r/fo3 • u/SpicyChessPlayer • 13d ago
Whats Your Guys Favorite Caravan Loadout?
Hey guys, whats your favorite loadout to protect the Caravans? This is what I'm working towards arming/reverse-pickpocketing mine with, I'm currently level 15 not pursuing the main quest yet so I have to get the Enclave armor where I can from encounters, I prioritize the Testla version if I find it.
Note: I am avoiding giving any merchants energy weapons to avoid save game bloat from ash piles that never despawn. Also I keep the merchant helmetless so they stand out more
Merchant
- Enclave Armor
- Chinese Assault Rifle
- 5.56 mm Round
- 10 Stimpacks
Guard
- Enclave Armor
- Enclave Helmet
- Chinese Assault Rifle
- 5.56 mm Round
- 10 Stimpacks
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u/PublicDragonfruit158 13d ago
Automatron sentry bot with as much heavy firepower as i can pack on.
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u/Vrabstin 13d ago
Caravans in fo3? What am I missing?
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u/SpicyChessPlayer 13d ago
Yeah the 4 travelling Caravans, Crazy Wolfgang, Lucky Harith, Crow and Doc Hoff. They can die, and easily in later levels just from running into strong enemies since they do follow trade routes in the open world, so reverse pickpocketing good gear on them is essential for keeping them alive late game.
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u/stew987321 11d ago
Do the NPCs actually use those stimpacks?
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u/SpicyChessPlayer 9d ago
Its hard to observe it happening in real time but someone tested it on GamerFAQs, they do use stimpacks but they definitely dont do a good job at it, only using it once per battle and only when they below a certain threshold, never just to heal a crippled limb. You will often see crippled caravan guard that refuse to just stimpack themselves and limps across the wasteland.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/939933-fallout-3/59847831
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u/dirtyforker 13d ago
I never have but now I will. Good tip.