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Fallout 3 Hints

Is there a way to make followers invincible?

  • 1 of 4: Yes, but only by using the PC Cheat Codes.
  • 2 of 4: Use the "setessential" command with a follower's form ID and a 1.

    Butch -- 27F65
    Charon -- 156F6
    Clover -- 156A2
    Dogmeat -- 6A772
    Fawkes -- 3D34E
    Jericho -- A71
    Sergeant RL-3 -- 9426E
    Star Paladin Cross --156E5
  • 3 of 4: For example, to make Jericho invincible, use the command setessential A71 1.
  • 4 of 4: To return followers to their vincible state, use the same command with a zero in place of the 1.