Sydney Guide

Name: Sydney Follower
Version: 2.0
Date: 6/8/2010
Category: Companions
Author: drg6520
Source: http://fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=9320

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(WARNING!!) MOD SPOILERS (WARNING!!)
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For those looking to squeeze as much out of the content as possible,
or learn how to accomplish certain tasks. This guide is still kind've
a WIP, but it should cover most of what you need to know.

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|		TABLE OF CONTENTS			  |
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Recruit the Relic Hunter..................................	MS1

Mini Quest Guides	..................................	MS2
	1. Helpful Hobbies
	2. Laser Tech at the Citadel
	3. Wasteland's Finest Chef

Vanilla Quest Content	..................................	MS3

Gift List		..................................	MS4

Barbers			..................................	MS5

Conversation Triggers	..................................	MS6

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|MS1| Recruit the Relic Hunter	|
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Sydney is encountered during "Stealing Independence" in the National
Archives, and can be permanently recruited with this mod once you
reach the end of the quest and receive your reward. You MUST take
Sydney's offer during the quest, otherwise she will permanently
disappear and cannot be recruited.

Once Abraham Washington gives you a reward, Sydney will strike up
a farewell conversation with you. Choose options that do not involve
telling her goodbye or to get lost, and then request that she join
you when you are given the opportunity. You must then attempt to
persuade Sydney to join you. There are a few different ways that you
can approach this:

 - Pass a SPEECH Check of Easy(40) difficulty.
 - Take the SCROUNGER perk.
 - Take the EXPLORER perk.
 - Take the GUN NUT perk.
 - Have an INTELLIGENCE score of 8 or higher.
 - Have completed "Power of the Atom" and acquired a house.
 - Have more than 3000 caps on your person.
 - Have a BARTER score of 40+ and more than 2000 caps on you.

All of the above will unlock additional dialogue options, each of
which is guaranteed to persuade her.

You CANNOT let Sydney leave and expect to recruit her later. By
the time you ask her, she will have already settled into her new
life as an ammo vendor and will not want to leave it.

Once she has joined you, she'll give you a personal radio the
next time you speak to her. It can be found with your apparel and
can be hot-keyed. This will allow you to conveniently manage her
as well as fix an issues of her becoming lost or stuck.

Selecting the House option gives you a semi-unique conversation if
you follow through on the promise -- a conversation you'd otherwise
have to wait until you found her Dad's note to hear.

Choosing an option that shows you have similar interests as her will
also provide a single point of Trust.



If you installed SYDNEY FOLLOWER with Stealing Independence already
completed, then she will approach you as if you had just completed
the quest. This is not the way the mod is intended to play, but it's
a loop-hole I deliberately made for the convenience of the user.

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|MS2| Mini Quest Guides		|
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 1. HELPFUL HOBBIES
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A few exchanges of dialogue, and Sydney will be willing to spen her
down-time fixing your guns.... provided you have the parts.

First, you need to ask her about her Ultra SMG at least once. Then,
a new dialogue option will appear, in which you can ask her to help
repair your weapons. If your trust is high enough (15, which can
easily be obtained with a few conversations), then she will agree.
Otherwise, you'll have to ask again once she's warmed up a bit more.

Once she agrees, you can ask her to require your equipped weapon
once-per-day. The option appears in the same menu as all dialogue
that lead up to this feature.

In order to have her repair your weapon, she needs scrap metal. It
can be in either your inventory or her's, but she needs one piece.
If you both have scrap metal, she will use the player's by default.
She cannot require your weapon unless it's a ranged weapon --
explosives and melee weapons are excluded.

In the current build, Sydney's repair strength is calculated
as follows:

 +12% initial repair strength
 +3% if she has studied at the Citadel (see the next quest)
 +3% per Dean's Electronics Magazine that she's read.
 +1% per Guns and Bullets Magazine that she's read.

The maximum repair strength she can acquire, therefore, is 27%
if you give her all 6 required books. Nearly a third of any
weapon's health, and all you need is a bit of scrap metal.


 2. LASER TECH AT THE CITADEL
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This quest is triggered by bringing Sydney to the Citadel and then
talking to her. After she remarks on the technology, you can offer
to ask for permission so that she can stay there and study it.

Go and talk to Elder Lyons. He will agree to your request. Initiate
conversation with Sydney once more. She'll thank you and then rush
off to get started immediately. She will become engrossed in her
study and blow you off, though you can chat with her long enough to
ask if she's happy and get a time estimate on when she'll be done.

The quest will take 2 in-game weeks to finish -- note that if the
date is accelerated via script (such as in Point Lookout or Broken
Steel) then those days WILL NOT be counted. Resting/waiting for the
duration will work if you are in a hurry to recover her.

