Overview
- There are six companions in total, with Niles and VALERIE joining automatically after the prologue and appearing on the Incognito.
- Marisol is recruited during the Pressing Cares quest at Zyranium Manufactory VII on Golden Ridge, and siding with Proctor Svoboda or killing too many Order of the Ascendant members can lock her out.
- Aza can be freed from the Decommissioned Autonomous Extractorium on Golden Ridge, though dismissing her or killing members of The Glorious Dawn while she is present can end the partnership.
- Companion progression includes Perks at levels 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30, plus Companion Mod Kits applied via the Workbench’s Party Upgrades screen with choices that cannot be reversed.
- The first observed Mod Kit unlock comes from finishing Pressing Cares for Niles on Paradise, and reviewers report difficulty finding additional kits during the early review period that may indicate scarcity or a possible bug.