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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: demi on October 27, 2008, 11:47:17 PM

Title: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 27, 2008, 11:47:17 PM
I'm getting tomomrrow

U?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 27, 2008, 11:48:00 PM
nope
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 27, 2008, 11:48:40 PM
Getting it on PC!

blurry textures, huge font, shitty controls :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on October 27, 2008, 11:48:46 PM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I may get the definitive version for free :shh
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on October 27, 2008, 11:49:25 PM
waiting for eb's impressions
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 27, 2008, 11:49:44 PM
I haven't read about any "problems" people are seeing - are there any I should be aware of?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on October 27, 2008, 11:50:46 PM
The only problem I'm aware of is that it's a Bethesda game.

Buying it, but saving until Christmas holidays.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on October 27, 2008, 11:51:20 PM
Waiting for Play Magazine's impression.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 27, 2008, 11:53:57 PM
Preordered on Steam
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on October 27, 2008, 11:54:57 PM
I tried to play Oblivion THREE times.  Each time months apart where I'd pick up the game and play for 2-4 hours.  I tried really hard to find enjoyment in walking around boring areas and into boring caves that all look the same and fighting using boring simple combat, but not surprisingly it was boring everytime.

Not going to buy another game by these guys for full price.  Even if it has the delicious Fallout theme.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 27, 2008, 11:56:07 PM
I have a $20 Toys R Us giftcard that expires on Friday...

I'll probably use it to get Fallout 3.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 27, 2008, 11:56:48 PM
I tried to play Oblivion THREE times.  Each time months apart where I'd pick up the game and play for 2-4 hours.  I tried really hard to find enjoyment in walking around boring areas and into boring caves that all look the same and fighting using boring simple combat, but not surprisingly it was boring everytime.

Not going to buy another game by these guys for full price.  Even if it has the delicious Fallout theme.

cigarillo


smh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 27, 2008, 11:59:33 PM
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r126/Drewsy_photobucket/smhrd3.gif)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 28, 2008, 12:00:05 AM
I played Oblivion for about 60 to 80 hours.  I enjoyed the game, but compared to the 150+ I probably played with Morrowind, it was just such a disappointment.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 28, 2008, 12:00:21 AM
Oblivion was poop, go smh yourself itagaki pimple popper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 28, 2008, 12:00:41 AM
Game did not impress.  Will not buy.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 12:11:43 AM
Oblivion was poop, go smh yourself itagaki pimple popper

YOU HAVE ADVENT RISING LET ME HAVE MY OBLIVION
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 12:15:06 AM
I tried to play Oblivion THREE times.  Each time months apart where I'd pick up the game and play for 2-4 hours.  I tried really hard to find enjoyment in walking around boring areas and into boring caves that all look the same and fighting using boring simple combat, but not surprisingly it was boring everytime.

Not going to buy another game by these guys for full price.  Even if it has the delicious Fallout theme.

same thing happened to me.  3rd time I put in 60 hours +, but now I can't boot up the game without going into convulsions...I really don't feel like I've accomplished anything in the game in all that time, despite having done tons of exploration/quests.

might steal Fallout 3, but Fable 2 gets my precious game time for the rest of the semester.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 12:29:15 AM
same thing happened to me.  3rd time I put in 60 hours +, but now I can't boot up the game without going into convulsions...I really don't feel like I've accomplished anything in the game in all that time, despite having done tons of exploration/quests.

last time i booted up Oblivion my 360 red ringed.  bad juju
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 12:45:20 AM
IGN-

9.6 - 360/PC

9.4 - PS3 - freezes when friend messages pop up. has other glitches. is on the ps3.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/924/924165p1.html

Hate how IGN copy/pastes their reviews.  A little insight about what rig they ran the PC version on would be nice.  Instead you get a generic "Whoa brah you're gonna need one gnarly bodacious rig to run it with the best graphix dude."
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on October 28, 2008, 12:50:31 AM
1up review:  A

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3170949


Fuck I might have to eat some crow unless these are bethesda interns reviewing the game.

Fable 2 isn't really grabbing me...glad I rented it.  Might have to get this instead.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 12:53:29 AM
1up review:  A

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3170949


Fuck I might have to eat some crow unless these are bethesda interns reviewing the game.

Fable 2 isn't really grabbing me...glad I rented it.  Might have to get this instead.

not necessarily. Oblivion was game of the forever the week it came out too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on October 28, 2008, 12:54:59 AM
Giantbomb bring the realz:

http://www.giantbomb.com/fallout-3/61-20504/reviews/

Sounds about right.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 28, 2008, 12:56:22 AM
Went to midnight launch, installing the PC version as we speak. Already been about 15 minutes and its only halfway done  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 12:58:03 AM
Went to midnight launch, installing the PC version as we speak. Already been about 15 minutes and its only halfway done  :'(

wha...EB/GS doing a midnight launch?  I have a PC copy reserved, but i'm not sure if I want to pick it up.  The store is literally around the corner and would open in 20 minutes...tempting.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 12:59:34 AM
pc gaming :rofl

spoiler (click to show/hide)
/demi
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 28, 2008, 01:00:01 AM
I might be going to bed without even getting to play this. The install is so slow. Fucking Crysis was up and running within 15 minutes  :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 01:03:12 AM
Giantbomb bring the realz:

http://www.giantbomb.com/fallout-3/61-20504/reviews/

Sounds about right.

Quote
. Though you'll gain levels and become stronger as you play, the combat seems to stay roughly the same throughout the game, almost as if the enemies are leveling up along with you.


scratch that, canceling that shit tomorrow.  might steal it to play for a couple hours, then delete.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 28, 2008, 01:05:17 AM
"Also--and I'll surely talk around the specifics of what actually happens at the end of the game--it must be said that the presentation on the game's ending is a bit unfortunate. You may have heard the talk from the developers about how the game has "hundreds" of endings. But the ending is comprised of brief static images and some bits of voiceover that detail what you did over the course of the adventure, and it sort of poorly stitches these moments together to form a stilted, jerky look at a few of the key things you did over the course of the game. Also, I feel like I outsmarted the game's final moments only to have it force me down a specific, undesirable path via one of the most angering lines of dialogue in recent memory. I'd really like to say more about this, because it still has me pretty riled up, but as it's effectively the end of the game, it would be uncouth to talk in specifics."

uh oh...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 01:07:09 AM
viva la oblivion with guns
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on October 28, 2008, 01:35:12 AM
Being upset about "the end" of a Bethesda open world game?

smh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 28, 2008, 01:39:15 AM
Finally installed. Game looks alright, but it's no Crysis. Here is a quick screen that I took at the beginning of the game

(http://s4.tinypic.com/rbwe46.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on October 28, 2008, 01:46:23 AM
It looks great, as long as you're not expecting fancy next-gen stuff like circular shadows.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: maxy on October 28, 2008, 02:18:38 AM
Shadowing(lack of it) especially on outside objects and loading when entering(and inside) a building are only(for me) tech problems with the game,otherwise it works great(360).

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: maxy on October 28, 2008, 03:00:09 AM
Advice to the people starting the game,be wise with points spending for strength,science,etc...
You will be stuck with your choice for the rest of the game(you can get a point through some perk i think).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Cormacaroni on October 28, 2008, 03:32:52 AM
from 1up:

'Perks range from practical stuff such as Life Giver (+30 hit points) to oddly whimsical abilities. Mysterious Stranger, for example, occasionally summons a trenchcoated, .44 Magnum-armed dude who kills your target and disappears, spaghetti Western guitar riff resonating in his wake.'

that's pretty cool  8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 28, 2008, 04:23:02 AM
I could not get into Oblivion at all and the most fun I had with Morrowind on PC before that was cheating to get my stats up, then walking from town to town and systematically killing every NPC one by one with one punch.  So I don't know about Fallout 3.

But I like the setting better and having never played the original series, don't have the nostalgia of what sounds like a much better type of game holding me back.   Definitely looking forward to some impressions from you guys!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 28, 2008, 06:37:56 AM
I've been watching some game play videos and it looks pretty cool to me.  I think I might get this, but man there are just TOO MANY games being released in the next month.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 28, 2008, 06:41:20 AM
its not like you have a job to deal with
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 28, 2008, 07:12:17 AM
its not like you have a job to deal with

And so money is an issue.  :P  That and I don't want another backlog of year-end games.  I still have shit from last year I haven't gotten around to...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 28, 2008, 07:15:37 AM
well quit buying dollies and ladyboy psp games
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 28, 2008, 07:33:44 AM
well quit buying dollies and ladyboy psp games

 :lol 

I am getting a DSi this weekend...that's like $200 gone right there.  But I am gonna sell some shit off too.  Probably going to forget about Midnight Club LA and Deadspace for now so I can get Fallout 3, Gears 2, and Tomb Raider Underworld.  Plus Otomedius G is November 20th...man too much!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 28, 2008, 09:03:21 AM
I have to wait until at least 3:00 pm to play Fallout 3.  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on October 28, 2008, 09:27:55 AM
I just hope it's good. I have yet to like a Bethesda game I've played so I'm anxious to find out how it turned out. I hope it's..Fallout and not Oblivion but with guns.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on October 28, 2008, 09:57:39 AM
I was going to rent, but now I may buy. I'm a Fallout cigarillo. But I have like no free time until Saturday. Ugh.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: patrickula on October 28, 2008, 12:18:08 PM
I'll probably get the steam version in the next couple of weeks.  I may try to beat STALKER first.
I'm not sure how convinced I am of the gameplay (though it does seem decent enough), but as a DC area resident, I need to get it just to check out the world.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 01:42:20 PM
Downloaded some of the gameplay videos on live.

Everything looks sheisty, not on par with Oblivion's polish, and i don't think i like the whole 50's nuke atmosphere.  The whole thing just looks...weird
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Akala on October 28, 2008, 02:27:46 PM
Looks like Eurogamer handed out another 10.  :-\

I want this, but there's no way I'd really play it now, so I'll probably just hold off...not to mention I only got around to an hour or so of Fable 2 this past weekend.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 02:45:57 PM
Looks like Eurogamer handed out another 10.  :-\

(http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/2/7/0/1/7/3/ss_preview_2.jpg.jpg?slideshow=true)

wow it really does look like Oblivion with guns.  RENTAL
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 28, 2008, 02:55:52 PM
Looks like Eurogamer handed out another 10.  :-\

wow it really does look like Oblivion with guns.  RENTAL

Just played a few hours and this Oblivion with guns mantra is just ignorant.  In terms of gameplay and RPG elements this looks to be alot deeper.  It looks so deep and so not dumbed down that it doesn't even feel like a console RPG.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: lordmaji on October 28, 2008, 02:57:11 PM
dammnnn ittt I'm so fucking broke, I wish I could buy this :(

I hate being broke and lonely. I hate my life atm.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on October 28, 2008, 03:00:36 PM
Finally installed. Game looks alright, but it's no Crysis. Here is a quick screen that I took at the beginning of the game

how's the framerate ketastrophe?  i'm considering the PC version since i upgraded to an 8-core.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 03:01:44 PM
yeah well i guess i am ignorant, i don't visit any other videogame site on a weekly basis than this one

in demi we trust!

dammnnn ittt I'm so fucking broke, I wish I could buy this :(

I hate being broke and lonely. I hate my life atm.

i have 60 percocets. come on over.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 28, 2008, 03:22:08 PM
I have it... but doing some quick work for my boyfriend right now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 28, 2008, 04:18:24 PM
Finally installed. Game looks alright, but it's no Crysis. Here is a quick screen that I took at the beginning of the game

how's the framerate ketastrophe?  i'm considering the PC version since i upgraded to an 8-core.
It runs great on my Dual Core 9800GT Setup with no slowdown that I've noticed so far, but I don't know exactly how many FPS. There are absolutely no jaggies. The facial animations are much improved over Oblivion, but nowhere near Crysis.

8 cores :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on October 28, 2008, 04:29:41 PM
Does the lunch box edition come with a normal game case? Or is it just a sleeve?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 28, 2008, 04:40:13 PM
yeah well i guess i am ignorant, i don't visit any other videogame site on a weekly basis than this one

in demi we trust!

dammnnn ittt I'm so fucking broke, I wish I could buy this :(

I hate being broke and lonely. I hate my life atm.

i have 60 percocets. come on over.

I really didn't mean you, swear :)   The mantra or whoever started it.  Yes it's an improved version of the Oblivion engine but so far it feels nothing like Oblivion.  So far the combat feels perfect and I'm really feeling that survialist theme.  I also love how repairs and hacking are handled.  As for healing I want to save my stimpaks but I wind up eating irradiated food which can cause problems so there is a trade off.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 28, 2008, 04:58:55 PM
My character's 16 years old now and I'm about to take the G.O.A.T.s test. So far, the overall feel of the game and the presentation [and the RPG elements] seem like a big step up from Oblivion. Character animation is still kind of stiff, though. Variety in the dialogue options is welcome change.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on October 28, 2008, 05:01:48 PM
Despite my better judgement, I bought the game.  For the 360 as well.

Best Buy had a bunch of lunch box editions too even though I just bought the standard version.  Eat shit Gamestop with your preorder BS.

Anyway, I'll open it up and start it once I finish Fable 2 or get sick of it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 28, 2008, 05:18:20 PM
I'm gonna go pick this up while I download the tomb raider demo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 28, 2008, 05:23:24 PM
EB had none of the 360 version, so I had to walk next door to Target and pick it up
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mr. Gundam on October 28, 2008, 05:27:42 PM
Toys R Us better have this today. I need to use this $20 gift card (came with Force Unleashed) before it expires on Friday...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on October 28, 2008, 06:18:24 PM
It runs great on my Dual Core 9800GT Setup with no slowdown that I've noticed so far, but I don't know exactly how many FPS. There are absolutely no jaggies. The facial animations are much improved over Oblivion, but nowhere near Crysis.

8 cores :o

awesome man! i just bought the pc version @ best buy.  will try tonight after work.  i've got a geforce 8800GT so it should be similar to your performance.  says supports multi-core on the back.  i'm :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 28, 2008, 07:02:23 PM
Fallout 3 is extremely awesome. It's familiar enough that you know Bethesda developed it, but definitely its own game.

The graphics are bumped up from Oblivion and painted with several thick coats of pure atmosphere, aided by some great music and sound work. Characters look much more like real people than the horrid monsters that infested previous Bethesda games and their voices are much less mechanical and a lot more fluid, something that benefits from better and more diverse writing.

Yes, the game is brown, brown, BROWN, unlike the lush green of Oblivion, but somehow it feels so much more fun to explore. Every little room and building and out-of-the-way corner of the world feels like it was put there for you to gawk at, rather than randomly generated using some computer program. Indoor areas are particularly nice, especially with soft light filtering through the windows.

Did I mention that the writing and voice acting is greatly improved? Because it is. Each town has numerous NPCs with their own personality and voice actor, as well as numerous lines of dialogue. There's also multiple dialogue options in virtually every conversation. Not all of them make a big difference, but you can tailor your responses to suit the character your playing as.

Character faces, while vastly improved, don't move too much aside from flapping lips. It's certainly not a game-breaker, but it's annoying to listen to someone yelling at you in panic while their face shows dull boredom. Especially when everything else in Fallout 3 has seen such a huge improvement over previous Bethesda games.

V.A.T.S. is cool, even if it is something of a glorified cheat button. Basically, it lets you hit enemies on any part of their body, generally with a high degree of accuracy even at low gun skill levels. But holy Moses is it fun to use. Not using V.A.T.S. is still very much a viable option, but it feels positively pedestrian compared to its skill-based brother.

There's lot of healing sources around, generally in the form of water fountains or sinks and the like, but the trade-off is that it gives you a dose of radiation. So it's best to keep some RAD-X on hand when things get dicey. Or, take your chances and hope the next town isn't too far off. Weapons, armor, and ammo are fairly plentiful, especially in raider camps, but guns wear out over time and the areas in between are...well...mostly barren. Money also seems to be farely tight, so don't blow your caps on useless stuff.

So far I haven't really used my skills too much, although I did notice that one sidequest requires a repair skill of at least 30 to complete. There's also a ton of perks that offer you various skills and bonuses. I'm sticking with the old Swift Learned mainstay to start out with.

Also, it runs pretty good on my computer. Load times of quick and I haven't really noticed in frame rate hiccups. I'll try bumping a few things up later and see how it goes.

I've only played for about 3 hours so far, but this could very well be my favorite games this year. It's THAT good. Based on first impressions alone I'd be very temped to give it a high 9.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on October 28, 2008, 07:10:29 PM
sweet, looking forward to playing it tonight.  thanks for the impressions rumbler.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 28, 2008, 07:29:01 PM
This is the first lunch box i've owned in over 15 years.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 28, 2008, 08:23:31 PM
V.A.T.S. is cool, even if it is something of a glorified cheat button. Basically, it lets you hit enemies on any part of their body, generally with a high degree of accuracy even at low gun skill levels. But holy Moses is it fun to use. Not using V.A.T.S. is still very much a viable option, but it feels positively pedestrian compared to its skill-based brother.

I shot some dude's head off with VATS.

:bow VATS :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on October 28, 2008, 08:26:26 PM
Character faces, while vastly improved, don't move too much aside from flapping lips. It's certainly not a game-breaker, but it's annoying to listen to someone yelling at you in panic while their face shows dull boredom.

:rofl  Good old Bethesda.

Thanks for the impressions - sounds good.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 28, 2008, 08:40:33 PM
Character faces, while vastly improved, don't move too much aside from flapping lips. It's certainly not a game-breaker, but it's annoying to listen to someone yelling at you in panic while their face shows dull boredom.

:rofl  Good old Bethesda.

Thanks for the impressions - sounds good.

Yeah, it's annoying, but it's fairly minor even though it's the biggest gripe I've come across so far. At the very least, the improved writing and voice acting do their part to make up for it.

Also, VATS is great on weaker enemies, but going up against super mutants and high level bandits is still a dance with death. I came over a ridge to come face to face with two super mutants, including one with a minigun. I ran away and they still almost killed me.  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 08:41:57 PM
Character faces, while vastly improved, don't move too much aside from flapping lips. It's certainly not a game-breaker, but it's annoying to listen to someone yelling at you in panic while their face shows dull boredom.

[youtube=425,350]ZFb_TOlFkfs&ap=%2526fmt%3D18[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFb_TOlFkfs

skip to 2:00 in.  oh god it's so bad i'm laughing my ass off :rofl
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 28, 2008, 09:00:21 PM
that's not a very good example

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 09:05:12 PM
I got < 3 hours of sleep last night.  my head is a swimmin
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 09:18:05 PM
I got < 3 hours of sleep last night.  my head is a swimmin

I <3 hours of sleep too. 

and you have a MBAJ avatar!  That guy rules! 


That vid wasn't so bad.  It seems like Megaton is the high point of the game though...that's the vibe I got from some reviews.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 28, 2008, 09:33:17 PM
and you have a MBAJ avatar!  That guy rules! 

who?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 28, 2008, 09:36:34 PM
Miles Benjamin Anthony oh whoops hit J instead of whatever and shit
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 28, 2008, 10:21:32 PM
The thing about VATS is of course you need action points to use it.  I've panicked more than a few times when my AP ran out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Greatness Gone on October 28, 2008, 11:05:27 PM
Will buy on Saturday, probably.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on October 28, 2008, 11:27:43 PM
Yeah, it's annoying, but it's fairly minor even though it's the biggest gripe I've come across so far. At the very least, the improved writing and voice acting do their part to make up for it.

Yeah, I'm not too bothered.  It happened in Oblivion and I got over it.

Have you found quite a few new voice actors compared to Oblivion?  The Oblivion people are good actors, but it's jarring that they're the same.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Greatness Gone on October 28, 2008, 11:33:33 PM
Any of you know if you can become a porn star in this game like in Fallout 2?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 28, 2008, 11:42:38 PM
So I got it a few hours ago and haven't got very far at all - just started exploring Megaton - and I don't know how I feel about it.  It's been said before but it really does feel a lot like Oblivion with guns so far.  Infact the vault escape at the beginning is basically the same kind of thing that happens at the beginning of Oblivion when you leave the prison even down to the part where you can change your character one last time before you go out into the world.  I'm having a hard time getting into this. :/

But I like VATS a lot more than I thought I would.  Nothing like seeing a pulled away shot of your guy beating the living shit out of a giant hairless rat with a baseball bat.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 29, 2008, 12:04:07 AM
Yeah, it's annoying, but it's fairly minor even though it's the biggest gripe I've come across so far. At the very least, the improved writing and voice acting do their part to make up for it.

Yeah, I'm not too bothered.  It happened in Oblivion and I got over it.

Have you found quite a few new voice actors compared to Oblivion?  The Oblivion people are good actors, but it's jarring that they're the same.

So far I think I've only heard one voice actor from Oblivion, maybe two.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 01:22:43 AM
OMG the baby part is SO CYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTE ^___________________________________^
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 01:40:56 AM
goty, willco is a nazi
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 01:43:34 AM
The intro alone is 10 times the game Oblivion was. Damn, the graphics are so much better too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 01:43:48 AM
Holy shit this game on PC on Ultra High settings OMG OMG OMG
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 01:57:41 AM
i just took some screaming chinese lady's head off with a sledgehammer, and blood spouted sky high. goty, and willco's jewmonster mom sucks eggs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 02:16:50 AM
I'm feeling kinda owned.  If first impressions are correct, Bethesda figured out a way to inject character into a game.  I'm not ready to say it feels like Fallout (too soon), but I will say that I've enjoyed my teensy bit of time with this more than I enjoyed Oblivion at all.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 02:21:02 AM
Im starting a new game tomorrow, forgot to get LIVE setup on my PC copy before starting, now that im logged in I cant access the old games without signing out. Even if its windows-only achievements I want em

Like I was asking Prole, when did Bethesda learn to make awesome looking non buggy games for the PC? LULZ runs so nice, look so nice omg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 02:22:16 AM
The windows achievements still stack onto your Xbox gamerscore.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:23:10 AM
I'm feeling kinda owned.  If first impressions are correct, Bethesda figured out a way to inject character into a game.  I'm not ready to say it feels like Fallout (too soon), but I will say that I've enjoyed my teensy bit of time with this more than I enjoyed Oblivion at all.

yeah, so far, so good. it's definitely not as bland as oblivion was, for sure, and it's good and gory. we'll see how it all pans out as the game progresses! that said, it's hard to fault a game where you can beat kids to death with baseball bats
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:23:39 AM
The windows achievements still stack onto your Xbox gamerscore.

oops, i told him otherwise. i suck!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 02:24:22 AM
wow, thats awesome +1. PC version so sexxors
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 02:27:53 AM
The windows achievements still stack onto your Xbox gamerscore.

oops, i told him otherwise. i suck!

You can even get achievements twice in some games, like Gears of War, that have been released on both platforms with achievement support.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 02:31:02 AM
I'm enjoying it quite a bit.  Combat is much better than anything Bethesda has done in the past, still not good, but it can be enjoyable.  It feels like N64 level of gun play.  I tried out VATs and thought it was crappy, so I only use it to locate who is shooting at me.  I'm running it on my PC with everything at max at the highest resolution and it still looks pretty bland, but at least it runs smooth the entire time. 

And Xbox Live on my PC is so weird.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 02:33:05 AM
I dunno.  I like combat so far.  The main issue I have is that there's no feeling of weight to the guns. Maybe that sounds weird.  I dunno.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:35:11 AM
i am melee, although i switch to a hunting rifle from time to time to soften foes up before SLEDGEHAMMER TO THE SKULL. melee feels like oblivion -- the swings feel weighty. guns kinda lack a kick, though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 29, 2008, 02:39:43 AM
Is there less mundane crap than Farcry 2? 

I'm starting to like FC2 but some of the traveling makes me wanna pull my hair out. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 02:42:47 AM
I went small arms, explosives annnd speech i think?

Some will try to be clever and go OMGZ THIZ OBLIVIONZ but theyre missing out. This games got a crapload of character and the mood and setting and atmosphere is awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:43:32 AM
i like oblivion, anyway. like PURCHASE IT FIVE TIMES like.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 02:46:04 AM
Haha, I actually didnt like it that much :( Morrowind however...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 29, 2008, 02:49:24 AM
For some reason, I think that Far Cry 2 plays like an Oblivion mod. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 02:50:18 AM
By the time Oblivion came around, I was just sick of Bethesda design.  If it were my first Bethesda game, I probably would have been thrilled, but after going through both Daggerfall and Morrowind, Oblivion really was just the same thing with a fresh coat of paint and a new, terribly annoying level scaling system.  Even if the level scaling weren't in Oblivion, I think I would have been feeling some Bethesda fatigue by then.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 29, 2008, 02:54:54 AM
I liked Oblivion but I never came close to beating it.  Like I usually do with sandbox games, I just got lost doing a bunch of side crap instead of the main missions. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 02:56:03 AM
My favorite thing that happened so far was traveling and seeing this one dude fighting two enemies, so I decided to help him out by killing them, but then the second enemy gets out a fucking flame thrower and starts shooting it at me.  Realizing that I was about to die, I threw a grenade at this dude and blew his shit up.  Then the guy I saved runs up, grabs the dead guys flame thrower and proceeds to scorching my ass with it.  I'm sitting there like "wtf?" before popping him in the check a couple times...then he actually runs away while begging me to spare him.

And I think the biggest problem with Oblivion (other than the whole leveling bullshit and other issues) was how boring the world was. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 02:59:13 AM
Also, I find it funny how this engine was state of the art just like 2 years ago (it was really like, one of the first consistently next gen looking games), and now it looks rather dated.  The upside is that it performs much better (and has very nice AA applied--at least in the 360 version), but golly gee, I want environmental shadows.

Also, faces seem to be using the same stiff animation as before (with little to no body animation in dialogue), but the animation/ragdoll when you are blowing enemies to pieces with weapons is awesome and visceral.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 03:07:05 AM
I think it was just because Oblivion used a lot of bloom to cover up the parts that would look bad.  They couldn't really do that in this type of environment.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 03:20:57 AM
I found a Bobblehead in the medical room, where you see Andy frying roaches. Gave me a permanent +10 increase to Medicine. I hope I dont miss any other bobbleheads here... or I can at least re-enter the Vault when I leave.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 29, 2008, 03:31:37 AM
I found a Bobblehead in the medical room, where you see Andy frying roaches. Gave me a permanent +10 increase to Medicine. I hope I dont miss any other bobbleheads here... or I can at least re-enter the Vault when I leave.

I found that, too, babydoll :tauntaun

If you read the comic book given to you at your 10th birthday, you get a 1 point stat boost.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 03:33:03 AM
http://www.wikicheats.com/index.php/Fallout_3_-_PC_PS3_XB360/Secrets

List of Bobbleheads for Achievements
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 03:46:53 AM
I found a Bobblehead in the medical room, where you see Andy frying roaches. Gave me a permanent +10 increase to Medicine. I hope I dont miss any other bobbleheads here... or I can at least re-enter the Vault when I leave.

I found that, too, babydoll :tauntaun

If you read the comic book given to you at your 10th birthday, you get a 1 point stat boost.

argh, i saw both of those and didn't pick them up, since i figured they were just junk :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 29, 2008, 07:04:06 AM
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/282847.html

lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 29, 2008, 07:40:32 AM

P.s. Why isn't Blackace here?!


I have asked him before and he said one forum was enough.   :-\  Maybe if more people ask him to come over here?  Also DDK registered here but has yet to post.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 29, 2008, 08:18:20 AM
Last night I came across a baby stroller on the outskirts of Megaton. I was a decent ways away so I couldn't see what was inside, but then I hear a baby crying so I move in to check it out. When i'm about 5 feet away I hear a ticking noise and then half a second later the stroller blows up in my face.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 29, 2008, 08:37:32 AM
Last night I came across a baby stroller on the outskirts of Megaton. I was a decent ways away so I couldn't see what was inside, but then I hear a baby crying so I move in to check it out. When i'm about 5 feet away I hear a ticking noise and then half a second later the stroller blows up in my face.

I found an abandoned grocery store that contained some sort of Rube Goldberg trap. I want spoil it, but the whole setup was hilarious.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on October 29, 2008, 10:07:57 AM
Ugh. My wife is away tonight, I'm so tempted to grab this.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on October 29, 2008, 10:48:34 AM
I hate myself for this cause I don't want to be that kind of guy, but what are the differences between the 360 and PS3 version?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 29, 2008, 11:00:08 AM
I'm enjoying it quite a bit.  Combat is much better than anything Bethesda has done in the past, still not good, but it can be enjoyable.  It feels like N64 level of gun play.  I tried out VATs and thought it was crappy, so I only use it to locate who is shooting at me.  I'm running it on my PC with everything at max at the highest resolution and it still looks pretty bland, but at least it runs smooth the entire time. 

And Xbox Live on my PC is so weird.

I was more than surprised that I like VATS and I like it alot since it allows you to target specfic body parts or you could blow a weapon out of someones hand.  You also get the slow motion sequences during the execution of the combat sequences which are way more satisifying than real time combat (which can also be awkward thanks to switching weapons with the crappy 360 dpad).  I also like to see the percentages of each hit, something which you can't get in real time.   VATS fits my FO3 play style perfectly. 

Big spoiler about the Megaton Bomb:  Totally unexpected the way it played out.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
The way I handled the whole Megaton bomb thing with sheriff and the guy in the bar that wanted me to detonate it was phenomenal in that the guy wound up taking out the sheriff and then I encounter the sheriffs kid who makes me feel guilty as fuck about it.
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 11:13:05 AM
Just for the record Far Cry 2 > Oblivion. Quit hating for lame reasons folks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 11:13:51 AM
Also, I find it funny how this engine was state of the art just like 2 years ago (it was really like, one of the first consistently next gen looking games), and now it looks rather dated.  The upside is that it performs much better (and has very nice AA applied--at least in the 360 version), but golly gee, I want environmental shadows.

Also, faces seem to be using the same stiff animation as before (with little to no body animation in dialogue), but the animation/ragdoll when you are blowing enemies to pieces with weapons is awesome and visceral.

It looks fucking good on PC with everything on Ultra High
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on October 29, 2008, 11:25:17 AM
I hate myself for this cause I don't want to be that kind of guy, but what are the differences between the 360 and PS3 version?
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It's a shame, in light of these impressive design elements, that the PlayStation 3 version is shockingly inferior to the others from a technical perspective. Although the Xbox 360 and PC versions display the occasional visual oddity and bland texture, these nitpicks are easy to overlook. Sadly, the jagged edges, washed-out lighting, and slightly diminished draw distance of the PS3 release aren't so easy to dismiss. We also experienced a number of visual bugs on the PS3. Character faces disappeared several times, leaving only eyeballs and hair; limbs on robots went missing; some character models had an odd outline around them as if they were cel-shaded; and the day-to-night transition may cause odd streaks on the screen as you move the camera around. This version doesn't even offer trophies, whereas the Xbox 360 and PC versions offer Xbox Live/Windows Live achievements.

While there is plenty of somber exploration, you'll still find lots of action.

Aside from a few PS3-specific sound quirks, the audio in every version is marvelous. Most of the voice acting is great, some sleepy-sounding performances notwithstanding. Any game's atmosphere can live or die by its ambient audio, and Fallout 3 rises to the challenge. The whistling of the wind and the far-off sound of a gunshot are likely to give you a chill, and the slow-motion groans and crunch of a baseball bat meeting a ghoul's face sound wonderfully painful. If you get lonely and want some company, you can listen to a couple of radio stations, though the frequent repetition of the songs and announcements grates after a while. The soundtrack is fine, though it's a bit overwrought considering the desolate setting. Luckily, its default volume is very low, so it doesn't get in the way.

Nevermind, sounds like it's 360 version again.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 29, 2008, 11:49:46 AM
If you read the comic book given to you at your 10th birthday, you get a 1 point stat boost.
Fuck, I just sold it last night. There was another comic that I found and I sold (I think it was a weightlifting mag or something)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Solo on October 29, 2008, 11:55:04 AM
I fucking loathed Oblivion... would it be fair to say Id be wasting my time with Fallout 3? Or is it different enough, and tweaked enough to be a new, better experience?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 12:08:24 PM
Get the PC version if you have the rig for it. PC > 360 version :bow

I like how because the game uses the same engine as oblivion, despite being a great game, your wasting your time.

Hyperbole runs rampant during heavy release periods, apparently.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on October 29, 2008, 12:26:26 PM
Yeah I almost feel like kicking myself in the sack for buying the 360 version over the PC version but....I would rather play the game on my plasma, and ease of use X360 wins.  I have to rewire a bunch of shit to get my PC hooked up to it and the 5.1, not worth the hassle for the visual downgrade of the 360 version. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on October 29, 2008, 12:50:36 PM
Get the PC version if you have the rig for it. PC > 360 version :bow

I like how because the game uses the same engine as oblivion, despite being a great game, your wasting your time.

Hyperbole runs rampant during heavy release periods, apparently.
My PC isn't strong enough and I like my "big comfy couch, gamepad, no install, 5.1 sound and big TV"®. The work to move my PC to my TV and make room for it is too much and not a good idea for my situation.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 01:19:48 PM
I know, but lighting so nice omggggggggggggg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on October 29, 2008, 01:26:19 PM
My PC isn't strong enough and I like my "big comfy couch, gamepad, no install, 5.1 sound and big TV"®. The work to move my PC to my TV and make room for it is too much and not a good idea for my situation.

Unless you're playing it on PS3.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 01:51:13 PM
Nevermind, sounds like it's 360 version again.

What did you expect?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 29, 2008, 01:52:04 PM
I want this game so bad. Why do I have to be so broke.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Solo on October 29, 2008, 01:58:13 PM

I like how because the game uses the same engine as oblivion, despite being a great game, your wasting your time.



If you're replying to my post, er, what? Im not saying that its waste of my time if the game is using the same engine (which it does), but that its a waste of my time if it has all the things I hated about Oblivion still running rampant (about 3 dungeon designs used 1000 times over throughout the world, about 5 different NPC models used similarly, about 3 different NPC voices, again, repeated all over the place, shitty animation, wonky levelling, quests that amount to nothing more than "kill this person", "get this item", or "kill this person and take this item!", loot rendered pointless because every Tom, Dick and Harry is carrying ebony armor, etc.). I dont care if the game uses the same engine; what I care about is if its essentially the same game with a Fallout coat of paint on it (which would make me pass on it), or if they've addressed enough of these issues to make the game its own (enjoyable to play) beast (in which case Id be willing to try it).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on October 29, 2008, 02:37:16 PM
Nevermind, sounds like it's 360 version again.

Almost every time I think I will try the PS3 version of a multi-platform release, it's always fucked up in some way on PS3.  What is the deal here?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:43:16 PM
the ps3 is slightly shittier than the 360, hardware-wise. why is this so hard to understand

you own both consoles, and the reliably superior version is almost always on the 360. why the aversion to purchasing 360 versions?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:47:12 PM

I like how because the game uses the same engine as oblivion, despite being a great game, your wasting your time.



If you're replying to my post, er, what? Im not saying that its waste of my time if the game is using the same engine (which it does), but that its a waste of my time if it has all the things I hated about Oblivion still running rampant (

about 3 dungeon designs used 1000 times over throughout the world -- NO
about 5 different NPC models used similarly, about 3 different NPC voices, again, repeated all over the place -- NO
shitty animation -- it's better in combat, but faces/bodies still don't animate much in conversations. STILL, this a fuckin' AR PEE GEE, not devil may cry
wonky levelling -- still there, but reduced, and enemies match the areas now
quests that amount to nothing more than "kill this person", "get this item", or "kill this person and take this item!" -- this wasn't even an issue in oblivion, and it's even less so in fallout 3
loot rendered pointless because every Tom, Dick and Harry is carrying ebony armor -- NO

hth
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 02:49:52 PM
The only times you should think about getting the PS3 version over the 360 version, be it for noise or...uh, controller preference(?) reasons, is when reviews or the developers go out of their way to say the PS3 version is on par with the 360 version.  It can't always be trusted (like with GTA4), but usually if they don't mention anything, the 360 version is better.  Dead Space they talked about how they were on part and I was surprised by how good it was on the PS3.  The best you can hope for is for the game to be on par with the 360 version.  It is a rare case that the PS3 version is better.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 29, 2008, 02:52:44 PM
Nevermind, sounds like it's 360 version again.

Almost every time I think I will try the PS3 version of a multi-platform release, it's always fucked up in some way on PS3.  What is the deal here?

Because PS3 is made from poorly designed proprietary hardware? 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 02:54:21 PM
the only two cases i can think of where the ps3 version was superior were burnout paradise, which had a few cases of minor frame drop in the 360 version; and devil may cry 4, where they whacked some creature-specific texture effects from the 360 version for some inexplicable reason. i suppose a case could be made for oblivion ps3 over the 360 version if you really, REALLY need anisotropic filtering (i do, and that's why i own the ps3 goty edition).

compare these minor differences to the huge gulfs seen in grid, soul calibur 4, fallout 3, and the ea sports titles, where the 360 version is significantly better visually. ouch!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 29, 2008, 02:58:00 PM
DMC4 on the 360 had real 4xAA though whereas the PS3 version had that disgusting blur filter. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 02:59:27 PM
Apparently DMC4 was better on 360 because of blurring or something.  I remember people making a big deal out of it.  I also didn't notice a big difference between SC4 on PS3 vs the 360 version.

And I don't think Oblivion or something like Fight Night round 3 would really count considering how much more time the team had to work on them for the PS3 versions.  Then again, Bioshock didn't see a huge bump despite a year difference between the versions.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on October 29, 2008, 03:00:59 PM
SC4 is technically better on the 360 but you can't tell the difference because the developers chose to use that stupid blur filter w/a greater than 720P resolution instead of 720P w/some AA. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 03:10:21 PM
you can really see the improved lighting effects in the 360 version when the two sc4 versions are side-by-side
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 29, 2008, 03:11:31 PM

I like how because the game uses the same engine as oblivion, despite being a great game, your wasting your time.



If you're replying to my post, er, what? Im not saying that its waste of my time if the game is using the same engine (which it does), but that its a waste of my time if it has all the things I hated about Oblivion still running rampant (about 3 dungeon designs used 1000 times over throughout the world, about 5 different NPC models used similarly, about 3 different NPC voices, again, repeated all over the place, shitty animation, wonky levelling, quests that amount to nothing more than "kill this person", "get this item", or "kill this person and take this item!", loot rendered pointless because every Tom, Dick and Harry is carrying ebony armor, etc.). I dont care if the game uses the same engine; what I care about is if its essentially the same game with a Fallout coat of paint on it (which would make me pass on it), or if they've addressed enough of these issues to make the game its own (enjoyable to play) beast (in which case Id be willing to try it).

It uses the same engine and it's the same developer, but they've ramped up virtually everything going from Oblivion to Fallout 3. Animation is still kind of stiff at times and character faces rarely show emotion, but writing, voice acting, quests, combat, music, and the world in general are all just so much the better than Oblivion. I can't say for sure if you'll like Fallout 3, but I think you should at least give it shot, maybe "borrow" it from a "friend" before you decide.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 03:12:12 PM
I didn't play them side to side, but it wasn't like GTA4 where I played it at a friends house and immediately thought "fuck...I made a huge mistake" for getting the PS3 version.  As I played it more I realized that I made an even bigger mistake.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on October 29, 2008, 05:20:48 PM
PC version is fucking drop dead gorgeous.  the framerate is insaaaane on my rig. :drool

+LIVE achievements  :rock :rock :rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 29, 2008, 05:28:08 PM
Same here nukka

PC Gaman :rock

Borys :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 06:09:07 PM
PC VERSION WOOOO :bow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 29, 2008, 06:27:48 PM
i used to be against the concept of this, but then i realized that i purchased, at full price, the brotherhood of steel i realized i had no leg to stand on.


(i bought it because my friend and i were hardcore into hack and slash games like baldur's gate, and we both loved fall out.  needless to say, just because you say "fuck" a lot, it doesn't make your game better)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 29, 2008, 06:31:55 PM
PC VERSION WOOOO :bow

If you're a 360 fan, it's got achievements. If you're a PS3 fan, it's got a mandatory install. PC version is the best of both worlds!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 06:33:36 PM
PS3 version runs like crap I hear, maybe it'll get a patch?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 06:34:29 PM
the patch is called "buy a 360"

you can't fix a budget gpu :gloomy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Solo on October 29, 2008, 06:46:56 PM

I like how because the game uses the same engine as oblivion, despite being a great game, your wasting your time.



If you're replying to my post, er, what? Im not saying that its waste of my time if the game is using the same engine (which it does), but that its a waste of my time if it has all the things I hated about Oblivion still running rampant (

about 3 dungeon designs used 1000 times over throughout the world -- NO
about 5 different NPC models used similarly, about 3 different NPC voices, again, repeated all over the place -- NO
shitty animation -- it's better in combat, but faces/bodies still don't animate much in conversations. STILL, this a fuckin' AR PEE GEE, not devil may cry
wonky levelling -- still there, but reduced, and enemies match the areas now
quests that amount to nothing more than "kill this person", "get this item", or "kill this person and take this item!" -- this wasn't even an issue in oblivion, and it's even less so in fallout 3
loot rendered pointless because every Tom, Dick and Harry is carrying ebony armor -- NO

hth

Thanks, drinky - Fallout 3 sounds quite fun then!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on October 29, 2008, 06:54:55 PM
honestly, the more i played it last night, the more often i thought "wow, i wish they'd made oblivion like this"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 07:27:27 PM
PS3 LAWLZ
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 29, 2008, 07:28:45 PM
I've played for close to 10 hours and I haven't even got past the first main quest in Megaton.  I'm helping some psycho bitch write a book.  She told me to get injured and break a bone, so I jumped off this huge platform and while my health went down, my legs weren't damaged at all, so I just ignored the optional one.

oh, and I found some guy living in the middle of a nuked out city who just has sexy parties with these two almost naked chicks all the time.  This game is awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: abrader on October 29, 2008, 08:22:20 PM
so should I go ahead and open this bad boy up and play?

Or can it wait?

Im curious to see how I feel about it.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 29, 2008, 08:24:29 PM
I started over 'cause there were some things I wanted to do differently and then I ended up killing the overseer before I left the vault.  Is this going to screw with me later or should I go back and do it again?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 29, 2008, 08:28:56 PM
Did the rest of the vault recognize you as their leader now?

They recognize my baseball bat upside upside their heads.

I killed the Overseer too. Who cares? Take that Overseer.

:piss Overseer :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 29, 2008, 08:33:00 PM
Did the rest of the vault recognize you as their leader now?

No but I had his daughter recognize me as the killer. :/

There goes my chaplin job.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 29, 2008, 08:46:06 PM
im going to wait for the new dash and installs, sounds like it really improves this game.

http://gameinformer.com/News/Story/200810/N08.1029.1019.33076.htm?Page=2

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Fallout 3
I was originally pretty happy with how quickly the game loaded up, and while 48 seconds doesn’t exactly set any land-speed records, it beats some of the other loading times out there. After waiting 8 minutes and 37 seconds for the 5.9 GBs worth of files to install, I gave it another shot. The second time around, times were cut to an even better 25 seconds from the dashboard menu to the action. I also timed the loading times for transitioning between inside and outside game environments. Before installing the game, these transitions took about 20 seconds; afterward, it was halved. If you’re planning on spending a serious amount of time with the game, that time savings is going to stack up over time.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 29, 2008, 09:06:34 PM
 :bow NXE

Finally installs that actually mean something.  Time to buy a 120GB HD.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 09:06:59 PM
honestly, the more i played it last night, the more often i thought "wow, i wish they'd made oblivion like this"

For real

I like looting empty houses for whatever I can scavenge for BOTTLECAPS
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 29, 2008, 11:18:45 PM
Man I was just strolling around the wasteland at night like an idiot looking through some abandoned shed when I started recieving sniper fire from a Raider in the hills.  I didn't want to waste any ammo on him so I started zig zagging my way toward the guy when all of a sudden two other Raiders jumped out behind some rocks and proceeded to set me on fire with their flamethrowers.  I turned around and tried to get the hell out of there when I ran into a couple of their guard dogs while still taking rifle fire from the guy on the hill.  I gave myself a stim shot then took another step and walked on a landmine.  Gameover.

Fuck this melee shit.  I gotta get a better gun.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Akala on October 29, 2008, 11:39:31 PM
I almost impulse bought this earlier, but I really hadn't read any comparison between the versions so I waited. Seeing that 360 version aces the PS3 rev, I'm guessing a PC w/8800 GTS would be even better, ya?

Also, how are the controls for the PC people? I don't need a pad do I?
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Post by: MrAngryFace on October 29, 2008, 11:43:01 PM
its like an fps *shrug* its fine really
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 29, 2008, 11:43:47 PM
One of the things that really impresses me about Fallout 3 is how much an RPG it is compared to Oblivion. Oblivion just comes off as being really dumbed-down and most of your skills ultimately seem pointless. And if you want someone to like you, you just have to mess around a little bit with the persuasion wheel.

All of that is different with Fallout 3. The dialogue is so much better in Fallout 3 that it's almost mind-blowing. Nearly every NPC has several paragraphs of at least decently written dialogue, by a wide variety of voice actors that do a fairly good job. There's a lot of dialogue choices and some that are affected by your karma, intelligence, charisma, and skills, which generally appear in the form of choices with a percentage chance of working. You dialogue choices actually feel like they make a difference.

There's a lot more variety in the quests as well. Sure, there's still some fetch quests, but there are a lot that are genuinely interesting to do.

Another thing is that good weapons and armor are earned by doing hard quests and fighting hard enemies. You can't just level up on easy monsters and then pick up the best items in the game from random bandits. Weapons also degrade the more you use them, so you have to find more or have them repaired. However, money is relatively scarce in this game. And what money you do have is often spent on healing agents and ammo. You can also find schematics to construct your own custom weapons.

Radiation plays a much bigger factor in Fallout 3 than in previous games. It's every where from the water to the food and in several other key places [like the unexploded atomic bomb in Megaton or the waste disposal facility]. You can heal by drinking water and eating food, but whenever you do you also ingest a certain amount of radiation which can have negative effects on your character. Radiation doesn't go away on its own either, you need to visit a doctor or take some meds.

At times, the game can be HARD. Just walking around the wasteland can be the death of you if you happen upon some super mutants or some particularly strong bandits. This is especially true early on when your weapons and armor are weak. Don't be surprised if you die more than once just walking around in the open.

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Fuck this melee shit.  I gotta get a better gun.

Melee only is going to be a pain to do. You'd need a huge amount of health and lots of armor because guys will shoot at you from hundreds of feet away.

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oh, and I found some guy living in the middle of a nuked out city who just has sexy parties with these two almost naked chicks all the time.  This game is awesome.

Where's that at?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 11:51:15 PM
The game is really brutal on hacking.

4 turns password guessing and DENIED

Or if you fail to break a lock DENIED

I think this game is really great. It's hard to really sell my crap because people barely have any money to trade with.

I'm not sure I like that I am DENIED from even trying to hack because my skill level is too low. 50 skill points to hack "Average" things? I'm only on like 30  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on October 29, 2008, 11:53:24 PM
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 11:53:42 PM
shut up distinguished mentally-challenged fellow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 29, 2008, 11:54:48 PM
After getting locked out of two or three different "Easy" terminals, I always save before attempting to hack.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 29, 2008, 11:55:25 PM
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4 turns password guessing and DENIED

Make sure you log out before the computer locks up completely. That way you can try again later.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 29, 2008, 11:56:06 PM
You get 4 new turns if you do that?
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Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 29, 2008, 11:56:52 PM
The hacking is pretty ridiculous.  Is there a trick to this that I'm not seeing here or is it literally just 4 random guesses?  Anyone know if (or how) it gets any easier when you raise your skill level?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on October 30, 2008, 12:01:17 AM
I think I may hold off on this just because I wanna luxuriate in it. I wanna take my time. And with everything else out, that doesn't seem likely.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 30, 2008, 12:02:37 AM
I don't know how to get to rivet city, so i'm just power fisting these super mutant brutes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on October 30, 2008, 12:03:40 AM
First game to have the player coming out of a vagina in the opening sequence?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on October 30, 2008, 12:04:59 AM
^rental confirmed
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 30, 2008, 12:20:47 AM
You get 4 new turns if you do that?

Yeah.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 30, 2008, 10:25:09 AM
Question to other PC gamers: For some reason when I started the game my walking speed is actually running and when I use the shift key to run it makes me walk. Last night however, it randomly switched on and I had to use my shift key in order to run. And then this morning it switched back once again. It just seems to happen at random and isn't tied to a skill in the game or a setting, as far as I can tell. Is anyone else having this problem and how do I alleviate it?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 30, 2008, 10:59:00 AM
it defaults to "always run" but i don't know about the switching

i caved like a little bitch and bought this last night.

so far, so fun.

remindes me of stalker in some ways.  but vats is fun.  i love charging up to people and shooting them in the head.

unfortunately since it doesn't 100% emulate the FO 1 & 2 system i can't recreate my favorite character type, which is the diplosniper.  smooth talking smooth shooting
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 30, 2008, 11:24:37 AM
this game is sounding great.  I've gone back and forth about it a lot, but you guys are making it sound much better than Oblivion.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: dark1x on October 30, 2008, 11:26:12 AM
Do you think my laptop will be able to handle this game? I've got an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU at 1.83 ghz (so I guess 3.6 total?), 3 GB of RAM and a Geforce 8400M video card. If not, I have a 360, but my tv is broken at the moment.
Doubtful.  You'd lose a lot of the visual presentation and experience poor performance.  The 360 version would be a much better bet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 12:29:21 PM
The turn based combat system is an awesome option. I restarted my game cause I forgot to login to live the first time, and I walked in on the overseer and the guard questioning my friend and before the guard can turn around I do a shot point black to the back of his head and the turn based cinematic showed his head explode into chunks. lol

I cleared out most of the school but I suspect melee is better against giant ants than guns. The gun fights are fun.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on October 30, 2008, 12:33:02 PM
i'm really enjoying this game.  and i was in the camp that didn't like oblivion.  the wasteland looks amazing when you first see it.  draw distance is amaazing.  omg i wanna keep playing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 30, 2008, 12:37:26 PM
I actually warned up to VATS when playing yesterday, but I can't imagine ever playing through the entire game that way.  Only time I really use VATS is when I want to throw a grenade.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on October 30, 2008, 12:54:06 PM
This game is absolutely incredible.

Last night I experienced my first night outside the vault. Scary as shit. I holed up in some old barn looking thing because I went the wrong direction to Megaton. Didn't want to move because I was afraid of getting ambushed (combat has been somewhat difficult so far...lack of stimpacks).
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Post by: TVC15 on October 30, 2008, 01:00:09 PM
This game is absolutely incredible.

Last night I experienced my first night outside the vault. Scary as shit. I holed up in some old barn looking thing because I went the wrong direction to Megaton. Didn't want to move because I was afraid of getting ambushed (combat has been somewhat difficult so far...lack of stimpacks).

I had a similar experience.  I had to walk from the Walmart to Megaton, and it was night, and it was fucking dark.  I figured "no problem, I'll use my light" but that didn't do much.  I ended up going back inside and scavenging for a few hours.  It's like there's a day and night cycle I actually give a fuck about.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Solo on October 30, 2008, 01:01:11 PM
Jesus christ - this thread makes the game sound fucking awesome. Im going to have to give it a try, and hold EB responsible if I get swindled!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 01:03:37 PM
Anyone go through the school yet? Whats beyond the giant ants? Melee isnt my specialty and small arms seem to make them laugh.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 30, 2008, 01:09:29 PM
 I saw a giant ant outside of a super market murdering a bunch of guys trying to fight it off with hunting rifles, so I tried helping.  My weapons barely even hurt it so I ran the hell out of there.  I fear entering the school now, but at leats I have my power fist.

power fist :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on October 30, 2008, 01:19:15 PM
I figured "no problem, I'll use my light" but that didn't do much.

Did you find a light or is it a feature for everyone?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 30, 2008, 01:30:04 PM
Apparently the light turns on by holding down the pipboy button.  I just read about that yesterday after playing for 10+ hours wishing I had a light.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 30, 2008, 01:35:54 PM
i was kind of annoyed by the very quick acquisition of energy weaponry in the game.

but i just played fall out 2, so i'm used to the first few hours being spear time
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Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 02:14:04 PM
Anyone go through the school yet? Whats beyond the giant ants? Melee isnt my specialty and small arms seem to make them laugh.

There's a quest involving the ants. I destroyed them and got an Ant Might perk (+1 STR and 25% Fire Resistance)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on October 30, 2008, 02:15:54 PM
Is every encounter outside of towns an enemy? I don't have the game yet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 02:18:59 PM
There's occasionally the random straggler who will sell you stuff, or give you a quest. It's for the most part desolate and filled with enemies like raiders and monsters.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on October 30, 2008, 02:58:37 PM
Apparently the light turns on by holding down the pipboy button.  I just read about that yesterday after playing for 10+ hours wishing I had a light.

Ah...thanks
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: dark1x on October 30, 2008, 03:21:16 PM
Fallout: Stalker Light
Fallout: Playable Stalker

Stalker had some great ideas but was utlimately a broken, buggy mess of a game.  Not even the mods could save it.  I've tried 5 or 6 individual times to get into the game but I just can't stand the massive onslaught of enemies spoiling virtually every area.  Why focus on such a desolate place only to fill it with hoards of mindless drones?  When you couple with awful combat you've pretty much ruined a potentially great thing.

Stalker - Clear Sky seems to be significantly worse in that regard (I most certainly did NOT buy Clear Sky).
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Post by: TVC15 on October 30, 2008, 03:28:47 PM
Apparently the light turns on by holding down the pipboy button.  I just read about that yesterday after playing for 10+ hours wishing I had a light.

Ah...thanks

It's really only useful in doors, heh.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 30, 2008, 04:10:30 PM
Question to other PC gamers: For some reason when I started the game my walking speed is actually running and when I use the shift key to run it makes me walk. Last night however, it randomly switched on and I had to use my shift key in order to run. And then this morning it switched back once again. It just seems to happen at random and isn't tied to a skill in the game or a setting, as far as I can tell. Is anyone else having this problem and how do I alleviate it?

Caps Lock switches between Always Run and Always Rock.

By the way, I noticed that NMA and their ilk have been picking at every negative aspect of Fallout 3 in order to convince themselves that it's a horrible travesty that they won't even be able to derive a minute's entertainment from. Reading through their impressions and reviews is hilarious because they blow EVERYTHING out of proportion and squeal like fangirls whenever a review comes out that's lower than 8.0. I think there's only one so far that does and it's not by any site/person that anyone should care about. Ah well, back to the awesomeness of Fallout 3.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on October 30, 2008, 04:17:42 PM
Question to other PC gamers: For some reason when I started the game my walking speed is actually running and when I use the shift key to run it makes me walk. Last night however, it randomly switched on and I had to use my shift key in order to run. And then this morning it switched back once again. It just seems to happen at random and isn't tied to a skill in the game or a setting, as far as I can tell. Is anyone else having this problem and how do I alleviate it?

Caps Lock switches between Always Run and Always Rock.
Thank you my good man. That was bugging the shit out of me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 30, 2008, 05:09:16 PM
Apparently the light turns on by holding down the pipboy button.  I just read about that yesterday after playing for 10+ hours wishing I had a light.

When you get the pipboy they explain this to you. 

I do not remember the last time I played a game where I didn't want to sleep.  The ironic thing is that playing Fallout 2 put me to sleep.  I could never get through more than an hour.

Anyone else changing their display colors.  I'm using blue to compliment the night and amber to compliment the day. 

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 05:10:18 PM
Blue cause blue is for lovers :heart
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 30, 2008, 05:12:16 PM
I keep it green because it seems to fit the best.  Red would also probably fit well, except it would kill your eyes.  Blue blends in too well.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 30, 2008, 05:21:54 PM


Stalker - Clear Sky seems to be significantly worse in that regard (I most certainly did NOT buy Clear Sky).


i've noticed less enemies in clear sky but there's some annoying auto spawn stuff which could be fixed with a patch but probably won't
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 30, 2008, 05:22:35 PM
trad rad green
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 05:32:08 PM
Anyone go through the school yet? Whats beyond the giant ants? Melee isnt my specialty and small arms seem to make them laugh.

There's a quest involving the ants. I destroyed them and got an Ant Might perk (+1 STR and 25% Fire Resistance)

Any good loot down in the mines? I got the machine gun from the doofus inside the school, but im a small arms character so I may just sell it for more 10mm and 32mm ammo
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 05:33:28 PM
Well did you get the quest first? It's called THOSE, you get it from some boy down at Wilheim's Wharf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 30, 2008, 05:37:57 PM
Anyone go through the school yet? Whats beyond the giant ants? Melee isnt my specialty and small arms seem to make them laugh.

There's a quest involving the ants. I destroyed them and got an Ant Might perk (+1 STR and 25% Fire Resistance)

Any good loot down in the mines? I got the machine gun from the doofus inside the school, but im a small arms character so I may just sell it for more 10mm and 32mm ammo


You do realize that an assault rifle is still small arms, right? unless you mean a gattling gun or something like that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 05:38:49 PM
I assumed small arms = pistol, thats awesome!

demi: ill look for him

Id do it right now but my pupils still havent gone back to normal
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 30, 2008, 05:40:50 PM
Yeah, Small Arms covers Pistols, Shotguns, and Assault Rifles.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 05:41:14 PM
sweeeeeet
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 08:08:38 PM
I cleared out the super duper mart, once through, grabbed all the stuff inside and ran. Blew a lot of heads off. When youre locked out of a terminal from a failed hack, how long for the terminal to reset? Does it reset?

Giant Mutant Crabs also got pissed that I was near their eggs and chased me all over creation. Took out two of them without wasting TOO much ammo :/
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Post by: TVC15 on October 30, 2008, 08:10:41 PM
I cleared out the super duper mart, once through, grabbed all the stuff inside and ran. Blew a lot of heads off. When youre locked out of a terminal from a failed hack, how long for the terminal to reset? Does it reset?

Giant Mutant Crabs also got pissed that I was near their eggs and chased me all over creation. Took out two of them without wasting TOO much ammo :/

I spent too much time looking around in the Super Duper Mart.  Killed everyone in there, and after a while, reinforcements came.  I got lots of ammo and loot to sell though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 08:12:39 PM
Yeah, where do you sell most of your loot. Food lady in Megaton didnt have SHIT for caps, sold her all the frozen food I stole.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 30, 2008, 08:15:27 PM
I ran into a random armor vendor outside of megaton.  I sold my shit to him and got new armor.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 08:35:34 PM
k, ill be on the lookout. Still looking for the kid that has the ant quest in the school. MAYBE I SHOULD USE THE GUIDE I BOUGHT LULZ
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 08:49:45 PM
Theres nothing at all in a school for the ant quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 08:50:24 PM
ok, there's a mine under the school full of ants, so I was wondering what was down there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on October 30, 2008, 08:52:35 PM
ok, there's a mine under the school full of ants, so I was wondering what was down there.

The ants that you have to fight for the quest aren't regular ants, they're fire ants, which in the world of Fallout means ANTS THAT BREATHE FRACKING FIRE AT YOU!  :drudge
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 30, 2008, 08:59:38 PM
Got the PC version today.  Beautiful fucking game.  After Oblivion's over saturated fuck fest, this game's mellow palette is quite refreshing.  It also seems to run a lot better.    VATS is better and more useful than I thought.  I've only played up to Arefu, but I like it so far.  The opening part was cool. 

I killed Butch's mom, then Butch.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 09:11:06 PM
haha, evil
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 30, 2008, 09:11:45 PM
ok, there's a mine under the school full of ants, so I was wondering what was down there.

The ants that you have to fight for the quest aren't regular ants, they're fire ants, which in the world of Fallout means ANTS THAT BREATHE FRACKING FIRE AT YOU!  :drudge

I wish they put cliffracers in the game just for LULZ
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 09:26:57 PM
Getting to places can be so confusing. Take this tunnel, then find this sewer, then walk down here and take this tunnel. OMFG just let me climb the rubble.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 30, 2008, 09:40:17 PM
I found an abandoned vault where everyone went crazy and now my character is starting to have weird hallucinations!  :omg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 30, 2008, 10:13:31 PM
Ordered the LE hardback guide.  Getting it shipped to my folks' place where I'll be for the weekend...no pc there, so I'll just read the guide  :-*
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 30, 2008, 11:02:19 PM
I got the LE guide for free.  Totally forgot I ordered it when I was with GameStop and it came in the mail yesterday. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 30, 2008, 11:08:49 PM
Send it to me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Akala on October 31, 2008, 12:17:29 AM
This game looks a lot better than I thought it would.

PC  :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 01:49:28 AM
Indeed.  Kinda wish I could set it to Ultra settings (drops to low 20s in certain spots with it + 2xAA, 8xAF), but it stays locked on 60 with High + 2xAA/8xAF.  That's with a 3.0 core 2 duo, 8800GTS 512, and 2gb DDR2 ram at 1440x900.

And the game is much better than I thought it would be. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 01:51:25 AM
I have it running ultra high omgggggggg HDR lighting omgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg wasteland omggggggg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 31, 2008, 01:53:04 AM
I'm amazed at how well it runs on my PC.  Everything is at max, running at 1680x1050 resolution, constantly stable frame rate, almost no load times at all.  Just amazing.  V-sync is even on. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 01:53:32 AM
Im more amazed because I remember Morrowind PC
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 02:04:49 AM
fuck you fuckers and your ultra settings.  I should try toning down the AA/AF and turning off Vsync...could probably get it up to 60 on ultra like that

yeah, Bethesda really kicked ass on the load times...practically none.  Optimization is nice too.  huge improvement over oblivion.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 31, 2008, 02:05:39 AM
I remember running Morrowind fine, and it should have since I actually got that computer specifically for Morrowind after playing it at a Compusa for an hour and realizing that I must have the game.  Oblivion on the other hand ran really poorly on my other computer (not the same one I got for Morrowind, this one was after the Morrowind one, before the one I'm now) and I was forced to turn down a lot of things about it.

And the load times are seriously incredible.  I can quick save in one part of Megaton, go to the complete opposite end, hit F9 and it will load up instantly.  It almost feels like a gameplay mechanic more than a quick load it's so well optimized.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 02:07:32 AM
Oblivion doesn't run so hot on any pc though, especially if you have Qarl's installed.  I got it to a solid 60 but could never get rid of streaming stutters.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on October 31, 2008, 02:57:39 AM
30 FPS is good enough for me, heh.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 31, 2008, 03:13:33 AM
Man, I wasted like 4 grenades, a bunch of assault rifle ammo, and about a half dozen stimpacs to take out the robot in the armory, and everything in there is SHIT.  Like all the busted ass shit guns in there sell for like 11 caps, and there's not much ammo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 03:58:04 AM
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 31, 2008, 04:00:52 AM
YUS, i loves the combat shotty
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 04:01:41 AM
that ones from 4chan /v/, there's a big thread about VATS AM 4 CASUALS blah blah.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 31, 2008, 04:02:27 AM
well i would say it is, but it's not really abusable either. i think when you use VATS you are invulnerable from enemy gunfire.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 04:05:53 AM
Ammo is just so much of an issue I cant imagine not using it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 31, 2008, 04:06:15 AM
I dunno, I find myself using VATS a lot.  I think it comes back to the guns not feeling like they have any weight when you fire them.  At least when you use VATS, you get a cool little camera change and shit.  Plus I am a spaz and I like to know exactly what I am targeting.  I'm also a nazi about ammo conservation.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: dark1x on October 31, 2008, 08:37:17 AM
For those of you who can run this game at 60 fps without ANY slowdown, try changing iFPSClamp=0 to iFPSClamp=60 in the fallout.ini file (under "Documents\My Games\Fallout3\FALLOUT.ini).  By default, the game has this constant jumpy feeling that ruins the fluidity of 60 fps.  Try panning the camera around and you'll see what I mean.  I think this actually has an impact on basically every PC.  It drove me nuts until I changed that setting.

Having read up on it, however, it turns out that this was set to zero in order to maintain game speed under all framerate conditions.  If you set it to 60, your framerate MUST remain 60 fps at all times else the actual game speed will drop (ie - game will run in slow motion).  You'll need v-sync enabled for this to work as well.  If your machine is up to it and you're using v-sync, this will result in a much smoother Fallout 3 experience.  It looks fantastic.  I'm just happy that I'm able to run the game with Ultra settings + AA + AF and still get 60 fps 100% of the time.  Easily the most optimized Bethsoft experience I've played to date.

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i think when you use VATS you are invulnerable from enemy gunfire.
That doesn't seem to be the case.  I was attacked by 4 guys at once and, while using VATS (during the animation), my character was still taking damage.  There were just too many bullets flying.  Same deal with the fire ants (if you use VATS while you're being lit up you will still take damage).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 31, 2008, 11:21:40 AM
...PC bullshit...
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i think when you use VATS you are invulnerable from enemy gunfire.
That doesn't seem to be the case.  I was attacked by 4 guys at once and, while using VATS (during the animation), my character was still taking damage.  There were just too many bullets flying.  Same deal with the fire ants (if you use VATS while you're being lit up you will still take damage).

Yea, I was just about to post this.  I ran into 2 raiders with automatic weapons and I was definitely taking damage while using VATS.

I'm building my character as an explosives expert.  Using explosives (mines, grenades) in different ways or the opposite accidently tripping them and losing a good portion of your health or getting your limbs blown off just rocks. 

Speaking of limbs, one of the reviews I read said that most players will go for headshots.  That's not the way I'm playing though.  Firstly, a head shot is ruled out for any humanoid or creature with fortified head armor.  Targeting limbs slows the enemy or causes limping which is a really nice touch in the game and cool to see.

I don't usually target weapons or any body parts with armor becuase it severly reduces it's value, but then again sometimes it's a good idea because it's almost impossible to use armor / weapons in really good condition for repair.    If for example I have 2 sets of say Blast armour both at 60% CND I can't use either for repair so if I encounter a raider with Blast Armour I'll purposely target it to reduce it's CND and then I can improve what I'm wearing. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 12:49:42 PM
30 FPS is good enough for me, heh.

It normally is for me, but I'm spoiled by Crysis and Warhead--would've been awesome if Bethesda could've worked in whatever trick Crytech used to make their games look super smooth at 25-30fps.  30fps in this game seems pretty jerky so far, but I need to experiment more with settings. 

that ones from 4chan /v/, there's a big thread about VATS AM 4 CASUALS blah blah.


they're nuts, this game is pretty difficult even with VATS.  wounding enemies is a priority and if you can target body parts consistently without VATS, you are god.  FPS games have conditioned us to go strictly for headshots, this brings something new to the table.  It's also super useful for scouting enemies at long distances. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 01:19:28 PM
...PC bullshit...
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i think when you use VATS you are invulnerable from enemy gunfire.
That doesn't seem to be the case.  I was attacked by 4 guys at once and, while using VATS (during the animation), my character was still taking damage.  There were just too many bullets flying.  Same deal with the fire ants (if you use VATS while you're being lit up you will still take damage).

