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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grog" data-source="post: 3695322" data-attributes="member: 6183">There's no limit to the number of NPCs you can recruit in Fallout. But there are only three or four recruitable NPCs in the entire game, and a couple can be pretty hard to find.FWIW, I don't think NPCs were handled very well in Fallout. The only way to change their inventory is by using the Pickpocket skill, and they never level up, so they don't really keep up with you very well. One of the things I liked about Fallout 2 was that it handled NPCs much better - they could gain levels, there was a system for handling their inventory, and you could set their behavior in combat.Oh, and if you're still having trouble with combat, here's a tip I forgot to mention before - forget about AP ammo for guns. Seriously. The damage formula is really screwy. AP ammo is a little better at getting through armor, but does really insignificant damage. The best ammo in the game is the JHP ammo, which does a lot more damage, even to heavily armored targets (go figure, huh?). This is true for Fallout 2, as well.</blockquote>