Animal Friend

Animal Friend is a Fallout and Fallout 3 Perk.

Fallout
With this perk, Animals will not attack the player, unless the animal is threatened or attacked first.

Deathclaws are not classified as animals for this perk.

Fallout 3
After the player acquires first rank of this perk, animals simply won’t attack the PC. After acquiring the second rank, these creatures will come to the player's aid in combat, but never against another animal. This perk affects Vicious Dog, Yao Guai, Mole Rat and Mad Brahmin.

The usefulness of this perk outside of role playing is questionable. It can be considered one of the better "standard of living" perks, as not having to deal with such deadly creatures as Yao Guai is quite helpful, as is not being attacked by raider or Talon Company guard dogs.

Additional Dialog

 * With this perk, a dialogue option becomes available when speaking to Tree Father Birch in Oasis. He will then explain why there are no animals in oasis. There appears to be no other benefit.

Bugs

 * With the first rank of this perk Yao Guai will attack characters that are hostile to the PC. This is supposed to happen at the second level of this perk. (confirmed PC 1.5,PS3)

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