Yea, I was just about to post this.  I ran into 2 raiders with automatic weapons and I was definitely taking damage while using VATS.

I'm building my character as an explosives expert.  Using explosives (mines, grenades) in different ways or the opposite accidently tripping them and losing a good portion of your health or getting your limbs blown off just rocks. 

Speaking of limbs, one of the reviews I read said that most players will go for headshots.  That's not the way I'm playing though.  Firstly, a head shot is ruled out for any humanoid or creature with fortified head armor.  Targeting limbs slows the enemy or causes limping which is a really nice touch in the game and cool to see.

I don't usually target weapons or any body parts with armor becuase it severly reduces it's value, but then again sometimes it's a good idea because it's almost impossible to use armor / weapons in really good condition for repair.    If for example I have 2 sets of say Blast armour both at 60% CND I can't use either for repair so if I encounter a raider with Blast Armour I'll purposely target it to reduce it's CND and then I can improve what I'm wearing. 

if you shoot the weapons from their hands you get karma

if you then proceed to drill them, it doesn't go away that i noticed
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 01:22:24 PM
30 FPS is good enough for me, heh.

It normally is for me, but I'm spoiled by Crysis and Warhead--would've been awesome if Bethesda could've worked in whatever trick Crytech used to make their games look super smooth at 25-30fps.  30fps in this game seems pretty jerky so far, but I need to experiment more with settings. 

that ones from 4chan /v/, there's a big thread about VATS AM 4 CASUALS blah blah.


they're nuts, this game is pretty difficult even with VATS.  wounding enemies is a priority and if you can target body parts consistently without VATS, you are god.  FPS games have conditioned us to go strictly for headshots, this brings something new to the table.  It's also super useful for scouting enemies at long distances. 

It's 4chan, I mostly go to their /v/ forum for the lulz ;)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on October 31, 2008, 01:41:19 PM

if you shoot the weapons from their hands you get karma

if you then proceed to drill them, it doesn't go away that i noticed

Didn't know about the karma. I wonder why that is.  Karma is good.  What if I don't want Karma? I should still be able to take out a weapon.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 01:51:11 PM
the few times i've shot weapons i've gotten karma.  as that was the only action i was doing, i attributed it to that.  i could be mistaken.

f you don't want karma you could just steal stuff from people

i love the hacking mini-game, but i wish the Science stat were useful beyond that
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 01:52:41 PM
I luv me some karma
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 01:57:47 PM
is there a tangible effect?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 02:15:25 PM
I dunno, I just like being good lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 31, 2008, 02:27:59 PM
is there a tangible effect?

There's at least one dooder in megaton that won't team up with you if your karma is too high.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2008, 03:11:35 PM
is there a tangible effect?

I think the main effect is that it increases your chance of convincing people to give you more money or tell you additional information, things like that. Also, some people will only join your party if you have high or low karma. There's also a perk that requires neutral karma in order to give you its bonus.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 03:27:05 PM
interesting. 

i can't wait to play this some more but this weekend won't be good for that unfortunately.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 04:13:46 PM
Got the LE guide today.  HOLY FUCKING SHIT.  Like 500 pages of all text.

Torturous though since my PC is at my apt and i'm at my folks' place for the weekend  :'(


Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 04:28:39 PM
Yeah, the normal guide is huge too. Only difference iirc is one is hardcover and has better cover art
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 04:46:10 PM
Well the point is to explore anyway, so the guide should really just be for fuckshitdamn moments
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 04:49:51 PM
Having gotten this off of steam I didn't get a guide.  I've never played a fallout before and only touched Oblivion for about 2-3 hours.  Should I be good without a guide?  I just got to Megaton and am talking to the black guy that reminds me of the character in Jason Goes to Hell (the one who ate jason's heart).


A guide is definitely not necessary...I bought it 'cause I nerded out after a few hours of playing and decided I had to have the LE guide.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 31, 2008, 04:51:21 PM
Having gotten this off of steam I didn't get a guide.  I've never played a fallout before and only touched Oblivion for about 2-3 hours.  Should I be good without a guide?  I just got to Megaton and am talking to the black guy that reminds me of the character in Jason Goes to Hell (the one who ate jason's heart).

I'm picking up the guide.  I like exploring and all, but the game seems pretty big, and when I play games these days, I like to accomplish something tangible in every session, and sometimes i need a nudge to do that.  Plus I want all the item info so I can effectively min-max and the guide looks big and nice.

My one major complaint in this game so far:  No mini-map.  No open world game should not have an on-screen mini-map at all times.  
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 31, 2008, 04:54:06 PM
A guide is most definitely not necessary. The only quests available in the game are the achievements. The quests themselves are just expanded longer.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 04:54:19 PM
that's a very valid complaint.  i also don't like having to map everything through the pip boy.  i'd rather hit I to bring up inventory rather than hit tab then cycle through to inventory, then cycle through to aid or weapon or whatever
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 05:04:09 PM
unless i am missing a way to remap certain instances

i keep hitting "M" or "P" for the map and then remembering what I have to do.

it's a small complaint, but seriously, the originals had separate keys
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 05:46:19 PM
unless i am missing a way to remap certain instances

i keep hitting "M" or "P" for the map and then remembering what I have to do.

it's a small complaint, but seriously, the originals had separate keys


The lack of a map hotkey is a pain in the ass.  Also wish I could map weapons to the scroll wheel, since I don't play in 3rd person. 

also, if anyone's bored, the nma fallout 3 forum is pretty sad and will be sure to give you a boost to your self-esteem:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

haters owned.  site owned too-- could've blown up in popularity with this game, which probably would lead to people trying out the older games.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 06:29:19 PM
god, convergent devices are now taking over are gaming interfaces.  FUCK YOU BLACKBERRY
don't play stalker

total palm commercial

like Splinter Cell
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 31, 2008, 06:34:31 PM
Anyone know where three dogs place is? I want to go and do the parts I missed since I accidentally skipped ahead.  I've been looking all over the place for it, but I haven't found it anywhere.  Somehow I got roped into some side quest about stealing the declaration of independence while fighting off robots and super mutants.  At least I got cool shit from that mission.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 06:36:22 PM
you go through the subway and you come out and find some brotherhood people (a little too soon for my tastes, jesus, it's like this game wants to give all this fan service upfront) then you will follow them on a mission. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 31, 2008, 06:38:21 PM
which subway? there are 50 million subways in this game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 31, 2008, 06:41:45 PM
Just follow the arrow...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 31, 2008, 06:44:07 PM
there is no arrow

the problem is that I went exploring and accidentally skipped ahead a few missions, so it's not letting me go back to when I needed to find three dog. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 31, 2008, 06:45:15 PM
Oh well I dunno what to tell you, you fucked up
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on October 31, 2008, 06:51:26 PM
which subway? there are 50 million subways in this game.

tennely town, i think,

i'll double check

i'm on that quest now

is there not a journal or anything for quest tracking?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 31, 2008, 06:52:53 PM
There's a quest pane in the pipboy or whatever and you can set things as the active quest, and it will mark the goal on your map.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on October 31, 2008, 07:07:47 PM
I'll check out Tennely then, thanks.

And no, there is no quest marker at all.  The last task I have before the one I skipped to is to pay that guy in the saloon 100 caps, but it won't let me complete it anymore.  Nothing in between is shown either.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2008, 07:19:16 PM
unless i am missing a way to remap certain instances

i keep hitting "M" or "P" for the map and then remembering what I have to do.

it's a small complaint, but seriously, the originals had separate keys
also, if anyone's bored, the nma fallout 3 forum is pretty sad and will be sure to give you a boost to your self-esteem:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

haters owned.  site owned too-- could've blown up in popularity with this game, which probably would lead to people trying out the older games.


Yeah, NMA is really pathetic. All they've done since Bethesda announced F3 is moan and complain. Now that it's come out and got great reviews and tons of positive impressions from gamers, they still persist is pulling out tired arguments as if it still somehow means anything.

But enough of that, I found a really cool little locale yesterday. I was looking around up in a rocky part of the world and I came across a sewer entrance stuck into the side of the hill, just out by itself and not on the map. I went inside and after some poking around I found this hidden room with a couple corpses sitting around some radio equipment. Turns out they were Chinese spies.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 31, 2008, 08:21:39 PM
There's an XP glitch already, for those who hate grinding

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You can gain infinite XP if your speech skill is high enough.(My speech was about 30 at the time). Go to town called "Big Town" located north of Vault 101.If you spoke with a girl named Bittercup she should tell you about her dating exploits. After speaking with her, go into the house marked "Common House" and speak to a man named Pappy. There should be a speech skill dialogue option that says "You came here with Bittercup, right?" You will get XP every time you click it. (I got 6XP with each click). Continue to do this and you can rack up XP in mere seconds. Bethesda has not yet patched this glitch.

Gonna make quick Bad / Neutral characters to boost to Level 20 with :arr
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 31, 2008, 08:59:29 PM
unless i am missing a way to remap certain instances

i keep hitting "M" or "P" for the map and then remembering what I have to do.

it's a small complaint, but seriously, the originals had separate keys
also, if anyone's bored, the nma fallout 3 forum is pretty sad and will be sure to give you a boost to your self-esteem:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

haters owned.  site owned too-- could've blown up in popularity with this game, which probably would lead to people trying out the older games.


Yeah, NMA is really pathetic. All they've done since Bethesda announced F3 is moan and complain. Now that it's come out and got great reviews and tons of positive impressions from gamers, they still persist is pulling out tired arguments as if it still somehow means anything.

But enough of that, I found a really cool little locale yesterday. I was looking around up in a rocky part of the world and I came across a sewer entrance stuck into the side of the hill, just out by itself and not on the map. I went inside and after some poking around I found this hidden room with a couple corpses sitting around some radio equipment. Turns out they were Chinese spies.  :lol


The little things you find in this game are awesome...like the baby carriage trap in the Family's subway hideout or a super mutant randomly hanging out in the back of truck, ready to blow your face off with an RPG. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 31, 2008, 09:10:20 PM
unless i am missing a way to remap certain instances

i keep hitting "M" or "P" for the map and then remembering what I have to do.

it's a small complaint, but seriously, the originals had separate keys
also, if anyone's bored, the nma fallout 3 forum is pretty sad and will be sure to give you a boost to your self-esteem:
http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7

haters owned.  site owned too-- could've blown up in popularity with this game, which probably would lead to people trying out the older games.


Yeah, NMA is really pathetic. All they've done since Bethesda announced F3 is moan and complain. Now that it's come out and got great reviews and tons of positive impressions from gamers, they still persist is pulling out tired arguments as if it still somehow means anything.

But enough of that, I found a really cool little locale yesterday. I was looking around up in a rocky part of the world and I came across a sewer entrance stuck into the side of the hill, just out by itself and not on the map. I went inside and after some poking around I found this hidden room with a couple corpses sitting around some radio equipment. Turns out they were Chinese spies.  :lol


The little things you find in this game are awesome...like the baby carriage trap in the Family's subway hideout or a super mutant randomly hanging out in the back of truck, ready to blow your face off with an RPG. :lol

"Sweet, a truck with a bunch of boxes around it! I'll just run over there and graAAAGGGHOOOHHHHMMMMYYYYGGGOOODDDD!!!"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 31, 2008, 10:46:22 PM
Yeah I'm going out tomorrow and getting the guide.  I got the Oblivion guide right off the bat thinking that it'd be like Morrowind but that turned out to be complete joke 'cause the game basically took you by the hand and pointed you to wherever you needed to go.  There was no need for any guide in Oblivion but in Fallout I feel completely lost.  The mapping is totally inadequate imo and it doesn't help matters that much of the scenery looks pretty much the same. 


Hmm...maybe I should go and pick it up tonight. The Blockbuster down the road is selling it....
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on October 31, 2008, 10:59:16 PM
And....guide bought. :p
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on October 31, 2008, 11:10:45 PM
I just got the special edition guide.  I fagged out for the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on October 31, 2008, 11:29:34 PM
There's an XP glitch already, for those who hate grinding

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You can gain infinite XP if your speech skill is high enough.(My speech was about 30 at the time). Go to town called "Big Town" located north of Vault 101.If you spoke with a girl named Bittercup she should tell you about her dating exploits. After speaking with her, go into the house marked "Common House" and speak to a man named Pappy. There should be a speech skill dialogue option that says "You came here with Bittercup, right?" You will get XP every time you click it. (I got 6XP with each click). Continue to do this and you can rack up XP in mere seconds. Bethesda has not yet patched this glitch.

Gonna make quick Bad / Neutral characters to boost to Level 20 with :arr

haha thats awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 01, 2008, 01:49:02 AM
I just tore through Paradise Falls so fast that before those slavers even knew what was going on their brains were splattered all over the pavement. First, I softened them up with a few well places missiles. Then, I ran in close and decapped them with Chinese assault rifle. Eulogy Jones went down like a sucker, didn't even have the chance to draw his gun. Afterwards I stole his clothes and freed the slave children.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 01, 2008, 01:55:25 AM
secret chinese communist zombie spies working in a food processing factory

this game is awesome

btw, I killed them all
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 01, 2008, 02:49:14 AM
I have a house now. I'm going to hang out in it with my robot butler and look at all my bobblehead dolls. Home just got owned. :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 01, 2008, 10:06:03 AM
Ah, the random crashes and weird BSODs are starting to show up. Thats the Bethsda that makes me so nostalgic for Morrowind. I'll have to relearn my 'just after release of morrowind' playstyle.

Great game so far, just like Morrowind was. Bethesda games are such a bittersweet affair on the PC
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 01, 2008, 11:02:07 AM
I had the game freeze up completely on the way into Arefu, but that's the only glitch/crash I've had so far.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 01, 2008, 11:50:43 AM
I've had a couple of game-breaking glitches and a freeze or two, but that's with nearly 20 hours of play time, so I'm not overly bothered.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 01, 2008, 12:03:29 PM
So I need some advice.  I was a big fan of Morrowind back in the day, played the shit out of it.  But when Oblivion came out I never really had the time or drive to play the game, and the parts I DID play just didn't get me very interested.  Would I like Fallout 3?  I have a shitload of EB credit to burn and this looks decent enough for it to go towards, but I don't know how much I'll enjoy it.

I got Dead Space already, so that's already taken care of.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 01, 2008, 12:29:43 PM
im on 64 bit os, so that + ati drivers + all of the known fallout 3 freeze crash issues = recipie for argh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 01, 2008, 01:29:12 PM
I had it crash several times when I was loading a game, and I read online that some of the crashes were somehow related to ffdshow, so I reinstalled ffdshow and *cross my fingers* haven't had it crash again since then.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 01, 2008, 01:41:27 PM
So I need some advice.  I was a big fan of Morrowind back in the day, played the shit out of it.  But when Oblivion came out I never really had the time or drive to play the game, and the parts I DID play just didn't get me very interested.  Would I like Fallout 3?  I have a shitload of EB credit to burn and this looks decent enough for it to go towards, but I don't know how much I'll enjoy it.

I got Dead Space already, so that's already taken care of.

Fallout 3 has more in common with Morrowind than it does Oblivion, I think. Either way, the RPG elements has been bumped way up since Oblivion and the writing is probably their best yet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 01, 2008, 02:11:35 PM
Fallout 3 > Morrowind > Oblivion imo
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 01, 2008, 02:20:23 PM
That's a bold claim.  At this point i'd say its way better than Oblivion, but not so sure about Morrowind.  The combat is easily the best Bethesda has ever done.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 01, 2008, 02:23:31 PM
Morrowind was a lot of fun, but nostalgia colors most of the experience
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 01, 2008, 02:35:13 PM
I can accept that it could be a factor, it's just that I felt that Morrowind felt like the most diverse world with the most memorable locations and all that.  Fallout 3 fairs better than Oblivion in this aspect, but there are a lot of areas that just look the same, especially the subways.  This isn't really it's fault considering it's trying to go by that theme and all, and I haven't explored the entire world yet, it's just based on what I've seen so far.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 01, 2008, 02:56:28 PM
Morrowind couldnt take a nuke! *fist pump* yeah!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 01, 2008, 03:58:55 PM
Are the achievements in this game easy? I'm in stiff competition with a friend of mine, he's getting this and I'm not.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 01, 2008, 04:00:35 PM
A huge chunk of them are based around basic game progress and some side quests.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 01, 2008, 04:01:57 PM
Are the achievements in this game easy? I'm in stiff competition with a friend of mine, he's getting this and I'm not.

They're all the quests. You can boost the experience ones by using the EXP glitch.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 01, 2008, 05:13:21 PM
Picked it up along with the guide.  Got a lot of gaming to do this week, with this and Dead Space :drool
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 01, 2008, 06:53:19 PM
Fallout 3 > Morrowind > Oblivion imo

I really liked Morrowind, but the claustrophobic fog and cliff racers took away a few points in my opinion. I'm tempted to say that Oblivion ranks higher than Morrowind, but either way Fallout 3 trumps both.


Also, I finally built the Choo-Choo Rifle!

Ka-CHANG!!! *splat* Choo-Choo!!

So awesomely ridiculous.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 01, 2008, 08:12:06 PM
If you go to the History Museum, you can get Abraham Lincoln's rifle... its pretty strong too
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 01, 2008, 08:20:33 PM
Awesome. I'll have to swing by and pick that up now that I've started exploring the heart of D.C.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 01, 2008, 10:04:46 PM
I love fighting ghouls if only for the fact that I can blow their heads off with one shot with a crappy hunting rifle.  Feel my powa!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 01, 2008, 10:11:28 PM
I'm playing on PC and 360.  On PC
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I am blowing up Megaton
[close]
and on console I am not.  I am also being a slutty chick on the PC so I can make horny men give me what I want.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 01, 2008, 10:13:35 PM
I'm playing on PC and 360.  On PC
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I am blowing up Megaton
[close]
and on console I am not.  I am also being a slutty chick on the PC so I can make horny men give me what I want.

Sorry, if you're a slutty chick, you still get women.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 01, 2008, 10:21:55 PM
I'm playing on PC and 360.  On PC
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I am blowing up Megaton
[close]
and on console I am not.  I am also being a slutty chick on the PC so I can make horny men give me what I want.

I'm kind of curious to see how the game plays out if you do that.  I was considering it myself but now I'l pretty glad that I backed out.  I need that place.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 01, 2008, 10:24:15 PM
Finally finished all my lame ass papers and homework.  Now to play this game for the next 8 hours.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 12:55:05 AM
Deathclaws make me want to cry... they tear me the fuck up, even at Level 16

Tranqulility Lane is pretty funny though. Game is so varied and better than Oblivion.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 12:58:52 AM
[youtube=425,350]NvE6_asxrJo[/youtube]

Welcome to Tranqulity Lane...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 02, 2008, 01:31:34 AM
Deathclaws make me want to cry... they tear me the fuck up, even at Level 16


Oh man, Deathclaws make me :'( too. They're faster than me and can take you down in about three hits max. There's sooo many of them up near Old Olney.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 01:59:50 AM
So what's the better choice, blowing up the bomb or disarming it?  I'm leaning towards pillaging the place, killing everyone, then blowing it up. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 02:04:06 AM
If you blow it up make sure you get the bobblehead from the sherrif's office first. Blowing it up gives you 1500 caps and a suite at Tenpenny Tower. Disarming it gives you some stuff I cant recall and a house at Megaton
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 02:05:36 AM
massacre it is then.  it's shame, the place is so cool :'(   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 02, 2008, 02:18:42 AM
If you blow it up make sure you get the bobblehead from the sherrif's office first. Blowing it up gives you 1500 caps and a suite at Tenpenny Tower. Disarming it gives you some stuff I cant recall and a house at Megaton

Plus if you destroy Megaton, you don't get access to the cool and funny Survival Guide missions and maybe some other missions.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 02, 2008, 02:19:46 AM
You get 500 caps for disarming it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 02:21:16 AM
I found my daddy :heart
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 02:24:56 AM
If you blow it up make sure you get the bobblehead from the sherrif's office first. Blowing it up gives you 1500 caps and a suite at Tenpenny Tower. Disarming it gives you some stuff I cant recall and a house at Megaton

Plus if you destroy Megaton, you don't get access to the cool and funny Survival Guide missions and maybe some other missions.

I'm in the middle of those right now.  I think that and Blood Lust are the two sidequests you can get there.


also, if anyone's getting big drops outside, disable water reflections.  seems like Water : Fallout :: Grass : Oblivion, performance wise.   Plus, it makes the water look murky and toxic, as it should look.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 03:44:53 AM
man, this game is huge.  I've played for 20 hours and that entire time I have been just in the city area.  I looked at my map and there is another 3/4th of the world out there, and I'm not even done with the city.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 04:16:57 AM
I can wear Power Armor now... woo yeah baby
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 02, 2008, 04:55:02 AM
So I went back a few saves on my PC copy to "max" out my megaton experience before destroying it.

Here's what I did:

1) I stole the Sheriff's key to get the bobblehead in his house.

2) Late night, when the bar is not crowded (both the ghoul and the chick that sells rooms were asleep), I blasted off Moriarity's head, and then killed the rest of the bar workers.  I took their keys and opened the fridge and got a shitload of caps.  A patron sleeping upstairs attacked me.  I murdered him and got maybe my BEST prize: a combat shotgun that holds 10 rounds.  I also stole everything worth a nice price.

3) At the general items/gun shop, I did the 2 easy quests (Walmart and rad poisoning), and then I killed the shop owner and her guard.  I stoll all the shit she was selling.  I sold the stuff I didn't want back to the 3 remaining vendors in town (Doc, Restauraunt outside and inside).  When you kill someone, you get access to all the shit they are selling.

4) I murdered the doc, stole all his money and the medicine.  It is all worth good money.

5) I sold and murdered the in-door restaurant dude.  I murdered him at night, when he's selling drugs, because he has more money then.  I stole his stash and resold it once I got to Tenpenny Tower.

6) I hired the mercenary/party member in town for 1000 caps.  I already have over 3000.

7) Right before leaving town, I blasted off the Sheriff's head to get his pretty decent Chinese Assault Rifle.

I raped Megaton like a cheap whore before I made it a crater.  I rule.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: abrader on November 02, 2008, 05:00:01 AM
I was thinking of disarming the bomb, but still killing everyone there.

Especially the little pigtail whore.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 02, 2008, 10:04:35 AM
Some of my friends were unexpectedly in town and being Fallout worshippers we decided to snag it and kill a few hours. We played for 13 hours. Straight.

Blown away. Awesome. Exactly what I wanted. EXCEPT: Anything involving the capital wasteland is horrible. The year's worst, no doubt. It's incredibly difficult to navigate via subway, the map is innacuarte and useless. It took me a solid 4 hours to complete that stupid fucking "Reilly's Rangers" quest. 90% of that was running like an asshole and the other 10% was sneaking past the ELEVEN MILLION SUPER MUTANTS REILLY DIDNT TELL ME ABOUT.

Other than that, the book quest is awesome and
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Hilarious that Moira survives the bomb explosion
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 02, 2008, 10:05:51 AM
So I went back a few saves on my PC copy to "max" out my megaton experience before destroying it.

Here's what I did:

1) I stole the Sheriff's key to get the bobblehead in his house.

2) Late night, when the bar is not crowded (both the ghoul and the chick that sells rooms were asleep), I blasted off Moriarity's head, and then killed the rest of the bar workers.  I took their keys and opened the fridge and got a shitload of caps.  A patron sleeping upstairs attacked me.  I murdered him and got maybe my BEST prize: a combat shotgun that holds 10 rounds.  I also stole everything worth a nice price.

3) At the general items/gun shop, I did the 2 easy quests (Walmart and rad poisoning), and then I killed the shop owner and her guard.  I stoll all the shit she was selling.  I sold the stuff I didn't want back to the 3 remaining vendors in town (Doc, Restauraunt outside and inside).  When you kill someone, you get access to all the shit they are selling.

4) I murdered the doc, stole all his money and the medicine.  It is all worth good money.

5) I sold and murdered the in-door restaurant dude.  I murdered him at night, when he's selling drugs, because he has more money then.  I stole his stash and resold it once I got to Tenpenny Tower.

6) I hired the mercenary/party member in town for 1000 caps.  I already have over 3000.

7) Right before leaving town, I blasted off the Sheriff's head to get his pretty decent Chinese Assault Rifle.

I raped Megaton like a cheap whore before I made it a crater.  I rule.

Dunno if you wanna go back but
spoiler (click to show/hide)
The book lady, Moira, survives the blast and offers up some additional quests later
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 10:18:13 AM
If you want to be spoiled, then I'd stop crying, or I will spoil you.


Personal notes so I can come back and see if Kosma is crying:

Lucky's
Grayditch Diner
Springfield School
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 10:20:53 AM
yes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 11:40:45 AM
This game needs more music.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 11:54:34 AM
This game needs more music.

agreed.  I don't understand why these huge, 100 hour long games only have about an hour's worth of music on repeat.


Also, I hope they raise the level cap at some point.  20 is way too low!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 11:56:38 AM
I don't know if it's a size limitation or what, I just want more since I listen to GNR almost constantly.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 02, 2008, 12:33:36 PM
Someone help me out here.  Is there some sort of trick to hacking?  I've raised my science skill so I can get access to the monitors but it all seems kind of worthless in the end since it seems like it's all guess work.  It doesn't even matter than I can back out after my third attempt and go back in with 4 fresh picks because the game generates a new list population everytime you attempt to hack. WTF.

Is anyone having any success at this shit?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 12:36:19 PM
Someone help me out here.  Is there some sort of trick to hacking?  I've raised my science skill so I can get access to the monitors but it all seems kind of worthless in the end since it seems like it's all guess work.  It doesn't even matter than I can back out after my third attempt and go back in with 4 fresh picks because the game generates a new list population everytime you attempt to hack. WTF.

Is anyone having any success at this shit?


you just have to hope the one you pick has 0 letters in common.  that narrows it down the most
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 02, 2008, 12:44:59 PM
The next character I make is going to have a science skill of 0, or whatever the lowest number I can make it.  Not worth the headache.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 02, 2008, 12:49:44 PM
This game needs more music.

Snag the Fallout 1 and 2 soundtracks off the internet and just plop them into the appropriate folders.

Or any other music that you feel appropriate. Modders should fill in the gaps in a month or so.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on November 02, 2008, 01:19:25 PM
After running out of ammo a few times, I've been using the Ripper melee weapon. Pretty handy, because if you use it with VATS, it has a pretty good chance of dealing a one-hit kill, the downside being that it uses your entire set of timepoints for the one hit. It's saved my ass more than a few times now though. Without VATS, it's faily useless.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 02, 2008, 01:23:00 PM
Someone help me out here.  Is there some sort of trick to hacking?  I've raised my science skill so I can get access to the monitors but it all seems kind of worthless in the end since it seems like it's all guess work.  It doesn't even matter than I can back out after my third attempt and go back in with 4 fresh picks because the game generates a new list population everytime you attempt to hack. WTF.

Is anyone having any success at this shit?

Just pick three at random and then reset until you get it. I've had as much luck doing that as actually trying to work out what the right answer is.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 02:33:12 PM
woo, got my house. I suppose an option for more music would have been nice, but i think the lack of music plays to the setting.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 02, 2008, 02:49:07 PM
I just installed it. I'll dive in after football.
:hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 02:51:33 PM
I blew too much ammo on the ant mission. You just cant melee those fuckers
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Greatness Gone on November 02, 2008, 02:52:05 PM
Megaton destroyed. I don't know why I always choose to be evil in games like this.

Jesus christ, why didn't I do all the shit tvc did?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 02:55:22 PM
haha, Im the opposite, its REALLY hard for me to do evil things to good people. Sides, i got a house with a robot that gives me haircuts
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 02, 2008, 03:00:25 PM
I know, me too. I even feel bad when I steal stuff, wtf.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 02, 2008, 03:02:12 PM
this game is rox so far

i decided to say the hell with it and started a new character.

i went repair/small arms/speech replacing sneak which was worthless to me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Greatness Gone on November 02, 2008, 03:15:21 PM
Yeah, the game is pretty good. Too bad the facial animation sucks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 03:42:16 PM
I think the 100+ hour thing really is true.  I did a side quest for more than 2 hours and all it got me was some weak armor.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 07:09:43 PM
noobish question, but is there a way to transfer a saved file from one computer to another ?

I wanted to play this at my friends house this weekend so I ended up lugging my big ass machine over there, but I'd be much happier just taking my laptop if it's at all possible.

Hit lvl 10 today and I'm loving it.  Is the level cap really 20 though?  If so :(


search around for the save file, copy and paste.

cap is 20 :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 02, 2008, 07:15:50 PM
Is there a good chance we'll see expansions for this? 

They've already mentioned that the PC and 360 will recieve expansions.


And I got a question - I came across Lincoln's diary, Lincoln's voice, and a Lincoln action figure.  Is there something I should be doing with this stuff?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 07:25:05 PM
<-- Savior of Bigtown HAW

Super Mutants dont like a sawed off to the face, apprently.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 07:26:10 PM
20 just seems so low.  I'm almost to level 11 and only have played a couple of days.  I look forward to going back a few times and doing things differently though.  Is there a good chance we'll see expansions for this? 

It is very low.  They should leave it capped in the game, then after the ending you can go back and level endlessly while exploring and doing sidequests.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 07:31:10 PM
Laser gun also works really well against the ants
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 07:32:31 PM
I've done every sidequest, I'm Level 20 now. I am fetching the bobbleheads, then I will beat the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 07:50:35 PM
I'm such a pimp.  I just walked up to Tenpenny, shot him in the face, then walked out.  I even was rewarded for it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 07:59:03 PM
I like shooting people who are running from me in the leg. Shouldnt have fuckin jumped me in the first place, loser.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 02, 2008, 08:05:09 PM
Except for the mediocre character models, the game looks fuck awesome on the PC. 

People who thought the game looked ugly need to get their eyes rechecked. 

(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u173/train28/Fallout32008-11-0211-52-35-63.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 08:12:18 PM
its pretty amazing looking. I love the deatblows too omg so gory. The lighting too omg.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 02, 2008, 08:20:19 PM
Screw the people that shit on F3 'cause it's not a fancy exclusive that uses all of their favorite system's SPEs or massive storage capacity.  It looks way better than R2: More Full of Bland. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 08:21:00 PM
PC version rules, and has achievements, thats double the win
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 02, 2008, 08:26:32 PM
I've never figured out how to add PC achievements to my Xbox profiles. 

Oh well, I've only got about 4000 pts anyways. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 08:39:07 PM
I think fallout 3 is the only one so far that adds it to your live achievement list
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 08:39:44 PM
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/games/PC/
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 08:49:38 PM
gratz --

oh thought you hit 1000 lol -- im only at 100. I convinced wasteland guide lady to stop writing her book, the buff from that is awesome. I think the funniest part was chugging water by the bomb to meet one of the guide requests
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 09:16:51 PM
Screw the people that shit on F3 'cause it's not a fancy exclusive that uses all of their favorite system's SPEs or massive storage capacity.  It looks way better than R2: More Full of Bland. 

I don't think it looks good (I think Resistance 2 looks bad too), but it is certainly looking a lot better than the screenshots I would call ugly pre-release.

:piss screens of messy 360 version in previews :piss2

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 02, 2008, 09:38:35 PM
Has anyone made to the Gold Ribbon Grocers out west of Megaton near the Jury Street Metro Station?  The whole place is one big Rube Goldberg machine.  Pretty cool stuff.  Now if I could only reset it. :/
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 09:58:49 PM
started up a pic folder tonight, just too much goodness:
(http://i35.tinypic.com/14wyahf.jpg)

(http://i36.tinypic.com/2ahzg1s.jpg)

(http://i35.tinypic.com/5lp6ys.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 10:04:25 PM
Fallout 3 rules
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 02, 2008, 10:14:24 PM
Is there an in-game screenshot key?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 10:29:42 PM
I think there's a console command, but I just use FRAPS
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 02, 2008, 10:34:36 PM
When do you meet Dogmeat? I wanna be careful not to miss him.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 10:54:26 PM
I found him in a scrap yard between Arefu and the Super Market.  I don't want him to die, so I leave him in my house in Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 02, 2008, 10:55:52 PM
I just Narc'd on Burke to the Simms, and then Burke shot Simms.  So I killed Burke.  I picked up Simms' house key.

I like this game. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 11:01:18 PM
lol, the e-mail at L.O.B. Enterprises complaining that, while they were in real danger, employees should refrain from using all caps in their e-mails.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 11:14:45 PM
ive killed some kinda brain robot at LOB Enterprises. Took more hits than a super mutant!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 11:15:54 PM
I found Bethesda studios!!!  But before I could get in, I fell through some geometry while in a fight with raiders...couldn't get out of it, couldn't kill the raiders because they couldn't find me because I was stuck in the geometry, and I couldn't warp out because the raiders were on alert.   very ironic moment in the game.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on November 02, 2008, 11:18:17 PM
Damn you all. I'm forcing myself to finish Dead Space before I play anymore of this. Those pictures are making this difficult.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 11:18:25 PM
I wish the game had at least one cliff racer
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 11:18:33 PM
I found Bethesda a while ago, I think there was a bobble head there.

And super mutants (regular, brute, master...whatever) are so easy to fight.  Robots and animals/incests are tough.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 02, 2008, 11:19:55 PM
(http://i34.tinypic.com/bi5pvq.jpg)

lol Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 11:25:51 PM
I saved megaton!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 02, 2008, 11:27:29 PM
I wish the game had at least one cliff racer

It does have those stupid bee things, that see you from like 100 miles away and shoot stingers at you.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 11:28:24 PM
Megaton was worth saving.  When I finally got to Tenpenny Tower (like, right now), I just became more glad that I saved Megaton.  I actually want to go on a killing rampage and wipe out those assholes.  This one chick was ready to bang me until I said I liked ghouls.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 02, 2008, 11:32:12 PM
You know there's a quest to basically murder everyone in Tenpenny, right?  I didn't do it so I don't know the details.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 02, 2008, 11:34:02 PM
Megaton has a lot more character. I stuck it to those fatcat, jew bankers in Tenpenny. I flamethrowered Tenpenny to his face, and then looted the crap out of everything else, and roasted anyone who got in my way.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 11:41:08 PM
You know there's a quest to basically murder everyone in Tenpenny, right?  I didn't do it so I don't know the details.

omg seriously? how do I do it? my heart is racing right now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 11:42:05 PM
I'll definitely wipe out megaton just because and I'll end up wiping out tenpenny too.  There's just no reward for being good in a video game...being evil always offers the most interesting gameplay and the most reward. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 02, 2008, 11:46:08 PM
I'll definitely wipe out megaton just because and I'll end up wiping out tenpenny too.  There's just no reward for being good in a video game...being evil always offers the most interesting gameplay and the most reward. 

You're not going to get a house...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 02, 2008, 11:48:04 PM
haha @ dukov, what a dude
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 02, 2008, 11:48:20 PM
Yeah a house is kind of a necessity.  You'll need a place to dump off your shit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 02, 2008, 11:49:30 PM
yeah, but the the themes for your house are stupid.  It's the same shit place, except with more clutter.

I have everything organized by weapons, armor, material, and aids.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 02, 2008, 11:49:37 PM
I started this tonight but turned it off after an hour without saving cause I fucking killed the Overseer and I wanted to fuck Alma or whatever her name is.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 02, 2008, 11:52:28 PM
-nvm i read it wrong-
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 02, 2008, 11:54:00 PM
I'll definitely wipe out megaton just because and I'll end up wiping out tenpenny too.  There's just no reward for being good in a video game...being evil always offers the most interesting gameplay and the most reward. 

You're not going to get a house...


Garbage cans serve the same purpose.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 02, 2008, 11:58:36 PM
Megaton was worth saving.  When I finally got to Tenpenny Tower (like, right now), I just became more glad that I saved Megaton.  I actually want to go on a killing rampage and wipe out those assholes.  This one chick was ready to bang me until I said I liked ghouls.

I made all the rich bigots leave and convinced Tenpenny to let the ghouls live there instead.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 12:00:22 AM
Megaton was worth saving.  When I finally got to Tenpenny Tower (like, right now), I just became more glad that I saved Megaton.  I actually want to go on a killing rampage and wipe out those assholes.  This one chick was ready to bang me until I said I liked ghouls.

I made all the rich bigots leave and convinced Tenpenny to let the ghouls live there instead.  :lol

Go back there later, lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 12:00:32 AM
oops...maybe I shouldn't have killed Tenpenny then.  No big loss.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 03, 2008, 12:19:30 AM
Megaton was worth saving.  When I finally got to Tenpenny Tower (like, right now), I just became more glad that I saved Megaton.  I actually want to go on a killing rampage and wipe out those assholes.  This one chick was ready to bang me until I said I liked ghouls.

I made all the rich bigots leave and convinced Tenpenny to let the ghouls live there instead.  :lol

Go back there later, lol

Haha, the law of unintended consequence is running at full capacity, I see!  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 12:31:17 AM
OMG MINIGUN WOOOO
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 12:32:58 AM
There's an odd bomb shelter with a goul inside, and like, half the shit in there is stacked for some bizzare reason. like stacked soda cans, stacked bottles on top of coffee cans. Good thing I killed him. He musta lost it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 12:33:22 AM
Seems like there are a few branches to the Moira questline.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
If you blow Megaton and go back BEFORE you go to Underworld, she goes to Rivet City. If you visit the crater AFTER you got to Underworld, she goes to Underworld
[close]

Also: Entemology+Hunting Rifle+Small Guns Spec=Super easy ant quest. Did anyone find were to use Grady's key? I found the key but not the floor safe with the "package".

I need to back to Tenpenny and follow up on the Ghouls questline. It seemed promising.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 12:34:26 AM
Hunting Rifle for mid-range, sawed off shotgun for close range - saving the missile launcher and mini-gun for the ultra super mutants.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 12:41:55 AM
Hunting Rifle for mid-range, sawed off shotgun for close range - saving the missile launcher and mini-gun for the ultra super mutants.

FAT BOY.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 12:43:14 AM
haha I need something to launch the fat boy first, a rock-it launcher? I have the ammo but wtf do I do with it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 12:46:14 AM
Rivet City sells a mini-nuke launcher.

I mainly use a combat shotgun and hunting rifle.  I have about 3000 ammo for my chinese assault rifle, but I never use it.  I also carry a .44 scoped magnum that I nevre use, a 10mm SMG I never use, a laser pistol I kill bugs with, and my power fist.  I have a missile launcher that I should probably break out, but I'm not well trained in heavy weapons.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 12:55:17 AM
I just killed all the Behemoths. Nuked em with my Fat Man (wub)

Now it's off to finish the main story
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 01:00:04 AM
haha I need something to launch the fat boy first, a rock-it launcher? I have the ammo but wtf do I do with it.

You should get one during the main story

spoiler (click to show/hide)
When the Brotherhood helps defend the GNR station
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 03, 2008, 01:01:29 AM
You know there's a quest to basically murder everyone in Tenpenny, right?  I didn't do it so I don't know the details.

omg seriously? how do I do it? my heart is racing right now

There are apparently ghouls in the train tunnel that will talk to you.  I didn't know about this until I was reading the strat guide earlier today.  Last night when I did the tunnels, I just pulled a rambo on everything that moved.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 01:09:37 AM
haha I need something to launch the fat boy first, a rock-it launcher? I have the ammo but wtf do I do with it.

You should get one during the main story

spoiler (click to show/hide)
When the Brotherhood helps defend the GNR station
[close]

Yeah I found a dead brotherhood guy. I should grab his armor and store it at my house until I can use it.

and yes, this game is great.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on November 03, 2008, 01:33:42 AM
Beating the game left it feeling kinda empty. I don't feel any incentive to do anything anymore other than for achievements. I actually haven't touched the northern half of the map yet at all so I haven't met any deathclaws or anything. And what's up with the fuck awful loot? There's way too little customization going on, everything's the same so there's really no reward in doing stuff. I actually really liked the game though, it's just that some of these things were done better in Oblivion. A proper expansion pack could do wonders to this game.

Edit: and what kind of weapons can you make? So far the only schematics I've run into has been the Nuke-It, cap mine and the railgun.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on November 03, 2008, 01:35:47 AM
real talk guys: this or dead space?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 01:36:57 AM
Oblivion was FAR more boring until it got its expansion. I really didnt like Oblivion :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 03, 2008, 01:46:02 AM
real talk guys: this or dead space?


I've only played Dead Space a teensy bit, but I think either way you win.  They're two very different games.  I'm a manic person, so in my old age, survival horror and the associated atmosphere puts me through the roof, so I'm a Fallout boy.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 01:55:55 AM

Edit: and what kind of weapons can you make? So far the only schematics I've run into has been the Nuke-It, cap mine and the railgun.

Deathclaw Gauntlet
Nuka Grenade
Bottlecap Mine
Railway Rifle
Dartgun
Rockit Launcher
Shishkebob

btw the Fallout 3 DLC is 360 exclusive
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 03, 2008, 02:25:20 AM
(http://i37.tinypic.com/r9h3ll.jpg)

My character Buubserella in front of Tenpenny Tower.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 04:22:00 AM
Fallout 3 finished :flex
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 04:33:50 AM
Quote
For infinite experience in Fallout 3, you need to be at least level 8 and have the Sandman Perk. Sandman requires that you have at least a 60 rating in sneak. It allows you to silently kill people in their sleep with an added EXP bonus everytime. So apparently, kids, or at least some kids, can’t be killed in the game. A good spot for this glitch is in a town in the South called, Andale. There are two kids, one in each of the two main houses that you can use this trick on. All you have to do, is use the wait function until it is about 1 AM. When everyone is asleep, sneak into a house, crouch, and use the Murder skill that comes with the Sandman Perk. USE ON THE CHILDREN ONLY. They won’t die, but you will still get the experience for killing them, allowing you to do the trick as much as you want. Best of all, using this murder trick has no effect on your Karma.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 04:44:15 AM
Mysterious stranger is the best perk.  Nothing like fighting soda-muatated crabs in a pool of toxic cola only to have some random dude show up and save me.  I'm also surprised by how funny some parts of the game are; the computers in the nuka cola factory are hilarious.  One of the computers talks about how their next flavor was going to be nuka cola clear.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 03, 2008, 05:19:58 AM
YOU ASSHOLES JUST MADE ME ORDER THIS FOR 360.

I thought I had some self-control but now I know I'm just a dirty little whoreboy that does whatever other people tell me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 07:46:31 AM
You know there's a quest to basically murder everyone in Tenpenny, right?  I didn't do it so I don't know the details.

omg seriously? how do I do it? my heart is racing right now

There are apparently ghouls in the train tunnel that will talk to you.  I didn't know about this until I was reading the strat guide earlier today.  Last night when I did the tunnels, I just pulled a rambo on everything that moved.

If you go to Tenpenny the guard will prompt the tunnel excursion. Other residents of the tower also suggest the quest line, although I don't think there's an official entry for it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on November 03, 2008, 08:46:23 AM
YOU ASSHOLES JUST MADE ME ORDER THIS FOR 360.

I thought I had some self-control but now I know I'm just a dirty little whoreboy that does whatever other people tell me.

Ha ha. That's what I felt like when I ordered Dead Space. This forum saps my will to resist needless consuming.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 03, 2008, 09:48:53 AM
Seems like there are a few branches to the Moira questline.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
If you blow Megaton and go back BEFORE you go to Underworld, she goes to Rivet City. If you visit the crater AFTER you got to Underworld, she goes to Underworld
[close]

Not only that, but there are about 20 different rewards for that quest depending on how you answer her and how many of the optional goals you do. The Wasteland Guide is a pretty insanely detailed sidequest. 

Which is annoying because her voice is quite grating :lol

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 03, 2008, 09:54:17 AM
Does anyone use the rock-it-launcher in combat?  Seems like I wasted a bunch of bottlecaps for nothing.  Sure, it's kinda fun shooting mutilated body parts all over the freakin' place but I'm not going to lug around a heavy collection of torsos and stuff like tin cans and ciggerette packs don't seem to do a hell of a lot of damage.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 03, 2008, 09:55:29 AM
Have you tried railroad spikes with it?  I've been finding those all over and I figured they would go great with that gun.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 03, 2008, 09:58:18 AM
I thought so too but evidently they're for the railway rifle....I assume.  You can't load the spikes into the rock-it. :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 10:32:28 AM
Seems like there are a few branches to the Moira questline.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
If you blow Megaton and go back BEFORE you go to Underworld, she goes to Rivet City. If you visit the crater AFTER you got to Underworld, she goes to Underworld
[close]

Not only that, but there are about 20 different rewards for that quest depending on how you answer her and how many of the optional goals you do. The Wasteland Guide is a pretty insanely detailed sidequest. 

Which is annoying because her voice is quite grating :lol



Fuck that, I crushed her hopes and dreams after she made me chug water that the nuke was sitting in and walk through a minefield with a sniper patrolling it. I wuz DONE WITH THAT SHIT FUCK U MOIRA
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 10:52:12 AM
Seems like there are a few branches to the Moira questline.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
If you blow Megaton and go back BEFORE you go to Underworld, she goes to Rivet City. If you visit the crater AFTER you got to Underworld, she goes to Underworld
[close]

Not only that, but there are about 20 different rewards for that quest depending on how you answer her and how many of the optional goals you do. The Wasteland Guide is a pretty insanely detailed sidequest. 

Which is annoying because her voice is quite grating :lol



Fuck that, I crushed her hopes and dreams after she made me chug water that the nuke was sitting in and walk through a minefield with a sniper patrolling it. I wuz DONE WITH THAT SHIT FUCK U MOIRA

Haha. I loved those quests. GO GET 600 RAD POISONING. FOR SCIENCE.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 11:19:06 AM
You know there's a quest to basically murder everyone in Tenpenny, right?  I didn't do it so I don't know the details.

omg seriously? how do I do it? my heart is racing right now

There are apparently ghouls in the train tunnel that will talk to you.  I didn't know about this until I was reading the strat guide earlier today.  Last night when I did the tunnels, I just pulled a rambo on everything that moved.

Yeah, I found it but couldn't go through with it.  I wish I didn't kill Tenpenny so we could talk it out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 03, 2008, 11:54:48 AM
Does anyone find it better to move outside at night or day? I'm still early on in the game. I just left megaton and doing some of the quests.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 12:08:40 PM
During my longer treks I find old office buildings and a quiet room to 'wait' in. If I am so lucky as to find a bed, I will get some shuteye. Still, you can even get a few hours sleep in some quest areas you've just recently cleared out. (germantown police station yard for example) -- but what I try to do between the larger quests is wake up at 5:30 and make it a day event, and quick travel back to megaton in time for dinner.

The longer treks are the most dangerous because you kind of depend on being able to find someplace to recharge and not blow all of your stims.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on November 03, 2008, 12:13:25 PM
Fuck that, I crushed her hopes and dreams after she made me chug water that the nuke was sitting in and walk through a minefield with a sniper patrolling it. I wuz DONE WITH THAT SHIT FUCK U MOIRA
I used science to explain what would happen if one were to do that and just lied about the mine part. :shh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 12:15:58 PM
Im speech, small arms, medicine, so I couldnt get away with that. I just convinced her that her book sucks and to quit. I lost karma but got a cool buff. You can jack your karma up whenever you want by giving the thirsty dude outside of megaton purified water.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on November 03, 2008, 12:17:17 PM
real talk guys: this or dead space?


I've only played Dead Space a teensy bit, but I think either way you win.  They're two very different games.  I'm a manic person, so in my old age, survival horror and the associated atmosphere puts me through the roof, so I'm a Fallout boy.

It's gun be a coin toss later for me then, thanks brah
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 12:23:27 PM
The best part about long expeditions into the world is running across stuff you never expected to.  I basically went all the way west past Tenpenny tower and found some chick addicted to Nuka Cola; she asked me to find 30 bottles of that glowing blue variety, but as soon as I left this other guy asked me to get them for him so then he could turn around and give them to her so she'd bang him.  He didn't even say it was a love thing, he straight up said he just wanted to bang her.  This game is so awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 03, 2008, 12:36:51 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot by skipping the Moira sidequests--she basically sends you all over the map, so you can do a lot of it while exploring at the same time.   

As for night and day, I try to sleep at night.  Like someone said before, this game has a night/day cycle I care about.  Shit is too dangerous at night.  I need to find a flashlight or something.


I hope the expansions add more dungeons/areas to explore and not just quests.  I'm so hooked to this game :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 12:46:38 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot by skipping the Moira sidequests--she basically sends you all over the map, so you can do a lot of it while exploring at the same time.   

As for night and day, I try to sleep at night.  Like someone said before, this game has a night/day cycle I care about.  Shit is too dangerous at night.  I need to find a flashlight or something.


I hope the expansions add more dungeons/areas to explore and not just quests.  I'm so hooked to this game :)

Hold down "B" to turn on the flashlight. It's pretty useless.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 03, 2008, 12:54:12 PM
You guys are missing out on a lot by skipping the Moira sidequests--she basically sends you all over the map, so you can do a lot of it while exploring at the same time.   

As for night and day, I try to sleep at night.  Like someone said before, this game has a night/day cycle I care about.  Shit is too dangerous at night.  I need to find a flashlight or something.


I hope the expansions add more dungeons/areas to explore and not just quests.  I'm so hooked to this game :)

Hold down "B" to turn on the flashlight. It's pretty useless.


I've had one the whole time?  fuck. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 03, 2008, 01:02:10 PM
Seems like there are a few branches to the Moira questline.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
If you blow Megaton and go back BEFORE you go to Underworld, she goes to Rivet City. If you visit the crater AFTER you got to Underworld, she goes to Underworld
[close]

Not only that, but there are about 20 different rewards for that quest depending on how you answer her and how many of the optional goals you do. The Wasteland Guide is a pretty insanely detailed sidequest. 

Which is annoying because her voice is quite grating :lol



Fuck that, I crushed her hopes and dreams after she made me chug water that the nuke was sitting in and walk through a minefield with a sniper patrolling it. I wuz DONE WITH THAT SHIT FUCK U MOIRA

Haha. I loved those quests. GO GET 600 RAD POISONING. FOR SCIENCE.

those quests are a lot of fun.  i have ultimately ignored the main quest and have been just bouncing around doing whatever.  i just finished the canterbury commons stuff.  i need more ammo.

lots more
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 03, 2008, 01:03:48 PM
Im speech, small arms, medicine, so I couldnt get away with that. I just convinced her that her book sucks and to quit. I lost karma but got a cool buff. You can jack your karma up whenever you want by giving the thirsty dude outside of megaton purified water.

which you get for free from your butler if you get the house, right?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 01:08:37 PM
Im speech, small arms, medicine, so I couldnt get away with that. I just convinced her that her book sucks and to quit. I lost karma but got a cool buff. You can jack your karma up whenever you want by giving the thirsty dude outside of megaton purified water.

which you get for free from your butler if you get the house, right?

In limited quantaties.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 01:24:20 PM
I only give the guy what I find in the waste, I dont give him my private stash -- but yeah, the long expeditions are the most fun. You stumble across the weirdest shit. Plus it builds up your confidence. I was scared as shit to explore the wasteland until I was forced to deal with Super Mutants in the Big Town missions, but then I learned they're killed easily with a hunting rifle or a sawed off shotgun blast to the face- now the only fear I have is of the Ultra Super Mutants.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 01:28:01 PM
You haven't run across any Death Claws, have you?

And I don't fear the Behemoth Mutants considering I have have a bunch of med-x packs, about 200 stim packs, and psycho drugs that I never touched.  If I come across one, I'll just shoot up and murder that fucker.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 01:33:13 PM
Not yet, but according to the guide I will be soon if I dont watch it. I ran into a crapload of robuts at L.O.B. (lobe) Enterprises including one of those wacky brain robots.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 01:35:58 PM
When I first saw one I actually tried running for it.  It's like a raptor and a werewolf had a mutated baby for the sole purpose of rushing your ass.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 03, 2008, 01:36:56 PM
haha, I heard its claws fuck you up bad too. Im way more scared of fast shit than most of the slow shit
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on November 03, 2008, 02:08:09 PM
It's funny, the only one I've encountered so far was in a burnt-out barn, and I was able to snipe him from a distance through the holes in the walls. Good thing I didn't approach and try to kill it close up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 03, 2008, 02:44:28 PM
It's funny, the only one I've encountered so far was in a burnt-out barn, and I was able to snipe him from a distance through the holes in the walls. Good thing I didn't approach and try to kill it close up.

i found that too.

there were some survivors shooting at it but they died quick.  in the confusion i ran in, snagged the stuff from the people as they died, but then the DC came after me, so i hoofed it.  he followed me damn near all the way to megaton

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 03:02:39 PM
You guys need to find Andale...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 03, 2008, 04:28:30 PM
Im speech, small arms, medicine, so I couldnt get away with that. I just convinced her that her book sucks and to quit. I lost karma but got a cool buff. You can jack your karma up whenever you want by giving the thirsty dude outside of megaton purified water.

I blasted that dude's head off.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 03, 2008, 04:59:21 PM
Anyone want in on the Reign of Grelock beta? Just let me know and I'll hook you up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 05:02:09 PM
(http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7471/41322131ti3.jpg)

 8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 03, 2008, 05:17:27 PM
I wish I had as much of a non-life as you demi!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 05:18:03 PM
its either this or paying court fines cause having a life is COOL
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 03, 2008, 05:21:17 PM
fuck yourself
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 03, 2008, 05:23:22 PM
I will behead you like I did to that of Malek
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 03, 2008, 05:23:23 PM
Im speech, small arms, medicine, so I couldnt get away with that. I just convinced her that her book sucks and to quit. I lost karma but got a cool buff. You can jack your karma up whenever you want by giving the thirsty dude outside of megaton purified water.

I blasted that dude's head off.

You can also donate caps to the street preacher in front of the bomb for Karma, provided you didn't kill him too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 03, 2008, 05:26:46 PM
I will behead you like I did to that of Malek
I know the words, but the sentence makes no sense.

He's drunk again, call the cops.  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 03, 2008, 05:31:40 PM
Anyone want in on the Reign of Grelock beta? Just let me know and I'll hook you up.

what's this?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 03, 2008, 06:22:08 PM
Im speech, small arms, medicine, so I couldnt get away with that. I just convinced her that her book sucks and to quit. I lost karma but got a cool buff. You can jack your karma up whenever you want by giving the thirsty dude outside of megaton purified water.

I blasted that dude's head off.

You can also donate caps to the street preacher in front of the bomb for Karma, provided you didn't kill him too.

Well, there is no Megaton in my game anymore. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 06:23:27 PM
There's another water guy outside of Rivet City
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 03, 2008, 06:24:49 PM
There was one relatively close to Tenpenny Tower.  I killed him, too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 03, 2008, 06:28:30 PM
There was one relatively close to Tenpenny Tower.  I killed him, too.

i am beginning to think your character has poor impulse control
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 03, 2008, 06:44:14 PM
Anyone want in on the Reign of Grelock beta? Just let me know and I'll hook you up.

what's this?

It's an awesome text adventure game. I found it in the beta testing division at Hubris Comics.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 03, 2008, 07:04:34 PM
I'm about to go into Moriarty's to fuck his shit up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: lordmaji on November 03, 2008, 07:06:20 PM
(http://i34.tinypic.com/bi5pvq.jpg)

lol Megaton.
made this my wallpaper on my work pc  :heart

I told the Sheriff dude about that guy, then shot wtf his name is in the head. So I missed blowing up megaton. :P Ah well.

Fun fucking game. (I got it for my bday!) :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 03, 2008, 07:34:21 PM
You can still blow it up, but I don't know if you'll get a reward for it though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 03, 2008, 07:51:15 PM
I have about four hours into this game, I'm loving it.  Much more than I anticipated.  Still doing megaton missions right now, getting some things for Moira.  The sense of scale and the wasteland setting is amazing.  I try to quest during the day as well! 

I ran into one super mutant early on....but he was a friendly super mutant!  Uncle Leo, strolling the wasteland trying to bring peace and harmony.  When I first saw him at a distant, I crept up slowly.  I noticed no red icon was popping up saying he was an enemy so I went for it and we had a nice chat! 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 08:05:07 PM
This game actually might be better than Morrowind.  I just stopped two costumed fighters from having battles in a town.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 03, 2008, 08:44:52 PM
I'm such a wuss at this game. :lol

I'm running through the wasteland from rock to rock, looking around for shit that could attack me. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 03, 2008, 09:17:07 PM
I'm such a wuss at this game. :lol

I'm running through the wasteland from rock to rock, looking around for shit that could attack me. :-\


that's one thing that makes this game so awesome :)   you'll get braver though, and before you know it you'll be detonating the bomb in megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 09:25:23 PM
Hahaha. The super-heroes fighting in that town are AWESOME. I'm hoping I can get their costumes.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 03, 2008, 09:30:32 PM
Hahaha. The super-heroes fighting in that town are AWESOME. I'm hoping I can get their costumes.

You can convince both to stop fighting and they will each give you their costumes. Alternatively, you should be able to just kill them and rob them blind.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 03, 2008, 09:39:33 PM
Hahaha. The super-heroes fighting in that town are AWESOME. I'm hoping I can get their costumes.

You can convince both to stop fighting and they will each give you their costumes. Alternatively, you should be able to just kill them and rob them blind.

I convinced the Mechanist to stop fighting but the AntAgonizer decided to get smart with me.  :maf

By the way, I love how huge battles will sometimes erupt in this game between rival groups. I've seen several between Super Mutants and the Talon Company with four guys on each side just going at it. I generally wait in the shadows until one side wins, then I swoop in and pick off the survivors.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 03, 2008, 09:52:30 PM
I got both their costumes because I have speech maxed out.

and these behemoth fights are so easy so far.  First on had him glitched into a wall, second one was inside a cage.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 03, 2008, 11:08:44 PM
Hahaha. The super-heroes fighting in that town are AWESOME. I'm hoping I can get their costumes.

You can convince both to stop fighting and they will each give you their costumes. Alternatively, you should be able to just kill them and rob them blind.

I am totally spending the rest of the game as The AntAgonizer.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 03, 2008, 11:26:56 PM
By the way, I love how huge battles will sometimes erupt in this game between rival groups. I've seen several between Super Mutants and the Talon Company with four guys on each side just going at it. I generally wait in the shadows until one side wins, then I swoop in and pick off the survivors.

Yeah I love that about this game, especially when one group is chasing you and you run into a rival faction and then shit gets crazy when they start launching heavy artillery at each other and buses/cars start exploding.  Or when you'll see someting like a fight going off far in the distance between Raiders and Protection bots.  Really amazing to see considering that those battles are completely unscripted. 

For once Bethesda's AI routines don't seem totally borked.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 03, 2008, 11:45:49 PM
i have been saved by npcs showing up to pull me out of the fire in fights with raiders
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 04, 2008, 12:23:22 AM
I think I just blew it in megaton. I told the sheriff about burke wanting to blow up the town. The sheriff raced to arrest burke but was gunned down at the bar. Burke told me I was fucked. So I broke into this dudes house and stole some shit. Then some kid spotted me and the whole town ganged up on me and I died. I no longer have the detonator for the bomb. Any advice?
I guess when I go back to my last save, I don't have to tell the sheriff. Decisions.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 12:26:21 AM
Just ignore the suit and deactivate the bomb.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 04, 2008, 12:27:07 AM
Thanks!
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 12:28:32 AM
Suit sucks, he's from the tower- buncha assholes. reload the game and tell the sheriff you will deactivate the bomb, then deactivate it -you get a freaking house with a robot in it. Awesome.
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Post by: demi on November 04, 2008, 12:29:34 AM
You get the house regardless if sherrif is killed. Did you guys raid his body and go to his house? You might find someone there
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 12:30:09 AM
Yeah bobblehead, but I dont want the sherrif to die. I love Megaton and its peoples
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Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 12:46:23 AM
there is a bobblehead in the sherrif's house?

I did a bunch of the main quest stuff and it's surprising good.  Both Morrowind and Oblivion had lame main stories.

I also hit lvl 20 and got the perk that shows me every location on the map.  It's crazy how many places there are.
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Post by: Don Flamenco on November 04, 2008, 01:06:24 AM
On the last wasteland quest, then bye-bye to megaton and MAF's peoples
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Post by: TVC15 on November 04, 2008, 01:18:59 AM
Tonight:  I return to the crater of Megaton.
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Post by: Don Flamenco on November 04, 2008, 01:46:20 AM
Some more pics from tonight:

(http://i36.tinypic.com/fomxw6.jpg)


Found this as is, did not set it up :lol
(http://i35.tinypic.com/j8pq8j.jpg)

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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 01:59:40 AM
Man, im like the Anti-TVC. I walked up to the Slave Traders today and told them what I thought of slavery. They told me to quit preaching, and I told them that my gun would do the preaching, and I killed every fucker in there and let the slaves free. I got good karma comin outta my ass. Random Megaton Settlers are always giving me free ammo, and the stupid teenage girl in big town gives me what she finds while shes out in the wastes for free. Plus the doctor in bigtown fixes me up and heals my radiation free o charge. So awesome. I am ultimate hero!

(Also, the slave leader has an awesome pimp suit and pimp hat that boosts small guns and he has a speech bobblehead. My speech is 85+ :-0)

Oh and I got an awesome POWER FIST that looks awesome, they also had POWER SLEDGEs but god damn that shits heavy and my character is not up in the STRRRRRR dept
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Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 02:04:26 AM
Do you remember where this slave trader was? I want to get more bobbleheads.

I'm playing more like you, just a bit more of a pacifist.  I would try to talk out a situation before killing people.  The one person I killed out of annoyance was Tenpenny and now I can't finish that Tenpenny Tower mission without getting a lot of Negative Karma since the racist security guy is now in charge.  Maybe if I kill him things might get better.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 02:07:57 AM
Paradise Falls is west of Germantown Police Station, which is north of Big Town which is a ways north from megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 02:09:49 AM
k, thanks.

btw, I killed all the Talon merc guys a their hideout, so will they stop trying to kill me already?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 02:11:21 AM
When I killed the slave people good karma was going nuts since they were all named kills.
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Post by: demi on November 04, 2008, 02:14:41 AM
Do you remember where this slave trader was? I want to get more bobbleheads.

It's at Paradise Falls in Eulogy's house, on a desk
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 02:15:21 AM
dont forget his pimp hat on the desk too
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Post by: demi on November 04, 2008, 02:17:02 AM
If you talk to the guy at the beginning of Paradise Falls, he gives you a gun that turns people into mindless tards. You use it to capture them as slaves. You put a necklace on them and then you can be like OH SHIT U GOT A BOMB ON YER NECK BETTER RUN BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH and they're like "oh dear!"
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 02:21:11 AM
haha, I got the gun from his corpse. I need to give it a go.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 02:26:27 AM
this all sounds awesome and I don't want to sleep anymore, but I have class and voting tomorrow

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Post by: TVC15 on November 04, 2008, 04:08:16 AM
How does it compare to Mass Defect, my precious?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 04, 2008, 08:33:08 AM
Thanks!

as soon as  burke pulls the gun, enter VATS and shoot the gun out of the guy's hand, or kill him
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 08:35:54 AM
hacking, wacking, smacking > blade runner music in space
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 04, 2008, 09:55:37 AM
Thanks!

as soon as  burke pulls the gun, enter VATS and shoot the gun out of the guy's hand, or kill him

 :o
Will do.
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Post by: Eric P on November 04, 2008, 10:58:18 AM
i haven't been able to play this since sunday afternoon.  i am annoyed because i most likely won't be able to play it until goddamn thursday
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Post by: bork on November 04, 2008, 11:03:33 AM
I am so tempted to start this now but it's 12:41am...better save it for the morning!  Sounds awesome, can't wait to play it and hope it doesn't suck complete shit on PS3!
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Post by: siamesedreamer on November 04, 2008, 11:58:13 AM
My first side quest was going to the supermarket to find supplies for the shop keeper in Megaton (forgot her name). Dude...it was fricking awesome. I still cannot get myself to venture out during nighttime.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 12:05:50 PM
Its really an awesome experience
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Post by: Don Flamenco on November 04, 2008, 12:08:39 PM
I loved it when the guys came back to the supermarket and started talking on the PA.  I thought I was safe when I wasted everyone in there, then they came back, but I was right next to the robot, which I activated.  I was like "haha! this robot is gonna kill all of them for me" then I heard the robot die like 5 seconds later. :lol     That part is pretty awesome.
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Post by: Eric P on November 04, 2008, 01:00:46 PM
my first time through with my now abandoned character, i fought my way into the super market, fought my way to the robot, activated it and then it wrecked havoc and i got to just clean up the mess.

the second time, some ghouls took out the outside people and set up camp there, so i didn't have to fight anyone to get inside.  inside i made a beeline for the robot, activated it, then watched it die almost immediately.  tragedy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 01:03:48 PM
I loved it when the guys came back to the supermarket and started talking on the PA.  I thought I was safe when I wasted everyone in there, then they came back, but I was right next to the robot, which I activated.  I was like "haha! this robot is gonna kill all of them for me" then I heard the robot die like 5 seconds later. :lol     That part is pretty awesome.

When I was saving people from the Super Mutants in Germantown Police station I accidently set off the alarm through the whole station lol. Thankfully I didnt see anyone come to check it out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 01:09:59 PM
Honestly I need to stop playing Fallout before bed. Had a weird dream where I was on vacation and super mutants kidnapped me and then french revolutionaries rescued me and we rescued babies under threat by super mutants. WTFFFFF
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Post by: GilloD on November 04, 2008, 01:16:22 PM
I loved it when the guys came back to the supermarket and started talking on the PA.  I thought I was safe when I wasted everyone in there, then they came back, but I was right next to the robot, which I activated.  I was like "haha! this robot is gonna kill all of them for me" then I heard the robot die like 5 seconds later. :lol     That part is pretty awesome.

Oh god. I unleashed the robot and then saw it fighting some dude, so I was standing behind it cheering GO ROBOT and all of a sudden it spins 180 and goes "LAWFUL USE OF DEADLY FORCE IN PROGRESS" and started shooting lasers at me, haha. I was running for my life with all the lasers whizzing past my head
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 04, 2008, 01:47:24 PM
Does anyone know where to find Vera Weatherly? i WAITED IN THE HOTEL in Rivet City for like 2 days and never saw her.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 01:53:31 PM
Check the church.  When I first went to Rivet City everyone was just hanging around in the church.
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Post by: lordmaji on November 04, 2008, 04:16:57 PM
I like the VAT system. I might change the keyboard default key (V) to something a little bit easier to access. But it's pretty cool regardless.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 04, 2008, 06:50:34 PM
I am DYNG to play this because I'm working like 60 hours between now and Monday, but my fucking Danish roommate- who did NOT EVEN WNAT A TV- has the fucking picture in picture going on like 30 different shit ass fuck fuck tv networks with all the election fucking shit
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 04, 2008, 07:04:37 PM
So is there any reason to keep the sheriff of megaton alive?

