Affinity or Companion Affinity in Fallout 4 is a measure of your Companions' approval of your decisions. Affinity allows players to gauge how much more interactions they will put in to earn the favor of that companion, which when raised enough, results in unlocking their Companion Perks and Romance options. When you first meet a companion, their Affinity starts at 0 and is maxed out at 1000. When Affinity Level reaches 249, 499, 749, and 999, it will sometimes be temporarily frozen, while the companion in question will try to talk with the Sole Survivor. This could just be a simple chit-chat about how they appreciate you, or the start of a new quest. The affinity will continue to be frozen until the corresponding quest has progressed sufficiently. A Companion's Affinity will naturally rise slowly as they and the Sole Survivor travel together. This increase is not announced like the actions and only one companion may travel with the Sole Survivor at any given time.
Companion Affinity Guide in Fallout 4
Your companions will react to certain dialogue choices, actions, and faction alignment. All of these directly affect affinity and are shown by a bubble indicating whether the companion approves or disapproves of your choices. The following is a look at how in-game actions affect companion affinity. Note that Dogmeat and Ada have 100% natural affinity and are not swayed by your in-game decisions. Also note that the chart is only a general guideline, and your companions will sometimes react differently according to the context of your action. For example, if someone doesn't like you for being too generous, that doesn't mean they won't appreciate it when you are being generous towards them or those they care about. For more details check out the specific companion's page. On the other hand, you may quickly earn approval of Old Longfellow if you will do all of his likes.
Companion Likes and Dislikes Fallout 4
Name | Generous | Selfish | Nice | Mean | Peaceful | Violent | Chem Use | Chem Addiction | Donating |
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Ada | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cait | -- | Either | Either | Either | |||||
Codsworth | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Curie | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Deacon | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Dogmeat | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
John Hancock | -- | -- | |||||||
Nick Valentine | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
Old Longfellow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
Paladin Danse | -- | -- | |||||||
MacCready | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Piper | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
Porter Gage | |||||||||
Preston Garvey | -- | -- | |||||||
Strong | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
X6-88 | -- | -- |
Name | Consume Alcohol | Eat Corpse | Give Item | Hack Computer | Heal Dogmeat | Modify Armour | Modify Weapon | Murder Non-Hostile | Naked | Pick Lock (Owned) | Pick Lock (Unowned) | Pickpocketing | Speech Success | Theft | Use Power Armor | Use Vertibird |
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Ada | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Cait | Either | |||||||||||||||
Codsworth | ||||||||||||||||
Curie | ||||||||||||||||
Deacon | ||||||||||||||||
Dogmeat | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
John Hancock | ||||||||||||||||
MacCready | ||||||||||||||||
Nick Valentine | ||||||||||||||||
Old Longfellow | ||||||||||||||||
Paladin Danse | ||||||||||||||||
Piper | ||||||||||||||||
Porter Gage | ||||||||||||||||
Preston Garvey | ||||||||||||||||
Strong | ||||||||||||||||
X6-88 |
How Does Companion Affinity Work in Fallout 4?
Companion Approvals and Disapprovals
Companion reactions are measured in 4 levels. Below, you will find the amount increased/decreased depending on the response shown by the companion:
- "(Name of Companion) liked that" is equal to +15 Affinity Level
- "(Name of Companion) loved that" is equal to +35 Affinity Level
- "(Name of Companion) disliked that" is equal to -15 Affinity Level
- "(Name of Companion) hated that" is equal to -35 Affinity Level
Approvals and Disapprovals in Fallout 4 may be earned and lost through General Behavior, NPC Interactions, in-game Activities, Faction alignment, and specific quest outcomes. When Affinity Level reaches 249, 499, 749, and 999, it will sometimes be temporarily frozen, while the companion in question will try to talk with the Sole Survivor.
General Behavior and NPC Interactions
General Behavior in Fallout 4 refers to the actions that you will be doing anywhere, or how you interact with NPCs. In dialogues, you are given options to respond in general behavior, and those dialogues will affect Companions. Take note that companions also have their faction alignment so always consider their faction if available, when it comes to increasing their Affinity Level.
- Generous
- Selfish
- Nice
- Mean
- Peaceful
- Violent
- Give Drugs
- Give Item
- Murder Non-Hostile
- Flirting with Others (while pursuing Romance with them)
In-Game Activities
These are activities that you will be conducting while traveling with companions. The Sole Survivor may act morally to gain the approval of others, while doing the right thing may earn the disapproval of some.
