As I travel around the wasteland, there are times when the geiger counter unavoidably starts ticking rapidly, and I need to pop a Rad-X, or even put on a Hazmat Suit. Some of my companions will remark on this as well, however, I'm not sure if they're actually affected by the radiation.
Does exposure to radiation have an effect on the health of my companions? If so, is it the same for all of them, or, for example, are robots immune? What about Synths? Are Strong and Hancock healed by it?
Best Answer
It doesn't actually hurt the companions they just mention it a lot so you don't have to worry about it killing them or something. For role-playing purposes you could leave the human companions & dog at home for areas like the glowing sea or put the human ones in power armor if you are one of those that likes role-playing like that which is what I do. Here is a link where they discussed it not many comments though. https://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/492378265877233598/