I pick pocketed his card, went into his house and grabbed some stuff.  Went into the armory, and stole all the weapons after taking down the robot.  I declined the mission by Burke to blow up megaton, told the sheriff about it.  He goes to arrest burke, and as he is walking away burke shoots him in the back taking him out.  Then the sonofabitch threatens me, so I take out my assault rifle, shoot him in the head, and his head pops off body falling limp right on top of the dead sheriffs body.  The sheriffs kid comes in after and says to remind him to give me my reward after I disarm the bomb in megaton.

The game autosaved before I went to the bar where the action went down.  There is a small window where I could take out burke before he takes out the sheriff.  Is there any reason to do so? 

The Chinese assault rifle the sheriff has looks awesome to use, I don't want to give it away unless I have reason to do so!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 04, 2008, 07:14:56 PM
You'll find other chinese Ass Rifles on mutants or raiders
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 04, 2008, 07:20:33 PM
Hmm, so would it be beneficial to keep him alive? 

I did a hard save before I told him about Burke, so I could skip telling him all together.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 04, 2008, 07:22:32 PM
haha, these guys, scripted im sure, jumped me outside the museum with crazy ass guns, I died twice trying to fight them fair, so the third time I whipped out the fatboy and launched a mini-nuke right into their leader, and took them out with him haha
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 04, 2008, 07:23:11 PM
Hmm, so would it be beneficial to keep him alive? 

I did a hard save before I told him about Burke, so I could skip telling him all together.

It doesnt matter. I let him die, thems the breaks in the game of life.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 04, 2008, 07:26:46 PM
True.  Fuck him. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 04, 2008, 07:58:55 PM
The Chinese assault rifle the sheriff has looks awesome to use, I don't want to give it away unless I have reason to do so!

Go directly to the diner near the Jury Street Metro Station (head west out of Megaton) and you can get your hands on the Xuanlong assault rifle which is much better than your average Chinese version.  The rifle is on the corpse behind the counter.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 04, 2008, 11:08:37 PM
I went out and got all the one of a kind super weapons, I already had the armor, and since I'm lvl 20 I can't level up anymore.  I'm pretty much at the peak of how powerful I will end up being.  I still haven't explored any of the north west part of the map and only touched on the north east, but the entire south area are pretty much locked down.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Janus on November 05, 2008, 12:39:24 AM
I've been playing this game for hours on end and the one gun that I want to find in this game above anything else, the rail spike gun, is eluding me.  I'm pretty pissed that I have not found it yet.  Anyone know where I can find or "borrow" this gun?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 05, 2008, 12:51:15 AM
I've been playing this game for hours on end and the one gun that I want to find in this game above anything else, the rail spike gun, is eluding me.  I'm pretty pissed that I have not found it yet.  Anyone know where I can find or "borrow" this gun?

You build it. I can't tell you where I found the schematics though. You should be able to buy it from a vendor, one of the traveling ones.
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Post by: Don Flamenco on November 05, 2008, 12:58:36 AM
Do you guys play stealthy or at a faster pace?  I swear I play this slower than any game ever...a quest usually takes me a few hours, just cause of stealth/cautiousness :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Janus on November 05, 2008, 01:05:39 AM
You should be able to buy it from a vendor, one of the traveling ones.
I was hoping it is not some random traveling vendor because something tells me they are going to be as hard as hell to find.  *sigh*
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 01:17:57 AM
Do you guys play stealthy or at a faster pace?  I swear I play this slower than any game ever...a quest usually takes me a few hours, just cause of stealth/cautiousness :lol

I just make sure to explore a lot so I can fast travel via the pipboy 3000's map. I dont sneak much. Just pay attention to your compass and hit them at range with your hunter rifles etc and then sawed off shotgun/scoped magnum if they get close/mid-range
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Post by: trh on November 05, 2008, 02:20:20 AM
Omg, the dude outside of the Nuka-Cola chick who wants you to bring the Quantum cola to him so he can bang her, using Black Widow I just proposed to him a threesome if he gets me some quantum cola instead :lol He ran off in like a second.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 05, 2008, 02:20:54 AM
Pretty sure he dies anyway
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on November 05, 2008, 02:29:10 AM
 :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 05, 2008, 02:40:30 AM
I still need about 10 more bottles of the cola.  I wish I could take empty bottles and fill them up at the plant.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 02:43:40 AM
there's a crapload in paradise falls in jones house
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 05, 2008, 02:47:06 AM
oh right! I still need to go there anyway to get that mind ray gun and that bobble head and to murder some slavers.

And I unlocked violin music station by helping some old lady.  No more three dog or douche president.  Three dog isn't so bad considering he talks about how awesome I am.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 02:49:03 AM
lol, I was doing his quest but god damn the museum area is crawling with goddamn mutants.
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Post by: demi on November 05, 2008, 02:51:51 AM
oh right! I still need to go there anyway to get that mind ray gun and that bobble head and to murder some slavers.

And I unlocked violin music station by helping some old lady.  No more three dog or douche president.  Three dog isn't so bad considering he talks about how awesome I am.

Do the "Free the Children" quest and you will save yourself a ton of time in the main quest
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Post by: cool breeze on November 05, 2008, 02:54:15 AM
Is that also at paradise falls?

And I just remembered that I actually need to head to Oasis before Paradise Falls.  For some reason three dog talked about that tree 3 time in a row and I got the urge to see it for myself.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 02:56:27 AM
I only went to Paradise Falls early cause Big Town was bitching about slavers and I fucking hate slavers and I let my gun do the preaching.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 05, 2008, 02:58:18 AM
Yes it's at Paradise Falls. There are children in the way back.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 05, 2008, 09:45:30 AM
Lulz: So I talked the AntAgonizer out of her costume and put on the helmet was a joke. I forgot I was wearing it and when I walked in to talk to the Mechanist he was all "YOU FOUND ME ANTAGONIZER" and I was forced to fuck him up. Awesome quest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 05, 2008, 09:54:24 AM
Yeah I just ran into that superhero quest last night.  It was a total WTF moment when I walked into town and saw the AntAgonizer and the Mechanist squaring off.  Pretty funny shit.
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Post by: GilloD on November 05, 2008, 10:34:39 AM
Is Tenpenny good for anything after
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Letting the ghouls move in?
[close]
. Elsewise I'mma pop that old bitch. I did it for kicks last night and security didn't even give a shit.
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Post by: Great Rumbler on November 05, 2008, 04:23:30 PM
Is Tenpenny good for anything after
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Letting the ghouls move in?
[close]
. Elsewise I'mma pop that old bitch. I did it for kicks last night and security didn't even give a shit.


spoiler (click to show/hide)
The ghouls end up slaughtering everyone, anyway.
[close]
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Post by: GilloD on November 05, 2008, 05:11:48 PM
Is Tenpenny good for anything after
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Letting the ghouls move in?
[close]
. Elsewise I'mma pop that old bitch. I did it for kicks last night and security didn't even give a shit.


spoiler (click to show/hide)
The ghouls end up slaughtering everyone, anyway.
[close]


Hahaha. I didn't finish it yet. Awesome. You get Karma+ for
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Popping TenPenny and Burke
[close]
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Post by: Don Flamenco on November 05, 2008, 05:18:29 PM
I'm definitely double crossing them after I detonate megaton.  I only help women and children, for the most part. :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 05:30:30 PM
Im ranked as a Protector. I love being judge dredd of the wasteland
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Post by: muckhole on November 05, 2008, 05:33:28 PM
Same here. Pinnacle of good. Although I'd be lying if I didn't say that I'm not smacking my lips at the prospect of replaying this one as a shitheel. It's getting harder and harder to do the right thing, now that I have portable nuclear capabilities.
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Post by: GilloD on November 05, 2008, 05:41:56 PM
Same here. Pinnacle of good. Although I'd be lying if I didn't say that I'm not smacking my lips at the prospect of replaying this one as a shitheel. It's getting harder and harder to do the right thing, now that I have portable nuclear capabilities.

I think the game setting also gives you an incentive to be a dick, survival and all that. It's the first game where I've made morally dubious decisions not because I'm roleplaying MR EVIL but because it seems like an advantage to do so.

Also, Megaton blowing up is so pretty
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Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 05:43:52 PM
Im a complete asshole to evil do-ers. I shoot them in the legs as they run away and slowly stalk them before punching them with my power-fist to finish them off.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 05, 2008, 05:47:53 PM
Im a complete asshole to evil do-ers. I shoot them in the legs as they run away and slowly stalk them before punching them with my power-fist to finish them off.


man, that's so evil.  :lol
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Post by: muckhole on November 05, 2008, 05:48:09 PM
I'm still using the Ripper for close quarters. At the very least, when it doesn't one-hit-kill, it gently and soothingly removes an arm.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 06:01:13 PM
Im a complete asshole to evil do-ers. I shoot them in the legs as they run away and slowly stalk them before punching them with my power-fist to finish them off.


man, that's so evil.  :lol

What can I say? I am the law. I let my gun do the preaching. Run you fuckin Slavers.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 05, 2008, 07:18:53 PM
Did you ge the lawbringer perk? I have about 300 fingers collected from bad guys because I'm the protector of the land.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Janus on November 05, 2008, 07:28:38 PM
Im a complete asshole to evil do-ers. I shoot them in the legs as they run away and slowly stalk them before punching them with my power-fist to finish them off.


man, that's so evil.  :lol

What can I say? I am the law. I let my gun do the preaching. Run you fuckin Slavers.

If only it were possible to sell the Slavers to Slavers....
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 07:43:29 PM
haha
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 07:44:13 PM
Did you ge the lawbringer perk? I have about 300 fingers collected from bad guys because I'm the protector of the land.

No im not a high enough level to get that perk...right? Or is it something from a quest result. let me know, because I must bring justice to the wastes.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 05, 2008, 07:46:39 PM
You need to be at a certain level to get it.  Basically it tells you the location of some ranch that introduces you to wasteland justice and they give you a badass coat and pay you for villain fingers.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 05, 2008, 08:15:41 PM
Did you ge the lawbringer perk? I have about 300 fingers collected from bad guys because I'm the protector of the land.

No im not a high enough level to get that perk...right? Or is it something from a quest result. let me know, because I must bring justice to the wastes.

I think you have to be Lv. 14.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 05, 2008, 08:17:24 PM
I'm currently in the middle of mapping out the D.C. area and it's REALLY frustrating. I keep thinking that eventually I'll find a tunnel to the Lincoln Monument, but no such luck as of yet.  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 05, 2008, 08:18:09 PM
I really suck at this game, I keep gettin' killed whenever I try and find food for that bitch at the Super Duper Mart
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 05, 2008, 08:31:35 PM
are you using VATS. Makes the game pretty easy. The AI is also kind of dumb. For example I can take on a super mutant with a mini-gun by hiding behind a lamp post when he fires, and popping out during his reload to shoot his head off with a hunting rifle. Within a certain range, if it isnt a melee super mutant, it won't resposition much to deal with cover issues.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 05, 2008, 08:35:44 PM
Well granted, I still only have a 10mm pistol, and VATS for some reason isn't performing as well as I'd like it to.  I always target the torso and then the head, but I don't know if that's a good strategy.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 05, 2008, 08:40:53 PM
The Chinese assault rifle the sheriff has looks awesome to use, I don't want to give it away unless I have reason to do so!

Go directly to the diner near the Jury Street Metro Station (head west out of Megaton) and you can get your hands on the Xuanlong assault rifle which is much better than your average Chinese version.  The rifle is on the corpse behind the counter.

Heh, you might have lucked out on the remnants of someone who lost a battle.  I went to the diner, and there is no corpse behind the counter with this assault rifle.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 05, 2008, 09:33:04 PM
The Chinese assault rifle the sheriff has looks awesome to use, I don't want to give it away unless I have reason to do so!

Go directly to the diner near the Jury Street Metro Station (head west out of Megaton) and you can get your hands on the Xuanlong assault rifle which is much better than your average Chinese version.  The rifle is on the corpse behind the counter.

Heh, you might have lucked out on the remnants of someone who lost a battle.  I went to the diner, and there is no corpse behind the counter with this assault rifle.

Well then maybe you have to complete the Jiggs sidequest in the Museum of Technology before it'll show up.  I just assumed that it'd be there regardless.  Definitely worth the trouble though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 06, 2008, 12:15:25 AM
I really suck at this game, I keep gettin' killed whenever I try and find food for that bitch at the Super Duper Mart

I had big problems with this at the start. Keep at it, try some different tactics and you'll make it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 06, 2008, 12:24:16 AM
I don't know, I think I'm just gonna try and deliver that letter first and maybe do a bit of the main quest before I tackle that again.

I have shit for caps right now, and I can't even get Moriarty to tell me to kill Silver, wtf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 12:50:27 AM
I just wandered out into the desert after getting my house in megaton. Once I helped big town I had secured a free place to sleep in megaton, and a free place to get healed in bigtown, only one or two fast travels away. I spent my early game exploring around big town, after complete quests there I began working my way south towards GNR like I was supposed to, but got plenty sidetracked along the way.

Try not to focus on the objectives, just go out there and make your way. Pick and what you can, sell it to the right people. For example of you talk to the guy in the water treatment plant in megaton and do his fix pipes quest you can sell scrap to him for caps going forward. With good karma you also get megaton citizens walking up giving you free ammo for just being you, and the crazy whore in big town will give you what she finds in the wastes if you humor her stupid teenage ideas.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 06, 2008, 12:51:04 AM
you're supposed to have shit for caps, pussy ass bitch hoe

i would flex you IRL like you are in-game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 12:55:08 AM
I think whats more annoying is shopkeepers running out of caps to buy your shit :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 06, 2008, 01:16:24 AM
Anymore I generally hover between 3-5k caps, give or take.  I never seem to make a ton of money because of repairs and ammo always take their toll but at least it's more comfortable now than it was at the beginning when I was making decisions like either repairing my shitty armor or buying a stimpack.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 01:27:27 AM
I usually hover around 900 caps, i've been seeing A LOT of combat since my sneak skill is null
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 06, 2008, 02:21:50 AM
Got the game yesterday. There's something fantastically uncomfortable about walking through the wasteland unlike other open world games. It gives me the creeps, very scary.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 02:23:49 AM
its like 10x more creepy when youre walking through a shitty old office building, half the lights are busted, and you hear the faint old-timey music from a radio somewhere on the floor. Or when you walk into a room and look down at the table and see a lit cig resting on the ashtray. Is someone coming back? I better get out. Wtf.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 06, 2008, 02:30:27 AM
Of course, yesterday the first building I got into was an abandoned school near Megaton. Empty classrooms, corpses, fought a few raiders but I didn't really want to fully explore it cause I felt too weak and I heard raiders talking and got scared. I also like how when you first get out of the vault you see signs near the door saying "let us in you assholes", "motherfuckers", etc.
I also found a trio of those baddass motherfuckers (the ones in the box art) who were walking through the wasteland with their mini-gun. I think they deserted or something, followed them for a bit as they didn't seem hostile and wanted to see what they'd do to raiders, who got annihilated. Looted the raiders and then went my own way.
I find the world very believable.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 06, 2008, 08:17:48 AM
its like 10x more creepy when youre walking through a shitty old office building, half the lights are busted, and you hear the faint old-timey music from a radio somewhere on the floor. Or when you walk into a room and look down at the table and see a lit cig resting on the ashtray. Is someone coming back? I better get out. Wtf.


Yeah, the game can get pretty creepy.  There is one building south east of the map, almost right at the corner, that one guy basically goes out of his way to tell you that it's haunted and all that shit.  Throughout the building you find audio tapes of a guy who is slowly turning into a ghoul.  One tape that is really awesome is when he talks about how his friend started to have a warm glow, then you see a 'Glowing One' enemy there you need to fight.  There isn't really a purpose to this building outside of a random bobblehead at the end, but it was worth going through.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 06, 2008, 11:12:42 AM
I don't know, I think I'm just gonna try and deliver that letter first

do that.

it's fun!

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on November 06, 2008, 11:23:05 AM
i decided on renting this yesterday before considering a pc purchase later on

is the woman that runs the megaton store insane, she has very odd requests

going to the mart was fun though, first time I came around a blind corner and shotgunned a raider in the face, his eyeballs went flying :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 11:59:09 AM
the radiation one is easy, just chug water next to the bomb for a while.

Once you get the bloody mess perk omg what a mess
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 06, 2008, 01:00:17 PM
the radiation one is easy, just chug water next to the bomb for a while.


crippled limb one was easy.  went to a part of the store w/o anyone there and dropped grenades until i met the requirement.  now i have to go to rivet city and get the history, but i don't want to deal with the DC area yet.  i haven't done anything regarding the main quest and i'm almost level 8
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on November 06, 2008, 01:05:57 PM
the radiation one is easy, just chug water next to the bomb for a while.

Once you get the bloody mess perk omg what a mess
yeah I did that, i need to find landmines or something now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 02:37:16 PM
Yeah that one is easy, but there's a sniper in that area which makes it hard to farm land mines, cause i could swear he was also shooting landmines to make them go off. WTF!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 02:38:26 PM
the radiation one is easy, just chug water next to the bomb for a while.


crippled limb one was easy.  went to a part of the store w/o anyone there and dropped grenades until i met the requirement.  now i have to go to rivet city and get the history, but i don't want to deal with the DC area yet.  i haven't done anything regarding the main quest and i'm almost level 8

Before you go to Rivet City, begin the Those quest, and find Duvok's Place so when you can fast travel to rivet and duvok you can rescue the girl from him and complete the final Those quest objective too
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 06, 2008, 03:03:11 PM
Yeah that one is easy, but there's a sniper in that area which makes it hard to farm land mines, cause i could swear he was also shooting landmines to make them go off. WTF!

he does.

it's kind of awesome.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 06, 2008, 03:03:39 PM
the radiation one is easy, just chug water next to the bomb for a while.


crippled limb one was easy.  went to a part of the store w/o anyone there and dropped grenades until i met the requirement.  now i have to go to rivet city and get the history, but i don't want to deal with the DC area yet.  i haven't done anything regarding the main quest and i'm almost level 8

Before you go to Rivet City, begin the Those quest, and find Duvok's Place so when you can fast travel to rivet and duvok you can rescue the girl from him and complete the final Those quest objective too

i saved last night doing the Fire Ants quest.  those fuckers hurt
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on November 06, 2008, 03:15:34 PM
Finally started up Fallout 3 and am loving it.  I didn't care for Oblivion at all, but I like this game's atmosphere and fighting mechanics much more.  Initially I was going to go with a male character, but I decided to try female after reading about the Black Widow option that can add new dialogue for you.  I got the guy in Megaton who approaches you to blow up the bomb to up and leave and go take care of shit back at his boss's place after using this dialogue.  Wonder what's gonna happen. 

Had one game-stopping (not freezing, just I couldn't continue on until I reloaded) glitch right in the beginning when you take the G.O.A.T. test.  The dialogue from the teacher would not happen and this seems to be common in the PS3 version.  But the most annoying part of playing this on PS3 is that the game will FREEZE FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY TIME SOMEONE ON YOUR FRIENDS LIST SIGNS ON OR OFFLINE.  What the fuck, Bethesda?  Guess I need to turn the notification option off on the PS3 for now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 06, 2008, 03:16:38 PM
ahahahaha you got the ps3 version
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on November 06, 2008, 03:28:36 PM
Yeah, friends list issue aside I see no problem with it.  It's fine.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 04:49:43 PM
the radiation one is easy, just chug water next to the bomb for a while.


crippled limb one was easy.  went to a part of the store w/o anyone there and dropped grenades until i met the requirement.  now i have to go to rivet city and get the history, but i don't want to deal with the DC area yet.  i haven't done anything regarding the main quest and i'm almost level 8

Before you go to Rivet City, begin the Those quest, and find Duvok's Place so when you can fast travel to rivet and duvok you can rescue the girl from him and complete the final Those quest objective too

i saved last night doing the Fire Ants quest.  those fuckers hurt

Yeah, use the laser gun on them if you have it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 06, 2008, 05:36:10 PM
I did the first chapter's worth of requests for the store lady, but then I didn't feel like doing them anymore so I told her book was bad and she should feel bad. I got 200xp and the Soul Crusher perk. Your very presence dampens people's will to succeed. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 06, 2008, 05:57:25 PM
The Soul Crusher perk is better than anything else she could've provided upon completion of her book.  I was tempted to go back to an earlier save when I got it but decided against it in the end because of the discount.  Love how disappointed she is now too. :)

And speaking of the crazy Megaton lady, I never really did the quest to Minefield 'cause I was able to lie my way out of it.  So last night I finally found myself up there for the first time and ran across some dude named Alabama, or something like that, on top of a house sniping at me.  After several cars blew up, I got the hell out of there leaving him alive on that damn rooftop.  Anyone know if this is some guy from that earlier Survival Book Guide quest or is this some other idiot?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 06, 2008, 06:01:55 PM
The Soul Crusher perk is better than anything else she could've provided upon completion of her book.  I was tempted to go back to an earlier save when I got it but decided against it in the end because of the discount.  Love how disappointed she is now too. :)

And speaking of the crazy Megaton lady, I never really did the quest to Minefield 'cause I was able to lie my way out of it.  So last night I finally found myself up there for the first time and ran across some dude named Alabama, or something like that, on top of a house sniping at me.  After several cars blew up, I got the hell out of there leaving him alive on that damn rooftop.  Anyone know if this is some guy from that earlier Survival Book Guide quest or is this some other idiot?

No idea.  I killed him and stole his sniper rifle.  I loved that part.  I was carefully walking through that town AT NIGHT, with my flashlight on, and I was thinking  "thank god there are no enemies here."  Then I just heard a gunshot, and all the cars around me started exploding.  The camera went into a third person view as the explosion tossed me backwards and slammed me into a house.  I think I survived that, too.  I don't think I had to reload a save.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 06, 2008, 06:13:55 PM
The Soul Crusher perk is better than anything else she could've provided upon completion of her book.  I was tempted to go back to an earlier save when I got it but decided against it in the end because of the discount.  Love how disappointed she is now too. :)

And speaking of the crazy Megaton lady, I never really did the quest to Minefield 'cause I was able to lie my way out of it.  So last night I finally found myself up there for the first time and ran across some dude named Alabama, or something like that, on top of a house sniping at me.  After several cars blew up, I got the hell out of there leaving him alive on that damn rooftop.  Anyone know if this is some guy from that earlier Survival Book Guide quest or is this some other idiot?

arkansas and the same dude.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 06, 2008, 06:31:32 PM
How do you turn on the flashlight?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 06, 2008, 06:40:14 PM
Hold TAB for about a second.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 06, 2008, 07:06:34 PM
If you get in a gun fight in a town, will they fight you every time you come back?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 06, 2008, 07:06:51 PM
dont rob the armory :/ -- There's plenty of ammo in the wastes. Are you guys not using VATS or something.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 06, 2008, 07:29:12 PM
There's not even anything good in the armory.  Not even much ammo.  I wasted more shit killing that robot than I actually gained from the armory.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: T234 on November 06, 2008, 07:38:49 PM
If you're running out of ammo then you are not doin it right.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tabasco on November 06, 2008, 10:05:31 PM
I think I played it wrong.  I didn't cross the Potomac for the first 35 hours, so I never got to GNR until

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I had stumbled across my Dad in Vault 112 or whatever.

[close]

So it seemed the whole narrative was wonky after that.  Lots of interactions that seemed like they should've yielded side quests didn't.

So why did the Overseer kill Jonas?  And why did they let you and your Dad into the Vault in the first place?  Did they let others in?  I never had anyone around to ask that stuff to :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 06, 2008, 10:13:30 PM
So why did the Overseer kill Jonas?  And why did they let you and your Dad into the Vault in the first place?  Did they let others in?  I never had anyone around to ask that stuff to :(

The first question is because he helped your dad

The second question is because of Jonas

Third question is No


(i think)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 01:07:13 AM
PC patch am out

Fixed occasional crashes when exiting the game or using Alt F4 to exit.

Fixed crashes when using Alt-Tab while binks or credits were playing.

The game now restarts properly after title updates finish installing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2008, 01:17:20 AM
does it download automatically? I don't know how windows live titles work.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 01:22:11 AM
nah just go to bethesdas site -- I have a bounty of 1000 caps on myself in fallout 3! Im a holier than thou asshole apparently
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:09:24 AM
So the mercenaries get off your ass when you become evil enough, right?   I hope you can join them and do assassination quests.  Those are always a blast.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 07, 2008, 02:12:34 AM
Hold TAB for about a second.
There's no "TAB" on my 360 controller :(

How do you turn on the flashlight in the 360 version?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on November 07, 2008, 02:15:23 AM
Hold TAB for about a second.
There's no "TAB" on my 360 controller :(

How do you turn on the flashlight in the 360 version?

It tells you how to in the game!  Hold down the button that is mapped to your Pip-Boy.  It's X on the PS3 version so I guess A on 360?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 07, 2008, 02:16:25 AM
B

Tieno cant read apparently
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 02:17:35 AM
Woo, got the radio station fixed, got Here and Now perk and Mysterious Stranger Perk. Museum was awesome. Im gonna go back later on, I have to go to bed eventually and I wanted to finish the quest so I left as soon as I got the dish.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2008, 02:20:41 AM
Mysterious Stranger is my favorite perk.  Nothing like almost killing an enemy only to have some badass finish him off for you.  Only bad part is that if he kills an enemy, you don't get their finger.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 02:23:23 AM
im still not high enough level for lawbringer, soon I hope!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 02:24:24 AM
So the mercenaries get off your ass when you become evil enough, right?   I hope you can join them and do assassination quests.  Those are always a blast.

I dunno, im good karma all the way. Only the evil know my wrath.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2008, 02:27:26 AM
The way it works is that if you're a bad dude, bounty hunters try to kill you, if you're a good dude, mercenaries try to kill you.  This is Bethesda's way of forcing you to be neutral, but screw that since I'm a good guy and will kill those who stop me from bringing peace to the wasteland.

And you can join Assassins/Mercs.  It is the evil counterpart to the lawbringer perk, so instead of good points and money you get bad points and money.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 02:28:36 AM
I love bringing brutal justice to the wastes. Thats so badass.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 07, 2008, 02:31:06 AM
I want this game so bad :( thinking of trading in all my DS games for this game :O
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2008, 02:33:46 AM
I love bringing brutal justice to the wastes. Thats so badass.

especially when three dogs goes on the radio and says shit like "There was a time I thought the world was truly over, but now there is a savior roaming the wastelands blah blah blah mr. vault 101 is awesome".

He talked about how I found this one orphan kid a home as I'm standing around over the corpses of these raiders I recently murdered and I'm just like "damn, I'm a nice guy."   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 02:35:49 AM
The way it works is that if you're a bad dude, bounty hunters try to kill you, if you're a good dude, mercenaries try to kill you.  This is Bethesda's way of forcing you to be neutral, but screw that since I'm a good guy and will kill those who stop me from bringing peace to the wasteland.

And you can join Assassins/Mercs.  It is the evil counterpart to the lawbringer perk, so instead of good points and money you get bad points and money.

Got it.  screw neutrality!  that would be quite boring in this game.  

Quote
I want this game so bad  thinking of trading in all my DS games for this game :O

I don't care how many DS games you own, you'd be getting the better deal.  
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 02:37:00 AM
hahaha, well youre a lot nicer than most of what walks n talks out there. Sure Three Dog wasnt there as I shot out the leg from a slaver that was trying to get away, only to power-fist his face in, but what does he know anyway. I got him his space dinner plate for his radio.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 07, 2008, 02:41:04 AM
Hold TAB for about a second.
There's no "TAB" on my 360 controller :(

How do you turn on the flashlight in the 360 version?

It tells you how to in the game!  Hold down the button that is mapped to your Pip-Boy.  It's X on the PS3 version so I guess A on 360?
I know it tells me, but I didn't pay attention to it when it told me that so I didn't know it was B.

B

Tieno cant read apparently
Thanks demi, you're the best.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 07, 2008, 02:50:25 AM
I can't get the patch to install.  Is it because I have the D2D version?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 07, 2008, 10:07:33 AM
God damn I love Lincoln's Repeater.  The thing can take out Super Mutants like they're nothing but your average Raider.  Combine the gun with a few perks like sniper, finesse, commando, or grim reaper's sprint and you're a walking killing machine.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 07, 2008, 10:12:29 AM
Jesus christ, just arrived at the Museum of History and I can see capitol hill in the foreground looming in the night. It's so cool to see something familiar in such a context. There's this constant depressing and melancholic feeling, a feeling of loss when you travel the wasteland.

Too bad I've never been to Washinton DC in real life. Does Fallout need to take place in Washinton DC? Or can future Fallouts take place in other cities/continents?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 07, 2008, 10:30:12 AM
The is the first Fallout in DC, the others were set in California so I'd imagine it could be done in another part of the country.  Let's see a nuked out Hawaii.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Greatness Gone on November 07, 2008, 10:46:06 AM
Beat it.

Fallout 2 was better, but this was a good attempt.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 10:56:18 AM
Yes let us all dwell on Fallout 2.

I cant wait to play more tonight, have to finish up Blood Ties and then trek to Rivet City!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 07, 2008, 11:19:33 AM
The is the first Fallout in DC, the others were set in California so I'd imagine it could be done in another part of the country.  Let's see a nuked out Hawaii.
I'd like european city, somewhere I've been like Paris, London or Berlin. But they probably won't do that.

Fable II was a nice good simple RPG, but this is another category...fantastic. Such a cool dreary setting.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on November 07, 2008, 11:29:09 AM
I've been interested in the series forever, but only played (wait for it) Fallout Tactics and Brotherhood of Steel. Neither of them have anything in common with the legendary RPGs other than the license, it seems.

I will probably pick this up next year but, seriously, how does this compare with Elder Scrolls Oblivion?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 07, 2008, 11:31:56 AM
I've been interested in the series forever, but only played (wait for it) Fallout Tactics and Brotherhood of Steel. Neither of them have anything in common with the legendary RPGs other than the license, it seems.

I will probably pick this up next year but, seriously, how does this compare with Elder Scrolls Oblivion?
Cooler setting and world, better menus, so far better balance, better graphics, better combat (it's no just swinging a sword or shooting lighting) although not a shooter, denser but still huge.

I loved Oblivion immensly (put more than 160hours into it) but this one is more engaging faster and keeps you in it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 11:57:47 AM
Tactics was so un-fallout it was scary, plus omg balance issues.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 07, 2008, 12:01:12 PM
I will probably pick this up next year but, seriously, how does this compare with Elder Scrolls Oblivion?

Oblivion doesn't even come close to matching Fallout 3. Story, characters, graphics, sound, gameplay,...hell everything is better in Fallout.  It's like night and day.

IMO, this game keeps reminding me more of Morrowind than Oblivion - and I mean that in a good way.  I LOVED Morrowind.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 12:02:45 PM
Fallout 3 is teh awesome, I wish I could play it right now instead of go to work! :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 07, 2008, 12:12:07 PM
Damn, all the positive feedback is making Fallout 3 go to the top of my list.  Guess I'll put away Far Cry 2 for awhile to check out F3 in more depth. 

Can someone please explain VATS for me?  I know that VATS pauses the combat and lets you target specific parts but are there any negatives to using it? 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on November 07, 2008, 12:15:57 PM
no negatives, just reduction of action points.  once action points are gone, time to run like a little bitch!

also, crouching reduces action points even more when using VATS -- but also increases accuracy.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 12:17:22 PM
Whats nice about VATS is you can fire outside of vats without an impact on your AP. So if you are at range and your target is an easy shot, go for it without VATS, but if things get up close its generally best to switch to VATS to get the most potential out of each shot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 07, 2008, 12:20:34 PM
Fallout 3 bitch slaps Oblivion.

I want to be at home playing this game some more as well! 

I love using my combat shotty against super mutants.  I'll crouch to the ground, hide behind cover, and when they get close I'll pop out, aim up in vats and blow their heads off in about two shots.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 07, 2008, 12:24:18 PM
Ok, thanks for the tips.   

Just a few more questions.  What are the weapons that I should specialize in?  I invested my first points in big guns because I thought it would be hard to come across more exotic weapons like lasers. 

Also, is it worthwhile to invest XP in hacking? 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 12:24:58 PM
i found another vault, but reading here it makes it sound like it breaks the main quest, so i will have to reload at an earlier point
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 12:25:45 PM
I love the sawed off shotgun. If they do get in close I just aim for the head and POP. scoped magnum is my mid-range of choice and I still have the general purpose hunting rifle for long range- better than nothing.

Switching weapons as enemies move between ranges is pretty essential for ammo conservation.

The vault tour in the museum of technology was awesome and creepy. I still need to fully explore that place.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 12:28:12 PM
Ok, thanks for the tips.   

Just a few more questions.  What are the weapons that I should specialize in?  I invested my first points in big guns because I thought it would be hard to come across more exotic weapons like lasers. 

Also, is it worthwhile to invest XP in hacking? 

i almost always do small guns cuz they are the easiest ones to get at start when you are a weakling, speech because i talk to everyone i can, and this time i did repair because repair is SO important here.

i am not really a fan of big guns myself and i found a laser pistol pretty early on (esp for a FO game).  my most recent level (10) i dumped a ton of points into energy weapons
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 07, 2008, 12:33:13 PM
i found another vault, but reading here it makes it sound like it breaks the main quest, so i will have to reload at an earlier point

112?  Yeah, leave it alone for now.


Going back to VATS, the only time I don't use VATS is when I've run out of action pts and I'm forced to lay some lead down to keep whatever at bay.  With caps and ammo being as limited as they are (especially in the beginning), VATS is the best way to conserve resources plus it just looks fucking awesome.  Nothing like blowing the shit out something like a Raider and seeing their limbs fly all over the place in slow motion. And pick up Lincoln's gun, add a few perks like the one that resets your AP for every kill, and you can basically chain everything in sight without leaving VATS.  Pretty sweet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 07, 2008, 12:45:46 PM
I fucking love VATS, it's very cool seeing the legs or head blow up. Reminds me a bit of Gears in that. Crippling someone is also very cool, they wince in pain and stumble towards you.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 07, 2008, 12:52:27 PM
Or stumble away from you, which is even better.  I love seeing them trying to limp away why you just casually walk up to them, reload, and then blow their heads off.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on November 07, 2008, 01:11:28 PM
a tip for you pc guys...

for some reason, when i was running the game in 16:10 @ 1920x1200 on high settings, the framerate was pretty bouncy and i'd have noticeable jerkiness in every type of environment including rooms/indoors.  i then switched the resolution to 16:9 @ 1920x1080 and noticed HUGE improvement in framerate.  60fps+ indoors and in cities, with a very solid framerate outdoors, definitely above 30fps -- all on ultra settings with 2x AA, 15x AF, and v-sync on.

not sure why that was the case, but i highly recommend trying out the 16:9 settings to see if you get improvements.  it was literally night and day.  i didn't think i'd be able to play on ultra settings at such a high framerate.  the visuals are even more drop dead gorgeous now.  fyi, the video card i'm using is an nvidia geforce 8800GT on a mac pro.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 02:00:45 PM
i run at medium and it's cool by me.

i could run it higher but when i did, my hdd was going nuts


it still does, but not at the horrifying levels previous
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 07, 2008, 02:03:30 PM
I bought Fallout 2 like a month ago from GOG and started playing it last week...I don't understand anything about this game..what do I do? :( :(

But I really want FO3, so I might grab that later today or tommorrow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 07, 2008, 02:14:03 PM
I run at ultra high at 1650x1080 with 4xAA and 14xAF and v-sync + HDR lighting. Runs niiiice
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 07, 2008, 02:16:34 PM
I have everything maxed at 1920x1200 and everything runs fine.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 07, 2008, 03:00:13 PM
Beat it.

Fallout 2 was better, but this was a good attempt.

I like F3 better than F2, but the latter felt really same-y compared to the first game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 07, 2008, 03:04:36 PM
With everything else maxed, turning off water reflections, lowering AA and AF to 2x and 5x, and turning off Vsync got me to 40+ outdoors and a solid 60fps indoors/cities at 1440x900. The game hardly tears with vsync off.  Surprisingly, the biggest gain for me was disabling water reflections--that shit was dropping me to like 20fps any time I got near a body of water.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 07, 2008, 03:11:10 PM
For some reason, the main hit for me is whenever a Mr. Gutsy is in the area. It chugs really bad when that happens.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 03:40:12 PM
i had my rig at ultra, i stepped outside VATS something and my machine crashed, so i scaled it back
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 07, 2008, 04:10:22 PM
Beat it.

Fallout 2 was better, but this was a good attempt.

I like F3 better than F2, but the latter felt really same-y compared to the first game.

I played Fallout 2 before Fallout 1, I enjoyed both games, but I like Fallout 3 more.  They are different types of games now and I really like what it has become.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 07, 2008, 04:51:40 PM
i liked FO1 a lot more than 2.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 07, 2008, 10:13:41 PM
So my lawbringer perk is basically wasted now.  I was on top of the hill next to the Regulator ranch when 2 giant radscorpions broke down the fence and started attacking the brahmin.  The regulators filed out of the cabin and started attacking the giant radscorpions with one person running off north into the wasteland alone, which I thought was kinda funny at the time.  After it was all over I climbed down off the rocks and entered the cabin.  Well it just so happened that the idiot that ran off also happened to be the woman I need to talk to start this freakin' thing.  I went outside combing the area to see if I could find her or her body but came up empty and now that I've been in and out of that cabin several times, the autosave file won't help me and my previous hard save was like two and a half hours ago. :/  Lesson learned.  Save often.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on November 07, 2008, 11:06:36 PM
Still playin Shenmue?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 07, 2008, 11:29:55 PM
Getting this game tommorow, can't wait :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 07, 2008, 11:34:05 PM
I played Shenmue for about 24 hours over a 3-day weekend when it first came out. I'm not saying I'm proud of it, I'm just saying it happened.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 08, 2008, 04:32:35 AM
lol I walked into Lucas Simms house in the morning when the door was unlocked and he was asleep inside. Snuck into his room and grabbed the bobblehead. Right when I leave his house some lady goes "Youve done so much for us, I wish there were more people like you. I want you to have this" then hands me bullets.

To be honest, bobbleheads dont count as anyones property, so I wasnt stealing...kinda
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 08, 2008, 09:38:40 AM
It's blue, so it's not stealing. That's how you know.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 08, 2008, 12:19:12 PM
its blue if your hud is blue lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 08, 2008, 12:22:36 PM
If tt's any color other than red, its fine
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on November 08, 2008, 12:30:44 PM
god why is there so much talking at the beginning let me kill shit ffs
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on November 08, 2008, 12:38:40 PM
god why is there so much talking at the beginning let me kill shit ffs

ITS YOUR BIRTHDAY DAMMIT, YOU WILL LISTEN TO ALL THE TALKING BEFORE WE MAKE SOME TIME LEAPS.

Yeah and then its like "YES IM FINALLY FREE TO EXPLORE THE WORL-OH WAIT there's the town i'm looking for right in front of me." 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 08, 2008, 01:50:38 PM
Got it :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 08, 2008, 02:31:47 PM
So I'm heading for Vault 112 and on my way I see this church, I think to myself "oh nice church, maybe there are some friendlies there cause it's a church and shit". I enter the church and get a shotgun blast to me body from a trap, then all of a sudden I see 4 reds light up. Head outside and walk into a flamer, kill him. In the distance I get shot at from 3 other dudes. I duck behind a wrecked car, which gets on fire from the enemy fire. I go duck behind the church and I see one red icon coming towards me...as he comes to me the wrecked car explodes (holy shit, they're like mini-nuclear explosions, so loud, always scares me). Then I wonder where the other two raiders have went and come from my hiding spot and see they're in a fight with a trader who passed by.
Luckily there was a lot of loot in the church.
What's also fun is luring enemies into traders or brotherhood of steel guys or outcast brotherhood of steel guys. They're so fucking strong and do all the work for you, although once two super mutants (one with a mini-gun) killed one brotherhood guy who had a laser rifle, the other guy killed them off but it got me great armor and weapons.

When wandering through the wasteland it still amazes me how utterly destroyed this world is, the imagery is more scary than anything I've experienced in any game...so cool.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 08, 2008, 03:08:09 PM
I got kicked out of Vault 101 - for good this time.  They all hate me now.  :(

I should've gone all Columbine on their asses before I left.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 08, 2008, 03:15:24 PM
I gotta deal with the vampires tonight
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 08, 2008, 04:22:20 PM
This game is wicked, but I've made all the lame choices so far.  I'm going to have to replay it to get the cool stuff - like blowing up Megaton, flooding Vault 101, etc.

I just suck. :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 08, 2008, 05:44:01 PM
Nothing wrong with not blowing up megaton. Theres nothing like brutal justice
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 08, 2008, 05:50:25 PM
Alright, that's it. God damnit.  This game is fucked when it comes to the lawbringer perk.  After the previous incident at the Regulator ranch, I bit the bullet and re-did 2 hrs worth of work by using a previous save.  Thinking that it was just an isolated incident, I picked the lawbringer perk again and this time I was able to meet with the head of gang.  Everything was fine and dandy until I decided to bring in my bag of fingers.  I fast traveled to the ranch and lo and behold we had 1 sentry bot, 2 giant radscorpions, and an enclave dude having a battle right outside of the thing.  I ran inside the ranch only to find everybody running into each other while the leader of this chicken shit outfit was cowering in the corner bent over with her hands over her head.  I clicked on the bitch and the game said she was "fleeing".  Right after that, she bolted out the fucking door and ran into the wasteland never to be seen again.  Beautiful.  I'm screwed once again.

Fuck the lawbringer perk and Bethesda's decision to place the Regulator ranch right in the middle of giant radscorpion fuck valley.  :punch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 05:51:37 PM
Being the law in the wasteland is like being the ultimate badass.  People believe you to be the savior of the world because you kill bad guys.  

And I think I remember Giant Radscorpions.  I call them by their proper name now of -3 shotgun shells to the face.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 08, 2008, 06:04:48 PM
It's not that I have trouble taking down the things it's just that anything outside of that Regulator Ranch sends those idiots into a 3 alarm panic while their leader runs off into the wild.  I thought these fuckers were supposed to be bad asses?  The kid in Grayditch is more brave than these morons.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 08:24:58 PM
I tried talking with the people Paradise Falls to let the slaves go, but I could only get the kids free and that wasn't enough, so I killed everyone there except for the slaves.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 08, 2008, 08:36:23 PM
I killed everyone there except for the slaves.

Which is the proper thing to do.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 08:40:24 PM
The game agrees because it gave me a lot of good karma.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Greatness Gone on November 08, 2008, 08:42:39 PM
Playing through this again. I just tricked this girl into becoming a slave.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 08, 2008, 08:53:49 PM
I don't usually buy a lot of DLC but I can't freakin' wait for whatever Bethesda has lined up for this one.  I'll snatch up everything they put out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 08, 2008, 08:59:02 PM
So what character arch should I start my first character as? In FO2 I went for charisma and luck, but I don't know how well that does in this one. Any tips?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 08, 2008, 11:14:26 PM
I just did the Paradise Falls run myself and slaughtered everyone.  Looks like Eulogy Jones was some kind of pederast.  Brutal justice netted me awesome karma.  I also disarmed the bomb and got a house.  Sweet.

I just got entrance to Little Lamplight, but now I can't find the Mayor to get into Vault 87.  Anyone know where the fuck this snot nosed asshole is?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 11:47:38 PM
you can get all the vault codes by going into the vault-tec headquarters.  I did that and now I have free reign over EVERYTHING.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 08, 2008, 11:50:28 PM
You cannot get into Vault 87 unless the little kids raise the gate.  You need the mayor to do this.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 08, 2008, 11:51:13 PM
Wrong, you can hack the backdoor if you talk to the other kid. Harold, or something.

Me > Willco

Unless you mean the entrance to Lamplight which means you have to save the kids at Paradise Falls
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 08, 2008, 11:52:15 PM
oh wait, I don't think I've been to 87.  I went to 90-some, 101, and 112.  I might head on down there after helping out BIG TOWN BECAUSE THINGS ARE SO BIG THERE
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 09, 2008, 03:14:17 AM
Fawkes is the coolest Super Mutant ever.

I just escaped the Enclave and got admitted as an honorary member of the Lyons Pride.  How close am I to completing the main quest, demi?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 09, 2008, 03:50:58 AM
Very end of the game, make sure you save because you're at the point of no return
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 03:58:57 AM
lol, dumped the kid from THOSE with the crazy kids at lamplight. He's not as happy as he would be in Rivet City, but they need more recruits.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 09, 2008, 09:08:38 AM
So you can beat the main quest in like 16 hours or so if you push ahead, I guess.  I think I'll beat it and then replay with a new character and do all the cool sidequests.  Unless, can you do sidequests after the end game?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 09, 2008, 09:51:30 AM
The game just ends after you beat the main quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 09, 2008, 10:08:22 AM
I think I might just push ahead and beat it.  Then replay it with my CE strategy guide to get all the good stuff.

Why isn't Oblivion this fun?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: archie4208 on November 09, 2008, 10:36:08 AM
Why isn't Oblivion this fun?

VATS, more interesting game world, GORE :drool
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 09, 2008, 12:49:45 PM
yeah, it's how interesting the world is.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 12:51:36 PM
lol, willco had to say CE guide like the CE matters
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 09, 2008, 12:53:36 PM
shit, i need to pick up a fallout 3 guide
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 09, 2008, 12:55:42 PM
shit, i need to pick up a fallout 3 guide

You mean, fallout 3 CE guide.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 09, 2008, 12:57:19 PM
of course. i would not want to be caught in megaton without a fallout 3 CE guide. lesser binding and poorer paper quality are the road to gaming ruin!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 09, 2008, 01:10:28 PM
Why isn't Oblivion this fun?

VATS, more interesting game world, GORE :drool

Better writing, better voice acting, more interesting quests.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
But not better character animation. :(
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Also, I picked up the Fallout 3 CE guide for just $23 off of DeepDiscount.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 09, 2008, 01:13:00 PM
Character animation is fine, especially when you shoot out someone's legs and watch them slowly limp away as you follow shuffling through weapons wondering if you should punch his head off or burn him.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 01:13:35 PM
Fallout 3 is my game of the year, beating out tales of vesperia and saints row 2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 09, 2008, 01:20:06 PM
I don't know if it's my goty or anything, but if it does get goty from all the media and shit like that, I would totally understand.  I don't know exactly what my favorite game this year is considering two big games for me are coming out in the next two weeks (left 4 dead and Mirror's Edge). 

And I thought Vesperia was the best RPG this year so far, but Fallout 3 destroys it.  Unless Persona 4 turns out better than I expect, Fallout 3 will destroy that also.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 01:21:50 PM
I wasnt that into Mirrors Edge, it felt like DICE made another RSC game, but with people. Left 4 Dead is largely a multiplayer affair and we know which way I fall on that issue.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 09, 2008, 01:57:14 PM
Character animation is fine, especially when you shoot out someone's legs and watch them slowly limp away as you follow shuffling through weapons wondering if you should punch his head off or burn him.

But it's not fine when they jerk around and show very little emotion.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 09, 2008, 02:26:37 PM
Uhh..I felt a little wrong about letting that guy that was locked away in Paradise Falls go free.  WTF - that douche was "seeing" Penny?  He was 40yrs old!  Fucking pedo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 09, 2008, 03:00:47 PM
Doesn't the CE have the gigantic zone map and the regular one does not? That's all I was trying to insinuate.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 04:17:04 PM
uhh what
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 04:17:25 PM
Doesn't the CE have the gigantic zone map and the regular one does not? That's all I was trying to insinuate.

You get a zone map in the normal one too. the only difference is the cover

As for letting criminals go, I don't. If anyone is doing something horrible ill shoot them till their head comes off and then collect their finger. Fuck criminals.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 09, 2008, 04:28:33 PM
I try talking it out first.  Like, some people might seem bad at first, but they are just misunderstood.  If I think they're bad, I'll kill them.  I'm the judge, jury, and executioner :punch

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 04:36:56 PM
talk is cheap in the wastes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 09, 2008, 05:00:05 PM
Uhh..I felt a little wrong about letting that guy that was locked away in Paradise Falls go free.  WTF - that douche was "seeing" Penny?  He was 40yrs old!  Fucking pedo.

Picture this:

The world has just ended. You have no guarantee that it wont happen again and finish you and everyone else off for good. This alone give you the right do everything and anything that would get your ass in deep shit.

Looking at it this way, he can fuck penny in the ear 24 hours a day and have sex with those freaky cows. I give him a pass.

Green Man: Head
Green Man: Head
Green Man: Head
Green Man: Head
Green Man: Head
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 09, 2008, 05:01:12 PM
hah
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 09, 2008, 06:55:54 PM
VATS is fucking awesome AND fun. It needs to be in every game.

So far lovin the game, although I hate how it just threw me in the world after the Vault with no direction.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I killed the guy who wanted me to blow up Megaton, because he killed the mayor, and he's a fellow black man. So I took the mayors clothes and now i'm a cowboy. Also I think maybe blowing up Megaton would've been awesomeer.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 09, 2008, 07:00:53 PM
VATS is fucking awesome AND fun. It needs to be in every game.

So far lovin the game, although I hate how it just threw me in the world after the Vault with no direction.

that's why it says "go to megaton to find info on Dad" and puts Megaton on your map
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 09, 2008, 07:07:58 PM
love the weapon you get when you beat the android quest

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 02:52:59 AM
Hooly shit doing riley's raiders late in the game after you've explored a lot of shit pays off instantly. 1600 caps for everything ive discovered so far. Bought My First Infirmary for my house in Megaton.

I also trained up in power armor and killed some enclave fucks. Im like The Batman of Megaton now.

(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2981/screenshot0fw1.th.png) (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot0fw1.png)(http://img146.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)

Also, holy jesus Radscorps chased finger collecting lady out of her house and into the wilds. Hope they fix that bug, never gonna be able to turn a finger in again lol.

PS. Ghoul Mask is Awesome!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 04:10:54 AM
Gahh, I did TenPenny before Shoot Him in the Head, now I can't get the keys for the quest to get the best power armor in the game cause the ghoul I put in charge of tenpenny tower murdered tenpenny! Maybe the ghoul has the keys now?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 04:17:31 AM
Best power armor?  You mean the tesla armor?  You'll eventually run into plenty of that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 04:17:39 AM
TenPenny is in his suite... look in the bathroom
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 04:18:15 AM
Best power armor?  You mean the tesla armor?  You'll eventually run into plenty of that.

No, you need the 4 sets of keys to get the t-101 armor in Fort Constantine, it is the best armor in the game (but i dont think you can repair it, as a trade-off)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 11, 2008, 04:26:08 AM
Best power armor?  You mean the tesla armor?  You'll eventually run into plenty of that.

No, you need the 4 sets of keys to get the t-101 armor in Fort Constantine, it is the best armor in the game (but i dont think you can repair it, as a trade-off)
So wrong demi, so wrong.
1) It's T-51b armor
2) You can repair it with brotherhood of steel armor
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/T-51b_Power_Armor#Fallout_3
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 04:26:53 AM
joke's on you cause i didnt get that armor. i got the Prototype Medic Armor that talks to you.

talking armor > t-101 armor
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on November 11, 2008, 06:47:51 AM
Like I said before, seems fine on PS3, stupid 2-second-freeze-when-someone-signs-online-or-offline bug aside.  This can be fixed by turning in-game notifications off in the meantime.

If you were set on getting it on 360, just wait.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 07:19:39 AM
The vaults are both the most interesting and most boring places in this game.  There is alway ssome wacko experiment down there, but they all also have the same layout.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 08:29:51 AM
It's not that bad if only because it makes sense in the Fallout world.  In Mass Effect it was like everyone shopped at the same bunker supply shop, but here the vaults all came from vault-tec and were mass produced in that style.  I assumed they would be different if only because the vaults important to the story are different, but the side ones have the same basic layout to 101 and it is a bit annoying to go to through the same locations.  They are worth checking out for the crazy experiments each has and the bobbleheads.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 09:25:45 AM
Yeah I got a kick reading about some of the vaults at the Citadel.  Like 87 for example was purposely fitted with an inadequate power supply, a doctor that was unaware that he had terminal cancer with approximately 40 more months to live, and a whole arsenal of weaponry.  lol...poor bastards.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 09:29:51 AM
One of the vaults did cloning experiments and through the place you keep fighting the same person with the only difference being the number after his name.  He also just repeatedly says his name like a pokemon.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 11, 2008, 09:47:12 AM
lol, dumped the kid from THOSE with the crazy kids at lamplight. He's not as happy as he would be in Rivet City, but they need more recruits.

Hahaha. I didn't know you could do that. I love the contrast between Lil Lamplight and Bigtown.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 10:08:40 AM
I got a kick out dropping the kid from Little Lamplight off at Big Town and how he was convincing himself how great that shithole was.  Hopefully he'll get to fuck that whore over there before he gets mutilated by a super mutant.



And my NPCs are dropping like flies and I haven't had anything to do with it.  Walter, the guy you sell your scrap metal to in Megaton, is now dead.  I went back to town and I searched all over the place but couldn't find the guy anywhere until I glanced over at the bomb and there he was - face down in the radiated water.  Son of a bitch.  So now Walter is dead, the bitch with the Regulators has run off, I've been witness to 2 of the caravan guys die from animal attacks, and the guy/wannabe boyfriend in the Nuka Cola Challenge quest got his head blown clean off by some Talon Company fuck wads.  Come on!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 11, 2008, 10:20:04 AM
I got a kick out dropping the kid from Little Lamplight off at Big Town and how he was convincing himself how great that shithole was.  Hopefully he'll get to fuck that whore over there before he gets mutilated by a super mutant.



And my NPCs are dropping like flies and I haven't had anything to do with it.  Walter, the guy you sell your scrap metal to in Megaton, is now dead.  I went back to town and I searched all over the place but couldn't find the guy anywhere until I glanced over at the bomb and there he was - face down in the radiated water.  Son of a bitch.  So now Walter is dead, the bitch with the Regulators has run off, I've been witness to 2 of the caravan guys die from animal attacks, and the guy/wannabe boyfriend in the Nuka Cola Challenge quest got his head blown clean off by some Talon Company fuck wads.  Come on!


There once was an Evilbore Poster named JOKING JOE
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 10:28:20 AM
Quote
There once was an Evilbore Poster named JOKING JOE

What?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:46:16 AM
A few of the travelling merchants in my game are dead from super mutants in other parts of the zone. I also killed a guy by giving him too much Jet in rivet city
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 10:51:22 AM
Did you pay to upgrade their inventory?  I wouldn't have minded that two of the guys died if I didn't already put down money to upgrade the weapon and item inventory.  I know the weapon dealer died 'cause I'm familiar with the way he looked but the other one was the merchant that was wearing a suit.  I'm not really sure what he was selling.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 11, 2008, 10:57:51 AM
Quote
There once was an Evilbore Poster named JOKING JOE

What?

When you take Sticky to Big Town he tells all of tghose stupid stories about a character named JOKING JOE.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 11:03:31 AM
Huh.  I guess I forgot about that.  I just remember fast traveling there and he was talking about how there weren't any stores because grown ups don't like to shop and the walls around town were to keep all the kids out.  :lol 

Oh poor Sticky.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:20:48 AM
I remember where some brotherhood armor was, gonna nab that set too so I have both sets of armor. A shame about the keys to the fort. I wanted the uber armor so bad :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:28:46 AM
This game is an overrated pos. Go ahead game, MAKE ME GO THROUGH ONE MORE METRO STATION. I FUCKING DARE YOU.

Also no one said anything about this game being scary, I hate scary games and this game scares the shit out of me.

Also it's soooo boring and it just makes me uneasy. :( :( :(

Anyone want to trade SR2 for FO3? :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:31:48 AM
metro stations are easy once you have the ghoul mask- ghouls wont attack you and thats like 70% of whats in the tunnels. Plus once you get to the end of any point in the tunnel system once, you dont have to go through them to that point again, fast travel bitch.

Or you could wear the armor im wearing and rock faces:

(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/2981/screenshot0fw1.th.png) (http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot0fw1.png)(http://img146.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 11, 2008, 11:39:26 AM
enclave armor!
I have the T51b armor, best armor in the game, though I prefer the look of the enclave armor.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:39:56 AM
tenpenny was killed before I could get the keys from him :( - I convinced him and the tenants to let the ghouls in peacefully, I leave for a week come back and all the normal people have been kicked out and the ghouls killed tenpenny. Wonder if the ghoul leader has the keys now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 11:41:40 AM
MAF I posted about that - did you check his bathroom? I'm pretty sure Tenpenny commits suicide in there

Also, get this

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Prototype_Medic_Power_Armor
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:42:42 AM
Ill check his bathroom, thanks!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:43:31 AM
What's so important about tenpennys keys? I have them (I killed him).

Also i have the Ghoul Face but still fuck the metros. That's bad game design 101.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:45:26 AM
his keys open doors in a fort that has the best armor in the game.

How are the metros bad design? You only have to travel to any point once to fast travel to that point the rest of the game. Ive spent like 5% of my time in tunnels. God damn how bad at the game are you?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 11:46:00 AM
lol, he was all "omg i need fallout 3" too
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:46:49 AM
I just dont get bitching about the tunnels, ESPECIALLY if you have the ghoul mask. There's even a map at each station letting you know which direction the tunnels run from where you are.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 11, 2008, 11:55:12 AM
Huh.  I guess I forgot about that.  I just remember fast traveling there and he was talking about how there weren't any stores because grown ups don't like to shop and the walls around town were to keep all the kids out.  :lol 

Oh poor Sticky.

Haha. If you don't fast travel he makes up these stories by like combinign different soundfiles. So he'll go "Let's tell a story to pass the time! Once there was a [person or animal] named [name]. [name] did [action]. And you know what happened? [action]". I heard like 70 varities of this on our trip, hahaha.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 11, 2008, 11:55:49 AM
I just dont get bitching about the tunnels, ESPECIALLY if you have the ghoul mask. There's even a map at each station letting you know which direction the tunnels run from where you are.

Yeah, but the map is woefully innacurate. The tunnels are fucking atrocious. It took me almost 6 hours to do Reilly's Rangers.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:56:35 AM
Wheres the armory for the best gear in teh game? Plz tell.

Also I know about fast travel, but getting from GNR to the Washington Monument was fucking ridiculous because of all the metros.

I dunno, I just find the game too scary and too boring to really enjoy it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 12:03:12 PM
I guess you're just outgrowing videogames : (
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 11, 2008, 01:15:20 PM
I've been way too engulfed in Dead Space to enjoy this game.  When I beat Dead Space, I'ma restart completely with Fallout 3.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 12:13:26 PM
I guess you're just outgrowing videogames : (

In all seriousness I think thats what it is. I'm starting to hate FO3. It's scary, hard for no reason, not that great of an atmosphere and the metro system fucking sucks.

I would kill to trade this for SR2.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 12:16:08 PM
:lol

Idiot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 11, 2008, 12:21:32 PM
I dunno, I just find the game too scary and too boring to really enjoy it.

Too scary and too boring.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 12:25:01 PM
smh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 07:36:51 AM
:lol

Idiot

Sorry im not so cool like you as to enjoy an overrated game.

Just face it; this game is a 7/10 at best. The metros are ridiculous.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 11, 2008, 07:38:46 AM
the metro tunnels are annoying just from a navigation point of view even when using the map.  kind of boring same old same old. 

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 07:40:17 AM
Yeah and it doesnt help that every fucking enemy is the same. Never any variety.


Are there any bosses in this game? I'm tired of Super Mutant #5343
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on November 11, 2008, 08:29:43 AM
How can a game be "too scary" and "too boring"? I can understand either complaint on its own, but not both simultaneously.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 11, 2008, 08:48:25 AM
I could handle the semi-abandoned warehouses, scrapyards, school houses, etc. but there was something about going through some of those old vaults that was pretty unnerving.  I found myself switching on the radio just to break up the tension.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 09:07:06 AM
beat it. my goty, so awesome.

Tesla Armor + Plasma Rifle = Invincible motherfuker
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 09:07:45 AM
I just dont get bitching about the tunnels, ESPECIALLY if you have the ghoul mask. There's even a map at each station letting you know which direction the tunnels run from where you are.

Yeah, but the map is woefully innacurate. The tunnels are fucking atrocious. It took me almost 6 hours to do Reilly's Rangers.

Oh come on. Are you people distinguished mentally-challenged or something?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 09:34:53 AM
stfu maf. just because we aren't super humans with amazing sense of direction doesn't forgive this game for being shitty navigating and requiring you to go through tunnels that are out of bad game design 101 for five hours to reach one destination.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 09:43:22 AM
You have your PIPBOY map, you have subway maps at EVERY STATION, you have a motherfucking compass, you have quick travel, you have quest goddamned waypoints. How much more convenient should a city destroyed by a nuclear holocaust be you idiot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 09:44:08 AM
Perfect Dark Zero ruined a generation of gamers
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 09:44:38 AM
You said it, fucking wusses. i thought I was lame at games.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 11, 2008, 09:47:13 AM
I just wandered the subway system for a long time. I'm a wanderer. That's what I do.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 09:56:42 AM
There's maps of the subway system. If where you are runs north and south, and you want to go east west, guess what, TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE. FUCk
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:08:09 AM
The subway maps are fucking useless you fucktard since most of the fucking subways are blocked the fuck off so it's just mindless corridor blazingl
.
Jesus christ MAF hold back your nerd fucking rage. This game isn't anything more than a 7. Cry me a fucking river of nerd tears.

And this game is fucking piece of shit. Looking two hours for a photo of the lincoln memorial in the Museum of History and never found it. Fuck you game.

Oblivion was way better.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 10:10:53 AM
:lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:18:24 AM
Man, what a fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:28:01 AM
Man, what a fucking distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.

What, did I touch a nerdve?

Face it. It's a fun gunplay, shitty atmosphere and shitty tunnels game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:28:35 AM
Face it. You're dumber than a Super Mutant.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:32:27 AM
Oh wow I am so hurt by your joke referencing a just released overrated video game.


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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 11, 2008, 10:35:59 AM
The subway maps are fucking useless you fucktard since most of the fucking subways are blocked the fuck off so it's just mindless corridor blazingl
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Jesus christ MAF hold back your nerd fucking rage. This game isn't anything more than a 7. Cry me a fucking river of nerd tears.

And this game is fucking piece of shit. Looking two hours for a photo of the lincoln memorial in the Museum of History and never found it. Fuck you game.

Oblivion was way better.

u mad? ???
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:43:15 AM
haha, it must be hard thinking you have a valid argument only to find its all just cuz youre stupid
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:43:55 AM
Whatever. Stick to mindless insults since you can't disproove the fact that the games map system is bullshit because EVERY FUCKING PATH IS BLOCKED OFF FOR SOME FUCKING REASON.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 11, 2008, 10:44:25 AM
Wow

you know you can, like, walk around blocked paths
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:45:13 AM
You may wanna check this game out Methodis.

(http://www.andrico.ee/pood/images/xbox%20360%20perfect%20dark%20zero.jpg)

it has arrows telling you where to go.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:46:14 AM
Wow

you know you can, like, walk around blocked paths

Not all of them. Thats why you have to take the metros.

And stfu MAF. I don't need to be told where i'm going. I was never lost, it just took a long fucking time to get there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:46:36 AM
Sounds like Methodis is the one person who COULD use Moira's wasteland survival guide.

"If there's something in your way, go around it."

Hey dont get mad at me Methodis. I suck at beating games and I beat Fallout 3. Whats your excuse?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:47:49 AM
Whatever dude.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 10:48:44 AM
:lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 10:49:30 AM
Except for the fact that you can't go around it because each direction is fucking blocked off completely REQUIRING you to take the Metros which are also blocked off.

Fuck this game and fuck you MAF.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:05:16 AM
Screens from my last 6 hours o playing:

(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5653/screenshot1sz1.th.png) (http://img186.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenshot1sz1.png)(http://img186.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
Flaming Sword get

(http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4788/teslayumgn7.th.png) (http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=teslayumgn7.png)(http://img151.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
Tesla Armor *DROOL* - Plasma Rifle is just too good if you have your energy weapon skill up past 60, cause the armor boosts it another 10. Holy shit melting even Super Mutant Masters.

Stole my first set of Tesla Armor off a squad of Enclave dropped off to fight near the Citadel. Snipered them they took it all muhahah.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 11:06:39 AM
How much did you play? I'm near 50 hours in and I still haven't learned how to use power armors.  Game is hot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:07:49 AM
But seriously fuck this game and it making me want to find some small obscure item IE Fission Battery, Photo of Lincoln Memorial (STILL CANT FIND THAT).

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:09:11 AM
I dunno, 20-25, I had to finish it because WoW WotlK is out tomorrow. There were like 6 or 7 big sidequests I didnt do, but I did some of the harder ones. The game really sweeps you up in the final main missions. I did get 590 of the achievement points and hit level 20.

For power armor just find the citadel and have them train you, then you can use whatever you find.

Mud: Fission battery for Ridley's quest? Its on the same floor as the resturant, there's a ruined robot. They tell you that! Even the flaming sword I made from parts wasnt that hard. Most of the junk vendors sell the parts. Just fast travel between all the vendors and get what you can from them, before looking for locations that could have the part.

Why did you expect a journey through a post-apocalyptic wasteland to be easy?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:12:38 AM
I did that quest hours ago, but it was still mislabbeled as all fuck ("We passed by the maintenance room on the third floor I think there's one there" oh, fuck you game. Thank you for that direction....THAT YOU CANT EVEN GET TO THE THIRD FLOOR BECAUSE THE FUCKING GAME BLOCKS THE THIRD FLOOR). I got enough batteries now. But still, fuck the game. I can't find the photo.

And the game isn't hard, it's just terrible and ridiculously un well communicated.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:14:24 AM
the floor the battery on is the floor right under you, with the bar and restaurant, wtf. You can count floors by using the local map. -- what quest are you talking about?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 11, 2008, 11:15:46 AM
I don't think I spent close to six hours TOTAL in tunnels and I found pretty much every DC location in the game, barring a couple that I didn't bother with.

The picture of the Lincoln Memorial is in the library area, tacked proudly above someone's desk.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:16:42 AM
even then once you get to each station, even overland, after that the only time you hit tunnels are for quests.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:19:07 AM
the floor the battery on is the floor right under you, with the bar and restaurant, wtf. You can count floors by using the local map. -- what quest are you talking about?