Reward:	50xp
	+65 Energy Weapons Skill (for Sydney)
	+3% Weapon Repair Condition (for Sydney)
	+10 Cooking XP (for Sydney) if she is already cooking.
	+5 Cooking XP (for Sydney) if she has not started cooking.
	Can give 'Nikola Tesla and You' as a gift.
	+10 Trust


 3. WASTELAND'S FINEST CHEF
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Approach Sydney with a generic pot and pan in your inventory, then
ask her if she would try cooking. Simply make a decent case for
yourself and she will agree. Avoid pissing her off. The pot and pan
will be added to her inventory, and each day you may have her make
1 meal if both items are still on her.

Note that you will NOT be able to persuade her unless her trust is
at least 20. Build it up through gifts and conversations.

By default she can only make squirrel stew and Iguana Shish-kebabs,
though she can expand her menu if you give her recipes found
throughout the wasteland. While she will serve you stew for free,
all other meals will require you to supply key ingredients.
Overtime, she will accumulate cooking XP that will allow her to
churn out larger serving sizes. The more complex the meal, the more
XP she acquires. Other quest can also provide meager amounts of XP.
All cooking XP is shared... the experience of making a pie is just
as good for making better stew.

Her recipes include:

* Squirrel Stew - Unlocked for free. The player does not have to
supply any ingredients.
	1 Bowl >> (40XP) >> 2 Bowls >> (80XP) >> 3 Bowls

* Iguana Shish-kebabs - Give her an Iguana-On-A-Stick and she will
turn it into several Iguana-Bit Shish-kebabs.
	2 Sticks >> (45XP) >> 3 Sticks >> (90XP) >> 4 Sticks

* Mirelurk Cakes - You must give her the recipe found in the
refridgerator of the Anchorage Memorial cellar. The key can be found
in the same area as The Tenderizer. Sydney will require mirelurk
meat of any quality, though the higher quality the better the
output.
	Softshell Meat:
	8 Cakes >> (60XP) >> 10 Cakes
	Regular Meat:
	5 Cakes >> (60XP) >> 7 Cakes
	Hatchling Meat:
	3 Cakes >> (60XP) >> 4 Cakes

* Mole Rat Wonder Meat - You must find Ryan Brigg's written notes,
on a table next to a mole rat in his hideout in Jury St. Tunnels.
You will have to give Sydney some mole rat meat and a tube of
wonderglue. One of you must also have some scrap metal on hand,
though it is not used up in the cooking process.
	1 Meal >> (60XP) >> 2 Meals >> (110XP) >> 3 Meals

* Mississippi Quantum Pie - You must complete "The Nuka Cola
Challenge" and then persuade Sierra Petrovita to part with the
recipe. While there is a speech check, it can be repeated multiple
times -- the only penalty is the length of which you listen to
Sierra's screeching. Once you have the recipe, you must give Sydney
a bottle of Vodka, Nuka Cola Quantum, and some flour.
	1 Pie >> (70XP) >> 2 Pies >> (130XP) >> 3 Pies

Reward: Sydney can cook meals once per day.
	+1 Cooking XP per Iguana Shish-kebab serving.
	+1 Cooking XP per Squirrel Stew serving.
	+2 Cooking XP per Mole Rat Wonder Meat serving.
	+4 Cooking XP per Mirelurk Cake serving.
	+11 Cooking XP per Mississippi Quantum Pie serving.


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|MS3| Vanilla Quest Content	|
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Sydney is integrated into a few quests from the original game,
resulting in a few additional dialogues and options.



 Andale
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While in town, Sydney will voice her suspicions with you after
talking to at least one person.

When you enter either the basement or shack, she will freak out
and ask to leave immediately.

Afterwards, you may have a small conversation with her about
the actions of the two families.

If your character is a cannibal, you can admit this to Sydney
after the events of Andale take place. This won't have a drastic
effect, though it is possible to piss her off during the
conversation.


 Wasteland Survival Gude
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At the end of the quest, you may present the book to Sydney as a
gift, giving her certain bonuses to skills depending on how well
it was written and what the style was.



 The Nuka-Cola Challenge
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When Ronald Laren asks you to collect Quantum for him, you may
instead suggest that Sydney would be willing to "have fun" with
him if he finds some for you. This is basically the same as the
Black Widow perk option, except guys have access to the option.
After this, Sydney will jokingly confront you about it.



