>carry around some steaks from animals you can find anywhere and pose no challenge to kill
>carry around bottled water which is just a low STR tax
The only good part of Hardcore mode is companions occasionally dying, which can be interesting if you promise yourself you won't reload saves. One thing Fallout 76 does right is have creatures that can impart diseases if they land enough hits, which could have made Hardcore more hardcore.

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