I'm talking about Head of State where you need to find a photo for the slave.

And I know where the battery is, I did that quest (reilys) hours ago, but it was distinguished mentally-challenged because he said it was on the maintenance floor, not in a maintenance closet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:19:47 AM
haha I dunno bout that, I understood exactly what he wanted
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 11, 2008, 11:26:37 AM
So what attributes and skill sets do you guys usually go towards when you level up?  I was sick of not being able to hack shit, so I'm starting to boost my science skill more, but I want to be able to fuck some shit up, so I'm going to start bumping up heavy weapons.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:27:27 AM
I just plan around my perks. Honestly skills outside of Science and Lockpicking and Charisma are pretty useless in this game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 11, 2008, 11:29:49 AM
Science, Lockpicking, and Speech were the first three I put a lot into. Once I got Science and Lockpicking up to 100 and a decent amount in Speech, then I started putting all my points into Small Arms, with a few into Repair and Explosives.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:31:27 AM
fuck hacking, I just made sure lockpick and medicine were at least 50, then dumped almost everything into speech small guns and energy weapons. Having energy weapons high makes late game soooooooooooooo easy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:33:32 AM
yeah medicine is really helpfull also.

Also don't make the mistake I did and go half through the game without realizing that you can heal yourself with sinks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 11:34:35 AM
I don't bother doing the hacking mini game or lock pick anymore.  I just F5 - force lock - F9 (if I failed) until it works.  For hacking I click random shit until it works, if it doesn't, I quick load.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 11, 2008, 11:39:07 AM
you know for hacking you can fail three times, then power off the computer, then power it on again, and you get 4 tries again. Just never use that last one.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:42:20 AM
I hate how doors become un lock pickable if you break it, like the ones where I need to get the lincoln rifle
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlackMage on November 11, 2008, 11:46:26 AM
the wasteland does crazy things to people
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 11, 2008, 11:52:33 AM
I hate how doors become un lock pickable if you break it, like the ones where I need to get the lincoln rifle

I've played the game for nearly 50 hours and never once broke a single lock.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 11, 2008, 11:55:40 AM
wow, methodis is pissed :lol

I might have to put this game off until after graduation...so I can sink into it for 24 hours a day for a couple days without anyone being able to say shit about it :pimp
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:56:02 AM
Aren't you special for not breaking locks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 12:01:19 PM
I hate how doors become un lock pickable if you break it, like the ones where I need to get the lincoln rifle

Well quit forcing it. Also, there's a perk that lets you re-pick. Cry moar, chubby chaser.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 12:03:13 PM
I didn't know it permantly fucks it up, so I did that early before I knew anything you distinguished mentally-challenged fellow and I dont ufck fatties I fuck hotties
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlackMage on November 11, 2008, 10:45:08 PM
this game sucks. where's the boobs?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 10:46:08 PM
uh, you can undress anyone in this game by killing them and stripping them.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlackMage on November 11, 2008, 10:48:06 PM
uh, you can undress anyone in this game by killing them and stripping them.

you are a sick human being.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 11, 2008, 10:54:19 PM
Sick would be sticking my penis in their decapitated heads.  I only did that a few times.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlackMage on November 11, 2008, 11:02:06 PM
Sick would be sticking my penis in their decapitated heads.  I only did that a few times.

i just masturbated so i find this game ok now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:22:48 PM
Someone just offered me the first four seasons of King of Queens for this game. I might take it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 11, 2008, 11:24:08 PM
Kevin James is pretty hot, imo, so I would do it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 11, 2008, 11:25:30 PM
Plus I perfer to laugh than be scared
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 11, 2008, 11:41:35 PM
Am I the only one that obsessively takes pictures of things dying? I have about three dozen screenshots of things in various states of dismemberment.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 11, 2008, 11:52:10 PM
The Fuckin' Ants sidequest was horrible

I didn't know the Queen Ant would follow you.  I wiped out the last Guardian Ant than turned around and JESUS FUCK THERES A 10 FOOT HIGH ANT SHITTING GREEN PUS AT ME FUUUUUUUUCK

I ran to the door so fast, so fast
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 12:12:21 AM
I just used mines on the ants, dumb ants lulz. Ignored the queen, didnt try to fight her.

Joe: My favorite kills are with the plasma rifle. Collecting weapons from the green puddle where the enemy once stood = lol. God damn plasma rifle is win
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 12:14:06 AM
Mines the hunting rifle without a doubt. I love running up to their faces, activating VATS and blowing their head off in a bunch of chunks. Plus I have that one perk that makes them explode = orgy all over my face.

Too bad the game isn't as cool as it's battle system.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 12:14:58 AM
when i first saw an enemy turn into goo (not even by my hand), i was all THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, NO WAY. OH MY GOD
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 12:23:41 AM
Yeah Plasma Rifle is godly + 10. Granted I took perks specifically to boost gunplay and physical durability, but the whole last hour of the game was so easy. Especially with Fawkes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 12:24:17 AM
embrace democracy... or be destroyed
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 12:25:24 AM
hahah yeah I loved all the propaganda it was spewing. Awesome name for it too haha.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 12:53:11 AM
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 01:00:23 AM
my dogmeat was killed by ants  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 01:03:28 AM
Yeah I cant really imagine trying to keep AI partners alive unless theyre a super mutant. I couldnt keep the merc alive in Stealing Independence cause she kept runnin into the robot with the gatling laser gun.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 01:06:22 AM
i always make the npcs wait wait WAIT

dogmeat got away from me, though

he was pretty fragile, a couple of bites from that ant and he was gone  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 12, 2008, 01:07:37 AM
I had to send Dogmeat back to wait at the vault, otherwise I would have killed him myself.  He's useful out on the field, but is just a serious pain in the ass when you're trying to maneuver around in small areas and corridors.  
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 12, 2008, 01:10:16 AM
Yeah I cant really imagine trying to keep AI partners alive unless theyre a super mutant. I couldnt keep the merc alive in Stealing Independence cause she kept runnin into the robot with the gatling laser gun.

You can befriend a Super Mutant.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 01:11:47 AM
I know, I was saying that was the exception.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 12, 2008, 01:15:14 AM
Alien pistol that vaporizes enemies is probably has the most badass effect.  Only problem is that ammo is rare.

And I got a fucking laser gatling gun from the deathclaw sanctuary   :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 01:16:27 AM
Yeah I cant really imagine trying to keep AI partners alive unless theyre a super mutant. I couldnt keep the merc alive in Stealing Independence cause she kept runnin into the robot with the gatling laser gun.

Probably one of the best missions i've ever played in a game, i'll give FO3 that. The ending to that mission was classic.


Did any of you activate SPOILERS






the other robot?


Also which ones of you tricked the robot into thinking you're Thomas Jefferson  :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 01:18:02 AM
yeah, that was hilarious
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 01:18:25 AM
Alien pistol that vaporizes enemies is probably has the most badass effect.  Only problem is that ammo is rare.

And I got a fucking laser gatling gun from the deathclaw sanctuary   :o

What does a laser gatling gun count as? Energy weapon? Big guns? I gave the gatling laser to the mentioned super mutant and kept to my plasma rifle.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 01:18:56 AM
i have yet to see a deathclaw in the wild
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 01:48:11 AM
Ive seen two, most were in the northest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 12, 2008, 01:50:53 AM
i have yet to see a deathclaw in the wild

What level are you?  The higher your level, the more you'll see 'em.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on November 12, 2008, 02:04:15 AM
i have yet to see a deathclaw in the wild

There's a shit load of them in and under Olney.  Ug.  Hate those things.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on November 12, 2008, 02:06:17 AM
Speaking of AI partners.  Found Cherry  :lol tonight, took her on some adventuring and then parked her in my bedroom in Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 12, 2008, 03:09:54 AM
Alien pistol that vaporizes enemies is probably has the most badass effect.  Only problem is that ammo is rare.

And I got a fucking laser gatling gun from the deathclaw sanctuary   :o

What does a laser gatling gun count as? Energy weapon? Big guns? I gave the gatling laser to the mentioned super mutant and kept to my plasma rifle.

I don't know, but it has a weird name and is a unique weapon.

I'm trying to collect all the super weapons and just collected allt he Keller audio logs.  If my game didn't crash because Windows update popped up, I would have gone and gotten that gun that shoots EIGHT NUKES AT ONCE!

I also saw an Enclave helicopter coming to attack me.  I never saw that happen before, but I'm in such a high league that I have about 400 stim packs I never use and I only really use the Hunting Rifle.  I actually ran into that Centaur enemy just recently and was like "wow, 40 hours ago I was actually running away from you, now I waste one bullet"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 03:14:01 AM
i have yet to see a deathclaw in the wild

What level are you?  The higher your level, the more you'll see 'em.

Not really true, they're found more in the northern areas of the game than anywhere else.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 12, 2008, 09:36:51 AM
i have yet to see a deathclaw in the wild

What level are you?  The higher your level, the more you'll see 'em.

Not really true, they're found more in the northern areas of the game than anywhere else.

Yeah I know they're up there but when I reached level 18-20 I started running into them every now and again in the southern region too.  I never saw them down there before when I was lower level but maybe that was just my experience.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 12, 2008, 10:36:39 AM
But seriously fuck this game and it making me want to find some small obscure item IE Fission Battery, Photo of Lincoln Memorial (STILL CANT FIND THAT).



Dude. The Lincoln photo is giant 10x10 GLOWING SHEET
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 12:45:17 PM
Yeah but where the fuck is it? It's not in my History of Museum, so i'm chalking it up to it being this POS buggy game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 12:52:24 PM
Living in constant denial must be tragic.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 12, 2008, 12:59:19 PM
i have yet to see a deathclaw in the wild

There's a shit load of them in and under Olney.  Ug.  Hate those things.

i now have lincoln's repeater.  i will go and explore under there hoping to get that woman's goddamn nuka cola quantum
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 12, 2008, 01:04:35 PM
I keep "accidentally" solving quests by helping people, boosting my karma, but I murder everyone I meet out on the plains because I'm a greedy poor and I killed everyone in Megaton who gave me lip (gonna blow it up anyway).  So what am I missing out on by being Neutral status all the time?  I must be missing out on all of the bonuses you get from swaying either way.

Or, let me put it another way, since I know what I'd like to be: is there anyone I SHOULDN'T kill if I want good armor/weapons/rewards?  Who needs to live so I can procure a house?  And is there always an evil way to solve quests and still complete them?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: T234 on November 12, 2008, 01:09:01 PM
Arefu Spoiler:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
DO NOT KILL THE VAMPIRES. SOLVE THIS DIPLOMATICALLY.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 12, 2008, 01:11:08 PM
That's one of the ones I "accidentally" solved with positive results.  I saw all kinds of goodies scattered around in there -- I was gonna go back tonight and slaughter the whole bunch.  Why shouldn't I?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 01:11:26 PM
Living in constant denial must be tragic.

How is it constant denial if it's fucking true you half a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow?

It's not my fault this game has a terrible navagation system.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: T234 on November 12, 2008, 01:16:13 PM
That's one of the ones I "accidentally" solved with positive results.  I saw all kinds of goodies scattered around in there -- I was gonna go back tonight and slaughter the whole bunch.  Why shouldn't I?
More of the same spoilers:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Perk that makes blood packs give decent amounts of health, If you got that, kill them all.

They got lippy with me and I killed all of them. The town of Arefu becomes hostile if you do that. I have neutral karma as well due to the fact that I fucking steal EVERYTHING of worth from everywhere, but am a goody-two shoes in every other way.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 12, 2008, 01:59:22 PM
Yeah but where the fuck is it? It's not in my History of Museum, so i'm chalking it up to it being this POS buggy game.

oH GEE, MAYBE WHERE THE OTHER 400 Lincoln items are? Try talking to some characters. You're useless.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 02:31:17 PM
STFU you idiot, I already said, because of a game breaking bug in the game, I can't get into that part of the museum so why don't you shut the fuck up you stupid fucking cigarillo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 12, 2008, 02:37:17 PM
smh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 12, 2008, 03:22:34 PM
STFU you idiot, I already said, because of a game breaking bug in the game, I can't get into that part of the museum so why don't you shut the fuck up you stupid fucking cigarillo.

Game breaking bug? Why'd you break the lock fuck-face? You have like 15 fights going on in 8 threads. What does that tell you?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 03:29:33 PM
Why'd I break the lock? Because it's a fucking feature of the game. It's not my fault Bethesda is so distinguished mentally-challenged that they forgot to put the key to get into the game someweres thereby fucking over this quest. That's another thing out of bad game design.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 12, 2008, 03:31:15 PM
Just think of it as something to look forward to seeing when you create a new toon.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 03:33:38 PM
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate the game. It's well done, just it's not a 10/10 as everyones been screaming. It's got some legitimate problems that a few extra months in QA would've ironed out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 03:38:36 PM
If EA published the game they could release a Methodis edition that has arrows and big balloons above items saying HERE I AM.

I mean honestly, you'd get less people laughing at you if you bitched about a legitimate bug, like the Regulator Captain running off into the wilderness to die to Radscorps. This crusade you've taken against the mechanics that actually work for everyone but you just makes us all laugh.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 03:39:04 PM
How many times is it going to take to get thorugh your dumb fucking head that I AM NOT LOST.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 03:57:40 PM
God leper Methodis
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 04:05:56 PM
i sure am enjoying all the bottlecaps i got from selling all those lincoln artifacts

and shooting things with his hunting rifle

and bringing honest abe style to the wasteland by sporting his hat

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, lincoln

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 12, 2008, 04:07:36 PM
Where is the Lincoln Memorial? I asked at Underworld and they said go east, but when I go east I end up at Capitol Hill and got sandwiched by talon company and then by enclave distinguished effete fellows

Oh yeah, what's better Eugene or the custom armor with the bonuses? What's AP again?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 04:10:34 PM
i just wear enclave armor, because it's easy to repair with the spare armor i pick up off the many enclave corpses i leave decorating the landscape
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 04:14:39 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 12, 2008, 04:17:20 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\

Talk to Moira.

Er, nevermind.  You didn't get the armored 101 armor from her?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 12, 2008, 04:17:39 PM
play the main quest up until the point where you get to the citadel, and "gunny" will train you to wear power armor

it won't take long, the main quest is actually pretty short as far as rpgs go
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 12, 2008, 04:21:35 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\

Reilly's Rangers yeilds a nice piece. DR 25
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 04:27:00 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\

Talk to Moira.

Er, nevermind.  You didn't get the armored 101 armor from her?

Well, nevermind, I lied.  I finished most of Chapter 1 except for Minefield's portion.  Is that when you get armored 101 armor, after you complete that?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 12, 2008, 04:28:25 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\

Screw good armor, I wore the Sheriff's Duster up until I joined the Regulators and got the Regulator's Duster. Bullets can't hurt me (with enough Stimpacks).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 04:29:21 PM
I wanna look like maf though  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 12, 2008, 04:30:54 PM
I'm wearing my ghoul mask, with a shady hat (has +5 sneak) and a T51b armor.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 12, 2008, 04:34:36 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\
Moriarity wants a lot of caps for him to tell you. One of the hookers in the bar can be coerced into giving you his terminal code. That is all the info you need.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 04:37:53 PM
Yeah, I fucked up early and want and saw Silver before I talked to Moriarty and told her I'd take care of everything...so I can't get caps from her now to talk to him.  I have well over 500 caps now from the quests and selling shit, but I'm not gonna give them to him.  Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 12, 2008, 04:41:09 PM
I can check my notes to see what the password is and let you know. Then you could just hack it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 04:45:08 PM
Don't they change at random when you try to hack it though?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 05:03:56 PM
Honestly I wish this game had more robots than zombies. I think I was unprepared and had un expected expectationts.


Although it really makes me want a cyberpunk game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 05:17:03 PM
I used the presidential wig when I needed to help my chances with speech challenges
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 12, 2008, 05:20:33 PM
Meh, when do you start picking up good armor?  I'm still early in the game, haven't even talked to Moriarty yet about my dad, but I've done a few sidequests already (Those!, first chapter of Survival Guide, and Blood Ties).  I still only use my 101 Officer armor  :-\

Talk to Moira.

Er, nevermind.  You didn't get the armored 101 armor from her?

Well, nevermind, I lied.  I finished most of Chapter 1 except for Minefield's portion.  Is that when you get armored 101 armor, after you complete that?

I thought you got it just for agreeing to do the Guide quest, but maybe it depends on your choices when you chat with her the first time.  It's not bad considering how extremely early you can get it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 05:29:39 PM
I wanna look like maf though  :'(

That's not even the best armor. I think the Tesla Armor still edges out the Brotherhood Medical Armor, but its trumped by the Brotherhood armor in Fort Constantine or whatever which I couldnt get to. I guess the medical armor automatically injects you with Med-X and has a little computer voice inside.

Still once you get to citadel you can train power armor for free and just go wild. You will in most cases run into troops wearing standard Enclave Armor which is still awesome looking, but most of the troops from helicopter drops have the Tesla variety. If you bum around the Citadel you'll eventually see an Enclave Heli touch down with some troops to cause trouble, you can kill them all and take their armor and yum, plasma rifles. You'll wanna go all out energy weapons late game to become ultimate death with plasma rifle.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 05:31:06 PM
talking armor >
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on November 12, 2008, 05:31:08 PM
i got stuck in a wall last night after about an hour session.  my autosave was about 1/2 an hour before i got stuck..  :cry :cry
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 05:33:03 PM
talking armor >

Yeah but i guess the armor is in the den of deathclaw monsters, which kinda freak me out in large groups. Wtf hurts
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 05:34:29 PM
Actually there's two entrances to the sewer (it's in Old Olney sewer, not Deathclaw Sanctuary). There's one that you fall down to get to, but just nearby theres a sewer lid you can get to that basically warps you straight to the armor. I figured that one out when I had found the second entrance, then I kicked myself. And died.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 05:34:45 PM
I'm wearing my ghoul mask, with a shady hat (has +5 sneak) and a T51b armor.

ghoul mask is win
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 05:42:12 PM
i got stuck in a wall last night after about an hour session.  my autosave was about 1/2 an hour before i got stuck..  :cry :cry

Yeah I hate when that happens. Stupid bugs.

Luckily the last time it happened I was outside so I was able to Fast Travel out of it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 12, 2008, 05:43:58 PM
See, he bitched about getting stuck in a wall, no one jumped on him. Bitching about finding a big glowing picture, or having to use tunnels no one else bitches about having to use and calling it buggy.... I mean bitch about BUGS if youre gonna call it buggy. Half o this thread is just a big tantrum. Im gonna hall of fame it when its dead.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 12, 2008, 06:21:05 PM
I don't have my ghoul mask because I don't have a diplomatic way to end the mission since I killed Tenpenny.  I'm gonna try killing the new guy in charge and see if that helps.

The only person in that building is Daring dashwood.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 06:26:55 PM
See, he bitched about getting stuck in a wall, no one jumped on him. Bitching about finding a big glowing picture, or having to use tunnels no one else bitches about having to use and calling it buggy.... I mean bitch about BUGS if youre gonna call it buggy. Half o this thread is just a big tantrum. Im gonna hall of fame it when its dead.

Oh, so the only way I can complaign about the game is the bugs?

 ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: hyp on November 12, 2008, 06:28:43 PM
i wasn't really bitching though.  i love the game :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 12, 2008, 06:46:05 PM
I executed Tenpenny and blew his head off on the balcony, and the camera did that thing where it follows the decapitated head, and it was soooooooo awesome as it plunged half a mile to the wasteland below

BTW I am still early in the game and getting my ass handed to me. Doing the Wasteland Survival Guide missions but they are kind of kicking my ass. Having problems dealing with far-off turrets especially. Any ProTips or things that I should be concentrating on?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 06:57:13 PM
Beef up your lockpicking and Hacking to at least 50, which lets you hack "Average" things, which is majority of the game - this includes terminals for disabling turrets

Also for hacking, if you're about to lose, back out and try again, you get 4 tries again

Use the "Here and Now" perk right away when you can

Use the "Well Educated" perk as well, it gives you more points when reading skill books. Learn the names of the skill books too - they're basically anything that isnt "burnt book" or "pre-war book"

also keep a stock of

* Pre-War Books (later in the game, in the national archives)
* Sugar Bombs (for the guy in the tunnels near the Family) - 15 Caps a pop, you can even buy them from peddlers for less and still make profit
* Exploration (for Reilly) - dont explore much, if you do the Reilly's Rangers quest early, you can then start discovering places at your leisure, then stop at Reilly's to get some quick cash

abuse VATS

beef up on small guns, you'll be using mostly shotgun/assault rifle/rifle
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 12, 2008, 07:03:20 PM
Awesome! I am on the right path (been beefing up small arms)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 12, 2008, 07:07:12 PM
If you cant think of any good perks to use, just use it on the one that lets you add 1 to your main stats, and put it on Endurance for more Health
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: lordmaji on November 12, 2008, 07:13:22 PM
I've noticed, Fallout 3 looks WAAAAAYYYYY better on the PC version.

PC ftw!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 07:15:36 PM
Make sure you grab Mysterious Stranger and Mister Sandman Perks. The former is a godsend at times, the latter is a good way to exploit the game and fast level.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 12, 2008, 07:16:01 PM
Haha, I convinced the punk kid at Rivet Town to run away from home to get his mom to love him more.  :lol I'm still a paragon of virtue though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 07:21:15 PM
Quote
* Sugar Bombs (for the guy in the tunnels near the Family) - 15 Caps a pop, you can even buy them from peddlers for less and still make profit

You can hustle the guy there to make it 30 caps a pop.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 10:10:42 PM
Don't bash the only decent mission in the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on November 12, 2008, 11:38:21 PM
Make sure you grab Mysterious Stranger and Mister Sandman Perks. The former is a godsend at times, the latter is a good way to exploit the game and fast level.

Wait, are you back to being rational now? I was beginning to think I'd need a firefox plugin for this: http://stupidfilter.org/demo.php
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 11:43:02 PM
Just because I don't like the game doesn't mean I can't say it has some good things. I love the perks, and I loved that robot mission, just the game is way too scary for me, and I don't really like that. Kinda feels like it's a job to get through the game, similiar to Bioshock.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 12, 2008, 11:51:15 PM
You thought getting through Bioshock was a job?

 :tomato :tomato :tomato
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 12, 2008, 11:51:57 PM
I really, really, really, dislike scary games.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 13, 2008, 12:04:22 AM
Bioshock isn't scary except for that one part near the beginning where you turn around and someone is standing there.  I jumped.

Fallout 3 is actually one of the only scary games I've ever played if only for the sense of isolation and how the world is laid out. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 12:07:17 AM
I just find the atmospheres scary, which is what did me in with Bioshock and whats doing me in with FO3. Like I don't ever want to return to these worlds, ever. I guess I actually feel the part of the characters, except i'm not having any fun. Just surviving.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 12:22:11 AM
dude, I had nightmares of nuclear apocalypse cause of fallout 3, but that just means its THAT good
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 12:26:57 AM
It's the indoor areas that get to me. Dark creepy buildings I can't handle. :( Even being in the underworld unnervs me because it's connected to a scary place.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on November 13, 2008, 01:12:42 AM
Just because I don't like the game doesn't mean I can't say it has some good things. I love the perks, and I loved that robot mission, just the game is way too scary for me, and I don't really like that. Kinda feels like it's a job to get through the game, similiar to Bioshock.

Y'see, I just can't parse that one, either. Something can be either scary OR boring, but not both, right? Unless suspense makes you bored, in which case your brain may be wired differently than normal humans. Or maybe it's the result of 7 years of never having the color-coded Threat Level System (http://www.dhs.gov/xinfoshare/programs/Copy_of_press_release_0046.shtm) go beneath "Elevated" to either of its lower two ranks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 13, 2008, 01:14:57 AM
You have to remember he is stoned 24/7.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 09:20:24 AM
It's the indoor areas that get to me. Dark creepy buildings I can't handle. :( Even being in the underworld unnervs me because it's connected to a scary place.

Yeah, I can see that.  The flashlight they give you is so fucking pathetic.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 13, 2008, 09:23:28 AM
It's more of a lantern than a flashlight.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 09:29:29 AM
Regardless, it sucks and only ligts a foot in front of you.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 10:58:19 AM
I killed this huge mutant with a couple of mini nukes before I met 3 dog. That was cool. I was a little pensive cause I didn't know if the mini nuke would kill me too. Good times. Just took the toughness perk.  I know I'm way early in the game, but still.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 11:05:42 AM
I killed this huge mutant with a couple of mini nukes before I met 3 dog. That was cool. I was a little pensive cause I didn't know if the mini nuke would kill me too. Good times. Just took the toughness perk.  I know I'm way early in the game, but still.

Yeah did the same thing.  In fact I think that's HOW you have to kill the behemoth.

I did it like 10 feet away and all of my limbs were crippled  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 11:08:27 AM
lol, I just stood up behind the sand bags while he fought the BOS dudes.

I'm just glad to be fighting ghouls and mutants. At least their corpses have something worthwhile for loot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 11:09:09 AM
Hope you searched that fuckers body, there was some good shit there
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 11:10:10 AM
I loot everything.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on November 13, 2008, 11:12:25 AM
I keep reading about the perks and paths and am always melancholy that the whole FALLOUT franchise is based on GURPS.
</dork>
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 11:21:22 AM
I NEVER used the pipboy flashlight, it never gets dark enough to need it honestly
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 13, 2008, 11:28:42 AM
I always use the pipboy flashlight because I'm scared of the dark.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 11:30:04 AM
I NEVER used the pipboy flashlight, it never gets dark enough to need it honestly

Buh?  Even in the Metro Tunnels?  You crazy maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 11:32:30 AM
I dont even know what key uses it on the pc :lol

Truth be told I got through most of the more intense areas of the game by having my pipboy tuned into Galaxy News Radio, I love the songs and the radio dramas. Im tired of hearing about grayditch tho. I saved that place, shut up Three Dog.

HE HACKIN N WHACKIN N SMACKIN! HE HACKIN N WHACKIN N SMACKIN.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 11:32:45 AM
I've never needed to use a flashlight yet either.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 11:58:53 AM
Bongo bongo bongo I don't wanna leave the jungle no no no no no no
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 12:00:14 PM
hahah
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 12:03:02 PM
I always think of Steven Spielberg's awful wife whenever Anything Goes comes on
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 13, 2008, 12:04:13 PM
I don't get how anyone got by without using the flashlight.  Do you guys have the brightness turned up or something?  I know for a fact that I wouldn't have been able to find some of these items without the light from the pipboy.  It's pitch black in certain places.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tabasco on November 13, 2008, 12:23:12 PM
I really had expected MAF to be gushing about the end with the

spoiler (click to show/hide)
giant robot
[close]

I thought that thing was awesome, and was a really cool scripted sequence they did in an otherwise awesomely free form game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 01:03:55 PM
I loved it but didnt want to spoil.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 01:04:31 PM
I don't get how anyone got by without using the flashlight.  Do you guys have the brightness turned up or something?  I know for a fact that I wouldn't have been able to find some of these items without the light from the pipboy.  It's pitch black in certain places.

What items are we talking about? I didnt hunt tunnels for many quest items iirc.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 01:07:39 PM
I heading toward 3 dog's quest to set up the dish. Is there anything I need like 35+ in repair or anything. I'd hate to get there and not be able to do anything.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 13, 2008, 01:32:44 PM
The only place in the game that really required the flashlight for me was Deathclaw cave.  It's almost pitch dark and the fuckers jump out at you from all sorts of places.

And the music is so awesome.  I have one save game that loads up just as "You know you can get hurt that way, Daniel?" starts up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 02:38:38 PM
I almost use the sad flashlight all the time, because the game is beyond dark on SDTV's for some reason.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 13, 2008, 03:06:42 PM
I heading toward 3 dog's quest to set up the dish. Is there anything I need like 35+ in repair or anything. I'd hate to get there and not be able to do anything.

nah.

nothing skill wise (thankfully)

i found the kid vault last night and did just enough of the main quest to hit the citadel. i am lvl 18 almost 19 though.  am kind of bummed about the cap at this point
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 03:10:46 PM
You just need alot of patience to do that fucking dish quest because it's literally an hour of tunnel crawling.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 13, 2008, 03:42:36 PM
I really had expected MAF to be gushing about the end with the

spoiler (click to show/hide)
giant robot
[close]

I thought that thing was awesome, and was a really cool scripted sequence they did in an otherwise awesomely free form game.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Death is preferable to communism!
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 04:09:11 PM
I heading toward 3 dog's quest to set up the dish. Is there anything I need like 35+ in repair or anything. I'd hate to get there and not be able to do anything.

nah.

nothing skill wise (thankfully)

i found the kid vault last night and did just enough of the main quest to hit the citadel. i am lvl 18 almost 19 though.  am kind of bummed about the cap at this point

Thanks!!!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 04:24:46 PM
 :-\FInally got that fucking picture of the lincoln memorial by exploting one of the holes in the roof of the memorial.


Sigh. Only in a Bethesda game would you be required to exploit the game to do a quest.

Now I have to wait 20 days for that other fucking bug Bethesda couldn't fix, Hannibal not appearing at the memorial.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 13, 2008, 04:27:27 PM
:-\FInally got that fucking picture of the lincoln memorial by exploting one of the holes in the roof of the memorial.


Sigh. Only in a Bethesda game would you be required to exploit the game to do a quest.

Now I have to wait 20 days for that other fucking bug Bethesda couldn't fix, Hannibal not appearing at the memorial.

Dude. He has to WALK there. Just wait like 3 or 4 days and they all show up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 04:29:02 PM
:-\FInally got that fucking picture of the lincoln memorial by exploting one of the holes in the roof of the memorial.


Sigh. Only in a Bethesda game would you be required to exploit the game to do a quest.

Now I have to wait 20 days for that other fucking bug Bethesda couldn't fix, Hannibal not appearing at the memorial.

You are like the worst gamer I've seen on this board.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 04:29:09 PM
immersive game too immersive noes!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 04:53:04 PM
Why? Because Bethesda couldn't program the game correctly so that you don't have to exploit it to do a quest? :/.

Also that was a let down at the Jefferson Memorial. Although guess i'm used to it with this game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 04:53:57 PM
WTF do you mean exploit? The poster is RIGHT THERE, the game even SHOWS YOU - go to LOCAL MAP.

You are ridiculous. I would destroy you at Guitar Hero, I stand firm you are a fake, and nothing but.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 04:55:44 PM
No you distinguished mentally-challenged fellow, in order to get to the picture/poster you have to get to that back room, but if you break the lock (which many will do) there's no other way to get in the back rooms unless you EXPLOIT THE FUCKING GAME by ledge jumping.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 04:58:14 PM
OR GET THE PERK THAT LETS YOU REPICK

OH DEAR

Don't blame the game because YOU fucked up, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 05:00:35 PM
I DIDNT FUCK UP YOU IDIOT.

If they can't code a work around for a thing they added into the game, then it's broken. Just because there's a perk that can get you behind doesn't mean shit. What if it breaks again?

Face it; this game has bugs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 05:02:50 PM
I just dont get why its just you flippin out
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 05:08:07 PM
It's only on here, everyweres else people have problems with the repetitive tunnels, and all the bugs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 05:11:23 PM
If there was ever a reason to re-install the ignore mod, this would be it

BRB
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 05:19:04 PM
Whatever demi, continue living in that sheltered life of biasm.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 13, 2008, 05:22:58 PM
the tunnels are repetitive, but made better by the fact that you can look on the pip and see where you should be going exactly.

thankfully you only have to do them once.  because if you're smart you'll venture out of the tunnels to snag the outside locations for quick travel
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 05:26:45 PM
hell, half the time you dont have to use tunnels to explore new stations. The tunnels are such a small portion of the game. And repetitive tunnels? What do you expect? Go to any city with a subway system, they wouldnt decorate a subway tunnel all chinese cause it runs under china town. Tunnels all look the same because tunnels ultimately exist to serve a single function. What do you expect?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 05:33:11 PM
hannibal doesn't appear at the memorial, he appears at the subway entrance near the memorial.  you have to go talk to him so that he knows the coast is clear.  otherwise you will wait forever.  it is not a bug, it is a part of the storyline.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 05:35:15 PM
IT takes him 5 days to walk to that tunnel though, where in the quest he says "in under a hour".

That's where my problem comes in.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 05:39:23 PM
just wait several times, he'll be there
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 05:40:18 PM
That's what I did, but it's still unacceptable for the game to flat out lie multiple times.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 05:40:41 PM
I had the same problem, but instead of bitching on a message board (where I would be proven wrong time and time again), I did the unfathomable - I did other quests! Inconceivable!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 05:43:18 PM
What if you don't have any other quests like myself?

And what's wrong with talking about my complaints on a message board? Should we only talk about how great something is in threads now?

I'm not calling you all out for liking it, i'm just expressing my frustrations and getting takin to task for no reason but nerd rage and fanboyism.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 05:44:35 PM
I just hate stupid people, it kind of irks me. I mean, don't you? Don't you just want to choke the life out of them and stop being a drain to society? Kill or be killed. The strong survive.

Also - quests. Get some. They're out there. Look. Read a FAQ, something.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 13, 2008, 05:44:41 PM
What if you don't have any other quests like myself?

get some?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 05:50:36 PM
i am at the dunwich building, i know it's going to be killer from the not-so-subtle name

i also ran across a black radscorpion getting there, hadn't seen one of those before
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 05:55:52 PM
lol, i dont think thats supposed to happen. might have to reload that one.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 05:56:21 PM
i don't remember him walking off a bridge

is he stuck
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 05:57:57 PM
start shooting him and see what happens
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 05:59:21 PM
God Methodis, if I (a huge wiitard) can play this game leisurely and find my way around things and figure shit out, you should be able to

lord
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 06:00:34 PM
How many times do you distinguished mentally-challenged fellows have to be told that I was never lost in the game nor did I ever find it extremely hard.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 06:03:33 PM
yes, dude, it has bugs, we get that, there's your affirmation

there's a lot of shit going on and sometimes things get janky, this is why you save often, especially before hacking/lockpicking
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 06:06:00 PM
oh and dont forget to disregard to popup tutorials the game offers you, who reads those
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 13, 2008, 06:08:29 PM
I do  :-\

oh sarcasm har har
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 06:11:34 PM
hmm, try going one more save back and see if that helps
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 13, 2008, 06:15:16 PM
i am at the dunwich building, i know it's going to be killer from the not-so-subtle name

i also ran across a black radscorpion getting there, hadn't seen one of those before

i love the blissful ignorance of an rpg character

"don't go there.  it's evil!"

"sweet.  i'm on my way"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 06:18:53 PM
i had that aging grace jones lookalike as backup when i decimated paradise falls, but she's back at the citadel now

she tends to warn you when shit is about to go down, and i like to be surprised, especially in a lovecraftian homage
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 06:20:36 PM
Dunwich has a cool little mini-story involved if you collect the various audio tapes. You see the shocking twist at the very end, and you get good karma for it too!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 13, 2008, 06:23:09 PM
Fallout 3 rocks.  Even myself, a confirmed Bethesda hater and early non-fan, have been converted.  This only confirms that Methodis is the worst gamer ever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 06:23:57 PM
Where is Dunwich and Paradise located?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 13, 2008, 06:26:00 PM
Where is Dunwich and Paradise located?

They're down in the subway.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 06:28:11 PM
But you have to go through the history museum first.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 13, 2008, 06:31:19 PM
they're lying

it's behind the lincoln painting
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 06:33:17 PM
At the end of Fallout 3 you discover that the world you've been exploring is actually in a big tunnel
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 13, 2008, 06:37:17 PM
moar like TUNNELS THE GAME 3 am i rite?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 13, 2008, 06:38:25 PM
fix your avatar distinguished mentally-challenged fellow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 13, 2008, 06:43:15 PM
Avatars are too repetitive.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 06:51:32 PM
You're repetitive
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 08:17:19 PM
Okay just did a certain mission and holy fuck this game

spoiler (click to show/hide)
has some seriously awesome missions. The GECK mission is prob one of my favorite missions ever in a game, and it's defintly my second favorite black and white video game scene ever, right next to the amazing Steamboat Willie part in KH2. Too bad FO3 couldn't be as awesome as this mission. What was the point of the rolling pin btw? I kept failing because I killed that one girl (not betty, the one you have to make it an accident) with it, or I tried to hit betty and she just blew me up.

People said Vault 112 was supposed to be scary but I thougnht it was amazing. Too bad you don't get to experience the other GECKS :(
[close]

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 13, 2008, 08:43:51 PM
I DIDNT FUCK UP YOU IDIOT.

If they can't code a work around for a thing they added into the game, then it's broken. Just because there's a perk that can get you behind doesn't mean shit. What if it breaks again?

Face it; this game has bugs.

They did code a work-around. It's called putting points into lock picking and not being a doofus and trying to force all the locks.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 09:18:56 PM
I'm almost to the museum. Low on meds and ammo that is worth a shit. :'(

Pray for me as I dive back in.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 09:19:58 PM
Good luck Zero Hero :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 09:23:04 PM
take the scrounger perk as soon as it's available, ignore the one that gives you more bottlecaps

you'll find a lot more ammo for (surprise) guns you are carrying, and the excess can be sold for bottlecaps
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 13, 2008, 09:43:02 PM
I never did the scrounger perk, LULZ
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 09:44:37 PM
i have so much ammo i just randomly shoot at shit all the time because i will never waste it all away

i was walking around with over 1000 rounds of minigun ammo and i didn't even have the gun with me  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 09:49:07 PM
Yeah I have shit loads of ammo.

Here's the perks I took IIRC:
*Mister Sandman
*Mysterious Stranger
*The Epxerience One
*The extra point in that anagram skill thing
*The extra level up
And a bunch of others. Still waiting for Mysterious Stranger to work, heard it's awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 09:51:14 PM
i took it for laughs and have only seen him once, on some nobody raider

fucker never shows up when two yau gaui (sp?) are slapping my ass around
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 13, 2008, 09:59:46 PM
What's he look like? Or should I wait for the surprise?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 13, 2008, 10:00:13 PM
he looks sort of like inspector gadget
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 13, 2008, 11:38:57 PM
I done good with 3 dog, now to rivet city.

I have shit for ammo with no place to buy any. :'(

The closest place I can quick travel to is the Washington memorial, but outside that are a bunch of mutants which I pump more ammo in than I get out. :'(
I'll try again tomorrow. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 13, 2008, 11:44:40 PM
he looks sort of like inspector gadget

he looks like Dick Tracey, only wearing brown.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 14, 2008, 12:03:51 AM
hit level 20.  everything is really easy to tear through so i kind of lack incentive to keep going with this character.

was thinking of starting over with a new one just to do the main quest.  have this one be my "explore everything" character
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 12:55:49 AM
Yeah got him to show finnally. He picked a good time too

spoiler (click to show/hide)
when I was escaping from the project when the enclave ambushes you.
[close]

Also , surprise surprise, ran into another game breaking bug. Apparently after you do the
spoiler (click to show/hide)
vault 112
[close]
mission if you have a friend along, they get stuck and just dissapear into the game world for good, so you can never get them back or get a new partner.

 ::)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 14, 2008, 08:16:25 AM
Also , surprise surprise, ran into another game breaking bug. Apparently after you do the
spoiler (click to show/hide)
vault 112
[close]
mission if you have a friend along, they get stuck and just dissapear into the game world for good, so you can never get them back or get a new partner.

 ::)

How is that a game-breaking bug, you don't need partners to play the game. Quit being such a whiner.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 10:32:04 AM
It prevents the game from allowing me to do something that was advertised. That is game breaking and false advertising.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 14, 2008, 11:00:28 AM
Why is there no ammo in the armory?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 01:21:06 PM
Installing now :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 01:55:33 PM
what the fuck?  can someone help?

it keeps crashing on bootup.  I get the black screen and then Vista tells me that fallout 3 has stopped responding.  fuck.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 02:04:14 PM
there's a patch, if you havent grabbed it. I had fallout 3 running on Vista 64, and while it crashed from time to time, it never crashed on startup
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 02:06:17 PM
yeah, just installed the patch.  still crashes.

Just updated my videocard drivers.  still crashes :(

this is the first game I've decided to get on PC instead of console in soooo long and this is what happens :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 14, 2008, 02:08:09 PM
The fallout patch crashes for me and the windows live patch crashes for me too. 

On the bright side, I hear this patch doesn't do such a good job of fixing things and shouldn't be downloaded.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 02:09:01 PM
I dunno, I ran with the latest patch my whole game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 02:16:39 PM
:(  i've been looking forward to this all morning.  damn damn damn :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 14, 2008, 02:21:52 PM
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling?  That's usually solved my boot crashes...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 02:23:30 PM
I'll try that now.  Thanks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 03:00:56 PM
Didn't work :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 03:04:18 PM
compatibilty mode set for xp sp2?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 03:06:32 PM
How do I do that?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Akala on November 14, 2008, 03:10:46 PM
right click the startup icon > properties > compatability tab
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 03:17:06 PM
Cool thanks.  I'll try that.  I got mad and uninstalled it after it didnt work so reinstalling... again :p
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 03:25:43 PM
Didn't work :'( 

WHY!?!?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 14, 2008, 03:27:50 PM
Anyone know the route of the traders? How often do they come back to megaton? Where is the next nearest city with traders? I need ammo bad and bought pretty much all of it from megaton. Taking out mutants with the 10mm pistol isn't that much fun anymore. Sorry for the n00b questions. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 03:37:17 PM
so from looking around, apparently crashing at startup has to do with some sort of codec error.  but every solution says to find something called ffdshow and change settings but i don't have that and i don't know what the hell it is.  apparently it's some sort of codec manager?  what about if i don't have a codec manager???  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 03:41:29 PM
Told you Bethesda are shit at QA.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 03:41:57 PM
Anyone know the route of the traders? How often do they come back to megaton? Where is the next nearest city with traders? I need ammo bad and bought pretty much all of it from megaton. Taking out mutants with the 10mm pistol isn't that much fun anymore. Sorry for the n00b questions. :-\

Just walk to Rivet City. It's the best option. It seems you're falling into the same thing that happened to me; no ammo and health except for Megaton during that shitty sewer climb. It's extremely frustrating.  Once I got to Rivet though, the game got a little better because it's closer and not full of BS.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 14, 2008, 03:46:59 PM
so from looking around, apparently crashing at startup has to do with some sort of codec error.  but every solution says to find something called ffdshow and change settings but i don't have that and i don't know what the hell it is.  apparently it's some sort of codec manager?  what about if i don't have a codec manager???  :'(

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Tieno on November 14, 2008, 03:50:13 PM
Animal Friend lover level I and II are a great perk. A bunch of animals don't attack me, which makes traveling the wasteland easier (no yogi bears attack me) and some missions too where the building is filled with dogs and molerats and shit. Plus they attack non-animal friends too, the yogi bears are especially strong cause they always come in pairs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 14, 2008, 03:50:21 PM
Thanks methodis. I was talking with a co-worker who said he found the path south along the river then east to the city was easier than going through the wastes straight south from the museum.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 03:55:01 PM
I forgot how I got there, but it was easy for some reason. I think I took the river.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:02:54 PM
so from looking around, apparently crashing at startup has to do with some sort of codec error.  but every solution says to find something called ffdshow and change settings but i don't have that and i don't know what the hell it is.  apparently it's some sort of codec manager?  what about if i don't have a codec manager???  :'(

http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow
welp.  didn't work.

i also tried disabling the pagefile, playing in windowed mode.  fuck man.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:19:20 PM
Fuck this.  :'(  Getting it on 360
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:34:47 PM
trying some more fixes  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 14, 2008, 04:39:42 PM
Damn mups, did you buy on disc or on steam?
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or other means  :shh
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 14, 2008, 04:40:07 PM
Animal Friend lover level I and II are a great perk. A bunch of animals don't attack me, which makes traveling the wasteland easier (no yogi bears attack me) and some missions too where the building is filled with dogs and molerats and shit. Plus they attack non-animal friends too, the yogi bears are especially strong cause they always come in pairs.

i was sick of being attacked so much by animals i took both levels.

kind of cool because i've walked into areas and had talon mercs immediately beset by mobs
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:40:48 PM
Damn mups, did you buy on disc or on steam?
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or other means  :shh
[close]
on disc :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 04:42:28 PM
Owned. You pretty much have a $50 coaster now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 14, 2008, 04:43:00 PM
Have you tried starting the game with the cd out of the drive? This solved my problem with 'The Settlers'. lol
The securom or whatever protection was doing it. Also, try to find a no cd .exe.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 04:44:35 PM
Try updating all your drivers?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Akala on November 14, 2008, 04:44:52 PM
try this?

:You can use Data Execution Prevention. Got to the startup and go to Control Panel. Then, Go to system Maintenance. After that, go to system. On the left, it should say Advance system settings. Click it. Where it says Performance on the Advance tab, Click settings. Then click on the tab that says, Data Execution Prevention. Then click on add, and find the exe file in the game folder. Click apply and ok. There. It should work.:

This seems to be a problem for a few people around the forums.
Good Luck.  ???

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 04:51:27 PM
Told you Bethesda are shit at QA.

Sadly the issue of you being stupid has very little to do with legitimate bugs
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:53:34 PM
FUCK FUCK FUCK FUKCDKASJFK;DAJFK;ADJFKDJASDF

Dude, I started it.  and the opening video started and i was like "YEAH YEAH EAH YEAH JESUS LOVES ME" and then fujdkj;kf;jj FUCKING CRASHES!!!  what the fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:54:57 PM
:(

now i'm in the exact same position as before.  it doesn't even start the opening video anymore.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 04:55:29 PM
Told you Bethesda are shit at QA.

Sadly the issue of you being stupid has very little to do with legitimate bugs

Coincidentally sadly is the fact that you can't comprehend anything i've said such far, based on the fact that game killing bugs by Bethesda are not my problem.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 04:55:46 PM
:(

now i'm in the exact same position as before.  it doesn't even start the opening video anymore.

Are you running it in administrator mode?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:56:52 PM
oh jesus, i saw the opening video again.  i'm right fucking there.  im licking the clit and getting slapped

:(

now i'm in the exact same position as before.  it doesn't even start the opening video anymore.

Are you running it in administrator mode?
yeah :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 04:58:56 PM
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA


I GOT IT   I GOT IT  I GOT IT I GOT IT I GOT IT I GOT IT I GOT IT I GOT IT

THANK YOU EVERYONE OMG TIME TO GO PLAY

 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 14, 2008, 04:59:25 PM
What was it?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 04:59:30 PM
It'll probably crash once you leave the Vault  :lol :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 05:01:38 PM
WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!  I hit new and it started loading and it crashed


What was it?
I had to change decal shit in the .ini files.  then i saw the first blip of the video, then i switched it to run in xp compatibility mode and it let me get through the beginning and into the menu.  Hit "New" and now it crashes when loading

:(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 05:49:28 PM
hahahahahaha

life is a big fucking joke.  it works, but i have to disable faces!!  i can't see anyone's face  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 14, 2008, 05:51:06 PM
pc gaming :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 14, 2008, 05:54:59 PM
Even on Vista X64, I rarely have problems with games.  Maybe you guys just stuck at installing OSes or drivers. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 06:02:18 PM
oh fuck this.

even then it crashed when my dad locked in me in a cage like an animal.  fucking hell.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 14, 2008, 06:03:20 PM
mupepe just buy the 360 version and be happy. pc gaming is nothing but hardship and troubles.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 06:04:14 PM
Bethesda has a pretty bad track record with stability, when we're talking real issues (not being too scared or being lost), its just unfortunate pirates have made it so hard to return PC games.

Still, even tho I beat the game on PC and it ran great MOST of the time, I still had my share of crashes.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 06:13:37 PM
mupepe just buy the 360 version and be happy. pc gaming is nothing but hardship and troubles.
yeah, i'm going to.

I can't return this so I'll keep tinkering with it and hope Bethesda puts out a patch or something.

Bethesda has a pretty bad track record with stability, when we're talking real issues (not being too scared or being lost), its just unfortunate pirates have made it so hard to return PC games.

Still, even tho I beat the game on PC and it ran great MOST of the time, I still had my share of crashes.
I decided to get it on PC because I saw the pics posted by you and others and it looked too awesome.  Seems like there are tons of issues with people who can't play it.  I need to register for the Bethesda forum so I can tell those guys they can get past the new game glitch if they disable heads =\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on November 14, 2008, 06:16:16 PM
mupepe just buy the 360 version and be happy. pc gaming is nothing but hardship and troubles.

Nothing worse than RRODs. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 14, 2008, 06:16:53 PM
Look at it this way, when it does work on PC you'll be playing it at the best it can be.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 06:18:49 PM
mupepe just buy the 360 version and be happy. pc gaming is nothing but hardship and troubles.
yeah, i'm going to.

I can't return this so I'll keep tinkering with it and hope Bethesda puts out a patch or something.

Bethesda has a pretty bad track record with stability, when we're talking real issues (not being too scared or being lost), its just unfortunate pirates have made it so hard to return PC games.

Still, even tho I beat the game on PC and it ran great MOST of the time, I still had my share of crashes.
I decided to get it on PC because I saw the pics posted by you and others and it looked too awesome.  Seems like there are tons of issues with people who can't play it.  I need to register for the Bethesda forum so I can tell those guys they can get past the new game glitch if they disable heads =\

No, I believe you. I had some crashes too. I was shocked I was able to finish it on PC cause it IS Bethesda. I endured the Morrowind days. I remember.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 14, 2008, 06:22:47 PM
mupepe just buy the 360 version and be happy. pc gaming is nothing but hardship and troubles.

Nothing worse than RRODs. 

At least there is a solution to that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 14, 2008, 06:30:02 PM
That sucks Rob Thomas.  For a Bethesda game, I considered it pretty stable, but it sounds like there's something about your configuration the game doesn't agree with.  Maybe it's the whole 64-bit thing?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 06:36:45 PM
Look at it this way, when it does work on PC you'll be playing it at the best it can be.
That's what I hope for :D

mupepe just buy the 360 version and be happy. pc gaming is nothing but hardship and troubles.
yeah, i'm going to.

I can't return this so I'll keep tinkering with it and hope Bethesda puts out a patch or something.

Bethesda has a pretty bad track record with stability, when we're talking real issues (not being too scared or being lost), its just unfortunate pirates have made it so hard to return PC games.

Still, even tho I beat the game on PC and it ran great MOST of the time, I still had my share of crashes.
I decided to get it on PC because I saw the pics posted by you and others and it looked too awesome.  Seems like there are tons of issues with people who can't play it.  I need to register for the Bethesda forum so I can tell those guys they can get past the new game glitch if they disable heads =\

No, I believe you. I had some crashes too. I was shocked I was able to finish it on PC cause it IS Bethesda. I endured the Morrowind days. I remember.
Oh man, I remember Morrowind on the PC  :-\

That sucks Rob Thomas.  For a Bethesda game, I considered it pretty stable, but it sounds like there's something about your configuration the game doesn't agree with.  Maybe it's the whole 64-bit thing?
I'm running on Vista 32 bit.  It seems to be some issue with my ATI card.  Lots of people are having issues apparently. 

Now I can't get past my dad closing that gate when i first start walking.  It crashes everytime.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 14, 2008, 06:40:29 PM
I ran it on an ATI card :/
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mupepe on November 14, 2008, 06:43:54 PM
 :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 14, 2008, 06:50:04 PM
boy this 360 version is so smooth and running without hassle. i would hate to have issues.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 07:08:14 PM
That's total BS, the 360 version has it's share of odd framerate problems and graphical glitches
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 14, 2008, 07:09:22 PM
did it make the game scarier?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 07:19:49 PM
You're so hysterical.  ::)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 14, 2008, 07:20:55 PM
wouldnt want you to get lost.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 14, 2008, 07:23:35 PM
 ::) ::)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 15, 2008, 12:18:30 AM
The Republic of Dave, that's nice.  :lol Unfortunately for him, I had to go Diebold on his ass.  :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 15, 2008, 04:01:07 PM
I got to rivet city last night. Ammo issues are resolved. Took out a bunch of slavers. Any advice on recovering the android mission?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 15, 2008, 04:55:55 PM
I got to rivet city last night. Ammo issues are resolved. Took out a bunch of slavers. Any advice on recovering the android mission?

If you turn him in, you get a pretty sweet Cyborg perk that improves your accuracy in VATS.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 15, 2008, 04:56:54 PM
Rivet City Weapons guy also has a crapload of mini nukes for sale
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 15, 2008, 05:20:51 PM
I need someone with good repair skills or someone who sells repair parts. Would be nice to get my weapons to like 75%+ Between megaton, rivet city, big town, there's no one. 

Finally gonna massacre and blow up megaton today, after doing the library part of the Wasteland Survival Guide.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 15, 2008, 05:23:10 PM
The best way to repair your stuff is to just do it yourself. Make sure you put a few points into repair, and then just scavenge for guns to keep yours in good shape.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 15, 2008, 05:25:19 PM
The best way to repair your stuff is to just do it yourself. Make sure you put a few points into repair, and then just scavenge for guns to keep yours in good shape.


what do you mean scavenge for guns...how do you repair stuff?  I've been wasting so much money on repairs :(

edit: nevermind, found it.  forgot I owned the $20 guide :lol 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 15, 2008, 06:41:58 PM
If you guys want to get easy achievements, go 10 Charisma and 100 Speech (that might be backwards). You can pretty much get any quest, wait for about three days outside the town, go back, talk to them and use 100% skills to tell them you did the quests.  :lol I did that for the Android, Survival Guide, and countless other quests netting me achievements for nothing.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 15, 2008, 06:45:01 PM
If you guys want to get easy achievements, go 10 Charisma and 100 Speech (that might be backwards). You can pretty much get any quest, wait for about three days outside the town, go back, talk to them and use 100% skills to tell them you did the quests.  :lol I did that for the Android, Survival Guide, and countless other quests netting me achievements for nothing.  :lol


No thanks, I actually enjoy playing the game I paid for.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 15, 2008, 06:54:19 PM
You are playing it, just you don't have to go through all the bullshit tunnels that even EGM said was a detraction in their review.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 15, 2008, 06:57:59 PM
:rofl the tunnels
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 15, 2008, 07:01:14 PM
You are playing it, just you don't have to go through all the bullshit tunnels that even EGM said was a detraction in their review.


oh EGM rly?  y din't u say so?   ::)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on November 15, 2008, 07:32:16 PM
The best way to repair your stuff is to just do it yourself. Make sure you put a few points into repair, and then just scavenge for guns to keep yours in good shape.


what do you mean scavenge for guns...how do you repair stuff?  I've been wasting so much money on repairs :(

edit: nevermind, found it.  forgot I owned the $20 guide :lol 

care to share for people who don't have the guide?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 15, 2008, 07:41:34 PM
Say you pick up 3 hunting rifles. I'm using the on in the best condition. Click the hunting rifle and REPAIR should light up in the upper right hand corner. Click repair. You will be taken to another screen and choose one of the rifles in shittier condition. That rifle will disappear. It will also tell you how much you are repairing it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 15, 2008, 07:45:58 PM
^^what he said.  and zero's post was actually more informative than the guide. 

:piss prima :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 15, 2008, 08:08:20 PM
:bow Alien Blaster :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 15, 2008, 08:59:25 PM
beat it.

not really to compelled to dive immediately back into it.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 15, 2008, 09:10:11 PM
ja, I bought oblivion cause I wanted moAR but didnt wanna play through it again right away
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 15, 2008, 09:23:19 PM
ja, I bought oblivion cause I wanted moAR but didnt wanna play through it again right away

i am signing back into LOTRO for a bit.

i was feeling strangely nostalgic for it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 16, 2008, 12:56:47 AM
dunwich building was spookier than the entirety of condemned 2

took the animal friend perk because i was tired of every nuisance mole rat impeding my fast travel

plu yao gaui are relentless

fought my first deathclaw, they're no joke - tore my shit up and i'm at level 15
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 16, 2008, 01:01:13 AM
If I just discovered the citadel, how much longer do I have to beat the game? I'm trading it for SR2 actually, and it has to ship out on Monday.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 16, 2008, 01:59:15 AM
Finally pillaged and blew up megaton.  Awesome, I get a penthouse suite!   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 16, 2008, 02:02:00 AM
If I just discovered the citadel, how much longer do I have to beat the game? I'm trading it for SR2 actually, and it has to ship out on Monday.

Youre very close if you stick to main quests. You'll have to go get the GECK and then from there its very fast. In fact, for those in the thread who are looking to do more quests, this is the best time to not follow the main quest. Of course if youre good karma you'll wanna do the GECK mission to find Fawkes so you can do side missions with a super mutant friend.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 16, 2008, 02:02:32 AM
dunwich building was spookier than the entirety of condemned 2

took the animal friend perk because i was tired of every nuisance mole rat impeding my fast travel

plu yao gaui are relentless

fought my first deathclaw, they're no joke - tore my shit up and i'm at level 15

Deathclaws tore me up at level 19 in tesla armor, its crazy haha
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 16, 2008, 05:08:35 AM
Dunwich building was awesome.  If it wasn't awesome, I would have been a bit ticked off that I did all that for a stupid bobblehead.

And currently at lvl 20 (I haven't played it in the past few days) I can slaughter Deathclaws like it's nothing at all.  Three shotgun blasts to the face and they're dead.  I even went to the Deathclaw cave and fought the whole lot of them.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 16, 2008, 12:06:17 PM
dunwich building was spookier than the entirety of condemned 2

took the animal friend perk because i was tired of every nuisance mole rat impeding my fast travel

plu yao gaui are relentless

fought my first deathclaw, they're no joke - tore my shit up and i'm at level 15

Deathclaws tore me up at level 19 in tesla armor, its crazy haha

yeah they're nuts

i kind of missed shooting their eyes out then fleeing the map
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 16, 2008, 12:24:09 PM
If I just discovered the citadel, how much longer do I have to beat the game? I'm trading it for SR2 actually, and it has to ship out on Monday.

Youre very close if you stick to main quests. You'll have to go get the GECK and then from there its very fast. In fact, for those in the thread who are looking to do more quests, this is the best time to not follow the main quest. Of course if youre good karma you'll wanna do the GECK mission to find Fawkes so you can do side missions with a super mutant friend.

I can't get Fawkes though because that stupid bug with Charon (and you can't throw away his contract smh) :( But thanks for the answer, i'll finish it today probably then.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 16, 2008, 03:18:59 PM
There beat it. For some reason the game decided to be nice to me and let me recruit Fawkes

spoiler (click to show/hide)
that whole sequence was awesome, blowing up the President lol . Also the Optimus Prime scene was fucking awesome too. Everything was awesome until you actually enter the memorial, then you get to kill some envlace soldiers and one easy "boss" as the epic end fight followed by a stupid ending. smh. What did you guys do? I killed myself then reloaded and had Lyon die. I liked the first one better. The ending depressed me but I really wish we got to see what the purifier actually did instead of a stupid black and white montage.
[close]

Oh well.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 16, 2008, 03:27:29 PM
I sacrificed myself, I cant do evil things in games that much. Feels weird
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 16, 2008, 03:31:18 PM
Yeah same here, I can't do evil things either :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 16, 2008, 11:14:24 PM
Those Talon asshole are raping my stimpacks. :maf
They come in numbers. I'm starting to get cap strapped by stimpacks. :-\

The game has crashed on me a few times lately. It can come from just pulling up the pip boy or moving into a gate. I'm always saving now before a gate.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 16, 2008, 11:29:10 PM
Don't worry, the game crashed at me in the last five minutes of the game  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 17, 2008, 02:43:00 PM
*Warning: Fallout 3 ending spoilers*

This is probably one of the best videos I've ever seen on Youtube:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX3yJRXpSOQ
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 17, 2008, 02:51:52 PM
Damn, I was in the Archives stealin the Declaration and more, and one of the robots totally zapped that Sydney girl to dust...jesus

It worked out great though--I got the entire reward AND got her 10mm RPG gun without taking a dip in karma. woot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 17, 2008, 03:00:48 PM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
That robot ending was a buggy POS for me. Paladin Var????? kept getting stuck, so the other team members wouldn't move, and Optimus Prime would just get stuck waiting for Lyons to catch up. Smh.
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 17, 2008, 03:04:03 PM
Dude, did you buy the extra special bug-filled version or something?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 17, 2008, 03:18:15 PM
Probably. Glad I don't own it anymore and instead own SR2 8)

although I won't lie, I kinda miss it in the same way you miss beating an ex-gf when she bites your dick
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 17, 2008, 11:20:12 PM
I just got the Declaration of Independence back to rivet city. Bill of Rights too. I can't tell if he gave me a reward or just gave it to the girl partner. ??? Maybe I missed something. Should I have killed her just prior?

Things are looking up in the wastes. :hyper

Any advice going forward from the EB elite to just some n00b?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 17, 2008, 11:43:37 PM
I got a little TOO immersed in the world of Fallout 3. I kept having fucked up dreams.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 17, 2008, 11:57:31 PM
Dreams are nothing.  Try sitting and class and thinking "I should really tell Gob about his family in the Underworld, maybe I can even help him out to go there if I buy his contract" or even planning where to go in the future.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on November 17, 2008, 11:59:25 PM
okay Im completely in the dark about this game. What kind of game is it? Im quite interested, all this discussion makes it sound very cool. Call me a nub, I never played a Fallout game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: littlemathletics on November 18, 2008, 12:10:13 AM
Is the PC version an unstable piece of shit for anyone else?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 18, 2008, 12:11:31 AM
Is the PC version an unstable piece of shit for anyone else?
No but sometimes, yes. it cums and goes.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on November 18, 2008, 12:11:58 AM
okay Im completely in the dark about this game. What kind of game is it? Im quite interested, all this discussion makes it sound very cool. Call me a nub, I never played a Fallout game

First person RPG.  It's badass.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 18, 2008, 12:12:28 AM
I just got the Declaration of Independence back to rivet city. Bill of Rights too. I can't tell if he gave me a reward or just gave it to the girl partner. ??? Maybe I missed something. Should I have killed her just prior?

Things are looking up in the wastes. :hyper

Any advice going forward from the EB elite to just some n00b?

It splits between the two but yeah you could kill her prior if you want

As for Vault 112, I think thats where the story is and if you didnt do the story quests prior then it completely skips them - but thats not much concern if you dont care for achievements, i think the story missions before are lame, Tranqulity Lane rox
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 18, 2008, 12:15:14 AM
I did all the story quests and 112 looks to be the place to find more info on the dad. I just read earlier in this thread that 112 changes some stuff.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2008, 12:20:07 AM
Yeah just did Tranquility Lane today

h-h-h-holy shit

awesome part is awesome

spoiler (click to show/hide)
The Chinese invasion...fucking hilarious
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 18, 2008, 08:01:42 AM
The Tranquility Lane bad karma path is awesome too. I did both of them, for the kicks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2008, 11:56:36 AM
The AI is fucking dumb in Tranquility Lane though--I killed Martha Simpson in the middle of the street and then Mr. Nuesbumb or whatever was just like "Good Mornin', kiddo!"

lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 18, 2008, 12:00:53 PM
The AI is fucking dumb in Tranquility Lane though--I killed Martha Simpson in the middle of the street and then Mr. Nuesbumb or whatever was just like "Good Mornin', kiddo!"

lol

yeah, they gotta work on that.  Killed all of megaton, except one person.  Went and talked to them and they said something like "Oh look, it's the bad guy!  Don't cause any trouble now.  So....'sup?"


Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2008, 12:06:14 PM
For some reason I always remembered Morrowind NPC's running after you if you did something wrong, for like, the entire game.

Granted, I played it like 5 years ago.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 18, 2008, 01:34:33 PM
I gave drugs to some dude in Rivet City and found him dead a few hours later.  :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2008, 01:42:15 PM
I gave drugs to some dude in Rivet City and found him dead a few hours later.  :o

Is it the owner of that chem store?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 18, 2008, 01:48:41 PM
Yeah.  His wife doesn't even acknowledge that he's dead.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 18, 2008, 01:51:58 PM
It's all that jet in her system  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 18, 2008, 11:21:56 PM
Found my dad. Now I'm being his bitch. Got into a fight with my first enclave dude. But the game crashed as I pulled up the pip boy to change guns. :-\

Until tomorrow cums.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 18, 2008, 11:24:22 PM
Oh shit, I forgot, I did the tranquility shit and that was just.....
A slashers' gotta do what a slasher has got to do. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 18, 2008, 11:42:13 PM
I didnt even slash anyone, I found the old lady who was like OMG SECRET and I found the musical items and just guessed the sequence
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 18, 2008, 11:52:17 PM
ditto, the fact that all the musical items are in the same room within reaching distance, and the bzzt noise pretty much tells you whats up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 19, 2008, 12:18:48 AM
I slashed everyone, then activated the computer, which brought them all back to life to be killed again.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 19, 2008, 11:33:34 PM
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/420-Fallout-3

Totally agree.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 19, 2008, 11:43:02 PM
that guy reminds me of that fast talker who used to do the micromachine commercials on saturday mornings

fuck that guy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 19, 2008, 11:49:46 PM
He hates everything though, and his favorite game is Portal
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Jansen on November 20, 2008, 12:18:55 AM
this game is badass.

only asstards will hate it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 20, 2008, 12:19:53 AM
I loved Fallout 3, goty for me by a mile

Pretty sure the escapist's goty is saints row 2, which i totally understand, its definitely one of my favorites of the year
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 20, 2008, 12:22:41 AM
I can't wait for Saints Row 2

 :teehee Johnny Gat
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 20, 2008, 12:31:46 AM
Johnny Gat is awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 20, 2008, 02:31:53 AM
I love how you can run off course in this game and still find things to do.

I planned on hitting up the Vault Tec headquarters to find out where other vaults are located, and got sidetracked searching in downtown DC.  Found a hotel couldn't get up to the upper level so I left and hit the hospital down the road.  Burned through the super mutants and and the top level of the hospital found a door outside with a passage way back to the top level of the hotel I couldn't get into.  Went inside and hit the Reilly's Ranges side mission.  Took a long ass time too fighting my way to the top of the building where the rangers were located.  Got to the top, helped all the rangers escape, and now have to find the camp so I can get my reward!  :lol 

The nice thing I hit paradise falls right before I went on this epic sidequest, speeched my way into the place without having to get any slaves, and talked to the guy about giving him the chinese assault rifles.  I found about a good 10 of them in the hotel fighting my way to the rangers and gave them away.  I better get some sweet ass gear from this guy for giving him 20 chinese assault rifles or I'm blowing his head off with my shotty! 

