The name was initially applied to Jacob's dog in the Hub (previously called Dogshit). Scott Bennie was the designer who came up with the name 'Dogmeat' for the in-game character.He was dressed all in black leather, like that's a good idea in the desert, and carried a shotgun.' The description matches all of Max's characteristics in Mad Max 2. Phil confirms the point above when he describes Dogmeat's former owner in the original Fallout: 'Oh, the guy was tall, dark-haired with a little graying around the edges.Both movies featured a lone wanderer and his dog-companion in a post-apocalyptic world, and in the latter movie, the main character uses 'Dogmeat' as a disparaging nickname for his companion. Dogmeat is a reference to Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior) and A Boy and His Dog.The first Dogmeat appears only in Fallout and Fallout 2.

If Katja and Dogmeat are both following the Vault Dweller, Katja will say 'I hate dogs' repeatedly.Phil and the dog were used before in Scrapheap.Unlike humanoid non-player characters, Dogmeat cannot wear armor, equip weapons, or use items, although he can be administered stimpaks by the player character and has a Damage Resistance & Damage Threshold equal to that of leather armor.Dogmeat can be obtained as a follower in both games regardless of the player character's general Karma though the Fallout 2 Dogmeat will attack a player if they have a low enough NCR rep.According to Fallout Bible 0, Dogmeat joins the Vault Dweller on December 30 2161.He was also given normal scripting commands like the other non-player characters in the game, and this means the player character can command Dogmeat the same as they would command, for example, Sulik. It is not uncommon to see Dogmeat move obscene distances and attack five to six times during his turn. Dogmeat was made even more powerful than his past version.If he is dismissed and the player character's NCR reputation is low enough, he might charge at them. When not in the player character's party, Dogmeat fights for the NCR. Dogmeat will remember the Vault Dweller from Fallout and join the PC. He can be recruited by the Chosen One, by simply showing their Vault 13 jumpsuit (in other words, undress) and speaking to the dog. Dogmeat can be found in the special encounter, Café of Broken Dreams.He might have gotten himself killed a long while ago, but he's still gonna defy his fate to help out his master's grandkid. In Fallout 2, recruiting Dogmeat from special encounter Cafe of Broken Dreams.In Fallout 2, Marcus reminiscing about how he became friends with Jacob, and how they eventually founded Broken Hills.

It is possible to restore it and, provided you know what you're doing, to ensure the survival and prosperity of Gruthar's pack.

On a related note, the intelligent deathclaws weren't meant to be doomed the only reason why they die no matter what you do is because the good ending is bugged.

Many of them are really touching.Which makes their deaths in the hands of the Enclave all the more sad.

In Fallout 2, when you traveled to Vault 13 you can talk to the intelligent deathclaws and the human refugees that live there and listen to their stories.

It is really heartwarming to know that the children of the people that you saved back in the first game still remembers your great deeds.

When you first traveled to the Hall of Congress district in the capital city of the NCR, you will notice a large statue of the Vault Dweller (your player character in the first game) displayed next to the congress building.

Necropolis can re-discover engineering, the peaceful town of Shady Sands can transform into the powerful New California Republic, Modoc can become a major farming community, slavery can be eliminated in the Den, Vault City and Gecko can be turned into centers of learning and tolerance, the Potomac River can be purified, etc.

Despite the dark and depressing atmosphere of the game, if you work really hard, you can help transform most of the communities that you interacted with into much better places then they were before.

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