Companions

Companions, also known as monster followers, were added in the v1.63 patch. They allowed players a completely new variety of strategy by choosing companions that could make it much easier to kill monsters and bosses, whilst keeping the multiplayer side of the game intact due to the fact that companions do not have as good reliability as playable classes.

Recruiting Companions

1. Have the reputation rank required for recruiting them. Reputation rank is earned by doing quests or killing monsters; the amount necessary for a certain monster depends on the area.
2. Go to the area the companion is in and defeat one; it may decide to join you. You cannot recruit more than one companion per battle.
3. If you have a full party, it will go to the companion ranch of the player. Note that if the ranch is full you cannot receive the companion.

List of unrecruitable enemies

All enemies in NEStalgia can be recruited, with the exception of the following:

1. Assassin
2. Mouse
3. Rehgor
4. Flayer
5. Procrastor
6. Guardian & Rods
7. Fishman
8. Sally
9. Blood Beard
10. Zedd
11. Tia
12. Drago
13. Fire Beetle
14. Phoenix
15. Chester
16. Hydra
17. Dark Hydra
18. Cyclops & Medidrake/Magidrake/Drake Lord
19. Efrain
20. Grave Lurker
21. Chestsicle
22. Mammoth
23. Yeti
24. Midgard
25. Crypt Knight
26. Chaos Shield
27. Chaos Sword
28. Totem
29. Void Dweller
30. Fallen One
31. DemonLock
32. Gargoyle
33. Metal Slime
34. Death Trap
35. Ice Specter
36. Toxic Specter
37. Mad Specter
38. Cursed Candle
39. Defiled One
40. Observer
41. Flamer
42. Holy Specter
43. Dark Specter
44. Storm Specter
45. Fire Specter
46. Occularis
47. Yeldir
48. Diark
49. Malice
50. S. Rehgor
51. S. Procrastor
52. S. Phoenix
53. S. Crypt Knight
54. S. Cyclops
55. S. Midgard
56. S. Bandit
57. S. Reptsicle
58. S. Drake
59. S. Shield
60. S. Sword
61. Shadegore