I feel sorry for the people who just blow through the main quest and do nothing else.  There are so many cool subplots in the wasteland which you miss out on if you don't search around. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 20, 2008, 10:15:11 AM
I found this doctor out in the wastes. Bought a couple stimpacks and started walking away. We got attacked by raiders and they killed the doctor before I killed them all. I searched the doctor and  I got 53 stimpacks off him plus like 25 mentats 22 rad-x and around 450 caps.

I saw mah dad die. :'( I got my power armor training. :punch
I'm currently on Murder Pass toward Vault 87 to get some GECK. I'm really loving the scoped .44. Spladow! Heads be separatin'.

This game is starting to effect my work. It's keeping me up too late.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 20, 2008, 11:33:28 AM
Is there an easy way to get a lot of bobby pins without scavenging for hours?  I have nearly 100 lockpick and, after looting the ever-living shit out of Rivet City, 0 bobby pins. :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Mrbob on November 20, 2008, 12:05:08 PM
Yeah I wish I knew.  I have 90 locks picked, and am down to 18 pins.  Getting a bit worried.

I installed Fallout 3 onto my 20GB hdd, 5.9gb.  Game loading is slightly faster now, but not by much.  However, hearing no noise out of my system at all while the game is playing is great. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 20, 2008, 12:16:58 PM
ghouls often have bobby pins on them, go on a ghoul hunt in the subways for a little while
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 20, 2008, 12:19:38 PM
ghouls often have bobby pins on them, go on a ghoul hunt in the subways for a little while

 :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 20, 2008, 12:46:48 PM
That's what I was trying to avoid. :(  Doesn't anyone sell them?  How the hell did I have so many at one point?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on November 20, 2008, 12:48:31 PM
Same boat. Who knew bobby-pins would be so in-demand after a nuclear war? I keep hoping I'll stumble across an unbreakable lockpick like they had in Oblivion.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Jansen on November 21, 2008, 04:04:45 AM
when in the hell will i be strong enough to wipe out towns?

also where the F is better armour?

the plasma rifle you can get from the replicated man quest is badass. i just wish i knew where to get more ammo for it  :gun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 21, 2008, 04:08:36 AM
That's what I was trying to avoid. :(  Doesn't anyone sell them?  How the hell did I have so many at one point?

Cause you're absolute shit at lockpicking.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 21, 2008, 04:02:10 PM
Hey look! A raider from the wastes posts here on EB.
(http://xs116.xs.to/xs116/07265/ganga32.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 21, 2008, 04:41:05 PM
"hide from meeeeee?  this is gonna be fun!"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 21, 2008, 10:31:00 PM
Did I just finish the game?

I followed the robot to the purifier. Decided to go in the rom and put in the code. But nothing seemed to happen. ??? I kept taking rad-x and shit but eventually I succumbed to the radiation.

But then it cut to an end scene where it said the purifier was activated, though I wasn't sure I put in the right code to begin with. :lol

The credits rolled. :-\

Are there multiple endings? I haven't even touched the north east side of the map. ???

Fawkes is by my side. Did I end this prematurely?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 21, 2008, 10:36:36 PM
It's over whenever you're done with it. Reload a save game, start up a new game and be evil, whatever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 21, 2008, 10:41:29 PM
My question is, was this an ending?
The credits rolled so I can only assume this is one way to end the game. I have so much more to do. I have yet to see Tenpenney tower much less the total to right quarter of the map.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 21, 2008, 10:49:56 PM
Did you not get the thing that said "The Lone Wanderer found the wastelands an inhospitable place...blah blah..."? That's the end, the only end there is. It changes a little if you're good or bad, and a few of the side-quests change what it shows.  If you're good and you freed the slaves, it shows a repaired Lincoln Memorial. If you didn't and you destroyed Megaton, then it shows a destroyed Megaton to symbolize your badness. That's pretty much all there is to it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 21, 2008, 10:50:04 PM
Is it just me or do the Super Mutants sound exactly like the Heavy from Team Fortress 2?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 22, 2008, 01:17:46 AM
I thought it was a great ending:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
The image of jefferson's statue as the machine hummed to life and you died, the code being tied to something at the beginning, and of course nothing is as cool as sacrificing yourself for the good of all. Hardcore!
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 22, 2008, 11:22:58 AM
The ending is really, really, really, stupid.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Fucking Bethesda are shitty game makers. You mean that "Resistant to Radiation" that Fawkes has all of a sudden doesn't work?
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 22, 2008, 02:28:07 PM
I was only level 12 when I finished it. What level were you guys?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 22, 2008, 02:34:36 PM
20, hit 20 right when the last quest started haha. It was awesome.

Mud: The logic was stupid, but then again you had so many problems with the game its only the truth when someone like me says it. I can imagine you running into a wall screaming "BUGS"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 22, 2008, 02:37:26 PM
i was level twelve, and hadn't even explored 2/3 of the wasteland

so i loaded an earlier save so i could explore with this good character for a while before wrapping it up

then i think i'll put it away for a month or so, and start over with a thoroughly corrupt character
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 22, 2008, 04:06:45 PM
I was level 20, but I probably would have been like 25 at least if you could keep leveling. I messed around for a long time before I even bothered doing any of the main quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on November 22, 2008, 04:09:47 PM
Yeah, I have a problem with the level cap as well. Next time I play I am not going to waste any perks on experience bonuses. I levelled way too quick and I have hardly touched the main story.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 23, 2008, 01:52:11 PM
There's a Bobblehead in your dad's office. But you go back to the Vault (optional) for a mission so I wouldnt fret if you miss it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 23, 2008, 02:12:18 PM
energy weapon skill isnt great until late game when plasma rifles are everywhere. small arms is a good place to dump points early on
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 23, 2008, 02:19:44 PM
yup
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 23, 2008, 02:20:41 PM
You can start dumping points into energy weapons around level 15ish, which is when you'll start seeing things like laser rifles instead of pistols and maybe some plasma rifles if you come across enclave troops
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 23, 2008, 02:40:51 PM
I have energy and small weapons about equal now, around 60 something for both.  Energy rifle and 50mm uzi, mmmmm
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 23, 2008, 11:19:01 PM
Just an added 1 point
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 23, 2008, 11:55:24 PM
whoa, the new nvidia driver gave me a ridiculous fps boost.  Literally from 25-30fps outside to a solid 60fps at medium settings.   :o

that kinda support is making me reconsider a radeon 7850.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 24, 2008, 12:40:36 AM
Okay, one more question. If you tag a skill, does that just give it a one-time point boost, or can you level up that skill faster for the rest of the game?

one time, unfortunately

not like FO/FO2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 24, 2008, 01:19:18 AM
i'm gonna go find

spoiler (click to show/hide)
harold
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tonight

think i'm about ready to wrap it up and be done with it for a while, though, getting kind of burned out on it

when the pc version drops in price in a few months i may pick it up to do my antichrist character
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 24, 2008, 11:39:45 AM
I just got to Megaton. I need caps, so I want to sell some of my plundered items. But this bitch Jenny Stahl only wants to give me half of the listed value of my items. Is there any place around where I can get a better deal?

 :lol
Up your barter skill. No one give you market value. It's a fake number IMO. The best way to make caps is to pick up the same stuff and repair them. It makes things worth more without the extra weight.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on November 24, 2008, 12:43:12 PM
I hit level 20 last night. Depressing, considering how much of the actual game I have yet to go through. I already miss the little "cha-ching" sound from getting XP for hacking, killing, lockpicking etc. Whoever though 20 levels was enough for a game this size was crazy. I think half the fun I was having was from exploring and grinding my character, as opposed to doing quests. Damn XP ceiling.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 24, 2008, 01:10:44 PM
Seems like I'm always out of ammo, and every battle ends up with me getting crippled, meaning I have to use one of my scarce stimpaks.

For some reason I'm not digging this one as much as I thought I would. At what point does it start to get really awesome?

Are you using VATS?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 24, 2008, 01:14:10 PM
Seems like I'm always out of ammo, and every battle ends up with me getting crippled, meaning I have to use one of my scarce stimpaks.

For some reason I'm not digging this one as much as I thought I would. At what point does it start to get really awesome?


There isn't really a point where it suddenly becomes awesome.  You have to really get into exploring and loot hunting, especially at the beginning of the game before you've discovered locations.  Pick up missions, find weapons, level up, always explore more, and search buildings. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 01:29:09 PM
Yeah, if you arent into the experience yet then you probably won't end up being there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 24, 2008, 01:46:56 PM
nice, found a pair of lucky shades w/ luck + 1.  yay!  They look so cool with my shady hat and handlebar mustache.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 02:03:21 PM
Nope
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 24, 2008, 02:09:49 PM
I killed the Sheriff of Megaton within minutes of entering the town. Did I fuck myself over in any way by doing this?

I think you miss out on one possible quest, maybe.  you can raid his house for some good items now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 02:10:54 PM
you wanna go in his house for his bobblehead anyway

You can get a lucky 8-ball for saving some guy from bigtown from the super mutants. Boosts your luck a bit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 24, 2008, 02:12:12 PM
Cool, I'm on the big town quest right now, actually.  my last save was right outside germantown police HQ...should be fun if it's crawling with super mutants (no spoilage!)  I'm armed to the teeth.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 02:13:13 PM
make sure you just fast travel with them once you get them out of the building, way safer
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on November 24, 2008, 03:14:50 PM
make sure you just fast travel with them once you get them out of the building, way safer

Personally the fun of the game is not doing that.  Give them weapons.  Though I have to admit I reloaded, which I rarely do, because one wandered off and got killed by a super mutant.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 24, 2008, 03:42:25 PM
man, when you get up north the deathclaws start popping up everywhere

i entered a building and one was standing right behind the door like "hey, howya doin" and slapped the shit out of me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 24, 2008, 03:50:32 PM
man, when you get up north the deathclaws start popping up everywhere

i entered a building and one was standing right behind the door like "hey, howya doin" and slapped the shit out of me

There's a city- Old Olney- that's INFESTED with them. It also has a super amazing treasure hidden in it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 24, 2008, 03:52:18 PM
cool, going there next

i can kill them pretty quick now, but they still do crazy damage if they hit me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 24, 2008, 04:15:01 PM
The only death claw I saw in the game was when I release one when I was escaping the enclave base. When the door swung open, I was like "Oh shit!" but it just stood there and did nothing. :lol

I think I'm going to start over tonight and do everything but the story.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 04:16:42 PM
make sure you just fast travel with them once you get them out of the building, way safer

Personally the fun of the game is not doing that.  Give them weapons.  Though I have to admit I reloaded, which I rarely do, because one wandered off and got killed by a super mutant.

There's other ways to have fun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 24, 2008, 04:36:17 PM
cool, going there next

i can kill them pretty quick now, but they still do crazy damage if they hit me

Just go get Lincoln's Repeater.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: T234 on November 24, 2008, 04:39:12 PM
man, when you get up north the deathclaws start popping up everywhere

i entered a building and one was standing right behind the door like "hey, howya doin" and slapped the shit out of me

There's a city- Old Olney- that's INFESTED with them. It also has a super amazing treasure hidden in it.
bullshit there is nothing there but sewers.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 24, 2008, 04:42:34 PM
make sure you just fast travel with them once you get them out of the building, way safer

Personally the fun of the game is not doing that.  Give them weapons.  Though I have to admit I reloaded, which I rarely do, because one wandered off and got killed by a super mutant.

There's other ways to have fun


yeah, if giving them weapons and having them fight means repeating the mission a million times on account of shitty AI, I'd rather not. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 24, 2008, 04:44:23 PM
i have lincoln's repeater, but for some reason .44 ammo is hard to come by for me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on November 24, 2008, 05:01:35 PM
is there a certain type of weapon that works better on robots?  I'm trying to go through the Historical Society quest an the fucking robots are owning me and my partner constantly.  I'm only at level 10 right now so I might have to come back later.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on November 24, 2008, 05:02:29 PM
man, when you get up north the deathclaws start popping up everywhere

i entered a building and one was standing right behind the door like "hey, howya doin" and slapped the shit out of me

There's a city- Old Olney- that's INFESTED with them. It also has a super amazing treasure hidden in it.
bullshit there is nothing there but sewers.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
THE TALKING ARMOR DUH
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 05:04:12 PM
i have lincoln's repeater, but for some reason .44 ammo is hard to come by for me

yeah .44 ammo isnt all over the place sadly. There's a perk to increase amount of ammo from containers
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 24, 2008, 05:35:29 PM
is there a certain type of weapon that works better on robots?  I'm trying to go through the Historical Society quest an the fucking robots are owning me and my partner constantly.  I'm only at level 10 right now so I might have to come back later.

Plasma Grenades do about 50% damage.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 24, 2008, 05:46:00 PM
assault rifle is what I had the most success with. The robots in stealing independence are bitches, killed the lady that was with me. Her fault tho, i've never seen someone stand directly at the end of a gatling laser gun barrel before.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on November 24, 2008, 05:54:11 PM
You guys are making me want to play this game again  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 24, 2008, 07:49:02 PM
whenever i am escorting someone i make them stay in the rear with the gear until i clear out any threats

except for that grace jones brotherhood lady, she kicks ass
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 24, 2008, 08:29:45 PM
assault rifle is what I had the most success with. The robots in stealing independence are bitches, killed the lady that was with me. Her fault tho, i've never seen someone stand directly at the end of a gatling laser gun barrel before.

Hhaha yeah I commented about that a page or so ago.  She got completely fuckin zapped to ash.  Got her kickass uzi though  :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on November 24, 2008, 08:33:02 PM
Lincoln's Rifle - uber alles

The only gun you'll ever need in the entire game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 24, 2008, 09:56:06 PM
Where's that at?  I haven't really been around the DC ruins since the sad part at the Jefferson Memorial, and I was thinking about exploring the area tomorrow.  I only can imagine the rife is somewhere in there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 24, 2008, 09:59:52 PM
It's in the Museum of Natural History with all the other Lincoln swag.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 24, 2008, 10:03:19 PM
Haven't even set foot in there, woot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 24, 2008, 10:07:25 PM
So I went to tenpenny tower and some shit. I went to take out that Roy ghoul but told him I was sent to kill him and we hedged out a plan for me to open the subway entrance. But while they were sleeping, I stole a magazine and the all woke up and started shooting me. So I quit. :lol

Should I take him out or let the ghouls into the tower?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 24, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
If you do either it will get you bad karma.  apparently you're supposed to be diplomatic and convince Tenpenny to let them stay or some shit.  I killed Tenpenny and am fucked on that mission.

I really need to finish Fallout 3.  I just have the story missions left, so one day when I'm not lazy I'll finish it off.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 24, 2008, 10:10:41 PM
If you do either it will get you bad karma.  apparently you're supposed to be diplomatic and convince Tenpenny to let them stay or some shit.  I killed Tenpenny and am fucked on that mission.

If you walk right up to Tenpenny and shoot him in the face for no reason, you get positive karma.  :lol

Anyway, Ghoul suck and so do those rich fatcats. I say use the ghoul army to overrun the tower, then once they've settled in, kill them too and rob the place blind.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on November 24, 2008, 10:14:27 PM
If you destroyed Megaton, you might want to just kill the ghouls as they'll run off all but two of the shopkeepers in Tenpenny Tower.

Killing them was neutral karma, iirc.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on November 24, 2008, 10:57:27 PM
Where the fuck is Tenpenny Tower anyway?  I've been playing for about 25 hours and haven't heard shit about it in-game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 24, 2008, 11:08:53 PM
If you do either it will get you bad karma.  apparently you're supposed to be diplomatic and convince Tenpenny to let them stay or some shit.  I killed Tenpenny and am fucked on that mission.

If you walk right up to Tenpenny and shoot him in the face for no reason, you get positive karma.  :lol

Anyway, Ghoul suck and so do those rich fatcats. I say use the ghoul army to overrun the tower, then once they've settled in, kill them too and rob the place blind.

When you get awarded for shoot some rich old guy in the face for no reason other than him being a mild annoyance, anything goes.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 25, 2008, 12:23:00 AM
People want to kill you for justice now, and you're evil.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on November 25, 2008, 11:59:00 AM
DLC outlined here:
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/43194/Fallout-3-Downloadable-Content-G-E-C-K-SDK-Announced
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 25, 2008, 12:03:11 PM
Operation: Anchorage sounds sweet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on November 25, 2008, 12:04:59 PM
Expansion? Cool. Now I just hope they raise the level cap.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 25, 2008, 12:06:42 PM
so cool
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on November 25, 2008, 12:08:58 PM
argh those expansions sound so awesome fuck


ps3 shittiness :gloomy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 25, 2008, 12:12:38 PM
More Fallout :hyper

More Achievements :hyper

Having to buy DLC for a game I dont even own :gloomy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on November 25, 2008, 12:30:18 PM
Quote
Operation: Anchorage: Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. An action-packed battle scheduled for release in January.

fucking awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 25, 2008, 01:07:59 PM
Will buy the DLC.

And I still can't get these songs out of my head.  I was just walking from one of my classes and suddenly started thinking "Don't know why I left the homestead, I really must confess"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 25, 2008, 10:35:19 AM
Looks like Bethesda has learned a thing or two since Oblivion. I'll definitely be picking up all three of those DLC next year.

Also, it's good to hear that an official Fallout 3 editor is on its way.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 25, 2008, 10:46:30 AM
double dipping on pc for this

also, while the official dlc sounds cool, i would like to see some dlc that ignores the main quest altogether and allows you to make a separate character (starting off in tenpenny/megaton/enclave/raider/etc), with lots of added one-off quests (say about a dozen the size of the Big Town quest) plus new armor/perks/weapons, that you could just explore the wasteland with.  Altogether around the size of Shivering Isles, maybe.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 27, 2008, 08:49:36 AM
There's only 5 Behemoths in the entire game, consider yourself lucky!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 27, 2008, 08:51:57 AM
you can kill that behemoth without a fat man

just use the catwalks over the raider town, or move between the train cars
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 27, 2008, 12:33:40 PM
For some reason I only ever ran into that 1 behemoth thats scripted. I ended up using mini nukes on talon company ambushes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 27, 2008, 01:02:33 PM
I left the door to the vaul open, jokes on them
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on November 27, 2008, 01:16:18 PM
Operation: Anchorage sounds sweet.

i'm going to be Subwoofer Palin.

Using the same naming techniques as our president of 2012, I just chose a first name out of a dictionary.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 27, 2008, 01:27:06 PM
There's only 5 Behemoths in the entire game, consider yourself lucky!

Where are the other 3? I only have seen 2.  The one outside of THREeeeeeE DOGGGGG BOW WOW's place and the one in that garbage place that was locked away in a cage.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 27, 2008, 02:07:03 PM
WTF? You don't get to kill Little Timmy Neusbaum along with the other residents? WTF is this shit? Fuck Bethesda.

The game won't let you kill kids. Ever. Otherwise I would have ripped those uppity brats in Little Lamplight a new one.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 27, 2008, 03:30:43 PM
And fuck Bethesda for not letting you kill kids. That's just uncalled for.

You can do the Mister Sandman kill on children, or at least one in Andale. It doesnt kill them, but you still get the EXP. It is a glitch.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on November 27, 2008, 03:31:28 PM
There's only 5 Behemoths in the entire game, consider yourself lucky!

Where are the other 3? I only have seen 2.  The one outside of THREeeeeeE DOGGGGG BOW WOW's place and the one in that garbage place that was locked away in a cage.

Shit like I remember. Read a FAQ.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2008, 03:25:45 AM
wow that ending was shit
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I guess the whole 500 ending shit was based on the various picture combos they have.
[close]

still it is an awesome game.  bethesda redeemed.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 29, 2008, 09:46:58 AM
And fuck Bethesda for not letting you kill kids. That's just uncalled for.

With the Fallout 3 construction kit coming out next month, you can expect that issue to be corrected very soon.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2008, 12:02:45 PM
I still say I'm no sicko, but after dealing with Little Lamplight I'm feeling like that fix can't come soon enough.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Third on November 29, 2008, 02:07:28 PM
What's the best melee weapon in the game? So far the super sledge. Are there more powerful ones?

I only use melee weapons. Guns when I encounter a  :'( deathclaw  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2008, 02:19:10 PM
fisto is pretty awesome.  It's classified under unarmed and is basically a power fist, but really powerful.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fisto!

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Third on November 29, 2008, 05:36:42 PM
Cool, thanks. Going to fire up Fallout 3 now and look for fisto!

Just installed the game on the hdd btw. Install went pretty fast.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 01, 2008, 01:14:26 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbyhpsv-6sM&e

best game evarrr
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 01, 2008, 03:26:02 PM
That video is amazing!  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 01, 2008, 04:51:27 PM
I want a new PC so I can be a Gameo-nerd and have the PC for Mods and 360 for DLC. I have never done that. But I am Fallout CRAZY
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 01, 2008, 07:29:38 PM
finally started this, cant believe i waited so long

:gloomy fable 2
:hyper fallout 3

should i be using VATS? it seems more fun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 01, 2008, 11:23:54 PM
only use vats if you like staying alive
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 01, 2008, 11:51:59 PM
yeah, VATS is insta-kill on most enemies if you aim for their head
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 04, 2008, 02:00:48 AM
ok so i just made it to megaton and talked to that weird scruffy black sheriff

i dont know if i like the pip boy yet

the radio is fucking awesome

vats is wykd

my guy looks awesome

i kept inadvertently insulting alama or whatever and she hates me lol

so far i think oblivion had better presentation but the people and towns more interesting

are there any key fuck up areas i should know about?  aka should i blow up megaton or disarm the nuke?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 04, 2008, 02:04:09 AM
i kept inadvertently insulting alama or whatever and she hates me lol

Just kill her dad, that'll teach her.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 04, 2008, 05:15:16 AM
fuck

i nearly died in the super duper mart and then made it back to megaton. so i had the key to the armoury and entered but the robot fucked me up, and I ran outside and it autosaved :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 04, 2008, 09:30:00 AM
Mirelurks are hard to kill.

Although I've messaged everyone I know after I killed one.

Because, you know, I killed a Giant Enemy Crab on the PS3 by attacking the weakpoint for MASSIVE DAMAGE. (the face)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 04, 2008, 09:35:51 AM
Turn off Autosave!

Just go sleep in a bed, get your health back, then go kick that robot's ass. There's a great bed you can use in Grayditch. I'm not sure if you have to complete the "Those!" quest to use it, but I don't think so.

Also, you should definitely use VATS. Without VATS, what you would have is basic FPS combat with horrible, horrible, horrible hit detection and enemies that can strafe at cheetah-sprint speed. And seriously, this game has the worst hit detection I've seen in first person combat.

@ Borys: why the fuck would anyone want to level more slowly?

@ whoever: what is so special about Deathclaws? I killed the first one that was terrorizing a bunch of wastelanders (then I killed the wastelanders), and it went down pretty easily. Mirelurk Hunters are way tougher, IMO.

I keep autosave on as a backup to my normal saves. After encountering a glitch or two, it never hurts to have one more that might be more recent.

As for the leveling, I can only assume it's due to how fast you can cap out your player if you're more of an explorer-type player. If you encounter a group of super mutants fighting some raiders and wipe them all out, you can level up pretty quickly. I hit level 20 before I had really scratched the surface of the main quest. Takes a bit of fun out of playing once you do.

And mirelurks are pretty easy (comparatively) if you get a couple of rounds into their exposed faces.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 04, 2008, 09:38:47 AM
Turn off Autosave!

Just go sleep in a bed, get your health back, then go kick that robot's ass. There's a great bed you can use in Grayditch. I'm not sure if you have to complete the "Those!" quest to use it, but I don't think so.

Also, you should definitely use VATS. Without VATS, what you would have is basic FPS combat with horrible, horrible, horrible hit detection and enemies that can strafe at cheetah-sprint speed. And seriously, this game has the worst hit detection I've seen in first person combat.

@ Borys: why the fuck would anyone want to level more slowly?

@ whoever: what is so special about Deathclaws? I killed the first one that was terrorizing a bunch of wastelanders (then I killed the wastelanders), and it went down pretty easily. Mirelurk Hunters are way tougher, IMO.

I keep autosave on as a backup to my normal saves. After encountering a glitch or two, it never hurts to have one more that might be more recent.

As for the leveling, I can only assume it's due to how fast you can cap out your player if you're more of an explorer-type player. If you encounter a group of super mutants fighting some raiders and wipe them all out, you can level up pretty quickly. I hit level 20 before I had really scratched the surface of the main quest. Takes a bit of fun out of playing once you do.

And mirelurks are pretty easy (comparatively) if you get a couple of rounds into their exposed faces.

Yeah, mirelurks get easier... if you have a chinese assault rifle or something more powerful than that to plug away at their faces.

I just found the scoped magnum last night in the Arlington Library. That works as a good substitute. Plus, of course, critical hit headshots basically blow the head off of enemies, which is awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 04, 2008, 09:42:05 AM
Plus, of course, critical hit headshots basically blow the head off of enemies, which is awesome.

Just wait until you get Lincoln's Repeater.  :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 04, 2008, 10:00:00 AM
the biggest joke enemy in the game is the Mirelurk King.  He looks like voldermort or whatever the guy's name from Harry Potter was, but he's such a pushover.  I shot him in the face with my SMG twice and he died. King my ass.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 04, 2008, 01:18:54 PM
I highly recommend the book "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy to anyone who is really into the setting of this game.  If Fallout 3 had a huge escort mission, it would probably be a lot like this book.  of course, thankfully it doesn't have one of those  ;) 


Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 04, 2008, 01:25:31 PM
Isnt there a book called like Eternity Road or something, where these people go through a ruined america hundreds of years in the future where people live like amish folk and theyre all freaked out by the left behind technology
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 04, 2008, 01:32:48 PM
Isnt there a book called like Eternity Road or something, where these people go through a ruined america hundreds of years in the future where people live like amish folk and theyre all freaked out by the left behind technology

sounds familiar.  was it written in the 1960s?  Some prof told me about a cool post-apocalyptic book like that a couple years ago...

edit: nm, looks like that's a different book.  the one I was told about wasn't necessarily sci-fi...more like normal fiction like "The Road." Eternity Road sounds cool.

:bow post-apocalyptic stuff :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 04, 2008, 01:36:52 PM
Yeah I'm gonna have to read The Road.  That's coming out as a movie soon, right?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 04, 2008, 01:40:15 PM
Regulators are harassing me like crazy.  Nearly every time I leave an area, I have a bunch of assholes hiding behind a rock ready to ambush me.

I wish there was a base for the Regulators like there is for the Talons.  I want to stomp those fucks into dust.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 04, 2008, 01:46:36 PM
Yeah I'm gonna have to read The Road.  That's coming out as a movie soon, right?


I'm sure...please be directed by the Coen brothers if so.  They totally nailed No Country For Old Men and I think they would be a good fit for The Road.  I actually picture Josh Brolin as the main character while I'm reading it. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 04, 2008, 01:47:16 PM
there is, but even if you murder them all they will still come after you

I murdered everyone at the Talon base and those fuckers were still after me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 04, 2008, 01:54:05 PM
According to the wikia, you can't go in the Regulator base unless you have the Lawbringer perk, and even then there's only three dudes in there.  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 04, 2008, 01:56:19 PM
there are like 5 people there, I think only one has a name.  The bad part is that every time you warm there Giant Rad Scropions attack the Brahmin, so either you kill them or the dumb named bitch comes out and dies trying to protect them.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 04, 2008, 01:58:42 PM
Yeah I'm gonna have to read The Road.  That's coming out as a movie soon, right?


I'm sure...please be directed by the Coen brothers if so.  They totally nailed No Country For Old Men and I think they would be a good fit for The Road.  I actually picture Josh Brolin as the main character while I'm reading it. 

John Hillcoat, and if you've seen The Proposition, you'll know he's perfectly capable of doing a fantastic job, especially concerning the setting.

(http://wearemoviegeeks.com/wp-content/roadx-large.jpg)

Also, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are working the score. :bow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 04, 2008, 02:41:58 PM
Nick Caaaaaaave :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 04, 2008, 02:53:37 PM
deathclaws scale up with you, at least i think so

at level twenty, wearing tesla armor, they were taking huge chunks out of my ass with one swipe, and it took several missiles to down one

also, go to old olney and see if you still think they're pushovers

once you hit higher levels mirelurks are easy, you don't even have to aim for their face

i found giant radscorpions to be more of a pain in the ass than any other enemy - not because they were hard to kill or anything, but at higher levels those goddamned things are everywhere, and they come at you in pairs, and if you're not paying attention they come up behind you and commence lighting your ass up a few times before you can turn around
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 04, 2008, 03:36:47 PM
Yeah I'm gonna have to read The Road.  That's coming out as a movie soon, right?


I'm sure...please be directed by the Coen brothers if so.  They totally nailed No Country For Old Men and I think they would be a good fit for The Road.  I actually picture Josh Brolin as the main character while I'm reading it. 

John Hillcoat, and if you've seen The Proposition, you'll know he's perfectly capable of doing a fantastic job, especially concerning the setting.

(http://wearemoviegeeks.com/wp-content/roadx-large.jpg)

Also, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are working the score. :bow


whoa yes all over my tits
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 04, 2008, 03:42:23 PM
Hopefully The Road isn't bug filled and doesn't have a shitty ending.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 04, 2008, 03:44:28 PM
Hopefully The Road isn't bug filled and doesn't have a shitty ending.

I don't think your mom was the inspiration for it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 04, 2008, 03:55:24 PM
I don't think your joke teacher was either :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 04, 2008, 04:42:16 PM
SHOULD I BOMB MEGATON OR NOT
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 04, 2008, 05:10:54 PM
I don't think your joke teacher was either :(

Don't worry, I know :(

SHOULD I BOMB MEGATON OR NOT


Your choice. You get a lot of good loot, a penthouse suite, and an awesome scene when it explodes.  Just make sure to massacre the town first and loot everything.  Don't kill Moira for a funny scene when you go back to the site.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 05, 2008, 02:05:33 AM
Consolevania Fallout 3 Review:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IowSYq2gxUE
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 05, 2008, 05:55:33 AM
Started this game yesterday. Disarmed the bomb, then began the Those! sidequest, only to realize deep in the metrostation I was way underleveled for that quest. Lost a bunch of playtime on that. Oh well, I'll just continue with the main quest for now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 05, 2008, 09:16:38 PM
wtf is wrong with the 3rd person camera

its always off center which is distinguished mentally-challenged
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 05, 2008, 09:26:03 PM
i think it's meant to be drawn in close, waist-level or closer

otherwise you have to see your character walking and jumping like a gimp
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 05, 2008, 09:26:51 PM
its def more janky than oblivion

thats for sure
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 05, 2008, 09:35:50 PM
I started focusing more on small guns and its perks and the difference in combat is noticeable.

Can you ever add more points to your special stats? I only have 4 strength and I want 5 for that strongback skill :s
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 05, 2008, 09:41:45 PM
so much fucking homo man

this is a Bethesda game

strength is the first thing you bump up becau...

/me is over encumbered
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 05, 2008, 09:43:48 PM
there's a perk that bumps you up by one point in whatever you choose

and i think there are one or two items you can find that do the same thing, although i might be mistaken
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 05, 2008, 09:45:59 PM
I started focusing more on small guns and its perks and the difference in combat is noticeable.

Can you ever add more points to your special stats? I only have 4 strength and I want 5 for that strongback skill :s


like Eel mentioned, there's that perk.  and iirc, bobbleheads also add 1 to a special stat, though there aren't many of them in the game.

so much fucking homo man

this is a Bethesda game

strength is the first thing you bump up becau...

/me is over encumbered


stash shit in garbage cans/lockers etc. it'll stay there forever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 05, 2008, 09:58:38 PM
it will?

i thought it was like oblivion, and would disappear after a while
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 05, 2008, 10:13:10 PM
Just get a house in either Megaton or Tenpenny Tower and stash your stuff there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 06, 2008, 01:35:42 AM
Man is there a place I can rest in Megaton without paying 120 caps? Because it took me quite a few trips to earn barely 480 caps and I can't afford this.

The lack of ammunition, health packs, and everything being contaminated with radiation really make this game even better.

Could very well tie with Persona 4 as goty for me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 06, 2008, 01:37:23 AM
pay the doctor -- i think it's a bit cheaper.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 06, 2008, 01:37:28 AM
get a house by either disarming or exploding the bomb, use that for free
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 06, 2008, 01:42:25 AM
Oh. I don't have high enough explosion stat to disarm the bomb yet.

Some adventures I had tonight: Met a dude in the bar in Megaton
spoiler (click to show/hide)
he brings up that he will pay you to blow up Megaton using the bomb. I went to tell the sheriff, we went out to the bar to get this guy and when the arrest was made, dude pulls out a gun and shoots the sherrif before I could kill him. I was thinking that's what happens during the scenario, but now...I'm not sure.
[close]
What happen to you guys during that scenario?

I've been doing things for that chick's book, I've got one final task: go to a mine field.

I tried searching for that chick's hometown, who's family doesn't write her back anymore, and I can't find the place. Apparently it's on top of some overpass but I can't find a way to get there. I know how to get UNDER the overpass, but on top?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 06, 2008, 01:44:45 AM
that's why Burke tells you to go see that junkie.  mentats will put you over the necessarily amount of skill point.

What happen to you guys during that scenario?

same thing, unless you're quick on the draw...

Quote
I tried searching for that chick's hometown, who's family doesn't write her back anymore, and I can't find the place. Apparently it's on top of some overpass but I can't find a way to get there. I know how to get UNDER the overpass, but on top?

walk around; there's a way up near some old house.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 06, 2008, 01:48:37 AM
what happened to me in that situation was
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I shot Burke before he could kill Simms.  I think that unless you want to load up an old save and still want to be a good guy, disarm it and talk to his son (the boy that walks around megaton).
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 06, 2008, 01:57:51 AM
goddammit himuro
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 06, 2008, 01:58:04 AM
Oh, so you can be quick at the draw huh. That part caught me off guard. I mean, I expected him to pull out a gun and start blasting, but not so fast.

that's why Burke tells you to go see that junkie.  mentats will put you over the necessarily amount of skill point.


Dunno what you're talking about here.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 06, 2008, 01:59:08 AM
btw i met some kid, went to his town which are over run with Fire Ants.

So badass.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 06, 2008, 02:08:17 AM
speaking of megaton and caps should i kill that junkie bitch?

i think im gonna go back and kill her, whats the reward?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 06, 2008, 02:15:35 AM
Oh, so you can be quick at the draw huh. That part caught me off guard. I mean, I expected him to pull out a gun and start blasting, but not so fast.

that's why Burke tells you to go see that junkie.  mentats will put you over the necessarily amount of skill point.


Dunno what you're talking about here.

Burke gives you an optional side objective to meet a guy that will sell you mentats.  You don't need to do it, really -- you can find mentats just about anywhere, but if you have some, using them will give you enough explosive skill to blow up or disarm the bomb.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 06, 2008, 10:07:21 AM
speaking of megaton and caps should i kill that junkie bitch?

i think im gonna go back and kill her, whats the reward?

what junkie bitch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 06, 2008, 07:06:52 PM
Started playing and played for a good couple of hours. Game of the Year so far, for me.

Its funny, this game feels more like Morrowind than Oblivion did.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 06, 2008, 07:14:19 PM
what junkie bitch

at the guy you talk to @ the megaton saloon about your father

if you fuck up your conversation he sends you out to kill this junkie out in the wasteland and bring him back the 300 caps she owes him
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 06, 2008, 07:16:03 PM
nevermind, i fast traveled out there on a test savegame

i lost karma each time i stole something after i killed her

im trying to keep my karma high so i just said forget it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 06, 2008, 07:35:39 PM
Karma doesn't seem to drop that fast, as far as pickpocketing and stealing goes. I've pickpocketed twice and stole a bunch of things and I'm still a martyr.

Combat in this game is amazingly good, I just need to find out if there's a way to stop the whole "slow down" deathkill shit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 07, 2008, 03:01:26 PM
I have no idea wtf to do in this game... how do I disarm the bomb? I have to go to the radio station or something now to look for my dad... and I have another quest to do where I have to give the girl a letter to her family. Should I concentrate on raising my karma, or does it matter? And do melee weapons work OK, I've been using a baseball bat for now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 07, 2008, 03:11:57 PM
I have no idea wtf to do in this game... how do I disarm the bomb? I have to go to the radio station or something now to look for my dad... and I have another quest to do where I have to give the girl a letter to her family. Should I concentrate on raising my karma, or does it matter? And do melee weapons work OK, I've been using a baseball bat for now.

To disarm the bomb just walk up to it and hit A, and it'll tell you whether your stats are high enough to mess with it. If they're too low you can boost them with mentats, or just come back when they're higher. I wouldn't even worry about doing the main quest (looking for your dad) right away. I spent over 15 hours out in the wastelands before going into D.C. which is where you need to go for that. Don't worry about your karma. You'll get plenty of chances to raise or lower your karma doing quests, depending on whether you want to play a good or bad character. Even if you're playing a good character, you can kill people, and steal a bunch of stuff, and still boost your karma back up easily by taking the "good" path on quests.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 07, 2008, 03:30:06 PM
Yeah I beat the following quests before going to the Radio tower:

Those! Blood Ties, Wasteland Survival Guide, the Declaration of Independence one, and the Android one.  Clocked in at about 12-15 hours, I think, before I went to see Three-Dog.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 07, 2008, 03:40:46 PM
I made it through the Farragaut station and up to Chevy Chase (I like how the game takes place in a city I've actually visited, so the names are familiar to me a bit), to the front of the radio station, and I died whilst fighting the giant mutant, wasn't able to damage him with an assault rifle.

So you're supposed to just go around and doing subquests? Does grinding help in this game? I'm only on level 3 so far.

Game isn't bad so far, a bit too overwhelming for me though I think as of now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 03:42:17 PM
ah, good to know.  i was on my way to the radio station now

i think first order of business should be to kill the raiders in the super duper mart for loot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 07, 2008, 03:51:43 PM
I made it through the Farragaut station and up to Chevy Chase (I like how the game takes place in a city I've actually visited, so the names are familiar to me a bit), to the front of the radio station, and I died whilst fighting the giant mutant, wasn't able to damage him with an assault rifle.

So you're supposed to just go around and doing subquests? Does grinding help in this game? I'm only on level 3 so far.

Game isn't bad so far, a bit too overwhelming for me though I think as of now.

Dude just relax. The game is nowhere near as expansive  or overwhelming as Oblivion with its faction quests. Just do the story missions. The only quests in the game are the achievements, that's it. They're just pretty lengthy. Grinding wont really help as much as better guns/more health kits will. You max out at Level 20 anyway (cant go higher).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 07, 2008, 04:01:30 PM
This game makes up for Borderlands being delayed
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 04:21:15 PM
how big is the overworld compared to oblivion?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 07, 2008, 04:22:18 PM
You can't really compare since Fallout 3 is actually packed where Oblivion was a bunch roads to make it seem bigger.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 04:24:11 PM
goddamn those giant horseflies are fucking annoying

they come out of nowhere and i can never figure out where they are
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on December 07, 2008, 04:31:01 PM
So can you still stack achievements from both a pc version and a 360 version or have they fixed that? I'd run through this again for a quick 1k
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 04:40:38 PM
you are dead inside
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 07, 2008, 04:42:31 PM
So can you still stack achievements from both a pc version and a 360 version or have they fixed that? I'd run through this again for a quick 1k

No, each version is seperate
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2008, 06:15:32 PM
Started my second runthrough - The Adventures of Veronica, Wasteland Bon Vivant - this evening.   Just glassed-over Megaton.  I found it hard to be evil at first, but by committing what is essentially the most evil act in the game straight away, every other amoral decision will be cake.  Cannibalism, here I come!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2008, 06:18:14 PM
ran into a glitch, though

i wanted to celebrate my triggering of nuclear holocaust by getting a stunning new hairstyle, but when the screen came up on my robotic butler's thing it wouldn't show my head.  Hope that glitch doesn't last through the whole game  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 07, 2008, 06:27:37 PM
ran into a glitch, though

i wanted to celebrate my triggering of nuclear holocaust by getting a stunning new hairstyle, but when the screen came up on my robotic butler's thing it wouldn't show my head.  Hope that glitch doesn't last through the whole game  :(

I'm dealing with the same glitch. It only happens every so often for me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 07, 2008, 08:33:38 PM
omfg

I'm level 8 and there's TONS of Super Mutants in the Washington Monument/Capitol Hill area. FUCK.

I've tried doing the sidequest Those! and those fire ants are ridiculous.

I'm working on the Wasteland Survival Guide for Moira, I wanna finish it up soon.

I finished Blood Ties, which I loved.

I'm seriously lacking ammo now so I should concentating on restocking and getting more caps before I continue the story.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 07, 2008, 08:51:45 PM
what difficulty are you playing on?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 09:09:50 PM
I've tried doing the sidequest Those! and those fire ants are ridiculous.

yeah that kid ran up on me in front of the super duper mart

should i do this?  all i have is police batons and 10mm pistols

(and a laser pistol i yanked from the mart but id rather not use it now)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 07, 2008, 09:30:33 PM
I've tried doing the sidequest Those! and those fire ants are ridiculous.

yeah that kid ran up on me in front of the super duper mart

should i do this?  all i have is police batons and 10mm pistols

(and a laser pistol i yanked from the mart but id rather not use it now)

Hunting rifles are good for ants. If you only have a 10mm pistol, it's probably going to end badly.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2008, 10:02:17 PM
i would pay a monthly fee for a fallout mmo
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 07, 2008, 10:12:24 PM
Finished it last night, my only complaint is that it ends!

I think I got about half the main quests. Finished at level 14. NEVER managed to kill a deathclaw, and the only way I killed a Super Mutant Behemoth was by the game glitching.

Where's the point of no return? I wanna finish up the rest of the quests. (Spoiler tag it plz)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 07, 2008, 10:20:18 PM
By the way, regarding the ending,

spoiler (click to show/hide)
WTF is with the sacrificing myself bullcrap. I had Fawkes with me, and homeboy had already walked through radioactive shit for me before, and gave me some lame excuse like "Oh, this is your destiny" yadda yadda. Complete and utter bunk.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 10:23:05 PM
thx joe
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2008, 10:30:50 PM
sho, i would say

spoiler (click to show/hide)
before you get the geck.  you can still explore afterwards, and use fawkes as a follower, but i've read he is a pain in the ass to manage because he can't really climb, and he immediately attacks anyone he senses hostility from
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 07, 2008, 10:34:14 PM
sho, i would say

spoiler (click to show/hide)
before you get the geck.  you can still explore afterwards, and use fawkes as a follower, but i've read he is a pain in the ass to manage because he can't really climb, and he immediately attacks anyone he senses hostility from
[close]

Yeah this is the problem I have with him.  I often tell him to fuck off and stop following me when I go into close-quarter areas.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2008, 10:38:40 PM
hey, did anyone ever meet

spoiler (click to show/hide)
uncle leo, the other nice and intelligent super mutant?  i never did in my first run.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 07, 2008, 10:46:30 PM
Finished it last night, my only complaint is that it ends!

I think I got about half the main quests. Finished at level 14. NEVER managed to kill a deathclaw, and the only way I killed a Super Mutant Behemoth was by the game glitching.

Where's the point of no return? I wanna finish up the rest of the quests. (Spoiler tag it plz)

Before you activate the last quest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 07, 2008, 10:47:30 PM
By the way, regarding the ending,

spoiler (click to show/hide)
WTF is with the sacrificing myself bullcrap. I had Fawkes with me, and homeboy had already walked through radioactive shit for me before, and gave me some lame excuse like "Oh, this is your destiny" yadda yadda. Complete and utter bunk.
[close]

Oh that's funny I didnt have Fawkes with me at all and ran through the radioactive halls myself cause I'm fuck awesome. Ending confirmed canon!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 07, 2008, 10:53:35 PM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I put on my environment suit I got from the loony girl in Megaton and popped a whole bunch of RadAway, I TOTALLY could have survived both the GECK retrieval and the ending bits and yet the game killed me. LAME!
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 07, 2008, 10:54:34 PM
You dont have to DO THAT though, I am pretty sure you can choose to DO THE OTHER THING(S)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 07, 2008, 11:25:02 PM
Yeah but she made me feel so guilty about it

Mimimimi I don't want to sacrifice myself for the good of humanity mimimimi

spoiler (click to show/hide)
BTW I didn't realize that sticking the virus into the water system would kill pretty much EVERYONE except for the Enclave. I thought it'd just get rid of those fecking super mutants, not everyone :(
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BTW Animal Friend is an awesome perk. I will save cannibalism for my second playthrough when I become a psycho bitch from hell
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 07, 2008, 11:31:03 PM
Those! spoiler

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Finished up the Ant next. Killed the Queen AND that bastard scientist.
[close]

Any tips on getting ammo and caps because seriously, beating that Ant took everything I had. I have zero ammo, I broke my missle launcher in the middle of the battle, and I have zero caps.

Game of the year...until Persona 4, when it will only be tied ;)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 07, 2008, 11:56:30 PM
Those! spoiler

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Finished up the Ant next. Killed the Queen AND that bastard scientist.
[close]

damn that sounds like a lot of trouble, ill move on

Any tips on getting ammo and caps because seriously, beating that Ant took everything I had. I have zero ammo, I broke my missle launcher in the middle of the battle, and I have zero caps.

if i remember right there is a weapons shop in megaton
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2008, 12:27:40 AM
tonight, veronica went deep into the heart of

spoiler (click to show/hide)
germantown police station, where she rescued red and some other kid from bigtown from supermutants, for 250 caps reward
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then she took a lovely tour of

spoiler (click to show/hide)
paradise falls, where she struck a deal with slaver grouse and sold red into slavery for another 250 caps
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veronica, working the system for double the pleasure, double the caps...and double the lulz!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 08, 2008, 12:30:48 AM
Those! spoiler

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Finished up the Ant next. Killed the Queen AND that bastard scientist.
[close]

Any tips on getting ammo and caps because seriously, beating that Ant took everything I had. I have zero ammo, I broke my missle launcher in the middle of the battle, and I have zero caps.

Game of the year...until Persona 4, when it will only be tied ;)

Your best bet early in the game is to sell pretty much ANYTHING.  Pick up as much as you can carry and sell it, regardless of how much they're worth.  That way you will:

a) get caps
b) pick up ammo along the way

Just be an avid searcher.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 01:22:31 AM
fuck overencumbrance

fuck it up the ass
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 01:49:10 AM
you can eat people in this game?

goty
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 08, 2008, 02:47:14 AM
you can eat people in this game?

goty

Yep, I was all like :o when I was sifting through the perks

Also, exploring old Vaults = omfg. Being a Theif, I got a Recon Outfit from one of the lockers... +5 to Sneak ability. I also have my lockpicking skills at 75 and I'm getting some cool loot. This is how Oblivion should have been.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 08, 2008, 05:42:12 AM
fuck just got killed by a super brute, never saw him coming and i was running down the docks to rape a raider :'(

this game fucking owns. old mate water repairman gives me money for my scrap metal :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 08, 2008, 07:01:39 AM
I loved the replicated man quest. The plasma rifle you get is really good (at least at this point in the game). I'm level 11 and everything small guns is beefed up to a degree that no enemies are a threat anymore. Regarding the Those! quest, does anyone know what happens if you

spoiler (click to show/hide)
ignore the request and kill the queen anyway?
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Green Shinobi, I'm going to do the same thing now. Combat's no trouble, time to max out lock pick and science
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 08, 2008, 08:10:59 AM
I loved the replicated man quest. The plasma rifle you get is really good (at least at this point in the game).

Yeah that's the gun I'm using right now, but I'm still thinking about walking around the DC ruins and picking up the Lincoln rifle.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 09:36:46 AM
you can eat people in this game?

goty

Yep, I was all like :o when I was sifting through the perks

Also, exploring old Vaults = omfg. Being a Theif, I got a Recon Outfit from one of the lockers... +5 to Sneak ability. I also have my lockpicking skills at 75 and I'm getting some cool loot. This is how Oblivion should have been.

Where are all the Vaults?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 09:38:38 AM
Those! spoiler

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Finished up the Ant next. Killed the Queen AND that bastard scientist.
[close]

Any tips on getting ammo and caps because seriously, beating that Ant took everything I had. I have zero ammo, I broke my missle launcher in the middle of the battle, and I have zero caps.

Game of the year...until Persona 4, when it will only be tied ;)

Your best bet early in the game is to sell pretty much ANYTHING.  Pick up as much as you can carry and sell it, regardless of how much they're worth.  That way you will:

a) get caps
b) pick up ammo along the way

Just be an avid searcher.

I guess I can sell all the shit in my Misc part of my bag but I'm not selling my armor or weapons.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 08, 2008, 09:47:34 AM
What are the best weapons to use? I'm putting points into melee and small guns... what do assault rifles count as?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 08, 2008, 09:52:36 AM
What are the best weapons to use? I'm putting points into melee and small guns... what do assault rifles count as?

Small Guns, it should say in the description
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 08, 2008, 09:53:49 AM
They quantify as "small arms," even though that doesn't make much sense.  Your best bet, again, early on in the game, is to dedicate a lot of points towards small arms as that's what you'll be dealing with until you hit a third of the way through the main story.  Then you should start thinking about big guns stats when you start picking up mini-nukes, flamethrowers, missile launchers, etc.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 10:04:09 AM
Storywise, I'm SUPPOSED to be heading for the Washington Monument, but fuck, there's like 9999 Super Mutants there. I've made it inside the Museum of History and the Underworld, and that was great. More quests! I can't make it to the Museum of Technology BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND IT. Maybe I found it couldn't be damned to look for it because the amount of Super Mutants after me.

Since I'm a good guy, these Talon guys are always after my ass and it's annoying. How do I erase these pests once and for all?

I've been looking for more Vaults. I've heard that there's Vaults out there but I haven't found any.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2008, 10:56:34 AM
The underworld is basically the only peaceful place for Ghouls to live normally.

I've been looking for more Vaults. I've heard that there's Vaults out there but I haven't found any.

there are, but three of them are related to quests (two main, one optional).  I think you should check out Vault-Tec HQ first to get all the access codes beforehand if you want to scout them out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 08, 2008, 11:07:11 AM
Me and Fawkes were ripping shit up tonight. We tackled the Capitol building and took out all the super mutants inside. Went to the White House and picked up my first Fat Boy. Not even 3 deathclaws attacking at once scare me anymore cuz we are the unstoppable super team.

The SatCom facilities were really cool-looking but I don't know what purpose they serve.

BTW, do I get any XP for Fawkes killing someone? He ganks my kills :/
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 11:09:26 AM
The underworld is basically the only peaceful place for Ghouls to live normally.

I've been looking for more Vaults. I've heard that there's Vaults out there but I haven't found any.

there are, but three of them are related to quests (two main, one optional).  I think you should check out Vault-Tec HQ first to get all the access codes beforehand if you want to scout them out.

Where's Vault-Tec HQ?

Where exactly is the underworld?

Museum of History
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 08, 2008, 11:12:06 AM
Himuro, prepare to laugh at yourself.

The Museum of Technology is right fucking by the subway entrance. If you take the metro path from Rivet City, the building is on your right when you emerge.

Yes, it is a bitch getting there too. It's like the Super Mutants are having a Fuck the Shit out of You party right in the middle of the fucking mall. Thank God for Underworld.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 11:13:13 AM
Himuro, prepare to laugh at yourself.

The Museum of Technology is right fucking by the subway entrance. If you take the metro path from Rivet City, the building is on your right when you emerge.

Yes, it is a bitch getting there too. It's like the Super Mutants are having a Fuck the Shit out of You party right in the middle of the fucking mall. Thank God for Underworld.

holy shit :lol

what a bunch of assholes

"puny humans hauhuhauah"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 08, 2008, 11:13:33 AM
Where exactly is the underworld?

It's in the Museum of History. There should be a Female Ghoul Guard outside walking around.

LOL, there's a ghoul around the bar called Mr. Crowley.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 11:14:12 AM
I'm supposed to find Reilly at Underworld but I never did see him.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2008, 11:15:40 AM
I'm supposed to find Reilly at Underworld but I never did see him.

She is in the medical area lying on the bed, and it's a girl.  The mission that comes from that is long, but if you want the best lightweight armor in the game, you should do it.

Where's Vault-Tec HQ?


I don't remember exactly.  If you do the Agatha quest (she lives in some hidden mountain area) it will tell you the way to the HQ and a vault.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 11:22:56 AM
I'm going exploring next time I boot up Fallout 3. :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 08, 2008, 12:04:27 PM
I'm booting up the triple right now.

I had to listen to Mr. Crowley in tribute first.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2008, 12:15:25 PM
I wonder how in-depth the GECK mod kit for PC will be?  If you'll be able to import your own voiceovers, etc?  Also, if normal players like me will even be able to do anything at all with it.  I have a couple of ideas for what I think would be cool little quests, but I'm astupid about any kind of programming whatsoever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 08, 2008, 12:33:11 PM
Don't bet on being able to do anything amazing if you don't know any programming.

Also the best gun in the game is the plasma minigun. So. Fucking. Awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bloodwake on December 08, 2008, 01:07:10 PM
GECK will be the developer's kit for Oblivion, so if you were any good with that, then you will probably be good at Fallout 3
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 06:29:45 PM
Is Harold in this game?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2008, 06:31:49 PM
yes  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 08, 2008, 06:32:43 PM
Are you serious?

Fuck awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2008, 06:51:06 PM
he's actually in one of the best locations in the game
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Oasis, probably the most northern point in the middle of the map
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2008, 06:54:17 PM
it's a really bittersweet quest, probably one of the more nuanced gaming moments i've ever had
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 08, 2008, 06:54:32 PM
OMFG. THIS GAME.

 :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 06:57:39 PM
man being overencumbered really bums me out

i havent turned the game once since
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 08, 2008, 06:59:56 PM
OMFG. THIS GAME.

 :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper

Just started? Prepare to waste many hours of your life
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2008, 07:00:51 PM
just get a follower, drewsy, you can use them as a pack mule

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 07:23:26 PM
where can i acquire these followers
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2008, 07:26:51 PM
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_companions
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 08, 2008, 07:40:07 PM
OMFG. THIS GAME.

 :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper

Just started? Prepare to waste many hours of your life
Just got it today and only just go tout of Vault 101. Oh god.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 07:57:22 PM
thx eel
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 08, 2008, 08:10:13 PM
When it comes to tunnels...

Frag Mines (Multiple mines for more enemies) + Combat Shotgun =  :pimp

Lure them out, BAM! A fucker still gets through limping? Shotgun to da' face.

This slowed down Role Playing like FPS fight mechanics is so fucking fun. I hope they and other companies build on this melding of awesomness and awesomeness.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 08:39:40 PM
i could have had jericho as a companion but my karma is too high :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 08, 2008, 08:43:43 PM
Is it me, or does the shotgun's condition worsen than any other gun. I love the shotgun too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 08, 2008, 10:10:05 PM
(http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images//thumb/7/75/Clover.jpg/800px-Clover.jpg)

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Clover

you can buy slaves in this game?

goty
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 08, 2008, 10:19:30 PM
Oops, I accidentally killed her in Paradise Falls...my bad

Also: Can I equip her with Naughty Nightwear? Did anybody else find this incredibly sexy and revealing piece of clothing?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 09, 2008, 12:57:42 AM
i dont think im gonna blow megaton up

ill take some mentats and disarm that bitch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 09, 2008, 02:38:20 AM
Got some good ammo/money tips from some nice fellows at gaf:

Sometimes outside Megaton, there's a trader. He's got a Brahmin caravan and there's always someone out there to help him protect the merchandise. Kill the trader, then kill his guard. Loot everything they've got. You will get a key on the trader that allows you to get to his supplies. Take everything. Sell all the crap you don't need, repair dud weapons with the loot you get from the pile to make them stronger. You won't have ammo problem if you're doing that.

If you're rolling good guy like I am, you can balance this evil act by giving the dude nearby, Micky, some purified water, which is a good act obviously. It balances it out this way so you don't get too bad. You can get purified water from the robot in your house.

Anyways, I've been selling all the misc. crap I don't need on my trips, and I went from zero caps to about 1200 today's playthrough.

I made it to Rivet City (?), went to Vault 112.

This is goty. Only thing that will come close is Persona 4.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 09, 2008, 03:23:57 AM
cleared out the elementary school of raiders

added +1 strength to my S.P.E.C.I.A.L. points which should ward off overencumbrance

how the fuck do you deactivate mines?  im doing the survival guide right now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 09, 2008, 03:28:40 AM
crouch down near them and click on them (press y)

you need a good explosives skill
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 09, 2008, 03:34:15 AM
ah, ok. thx eel

also im thinking twice about my S.P.E.C.I.A.L. perk

why would it only give me 3 speech points when i bumped charisma up 1?

if thats the case i might as well stick to raising speech every level up

and i just read about the strength bobblehead :dizzy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 09, 2008, 09:18:17 AM
In dungeons, do monsters respawn or do they stay dead once you kill them?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 09, 2008, 09:22:37 AM
They stay dead

 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 09, 2008, 01:16:42 PM
http://www.nma-fallout.com/content.php?page=fo3-maps-interactive

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 09, 2008, 01:54:02 PM
I don't have an ammo or money problem. Just horde shit like a motha' fucker. I'm sittin' easy at 2600 caps.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 09, 2008, 02:17:11 PM
nevermind my last question

im over thinking things
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 09, 2008, 09:44:24 PM
Are things safe in the locker in my Megaton home? I remember in Oblivion shit would just randomly vanish when you tried to store it in your house.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 09, 2008, 10:03:28 PM
things are safe there

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 10, 2008, 01:35:44 AM
I only found one bobblehead all throughout the game, and it was my dad's.

I guess I suck at searching.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 10, 2008, 02:16:01 AM
Holy shit, Evergreen Mills is fucking awesome :rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 10, 2008, 03:26:37 AM
I only found one bobblehead all throughout the game, and it was my dad's.

I guess I suck at searching.

Bobbleheads rock!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 10, 2008, 03:41:23 AM
god i love the hunting rifle
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 10, 2008, 09:42:34 AM
I just hate lockpicking a "hard" lock, only to be rewarded with a clipboard, a cup and a stimpack. Good thing you locked that cup up, I can't imagine what would be done with it in the wrong hands.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 10, 2008, 10:38:15 AM
Yeah I've wasted a good 20 bobby pins on safes that only hold stuff like a finance report
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 10, 2008, 11:00:48 AM
i just realized all the armor is jumpsuits

i miss my pointy metal boots and greaves
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 10, 2008, 11:31:44 AM
yeah, i want some asskicking boots to go with my sexy sleepwear
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 10, 2008, 01:05:24 PM
Yeah I've wasted a good 20 bobby pins on safes that only hold stuff like a finance report

I've started backing out of the lockpick minigame if I press the pin too hard or am taking too long to find the spot and saving a lot of pins this way.  I've got a good collection of now (after getting down to ZERO).

Also, for peeps running low on pins, Evergreen Mills has quite a bit if you haven't been there yet.  Hell of a lot better than running around in the tunnels chasing feral ghouls.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 10, 2008, 03:59:05 PM
Yeah I've wasted a good 20 bobby pins on safes that only hold stuff like a finance report

That's one issue I've had with this game. Bethesda seem to still be throttling when items appear in relation to the story line (I think). I broke into Rivet City's armory, used a Stealth Boy and took out the robot protecting it just so I could unlock four Very Hard containers that contained absolutely nothing. What the fuck is that about?

Either way, the experience you get from picking Very Hard locks is worth it, I guess.

Also, as far as lockpicking goes, a good technique is tapping the torque (screwdriver) to the left and hear/see the bobby pin jump but don't put so much tension that it makes it shudder. Keep doing this and moving the pick until the lock starts to give. Keep using this technique to push the lock further up but not enough to stress the pick (pushing and letting the lock drop but not all the way, keep pushing and turning). You'll eventually find the sweet spot.

On Very Hard, the sweet spot is insanely small but its there. You just have to make very small tweaks when your near the "sweet spot".
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 10, 2008, 04:29:26 PM
If I only have a few bobby pins left, I'll save before trying to unlock a Very Hard lock.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 10, 2008, 04:37:31 PM
I do that too. It's also good to back out when you've pushed a pin too far. Just keep retrying.

Some Very Hard safes have good shit. Some contain 300caps.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 10, 2008, 04:42:52 PM
Yeah, I think all the store safes in Tenpenny Tower have 300-500 caps.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: CHOW CHOW on December 10, 2008, 07:18:43 PM
Max out your Repair skill and then pick up weapons from enemies and repair them and sell them.  Easy way to get mad caps

Also, play the game on Very Hard.  It's the most balanced difficulty...otherwise the game will be too easy.  I was a beast by the end and dominated combat even on Very Hard so I imagine the lower difficulties would be cake. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 11, 2008, 02:25:40 AM
Okay, the Fallout 3 CE's 60 bucks at Amazon. Is the 20 bucks overhead worth it or not?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2008, 02:28:16 AM
lunch box is cool

art book is nice

bobblehead is cool

haven't watched the making of dvd

i like that all the collectible stuff relates to the game itself and isn't just random shit thrown in a box

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 11, 2008, 02:36:49 AM
Repost cause Borys is distinguished mentally-challenged - Operation Anchorage DLC screens

(http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/19/41908_Fallout3-OperationAnchorage-06.jpg)

(http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/19/41907_Fallout3-OperationAnchorage-05.jpg)

(http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/19/41906_Fallout3-OperationAnchorage-04.jpg)

(http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/19/41903_Fallout3-OperationAnchorage-01.jpg)

(http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/19/41904_Fallout3-OperationAnchorage-02.jpg)

(http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/04/19/41905_Fallout3-OperationAnchorage-03.jpg)

Looks like they did a pallete swap on the Wasteland textures ;)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 11, 2008, 06:28:04 AM
:rofl :borys
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on December 11, 2008, 07:17:43 AM
holy shit that looks awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 11, 2008, 07:18:22 AM
you don't have permission to repost any screens or text I have posted in a thread you locked
"You can't do that Mr. Admin, because I didn't give you permission"  :supergay
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 11, 2008, 08:45:13 AM
That tank looks totally awesome!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 11, 2008, 11:46:05 AM
You're a fucking pig shitcunt, you don't have permission to repost any screens or text I have posted in a thread you locked, dumbfucking Canadian.

Get a fucking life single loser.

I emailed Bethesda and they said it was ok because you stole their copywritten images anyway.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2008, 12:15:49 PM
 :hyper

Okay, The Adventures of Veronica, Wasteland Bon Vivant is going on hiatus until this comes out
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 11, 2008, 12:36:54 PM
from the fo3 wikia:

Quote
Are drugs in the game?

There are various drugs, and each has its own positive effects and side-effects if you get addicted to them[12]. Initially, the real-world drug morphine was included in the game, but because it caused the Australian rating board to refuse classification of the game, morphine was renamed to Med-X

interesting
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 11, 2008, 01:28:45 PM
I just read that the third DLC planned is going to raise the level cap.  :hyper

Of course, it won't be out until March. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 11, 2008, 02:33:34 PM
DLC looks awesome. I wasn't sure what to expect. And at 10 bucks, I am IN. Apparently all the shit from the DLC, new weapons and whatever, will start showing up in the real game, too. Pitt sounds awesome because it didn't get bombed, it just went to shit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 11, 2008, 02:50:45 PM
I wonder if The Shocker is THE Shocker :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 11, 2008, 03:21:57 PM
i like that all the collectible stuff relates to the game itself and isn't just random shit thrown in a box

Sold! Can't wait for it to arrive  :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 11, 2008, 03:41:15 PM
I'm gonna role a new toon tonight and be a chick. I'm going to do none of the story missions until I've done everything else. :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: SVN on December 11, 2008, 04:28:35 PM
Just got this today, I wasn't expecting much after Oblivion but im enjoying it so far. Is there anything important I should do in Megaton before blowing it up?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 11, 2008, 04:31:01 PM
Just got this today, I wasn't expecting much after Oblivion but im enjoying it so far. Is there anything important I should do in Megaton before blowing it up?

No. I kind of miss it, though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 11, 2008, 04:31:33 PM
Get the Blood Ties quest (I think you can get this in Arefu if you miss it in Megaton) and loot everything you can.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on December 11, 2008, 04:32:17 PM
Just got this today, I wasn't expecting much after Oblivion but im enjoying it so far. Is there anything important I should do in Megaton before blowing it up?

Pick up the bobblehead in the sheriff's house
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 11, 2008, 05:04:58 PM
No. I kind of miss it, though.

yeah

that + bad karma is why i didnt
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 11, 2008, 05:07:30 PM
in other news, mirelurks (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Mirelurk) are awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 11, 2008, 05:49:36 PM
 :lol Stealing Independence was awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 11, 2008, 06:21:21 PM
:lol Stealing Independence was awesome.

twas, twas.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
I go the robot to believe I was thomas jefferson
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 11, 2008, 06:27:22 PM
Yeah that's what I did. That stupid bitch got raped by a Sentry Bot, so I stole her gun and armor. Hope she wasn't important.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 11, 2008, 06:30:28 PM
I accidentally hit her with a rocket.  :-\

Anyway, that submachine gun she has is amazing.  Gave me the chance to finally start dealing some damage with my gigantic stash of 10mm ammo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 11, 2008, 06:31:54 PM
I accidentally hit her with a rocket.  :-\

Anyway, that submachine gun she has is amazing.  Gave me the chance to finally start dealing some damage with my gigantic stash of 10mm ammo.
Yeah I had an assload lying around since every other 10mm gun sucks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 11, 2008, 06:33:00 PM
there is a way to get that gun without killing here, but it involves doing the Reily's Rangers mission.  I did that and got the Ultra 10mm smg legit, but she has no importance past that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 11, 2008, 06:34:02 PM
I already did Reilly's Rangers. Coincidentally, the chick ranger got raped while I was doing that mission, and I stole her gun and armor too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 11, 2008, 07:03:00 PM
I accidentally hit her with a rocket.  :-\

this is why you save save and autosave in bethesda games

i should probably max out the save slots in about a week
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 11, 2008, 07:10:43 PM
10mm = blah. Roll with a Combat Shotgun, Hunter/Plasma Rifle and Scoped .44 :drool The Scoped .44 has given me so many headshots.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 11, 2008, 07:14:57 PM
I accidentally hit her with a rocket.  :-\

this is why you save save and autosave in bethesda games

i should probably max out the save slots in about a week

Nah.  It would have been a problem if I wasn't planning on killing her anyway.  I just did it kind of early in the quest and didn't get much use out of her.

