This mod tags Drinking Buddy as an "essential" NPC so that he will never die.

He will instead shut down temporarily as if he were a companion and regenerate his health.

Essential Drinking Buddy Knocked Out

Essential Drinking Buddy Knocked Out

Recommended installation method: Vortex

Download Vortex Here: https://www.nexusmods.com/about/vortex/

Manual Installation Instructions (this is only if you want to install without Vortex):
1. Download the Manual File
2. Extract the file to Desktop (or anywhere convenient)
3. Inside the now extracted "EDBESL" folder copy the file called "EssentialDrinkingBuddy.esl"
4. Go to your Fallout 4 data folder (Generally located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data)
5. Paste EssentialDrinkingBuddy.esl into the location
6. Enable the mod in your mod load order in-game