- Chems Addition
- Chems Usage
- Consume Alcohol
- Corpse Eating (Cannibalism)
- Naked
- Hack Computer Terminals
- Heal Dogmeat
- Lockpick (Owned)
- Lockpick (Unowned)
- Modify Armour
- Modify Weapons
- Pickpocketing
- Speech Success
- Theft
- Use Power Armour
- Use Vertibird
Faction Preferences
There are factions ruling certain zones in Fallout 4. Depending on where you are currently traveling, you will be doing quests within that zone. For some companions, helping out another faction different from theirs is detrimental to increasing their Affinity. Consider switching companions if you are in a zone that is not liked by the current one you're traveling with. This is most especially true for Old Longfellow where you will be doing quests in Acadia. A lot of these quests will be given by NPCs who are aligned with the Children of Atom, so in this scenario, it is best to leave him behind and have a different companion follow you.
Companion Affinity Basics
- Companion Affinity Measures your progress with a Companion and tells you where you currently stand with them.
- Affinity has 4 different Levels that will be shown through dialogues. A companion may hate, tolerate, admire, or idolize you depending on the current Companion Affinity Level.
- Companions will react to specific dialogue choices, in-game actions, and faction alignment depending on their character's perspective.
- When the Affinity Level is raised enough, players may pursue Romance options if available and earn a unique Companion Perk.
- An unlocked companion perk is permanent even if they may disapprove of your actions later on.
How to Increase Affinity for All Companions
You can raise companion affinity by doing actions, choosing dialogue, and completing quests that are aligned with a specific companion. Each companion in Fallout 4 has their preferences and they will react differently to the same activities, dialogue choices, and NPC interactions. The table above can be used as a reference to increase the affinity of your companions. However, make sure to consider the context of your actions because some companions will not like it if you donate your items to other NPCs, but they will like it when you are generous with them. Additionally, it is important to consider the background and story of the companion when you are making decisions. Your actions and inactions throughout will affect the main companion, and thus, switching out is necessary.
NOTE: When your affinity with a companion gets low, they may refuse to travel with you. On that note, once the Affinity has reached the maximum level and the Companion Perk has been unlocked, companions will still react and disapprove of disliked actions, but this will not take away the unlocked perk.
Romance Options and Companion Perks
As your Affinity Level reaches the maximum in Fallout 4, the Sole Survivor unlocks additional interaction with that companion like Romance options (if available) and Companion Perks. Each companion comes with a unique perk that can be earned by reaching 1000 Affinity Level and usually requires a specific companion quest. For some, you can also pursue romantic relationships with them. You may visit Romance Guide for more info on each companion.
Companion | Perk | Effect |
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Cait | Trigger Rush | Action points regenerate faster if your health is below 25%. |
Codsworth | Robot Sympathy | +10 damage resistance against robot energy weapons. |
Curie | Combat Medic | Once per day, heal 100 points if health falls below 10%. |
Deacon | Cloak and Dagger | Gain +20% sneak attack damage and the duration of effects of Stealth Boys is increased by +40%. |
Dogmeat | Attack Dog | Your faithful canine companion can hold an enemy, giving you a greater chance to hit them in V.A.T.S. |
John Hancock | Isodoped | At 250 rads or higher, get criticals 20% faster. |
MacCready | Killshot | Headshots in V.A.T.S. increased by 20%. |
Nick Valentine | Close to Metal | One extra guess and 50% faster terminal cooldown when hacking. |
Old Longfellow | Hunter's Wisdom | Reduces damage and energy resistance of animals and sea creatures by 25% |
Paladin Danse | Know Your Enemy | Damage +20% against Ferals, Super Mutants and Synths. |
Piper | Gift of Gab | +100% XP bonus for speech challenges and discovering new locations. |
Porter Gage | Lessons in Blood | +10 Damage Resistance, as well as +5 percent extra EXP per kill. |
Preston Garvey | United We Stand | Damage +20% and +20 damage resistance when facing three or more opponents. |
Strong | Berserk | When below 25% health, melee weapon damage increases by +20%. |
X6-88 | Shield Harmonics | +20 damage resistance vs. energy. |
- Anonymous
Once you reach the highest affinity level, will your companion ever dislike what you do?
I have a headache trying to figure this out Can i destroy the institute and keep curie happy And i also don't want to be with the railroad How can i just go bos But keep her happy and romanceable
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