As far as the autosave thing goes, if I fuck something up, I just deal with it.  Nitpicking events is a big frustration for me in games like this and infrequent saves amputates the temptation to do it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 11, 2008, 07:22:19 PM
bongo, bongo, bongo i don't want to leave the congo oh no no no no no
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 11, 2008, 08:36:23 PM
bongo, bongo, bongo i don't want to leave the congo oh no no no no no

that's by far the best in the game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2008, 08:45:46 PM
the GECK is out:

http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Main_Page

i was checking some of the videos out

i think i could use this

it would take forever, but i think i could do it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 11, 2008, 10:34:42 PM
Wow. I just found Lincoln's rifle and it's bad ass. Fuck the old guy in Rivet City, I'm keeping it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 11, 2008, 11:51:12 PM
Nuka Grenade = motha fucking awesome. I love my character, he excels in Small Arms, Energy Weapons and explosives. So I can fuck up Raiders with my Sniper Rifle/Energy weapons and blow up the bigger monsters with my custom explosives. Two well placed Bottlecap mines will take out a Deathclaw. Having just put in for Explosives Expert perk, one might be enough.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 12, 2008, 07:14:46 AM
Wow. I just found Lincoln's rifle and it's bad ass. Fuck the old guy in Rivet City, I'm keeping it.

how did you get it? is it a lot better than the standard hunting rifle?

I'm now hunting down the super behemoths for the achievement. It's pretty much a must since the battlefields these guys appear in are epic. There's this one in an industrial zone to the East that features a bunch of mini nukes you can trigger from afar. A sight to behold when you set them off. The game continues to amaze, even when all the quests are done
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 12, 2008, 01:25:08 PM
Wow. I just found Lincoln's rifle and it's bad ass. Fuck the old guy in Rivet City, I'm keeping it.

how did you get it? is it a lot better than the standard hunting rifle?

It's in the museum of history, top floor, middle room, in a glass case.

It is waaaaay more powerful (damage is double that of the hunting rifle), but it uses .44 rounds.  You'll probably still have to carry around a regular hunting rifle (or Ol' Painless, ideally), busting out the repeater only when you really need it, otherwise you'll end up going through your ammo supply pretty quickly.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 12, 2008, 01:29:07 PM
WTF are you supposed to do about repairing rare weapons? I haven't been able to find any extra plasma rifles, and the asshole NPCs can't repair anything past 50%.

Enclave people
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 12, 2008, 01:56:02 PM
Why are .44 rounds so hard to come by?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 12, 2008, 02:01:44 PM
Hardly anyone uses the .44 magnum.  Raiders and super mutants are generally carrying assault rifles, shotguns and hunting rifles, making ammo for those weapons more plentiful.  You're stuck purchasing or randomly finding .44 ammo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 12, 2008, 02:03:09 PM
Why are .44 rounds so hard to come by?

I'd presume because the guns that use them are so powerful, they don't want you able to rely on using them for the entire game. I just stockpile them until shit gets bad with mutants. Raiders and the like are easily dispatched with my hunting or sniper rifle.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 12, 2008, 03:17:34 PM
Awww, but the scoped magnum is so cool. It's my favorite :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on December 12, 2008, 03:18:10 PM
after deleting this from steam, i re-downed it again.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 12, 2008, 03:23:23 PM
Lincoln's rifle kills the scoped .44. I'm pretty sure it's more accurate, does waaaay more damage, and can be repaired with common hunting rifles. Plus it's not only named unique, but it also looks unique too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 12, 2008, 03:24:48 PM
Plus the 15-round capacity is a big bonus when you're backpeddling from a Deathclaw.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 12, 2008, 04:00:11 PM
what ammo does the Lincoln rifle take?  I'm not in the game right now and I can't check
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 12, 2008, 04:15:50 PM
.44 rounds, they're hard to find.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 12, 2008, 04:26:52 PM
damn im getting burned out on this game fast >:(. i just spent like 2 or 3 hours and didnt even do a quest

& last night i spent 25 minutes searching simms house for that str bobblehead. only to find out that the door you need to open isn't part of the fucking wall. which is hard to see becuase everything in that town is made of brown dirty trash.  fuck you megaton
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 12, 2008, 05:39:23 PM
I found Ol' Painless. I don't know exactly but I think its quick at crippling body parts. Its fast as hell (compared to the Hunting Rifle). I just read online that it has 0 spread outside of VATS which means when you shoot an enemy in FPS mode the shot stays true every time.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 12, 2008, 06:23:46 PM
Where's it at?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 12, 2008, 06:33:24 PM
republic of dave. you'll come across that place automatically if you do the 'you gotta shoot em in the head' quest. If you want to go take a look now, it's in the NE section of the map

I'm done with the game btw. 65+ hours, it's time for something else. goty though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 12, 2008, 08:58:18 PM
my right hand is so sore from pressing A over and over and over again and again

got to rivet city tonight, the lighting is so awesome : O
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 13, 2008, 02:14:40 AM
so im home sick as a dog and playing this right. so. awesome.

fallout 3 redeemed. could this be better than Oblivion?! :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 13, 2008, 02:41:14 AM
It is.  Like three times better
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 13, 2008, 02:45:52 AM
how many big cities are there?

im at rivet city now and it blows away megaton
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 13, 2008, 02:50:30 AM
Big Cities?  Well, I mean there's a boatload of small communities scattered around, but Rivet City, Megaton, and Tennpenny is about the largest you're going to get.

oh yeah and the Citadel and the Enclave base.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 13, 2008, 02:51:53 AM
i shouldnt have asked :(

oblivion had like 7-10 big cities :bow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 13, 2008, 02:56:07 AM
Well I'm just saying there aren't any as HUGE as Rivet City or Megaton

also its fucking post-nuclear DC, what do you expect  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 13, 2008, 03:01:25 AM

oblivion had like 7-10 big cities :bow

all of which are, you know, fluff and not worth exploring
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 13, 2008, 03:15:04 AM
eh

ran into a bunch of bugs in this game so far

opening doors in rivet city in 3rd person got me stuck inside the door and behind me was just a light blue sky backdrop

i picked up this blonde from the whorehouse to run away to rivet city w/me, along the way i blew the head off a trader and ganked his phat lootz, 5 minutes later i looked back and she was gone, even backtracked a ways no dice

i fixed the freaking leaking pipes in Megaton and the water guy evidently (via wikia) slipped in between geometry and fell off the face of the earth.  its also possible that he or anyone else living in that shitdivot could at any time fall to their death.  wow.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 13, 2008, 03:26:22 AM
I don't get it, I haven't had ANY issues with the game other than lagged walking.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 13, 2008, 07:22:54 AM
I'm in the heart of DC and omfg its a Warzone people :'( . All that just to get to Vault Tech, shit was crazy. I'm also fucking shit up with Hand Grenades. I took out 4 Mercs with 2 grenades.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 13, 2008, 10:53:23 AM
I was playing this last night, after having a bit of frustration I actually managed to level up a bit, and do a few quests... met up with Three Dog and now I have to find the :bow Lunar Lander :bow2 (the game gets points in my book for featuring that!), did the quest with the vampires in the metro station, disarmed the bomb and got my own house. Also found another vault filled with insane survivors, and a bobblehead there. Now I'm saving up for my own infirmary.

Some comments and questions:

-I kinda cheated a bit and looked at a FAQ online, noticed there were only something like 30 quests (and I assume, 1 achievement per quest)... will probably do these, get the bobblehead achievement, and the 100 areas achievement. Can you get all the quests on the first run through the game, I know obviously you won't be able to get the level 8/14/20 good/neutral/evil achievements all on one run. I'm playing it pretty straight so far, though I'll occasionally loot and try my hand at hacking.

-What are some of the best combat strategies? I'm working on building up melee and small guns (I like the Assault Rifle so far). What I do is I'll go into VATS mode, get off a few hits, then just constantly shoot at them/melee at them and run away while my AP recharges, where I go into VATS again.

-How the hell does lockpicking work?

-If you fail in hacking a terminal, picking the lock on a box, or picking the lock on a door, are you ever able to retry or are you fucked for good?

-I'm on level 5, about to hit level 6. What are some recommended perks and skill distributions? I assume you should minmax and specialize, not try to make a general character.

-Not a fan of the dungeons, the localmap is confusing as hell, and everything in the dungeons tends to look the same, which makes navigation annoying.

-Drewsy: I had the game crash on me once so far during a loading screen. But I think my 360 drive sucks and this has happened on a number of other games. I have to fix the leaking pipes around Megaton as well.

Overall, I'm starting to get into this game, and I definitely like it MUCH more than Bioware's stuff.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 13, 2008, 11:12:41 AM
always back out and retry on the locks and terminals

you always have to find the sweet spot when lockpicking, easy locks almost always have the sweet spot on the right hand side near the top of the key slot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 13, 2008, 04:01:38 PM
can someone who has the collectors edition lunchbox confirm if these are really the making of dvd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgAoyY6P_o4

thats part 1 of 4, ill put the rest in spoilers

spoiler (click to show/hide)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5KKwzVcJh4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTantMi3ma4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nK_qa5QSEc
[close]

edit: nvm :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 13, 2008, 04:10:53 PM
-I kinda cheated a bit and looked at a FAQ online, noticed there were only something like 30 quests (and I assume, 1 achievement per quest)... will probably do these, get the bobblehead achievement, and the 100 areas achievement. Can you get all the quests on the first run through the game, I know obviously you won't be able to get the level 8/14/20 good/neutral/evil achievements all on one run. I'm playing it pretty straight so far, though I'll occasionally loot and try my hand at hacking.

Yes you can get all the quests in one run. It is possible to miss quests, though. Example, don't blow up Megaton until you finish the Wasteland Guide / Blood Ties. Don't kill the people at Paradise Falls, etc.

As for the level acheivements, just make a new game and do the EXP glitch at Big Town / Andale, then save before reaching X level at X karma. Didn't take me long at all.

Quote
-What are some of the best combat strategies? I'm working on building up melee and small guns (I like the Assault Rifle so far). What I do is I'll go into VATS mode, get off a few hits, then just constantly shoot at them/melee at them and run away while my AP recharges, where I go into VATS again.

VATS is pretty much it. If you get a Sniper Rifle, sneak and shoot, for critical hits and usually one hit kills.

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-How the hell does lockpicking work?

Move the pick in a circular motion, then try to pick. If it vibrates, stop immediately, cause that's not correct. The farther it goes up/down, the closer you are to picking it. Tweak your pick incrementally and hope you pick it. The sweet spot gets smaller as the difficulty increases.

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-If you fail in hacking a terminal, picking the lock on a box, or picking the lock on a door, are you ever able to retry or are you fucked for good?

You can retry picking a lock if you got bobby pins. If you try to FORCE a lock and FAIL, then the lock is broken. Hacking terminals is different, if you fail 3 times, the box is locked and you can't try again. However, before you waste your last hacking attempt, back out and try again, it will refresh your tries. You can get perks that allow you to pick/hack broken things, but neither should be a problem in the first place.

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-I'm on level 5, about to hit level 6. What are some recommended perks and skill distributions? I assume you should minmax and specialize, not try to make a general character.

Medicine because you will be downing health packs like chips. Small guns. Hacking.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Solo on December 13, 2008, 04:15:42 PM
so im home sick as a dog and playing this right. so. awesome.

fallout 3 redeemed. could this be better than Oblivion?! :o

Oblivion sucked dick (piece of shit that wasnt even worth playing until the mod community god to work on it), Fallout 3 does not (it actually is pretty awesome). So yes, its much better.

Example, don't blow up Megaton until you finish the Wasteland Guide / Blood Ties.

Not true with Blood Ties. I killed Lucy West, and blew up Megaton, because I had given up on the quest (couldnt find her brother). Eventually I found where he was, sent him back to Arefu, and completed the quest. Its the dude from Arefu you need to talk to in order to finish the quest, and not Lucy in Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 13, 2008, 04:19:40 PM
You also shouldnt blow up Megaton until you get the Bobblehead from the sherrif's office.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 13, 2008, 04:30:00 PM
tomato tomahto etc etc

oblivion def isnt for everyone, but when iwas a kid i went through this phase with my best friend where we'd read 1000 page long fucking awesome knight fantasy shit and watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail and make wooden swords n shit :lol

if i could go back in time and show the young me oblivion id spray the walls with jizzum (not really. my balls were the size of marbles at the time)

edit:  also imo oblivion is the better wrpg, fallout 3 is the better "game" if that makes any sense

the best thing about the elder scrolls is the raw manbeard levels of rpg shtuff like magic, enchanting, etc etc

i also like how your stats progress in real-time. jump around the overworld and your agility will raise
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 13, 2008, 04:49:28 PM
Thanks, demi, some really helpful advice.  :-*

I actually disarmed the bomb in Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 13, 2008, 05:52:42 PM
yeah me too. but before that i went and told the sheriff of the dude wanting to blow it up so he killed the sheriff. then i went in his house and took the bobblehead

did anyone kill the vampires? apparently they have some sweet gear

im going to do the giant ant quest today then get to rivet city for that +1 skill bobblehead
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on December 13, 2008, 11:07:52 PM
There gonna be new achievements with the dlc?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 13, 2008, 11:35:48 PM
I would assume so.

Oh and Fallout 3 > Morrowind > Oblivion

of what I've played
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 13, 2008, 11:41:18 PM
There gonna be new achievements with the dlc?

Definitely so
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 12:28:59 AM
morrowind is only good on the pc, after the community fixed all the bullshit

on xbox you could never find anything and you were stuck getting repeatedly fucked up by those cliff rider things

so for me fallout>oblivion>morrowind
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 14, 2008, 02:05:30 AM
How do I stop these Talon Merc fegs from coming after me? I went to their hideout on accident, killed a bunch of them and their commander. Hopefully they don't mess with me anymore?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 02:11:52 AM
you don't

you're good, there's a hit on you, it won't go away

if you're evil the regulators come after you

just kill them and sell their gear, they're really easy to take out at higher levels
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 02:14:29 AM
Yeah and its a nearly constant source of Laser Rifles :drool
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 14, 2008, 02:17:12 AM
laser rifles are meh. Small guns and automatic rifles all the way. Oh, and combat shotgun. :drool

ps: goty.

currently level 13.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 14, 2008, 02:49:14 AM
So, someone want to explain Tranquility Lane to me? Pretty sure I did it wrong.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I made the boy cry, then I started wandering around. I ended up in the abandoned house, and solved the puzzle that activated the fail safe on my own. Next thin I know Chinese people killed everyone, I could leave, and my dad was there. I'm guessing I skipped some stuff that would explain what just happened.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 02:50:28 AM
fuck me those fire ants were making me waste my stimpaks. need more medicine i think :(

now I want to get to rivet city before finding the lunar lander, but it looks like a long trek
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 14, 2008, 02:52:18 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
there's a terminal that goes over the details if you go into the abandoned house. the fail safe was created in case the guy wanted to be alone but he has prolonged using it because he doesn't want to be alone. the vault-tec people and himself created the fail safe, iirc, so he could be alone or whatever. I don't remember the details.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 14, 2008, 02:53:10 AM
Meh. Whatever. I got dad. Yay me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 14, 2008, 02:55:18 AM
yeah, that bastard.

you're at the same place i am in the main story. apparently that's half way through the story
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 04:10:15 AM
wow :bow hubris comics :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 14, 2008, 07:45:17 AM
for the speech challenge achievement, just do the big town speech exploit. it's useful for that, but also for getting all the karma achievements in one playthrough
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 14, 2008, 08:52:56 AM
about how many points do you guys get to boost skills when you level up?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 14, 2008, 08:55:02 AM
17 skill points, unless you get the perk that increases that number to 19 or 20 (I think). Also, there's a perk that gives you one skill point for every book that you find
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 14, 2008, 09:23:24 AM
17 skill points, unless you get the perk that increases that number to 19 or 20 (I think). Also, there's a perk that gives you one skill point for every book that you find

I believe it's 2, not one.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 14, 2008, 10:51:09 AM
wow :bow hubris comics :bow2

Make sure you play the text adventure game hidden on one of the terminals.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 14, 2008, 11:02:33 AM
God, I just emerged from the metro station into the Mall, those super mutant brutes there... ugh, killed me like 20 times, before I ran away. :P Now I'm inside the museum, finally...

I switch between Assault Rifle and Combat Shotgun for my weapons. I am fairly annoyed with the combat, seems the enemies can hit you so much easier than you can hit them. Are there any skills/upgrades I can do to improve my aim? Or is going for the head each and every time a bad idea?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 11:09:46 AM
go for the gun or the gun arm, it'll knock the weapon out of their hands and give you some free shots while they switch weapons or pick it back up

if something's closing in on you fast (like a deathclaw), aim for the legs to cripple and slow them down
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 12:24:15 PM
I wish I could record what it looks like when a Deathclaw is charging you while your throwing Grenades at it via VATS. Its so fucking epic.

God, I just emerged from the metro station into the Mall, those super mutant brutes there... ugh, killed me like 20 times, before I ran away. :P Now I'm inside the museum, finally...

I switch between Assault Rifle and Combat Shotgun for my weapons. I am fairly annoyed with the combat, seems the enemies can hit you so much easier than you can hit them. Are there any skills/upgrades I can do to improve my aim? Or is going for the head each and every time a bad idea?

Upgrading skills to a specific group of weapons will help immensely (from the guns your using, Small Arms is the right choice). Also, if your talking about accuracy Realtime (not VATS) then there's something like the Hunters Rifle/Snipers rifle will be more accurate.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 14, 2008, 12:24:57 PM
I shoot all the distinguished effete fellows in the head yo. Bam bam.

It's awesome, Kosma. Way better than Mass Effect... and different.

Amazing game by Bethesda.

SHITS ALL OVER SHITTY OBLIVION

Yeah I REALLY didnt like Oblivion, this is ace. Better then ME? Could be.

When I started playing, I remember thinking to myself "Wow, the guy playing the voice of James sure sounds a lot like Liam Neeson." I had no idea that it actually is Liam Neeson. Awesome.

Cool, although I dunno who James is yet.

James is your character's dad.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 14, 2008, 02:15:16 PM
Ugggh
(http://i37.tinypic.com/ekjdpi.jpg)

I can't figure this one out. There is not a single word on the screen that does not include a c, i, r, or e or some combination thereof.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 02:29:27 PM
just keep backing out and retrying, eventually you'll get it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 14, 2008, 02:32:01 PM
17 skill points, unless you get the perk that increases that number to 19 or 20 (I think). Also, there's a perk that gives you one skill point for every book that you find

I believe it's 2, not one.

Skill points per level = intelligence + 10 I believe.  So it varies.  And you get 2 points for the books when you have the perk, yah.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 14, 2008, 02:34:13 PM
just keep backing out and retrying, eventually you'll get it
That's what I keep doing, but this one dumbfounded me because there doesn't seem to be a word on screen that satisfies those conditions.

^TCC, you are correct sir. Skill points do in fact depend on your level of intelligence.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2008, 02:36:43 PM
I never even tried to work them out, I just picked three at random, backed out, picked three more, repeat. It never took me more than a minute or two at most.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 14, 2008, 02:38:21 PM
Does the sequence of the letters matter, or is it just letters and letter frequency?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2008, 02:41:37 PM
The letter has to be in the right position before it's counted as correct.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 02:42:01 PM
I personally just pay attention to whether the words have a string of end letters in common (-ing -en -ers -ies). If the number of correct letters doesn't match these common strings, then it excludes all the other words with them. Then I choose the others.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 02:46:59 PM
how many have you gotten on the first guess?

i think i got around five on my first playthrough
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 14, 2008, 05:03:44 PM
Alright, I've started to get the hang of it now. I beat the game once, but really ignored data terminals and science altogether. I always thought that it just depended on what letters and their frequency. Now that I know that it depends on the place of the letters in the word it is much easier :themoreyouknow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on December 14, 2008, 05:38:12 PM
Ugggh
(http://i37.tinypic.com/ekjdpi.jpg)

I can't figure this one out. There is not a single word on the screen that does not include a c, i, r, or e or some combination thereof.

Seems you have not fully grasped how it works, it only counts if the letter is at the same position in the words. So in other words it's like this:

Code: [Select]
CONSIDERS
    v   v
AMERICANS
meaning that's a 2/9 word

So the possible ones would be:
CAPTURING
SURVIVING
CARPETING
STERILIZE



Edit: god dammit don't figure it out while I'm typing, you butt.

Edit2: ok that was not while I was typing. I just missed yer last post.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 05:47:26 PM
wow :bow hubris comics :bow2

Make sure you play the text adventure game hidden on one of the terminals.

FUCK I missed that. which terminal was it? i presume its the one in the room with all the desks and the hole in the floor?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 14, 2008, 06:18:49 PM
Currently LV 8, installed the radar dish, off to Rivet City now... haven't been there yet and maybe I can finally do something about that robot needing surgery that I still have no idea wtf its about quest. Actually I'm at the minefield town now, how do I get a mine for the lady who speaks like Sarah Palin ("Wasteland Survival Guide" quest). It's so easy to get sidetracked in this, I discovered an abandoned police station, freed a prisoner, escorted her and her friend back to town and got an achievement.

The "main quest" so far is pretty boring, story-wise, I'm hoping it improves. There's some cool ideas in this, I think the game should have done more with the overseer of Vault 101 going insane. I'm also hoping the game answers some questions, like who bombed the US and why?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 06:28:40 PM
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Actually I'm at the minefield town now, how do I get a mine for the lady who speaks like Sarah Palin ("Wasteland Survival Guide" quest).

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I have a mine in my inventory when I accepted that quest and I tried to give it to her but she said "no way you're here too quick". So I went somewhere else and did a quest, came back and tried to give her the mine. I rattled off some awesome story about how hard it was to get the mine and she was really impressed :lol. You might need a certain level of speech though.
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This game is so awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 14, 2008, 06:30:42 PM
:bow speech :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 06:54:43 PM
:bow speech :bow2

yep. it's fucking awesome. they're really good options too, I always chose Speech. Also having extra options for Intelligence and Science is great.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 14, 2008, 07:02:07 PM
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I'm also hoping the game answers some questions, like who bombed the US and why?

The WORLD (not just the US) was nuked since Fallout 1... basically the world freaked out and nuked each other. Not much to go on. It's not Final Fantasy or anything.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2008, 07:35:31 PM
They were involved. Russia, China, or the US twitched first, and then it was MAD.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 07:45:08 PM
Well, I just got the Dart Gun and now I've got a reason to deal with Radscorpions :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 07:49:36 PM
shit and I've been selling my darts :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 14, 2008, 07:52:23 PM
wow :bow hubris comics :bow2

Make sure you play the text adventure game hidden on one of the terminals.

FUCK I missed that. which terminal was it? i presume its the one in the room with all the desks and the hole in the floor?

I think so. It's something like "Prototype Department" or whatever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 08:01:45 PM
going to do that tonight then. this game :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 09:20:56 PM
US invaded China, using the newly-developed power armor, which overwhelmed the Chinese military.  They panicked, let the bombs fly, and everyone else followed suit.  I'd like to see a Fallout set in another country, because evidently no one was spared.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 14, 2008, 11:37:29 PM
With my newly rolled chick toon(level 4 I think) I've already done quests I didn't in my last play through.  This game. :bow2

This time, should I pay Moriarity the 300caps for the info, or just trick the hooker into giving me his password again?

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 14, 2008, 06:58:48 PM
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This time, should I pay Moriarity the 300caps for the info, or just trick the hooker into giving me his password again?

nothing gets old about shooting Moriarty. Nothing.


Will the rest of megaton attack me if I do? I don't plan on blowing it up(I didn't on my last play though either)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 07:15:21 PM
Ok, the Dart Gun is officially the best stealth weapon ever. I'm able to shoot people with it, without going into "Danger" mode. Headshots are usually insta-kills with humanoids, it'll cripple both legs of enemies immediately (no matter which body part you hit) and there's 64 Life Damage over 8seconds.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 07:22:49 PM
also fuck me the silenced pistol is FUCKING SHIT. takes like 20 shots to put down a ghoul.

where do i get me this dart gun?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 07:26:21 PM
I found the schematics on the west most side region power station (a little NW than pure West). Its just a caged station that needs to be unlocked (Hard level lock). Its a fantastic weapon for crippling/poisoning Humanoids and Animals (Mutants/Ghouls won't be hurt by the poisons , it'll still cripple their legs, Robots can't be crippled or poisoned with it, Radscorpions seem immune). I want to test it on a Death Claw (if it cripples their feet instantly, then they'll become easy prey).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 07:38:09 PM
do you need much junk to make it?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2008, 07:41:31 PM
With my newly rolled chick toon(level 4 I think) I've already done quests I didn't in my last play through.  This game. :bow2

This time, should I pay Moriarity the 300caps for the info, or just trick the hooker into giving me his password again?

If you have Science/Lockpicking, you can pick the back door and then hack the computer.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 07:43:44 PM
while im asking questions how bad are the respawns? i want to go back to hubris comics to play that text game but not if i have to clear out the building again
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 07:46:01 PM
do you need much junk to make it?

If I remember correctly, I believe Medical Tubing, Paint Gun, Radscorpion Poison and I think a toy car.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 14, 2008, 07:56:19 PM
while im asking questions how bad are the respawns? i want to go back to hubris comics to play that text game but not if i have to clear out the building again

Pretty sure anything you kill indoors remains dead. Outside is another story
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 08:00:51 PM
fuck this game is awesome if true

:bow bethesda :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 14, 2008, 08:01:38 PM
out in the wasteland raiders, mercenaries/regulators, animals, deathclaws, radscorpions (by the time i got to level 20 there were radscorpions behind every fucking rock) all repopulate

super mutants pop back up, but with less frequency

the insides of buildings stay clear once you've killed everything
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 14, 2008, 11:15:00 PM
I found Dog Meat but I ain't taking him with me. Unless Bethesda release a Dog Meat Power Armor Pack.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2008, 11:18:34 PM
Do sewers stay clear? I found that awesome Mason one with the workbench and every fucking item under the sun and the +40 radiation suit. I spent 2 hours searching that place and it never got old.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 15, 2008, 09:35:50 AM
US invaded China, using the newly-developed power armor, which overwhelmed the Chinese military.  They panicked, let the bombs fly, and everyone else followed suit.  I'd like to see a Fallout set in another country, because evidently no one was spared.

It's mentioned that Tenpenny is a European immigrant. I'd like some background on that
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 15, 2008, 09:46:33 AM
I still haven't gotten the dog, or anybody to join my party, apart from having to escort the black chick back to Big Town.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 15, 2008, 09:47:02 AM
Dog Meat  R.I.P.  :'(

Died fighting that Giant Mutant outside the GNR building. Good boy.

I can't bring myself to use others in combat because I didn't want them to die.  My house just has a bunch of people hanging around.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 15, 2008, 10:21:21 AM
I found Fawkes to be the best companion. At lvl 20 I just let him do all the work. Only downside to him is that he's fucking huge, you constantly have to push him away indoors
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 15, 2008, 11:27:51 AM
what perks should I concentrate on? I'm level 13-14 now and I've been doing intensive training every level for about what feels 10 levels now. Should I concentrate on something else? I've maxed str, int, and i've been putting into luck for critical hits and extra stuff for skills.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 15, 2008, 11:30:31 AM
try a fun perk like mysterious stranger

he only pops up like 1 out of 10 times you go into vats, and sometimes he's useless because you're about to kill your enemy anyway, but it's still fun to watch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 15, 2008, 11:35:52 AM
Early on I learned Gun Freak or whatever, which gives a significant boost for my small guns repertoire. I've done some other perks too like educated. All of my stats are now at or above 5, so I think I'm good, right? I should concentrate on something else.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 15, 2008, 11:43:10 AM
Just finished my second playthrough with an evil character. Definitely not as fun as the first time. I only made it to level 17 by doing just the main quest, even though the intense training perks were the first ones I upgraded.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 15, 2008, 11:43:43 AM
I did the Lady Killer (go figure), the added gore one (looks pretty gruesome when you kill someone in VATS), the one where you get an extra skill point from reading magazines, and I found boosting my resistance has helped me out a LOT with surviving encounters and not wasting tons of stimpacks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 15, 2008, 11:49:05 AM
spending your perks on intensive training is a waste, i just use the bobbleheads to give my stats the +1.  go for stuff like cyborg, action boy, better criticals, nerd rage, light step, sniper, silent running etc

with cyborg and the android's plasma rifle, you will soon be unstoppable
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 15, 2008, 12:01:27 PM
Since I'm not using an faq or guide, I haven't the patience to search for all the bobbleheads.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 15, 2008, 01:42:50 PM
Dog Meat  R.I.P.  :'(

Died fighting that Giant Mutant outside the GNR building. Good boy.

I can't bring myself to use others in combat because I didn't want them to die.  My house just has a bunch of people hanging around.

:rofl
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 15, 2008, 01:48:46 PM
Where do you get a dog?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 15, 2008, 02:24:51 PM
Scrapyard
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2008, 02:51:06 PM
Head of State is the STUPIDEST FUCKING QUEST EVER.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I cleared the Lincoln Memorial of slavers, but those dumbfuck slaves would never show up no matter how long I waited for them.  I decided to follow them and protect them - since I've seen a Yao Guai waste an entire group of raiders I figure they're probably dying somewhere.  Well they've been walking around for two days now (about two hours realtime) and we just left FUCKING FAIRFAX.  Who design the shitty paths these people follow because i hate them SO MUCH.  And oh my god please stop running in front of my gun and then turning on me when you get hit christ.  do I have to put with bullshit like this for any other quests?
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 15, 2008, 03:00:42 PM
Got the game today! Any tips on rolling a decent character?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 15, 2008, 03:02:56 PM
Head of State is the STUPIDEST FUCKING QUEST EVER.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I cleared the Lincoln Memorial of slavers, but those dumbfuck slaves would never show up no matter how long I waited for them.  I decided to follow them and protect them - since I've seen a Yao Guai waste an entire group of raiders I figure they're probably dying somewhere.  Well they've been walking around for two days now (about two hours realtime) and we just left FUCKING FAIRFAX.  Who design the shitty paths these people follow because i hate them SO MUCH.  And oh my god please stop running in front of my gun and then turning on me when you get hit christ.  do I have to put with bullshit like this for any other quests?
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I waited three or four days at the memorial and they eventually showed up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 15, 2008, 03:06:26 PM
Head of State is the STUPIDEST FUCKING QUEST EVER.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I cleared the Lincoln Memorial of slavers, but those dumbfuck slaves would never show up no matter how long I waited for them.  I decided to follow them and protect them - since I've seen a Yao Guai waste an entire group of raiders I figure they're probably dying somewhere.  Well they've been walking around for two days now (about two hours realtime) and we just left FUCKING FAIRFAX.  Who design the shitty paths these people follow because i hate them SO MUCH.  And oh my god please stop running in front of my gun and then turning on me when you get hit christ.  do I have to put with bullshit like this for any other quests?
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I had to "Wait" like 4 or 5 days. Try that
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2008, 03:17:22 PM
Tried that many times, never worked.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 15, 2008, 03:23:00 PM
Head of State is the STUPIDEST FUCKING QUEST EVER.

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I cleared the Lincoln Memorial of slavers, but those dumbfuck slaves would never show up no matter how long I waited for them.  I decided to follow them and protect them - since I've seen a Yao Guai waste an entire group of raiders I figure they're probably dying somewhere.  Well they've been walking around for two days now (about two hours realtime) and we just left FUCKING FAIRFAX.  Who design the shitty paths these people follow because i hate them SO MUCH.  And oh my god please stop running in front of my gun and then turning on me when you get hit christ.  do I have to put with bullshit like this for any other quests?
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It seems that monsters in the wasteland do not attack them if you're not around, so don't even bother.  Same thing goes for the slavers if you take the karmatically opposite path.  They follow the caravan road and you can see where they are on the world map -- they're marked with a quest marker.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2008, 03:28:00 PM
  They follow the caravan road and you can see where they are on the world map -- they're marked with a quest marker.

argh that would have been useful to know two days ago

THX DUDE
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 15, 2008, 04:26:54 PM
Head of State is the STUPIDEST FUCKING QUEST EVER.

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I cleared the Lincoln Memorial of slavers, but those dumbfuck slaves would never show up no matter how long I waited for them.  I decided to follow them and protect them - since I've seen a Yao Guai waste an entire group of raiders I figure they're probably dying somewhere.  Well they've been walking around for two days now (about two hours realtime) and we just left FUCKING FAIRFAX.  Who design the shitty paths these people follow because i hate them SO MUCH.  And oh my god please stop running in front of my gun and then turning on me when you get hit christ.  do I have to put with bullshit like this for any other quests?
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I waited three or four days at the memorial and they eventually showed up.

Yeah, I had to wait several days for them too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 15, 2008, 05:33:32 PM
what perks should I concentrate on? I'm level 13-14 now and I've been doing intensive training every level for about what feels 10 levels now. Should I concentrate on something else? I've maxed str, int, and i've been putting into luck for critical hits and extra stuff for skills.

Cyborg is a great one if you've been using Laser Weapons (10 Points to Laser Weapons Skill and something like 10% Resistance to Damage, Poison and Radiation).

Also, Intelligence is a great SPECIAL to max out. I was getting 23 skill points every level (with 1 level of the perk that gives you a bit more skill points). With the bobbleheads considered, I maxed out Laser Weapons, Small Weapons, Science, Lockpicking, Medicine, Sneaking and Explosives. If you factor in the Bobbleheads into your skill point distribution, you figure each bobblehead equals 10 free skill points, with just the skills I maxed out that's 70 free Skill points.

I also have Comprehension and my Speech and Barter skills are going up slowly.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 15, 2008, 07:56:23 PM
about head of state: i think i read somewhere that it's possible for the gang to get killed along the way too. the entire quest is buggy as hell.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2008, 08:56:23 PM
WOOHOO NEW PATCH   WE'VE GOT TROPHIES MOTHERFUCKER


AND THEY AREN'T RETROACTIVE


...now please give us the dlc, too :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 15, 2008, 09:05:33 PM
Achievements are cool now guys
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 15, 2008, 09:43:37 PM
(http://opa-ages.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/Achievement.gif)

 8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2008, 10:07:16 PM
Achievements are cool now guys

i never said they weren't ya fat bitch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 15, 2008, 10:07:44 PM
trading virtual dolls over GameFAQ's

so uncool that its cool again
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 15, 2008, 10:09:33 PM
Achievements are cool now guys

i never said they weren't ya fat bitch

Uh huh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 15, 2008, 10:14:49 PM
and with that im gonna play this game for the first time in 3 days
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 15, 2008, 10:20:38 PM
With my new chick, I thought it would be cool to take the black widow perk which does an extra 10% damage to all male enemies. There is the same for male character to do the same damage to female enemies, but most of the enemies are male.

It's already paying dividends. I took down Arkansas in 2 hits.  8)  Super mutants are pretty easy to take down now.8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 15, 2008, 10:38:47 PM
Somehow in 35 hours of playing I've only played the story up to Rivet City and I've only played three quests to completion (two of which I did in the last few days).  Works out great for getting those trophies!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 15, 2008, 10:47:01 PM
With my new chick, I thought it would be cool to take the black widow perk which does an extra 10% damage to all male enemies. There is the same for male character to do the same damage to female enemies, but most of the enemies are male.

It's already paying dividends. I took down Arkansas in 2 hits.  8)  Super mutants are pretty easy to take down now.8)

will be doing that as an evil bitch for my 2nd playthrough
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on December 16, 2008, 04:15:53 AM
super mutants are female :shh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 16, 2008, 11:42:58 AM
Deactivate the bomb and I believe the sheriff gives you the key to the Megaton apartment.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 16, 2008, 11:50:08 AM
Sherrif is dead son. And how can I deactivate the bomb? Whenever I come close to it it only says 'activate'. Also don't I need high science to pull that off?

Mentats!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 16, 2008, 11:53:09 AM
Then find the sheriff's son. i think he has the keys to your place. Did you get the key to his house from his corpse so you can get the bobble head from his house?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 16, 2008, 11:53:16 AM
The Apartment helps out so much. You accumulate so much shit in this game but you don't want to throw it all out. The workbench for the House is awesome too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2008, 05:33:31 PM
yeah go and see the sheriffs kid then start filling up your house and meet your new butler
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 16, 2008, 06:14:19 PM
make sure you rat out that cigarillo in the bar before you disarm the bomb

then kill him before he kills the sheriff and you'll get a key to the armory
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 16, 2008, 06:23:26 PM
The one for Three Dog is very easy, especially if you've already got the Washington Monument on your map for fast travel.  Also, it takes you through the Museum of Technology, where you can do Prime's mini-quest and get the Xuanlong Assault Rifle (the most powerful small arm in the game).  Do that one.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2008, 06:36:17 PM
make sure you rat out that cigarillo in the bar before you disarm the bomb

then kill him before he kills the sheriff and you'll get a key to the armory

doesn't the robot there still kill you?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 16, 2008, 06:58:41 PM
I dont have any of those waypoints yet, but I am on that Prime quest I guess (the one where Im supposed to go to the library right?)

How far along in the game am I at this point you reckon? (I also got Li's quest to search for my dad at the Project Purity HQ)

The Prime quest takes place entirely in the Museum of Technology.  It's not a real quest; you just get a note about using computer terminals, breadcrumbs, yadda yadda. 

Here's a link explaining what you're supposed to do to complete the quest because if you fuck it up, you get locked out and you won't be able to get the rifle: http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Tech_Museum_Loot

You're not that far, as far as I know.  Actually, that's about where I am, and I'm level 20.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 16, 2008, 10:56:12 PM
make sure you rat out that cigarillo in the bar before you disarm the bomb

then kill him before he kills the sheriff and you'll get a key to the armory

The key to the Armory in Megaton? I freakin' broke in there, saw what I was up against and lit up the mothafucka
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 12:13:50 AM
make sure you rat out that cigarillo in the bar before you disarm the bomb

then kill him before he kills the sheriff and you'll get a key to the armory

The key to the Armory in Megaton? I freakin' broke in there, saw what I was up against and lit up the mothafucka

Same here. wtf! that bitch was hard too.

There isn't even much shit in there IMO. :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 12:15:50 AM
I can't believe, on my second play through, that I forgot to tell the sheriff about Burke's plans. :maf

I disarmed that shit, and now Burke is gone.

I guess I have to murder that smug fuck at his home instead.

I
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 17, 2008, 01:50:08 AM
It positively kills me that you can't shoot (don't read unless you've made it past "The Waters of Life" chapter)

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down Enclave choppers. I hear them coming and fire up the rocket launcher, then have to wait until the troops get dropped off to open fire. Very uncool. I want to blow those fuckers out of the sky!
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 17, 2008, 06:41:29 AM
I wandered to Fort Bannister yesterday and killed all those fucking mercenaries outside, but my locpick skill was too low break in the underground facility.

I love shooting them in the face with my shottie, I wish I had more AP though.


There's another way in.  :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 17, 2008, 11:27:31 AM
About to hit Level 14, just did Waters of Life quest and made it to the Citadel. Gonna do a few subquests before going back to the main story... FINALLY getting the hang of lockpicking (without resorting to forcing the lock), and I can take down Super Mutant Brutes with ease now that I have the Sniper perk and the perk that increases your critical chance. So far, I'm definitely liking the game a lot, but the dungeons are kinda boring... they all look nearly identical to one another, the only one I thought had real character was the Museum of Technology.

A few more questions:

-I read a bit about the Slaver quest ("Strictly Business" I think it's called). Do I only need to enslave one character, and would it hurt my karma drastically if I do?

-Is there a list of the locations of the Super Mutant Behemoths? I only found and defeated one so far, it was locked up in an enclosed cage in the quarry near Vault 112.

-What are the small triangle arrows on your compass for? There sometimes are a solid triangle, and the outline of a triangle, in addition to the large quest marker arrow.

Gonna definitely finish all the subquests, perhaps make all the weapons, still not sure if I'm gonna collect all the bobbleheads yet tho.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 17, 2008, 11:35:18 AM
-I read a bit about the Slaver quest ("Strictly Business" I think it's called). Do I only need to enslave one character, and would it hurt my karma drastically if I do?

You can enslave one and be able to get into Paradise Falls. The rest are for Quest completion.

-What are the small triangle arrows on your compass for? There sometimes are a solid triangle, and the outline of a triangle, in addition to the large quest marker arrow.

Solid Arrow = Known location
Transparent Arrow = Unknown location
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 17, 2008, 11:36:40 AM
-I read a bit about the Slaver quest ("Strictly Business" I think it's called). Do I only need to enslave one character, and would it hurt my karma drastically if I do?

You can enslave one and be able to get into Paradise Falls. The rest are for Quest completion.

-What are the small triangle arrows on your compass for? There sometimes are a solid triangle, and the outline of a triangle, in addition to the large quest marker arrow.

Solid Arrow = Known location
Transparent Arrow = Unknown location

Yeah, I want to do Quest completion, but I already killed Arkansas when I went to Minefield to do Moira's quest. So am I fucked out of the achievement? (I think I have a savegame before then at least)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 17, 2008, 12:08:16 PM
I think you only have to do the ones that are left.  Like you, I'd already killed Arkansas and Red was dead, so I only had to get Flak and Susan.  I'm not sure of the good way to complete this quest, but after completing (and recieving your negative karma) you might just want to wipe out Paradise Falls; it should more than make up for your karma loss.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 01:06:58 PM
On my first go, I always just aimed for the head in VATS. Now I always try to hit an arm or leg first, which ever one has the highest % rating. I'm at the point where I can take out mutants with a hunting rifle, and they can't get a shot off unless they surprise me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 04:25:54 PM
The early Moira quests are easy. The radiation one is easy. Just go down by the bomb and drink the filth and you'll be radiated in no time. She'll heal you for free and give you meds. Go to Super Duper Mart to get some weapons from you murdering raiders.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 04:42:34 PM
IMO, you want to keep close to megaton early in the game. I wouldn't head toward GNR or Rivet City until you were close or over level 7. All you fight is mutants over there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 17, 2008, 04:43:23 PM
What are some good early quests to build up your character?

First things first, I'd at least try and make it to the GNR headquarters, this is entirely doable if you have the Brotherhood take care of the Super Mutants. Then, I'd think the best thing to do would be (instead of suffering like me, constantly reloading when I hit the Mall, looking for the Museum of Technology and getting my ass kicked by Super Mutant Brutes) explore the overworld, looking for new areas for quick-travel purpose. The one quest where you find Red ("Big Trouble In Big Town") is from what I recall pretty easy, and some of the Moira quests are good for exp (though the one where you have to raid the Mirelurk den is a BITCH, if you're trying to complete the optional goal of not killing any).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 17, 2008, 04:51:46 PM
Also, I'd do a few excursions over to the Super Duper Mart, fight Raiders and get some of their armor. One thing that I didn't realize at first was that armor degrades as you get attacked, and loses damage resistance... so you'll want to repair them.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 17, 2008, 04:52:36 PM
Big Town is a good place to level up your character.  :teehee
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 05:08:10 PM
the pc version rocks, so hard

got a mod that added a new radio station so i could listen to my own tunes through the pip-boy

you know, i played the first time through the 360 version without ever realizing you could select more than one target in vats  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 17, 2008, 05:09:36 PM
the pc version rocks, so hard

got a mod that added a new radio station so i could listen to my own tunes through the pip-boy

you know, i played the first time through the 360 version without ever realizing you could select more than one target in vats  :lol

I wish the 360 version had that... the same 3 or 4 ambient tunes that play throughout the game are kinda getting old.
Kamaya Painters - Wasteland (Chab's Tribute To Bedrock mix) would be my first pick of course 8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 05:12:53 PM
can't you just stream the music you want

or does that mute out all other sounds and voices
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 17, 2008, 05:34:56 PM
Sweet, now I just have the 3 neutrality karma achievements left. Gonna save those for when the DLC hits.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2008, 05:47:46 PM
omg i fought my first robobrain last night. i thought it was the brotherhood when i saw it lasering raiders.

going to try outrunning the mirelurks tonight
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 07:01:11 PM
the pc version rocks, so hard

got a mod that added a new radio station so i could listen to my own tunes through the pip-boy

you know, i played the first time through the 360 version without ever realizing you could select more than one target in vats  :lol

 :o

You just blew my mind.
It amazes me how much I've played this game, yet I learn something new daily.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2008, 07:32:35 PM
you know, i played the first time through the 360 version without ever realizing you could select more than one target in vats  :lol

:o? i didn't know this. so you can queue up shots?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 07:33:55 PM
yep, you can use all your action points on one target if you want
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 07:36:48 PM
also be aware that weapons wear out faster in vats

if you have a weapon that's about to crap out, use it from the hip to make it last a little longer
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 07:40:47 PM
Badlands armor can be repaired by any other kind of badlands armor. It doesn't need to have the same name.

Can anyone verify if mentats can temporarily boost your repair skill?

I've also found or bought almost 100 .44 magnum rounds yet still have no gun to shoot them. I'm stocking up!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 07:42:20 PM
Can anyone verify if mentats can temporarily boost your repair skill?

yes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2008, 07:48:05 PM
i acidentally repaired a 10mm pistol my silenced 10mm pistol with so i lost it :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 07:54:59 PM
that's pretty easy to do in the pc version by accidentally clicking

you pc guys know how to bypass the disc check, right?  if you don't, all you do is make a shortcut from your exe file to your desktop and launch the game from there - it goes straight to the main menu bypassing the launcher.  you'll still need to use the launcher to do any resolution or settings tweaks, though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2008, 08:05:16 PM
i know it's no big loss cause the silenced pistol is SHIT. but my scoped magnum is impossible to find ammo for :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 08:05:57 PM
Eel, where is that mod for your own music?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 17, 2008, 09:13:44 PM
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1559

fallout 3 nexus has lots of cool mods
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 17, 2008, 09:42:08 PM
what the fuck is up with that hobo thats hangs out in front of the rivet city bridge begging for purified water 24/7?

do he ever stop being thirsty?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 17, 2008, 10:05:04 PM
what the fuck is up with that hobo thats hangs out in front of the rivet city bridge begging for purified water 24/7?

do he ever stop being thirsty?


Not that I've seen, but it's a pretty easy way to get some good karma.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2008, 10:07:25 PM
probably if you shoot him in the face.

there was one in some other city i went to. i think it's just a karma manipulator.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 10:16:05 PM
 :lol

WTF?
I buy some ant ferimone to  give to the chick that works at the restaurant in Rivet City who like some Diego dude, but she is not there. So I wait until night, but after the wait is over, security surounds me and tells me to leave/ I start walking away and they open fire on me.

Was this because I spread the rumor of the addict,barely? I have no other reason to believe than that. :lol :lol

Also, I've ditch the idea of carrying a bunch of shit around to eventually make weapons from schematics. Fuck it for now. I only have 1 schematic anyway.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 17, 2008, 10:25:41 PM
They opened fire because the marketplace is closed at night, nobody allowed in there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2008, 11:05:04 PM
I just dump all my extra weapon stuff in my apartment in Megaton. i quick travel there to sleep and dump stuff/cure addictions and then quick travel back.

those bottlecap mines you make freaking rule. i took out 3 super mutants with one mine. i have plenty of lunchboxes and whatever else you need, but not enough cherry bombs.

the only other item i can make is a shishkebab, but after i made one i found one on a raider so it wasn't as interesting. plus melee weapons suck.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 17, 2008, 11:58:53 PM
They opened fire because the marketplace is closed at night, nobody allowed in there.
  :-*

Makes sense now.

I'm looking for Pinkerton. Any leads would be helpful. :-*
I'm going to turn the android in this time around. Something about a ghost on the bow??
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 18, 2008, 12:01:21 AM
They opened fire because the marketplace is closed at night, nobody allowed in there.
  :-*

Makes sense now.

I'm looking for Pinkerton. Any leads would be helpful. :-*
I'm going to turn the android in this time around. Something about a ghost on the bow??

He's in
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The back area of Rivet Town, split off from the normal area. You have to physically leave Rivet town and go around to the bow to get to it. You can use the door on the outer side (that's locked, Hard or Very Hard lock) or you can get in between (where the ship is snapped in half), go under water on the right most side, there should be an unlocked door down there. That way, you have to watch out for Oxygen depletion and two Mirelurks.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 18, 2008, 12:07:35 AM
BT :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 18, 2008, 01:16:52 AM
it took me fucking forever to find that damn underwater door

make sure you steal the big book of science or whatever in pinkertons lab
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 18, 2008, 06:15:10 AM
turn your pip boy light on before you go in

the first room has a pocket of air at the ceiling
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 18, 2008, 07:02:26 AM
finally got to the museum tonight. found the secret terminal. will explore more tomorrow after work, it fucking creeped me out with the auto opening doors though :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 18, 2008, 12:24:06 PM
If I make a town go hostile, will they always be hostile toward me?  For instance, You Gotta Shoot 'Em In The Head, I need to kill Tenpenny, but it sends everyone hostile and I live there, so if it's permanent, I don't want that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 18, 2008, 01:14:39 PM
I think I'm just gonna take Tenpenny up on his little offer.  That dude is cool with me.   :piss zombies :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 18, 2008, 03:02:04 PM
'nother quick question - the Super Mutant Behemoths.. I think it was the Brotherhood who took out the big one in front of Galaxy News Radio HQ, not myself... will I get the achievement still if I kill all the others?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 18, 2008, 03:07:58 PM
yes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 18, 2008, 03:08:28 PM
790/1000. Slowly but surely I'm closing in. I'll do the Big Town XP exploit to get the karma playthrough achievements. Once I get these last 210 points, I'll have my first ever 1000/1000. Looking forward to it.

I'd make a joke about Green Shinobi/demi = banging chicks/getting 1000 points on Xbox 360 games, but I don't want to get banned.

You stole my joke... now I will steal your bunny
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 18, 2008, 04:05:23 PM
Fort Bannister is great because I used the Reily's Rangers combat armor and everyone I killed there dropped a Talon combat armor that I could repair mine with.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 18, 2008, 04:16:55 PM
Reily is a girl in the Underworld medical area.  If you ever go near that area you get a radio transmission about it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 18, 2008, 07:29:28 PM
Did you go down into the bunker?  That's where all the trouble is (and all the goodies).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 18, 2008, 07:33:45 PM
before you reach level 20 you should try and have both lock pick and science at max so you can open everything
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 18, 2008, 07:39:39 PM
Can't yet.  Need a higher lock pick skill

There's a tent near the building with the giant crater in the center that has a little manhole you can use.  :shh  The Very Hard door is the exit.  But if you're only level 4, you might be a bit over your head down there.  Lotta dudes, several with big guns.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 18, 2008, 07:58:29 PM
Mentats boost your lock pick skills I think.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 19, 2008, 06:23:05 AM
jesus a super mutant behemoth just annhilated me :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on December 19, 2008, 07:13:07 AM
790/1000. Slowly but surely I'm closing in. I'll do the Big Town XP exploit to get the karma playthrough achievements. Once I get these last 210 points, I'll have my first ever 1000/1000. Looking forward to it.

I'd make a joke about Green Shinobi/demi = banging chicks/getting 1000 points on Xbox 360 games, but I don't want to get banned.

You stole my joke... now I will steal your bunny

Funniest thing I've read this month. I'll see it again and again.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 19, 2008, 07:38:14 AM
jesus a super mutant behemoth just annhilated me :(

fat man + mini-nuke
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 19, 2008, 07:40:38 AM
'nother quick question - the Super Mutant Behemoths.. I think it was the Brotherhood who took out the big one in front of Galaxy News Radio HQ, not myself... will I get the achievement still if I kill all the others?

the only one you might have trouble with is the one where you have to collect the audiologs and then steal a teddy bear. The audiologs are easy to miss, and not all the walkthroughs out there are correct
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 19, 2008, 09:49:01 AM
I found Pinkerton and turned the android into Zimmer this time around. Last time I lied to Zimmer. He gave me the VATS helper.
I went into the National Archives and teamed up with that girl again. I was walking into an area and tripped a mine so I jumped away but it blew her in half. Should I take her shit and finish it alone? Last time we made it back and split the caps and all was good. Anyone do Stealing Independence without her?
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Post by: tiesto on December 19, 2008, 10:04:13 AM
I found Pinkerton and turned the android into Zimmer this time around. Last time I lied to Zimmer. He gave me the VATS helper.
I went into the National Archives and teamed up with that girl again. I was walking into an area and tripped a mine so I jumped away but it blew her in half. Should I take her shit and finish it alone? Last time we made it back and split the caps and all was good. Anyone do Stealing Independence without her?

I met with Harkness first, got the plasma pistol, then told him I'd kill Zimmer for him. Went over to Zimmer, reported Harkness, got the VATS helper, and killed Zimmer and Armitage (nice Neuromancer reference there).
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Post by: Brehvolution on December 19, 2008, 10:18:40 AM
Didn't the rest of rivet city attack you for attacking Zimmer?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 19, 2008, 10:36:31 AM
I found Pinkerton and turned the android into Zimmer this time around. Last time I lied to Zimmer. He gave me the VATS helper.
I went into the National Archives and teamed up with that girl again. I was walking into an area and tripped a mine so I jumped away but it blew her in half. Should I take her shit and finish it alone? Last time we made it back and split the caps and all was good. Anyone do Stealing Independence without her?

Tale her shit. That SMG is fuckin' awesome. She'll almost inevitably get killed in the quest, anyway. If she somehow manages to survive there's a small follow-up quest, but f it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 19, 2008, 10:58:06 AM
Didn't the rest of rivet city attack you for attacking Zimmer?

Nope, because I had Harkness's permission. Didn't lose karma either.

Now I gotta decide what I want to do with Tenpenny Tower... I kinda feel sorry for those ghouls in the subway.
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Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 19, 2008, 11:00:39 AM
I let them sneak in and tear everyone to shreds, but not until after I shot Tenpenny's head off and threw his corpse over the balcony.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 19, 2008, 11:12:56 AM
I let them sneak in and tear everyone to shreds, but not until after I shot Tenpenny's head off and threw his corpse over the balcony.

 :lol :lol
I'm going to Tenpenny tower next I think. I didn't murder Burke yet and I didn't shoot Tenpenny before I let the ghouls in. I think I'll kill the ghouls this time unless the ghoul mask is a must have down the road.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 19, 2008, 11:19:37 AM
Didn't the rest of rivet city attack you for attacking Zimmer?

Nope, because I had Harkness's permission. Didn't lose karma either.

Now I gotta decide what I want to do with Tenpenny Tower... I kinda feel sorry for those ghouls in the subway.

FYI, there is no "happy ending" available here. Although, one of the endings is totally hilarious.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Cheebs on December 19, 2008, 11:27:11 AM
I just got this game, how do you blow up megaton? I got that fuse thing but I can't figure the out how to place it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 19, 2008, 01:01:19 PM
Nuka Cola Challenge wasn't that bad. I had saved all my Nuka Cola Quantoms from the start of the game. By the time I took up that quest, I had like 24 Nuka Cola Quantoms. Sucks for those that actively used them though :lol

The Dunwich building did annoy me though. I fucking hit the end and all that's there a named ghoul, a group of them and a small cache of ammo (also the Bobblehead). Weak.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 19, 2008, 01:01:56 PM
I just got this game, how do you blow up megaton? I got that fuse thing but I can't figure the out how to place it.

Go to the bomb in the center
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 19, 2008, 01:16:04 PM
and pop some mentats
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 19, 2008, 05:24:59 PM
I still wish the dungeons were actually somewhat interesting...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 19, 2008, 05:30:06 PM
Yesterday i was all "i need to sell some stuff i got last night, shouldn't take me more than 10 minutes"

and then i played for 10 hours straight.

 :-\ :-\ :-\

game of the year, probably generation, best thing to happen to rpgs since FFXII made FF totally irrelevant.

Must... resist... urge... to open up my 360.  I got an Arcade and the 60 gig hd accessory pack yesterday and opened it up just to verify that indeed, I got a Jasper.  150w power brick was there, last 5 digis on the serial are 84505.  I'm golden. 

The problem is that my dad is bringing me an hdtv for Crimmus, so until he shows up this Wednesday I'd have to play the game on a shitty ol' tv.  I don't want to rape my eyes, so I'm holding off.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 19, 2008, 05:47:45 PM
Must... resist... urge... to open up my 360.  I got an Arcade and the 60 gig hd accessory pack yesterday and opened it up just to verify that indeed, I got a Jasper.  150w power brick was there, last 5 digis on the serial are 84505.  I'm golden. 

The problem is that my dad is bringing me an hdtv for Crimmus, so until he shows up this Wednesday I'd have to play the game on a shitty ol' tv.  I don't want to rape my eyes, so I'm holding off.

All the more reason to play it now. Just think of how much more you'll appreciate the new TV when you finally see what you've been playing in hi-def.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 19, 2008, 06:34:34 PM
i'm wandering around after finishing the game doing all the quests and generally just loving the world.

GOTY total for me.

Some of the bits were fugging hard too - the
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Kid rescue at Paradise Falls
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was insanity. My own fault i guess as i decided to go in all guns blazing.
 



That part was easy for me since I just
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shot a few people, got everyone after me, then ran into the medical area waiting for people to enter to shoot with my combat shotgun.  Walked out a few minutes later and freed the kids.
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Post by: BlueTsunami on December 19, 2008, 06:56:31 PM
i'm wandering around after finishing the game doing all the quests and generally just loving the world.

GOTY total for me.

Some of the bits were fugging hard too - the
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Kid rescue at Paradise Falls
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was insanity. My own fault i guess as i decided to go in all guns blazing.
 



That part fucking annoyed me.
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The guy I was supposed to save for the lil' girl kept running out of the pod even though I would tell him to stay. If I tried to take out the slavers before opening the pod, he would be dead INSIDE the pod after I took out the slavers (Bethesda's way of saying, do it our way motha'fucka"). Also, someone had a fatman, I don't know who but it was fucking creepy. Everytime I neared the exit, a giant explosion would go off. I'm all like wtf.

I ended up hunkering behind the back area (with the slavers), throwing down mines and doing what I always do to people who get through. Shotgun to the fucken face! I'm sure the Dart Gun would have helped immensely
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 19, 2008, 08:25:23 PM
Mini nuke explosions are an awesome sight.

10 hours? Wow Genghis. It is definitely easy to lose track of time in this game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 19, 2008, 09:02:56 PM
I still wish the dungeons were actually somewhat interesting...
The dungeons are awesome.  It's all about survival and planning and a bit of luck.  I don't need the standard dungeon>multiple levels>boss that has been done to death for ever.  I would rather scrounge for stimpacks and end up beating mutants to deth with their own hammer because all i have left is dog meat and no ammo.

No, it's not really the survival/planning aspect... it's just the actual design, inside of them. They present areas that may seem like they're interesting, only to have you spend most of the time in sewage systems or rooms, with hardly anything to set them apart from one another. And usually they are of square room/interconnected hallway, with the most random junk strewn about (wtf is a tricycle doing in a water pump facility?). It's my main gripe about the game.

At the point I'm at in the game, very few areas require even a stimpack use, I have a whole ton in my inventory as well. When you first start out it's still very hard but things get very easy once you do a few quests and level up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 20, 2008, 01:35:01 AM
I have this weird bug in Paradise Falls where, after completing Strictly Business, if I walk into the slave quarters, exit, and go visit Grouse, he will pay me again for capturing Flak and Susan (exact same dialogue as in the quest) and give me another slave collar.  I can do this again and again. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 20, 2008, 01:54:26 AM
I have this fucking awesome bug in Paradise Falls where

fixed
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2008, 02:58:49 AM
EB GOTY?
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Post by: pilonv1 on December 20, 2008, 07:16:35 AM
planet earths GOTY i think
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Cheebs on December 20, 2008, 08:34:24 AM
I am about 10 hours in and still doing side missions in Megaton. I can't bring myself to blow it up yet. I put more time into the fucking first town than I did in most games I played the last 2-3 years. After Oblivion bored me very quickly I was going to avoid this...so glad I didn't.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 20, 2008, 09:33:08 AM
Doing that (Moria?) Survival Book Quest to completion is good. Mainly because you get a good final reward from her. Other than that, her and the Atomic bomb defusion were the only quests I partook in Megtaon :lol. I mostly wandered and explored.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Cheebs on December 20, 2008, 09:52:53 AM
Doing that (Moria?) Survival Book Quest to completion is good. Mainly because you get a good final reward from her. Other than that, her and the Atomic bomb defusion were the only quests I partook in Megtaon :lol. I mostly wandered and explored.
Well it's not just megaton quests really, I keep bumping into other quests while doing the handful of megaton ones which takes up time. In the middle of the one for this lady in megaton about delivering a letter to her cannibal brother I wandered into some kid being attacked by ants and it led to a quest that took me forever to do.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 20, 2008, 11:45:53 AM
Finished "Reilly's Rangers", just found the Republic of Dave... Now I'm going to do "Strictly Business"... which reminds me of this awesome song from back in the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn_VRqdf-Iw
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 20, 2008, 04:11:47 PM
Wow Tennepenny tower is full of assholes, I excepted the offer to shoot the ghouls and even made Gustav pay more, but once I get to the ghouls Ill def help them or something, cause those loonies in T tower must get a reality check.

Get ready, the ghouls are douchebags too. There's no way to win, other than complete annihilation.  :gun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 20, 2008, 04:18:39 PM
Shit. Fuck this Nuka-Cola Challenge shit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 20, 2008, 05:25:37 PM
Doing that (Moria?) Survival Book Quest to completion is good. Mainly because you get a good final reward from her. Other than that, her and the Atomic bomb defusion were the only quests I partook in Megtaon :lol. I mostly wandered and explored.

What do you get? I know you get some sort of perk for talking her out of it.

I did the leaky pipe quest in Megaton which is awesome because now I can trade my scrap metal to the water plant guy for 10 caps a piece.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 20, 2008, 06:21:52 PM
Citadel is way later in the game, you'll know when you get there
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 20, 2008, 06:25:35 PM
yes. one of the paladins in the courtyard teaches you how to use power armor
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 20, 2008, 06:25:58 PM
Yes it's story related. It's after you activate Project Purity
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 21, 2008, 10:05:22 AM
Doing that (Moria?) Survival Book Quest to completion is good. Mainly because you get a good final reward from her. Other than that, her and the Atomic bomb defusion were the only quests I partook in Megtaon :lol. I mostly wandered and explored.

What do you get? I know you get some sort of perk for talking her out of it.

I did the leaky pipe quest in Megaton which is awesome because now I can trade my scrap metal to the water plant guy for 10 caps a piece.

Yeah, you also get some nice EXP from giving him scrap metal.

Level 18, in the midst of the main quest once again. Then it's time to complete my schematic collection and the last few remaining subquests. I'm just worried I won't have enough speech challenges (I have like 32 or something) and computers hacked.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 21, 2008, 02:01:14 PM
Well, I have 41 speech challenges and haven't done:
Nuka Cola Challenge
Oasis
Superhuman Gambit

and a few whose names I forget, so hopefully I can get the remaining 9 here. I saved Big Town, I should check out those people and use the exploit if I cant find 9 more. I have 40 terminals, should be easy to find the last 10. Doing a 1000 point run looks to be extremely doable at this point, provided I put in 30 more hours or so.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on December 21, 2008, 02:29:09 PM
There are lists out there for terminals. I was in the same situation as you with the terminal achievement and I ended up using a list to find the rest that I needed.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 21, 2008, 02:40:35 PM
OMG @ the Trouble on the Home Front quest

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You have to use the radio to hear the emergency broadcast from inside Vault 101... OMG OMG
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 21, 2008, 06:49:42 PM
Well, I have 41 speech challenges and haven't done:
Nuka Cola Challenge
Oasis
Superhuman Gambit

and a few whose names I forget, so hopefully I can get the remaining 9 here. I saved Big Town, I should check out those people and use the exploit if I cant find 9 more. I have 40 terminals, should be easy to find the last 10. Doing a 1000 point run looks to be extremely doable at this point, provided I put in 30 more hours or so.

I got all 1000 within 60 hours
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 22, 2008, 01:47:47 AM
Well, I have 41 speech challenges and haven't done:
Nuka Cola Challenge
Oasis
Superhuman Gambit

and a few whose names I forget, so hopefully I can get the remaining 9 here. I saved Big Town, I should check out those people and use the exploit if I cant find 9 more. I have 40 terminals, should be easy to find the last 10. Doing a 1000 point run looks to be extremely doable at this point, provided I put in 30 more hours or so.

I got all 1000 within 60 hours

Yeah I'm like about 40 hours in... the thing that will probably take me a while is getting the 12 bobbleheads I'm missing. Got the Weaponsmith achievement today. This may very well be my first 1000 point game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2008, 05:41:41 AM
Should I have killed the Slavers at lincons memorial? they were being cunts not letting me in

also what about greta in the underworld?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 22, 2008, 05:57:20 AM
Well, I have 41 speech challenges and haven't done:
Nuka Cola Challenge
Oasis
Superhuman Gambit

and a few whose names I forget, so hopefully I can get the remaining 9 here. I saved Big Town, I should check out those people and use the exploit if I cant find 9 more. I have 40 terminals, should be easy to find the last 10. Doing a 1000 point run looks to be extremely doable at this point, provided I put in 30 more hours or so.

I got all 1000 within 60 hours

Yeah I'm like about 40 hours in... the thing that will probably take me a while is getting the 12 bobbleheads I'm missing. Got the Weaponsmith achievement today. This may very well be my first 1000 point game.

Dont enjoy it too much, the DLC will bump it to 250 (or 1100, depending on if they add more with the future-future DLC)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2008, 06:11:55 AM
id think the DLC in march with the level cap increase should have the most points with it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2008, 07:14:09 AM
apparently its part of a quest but i dont have the right karma? or the artifacts
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 22, 2008, 11:35:32 AM
Holy shit Fawkes is sweet. He's practically invincible and rocks a Gattling Laser.  :bow2 :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 22, 2008, 11:58:55 AM
apparently its part of a quest but i dont have the right karma? or the artifacts

the quest starts at an area close to megaton, it's like north-ish at an abandoned buliding.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bacon on December 22, 2008, 08:47:52 PM
This game isn't as good as Oblivion. I sort of feel like I'm forcing myself to play it. I might just stick to the main quest to finish...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 22, 2008, 09:09:57 PM
This game isn't as good as Oblivion. I sort of feel like I'm forcing myself to play it. I might just stick to the main quest to finish...

:lol  I haven't played this yet, but if it's not as good as OBLIVION well then... it must not be as good as a warm platter of poop.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 22, 2008, 09:11:49 PM
Well, Oblivion wasn't good and Fallout 3 is. So Oblivion being better than Fallout 3 doesn't make any sense.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2008, 09:13:04 PM
I like them both, but I like Fallout better (although Shivering Isles kicked ass).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2008, 09:28:53 PM
yeah i like them both, but fallout just seems more varied and deeper. oblivion is more random but there's like 1/10th of the options
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 22, 2008, 09:39:40 PM
I didn't like Oblivion, and I'll admit that it's because I was a Morrowind fan and Oblivion was a huge letdown.  Part of the reason I kept playing Oblivion was because I got the PC version and was able to download many fixes for it.  If I got it on the 360 I doubt I would have bothered.

