics.

-Scrap Protectron
-Brainless Robobrain
-Retrofitted Mister Handy
-Reprogrammed Mister Gutsy
-Hacked Securitron
-Milsurp Sentry Bot


Deathclaws
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Unlocked if you kill the Alpha Deathclaw and Deathclaw Mother at Quarry Junction.

Squad Board found at Quarry Junction. With the TTW Addon installed, a squad board can be found at the Deathclaw Sanctuary.

-Baby Deathclaw
-Young Deathclaw
-Adult Deathclaw
-Matriarch Deathclaw
-Alpha Deathclaw


The following factions are included in the TTW Addon

Vault 87 Super Mutants
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A Squad Board can be found at Hallowed Moors Cemetery.

Requires that you a strength of +9 or have completed one of the Super Mutant Challenges (Super Mutant Massacre or The Bigger They Are…)

-Centaur
-Grunt
-Brute
-Master
-Overlord


Raiders
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Squad board found at Evergreen Mills. Requires that you have Evil Karma.

-Raider Pool Shark
-Raider Bullet Spitter
-Raider Backscratcher
-Raider Dartist
-Raider Electrician
-Raider Blastmaster
-Raider Rust Puncher
-Raider Frostbiter
-Raider Gut Dresser
-Raider Hard Head
-Raider Spike Driver
-Raider Shishkebaber
-Pitt Raider (requires you complete Free Labor)


Chinese Remnants
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Squad Board found at Mama Dolce’s Processing Factory. Requires that you have killed the Chinese Captain.

-Chinese Soldier
-Crimson Dragoon
-Chinese Officer


Reilly’s Rangers
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Squad Board found at the Reilly’s Rangers HQ. Requires that have you completed the Reilly’s Rangers quest (not failed it).

-Rifleman
-Marksman
-Medic
-Machine Gunner
-Explosives Expert


US Army (aka Anchorage units)
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Squad Board found at the Outcast Outpost. Requires that you have completed Operation Anchorage.

-Infantryman
-Grenadier
-Medic
-Grease-Monkey
-Missile Unit
-Sniper
-Power Armor Soldier
-Mister Gutsy
-Sentry Bot


Swampfolk
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One squad board can be found at the
Riverboat landing and another one can be found at the Point Lookout Pier. Requires that you have completed the quest, A Meeting of the Minds.

-Brawler
-Bruiser
-Creeper
-Scrapper
-Tracker


Zetans
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Squad Board can be found Alien Crash Site. Requires the completion of This Galaxy Ain’t Big Enough.

-Abomination
-Crew Member
-Marine
-Officer
-Support Drone
-Worker
-Guardian Drone


==Config Settings==
The following settings can be set using the config file. The default setting is found next it along with any notes

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[Squad]
These settings should only be changed when the Squad is empty. Changes will not take effect retroactively.

iSquadSize=3
Sets the max size of your squad. I don’t recommend going above 10.
0 Disable, 1 Enable

bRename=0
Allows you to rename your squad members other than creatures
0 Disable, 1 Enable

bEssential=0
Determines whether or not squad members are flagged as essential (cannot die)
0 Disable, 1 Enable

iLoot=1
Setting for looting squad corpses.
0 Disabled, 1 Only ammo can be looted, 2 Allows you to loot like normal
For balance reasons this is set to 1 by default.

fXP=.25
Controls whether you get XP from the kills your Squad makes
.25 = 25% of the Kill’s XP Value goes to the player, .50 = 50%, 1 = 100%, and so on
Set to 0 and receive none of the XP from Squad’s kills

bQuestReactive=1
The Troops you can recruit are influenced by Quests and game progression
For example, Vet Rangers aren’t available until they start arriving in the Mojave from Baja, Praetorians are unlocked after saving Caesar’s life, and Eyebots are avaliable from the Brotherhood if you let them study EDE.
If this is disabled, everything is unlocked from the start
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bMedicTier=1
Determines whether medic-type soldiers are tiered in their healing effectiveness
If enabled not all medics heal the same amount, if disabled all medics can heal to 100%.
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bFactionCheck=0
This setting adds the soldiers to their respective vanilla factions (if they have one)
By default, squad factions are handled separately from vanilla factions. This means you can take an NCR Ranger to a powder ganger camp without worrying about a firefight, but the Ranger won’t join you in attacking Camp McCarren either.
If this is set to 1, then that Ranger will be added to the vanilla NCR Faction meaning they will attack Powder Gangers, Legion, etc. on sight.
Set this to -1, and Squads are not bound at all by factions. For example, NCR Troopers in your squad can be ordered to attack other NCR Troopers
1 Enable, 0 Disable, -1 Factionless

