Subject Sass as soon as I heard about Hardcore mode I was on that shit; it adds so much to the game especially if you're like me who forgot to stock up prior to heading to a new area, no doctors, crippled limbs, dehydration, starving...I barely got out of there. In Hardcore mode your Companions can die and die quickly, which is why I don't bring them outside their quests; I'm a Lone Wanderer again.