The Courier must drink, eat, and have proper sleep cycles or will suffer increasing negative effects, up to immediate death. Only a doctor, a doctor's bag, sleeping in certain beds, healing poultice, weapon binding ritual, Auto-Doc, or hydra can heal a crippled limb.Ĭompanions can die. RadAway heals radiation poisoning over time.Ĭrippled limbs can be healed with stimpaks, or by sleeping in any bed or mattress.

RadAway heals radiation poisoning instantly. In addition, recruited companions can die permanently. Sleeping does not heal health points or crippled limbs, unless it is in an owned bed. Limbs can only be restored by a doctor's bag, hydra, or by visiting an actual doctor. In this mode, stimpaks and other healing items heal over time instead of all at once, RadAway removes radiation over time in a similar manner, ammunition has weight, and the Courier must stay hydrated, eat periodically, and have a regular sleep cycle. Once turned off, it can be turned back on at any time, but does not result in unlocking the achievement/trophy.

Hardcore mode can be toggled off at any time through the options menu. Switching off Hardcore Mode at any time during the play through will prevent this achievement from being awarded. The mode is initially available just before you leave Doc Mitchell's house for the first time and the player is given the achievement/trophy for keeping hardcore on continuously from this point until completing the main quest line. The achievement is awarded for completing the game from start to finish in Hardcore Mode.

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