bReputationCheck=1
Enables a reputation check before hiring soldiers. For example, you cannot hire NCR Rangers unless you are LIKED by the NCR.
0 removes that check, meaning you can hire NCR Rangers even if you are hated by the NCR
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bPets=0
If enabled, animals and robots are not bound by reputation after they are recruited
For example, a Mongrel recruited from the Legion can be ordered to attack Legionaries and is not lost if your reputation with the Legion drops
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bLegionHealing=1
Soldiers recruited from the Legion are healed with healing powder, not stimpaks
1 Enable, 0 Disable

iToughenUp=0
Adds additonal health to squad members based on the amount entered.
0 Disable, 100 = +100 HP, 200 = +200 HP, etc.
I highly recommend increasing if you are playing with any mod that increases weapon damage

bPerks=1
Some squad members come with certain perks that are added to you and your squad (i.e. increased Crit. Damage or +DT)
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bExtraBoards=0
Enables Extra Squad Boards to the world that are not included by default due to either lore or balance reasons.
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bDLC=1
If enabled, squad members will not join you when you start a DLC and instead will head to whatever location is set as your squad’s “base”. By default, that would the Prospector’s Saloon.
1 Enable, 0 Disable

bSkillHeal=1
Determines whether you can use your Repair/Medicine Skill to Heal Squad Members. The amount of health you can restore is determined by your skill. (i.e. 50 medicine means you can heal soldiers to 50% health)
1 Enabled, 0 Disabled

bStrip=1
Squad Members do not follow you inside casinos at the Strip.
1 Enabled, 0 Disabled

bEarnXPFromPlayer=0
If enabled, squad members will earn XP from the kills the player makes.
1 Enabled, 0 Disabled

[Money]
fPriceMulti=1
Sets a price multiplier for soldier’s recruitment costs.
Examples: Setting this to 1.25 means soldiers will be 25% more expensive. Setting this to .75 means they will be 25% cheaper.
Set this to 1 to restore the default cost, set to 0 and soldiers will be free.

fDailyWagePercent=.10
What percent of the initial recruitment cost are paid as daily wages. (.25 is 25%, .5 is 50% etc.)
Example, a soldier with a 100 cap recruitment cost will cost 25 caps every day if this is set to .25
set to 0 to Disable Daily Wages

bCreatureUpkeep=1
If enabled, you have to pay daily “wages” for animal and robot companions in the form of upkeep.
1 enabled, 0 disabled


[Hotkeys]
see http://fose.silverlock.org/fose_command_doc.html#DirectX_Scancodes for a list of codes
Recommend scan codes can be found under each setting

iRadioCall=0
Brings up the radio menu
Recommend: numpad 5, scan code: 76

iIndividual=0
Order the squad member under your reticle
Recommend: Numpad Enter, scan code: 156

iSelectMenu=0
Brings the select individual radio menu
Recommend: Numpad 2, scan code 80

iOrderAll=0
Brigs up the “Order All” radio menu
Recommend: Numpad 3, scan code 81

iAllHold=0
Orders all squad members to hold
Numpad 4, scan code 75

iAllFollow=0
Orders all squad members to follow
Numpad 1, scan code 79

[Other]
bCheatBoards=0
Allows you to access all squad boards from your squad radio. Useful if you just want to play around with the different Squad factions.
1 Enabled, 0 Disabled

bDebugMode=0
I would recommend keeping this off as it can impact performance
If enabled, prints a MojaveSquad debug log to your Fallout Directory


==Requirements==
xNVSE Version 6.2.1 or higher
JIPLN Version 56.24 or higher
JohnnyGuitarNVSE version 4 or higher
ShowOffNVSE Version 1.0 or Higher

==Installation==
Install like you would a normal mod using the mod manager of your choice.

==Future Plans==
I don’t have any big plans for this mod other than bug fixes. I’ll probably make a TTW Version when 3.3 comes and try to import some of these features to my Rebuild the Capital mod.

I set up the mod to work as a framework of sorts that makes it easy to add additional factions. If there is enough interest and after any fixes have been made after the initial release, I’ll upload a tutorial on how this can be done for anyone looking to make a submod.

==My Other Mods==
New Vegas Library Project
 The Mojave Stock Exchange
 Drug Synthesizer - Reloading Bench for Chems
 Mojave Express Overhaul
 Rebuild the Capital for TTW
 To-Do List
 Hardcore Hacking
Tweaks for TTW
 Dynamic Weapon Displays
Simple Disease