After Fallout 3, I'm curious to see how ESV will turn out.  All my big problems with Oblivion were solved in Fallout 3, but a bunch of them were partly due to the change in setting.  If they can bring it back to the fantasy setting and have all the improvements (plus more), then ESV will be great.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bacon on December 22, 2008, 10:17:34 PM
Fallout's world is just so boring. You'll see somewhere you want to go but there's always irradiated water or boring subways you have to go through to get to your destination. And ammo is scarce. I also wish you could just carry some hammers to repair your stuff instead of having to find the same weapon.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 22, 2008, 10:40:36 PM
Ya! Having to scrape by in the wastes is just to high maintenance. ::)

I felt the same in the beginning. But there is so much to do that, as you develop your character, makes it so much more an enjoyable experience.
I love the feeling of, "Fuck! I don't want to go in there..."
Now I'm at the point, even at level 10 on my 2nd time though, where I feel that these bitches shouldn't fuck with me. :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 23, 2008, 01:17:55 AM
I just hit the level cap, and from that I've lost quite a bit of motivation to play further... I have about 5 quests left to do (and the final main story quest), and 12 bobbleheads to hunt... there are quite a few areas I have yet to explore (the campsite north of the Evergreen Mills for instance, the Dunwich bldg, etc) but I don't really have too much motivation to do that, I don't feel like fighting since I have nothing to gain from it (apart from an achievement when I kill a few more humans). I still am gonna press forward though I think.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 23, 2008, 02:29:26 AM
okay finally picked this up, cant wait to get stuck in. One thing before I start, can you get all the achievements from one savegame? I mean if you go good/evil does that forfiet certain achieves or are they all doable?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2008, 02:36:36 AM
Jesus Christ in pink socks

vault' spoilers

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Every vault i've been too has been fucked up

I went to Vault-Tec HQ tonight, got all the passcodes. Went to two vaults so far and they're either 1. fucked up and the survivors gone insane or 2. invaded by a bunch of rad monsters.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 23, 2008, 02:37:32 AM
answer my question Himuro
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2008, 02:41:59 AM
okay finally picked this up, cant wait to get stuck in. One thing before I start, can you get all the achievements from one savegame? I mean if you go good/evil does that forfiet certain achieves or are they all doable?

You can do them all in one playthrough. Keep a specific save file handy for certain alignments. Demi is more knowledgeable about the achievements since he got 1000. Me, I haven't even looked at the achievements list once.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 23, 2008, 04:41:34 AM
okay game seems pretty tight, just got out of the Vault. read thru the achievements... Im guessing you make new saves before you hit level 8, level 14 and level 20... then boot up those saves and adjust your karma and level up to unlock those achievements? Im sticking with the good side as I figure its easier to lose karma quickly than build it up quickly?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 23, 2008, 04:51:41 AM
i only have issues running out of stimpacks, not ammo. i have like 500 10mm rounds, 300 shotgun shells  and 1000 .32mm rounds. only my magnum and sniper rifle are ever low on ammo, so i use the awesome hunting rifle most of the time
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on December 23, 2008, 05:11:40 AM
Enclave
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 23, 2008, 05:36:58 AM
awesome thanks for the tips  :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 23, 2008, 10:20:22 AM
2 bobbleheads that may be missable... I found out the hard way that one of them is missable and have to redo 4 hours worth of gameplay today :P

spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Vault 101, on your father's desk in the medical lab. There's a mission later in the game, where any successful outcome locks you out of Vault 101 forever.

In Raven Rock, the Enclave fortress, there is a bobblehead in one of the rooms. This is the one I missed and now I have to reload my save  :-\
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There are also lots of karma manipulators, like giving donations to the priest in Rivet City, giving water to the guy outside of Rivet City, etc. To get the 8/14/20 level achievements, I just created a save when I was about to level up, then go around killing (I played as good).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 23, 2008, 11:10:00 AM
Anyone do the Reilly's Rangers quest? I totally missed this the first time around. Anything I should do/not do?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sysgen on December 23, 2008, 11:12:21 AM
Anyone do the Reilly's Rangers quest? I totally missed this the first time around. Anything I should do/not do?

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Reilly's_Rangers_(quest) (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Reilly's_Rangers_(quest))
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2008, 01:12:32 PM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
In Vault 101, on your father's desk in the medical lab. There's a mission later in the game, where any successful outcome locks you out of Vault 101 forever.
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What does this even mean? Any successful outcome? What? I mean, I got the passcodes and I still can't get in.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 23, 2008, 01:15:55 PM
Any outcome results in you being kicked out permanently
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2008, 01:16:51 PM
Oh fuck. When can I head back there anyway?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 23, 2008, 01:26:31 PM
When you get the distress call on your radio
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 23, 2008, 01:27:20 PM
awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 23, 2008, 05:15:49 PM
i think i fucked up the angela and diego quest. i told the priest about them, but then said i hadn't seen them. then i went back and told diego not to fuck around with her and he did, so now she hates him :(

also I told the little kid to fuck off, then his mom got upset at me so i replied "there are no bad children, just bad parents" :rofl

this game is so fucking great
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 23, 2008, 06:42:16 PM
Pfft. I gave her ant ferimone to seduce him and even witnessed their marriage. I don't know about a quest, but I think I got good karma from it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 23, 2008, 06:48:20 PM
does anyone else constantly click VATS when walking through the wasteland?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 23, 2008, 06:50:26 PM
Okay Im ready to get stuck in good and proper. I know the save/karma/level up trick, and that there is two missable Bobble Heads (one in Vault 101 and one in raven rock). Any other missable items required for achievements or is that it? I dont wanna get boned you see
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2008, 07:11:26 PM
does anyone else constantly click VATS when walking through the wasteland?

 :lol

yes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 23, 2008, 07:42:32 PM
does anyone else constantly click VATS when walking through the wasteland?

Guilty. It's an easy way to get a leg up on sneaky critters.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 23, 2008, 07:51:38 PM
does anyone else constantly click VATS when walking through the wasteland?

No. If I run for a good length in the wastes, I'll occasional stop and look behind to see if there is anything that just hasn't caught up yet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 23, 2008, 11:24:55 PM
I found an old save game on level 5 that I'm replaying now, since I missed the level 8 neutral/evil achievements. Got the "One Man Scouting Party" and "Data Miner" achievements today, 2 more speech challenges away from "Silver Tongued Devil", ~40 more people to kill for "Doesn't Play Well With Others". 3 more subquests to do, 10 more bobbleheads to collect, and then I go for it.

Scenester: There's a SPEECH exploit that you can use to get the "Silver Tongued Devil" achievement, but be a bit careful when speech challenges come up, try to get as many as possible in the main game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bacon on December 23, 2008, 11:47:49 PM
Just finished the main quest. MEH. That last mission was boring as FUCK.

I had no emotional investment in ANY character in this game. The father, the main player, no one. The endings are shit.

I guess after the greatness of MGS4, the characters and production values in other games seem really shitty...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 24, 2008, 12:08:13 AM
Just finished the main quest. MEH. That last mission was boring as FUCK.

I had no emotional investment in ANY character in this game. The father, the main player, no one. The endings are shit.

I guess after the greatness of MGS4, the characters and production values in other games seem really shitty...

Rape this filth with a chainsaw.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 24, 2008, 12:09:18 AM
lmao

does anyone else constantly click VATS when walking through the wasteland?

yes :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bacon on December 24, 2008, 12:24:25 AM
BTW, I don't even understand the ending and some of the conflicts.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Why did I want to stop that Admiral dude from starting the Purifier? Sure he killed Dad, but what's the difference if he starts it or the Brotherhood does? He didn't even want to add the virus...
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 24, 2008, 12:28:42 AM
it's because of
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nano machines
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bacon on December 24, 2008, 12:30:13 AM
I don't understand how the purifier or GECK works either.

Nanomachines make perfect sense though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on December 24, 2008, 01:04:29 AM
I don't understand how the purifier or GECK works either.

Nanomachines make perfect sense though.

1950s-era nanomachines -- the SIZE OF NANO-BUICKS.

With fins.

And chrome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 24, 2008, 01:48:38 AM
up to the final chapter of the research, it's probably my favourite quest so far
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 24, 2008, 05:32:21 AM
really really really enjoying this so far, seem like it lives up to all the GOTY touting from EB.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 24, 2008, 07:45:35 AM
:rofl @ getting both bonuses for the replicated man quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 24, 2008, 03:20:27 PM
Unless you're trying to fast travel from a place that doesn't allow it, or there are enemies in the vicinity, it's just a hateful bug.  Have fun in the metro tunnels. :teehee
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 24, 2008, 03:26:42 PM
:lol

yes
lmao

yes :lol

Guilty. It's an easy way to get a leg up on sneaky critters.

good to see im not alone here :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 24, 2008, 04:08:49 PM
Argh feel so dumb right now

I was so happy yesterday because I tore up the White House and the Stealing Independence quest without using a single stimpak.  I'm at level 16 right now, and the last time I tried those I was at level eight or something and I got my ass handed to me brutally.  Well this morning I loaded up my game and felt like I should check the options and realized I'm a total dumbfuck when I did.  The other day I started a new game on very easy difficulty to get some trophies for the early quests.  When I went back to my regular game I forgot to change it back.  Now not only am I sad that I'm doing jack shit for damage again, but I feel like I was gypped out of the challenge of beating those two levels on a real difficulty :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 24, 2008, 04:32:51 PM
I'm in the middle of "Those!" right now but now it's off to my uncle's... I haven't even been to the White House yet, I love reading about this game because even though it feels like I've already seen so much, there's stuff I still need to discover.

Tenpenny Tower:
spoiler (click to show/hide)
OMG, letting the Feral Ghouls rampage the place is fucking awesome  :lol :lol :lol
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 24, 2008, 05:05:06 PM
Unless you're trying to fast travel from a place that doesn't allow it, or there are enemies in the vicinity, it's just a hateful bug.  Have fun in the metro tunnels. :teehee
oh i spent like 3 hours clearing out the dupont tunnels, got out, found the mall and returned to megaton, but when i reloaded the mall isn't on the map anymore.

luckily it looks like the tunnels are still cleared.


When you say the Mall, you mean the mall in downtown D.C., right?  I don't think it had an icon.  IIRC there were just icon for all the other landmarks around there.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 25, 2008, 01:16:59 AM
is there a mod on the pc version that deactivates the limit on how much you can carry?

if so, superior version totes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 25, 2008, 04:09:29 AM
fuck

i made it halfway across the map to get one shotted by some fucking missle launcher i didnt see and hadn't saved :(

fuck this game sometimes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 25, 2008, 04:11:05 AM
save save save save save save and then autosave

you are playing a Bethesda game niqa
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 25, 2008, 04:59:37 AM
yeah i know im just so used to the autosaves :-'(

will save more often from now on
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 25, 2008, 08:52:46 AM
nah autosave is good

just be aware of when it happens and ull be good
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 25, 2008, 12:44:15 PM
I use both. I save manually whenever anything significant happens, or I reach a pont after wandering the overworld for a while and don't want to lose a bunch of progress, but I like having the autosave on for the indoor parts, just in case.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 25, 2008, 03:55:16 PM
Full control >>>> partial control.

borderline insane Obsessive Compulsive Disorder>>>>>Full control>>>>partial control

i seriously save every like every 5 mins.  i max out the save slots in every game i play
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on December 25, 2008, 04:07:37 PM
<- 300+ saves in 40 hours played. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 25, 2008, 06:03:56 PM
I use both. I save manually whenever anything significant happens, or I reach a pont after wandering the overworld for a while and don't want to lose a bunch of progress, but I like having the autosave on for the indoor parts, just in case.

This is what I do.

Also I'm at 50+ saves in about 15 hours :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 25, 2008, 09:27:49 PM
Oh.  Mah.  GAWD.

This game raped my face so hard today.  I think I'm gonna roll up another character, tho, because I accidentally took the perk at lv. 4 that gives you an extra 10% exp instead of the one that gives you an extra couple of skill points per level.  OOPS.

Also, I'm afraid I might have fucked up something- at the Seneca station around Arefu I killed a ghoul named Barrett who looks like he was probably there to give quests or something later.  But I WANTED the shotgun on his desk.  WANTED IT, I say.  And I'm trying to play a good character.   :-\

Anyway, GOTY and all that shit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 25, 2008, 09:29:18 PM
Barrett and the other guy doesnt involve any quest - they just give you 15 caps for each Sugar Bomb box you give
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 25, 2008, 09:30:18 PM
Barrett doesnt involve any quest

Good lol, I wanted his shotgun.  NOW IT'S MINE.  And I'll make up for that bad karma I got when I killed him in cold, covetous blood by using said shotgun to regulate on Burke back in Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 25, 2008, 10:17:30 PM

Good lol, I wanted his shotgun.  NOW IT'S MINE.  And I'll make up for that bad karma I got when I killed him in cold, covetous blood by using said shotgun to regulate on Burke back in Megaton.

Or you can give the dude outside Megaton some purified water. Nothing says "I'm sorry I murdered all those innocent people with the Ripper" like the gift of water.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 25, 2008, 10:44:08 PM
Oh.  Mah.  GAWD.

This game raped my face so hard today.  I think I'm gonna roll up another character, tho, because I accidentally took the perk at lv. 4 that gives you an extra 10% exp instead of the one that gives you an extra couple of skill points per level.  OOPS.

Also, I'm afraid I might have fucked up something- at the Seneca station around Arefu I killed a ghoul named Barrett who looks like he was probably there to give quests or something later.  But I WANTED the shotgun on his desk.  WANTED IT, I say.  And I'm trying to play a good character.   :-\

Anyway, GOTY and all that shit.

Don't bother with the 10% exp perk, or the one that grants another experience level, it's so easy to max out your level in this game...

6 bobbleheads to go...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 26, 2008, 03:06:59 PM
Head of State quest broke :'(

SHIT QUEST


actually I eventually found out that after going to the memorial and waiting around for a few days, I had to go to the northern metro station that was nearby.  for some reason the group was just hanging around there.  this was after i spent HOURS trailing these dumbfucks because I thought they would get killed without me.


SHIT QUEST
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 26, 2008, 05:34:22 PM
Finally got all the bobbleheads, and Head of State is coincidentally the only subquest I have left to do. That sucks that it's a real borked and buggy quest.

52 hours in so far.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 26, 2008, 05:41:03 PM
They aren't even there, but it tells me they are, even after 10 days.  I have to go back to an old save.  Shit quest total.

:usacry

I had this same problem.  Did you kill all the slavers around the memorial? It used to tell me they were outside the metro station, but they didn't appear until I murdered all the slavers (including the chief guy who is inside the room near the bottom of the stairs)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 26, 2008, 06:23:03 PM
Oh.  Mah.  GAWD.

This game raped my face so hard today.  I think I'm gonna roll up another character, tho, because I accidentally took the perk at lv. 4 that gives you an extra 10% exp instead of the one that gives you an extra couple of skill points per level.  OOPS.

Also, I'm afraid I might have fucked up something- at the Seneca station around Arefu I killed a ghoul named Barrett who looks like he was probably there to give quests or something later.  But I WANTED the shotgun on his desk.  WANTED IT, I say.  And I'm trying to play a good character.   :-\

Anyway, GOTY and all that shit.

yeah I took the same perk :( I was stuck in the jrpg mindset that more exp=win

Im actaully kinda worried about perks, people seem convinced that you can fuck up your build, havent been having any trouble so far and Im about 10 hours in

And yeah GOTmuthafuckinY
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 26, 2008, 07:46:55 PM
http://fallout.wikia.org (http://fallout.wikia.org) is such an awesome site about the game, allows you to look stuff up quickly and has everything you may need to know, it's been a lifesaver.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 26, 2008, 11:32:44 PM
eek games getting a little harder now. Got these mercenaries chasing me and the super mutants and raiders seem to be tougher.

Whats the weapon to get? The chinese assault rifle and combat shotgun are doing me proud right now. The rock-it launcher is good for close range head smashin'

Is the hack 50 terminals achievement easy to fuck up? Ive only managed to hack 3 so far lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 26, 2008, 11:33:48 PM
theres lots of terminals in the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 26, 2008, 11:35:49 PM
Automatic Rifles are horrible in this game and I was proficient at Small Guns. Long Range single shot Rifles rock and Shotguns for intimate encounters. I wasn't good with Big Guns so I'm not sure whats good in that area (the Flamer seemed pretty cool). With that said, my most used weapon was the Shotgun. VATS to the Face nicca!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 27, 2008, 02:51:41 AM
The weapon you get from
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completion of "The Replicated Man" quest from Harkness
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, the AR-321 Plasma Rifle is pretty awesome, I have used that (and a maxed out Energy Weapons skill) most of the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 27, 2008, 03:21:28 AM
Automatic Rifles are horrible in this game and I was proficient at Small Guns. Long Range single shot Rifles rock and Shotguns for intimate encounters. I wasn't good with Big Guns so I'm not sure whats good in that area (the Flamer seemed pretty cool). With that said, my most used weapon was the Shotgun. VATS to the Face distinguished black fellow!

Assault Rifles are pretty cool if you get the extra % hit perk and one of the + VATS perks from a quest. From mid-range they're nasty especially on super mutants. But my trusty Hunting Rifle + Sniper Rifle do most of my damage before they get close enough to me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 27, 2008, 10:13:54 AM
Holy Christ, how the hell do you guys deal with the fire ants in Grayditch?  I'm trying to do the "Those!" quest and my usual method of running right up to something and feeding it a shotgun blast to the face is turning out to be a woefully BAD idea with fire breathing ants.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Darunia on December 27, 2008, 10:27:20 AM
what level are you? if you're doing this quest at the beginning of the game, not a good idea. You should be lvl 7/8 before doing it. Bring a bunch of rifles, mines and ammo and those ants shouldn't be too much of a problem. And yeah, keep your distance
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 27, 2008, 12:50:06 PM
I did it at the beginning of the game.

I just had a Hunting Rifle and lots of ammo, and some very delicate VATS headshots.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BamYouHaveAids on December 27, 2008, 04:10:05 PM
what level are you? if you're doing this quest at the beginning of the game, not a good idea. You should be lvl 7/8 before doing it. Bring a bunch of rifles, mines and ammo and those ants shouldn't be too much of a problem. And yeah, keep your distance
I did it at level 3. Just use the ant nectar and shoot the antennas. The only problem I ran into was running out of ammo, but I hand two plasma pistols and those have seemingly an infinite amount of ammo, so if you have a couple of those you should be good.

I really need to start playing this again, I was loving it and then I just dropped it for no reason.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 27, 2008, 04:14:31 PM
yeah I just smoked them with the hunting rifle
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 27, 2008, 04:34:29 PM
Holy Christ, how the hell do you guys deal with the fire ants in Grayditch?  I'm trying to do the "Those!" quest and my usual method of running right up to something and feeding it a shotgun blast to the face is turning out to be a woefully BAD idea with fire breathing ants.

There's a perk that increases damage against insects, could help you out. I didnt use it of course. Early on, stock up on some mines, they are nice to use. Drop them like bread crumbs and the enemy just waltzes over them.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 06:04:49 PM
I keep fucking dying.   :'( 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 27, 2008, 06:18:21 PM
i keep fucking over encumbering :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 27, 2008, 06:21:41 PM
I keep fucking dying.   :'( 

Don't stray too far from Megaton until you level up a bit. And get a gun with a scope as soon as you can.

i keep fucking over encumbering :'(

I grab a bunch of shit, take some Buffout so I can carry more and warp to a place where I can sell it all. Or at least I used to. Now I have more caps than I know what to do with.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 06:25:19 PM
I keep fucking dying.   :'( 

Don't stray too far from Megaton until you level up a bit. And get a gun with a scope as soon as you can.

i keep fucking over encumbering :'(

I grab a bunch of shit, take some Buffout so I can carry more and warp to a place where I can sell it all. Or at least I used to. Now I have more caps than I know what to do with.

I haven't even found megaton.  I'm in greditch fighting fire ants with a pistol  :lol  I cleared out a school though, where is megaton from there?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 27, 2008, 06:28:36 PM

I haven't even found megaton.  I'm in greditch fighting fire ants with a pistol  :lol  I cleared out a school though, where is megaton from there?

West and a little bit north, not too far from where you are.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 06:32:59 PM
found it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 27, 2008, 06:37:26 PM
That should make life a bit easier. If you get the bomb disarmed, you'll get a key to a house where you can sleep/heal. And if your levels aren't high enough to disarm it, don't forget the various drugs/chems you can take to temporarily boost your stats.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 27, 2008, 06:39:12 PM
YES I KNOW WHAT TO DO

right now i have about 5 different lockers going on all scattered about

if i wanted to play right now id have to wade through at least an hour of micromanaging bullshit

sometimes i hate Bethesda :maf

edit:  do not do Grayditch now you ideeuht :dur you havent even found Megaton yet :lol i havent done this one yet and i have like 30 hours play time
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 27, 2008, 06:46:50 PM
I'm just trying to get the "Build all weapons" acheivement. I could have sworn I'd already made one of each, but no go, so now I have to go hunting all the junk down again. :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 27, 2008, 07:34:51 PM
Turd Ferguson had a pretty exciting day in the Wastelands.  Found some dumb chick's younger brother holed up with a bunch of wannabe vampire freaks and in a rare instance of extending an olive branch to obviously sick and twisted people, I convinced them to not only make peace with the pussies they'd been terrorizing but to arrange a peace treaty.  And I convinced the dumb kid to go back to the town. 

Then I killed some ants.  A shit load of ants.  As I was wandering around the tunnels some freak showed up after I opened a safe and demanded my recently acquired naughty nightwear.  I convinced him to go away, and then decided to kill him because hey, he's a pervert.  No karma loss!  Sweet. 

Then I had to do some more crap for that crazy broad in Megaton.  I'm running low on ammo, so it's time to hang around outside of Megaton all day for the weapon caravan dude to show up so I can continue to dispense more frontier justice.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 27, 2008, 07:35:57 PM
The fire ants dude. The fucking fire ants.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 27, 2008, 07:44:52 PM
how is Megaton not the first place you walk to

i remember being scurred of everything

&  fucking horrified when i shot a mole rat in the head and it was still alive D:
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 27, 2008, 07:50:01 PM
how is Megaton not the first place you walk to

i remember being scurred of everything

&  fucking horrified when i shot a mole rat in the head and it was still alive D:

I wandered around a bit in Springdale or whatever it's called.  I found that Silver chick and talked to her, thereby screwing up a potential future quest with Moriarity.  Oh well.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 27, 2008, 07:52:49 PM
That's also not a quest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Himu on December 27, 2008, 07:54:50 PM
how is Megaton not the first place you walk to

i remember being scurred of everything

&  fucking horrified when i shot a mole rat in the head and it was still alive D:

I wandered around a bit in Springdale or whatever it's called.  I found that Silver chick and talked to her, thereby screwing up a potential future quest with Moriarity.  Oh well.

There's a hooker in some place with a giant sex lamp. I talked to her and she said she wanted out. I said I could take her somewhere. She emphasized interest in Rivet City only but at that point I hadn't been to Rivet City so I told her I couldn't take her there. I thought I'd have the option to take her after I got to Rivet City, but I went back and now I can't take her. It sucks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 27, 2008, 08:01:47 PM
That's also not a quest

Meh, whatever. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 08:06:22 PM
where can I sell all the extra items I'm carting around? 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 27, 2008, 08:11:25 PM
Craterside supply in Megaton, plus caravans out in front of towns, and later on Rivet City.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 27, 2008, 08:11:55 PM
where can I sell all the extra items I'm carting around? 

In Megaton there's lots of places to sell shit.  Moira will buy stuff at the supply store, but so will Gob at Moriarity's (and if you're nice to him he'll give you better prices, but the shit you sell him WON'T be there to buy back later if you need it), and Leo and Jenny Stahl at the other bar (forget the name). 

Also, roving trader caravans will come by the front gate of Megaton periodically.  Go outside (by the deputy droid and the guy who wants purified water) and just wait around an hour or two if no one is there. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 10:01:02 PM
when it says +1 for chr and -1 int for beer, those aren't perminant changes right?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 27, 2008, 10:14:03 PM
No...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 10:29:21 PM
didn't think so but it didn't say any amount of time that they last and it didn't tell me that they wore off like the buffout did.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 27, 2008, 11:27:18 PM
I think I've been playing since 2.  Thats 8 hours ago.  none stop. 


I don't feel like I've accomplished anything at all.   :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 28, 2008, 12:24:13 AM
I've been cat-sitting all day, playing since about 4pm. No distrations (except the cat, of course) for a change. All I've really got left to do is complete the final quest, but I've been dragging it out exploring. Every time I think there's no new places to find, another pops up. I remember when I first fired up the game I was disappointed the map wasn't larger.  :chicken
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 28, 2008, 12:31:00 AM
when it says +1 for chr and -1 int for beer, those aren't perminant changes right?

 :lol

yes
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on December 28, 2008, 12:32:07 AM
when it says +1 for chr and -1 int for beer, those aren't perminant changes right?

Only if you end up sexing one of the Little Lamplight inhabitants
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 02:40:03 AM
killing roaches with a sledge hammer is just to fucking sweet.  GOTY.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 02:47:01 AM
shit my 360's been on for 12 hours now I'm getting funny graphics glitchs.  when I move it's like colidoscope vision  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 28, 2008, 07:46:18 AM
eeek might wanna give your box a rest Mike  :(

Im caning ass in my game currently. Commando (greater VATS accuracy with rifles) + finesse (greater critical hit rate) + chinese assualt rifle = lots of exploded raider and super mutant heads
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 28, 2008, 10:04:19 AM
eeek might wanna give your box a rest Mike  :(

Im caning ass in my game currently. Commando (greater VATS accuracy with rifles) + finesse (greater critical hit rate) + chinese assualt rifle = lots of exploded raider and super mutant heads

:bow Chinese Assault Rifle :bow2

I found an old food processing plant in Arlington that was full of Chinese ghouls that thought they were still fighting the war or something.  Killing the shit out of them gave me a large stockpile of ammo for assault rifles and a nearly endless supply of those kick ass Chinese Assault Rifles.  CAR in a mid-30 condition takes down a super mutie like it's nothing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 28, 2008, 01:29:05 PM
shit my 360's been on for 12 hours now I'm getting funny graphics glitchs.  when I move it's like colidoscope vision  :'(

This happened to me once I built the railway rifle. The ground looked fine, but the sky was all messed up, just solid bands of color stretching to the horizon. Only happened in certain parts of the map, but once I sold the railway rifle, the problem stopped and hasn't shown up again. Weird.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 28, 2008, 01:32:21 PM
i just walked through a door like it wasnt even there :lol

wow this game is buuuuuuuuuuuuuuggy

it makes Oblivion look well polished
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on December 28, 2008, 01:45:41 PM
:bow XUANLONG ASSAULT RIFLE :bow2

it's like a chinese assault rifle but it does about 2x more damage, and holds 10 more bullets per magazine. It's basically a custom CAR as far as I can tell, so you can repair it with normal CARs.

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at the suggestion of my brother-in-law, i recieved fallout 3 from about 1700 different people for christmas :shh
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 28, 2008, 01:53:33 PM
the Xuanlong AR is also the easiest custom weapon to find.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 28, 2008, 03:53:05 PM
why is the chinese pistol so crappy?

when the chinese assault rifle is so awesome?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 28, 2008, 04:19:37 PM
Pistols suck.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 04:22:35 PM
just did the police station mission.   I've been avoiding the tunnel parts and now I'm thinking i should start doing them.  Also free meds at big town  :tophat
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 28, 2008, 04:22:58 PM
Pistols suck.

yeah, im just starting to use the rifles and grenades more now cause 10mm doesnt take down anything but Raiders anymore
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 05:01:42 PM
is the rock-it launcher worth the price of the schematics? 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 05:04:17 PM
and what's taking my robot so long to make more pure water?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 28, 2008, 05:37:28 PM
is the rock-it launcher worth the price of the schematics? 

its pretty good in the sense of you can just shoot all the crap you find out of it so you never run out of ammo, and it deals decent damage. Close range face smashing with coffee mugs is pretty funny. Im about 13 hours in and have more caps than I can spend so just buy the damn schematics
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 28, 2008, 05:38:30 PM
and what's taking my robot so long to make more pure water?

I havent fucked around with the robot yet  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 28, 2008, 05:45:56 PM
the Xuanlong AR is also the easiest custom weapon to find.

where do I find this gun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 06:21:38 PM
how do I get to the radio station?  I'm already at rivet city and it says I've finished the fallowing his foots steps quest even though i haven't gotten there yet  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 28, 2008, 06:22:39 PM
yeah the same thing happened to me

i just ignored it, stop worrying about stuff so much man
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 28, 2008, 06:27:17 PM
how do I get to the radio station?  I'm already at rivet city and it says I've finished the fallowing his foots steps quest even though i haven't gotten there yet  :'(

Use the automap...

Wait you went to Rivet City before the Radio Station? Haha, you fucked up. That's a sequence breaker... you cant do the Following In His Footsteps quest anymore.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TVC15 on December 28, 2008, 06:33:27 PM
Ahhhhhh haaaaaa, Arvie broke Fallout 3!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 06:38:02 PM
lame
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 28, 2008, 06:41:05 PM
You can break it even further by finding your dad right from the start
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 28, 2008, 07:08:11 PM
the Xuanlong AR is also the easiest custom weapon to find.

where do I find this gun

its a sub-quest from the museum of history. check the terminals
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 28, 2008, 07:45:51 PM
how do I get to the radio station?  I'm already at rivet city and it says I've finished the fallowing his foots steps quest even though i haven't gotten there yet  :'(

Use the automap...

Wait you went to Rivet City before the Radio Station? Haha, you fucked up. That's a sequence breaker... you cant do the Following In His Footsteps quest anymore.

iirc, after breaking the sequence, you can go to GNR and talk to Three Dog and still get the achievement for Following In His Footsteps even though the quest is no longer in the list, and do the Galaxy News Radio quest out of sequence.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 28, 2008, 07:47:36 PM
So I've got a question.  If I buy Fallout 3 on Steam will I be able to mod it?  I've run into some mod problems on some other games off Steam (like not being to access the .INI files) and I'd rather just avoid all that bullshit if possible but I'm kind of tempted here to buy the thing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 28, 2008, 07:56:54 PM
Wait you went to Rivet City before the Radio Station? Haha, you fucked up. That's a sequence breaker... you cant do the Following In His Footsteps quest anymore.

wait...so now i can never find my dad?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 07:58:28 PM
I'm almost level 8, where is everyone else at?  is there a level cap?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 28, 2008, 07:59:34 PM
I'm almost level 8, where is everyone else at?  is there a level cap?

Yep.  20.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 08:01:04 PM
 :(  hate when they do that. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 28, 2008, 08:05:10 PM
Wait you went to Rivet City before the Radio Station? Haha, you fucked up. That's a sequence breaker... you cant do the Following In His Footsteps quest anymore.

wait...so now i can never find my dad?

No you can. I'm saying you wont get credit for doing "Following In His Footsteps" and "Galaxy News Radio" - the quests between arriving at the radio station -> Rivet City
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on December 28, 2008, 10:03:43 PM
Woot, 1000/1000 finally... now on to Vesperia
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 28, 2008, 11:13:51 PM
naughty nighty!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 28, 2008, 11:18:10 PM
Wait you went to Rivet City before the Radio Station? Haha, you fucked up. That's a sequence breaker... you cant do the Following In His Footsteps quest anymore.

wait...so now i can never find my dad?

No you can. I'm saying you wont get credit for doing "Following In His Footsteps" and "Galaxy News Radio" - the quests between arriving at the radio station -> Rivet City

I'm in the same boat, but I have an old save somewhere in the 60 or so saves that I can just go back to and get the achievements.

Game is totally consuming my post holiday gaming, I've got like 10 other games for my 360 and other than some light Pinata gardening and zombie killing in Dead Rising for a change of pace, it's been all Fallout 3, all the time.  Game rules.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 29, 2008, 12:18:11 AM
how do I get to the radio station?  I'm already at rivet city and it says I've finished the fallowing his foots steps quest even though i haven't gotten there yet  :'(

Use the automap...

Wait you went to Rivet City before the Radio Station? Haha, you fucked up. That's a sequence breaker... you cant do the Following In His Footsteps quest anymore.

iirc, after breaking the sequence, you can go to GNR and talk to Three Dog and still get the achievement for Following In His Footsteps even though the quest is no longer in the list, and do the Galaxy News Radio quest out of sequence.

yeah that worked for mw, I visited Rivet City then the Radio Station, got the following in his footsteps achievement
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on December 29, 2008, 12:24:36 AM
You guys are n00bs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 29, 2008, 01:22:53 AM
naughty nighty!

sexy sleepwear :drool
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 29, 2008, 02:36:09 AM
Just finished the "Those!" sidequest (and the Grady's storage side-sidequest) so I think I'm moving on to Rivet City finally. At level 8 right now.

I am pretty much out of ammo however and the store at Megaton doesn't really have any shells. Fucking ants :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 02:59:30 AM
old books $$$  :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 03:02:55 AM
holy shit it's two am  :o :o :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 03:09:57 AM
I still haven't gone to the radio station and I'm at level 11. HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 04:10:17 AM
I've put 23 hours into it in two days!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 29, 2008, 05:17:55 AM
 :spam
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 29, 2008, 05:18:02 AM
the
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 29, 2008, 05:18:24 AM
thread
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 29, 2008, 05:18:31 AM
more
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 29, 2008, 05:18:40 AM
please
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 29, 2008, 05:18:58 AM
.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 29, 2008, 05:19:35 AM
I still haven't gone to the radio station and I'm at level 11. HOW DO YOU GET THERE?

Maybe you should stick to Wii... this might be too difficult for you
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 29, 2008, 06:11:40 AM
forgot to save half way through during the declaration of independance quest :( might call it a night
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 29, 2008, 06:23:54 AM
yeah just did that quest, told the robot I was Thomas Jefferson and he believed me lol

this game is totally sweet, definitely going to go for all 1000 points

Havent been having much trouble so far, Im always packing 50+ stimpacks and I never have to use that many
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 29, 2008, 06:25:50 AM
Once I got my medicine over 60 it's been clear sailing for me with stimpacks. I get at least 80+hp for each one now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 29, 2008, 06:29:18 AM
yeah Im working towards that too. Just picked up the extra 20% from stimpacks perk and it's totally sweet. The repair skill is awesome, you can pick up several damaged weapons and slap them into one decent one and sell the bad boy for heaps of caps without taking up heaps of inventory space
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on December 29, 2008, 06:36:00 AM
yeah repair is brilliant.

that perk is ok, but if you're going to level up your medicine it's pretty pointless later on imo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 29, 2008, 11:50:43 AM
yeah Im working towards that too. Just picked up the extra 20% from stimpacks perk and it's totally sweet. The repair skill is awesome, you can pick up several damaged weapons and slap them into one decent one and sell the bad boy for heaps of caps without taking up heaps of inventory space

Whatever, I keep every single one of my favorite weapons (hunting rifle, Chinese assault rifle, combat shotgun) that I find so I can use them for repair.  Not on me obviously, but I stow 'em in the lockers at my house in Megaton.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 12:05:26 PM
I still haven't gone to the radio station and I'm at level 11. HOW DO YOU GET THERE?

Maybe you should stick to Wii... this might be too difficult for you

zak and wiki was a lot harder and more frustrating than this.  Now how do I get there!

O and just for Drewsy











 :tauntaun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 29, 2008, 12:09:36 PM
There are parts of DC that are only accessable via the metro tunnels.  To get to GNR, you're gonna want to start in Friendship Heights.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 12:11:17 PM
There are parts of DC that are only accessable via the metro tunnels.  To get to GNR, you're gonna want to start in Friendship Heights.

O I've been there but then there was a super mutant master or something like that and I ran and got busy with other quests lol

edit:  I was thinking about church falls. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 29, 2008, 12:29:18 PM
Friendship Heights is around the northern most part of the city limits; there, you want to take the metro south to Chevy Chase.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 02:03:52 PM
holy shit behemoth!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: patrickula on December 29, 2008, 02:06:20 PM
One time I saw a giant super mutant (I guess it was a behemoth?) out in the western part of the map.  It killed me so I reloaded my quicksave... and it didn't spawn again.  I wanted to try to kill it :(

I guess the enemy spawning is very random in the wastes?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 03:11:28 PM
I just saw a raider woman with like a hells angles beard going on lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 03:19:52 PM
A3-21's plasma rifle is so fucking killer. 


finally got to all the museums and shit.  woot.

lol Cerberus
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 29, 2008, 05:16:41 PM
I think I fucked up the Replicated Man quest.   :-\

I got to Rivet City and picked up the quest, but I was there to investigate the history for Moira.  I wasn't really paying attention to the new quest I picked up, but I found a couple of clues in Rivet City and then this woman gives me an android component to give to Zimmer.  I keep doing the Moira quest and it brings me to Pinkerton.  Not really paying attention, I asked if he did the surgery and memory wipe and despite the fact that I had like a 70% speech chance he said no, he didn't but if such a thing was done he would be the only one who could have done it. 

Then it prompted me to keep looking for clues or give Zimmer the component to end the quest, so I think I screwed up.  I checked the Fallout 3 wikia page and it said there should be clues with Moira, the Megaton Doc etc but I can't seem to find them.  I think the only way I can finish the quest now is to give Zimmer the component and tell him the android is dead, but that would man that I don't get the plasma rifle.   :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 29, 2008, 05:17:45 PM
There are plenty of other plasma rifles in the game. Look for Enclave soldiers in the northwest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 29, 2008, 08:37:49 PM
Keep asking around, someone should tell you about Pinkerton. If they don't, just go find him on your own, that'll probably still move the quest along. He's in the front of the ship that's broken off from Rivet City. You either have to have 100 Lockpick to pick the door, or swim down underneath and enter from the bottom. He'll tell you about the Android.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 10:09:40 PM
he's found pinkerton already.

Try hacking pinkertons pc, he keeps the android files one there that you need for the quest anyways. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 11:10:57 PM
fuck I keep fucking dying now  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 29, 2008, 11:14:40 PM
What did you pour your stat points into?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 11:21:03 PM
health, locks, and talking. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 29, 2008, 11:26:07 PM
Huh. Must be new armor time, then. I've only died a handful of times playing, and I'm by no means a steady hand when it comes to shooting. Either that or you're hitting some high level baddies, but I thought I heard they were scaled.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 11:28:53 PM
I don't know suddenly raiders are coming in packs of like 7 and with missile launchers.  I use to take care of raiders like they were nothing!  now they're kicking my ass.  I also wondered into a place i'm  not sure I should be fort bannister?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 29, 2008, 11:33:18 PM
As I recall, Fort Bannister did have a fair number of raiders floating around, yes. I made the mistake of fast-travelling there recently and got pummeled by the respawned raiders I was surrounded by, and as you said, with missile launchers.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 29, 2008, 11:59:00 PM
I gained a whole level just at the fort.  hope that wasn't part of any quests...xbox just froze.  I didn't save  :'(

edit:  thank god for auto save.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 30, 2008, 10:59:13 AM
I was confused- I just chose the wrong option the first time I talked to Pinkerton, because the right option sounded like I was threatening him and I didn't want to provoke him into a fight.   :-\  Anyway, done with that quest and on to finishing up Reilly's Rangers now.  Almost level 13!  I've discovered that I have a bad habit of switching to an armor that gives an extra 5% to repair or lockpick or whatever to perform a task and leave it on, then wonder why I'm losing health so quickly once a fight starts back up.   :duh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on December 30, 2008, 11:08:45 AM
I've discovered that I have a bad habit of switching to an armor that gives an extra 5% to repair or lockpick or whatever to perform a task and leave it on, then wonder why I'm losing health so quickly once a fight starts back up.   :duh

:lol I've done the same thing countless times
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on December 30, 2008, 01:52:25 PM
oh god i can't stop playing this game, and i couldn't stand the old fallouts

sooooo gooooood
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Ninja on December 30, 2008, 02:14:49 PM
I need to play this more. I played it quite a lot for about two weeks after lanch then just stopped. I prefer Oblivion though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 30, 2008, 02:49:45 PM
I need to play this more. I played it quite a lot for about two weeks after lanch then just stopped. I prefer Oblivion though.

JUMP AROUND THE WORLD TO GAIN XP!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 30, 2008, 04:06:44 PM
how do I repair my own equipment? 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 30, 2008, 04:51:54 PM
how do I repair my own equipment? 

 :duh You CAN'T be serious.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 30, 2008, 04:53:51 PM
how do I repair my own equipment? 

 :duh You CAN'T be serious.

I am.  Some times it lets me and others not.  Is it amount of skill thing or do i need certain junk on me to do it?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 30, 2008, 05:04:52 PM
You need multiples of the same item or very similar items (Talon Combat Armor repairs Combat Armor, for instance).  Skill determines how much of the item you can repair i.e. if your skill is very low, you won't be able to repair a lightly damaged weapon.  Whichever item you use to repair is destroyed forever, so make sure you're not repairing your shitty normal items with unique items.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 30, 2008, 05:05:34 PM
thanks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 30, 2008, 05:07:17 PM
how do I repair my own equipment? 

 :duh You CAN'T be serious.

I am.  Some times it lets me and others not.  Is it amount of skill thing or do i need certain junk on me to do it?

Jesus Arvie, my copy didn't come with an instruction book and I f'n figured it out.

You have to have TWO of a particular item to repair ONE.  You cannibalize parts from one to put on the other.  In your item screen, if you can repair an item it will have the "Y" button highlighted and you press that.  Once you get to the repair screen it will let you know if your skill is high enough.  Note:  the button presses are contingent on using the 360 version.

edit:  meh, beat by RoboJ
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2008, 06:28:13 PM
to repeat, most "special" weapons you earn/steal/pick off corpses can be repaired by their normal counterparts - the special pulse rifle you'll get from a certain character can be repaired by regular pulse rifles, special sniper rifles can be repaired with normal ones, etc.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 30, 2008, 07:09:30 PM
Repairing stuff is the best way to make caps.
If possible, I always tried to have 2 of each weapon. 1 to use and keep in top form and use, and 1 to fix up to sell. Same with badlands armor. You can repair all badlands armor with any other as long as it has badlands in the name and sell it for a decent dime.
When selling your stuff, note how many caps the person has. Usually you can sell some stuff to take most of their caps, then buy stimpacks or whatever to give them caps back so you can sell them more stuff.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 30, 2008, 07:48:33 PM
arvie, go here and read up man :rofl

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Wiki :tophat
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 30, 2008, 08:26:59 PM
lol just did the Reilly's rangers mission and at the end I choose the armor then pick pocketed brick for the minigun. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 30, 2008, 08:29:13 PM
:piss minigun :piss2

:bow Xuanlong Assault Rifle :bow2

:bow Lincoln's Repeater :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 30, 2008, 10:36:43 PM
FUCK

The achievement for completing scientific pursuits didn't register  :'(

It is also possible to complete the quest without gaining the achievement. Through over exploring, and failing to use the intercom for the Rivet City bridge, it's possible to bypass the Rivet City section completely, as you can stumble across the journals in the Jefferson Memorial (Project Purity HQ) without ever having met Madison Li... since not all of the objectives have been completed in order, this disqualifies you from receiving the achievement.


poor guy.   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on December 31, 2008, 01:51:57 AM
lol, i got this for finishing wasteland survival guide:

Quote
Author: Moira Brown
Researcher: <player name>

This moderate guidebook contains little of use to experienced wasteland survivors, but could be considered a decent beginner's guide.

The author's obvious passion inspires the reader to new considerations of how to form working settlements and harness old technology, but these high-minded ideals are often dragged down by dangerously misleading survival tips and rambling passages on denizens of the wastes.
Its detailed focus helps in some areas, but is simply confusing in others, especially when the content itself is questionable.

shouldn't have lied so much or skipped the optional sidequests
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 31, 2008, 02:04:06 AM
lol, i got this for finishing wasteland survival guide:

Quote
Author: Moira Brown
Researcher: <player name>

This moderate guidebook contains little of use to experienced wasteland survivors, but could be considered a decent beginner's guide.

The author's obvious passion inspires the reader to new considerations of how to form working settlements and harness old technology, but these high-minded ideals are often dragged down by dangerously misleading survival tips and rambling passages on denizens of the wastes.
Its detailed focus helps in some areas, but is simply confusing in others, especially when the content itself is questionable.

shouldn't have lied so much or skipped the optional sidequests

how do you view the description?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 31, 2008, 02:10:22 AM
i guess press x?

since EVERY OTHER BOOK in the game requires physical movement of the blue (fyi, (btw)) x button to read.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 31, 2008, 02:15:08 AM
x drops the item. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on December 31, 2008, 02:39:01 AM
This game sucks Arvie
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on December 31, 2008, 02:49:20 AM
lol, i got this for finishing wasteland survival guide:

Quote
Author: Moira Brown
Researcher: <player name>

This moderate guidebook contains little of use to experienced wasteland survivors, but could be considered a decent beginner's guide.

The author's obvious passion inspires the reader to new considerations of how to form working settlements and harness old technology, but these high-minded ideals are often dragged down by dangerously misleading survival tips and rambling passages on denizens of the wastes.
Its detailed focus helps in some areas, but is simply confusing in others, especially when the content itself is questionable.

shouldn't have lied so much or skipped the optional sidequests

I wonder if you'll still have fans even if your book is bad

It was great to see someone run up to after I killed a radscorpion to me for working on the book.  The person even gave some supplies that I really didn't need.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 31, 2008, 08:11:41 AM
Turd Ferguson is the best name ever
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 31, 2008, 09:30:43 AM
Turd Ferguson is the best name ever

Yup, best name evar.  It's what I name all of my characters across every game. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on December 31, 2008, 12:36:37 PM
I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. :lol I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on December 31, 2008, 01:21:42 PM
:lol I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

I had to go look that one up. A hidden perk, that's quite cool.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on December 31, 2008, 02:14:16 PM
I just sold the little lamp light girl into slavery.   new helmet rocks.   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on December 31, 2008, 02:20:36 PM
Borrowed my roommate's copy and played for a couple of hours.

It is definitely a Bethesda RPG.  Beating up Butch reminds me of Morrowind where I hated the game so much I went into villages and just started randomly attacking villagers.  In fact, I try to beat on as many people as I can in this game.

It's an alright game, will get it when it gets to be under $20
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on December 31, 2008, 07:25:40 PM
holy shit Turd la Ferguson would be even better/funnier
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on December 31, 2008, 10:49:03 PM
I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. :lol I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

load up a save and do it over

trust me. youll regret it later
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on December 31, 2008, 11:37:05 PM
holy shit Turd la Ferguson would be even better/funnier

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/210353b310/celebrity-jeopardy-from-nino
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 02, 2009, 01:43:51 PM
I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. :lol I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

load up a save and do it over

trust me. youll regret it later

Why? Does she give me a weapon? I'm not real worried about it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 02, 2009, 01:46:45 PM
I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. :lol I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

load up a save and do it over

trust me. youll regret it later

Why? Does she give me a weapon? I'm not real worried about it.

You get a perk. (http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Survival_Expert)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 02, 2009, 04:20:26 PM
your perks stats depend on how many of those optional thingies you did

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/The_Wasteland_Survival_Guide

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Should you choose to destroy Megaton while this quest is active (The Power of the Atom), this quest will not be affected at all as Moira will survive as a ghoul and continue to give quest updates as normal. She can be found at the ruins initially, but moves to Underworld after a conversation with her, or if enough time passes, she will eventually move herself. While she is supposed to survive the blast, it is possible for her to die anyway. This may occur while she is hanging out by Megaton after the blast because she is killed by Raiders or while on her way to the Underground. Either way, when the Vault 101 player approaches Megaton a message will appear saying "Moria Brown has been killed and the Wasteland Survival Guide will never be written." At the same time a Quest message will appear announcing that you've failed the quest.

this game is awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 02, 2009, 04:35:20 PM
Holy shit, I finished Head of State! It didn't bug out on me!  :o

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Good God, the slaves walked ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WASTELAND.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 02, 2009, 09:21:13 PM
damn I wish I knew about The Nuka Cola challange earlier, I wouldnt have made all those Nuka-grenades  :'(

Oh well just about hooked the babe up with her drinks got about 5 more bottles to go

:bow explorer perk :bow2

when does the DLC come out? Im hoping to get 1000/1000 before then
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 02, 2009, 11:42:11 PM
got this off steam, been playing it today

i completed the first few chapters of the survival guide for moira but where can i go to get some cash, she doesnt seem to reward you with much of it

also the pc version has some weird ass crashes, like random crashes, gotta save a lot :( it looks good though
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2009, 12:14:04 AM
turn off all your vista bells and whistles in the compatibility tab, that cut my random crashes in half
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 03, 2009, 01:01:41 AM
i use xp pro
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 03, 2009, 01:03:34 AM
lol... PC gaming
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2009, 03:12:03 AM
lol... PC gaming

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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 03, 2009, 09:30:47 AM
got this off steam, been playing it today

i completed the first few chapters of the survival guide for moira but where can i go to get some cash, she doesnt seem to reward you with much of it

also the pc version has some weird ass crashes, like random crashes, gotta save a lot :( it looks good though

You have to loot every single thing you see in the early days and sell it to keep the caps flowing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2009, 12:15:54 PM
lol... PC gaming

yeah, but the mods are sweet

in-game custom radio station to play your own music through the pip boy :rock

plus it's so pretty on the ultra setting

and honestly, i only get an occasional crash on launch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 03, 2009, 12:41:50 PM
Yeah, I got the mods for upgraded power armor, less weapon degradation, and the level cap workaround. I'm nearly finished with everything now, so it doesn't really matter, but for my second playthrough on Hard it's gonna be great.

Also thinking about the more accurate sniper rifle (is actually more accurate in VATS) and maaaaaaaybe killable kids, lol.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2009, 12:47:41 PM
how does the level cap workaround work?  Do you just get to keep selecting perks and such until they're all taken?

speaking of which, i'm ready for some custom perk mods
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 03, 2009, 01:08:29 PM
The current version just rolls you back to level 20, and you just keep leveling up and selecting perks, yeah. There's an option for whether or not you want to keep gaining HP (I chose not to, that'd just be crazy).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2009, 02:33:51 PM
lol... PC gaming

yeah, but the mods are sweet

in-game custom radio station to play your own music through the pip boy :rock

I just use the xbox work around.  I play music on my cd player and mute the game. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 03, 2009, 02:48:41 PM
got this off steam, been playing it today

i completed the first few chapters of the survival guide for moira but where can i go to get some cash, she doesnt seem to reward you with much of it

also the pc version has some weird ass crashes, like random crashes, gotta save a lot :( it looks good though

You have to loot every single thing you see in the early days and sell it to keep the caps flowing.

yeah Im at rivet city now and Ive been stealing pretty much everything not bolted down
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 03, 2009, 02:55:36 PM
lol... PC gaming

yeah, but the mods are sweet

in-game custom radio station to play your own music through the pip boy :rock

Damn, wish this was in the 360 version...

This would be the first song I put in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2KI7-ZFeM

(Kamaya Painters - Wasteland (Chab remix))
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 03, 2009, 08:32:19 PM
I thought I lost dogmeat for a second there  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on January 04, 2009, 12:40:55 AM
I thought I lost dogmeat for a second there  :'(

I keep him cooped up in the Megaton house except when I really need him :( Dead dogs =  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 04, 2009, 12:49:09 AM
ahahaa i killed Dogmeat right away. i can't have excess baggage holding me back on my quest for personal redemption...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2009, 01:44:42 AM
ahahaa i killed Dogmeat right away. i can't have excess baggage holding me back on my quest for personal redemption...

absolutely heartless.   :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 04, 2009, 01:46:38 AM
that plasma gun or whatever you get from the replicated man quest is awesome, i got it then sold him out for the wired reflexes perk, best of both worlds :bow
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2009, 02:04:09 AM
it is an awesome gun.  But I can't find anythign to fix it with and moria wants to charge me 2000 caps.  FU BITCH! I'M GOING TO SHOVE YOUR BOOK UP YOUR ASS AND RAPE YOUR MOUTH BEFORE I PAY THAT!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 04, 2009, 02:08:16 AM
I didn't ask any questions once the girl told me to stop looking for the android and kept up my karma and didn't go for a reward, because I am a kind and moral person*.  :heart


*pussy who lets every good character in the Wasteland walk all over me, so I passive aggressively take it out on them by pickpocketing and robbing them

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But seriously, when I checked the wiki and saw it was HARKNESS, I was pretty surprised. I had always assumed it was that never sleeping, almost silent merc in Moira's shop.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 04, 2009, 02:24:57 AM
it is an awesome gun.  But I can't find anythign to fix it with and moria wants to charge me 2000 caps.  FU BITCH! I'M GOING TO SHOVE YOUR BOOK UP YOUR ASS AND RAPE YOUR MOUTH BEFORE I PAY THAT!

you can repair it with normal plasma rifles, which will become plentiful when you are far along enough in the main quest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 04, 2009, 02:26:36 AM
in the pc version, you can set any npc as essential and they won't die (just get knocked unconscious)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 04, 2009, 03:07:56 AM
just got the last 2 main story quests, the super mutant behemoths and 10 more bobbleheads to go for my 1000. This game rules
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 04, 2009, 06:03:15 PM
that plasma gun or whatever you get from the replicated man quest is awesome, i got it then sold him out for the wired reflexes perk, best of both worlds :bow

I did that but then immediately killed the dude looking for Harkness and his bodyguard.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2009, 06:38:25 PM
where is fawkes?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 04, 2009, 06:43:01 PM
Fawkes won't join up with you if you're evil.  Is there an equivalent to him for evil characters?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 04, 2009, 06:45:30 PM
Fawkes simply makes the game too easy. I think I'm going to have to let him go
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 04, 2009, 06:47:29 PM
just go to your house in Tenpenny or Megaton and tell them to wait.  My Megaton shack was filled with robots, dogs, mutants, ghouls, brotherhood members, etc.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 04, 2009, 06:51:24 PM
I recall reading somewhere that one or two of the room themes (Raider, I believe, was one) prevent Fawkes from moving around in your room and he'll block the exit and keep you from exiting or something like that.  Just a word of caution -- make a save.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 04, 2009, 06:55:02 PM
LOL at you people calling Fawkes "him."
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 04, 2009, 06:57:29 PM
You don't refer to post-op cheeseburgers by their former sex.  Mutant Fawkes is male.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 04, 2009, 09:27:33 PM
I didn't find or get Fawkes at all. He is missable.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 04, 2009, 09:55:23 PM
I didn't find or get Fawkes at all. He is missable.

You didn't see the giant green intelligent Super Mutant wearing clothes, shouting at you through glass at the end of a hallway, who stops you and asks for help, and must be walked past in order to get to the GECK.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 04, 2009, 10:03:06 PM
Nope, didn't happen to me. I walked that entire vault myself
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 04, 2009, 10:34:34 PM
that plasma gun or whatever you get from the replicated man quest is awesome, i got it then sold him out for the wired reflexes perk, best of both worlds :bow

I did that but then immediately killed the dude looking for Harkness and his bodyguard.

Did that still count as betraying him? To Harkness I mean.

As long as you kill the dude and his bodyguard with Harkness' blessing (and all it took was one combat shotgun blast to the face at close range) before they can get to Harkness, you're good.  You'll lose karma for betraying Harkness, but it's the same exact amount you just gained for telling Harkness about his... er, "condition".  So you get the rifle and the wired reflexes, no net karma gain or loss, and as long as you blast the dude and his goon Harkness will still be around Rivet City and won't care.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 04, 2009, 10:35:40 PM
Fawkes won't join up with you if you're evil.  Is there an equivalent to him for evil characters?

There's a guy in Megaton who wont join me because I'm too good. Is it Jericho?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 04, 2009, 10:36:10 PM
Nope, didn't happen to me. I walked that entire vault myself

How'd you get the GECK?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 04, 2009, 10:52:33 PM
I walked up to it and picked it up?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 04, 2009, 11:08:10 PM
Isn't the radiation ridiculous, tho?  I thought you had to have either Fawkes or Charon get it for you.  I dunno.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 04, 2009, 11:09:34 PM
Nope, just shove some Rad-X into you and skip through the green muck
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 04, 2009, 11:49:19 PM
Thanks for reminding me to go get fawkes before what I'm attempting to do.

:bow Giving Fawkes my minigun and a buttload of ammo and stimpacks. :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 04, 2009, 11:51:57 PM
I'm pissed.  I tried to mesz the girls in Tenpenny and then rob them of their cloths so they would have to go around in their underwear all the time and I can't get it to work.  Worst game of the year. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 05, 2009, 04:21:14 AM
^ I like the way this man thinks
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on January 06, 2009, 01:02:08 AM
Finally finished the game. Now I'm going to go back and get the last handful achievements I can, although it appears the "Trouble on the Homefront" quest is borked for me. I can't get the radio signal. :maf

And yeah, the ending was a tad weak after all that. Still my favorite game this gen though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 06, 2009, 04:54:30 AM
Got all the bobble heads, now I just gotta beat the game and its 1000/1000. I was lucky and not one quest bugged out on me.

Whats the goss on the DLC? Whens it out and is the gamerscore getting jacked straight to 1250 or will there be several installments?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 06, 2009, 05:09:22 AM
There will be several installments, the first batch will probably just add 100
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 06, 2009, 05:11:32 AM
hope its not too expensive then :(

actually I dont care, I'll still buy it all. Such a great game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 06, 2009, 05:14:54 AM
the dlc sounds pretty cool, killing chinamen in alaska
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2009, 06:01:44 PM
I hate how it's the last DLC that is going to expand the level cap.  I lost like a 1/3 of my will to play this game after I hit 20.   :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2009, 10:42:27 PM
glitching like hell.  Now none of the minor characters have faces, only floating eyes, mouths, and hair.   :'(  reloading doesn't help.  fuck.

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l181/Father_Mike/IMGP0766.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 06, 2009, 10:53:09 PM
ewww is that an SD?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 06, 2009, 10:54:50 PM
ya fagbottom.   It is.   >:(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 06, 2009, 11:20:52 PM
glitching like hell.  Now none of the minor characters have faces, only floating eyes, mouths, and hair.   :'(  reloading doesn't help.  fuck.

(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l181/Father_Mike/IMGP0766.jpg)

That's what happens when you download all those nudity mods.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 07, 2009, 12:17:34 AM
looks like your 360 is fucked bro, shouldve stuck with the winning side
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 07, 2009, 12:25:32 AM
no it's a game glitch.  the only thing wrong is that they have invisible faces. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 07, 2009, 03:17:23 AM
yay got my 1000/1000 (my first 1000 since Alone in the Dark lolz). Last mission and ending were hilarious, that robot was amazingly funny

Bring on the fucken DLC!

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 07, 2009, 11:40:43 AM
yay got my 1000/1000 (my first 1000 since Alone in the Dark lolz). Last mission and ending were hilarious, that robot was amazingly funny

Bring on the fucken DLC!



Yeah, there was a lot of trippy/funny shit that you shouldn't take too seriously in the game, which came as a very nice surprise for me, expecting something all serious and stodgy. The best was still
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the vault with all the Gary clones in it
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 07, 2009, 11:54:59 PM
 :lol

yeah that was great
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 08, 2009, 01:36:21 AM
 :o

what do i do with this holotag anyway? i want power armor
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 08, 2009, 01:52:50 PM
you can give the holotag to someone in the Citadel once you get let inside. I dont know what you get becuase I never bothered to do it

also you can learn how to use power armor once you get inside the citadel. Its around 2/3 into the main quest
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 08, 2009, 03:05:10 PM
Collect all the holotags you can from the fallen BoS. You give them to a lady who catalogs them. She gives you caps or meds for each holotag.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 08, 2009, 03:44:22 PM
while were on the subject what is up with the red and black armored Brotherhood outcasts i saw roaming around Vault 101?

one guy had a huge sledgehammer and the other had an assault rife, they were walking around killing stuff w/ a protectron
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on January 08, 2009, 04:31:02 PM
while were on the subject what is up with the red and black armored Brotherhood outcasts i saw roaming around Vault 101?

one guy had a huge sledgehammer and the other had an assault rife, they were walking around killing stuff w/ a protectron

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They're a splinter faction of the regular Brotherhood. They disagree with the BH's current mission. You can get deets at the Citadel
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on January 08, 2009, 11:04:27 PM
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/ces-2009-real-pip-boy-revealed-vault-tec-stock-soars/ (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/08/ces-2009-real-pip-boy-revealed-vault-tec-stock-soars/)

:o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 08, 2009, 11:42:25 PM
lol joystiq
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 09, 2009, 10:49:58 PM
Just bumping a thread that has almost 10,000 more views than any other thread on the front page.

A true testament to the greatness of this game.

Thanks for the ride EB! :pimp
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 09, 2009, 10:54:08 PM
Yeah, my threads are amazing. I am the foundation of this forum.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 10, 2009, 12:05:30 AM
I just got fawkes and dogmeat is no longer in my house.  where is he?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 10, 2009, 12:06:40 AM
check in front of Vault 101
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 10, 2009, 12:09:37 AM
he's there. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 10, 2009, 07:42:49 AM
finally did the tennpenny towers quest tonight, and got back the bill of rights. tenpenny towers is awesome for speech successes, i think had 5-6 just from trolling the residents about ghouls moving in

re: the quest about that dudes keys

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is there any way i can get tenpennys key without killing him? i stole some key off him but i dont think it's the right one. then he offered me 700 caps to kill the same dude.  i only have tenpennys and dave's key left.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 10, 2009, 11:21:02 AM
I don't think it makes any difference if you kill Tennpenny. I did it, and nobody in the tower even seemed to notice he was gone.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 10, 2009, 11:40:46 AM
finally did the tennpenny towers quest tonight, and got back the bill of rights. tenpenny towers is awesome for speech successes, i think had 5-6 just from trolling the residents about ghouls moving in

re: the quest about that dudes keys

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is there any way i can get tenpennys key without killing him? i stole some key off him but i dont think it's the right one. then he offered me 700 caps to kill the same dude.  i only have tenpennys and dave's key left.
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Crowley says a key isn't necessary for Tenpenny, since "he'll hear about it eventually."

PS: You should try talking to the other ghouls in Underworld about Crowley's scheme.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 10, 2009, 12:04:28 PM
tennpeny has no keys.  I think daves key is the only one you need for really cool stuff. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 10, 2009, 01:16:48 PM
I don't think it makes any difference if you kill Tennpenny. I did it, and nobody in the tower even seemed to notice he was gone.

the only real difference is the leader of the establishment will now be Gustav, plus the actual Tennpenny Tower mission will get a bit more difficult.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 10, 2009, 01:56:34 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu-bWoLq6FQ

omg this game has quicksand :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 10, 2009, 02:43:49 PM
what?  the game just ended.  That was anticlimactic and a half. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 10, 2009, 03:28:25 PM
Same happened to me to. :lol

Start a new toon and take on the wastes with all your knowledge of your first trip through.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 10, 2009, 07:31:36 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atdrkROQMTo

(http://opa-ages.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/futamidance5jw.gif)

Fallout 3: Wasteland Dancin' Part 2!

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not as good as the first one but eh
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 10, 2009, 11:18:37 PM
pc mods to make that i assume?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 13, 2009, 11:55:30 AM
Patch is supposed to be released today

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Bug Fixes

Friends notification no longer causes the game to pause. (Playstation 3)

Fixed occasional crashes during loading and waiting.

Friendly or neutral NPC health bars, when taking damage, no longer flicker repeatedly.

Fixed issue where certain NPCs would occasionally disappear from the game.

Fixed issue where dead NPCs would occasionally come back to life.

Fixed rendering issue with the Gatling Laser gun's tracers.

Fixed issue where the haircut menu would occasionally not appear properly.

Added ability to remap your VATS and pip boy buttons.

Fixed rare load/save issues that would cause NPCs to behave incorrectly.

Fixed issue where quest objectives would occasionally not update properly due to talking activators,
intercoms and conversations.

Using Radaway from the Pip-Boy's Status Menu repeatedly no longer crashes the game.

Player no longer gets stuck in level up menu if their skills are maxed out.

Fixed issue where multiple followers would occasionally not load into an interior.

Fixed rare issue with getting stuck in VATS mode.

Fixed rare crash with fighting NPCs with corrupted data.

In game radios will now play properly if player was listening to the radio in the Pip-Boy first. (Playstation 3)

Fixed rare crashes while loading and saving games.

Fixed rare issue where player would fall through the floor while in VATS.

Fixed occasional crash after scoring a critical hit in the head with a Railway Rifle.

Prevent NPCs from inadvertently dying from falling.

Fixed occasional issue where the controller would stop working properly.

Fixed crashes related to repeatedly equipping and dropping clothing and armor into the world.

Quest Fixes

Fixed several instances where quest item stayed in inventory permanently after completing quests.

Fixed an issue where the distress message would occasionally not play in Trouble on the Homefront.

In The Waters of Life quest, the Citadel gate will open properly if the player fast travels away after exiting the Taft Tunnels but before reaching the Citadel gate with Doctor Li.

For the Home Sweet Home quest, the broken protectrons in Big Town become active at the proper time.

In The American Dream quest, fixed specific issue which prevented the player from accessing their belongings in the locker by the door if they left the room first.

Fixed infinite caps exploit in Strictly Business quest.

Fixed rare instance where Dad would have no valid dialogue during The Waters of Life quest.

Prevent issue during the Finding the Garden of Eden quest where player would fade to black, instead of traveling to Raven Rock, while in combat with a follower.

Fixed several XP speech exploits with certain NPCs.

Fixed XP exploit with a robot in Fort Bannister.

Fixed issue where player's controls can become locked permanently during The American Dream.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 13, 2009, 12:02:14 PM
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Fixed several XP speech exploits with certain NPCs.

 :'(

Patch for the PC version is out right now. It's approximately 47MB.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 13, 2009, 12:05:24 PM
Quote
Fixed occasional crashes during loading and waiting.

Fixed issue where certain NPCs would occasionally disappear from the game.

Fixed issue where the haircut menu would occasionally not appear properly.

Fixed rare load/save issues that would cause NPCs to behave incorrectly.

Fixed issue where quest objectives would occasionally not update properly due to talking activators,
intercoms and conversations.

Fixed rare crashes while loading and saving games.

Fixed rare issue where player would fall through the floor while in VATS.

Prevent NPCs from inadvertently dying from falling.

Fixed several instances where quest item stayed in inventory permanently after completing quests.