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|MS4| Gift List			|
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Sydney can be given a number of items as gifts, most of which have
practical benefits. You can give her something by entering her
discussion menu, then picking the option that says "I have something
for you..." The following can be given to her:


A Note for Little Moonbeam
   - This is a carry-over from Sydney's personal quest in the
     original game. The option has been moved to her gift menu for
     the sake of consistency.
   - Found in the Statesman Hotel during "Reilly's Rangers"
   - +20 Trust

Wasteland Survival Guide
   - Remains in Sydney's inventory until removed. Bonuses will vary
     based on the content and quality:
   - If poorly written, Sydney gains +3% Damage Resistance.
   - Generic Focus: +40 HP
   - Science Focus: +30 Carrying Capacity
   - Stealth Focus: +2% Critical Chance, +4% Damage Resistance
   - Snide Focus: +5% Critical Chance
   - Endurance Focus: +9% Damage Resistance
   - +7 Cooking XP if well-written
   - +3 Trust if Well-Written
   - +3 Cooking XP if poorly written

"Guns and Bullets"
   - Up to 3 copies can be given. Bonuses DO stack.
   - +1% Repair Condition per Copy
   - Copy #1: +1% critical chance with pistols and SMG's
   - Copy #2: +2% critical chance with
   - Copy #3: +2% critical change with all gun types.
   - +1 Trust per copy

"Dean's Electronics"
   - Up to 3 copies can be given. +3% Repair Condition per Copy.
   - +1 Trust per copy

"Nikola Tesla and You"
   - Can only be given if "Laser Tech in the Citadel" has been
     completed. Otherwise she won't accept them.
   - Up to 3 copies can be given. +3 Energy Weapons skill per Copy.
   - +1 Trust per copy


Cigarette (in any packaging)
   - She will refuse taking them, but this gets you 1 point of trust
     for the gesture.

Mississippi Quantum Pie Recipe
   - Obtained from Sierra Petrovita after "The Nuka Cola Challenge"
   - Allows Sydney to make Mississippi Quantum Pies with the proper
     ingredients.
   - +7 Cooking XP
   - +1 Trust

Mole Rat Wonder Meat Recipe
   - Found on a table in Ryan Brigg's hideout in Jury St. Tunnels.
   - Allows Sydney to make Mole Rat Wonder Meat with the proper
     ingredients.
   - +3 Cooking XP

Mirelurk Cake Recipe
   - Obtained in a stash behind a refridgerator in the Anchorage
     Memorial.
   - Allows Sydney to make Mirelurk Cakes if given mirelurk meat.
   - +4 Cooking XP


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|MS5| Barbers			|
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Sydney can receive a haircut from various NPC's in the Wasteland;
the same NPC's that can give you one.

In order to give her a haircut, stand next to one of the following
characters:

* Butch - from Vault 101, recruitable companion

* Joseph - from Little Lamplight

* Snowflake - from Underworld Concourse

* Godfrey - from your Tenpenny Tower Suite

* Wadsworth - from your Megaton House

Then, enter her discussion menu and pick "Is it alright if (so-and-
so) gives you a haircut?". You may select from the list of
available styles. This has no gameplay effect, and is merely for
aesthetical purposes.



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|MS6| Conversation Triggers	|
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Sydney has a lot of dialogue as part of her features. Most of it has
specific conditions and triggers attached, in order to prevent you
from having to sift through a huge grocery list of options. For those
looking to get some additional content out of Sydney, try following
these steps, then striking up conversation with her.

The feature is still very much WIP, so there are many more encounters
to come:

* Promise to let her stay at your house, and then make good on your
word.

* Ask to borrow her SMG (after giving her the holotape from her dad)
and then return it once you're finished -- via dialogue, not her
trading screen.

* Give her a book.

* Take her to the Citadel's Laboratories.

* Ask her about her work in the Citadel once she's done.

* Proposition her to Ronald Laren in Girdershade.

* Go hang out in the center of Megaton and listen to the Confessor
preach.

* Hire Bittercup as a follower via a mod. To watch some sparks fly,
have her VERY close by as well.

* Visit Andale and talk to the strange residents.

* Bring Sydney into either the shack or the basement in Andale.

* Have the Cannibal perk when doing the above.

* Hang out in Big Town.

* Hang out near Evergreen Mills.

* Have a conversation where she doubts a promise.



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|MS7| The Trust Factor		|
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New in 2.0 is a trust factor, which represents how close you and
Sydney have grown since you joined up. This variable increases
if you do nice things for her, but it also goes up if you just
interact with her -- listen to her backstory, her opinions on
various things, and give her a decent home.

There are too many opportunities for trust gain in the mod to
list. Most increment the value by 1 or 2. Getting her access to
the Citadel and finding her Dad's holotape will give tremendous
boosts -- enough to cover the requirements for all current
requirements.

So you either build her trust slowly and gradually, or quickly
by performing miracles. Your choice.

Currently, Trust affects the following things:

 - How willing she is to repair your guns. (10 needed)
 - How willing she is to cook. (20 needed)
 - If she will allow you to take off her armor. (30 needed)