:elephant
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 13, 2009, 02:52:25 PM
PC patch :hyper

i havent had it crash since my last post in this thread but anything helps
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 13, 2009, 03:18:17 PM
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Fixed infinite caps exploit in Strictly Business quest.

 :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on January 13, 2009, 03:57:23 PM
DLC on the 27th  :dur :dur :dur :hyper :hyper :elephant :elephant :hehe
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 13, 2009, 06:35:47 PM
Fixed rare issue with getting stuck in VATS mode.

fucking hated that.  Must have happened to me like 20 times.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 13, 2009, 06:44:47 PM
DLC on the 27th  :dur :dur :dur :hyper :hyper :elephant :elephant :hehe

ps3 :maf :maf :maf :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on January 13, 2009, 07:16:19 PM
Fuck, with this patch, I'll hopefully finally be able to do the "Trouble on the Homefront" quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 13, 2009, 08:14:38 PM
I think I accidentally skipped some of the main quest because I wandered off to Rivet City and spoke to Doctor Li before going to the radio station... doh.  Hopefully I can go and do the quest bits I missed.

I was a bit worried at first because I wasn't enjoying the game after leaving the Vault.  After a few hours wandering the wastelands I decided to re-do my character which I don't think I've ever done in a game. 

I also didn't really twig at first how important VATS is.  Since it's still rolling dice even when I'm aiming perfectly I gave away the real time stuff and started using VATS 95% of the time - and for me the game improved immensely at that moment.

Hooked big time now. :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on January 13, 2009, 08:18:21 PM
Still waiting for a patch for that bitch at the Regulator ranch.  I've attempted to get that lawbringer perk several times now and everytime I've gone out to that ranch I've been attacked by giant radscorpions or some other nonsense which then sends the leader of the regulators running off into the surrounding wasteland never to be seen again.  I've got hundreds of fingers but no one to sell them to. :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 13, 2009, 08:18:52 PM
I think I accidentally skipped some of the main quest because I wandered off to Rivet City and spoke to Doctor Li before going to the radio station... doh.  Hopefully I can go and do the quest bits I missed.


i did the same, its ok

just get to gnr (its can be tough to find) and you can finish the quests and get the achievements
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 13, 2009, 08:30:02 PM
Still waiting for a patch for that bitch at the Regulator ranch.  I've attempted to get that lawbringer perk several times now and everytime I've gone out to that ranch I've been attacked by giant radscorpions or some other nonsense which then sends the leader of the regulators running off into the surrounding wasteland never to be seen again.  I've got hundreds of fingers but no one to sell them to. :(

 :lol :lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 13, 2009, 09:40:12 PM
i did the same, its ok

just get to gnr (its can be tough to find) and you can finish the quests and get the achievements

Sweet, thanks.  I was worried I wouldn't get the achievements.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 13, 2009, 09:43:23 PM
theres only one way to gnr and there is a super mutants including one behemoth that will mess you up so be ready

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Galaxy_News_Radio#Directions_to_Galaxy_News_Radio
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 13, 2009, 09:57:59 PM
I think I went there briefly on my previous play - the soldiers seemed to wipe a lot of the super mutants out while I cowered in the corner.  Now that I'm leveled up a bit I should be able to join in more.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 13, 2009, 10:06:57 PM
am not downloading patch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 14, 2009, 12:36:43 AM
DLC on the 27th  :dur :dur :dur :hyper :hyper :elephant :elephant :hehe

:bow

I'll reserve some points
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 14, 2009, 12:49:48 AM
im stoked, by then i should just be completing all the side quests :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 14, 2009, 06:24:49 AM
:rofl republic of dave is so awesome. i told the girl who runs the museum i'd sell her "Dave relics" and she has 700 caps to spend on my junk :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 14, 2009, 12:07:58 PM
You haven't found Paradise Falls or Republic of Dave yet? Man, you're missing out. Republic of Dave is in the top-right corner, and Paradise Falls is north of Vault 101.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Andowsky on January 14, 2009, 12:21:51 PM
Paradise Falls is awesome.

I need to mess around in Republic of Dave a little more.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Is there any way to sway the election away from Dave? I can only get 2 adults to run in the election and they vote for themselves but everyone else votes Dave
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 14, 2009, 01:36:06 PM
Paradise Falls is awesome.

I need to mess around in Republic of Dave a little more.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Is there any way to sway the election away from Dave? I can only get 2 adults to run in the election and they vote for themselves but everyone else votes Dave
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The only way to do it, afaik, is to open the election box the moment Dave unlocks it and remove his votes.  From what I understand, this doesn't really affect anything other than some character interactions, it's just kind of silly.  You'll get Dave's unique hunting rifle out of the deal, but there are plenty of other ways to obtain this as well.  I ended up shooting Dave in the face with a sawed off while he was sleeping.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 14, 2009, 05:32:13 PM
Damn, I'm staying up too long at night playing this. :lol

I can't wait to get to Paradise Fall since I've unexpectedly ended up being very evil.  Stealing so much stuff is making my character more evil all the time in spite of some saintly quest choices.  Finally a game with some actual consequences for sticky fingers. :rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 14, 2009, 05:35:12 PM
Looting actually isn't all that much of a karma hit.  And, other than taking good quest routes, you can always just hoard purified water and hand it off to the bums sitting around Rivet City and Megaton for an easy boost.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 14, 2009, 05:44:58 PM
I think stealing is a 0.5% hit on your karma if you steal from a good person.  I've given away purified water, but the looting is outweighing it all.

I suppose I could donate to the church and then steal it back, but I'm digging how kiddies don't like me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 14, 2009, 05:51:33 PM
Paradise Falls is awesome.

I need to mess around in Republic of Dave a little more.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Is there any way to sway the election away from Dave? I can only get 2 adults to run in the election and they vote for themselves but everyone else votes Dave
[close]

spoiler (click to show/hide)
The only way to do it, afaik, is to open the election box the moment Dave unlocks it and remove his votes.  From what I understand, this doesn't really affect anything other than some character interactions, it's just kind of silly.  You'll get Dave's unique hunting rifle out of the deal, but there are plenty of other ways to obtain this as well.  I ended up shooting Dave in the face with a sawed off while he was sleeping.
[close]

lame, i was hoping I could usurp dave and have him go crazy or something.

btw if you miss out on the republic of dave you miss out on a bobblehead

paradise falls is pretty cool too. i talked some guy down to 1200 caps to save some kids and got an achievement for it :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 14, 2009, 06:50:57 PM
speaking of paradise falls is there a way to use the mesmetron on flak without pissing off the whole of rivet city, as soon as I slap the collar on him its like the whole town knows my evil deed :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 14, 2009, 06:53:34 PM
speaking of paradise falls is there a way to use the mesmetron on flak without pissing off the whole of rivet city, as soon as I slap the collar on him its like the whole town knows my evil deed :(

I just left him for last and as soon as you put the collar on him you get the achievement.  After that I just reloaded. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 14, 2009, 06:58:35 PM
leave the city for a couple of days and when you come back things should be okay
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 14, 2009, 07:27:40 PM
whats the best way to kill greta or crowley (so I can get his power armour) in the underworld? i tried putting a grenade in their inventory via pick pocketing but everyone seems to know what I've done :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on January 14, 2009, 07:36:57 PM
lame, i was hoping I could usurp dave and have him go crazy or something.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
You can, sort of. If you do it properly he gets really upset and runs away to start a new Republic of Dave in Old Olney aka Deathclaw Town
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 14, 2009, 07:38:21 PM
whats the best way to kill greta or crowley (so I can get his power armour) in the underworld? i tried putting a grenade in their inventory via pick pocketing but everyone seems to know what I've done :(

I bet the mesmetron would work, it makes them go agressive and the rest of the town should attack them saving you the bad karma and the killing
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on January 14, 2009, 07:46:56 PM
whats the best way to kill greta or crowley (so I can get his power armour) in the underworld? i tried putting a grenade in their inventory via pick pocketing but everyone seems to know what I've done :(

I bet the mesmetron would work, it makes them go agressive and the rest of the town should attack them saving you the bad karma and the killing

If you run for it and wait for three days no one will care if you killed him, and I think he gives good karma.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 14, 2009, 07:51:42 PM
whats the best way to kill greta or crowley (so I can get his power armour) in the underworld? i tried putting a grenade in their inventory via pick pocketing but everyone seems to know what I've done :(

I bet the mesmetron would work, it makes them go agressive and the rest of the town should attack them saving you the bad karma and the killing

going to try this.

will also try doing a run after putting grenades in greta and crowley.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 14, 2009, 08:43:27 PM
theres only one way to gnr and there is a super mutants including one behemoth that will mess you up so be ready

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Galaxy_News_Radio#Directions_to_Galaxy_News_Radio

Thanks for the info - I ended up putting my marker on GNR, and it showed me every door to go through to get there - pretty cool!

I panicked for a minute when I got to GNR's door and it said it needed a key.  I thought I was screwed but then I noticed the intercom.  They should have made intercoms bright flashing pink - that's the second time I've forgotten about them. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 14, 2009, 08:52:41 PM
whats the best way to kill greta or crowley (so I can get his power armour) in the underworld? i tried putting a grenade in their inventory via pick pocketing but everyone seems to know what I've done :(

Give Crowley the keys and follow him out of Underworld, kill him, take the keys and if he isn't already dead, go speak to Tenpenny and get your reward.

I think Greta goes on smoke breaks every once in awhile.  If you don't want to wait for that, you can get away with sneak killing her when she's standing in front of the flaming trash can.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 14, 2009, 09:02:58 PM
I let Crowley go and get the suit. I guess I should have followed him :( At least I have a save I can use.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 14, 2009, 11:50:09 PM
I just grabbed the power armor off a dead guy at GNR and held onto it my first play through. I upgraded it from there before I was able to wear it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 14, 2009, 11:51:04 PM
OMG the food factory near Arlington is amazing
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 14, 2009, 11:52:38 PM
So it's a good idea to grab some power armour at GNR?  It's so heavy I didn't bother at first figuring it'd be easily available later.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 14, 2009, 11:58:01 PM
So it's a good idea to grab some power armour at GNR?  It's so heavy I didn't bother at first figuring it'd be easily available later.


Eeehhh, I didn't know I could kill to get it at the time. It is very heavy to carry around. I just made sacrifices at the time.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 15, 2009, 12:03:38 AM
I might drag some back to my pad regardless and keep it in the cupboard so I can play dress ups.

Anyone else make use of the Tenpenny Room by using the balcony entrance?  I can't bring myself to blow up Megaton, but I like the room.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 15, 2009, 12:04:53 AM
OMG the food factory near Arlington is amazing

Mama Dulce's, with the Chinese Army ghouls, right? I liked that only because it was awesome to listen to the incredibly stereotypical Chinese propaganda radio.

"DA WARR STLEET FAT CATS"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 15, 2009, 01:38:35 AM
I only went to the Republic of Dave once for the shoot them in the head quest. I blew Dave's head off and got his super sweet custom Hunting Rifle
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 15, 2009, 02:57:23 AM
I might drag some back to my pad regardless and keep it in the cupboard so I can play dress ups.

Anyone else make use of the Tenpenny Room by using the balcony entrance?  I can't bring myself to blow up Megaton, but I like the room.

i thought you couldn't get in?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 15, 2009, 06:59:11 AM
i thought you couldn't get in?

If you go through Mr Tenpenny's suite out on the balcony and walk around the corner you can enter the empty suite from a door there.  I've been using it like this, the only downside is that I can't decorate it of course.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 15, 2009, 11:31:28 AM
Thanks for the directions Crushed.

Paradise Falls was sweet, I killed all those bitches.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Only the guy in the box was dead? Wtf? How did that happen?
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Republic of Dave  :lol

I killed them all the first time, but I'm doing a second playthrough now as a charismatic ninja, so I bought my way in the second time. The guy in the box is still alive right now, but I guess that's because I'm doing the subtle breakout. Only problem for me is that I need to figure out some way to get him out without the guards killing him, and even if you stealth kill one, all the others instantly become permanently hostile.  :-\


Also, Bethesda needs to add a satisfying conclusion to the Tenpenny Tower quest. Even if you diplomatically allow them to coexist, Roy Phillips will just kill all the humans anyway within 2 days, and if you ever kill Roy after finding out, it still counts as a karma loss, WTF.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 15, 2009, 05:39:27 PM
i thought you couldn't get in?

If you go through Mr Tenpenny's suite out on the balcony and walk around the corner you can enter the empty suite from a door there.  I've been using it like this, the only downside is that I can't decorate it of course.

will try it tonight - got to get my reward for killing crowley.

turns out i just needed to use a stealth boy to plant grenades on crowley and greta.

for some reason though charon wanted to kill me for opening that dudes safe after he shot him. so i just used another stealth boy

this game is so awesome. i wish i wasn't scared of those yao gai things though
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: goactu on January 15, 2009, 06:07:43 PM
It was because of the Yao guai's that I took the animal friend perk, jerks constantly kept sneaking up on me and almost killing me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 15, 2009, 07:19:50 PM
Crap, I though the animal friend perk would be one I can safely pass up.  I haven't run into these yao guai things though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 15, 2009, 07:35:02 PM
you wont unless you wander around alot. they tend to hang out in rocky areas too.

my next quest is to go to vault 112, am i getting to the point of no return?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 15, 2009, 08:25:58 PM
you are getting to the point of awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 15, 2009, 08:29:46 PM
:lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on January 15, 2009, 08:46:47 PM
my next quest is to go to vault 112, am i getting to the point of no return?

Not quite yet. You're still safe.

you are getting to the point of awesome

 :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 15, 2009, 09:27:07 PM
cant wait :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 16, 2009, 12:52:38 AM
if you're tone-deaf like me, prepare for a massive forced karma hit in vault 112


also, i can't believe i never found out there were inventory hotkeys until just now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 16, 2009, 08:43:42 AM
If you go through Mr Tenpenny's suite out on the balcony and walk around the corner you can enter the empty suite from a door there.  I've been using it like this, the only downside is that I can't decorate it of course.

will try it tonight - got to get my reward for killing crowley.

I just found out that using the Tenpenny suite freely seems to be dependent on not completing the Power of the Atom quest.  I did the quest a couple of hours ago and the suite now needs a key on the balcony door too.  Luckily I loaded a save from half an hour ago and the suite is still open so now I have to move 2000 pounds worth of stuff to my Megaton house...

As long as you don't complete the quest, it seems it's OK.  I used the Tenpenny suite for about 27 hours of game time with no probs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 16, 2009, 09:10:00 AM

Also, Bethesda needs to add a satisfying conclusion to the Tenpenny Tower quest. Even if you diplomatically allow them to coexist, Roy Phillips will just kill all the humans anyway within 2 days, and if you ever kill Roy after finding out, it still counts as a karma loss, WTF.
Maybe the humans were right after all.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 16, 2009, 09:20:14 AM
Yeah I felt like this too, was really disappointed with it.

It leaves a bitter taste, but maybe that's what Bethseda wanted, not everything can work out how you want it in the Wastes.

While I'm a bit disappointed too, I must admit it's a pretty awesome way to do things.  The consequences in the game are really quite neat and in a way I wish they were even more dramatic.

I've been looting for my whole game and have only just found out I have a bounty for being a prick.  I totally didn't expect that and it's downright awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 16, 2009, 06:39:18 PM
Thanks for the directions Crushed.

Paradise Falls was sweet, I killed all those bitches.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
Only the guy in the box was dead? Wtf? How did that happen?
[close]

Republic of Dave  :lol

I killed them all the first time, but I'm doing a second playthrough now as a charismatic ninja, so I bought my way in the second time. The guy in the box is still alive right now, but I guess that's because I'm doing the subtle breakout. Only problem for me is that I need to figure out some way to get him out without the guards killing him, and even if you stealth kill one, all the others instantly become permanently hostile.  :-\


Also, Bethesda needs to add a satisfying conclusion to the Tenpenny Tower quest. Even if you diplomatically allow them to coexist, Roy Phillips will just kill all the humans anyway within 2 days, and if you ever kill Roy after finding out, it still counts as a karma loss, WTF.

That's because those yuppies at Tenpenny deserve to die, fucking cardigan wearing motherfuckers.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 16, 2009, 07:47:37 PM
(http://xs435.xs.to/xs435/09035/screenshot4391.jpg)

my character in a tenpenny suit
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 16, 2009, 07:50:36 PM
(http://xs435.xs.to/xs435/09035/screenshot4391.jpg)

my character in a tenpenny suit

 :o

 :-*
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 16, 2009, 07:51:59 PM
i cant find tenpenny now the ghouls have taken over :(

i did find another bottlecap mine schematic and now it's more powerful! :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 16, 2009, 07:58:55 PM
i cant find tenpenny now the ghouls have taken over :(

i did find another bottlecap mine schematic and now it's more powerful! :o

I think he hangs himself in the bathroom.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 16, 2009, 08:07:56 PM
 :bow :bow :bow :bow  CRAVAT! 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Crushed on January 16, 2009, 09:25:21 PM
That's because those yuppies at Tenpenny deserve to die, fucking cardigan wearing motherfuckers.

It's not so much the other residents I care about as much as it is HERBERT DARING DASHWOOD, a man who should never be killed.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 16, 2009, 09:33:05 PM
That's because those yuppies at Tenpenny deserve to die, fucking cardigan wearing motherfuckers.

It's not so much the other residents I care about as much as it is HERBERT DARING DASHWOOD, a man who should never be killed.

He was nothing without Argyle anyhow.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 16, 2009, 11:13:07 PM
I'm at the Oasis. I saved right in front of the heart. Should I:

Kill it
Stop the spread
Accelerate the spread

I've read about some armor you get. What did EB do?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 16, 2009, 11:16:19 PM
Lulz, I'm right at the same point, or just after it really.  I ended up accelerating the spread, although apparently the barkskin perk (killing) route is the best, whatever.  I already have the ranger, medic and t51b armors, I'll probably go back and kill it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 16, 2009, 11:18:09 PM
The armor isn't really that good.  Both the medic and t51b ones are much better, but if you're a good person you should accelerate it.

That's because those yuppies at Tenpenny deserve to die, fucking cardigan wearing motherfuckers.

It's not so much the other residents I care about as much as it is HERBERT DARING DASHWOOD, a man who should never be killed.

yeah, I tried to find a way to tell him to get out of there before shit got real, but I couldn't.

btw, you can actually find Argyle in the game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 16, 2009, 11:23:06 PM
The armor isn't really that good.  Both the medic and t51b ones are much better, but if you're a good person you should accelerate it.

That's because those yuppies at Tenpenny deserve to die, fucking cardigan wearing motherfuckers.

It's not so much the other residents I care about as much as it is HERBERT DARING DASHWOOD, a man who should never be killed.

yeah, I tried to find a way to tell him to get out of there before shit got real, but I couldn't.

btw, you can actually find Argyle in the game

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or what's left of him.
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 16, 2009, 11:46:13 PM
The armor isn't really that good.  Both the medic and t51b ones are much better, but if you're a good person you should accelerate it.

That's because those yuppies at Tenpenny deserve to die, fucking cardigan wearing motherfuckers.

It's not so much the other residents I care about as much as it is HERBERT DARING DASHWOOD, a man who should never be killed.

yeah, I tried to find a way to tell him to get out of there before shit got real, but I couldn't.

btw, you can actually find Argyle in the game

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or what's left of him.
[close]

spoiler (click to show/hide)
And a bobble head!

plus when you go back to Dashwood and tell him about it, he gives you a key to raid his safe.
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 16, 2009, 11:54:18 PM
I already have the Ranger armor From the Riley's heros quest. Is it any better?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 16, 2009, 11:59:18 PM
I consider Riley's Ranger armor to be the best in the game, so it depends.  It's just a custom Brotherhood Outcast power armor, so if you're into Power Armor and don't have the other two major ones, it might be worth it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 17, 2009, 12:08:00 AM
Thanks for the brothas.  :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 17, 2009, 12:37:55 AM
I consider Riley's Ranger armor to be the best in the game, so it depends.  It's just a custom Brotherhood Outcast power armor, so if you're into Power Armor and don't have the other two major ones, it might be worth it.

I like the Ranger armor for the bonuses (+5 ap and +10 small guns, woot!) but overall feel like the medic armor is the best.  Well, the Ranger armor has the bonus of being reparable with any old combat armor (including armor from those talon company choads) so maybe so... just wish it had a better max damage resistance.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 17, 2009, 04:12:11 AM
I use the medic brotherhood armor because it talks to me and medicates me

Exactly... they dont understand
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 17, 2009, 09:51:20 AM
I'm at the Oasis. I saved right in front of the heart. Should I:

Kill it
Stop the spread
Accelerate the spread

I've read about some armor you get. What did EB do?


spoiler (click to show/hide)
i accelerated the spread, because harold was the little girl's only friend  :(

you get some old brotherhood armor and some other stuff for spreading

on my evil playthrough i will kill him
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 17, 2009, 10:02:55 AM
Killing him gives you a perk that increases defence. Hardened Skin or something
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 17, 2009, 10:18:47 AM
Killing him gives you a perk that increases defence. Hardened Skin or something

Yeah, but note that you don't get it if you kill him with a flamethrower... at least I don't think so.  I did it just to see if the stupid hippies would get pissed at me.  And they did.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 17, 2009, 02:48:45 PM
I was referring to his heart
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 18, 2009, 02:36:02 PM
Thanks for the heads up about Old Olney. I came up on it and told it me I discovered it, but I high tailed it away from there. I'll go back when I have some power armor.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 18, 2009, 03:35:16 PM
Thanks for the heads up about Old Olney. I came up on it and told it me I discovered it, but I high tailed it away from there. I'll go back when I have some power armor.

Pfft.  You can GET some awesome power armor in Old Olney, and unless you're taking on deathclaws at a really early level or more than one at a time you should be fine.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 18, 2009, 04:07:41 PM
deathclaws are weaksause.  a shotgun makes light work of them. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: G The Resurrected on January 19, 2009, 12:18:52 AM
I finally get around to installing the game on the pc and what do i get? a fucking error every time i fucking try to install it. God damn CRC error. To top it off its a 3 day weekend. Anyone got a way around this bullshit? I hate having to wait till tuesday to call up Bethesda and then send them the disc back. Fucking pc games and all the shit that goes with them :( (steam games not included :-*)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on January 19, 2009, 12:24:52 AM
lol pc gaming lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 19, 2009, 12:39:49 AM
deathclaws are weaksause.  a shotgun makes light work of them. 

so are supermutants, a chinese assault rifle makes short work of them
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 19, 2009, 12:40:56 AM
My scrap metal guy in Megaton has vanished. I even killed everyone in town until no more markers were showing up on my compass and sure enough, he's gone. :(

Seems this happens to quite a few people.

deathclaws are weaksause.  a shotgun makes light work of them. 

I met my first one last night and laid a bottlecap mine for him.  I think it was overkill.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 19, 2009, 12:44:46 AM
yeah i couldnt find his body, hes still out there somewhere, floating in between the level geometry
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 19, 2009, 12:45:06 AM
My scrap metal guy in Megaton has vanished. I even killed everyone in town until no more markers were showing up on my compass and sure enough, he's gone. :(

Seems this happens to quite a few people.

deathclaws are weaksause.  a shotgun makes light work of them. 

I met my first one last night and laid a bottlecap mine for him.  I think it was overkill.

ya he vanished on me too.  I had like 120 pieces of scrap metal to give him too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 19, 2009, 01:02:36 AM
Apparently there's someone else who will take the scrap metal, but I haven't found him/her yet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on January 19, 2009, 01:05:29 AM
There's a dude in the ghoul underworld that'll take scrap metal, but he doesn't give you cash for it. Just meds, I think.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 19, 2009, 01:07:44 AM
Cool, thanks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 19, 2009, 10:15:06 AM
Thanks for the heads up about Old Olney. I came up on it and told it me I discovered it, but I high tailed it away from there. I'll go back when I have some power armor.

Pfft.  You can GET some awesome power armor in Old Olney, and unless you're taking on deathclaws at a really early level or more than one at a time you should be fine.

Good to know. I'll go back after I leave Oasis.

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I've decided to use the linseed oil and accelerate the spread.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 20, 2009, 01:43:27 AM
I just did the Arefu mission and everyone ended up happy.  Fucking awesome mission and I felt all warm and fuzzy afterwards.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: ch1nchilla on January 20, 2009, 03:40:25 AM
I just did the Arefu mission and everyone ended up happy.  Fucking awesome mission and I felt all warm and fuzzy afterwards.

I just nuked the shit out of Megaton, and I feel like a terrible person, especially because I visited the ruins and

spoiler (click to show/hide)
what's her name was wandering around outside as a ghoul
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on January 20, 2009, 03:50:04 AM
The nude mods are pretty hilarious in this game. It's pretty perverse so I turned it off though.

Here's a clothed version: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/1185-2-1231676690.jpg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 20, 2009, 06:28:47 AM
Gee whiz.

I just nuked the shit out of Megaton, and I feel like a terrible person, especially because I visited the ruins and

spoiler (click to show/hide)
what's her name was wandering around outside as a ghoul
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:lol I temporarily nuked it too see what it would look like and that bit cracked me up.  But I wussed out and defused the bomb in my permanent game.

I just got to Paradise Falls and everyone thinks I'm awesome.  I even bought myself a new companion. :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 20, 2009, 09:00:39 AM
Has anyone killed all the slavers and freed the slaves? Becoming the Abe Lincoln of the wastes?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: goactu on January 20, 2009, 03:31:41 PM
That was the first thing I did when I got to Paradise Falls, at least on my first playthrough when I wanted positive karma.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: ch1nchilla on January 20, 2009, 04:04:22 PM
Gee whiz.

I just nuked the shit out of Megaton, and I feel like a terrible person, especially because I visited the ruins and

spoiler (click to show/hide)
what's her name was wandering around outside as a ghoul
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:lol I temporarily nuked it too see what it would look like and that bit cracked me up.  But I wussed out and defused the bomb in my permanent game.

I just got to Paradise Falls and everyone thinks I'm awesome.  I even bought myself a new companion. :hyper

Will everyone not think I'm awesome when I go to Paradise Falls? I still have my first save (I'm actually further into the game) where I disarmed the bomb to fall back on, so I might still just go with that. I made some choices in my "nuke Megaton to hell" play-through that I like more than the other.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 20, 2009, 06:05:24 PM
Even though I saved Megaton my character is always evil because of looting.  The more evil the better in Paradise Falls.

Unfortunately I wasn't Very Evil when I went to Paradise Falls because I'd just got some positive karma from a mission.  I'll be interested to see if they react differently if you're very evil as opposed to normal evil.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 20, 2009, 06:17:04 PM
The nude mods are pretty hilarious in this game. It's pretty perverse so I turned it off though.

Here's a clothed version: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/images/1185-2-1231676690.jpg

post nudes :drool

PC gaming :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: ch1nchilla on January 20, 2009, 06:24:52 PM
I'm basically juggling two games right now... I should probably decide soon.  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 20, 2009, 06:35:11 PM
im level 20 now :rock

I went with grim reapers sprint, pretty cool perk, gives back all your AP if you kill someone in VATS.
need more levels and more perks it seemed almost too fast, gotta wait for dlc I guess

after I beat the main quest and do some other quests with achieves Im gonna try out some mods.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 20, 2009, 08:00:48 PM
I think the Grim Reaper perk is the best level 20 perk.  I intend to grab it when I reach level 20 as well.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 20, 2009, 11:11:50 PM
I think the Grim Reaper perk is the best level 20 perk.  I intend to grab it when I reach level 20 as well.

Yup, although I did the one which shows you where every location is on the map, then reloaded and got Grim Reaper.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 20, 2009, 11:57:04 PM
im dying to get grim reaper. will make exploring the map more fun. (http://www.games-ranch.com/forum/images/smiles/cap.gif)  raiders
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 12:02:18 AM
And also help when I somehow get cornered by four super mutants in the ruins. :-\

Yup, although I did the one which shows you where every location is on the map, then reloaded and got Grim Reaper.

You cheeky bastard.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 21, 2009, 12:03:39 AM
I got explorer, but I'm hoping that the DLC lets me also get grim reaper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 12:15:57 AM
Did anyone take the Lady Killer/Black Widow perk early on?  I'm really glad I did.

The look on Nuka-Cola girl's boyfriend's face when I promised him a threesome in exchange for Quantum = :lol.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 21, 2009, 12:16:50 AM
i dont want to know where everything is, i love exploring the map. i found one of those morse code radio towers the other night :o
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 21, 2009, 01:32:26 AM
getting my dick hard for the DLC yo
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 01:47:08 AM
While I realise it'll be Knights of the Nine-sized, I sincerely hope it's better than Knights which was really kind of crappy.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 21, 2009, 02:27:59 AM
i am not ready
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 21, 2009, 04:06:57 AM
I have 1000/1000 and want more Fallout dammit
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 21, 2009, 08:59:29 AM
I want more Fallout but I should probably finish Vesperia first.

Then I'll go through a few action-y games, plus Fallout DLC and DQ8 bonus stuff.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 21, 2009, 09:53:26 AM
Did anyone take the Lady Killer/Black Widow perk early on?  I'm really glad I did.

The look on Nuka-Cola girl's boyfriend's face when I promised him a threesome in exchange for Quantum = :lol.

I did for my chick toon. I'm also running around the wastes with my AntAgonizer helmet. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 21, 2009, 05:48:02 PM
fucking nuka cola challenge is impossible. ive got 15, i cleared out super duper mart before i got the quest :( got the 5 in paradise falls, 1 from dukov and 1 from the republic of dave. need to get to that city in the north.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 21, 2009, 07:11:50 PM
fucking nuka cola challenge is impossible. ive got 15, i cleared out super duper mart before i got the quest :( got the 5 in paradise falls, 1 from dukov and 1 from the republic of dave. need to get to that city in the north.

That quest is easy.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 21, 2009, 07:27:16 PM
yeah im just too lazy to find them
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 07:57:04 PM
I did for my chick toon. I'm also running around the wastes with my AntAgonizer helmet. :lol

What's the AntAgonizer helmet do?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 21, 2009, 07:57:27 PM
Makes you look like an ant
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 21, 2009, 08:21:26 PM
yeah i have those, and i have 3 i had before then. going to the old city up north tonight to get some more. i checked super duper mart last night and there was nothing there except fucking trolleys under my feet
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 08:32:25 PM
I have to get this AntAgonizer costume. 

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Bildi777/evilbore/Ant-1.jpg)

:lol How awesome.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on January 21, 2009, 08:44:17 PM
That's super cool.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 21, 2009, 08:57:53 PM
Makes you look like an ant

Rielly's rangers armor with an ant head to be exact. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 21, 2009, 08:59:50 PM
I have to get this AntAgonizer costume. 

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/Bildi777/evilbore/Ant-1.jpg)

:lol How awesome.



The outfit itself isn't worth shit but the helmet was better than I had at the time. :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
I'm just using the biker helmet because it has the best DR of what I've found.  Somehow I haven't found much custom stuff even though I've been going for 40 hours.

That ant helmet is so shit hot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 21, 2009, 09:33:39 PM
HOLY FUCK

theres a +25AP helmet you can get during the nuka-cola quest :hyper

that and the action boy perk would rule
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 21, 2009, 09:39:46 PM
HOLY FUCK indeed.  Combined with that perk that's +50AP. :o

I need to get back to the Nuka Cola challenge.  I already got the boyfriend's sawn off shotgun from that quest which is an awesome piece of equipment.

:bow Nuka Cola Challenge :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 21, 2009, 10:42:40 PM
The best part with Nuka-Cola Challenge was talking with the boyfriend and him telling you how much he wants to nail the chick even though he thinks she's annoying as hell.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 21, 2009, 10:56:09 PM
HOLY FUCK

theres a +25AP helmet you can get during the nuka-cola quest :hyper

that and the action boy perk would rule

where? I don't think I ever got that
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 21, 2009, 10:59:43 PM
 :-\
At one point, I had 26 nuka colas.

now I have none. :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 21, 2009, 11:13:01 PM
The best part with Nuka-Cola Challenge was talking with the boyfriend and him telling you how much he wants to nail the chick even though he thinks she's annoying as hell.  :lol

That guy's carrying a unique sawed-off shotgun, so I cut his throat while he was napping and snatched it.  Probably the best shotgun you can get considering The Terrible Shotgun isn't all that great unless you're bumping elbows with your target.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2009, 11:19:22 PM
I destroyed everything with The Terrible Shotgun.   :gun
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 21, 2009, 11:22:19 PM
wtf? i have around 80 or so nuka-colas
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 21, 2009, 11:23:24 PM
wtf? i have around 80 or so nuka-colas

quantum?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 21, 2009, 11:25:30 PM
ya

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OF COURSE NOT
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 21, 2009, 11:32:56 PM
I destroyed everything with The Terrible Shotgun.   :gun

It's got some serious damage potential, but it shoots in a weird spread and didn't seem to be all that effective in VATS.  It got me into trouble quite a bit due to unexpected results.  The Kneecapper, on the other hand, is only two shots and takes entire AP bar to fire both barrels, but fires in a tight cluster that's good even at mid-range and is much more reliable.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 21, 2009, 11:48:15 PM
HOLY FUCK

theres a +25AP helmet you can get during the nuka-cola quest :hyper

that and the action boy perk would rule

where? I don't think I ever got that

spoiler (click to show/hide)
There's a note somewhere in the Nuka Cola offices on a merc that they were meeting up at some place (Red Truck Factory?), you go there and a dude offers you 400 caps for the formula. So you give it to him then kill him and take his awesome hockey mask that gives +25AP 8)
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 22, 2009, 01:25:44 PM
cant wait for the DLC, Im hanging out here!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 22, 2009, 02:28:53 PM
just as it was with oblivion i am nowhere near ready for the dlc.  and now with skate 2 out and FEARU 2 out soon i wont get to it for awhile :\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 22, 2009, 02:58:31 PM
HOLY FUCK

theres a +25AP helmet you can get during the nuka-cola quest :hyper

that and the action boy perk would rule

where? I don't think I ever got that

spoiler (click to show/hide)
There's a note somewhere in the Nuka Cola offices on a merc that they were meeting up at some place (Red Truck Factory?), you go there and a dude offers you 400 caps for the formula. So you give it to him then kill him and take his awesome hockey mask that gives +25AP 8)
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thanks.  I'll probably get it when DLC is released
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 22, 2009, 05:48:09 PM
up to 19 nuka cola quantums :hyper

also found out i had ol painless or whatever that gun is!

also fought my first deathclaw last night :omg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 24, 2009, 11:14:12 PM
23 nuka cola quantums!

plus i got the +25AP hockey mask, with action boy now I can pull off 4 ol painless shots in one go :hyper got my better crits too so now im a killing machine

dj three dog also told me to stop wearing my stupid mask :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 25, 2009, 01:23:51 PM
 :lol that's awesome
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 25, 2009, 02:53:23 PM
is there a nice way to do the Strictly Business quest, or am I gonna have to do it in one go and then reload so I don't take the karma hit?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 25, 2009, 03:21:54 PM
why are you worried about karma? just shove clean water at the bums and you will be good in no time
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 25, 2009, 03:42:59 PM
but I'd be a dick if I sold Red into slavery after I rescued her already
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 25, 2009, 05:08:04 PM
I stole her cloths and made her go nude.  Then sold her into slavery.  :tophat
Bitch deserved it.  She made promises.  Promises she should have kept.  Now she'll be sold as a sex slave to some loony fucktard like Demi.   

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 25, 2009, 05:20:36 PM
omg i just made it to the citadel

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OMG HUGE ROBOT :o
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this is better than oblivion
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on January 25, 2009, 05:56:14 PM
Your about to be in for a disappointment. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 25, 2009, 06:22:41 PM
i got both the ant and robot costumes last night and finished the nuka cola quest.

i picked up silent running for my level 19 perk and can now 1 shot super mutant brutes from stealth :lol im a fucking badass. cant wait to get the grim reaper perk
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 25, 2009, 06:30:23 PM
damnit, you can't get the hockey mask if you already finished the nuka cola quest  :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 25, 2009, 07:02:46 PM
you can find hockey masks lying around, although they are rare.  I saw one earlier today, but I don't remember where.

only six more optional quests and four more story quests to go!  but I would like to go through every area on the map before I finish the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 25, 2009, 07:18:42 PM
lol wtf, i have like 3-4 hockey masks, and i even remember not picking some up due to early on encumbrance issues

you mean the +3 unarmed one right?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 25, 2009, 07:24:24 PM
no, I'm talking about the special one you apparently get near the red tricycle place
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 25, 2009, 08:03:17 PM
yeah i know :( i wish id done the nuka cola quest earlier to get the extra +25AP.

its so fucking awesome though. i can fire FIVE rounds with an assault rifle in VATS with the mask+action boy :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 26, 2009, 12:28:50 AM
wheres da DLC yo
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 26, 2009, 05:10:10 AM
29th yo

im thinking of stopping playing now i've hit 20 so i can level up more and do the main quest. unless the level cap DLC is the one in march :(

also :omg at the amount of caps you get from finding new places from Reilly. I got 2500 caps for about 9 places.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on January 26, 2009, 11:01:33 AM
unless the level cap DLC is the one in march :(



Pretty sure that's the case, sadly. :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 26, 2009, 01:12:36 PM
paradise falls was great.  i agreed to get slaves for the gaurd, he gave me the mezzer, then i tried to mezz him (which didnt work) then proceeded to kill all of the slavers and free the slaves.  im still making trips to haul back all the loot :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 26, 2009, 01:51:50 PM
Quote
Criticism #2: The ending isn’t very satisfying and much shorter than other “Fallout” endings

Howard: Based on the feedback I’ve seen, most people are pissed off that it ends, not the ‘ending’ itself. Maybe that’s one and the same, I don’t know. That’s another thing we’re changing in DLC3 [downloadable content #3, "Broken Steel"]. We really underestimated how many people would want to keep playing, so that’s probably the last time we’ll do something like that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 26, 2009, 04:42:16 PM
how exactly would that work?  the story's gotta conclude at some point
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on January 26, 2009, 04:48:31 PM
No, people are pissed off at the ending itself.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 26, 2009, 04:56:55 PM
I, for one, wished the game kept on playing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 26, 2009, 05:33:08 PM
paradise falls was great.  i agreed to get slaves for the gaurd, he gave me the mezzer, then i tried to mezz him (which didnt work) then proceeded to kill all of the slavers and free the slaves.  im still making trips to haul back all the loot :lol

:rofl omg im going to try that. or ill mezz the the slavers

re: ending, you cant keep playing once you finish?!?!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 26, 2009, 08:13:07 PM
whens the dlc up? :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 26, 2009, 10:29:01 PM
:rofl omg im going to try that. or ill mezz the the slavers

it was glorious.  most fun ive had in a videogame. i wish i had a capture card running so i could watch it again.  my brotherhood protector died tho.

it was also the first fight i had since picking up bloody mess.  which is fucking hilarious.  1up are were a bunch of vaginas
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 27, 2009, 12:50:24 AM
OMG

im in lamplight caverns now right.  if i keep asking this girl to tell me a joke, then do the speech thing, i keep on getting +5 xp

is this the exploit they patched out?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 27, 2009, 01:40:00 AM
(http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/8L/Ma/1ICLiGJhbC82CBsCGltTVkQ1L2FjaC8wLzJCAAAAAOfn5-s1s+w=.jpg)

(http://opa-ages.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/HippoLOLSmall.gif)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on January 27, 2009, 01:42:30 AM
I just bought the Operation Anchorage DLC on PC and I'm downloading it right now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 27, 2009, 01:55:34 AM
it's already out? can you buy it with Xbox points?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on January 27, 2009, 01:58:17 AM
it's already out? can you buy it with Xbox points?

Yeah I had to buy some more points because I only had 200. I finished downloading it and installed it. It shows up in my Downloads section at the main menu of the game so I definitely have it now. I was kinda worried about it because I've never done anything with Games for Windows Live on PC before but everything worked just fine. I'll check it out tomorrow!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 27, 2009, 02:04:03 AM
so uh how do you play the dlc if you've finished the game? load your last save?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on January 27, 2009, 02:10:24 AM
so uh how do you play the dlc if you've finished the game? load your last save?

Yup. It said you'll get some radio broadcast about an emergency that leads you to the simulation pod place.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 27, 2009, 02:12:05 AM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r318/vizOA/anch.jpg)
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BIG ASS IMAGE
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 27, 2009, 02:19:01 AM
hmm i should join #evilbore someday to see who's hanging out

cant wait for this dlc :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on January 27, 2009, 02:25:43 AM
hmm i should join #evilbore someday to see who's hanging out

cant wait for this dlc :hyper


Yeah his image made me hunt for the IRC server. Still looking though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 27, 2009, 02:26:24 AM
[02:08]   <Viz>   http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r318/vizOA/anch.jpg
[02:08]   <Viz>   JEALOUS
[02:09]   <drew>   :O
[02:09]   <drew>   post that on eb
[02:09]   <drew>   DO IT
[02:10]   <Viz>   why
[02:10]   <drew>   #eb viral marketing
[02:11]   <Viz>   now im gonna need points for puzzle quest
[02:11]   <Viz>   cause Im out
[02:11]   <drew>   you could be a viral marketeer
[02:12]   <drew>   live the dream
[02:12]   <Viz>   done
[02:12]   <drew>   :O

played like a fiddle :lol :violin
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FatalT on January 27, 2009, 02:29:08 AM
played like a fiddle :lol :violin

Dick.

Now seriously, what's the irc address? I tried the irc.opa-ages.com or whatever but it's not connecting.

Finally I found it: irc://irc.gamecubecafe.com/evilbore
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 27, 2009, 02:31:27 AM
:lol

will join after dinner and some fallout
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 27, 2009, 04:18:11 AM
this dlc is pretty awesome, watch out for ninjas
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 27, 2009, 04:36:19 AM
good to hear, cant wait for it to come out on XBL  8)

How many achievement points were added?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: trh on January 27, 2009, 05:47:50 AM
DLING NOW I'M SO EXCITED :hyper



and they added 100 achievement points. :]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 27, 2009, 06:06:57 AM
i have it but i spent my time in vault 112 :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 27, 2009, 07:40:35 AM
OH SHIT OPERATION ANCHORAGE IS OUT

DOWNLOAD FASTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 27, 2009, 08:22:48 AM
I have been tooling around the wasteland for an hour and nothing seems to be happening :/
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 27, 2009, 08:54:28 AM
Cool, will give me something to do this weekend after I finish Vesperia.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 09:01:31 AM
uh, i'm not getting a prompt to update gfw to add the marketplace, and it's saying "no new content" under the downloads section of the game

wtf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 27, 2009, 09:04:14 AM
The DLC quest is recognized on the Asian version of Fallout 3, but does not actually activate. Good job Bugthesda
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 09:11:31 AM
i'm getting pissed
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 27, 2009, 09:13:14 AM
Sold my game off, not buying

TLR > Fallout 3
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 09:21:37 AM
if i have to reinstall this fucking game...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 09:43:50 AM
well, fuck, guess they just don't want my money
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 09:51:28 AM
had to download the stand-along gfw live client to download it, now let's see if it shows up in the game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 27, 2009, 10:14:28 AM
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Super linear FPS version of Fallout 3 without all the micro managing of ammo, health, items ect that makes the game so good. Its taken away completely. You revive ammo and health via stations that are almost like checkpoints I guess.

Its also complete with guards that duck and pop up from behind crates/boxes with really bad A.I. Just like in silo from Goldeneye 007 on N64. Three times guards actually ran up to me and keep running past to find crates behind me they could hide behind. they then comenced the ducking up and down routine. other times I flanked them and they just sat there doing nothing.

Wow... no thanks
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 27, 2009, 10:17:17 AM
Todd Howard: "Fallout 3 is average when compared as a FPS"

Todd Howard: "Enjoy our $10 FPS mod"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 10:21:18 AM
it worked

that was sort of a distinguished mentally-challenged roundabout way to get the dlc, but now i know what to do when it doesn't show up in the game itself

do you hate fallout 3 now, demi
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 27, 2009, 10:22:59 AM
I hate DLC
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 27, 2009, 11:57:08 AM
i sorta do too, bububu it's fallout :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 27, 2009, 12:00:30 PM
IF YOU HAVE THE ASIAN VERSION DO NOT BUY THE DLC, IT WILL NOT WORK.

Confirmed here: http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=942869 (http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=942869):

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Just spent 800 ms points on the Operation: Anchorage DLC, and I can confirm that the DLC content requires update 1.1 to work.
So DON'T BUY THE DLC if your Fallout 3 is currently unpatchable EVEN IF THE CONTENT IS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE OF YOUR REGION.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 27, 2009, 02:05:09 PM
the DLC is awesome so far

at first is it a bit odd that it's basically a linear shooter, but it's still awesome to beat down a dirty chinese bastard wearing a stealth suit with my barehands
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Jansen on January 27, 2009, 03:41:36 PM
i'm only interested in the 3rd dlc that ups the level cap (even tho upping the level cap should be a free patch)

hurry up and give it to me bethesda
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on January 27, 2009, 04:43:30 PM
I'm not sure if I'm liking the sound of the DLC (I was hoping you could wander the Alaskan wastes), I hear you can't carry your weapons over but can you carry over your exp/perks/skills from the main game?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Herr Mafflard on January 27, 2009, 04:50:53 PM
I'd rather buy the GTAIV dlc. I don't want to play a half-baked corridor shooter in game that can't get the 'shooter' part right.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 27, 2009, 04:52:56 PM
you have perks and stuff, since bloody mess and mysterious stranger were still with me, but all in all the DLC is probably not worth it.  The equipment you get at the end all sucks, and apparently you get a perk if you collect all the intel, but I got only 9, so forget that.  It's pretty much running down a linear path and shooting people.  At first it is neat since you can fire your gun like crazy without worrying about the condition, and the events taking place are pretty cool if you followed the story through the main campaign, but in the end it's just a few hours of gunning down chinese, then picking up a bunch of so-so equipment.

Still, it was cool to see the events that led up to the wasteland.  It's a lot of the minor things like seeing turrets called "Mark I" instead of the higher numbered ones you're used to.  Problem is that you have to pay for it all, I do feel a bit ripped off.

oh, and actually the sword is a bit cool since it's basically the Alien Blaster if it was a sword and had a dash attack.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on January 27, 2009, 06:42:25 PM
Sold my game off, not buying

TLR > Fallout 3

:japatard

(http://opa-ages.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/japtard.gif)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on January 27, 2009, 07:51:28 PM
wtf, how do i secure the listening post? I've went through the fucking thing up and down and there is nobody in there (i already killed everyone). Is there a button I supposed to push or something? If the DLC mission is fucking glitched I am going to be pissed.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 27, 2009, 07:59:43 PM
eh edit nmv didnt read
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 27, 2009, 08:06:45 PM
wtf, how do i secure the listening post? I've went through the fucking thing up and down and there is nobody in there. Is there a button I supposed to push or something? If the DLC mission is fucking glitched I am going to be pissed.

I had to reload that bit and the second time after I killed the stealth guys, it warped me back to the base.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 27, 2009, 08:08:41 PM
Sold my game off, not buying

TLR > Fallout 3

no new achievements for you!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 27, 2009, 08:12:31 PM
yeah i got a bunch of new achivements, maybe 100 worth when i finished the sim

after I got the loot from the locker the brotherhood outcast all turned hostile (lol Bethesda bugs) on me out of the blue so I tested out the new gear on them with what i can say are positive results
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on January 27, 2009, 08:21:12 PM
IF YOU HAVE THE ASIAN VERSION DO NOT BUY THE DLC, IT WILL NOT WORK.

Confirmed here: http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=942869 (http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=942869):

Quote
Just spent 800 ms points on the Operation: Anchorage DLC, and I can confirm that the DLC content requires update 1.1 to work.
So DON'T BUY THE DLC if your Fallout 3 is currently unpatchable EVEN IF THE CONTENT IS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE OF YOUR REGION.

I am wondering if this is the new trend: matching DLC to game region. It seems... really shortsighted and unnecessary.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Van Cruncheon on January 27, 2009, 08:23:43 PM
is the TRU DLC available?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 27, 2009, 08:35:56 PM
No
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on January 27, 2009, 08:41:38 PM
yeah i got a bunch of new achivements, maybe 100 worth when i finished the sim

after I got the loot from the locker the brotherhood outcast all turned hostile (lol Bethesda bugs) on me out of the blue so I tested out the new gear on them with what i can say are positive results

it's not a bug and not out of the blue.  If you talked to one of the guys before the mission,
spoiler (click to show/hide)
he talks about how he wasn't happy about the situation and the Captain guy.  After the simulation, you can open the door and hear the captain and him argue (mostly about how you, an outsider, gets the equipment) before there is eventually a coup d'état where the leader is killed.  I killed the guy and rogue Brotherhood guys and the captain and the she-scientist thanked me, then I looked the meh equipment
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on January 27, 2009, 08:42:21 PM
yeah i got a bunch of new achivements, maybe 100 worth when i finished the sim

after I got the loot from the locker the brotherhood outcast all turned hostile (lol Bethesda bugs) on me out of the blue so I tested out the new gear on them with what i can say are positive results
same thing happened to me. If that was meant to happen, I wish they would have given some kind of explanation (it seemed as though all the outcasts turned on me except the scribe)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on January 28, 2009, 04:56:39 AM
yeah this DLC is a bit poopy but whatever, as swaggaz said if youve finished the game its a flavorful diversion (as in builds on the Fallout game world pretty good) for a couple of hours, and since I loved Fallout 3 Im enjoying it. Hopefully the next installments are a bit better, and are actual new quests in the Wasteland. Level cap raise etc. will be good, mainly Im just looking forward to my first 1250/1250  :P
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Vizzys on January 28, 2009, 05:01:50 AM
yeah i got a bunch of new achivements, maybe 100 worth when i finished the sim

after I got the loot from the locker the brotherhood outcast all turned hostile (lol Bethesda bugs) on me out of the blue so I tested out the new gear on them with what i can say are positive results

it's not a bug and not out of the blue.  If you talked to one of the guys before the mission,
spoiler (click to show/hide)
he talks about how he wasn't happy about the situation and the Captain guy.  After the simulation, you can open the door and hear the captain and him argue (mostly about how you, an outsider, gets the equipment) before there is eventually a coup d'état where the leader is killed.  I killed the guy and rogue Brotherhood guys and the captain and the she-scientist thanked me, then I looked the meh equipment
[close]

huh I missed all that somehow, I just killed everyone there with a laser pistol, my character is so overpowered
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 28, 2009, 09:35:38 AM
when my HDD crashed before christmas, i lost ten hours of FO3 saves

just started a new character, i'm at level three now and still pretty weak

is it best to wait until your character hits a certain level before playing this, or does it not matter?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on January 28, 2009, 10:50:40 AM
I was able to warn an Asian-version, JP 360 friend off from the DLC, thanks to Sho Nuff's warning. Also looks like I'll be able to score a US version of the game soon.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on January 28, 2009, 11:01:09 AM
I am, I do, thanks for the warning though.

Most of the Osaka peeps have JP boxes, so it's even hard to trade games with them. Reno lent me his Skate 1 and it's Asian, but locked against US boxes.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 28, 2009, 07:07:42 PM
I just did Trouble on the Homefront - damn these vault-dwellers are some stubborn bastards.  They're lucky there wasn't a lot more killing than what I engaged in. :punch

Actually, now I'm kind of regretting not slaughtering them all.  Except Butch.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 28, 2009, 10:12:33 PM
i'll admit it: I slaughtered everyone and blew Amata to pieces the first time I did that quest, and it felt damn good.  then I loaded it back up and did the quest the wuss way :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 28, 2009, 10:24:15 PM
What a bunch of pussies we are. ::)

I only killed the overseer because he pretty much gave me no choice.  But god it was satisfying (VATS + sawn off shotgun =  :heartbeat).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Sho Nuff on January 28, 2009, 10:51:14 PM
Hahhaah I got Butch to cut my hair
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 28, 2009, 11:33:06 PM
"I'm a barber, there's a difference!"

That exchange cracked me up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 29, 2009, 09:10:26 AM
Butch is still quite the cunt ever after I saved his mom. The only reason I spared him was his barber/hairdresser comment which made me laugh.

I ended up being the paragon of kindness by sparing the Overseer's life and allowing them to open up the vault but on my next playthrough I'm going to deeply enjoy being Captain Asshole, master of punching people's faces off.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
So what happens if you kill the Overseer before you leave Vault 101 and then attempt the Homecoming quest? Is there another Overseer to contend with or is the quest not available?
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spoiler (click to show/hide)
yes, a vault guard takes over the position of overseer - i forget his name
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on January 29, 2009, 10:20:43 AM
Butch is still quite the cunt ever after I saved his mom. The only reason I spared him was his barber/hairdresser comment which made me laugh.

I ended up being the paragon of kindness by sparing the Overseer's life and allowing them to open up the vault but on my next playthrough I'm going to deeply enjoy being Captain Asshole, master of punching people's faces off.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
So what happens if you kill the Overseer before you leave Vault 101 and then attempt the Homecoming quest? Is there another Overseer to contend with or is the quest not available?
[close]

spoiler (click to show/hide)
It also prevents a positive, "good" resolution for "Trouble on the Homefront"
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 29, 2009, 05:29:12 PM
spoiler (click to show/hide)
It also prevents a positive, "good" resolution for "Trouble on the Homefront"
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spoiler (click to show/hide)
If you convince the rebels to stay, you get good karma.  But yeah, I wouldn't call that a "good" ending.

I accidentally killed the original overseer, and the only options when you go back to the vault the second time are to leave the vault forever, talk the rebels into staying, or kill the new overseer because he attacks you.  I went with the latter.
[close]

Aren't we all considerate with our spoilering.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 29, 2009, 05:39:22 PM
there is one other option
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 29, 2009, 06:09:07 PM
If you're suggesting what I think you're suggesting, that's awfully naughty.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on January 29, 2009, 07:39:03 PM
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I convinced the rebels to stay, got a reward from the Overseer, killed the Overseer, and left. No one seemed to care about me killing the Overseer.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 29, 2009, 08:08:19 PM
:lol

I considered that option, but I wanted to see the vault dwellers out and about in the wasteland fending for themselves.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 29, 2009, 09:38:03 PM
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I hear you can randomly come across Amata being blown away by some Enclave troops looking for 101
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 29, 2009, 09:49:17 PM
I've heard that too.  I'm not sure which course of action leads to that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 30, 2009, 09:09:02 PM
Quote
OXM's podcast recently uncovered a priceless gem of information for all Fallout 3 and achievement fans worldwide. Todd Howard, Fallout 3's Executive Producer stated that Fallout 3 will hit the 1350 mark after the March DLC pack titled "Broken Steel".

Howard states "the second one is going to have 4 more achievements worth 100 points, and the third one, right now, is going to have 6, worth 150 points." Howard continues to mention that it might not stop there, "350 points ... assuming these are the only ones we do."
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Jansen on January 30, 2009, 09:56:04 PM
god this game is so awesome. this morning i did the tenpenny tower mission and tried to go the peaceful route by convincing the residents to let the ghouls in. well i managed to convince or strongarm everyone into agreeing except this one married couple.

they were in their room so i shut their door and then i pulled out my plasma rifle, aimed at the womens head, and blew it clean off (i killed her first because she was standing up while the husband was sitting in a chair). the husband mutters some shit about his poor wife before i shot him and turned his ass into a pile of goo. fucking bigots had it coming!

doing this allowed me to complete the quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on January 31, 2009, 12:21:36 AM
Tenpenny is a cool quest.  I just finished it having left it unfinished for a long time.  I went the peaceful route too, but discovered a naughty cheating love letter which I then told the wife of the couple about.

She took care of the husband and herself for me, and I'd previously enslaved that other bitch so she was already taken care of.

My only regret is I didn't kill Mr Tenpenny and take his cool outfit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on January 31, 2009, 02:17:05 PM
As much as I hated it when I played it, I kinda miss it and want to pick it up on PSTriple.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Brehvolution on January 31, 2009, 02:26:04 PM
As much as I hated it when I played it, I kinda miss it and want to pick it up on PSTriple.

I'd get it from Steam over PS3 IMO.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on January 31, 2009, 02:35:47 PM
As much as I hated it when I played it, I kinda miss it and want to pick it up on PSTriple.

:wtf ps3 doesn't even have the expansion packs
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on January 31, 2009, 02:44:53 PM
Yeah but my Xbox is on the fritz, and I ran out of Ritz.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:teehee
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Plus my PC couldn't run it. It has trouble playing Company of Heroes :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on January 31, 2009, 06:02:54 PM
As much as I hated it when I played it, I kinda miss it and want to pick it up on PSTriple.

:wtf ps3 doesn't even have the expansion packs

Fuck.

I didn't know this.   :-\ :'( :maf

I think I'm gonna get rid of the PS3 version and pick up the 360 version tomorrow.

SMH.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on January 31, 2009, 06:05:06 PM
Double fuck, the 360 version doesn't work on Japanese 360s.   :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 31, 2009, 06:15:08 PM
yeah, it's probably not a good idea to jump into that dlc when you're only at level 3

spoiler (click to show/hide)
i popped out of the subway, met the brotherhood outcasts, and was splattered all over the sidewalk about a minute later by super mutants
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on January 31, 2009, 07:09:02 PM
The Super Mutants are only level 5 when you're level 3 though...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 31, 2009, 08:02:16 PM
5x20

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 01, 2009, 09:42:20 PM
Double fuck, the 360 version doesn't work on Japanese 360s.   :'(

At this point, I check play-asia's compatibility on everything before purchasing anything not specifically for my 360's specific region. Even if I see a good buy on the Asia version, I'm avoiding them for the converse of the reason you list above. The other day I picked up Midnight Club Los Angeles, only later realizing "Oh, this is the English-language Asia version" - before opening it, I checked Play-Asia and SURE ENOUGH it will not run on US machines. Because it was unopened, it was a pretty easy return.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on February 01, 2009, 10:12:23 PM
Just beat Operation Anchorage... was a bit underwhelming, like others said it's an extremely linear affair with very little of the stuff that makes Fallout 3 fun (i.e. creative solutions to missions). Oh well, a nice 100 points.. hopefully the other 2 DLC packs will be more interesting.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on February 02, 2009, 03:04:19 AM
they should be, especially the level cap raise to 30 one.

While Operation Anchorage was pretty lame gameplay wise I did like it as a flavor padding backstory to the main game. I'll still buy all the DLC, Fallout 3 is just so great
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 02, 2009, 04:23:18 PM
Apparently not.  There's really not much choice, so it's a negative karma-only mission.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: bork on February 02, 2009, 04:27:48 PM
Double fuck, the 360 version doesn't work on Japanese 360s.   :'(

At this point, I check play-asia's compatibility on everything before purchasing anything not specifically for my 360's specific region. Even if I see a good buy on the Asia version, I'm avoiding them for the converse of the reason you list above. The other day I picked up Midnight Club Los Angeles, only later realizing "Oh, this is the English-language Asia version" - before opening it, I checked Play-Asia and SURE ENOUGH it will not run on US machines. Because it was unopened, it was a pretty easy return.

Oh, I checked it first, hence the "double fuck" line.  :)  I was seriously considering the Asian version, but a friend says that the DLC DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE ASIAN VERSION.  He said the latest patch isn't available for it and you need the patch to run the DLC, which he purchased.

So fuck it, I'll stick with the PS3 version. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 05, 2009, 12:27:48 AM
im enjoying operation anchorage. it's not difficult, i dont have to worry about fucking death claws or sentry bots, and i can headshot every chinese soldier. i just wish there were ways to be more creative, or for the levels to be populated with something more than barrels. its very barren
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 05, 2009, 12:32:32 AM
Gee, more barren than the Capital Wastelands?

That's pretty barren.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 05, 2009, 12:42:07 AM
well theres no shit to pick up or interact with. at least i might find some scrap metal or a tin can somewhere
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 05, 2009, 12:51:29 AM
I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing actually.  I think I spend way too much time scavenging so maybe it's actually a good thing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 05, 2009, 12:54:50 AM
yeah thats why im enjoying it, it's a nice change of pace
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 05, 2009, 03:29:34 AM
I get my copy tonight!  :dur :elephant :too-excited-for-icons
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 07, 2009, 01:18:59 AM
Holy shat, menu based shit is so much easier on the PC (duh). <3 PC gaming . Also, the Hunting Rifle is deadly when controlled with a mouse.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 07, 2009, 01:56:27 PM
You can play any PC version and it will work with your Gamercard
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 07, 2009, 02:07:09 PM
What a GS whore... I am so proud
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 07, 2009, 03:38:34 PM
Holy shit, I didn't know that. I was all like bummed I couldn't open up more achievements (I had rented the game for the 360 at first). omg
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 07, 2009, 08:37:14 PM
Finished anchorage, which was pretty dull for my level 20 char. I've shelved this now until the level cap + continue playing DLC comes through.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: muckhole on February 08, 2009, 01:31:47 PM
I finally got all 1100 gamerpoints. I don't think I've obsessed over a game this badly in quite some time. Time to give it a break and actually start Fable 2.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 02:30:07 PM
playing it on pc

game is buggy and ugly
crashes all the time
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on February 08, 2009, 02:44:09 PM
playing it on pc

game is buggy and ugly
crashes all the time


yeah, this game is nowhere near as good as MGS4
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 03:10:19 PM
well mgs4 never crashed abruptly

so, so far you're right.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: drew on February 08, 2009, 03:11:03 PM
leper this filth
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 03:20:27 PM
i haven't gotten really far to actually form an opinion on the game itself, but it hasn't left a good first impression on me.
I will say i think the controls suck and the graphics are unpleasing to my eyes.

I walked around Megaton for a bit. Got the quest to go to the super market and the dude who wants me to blow up the bomb. Went to the market and got attacked by dudes, dunno what to do about that. Then this little kid asked me to find his dad so I followed him and got killed by ants spewing fire. Thats when i quit.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 08, 2009, 03:22:25 PM
Great story... you can leave now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 08, 2009, 05:40:45 PM
I've shelved this now until the level cap + continue playing DLC comes through.

Same here, I'm at level 18.  I just pop it in sometimes because it's great fun, but I have to make sure I don't kill too much stuff. :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 08, 2009, 05:43:18 PM
I'm thinking the DLC is large enough that you wouldn't have to worry about doing all the other stuff in the main game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on February 08, 2009, 05:45:06 PM
i haven't gotten really far to actually form an opinion on the game itself, but it hasn't left a good first impression on me.
I will say i think the controls suck and the graphics are unpleasing to my eyes.

I walked around Megaton for a bit. Got the quest to go to the super market and the dude who wants me to blow up the bomb. Went to the market and got attacked by dudes, dunno what to do about that. Then this little kid asked me to find his dad so I followed him and got killed by ants spewing fire. Thats when i quit.

wtf? Are we supposed to empathise with you?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 08, 2009, 05:46:20 PM
fistful owned. Can't handle da' wasteland.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 08, 2009, 05:46:22 PM
I'm thinking the DLC is large enough that you wouldn't have to worry about doing all the other stuff in the main game.

I was wondering if that'd be the case, but I'm being all paranoid.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 08, 2009, 06:01:50 PM
i just dont want to keep playing until I know i can continue after the ending
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 08, 2009, 06:13:59 PM
So they will fix the main quest "ending" issue in the DLC?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 06:39:13 PM


wtf? Are we supposed to empathise with you?

i didn't realize the game would give me a quest this early on that requires me to have a lot of ammo. i only had a pistol and 5 bullets.

anyway, i finally got a few guns and ammo and started walking around. Made it to some school and killed all the people inside. The controls are really bad. Feels like I'm playing a budget FPS game from 8 years ago.

When i'm just walking around doing little tasks for people it's better, but the game still feels really janky.

So I got some weapons together and went to complete the mission for the little kid. I killed a bunch of fire ants and started looking for his father.
Then the game crashed again.

i can clearly see why people love this game so much. (http://xs536.xs.to/xs536/09060/t796.gif)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: WrikaWrek on February 08, 2009, 07:00:45 PM
Hate this game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 08, 2009, 08:05:12 PM
So they will fix the main quest "ending" issue in the DLC?

supposedly with the third dlc in march
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 08, 2009, 08:20:25 PM
Great, thanks.

I wasn't sure if they were of if they just learned their lesson for future games.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 08, 2009, 08:36:40 PM


wtf? Are we supposed to empathise with you?

i didn't realize the game would give me a quest this early on that requires me to have a lot of ammo. i only had a pistol and 5 bullets.

anyway, i finally got a few guns and ammo and started walking around. Made it to some school and killed all the people inside. The controls are really bad. Feels like I'm playing a budget FPS game from 8 years ago.

When i'm just walking around doing little tasks for people it's better, but the game still feels really janky.

So I got some weapons together and went to complete the mission for the little kid. I killed a bunch of fire ants and started looking for his father.
Then the game crashed again.

i can clearly see why people love this game so much. (http://xs536.xs.to/xs536/09060/t796.gif)


My science-oriented character killed three of those(!) damned ants with a knife today, without using VATS. If you've looted the ant bodies, take a closer look at what you get off of them. Also, if you're intent on going it with ranged weapons instead of duking it out mano-a-podo, go talk to the boy again and listen to what his dad says about their behavior.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 12, 2009, 05:58:54 PM
This achievement whoring is putting a big smile on my face. It's like you understand now, why they are what they are
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 13, 2009, 01:01:41 AM
Chinese Sneaking Suit + Gauss Rifle = Pwnt
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on February 13, 2009, 07:28:45 AM
i'm kind of annoyed with the whole method of getting the dlc for this on pc.

since i purchased through steam, i'd much rather just pay them for the dlc
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on February 13, 2009, 07:59:53 AM
Fistful smh. Really dude.

Budget 8 year old fps?

 :lol

the guy clearly hasnt played too many games
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on February 13, 2009, 05:23:52 PM
Sounds awesome.  I hope the auto-axe is better than that shitty one-handed chainsaw thing.  I want to see some real meat-grinding action.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on February 15, 2009, 11:12:05 PM
 :maf :maf

Loading a previous save or continuing a saved game results in a complete lock-up of my system now, for whatever fucking reason, forcing a manual restart. bullshit. i ran a registry cleaner and it still is fucked up. what a shitty piece of software. I already had to do some bullshit workaround in order to allow my wife to be able to play the DLC that I legally paid to use. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on February 16, 2009, 11:04:37 AM
Is there an achievement console command like that for Gears of War for Windows? I tried to dig something up, but I couldn't find anything.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 16, 2009, 11:31:11 AM
ok to be honest, after shitting on the game I started warming up to it.
I got used to the shitty FPS action and ugly graphics and started doing more side quests that involve me traversing.

but man
it would not stop crashing. i couldn't go 10 minutes without restarting.
so i got fed up and deleted the game.
if I can get the game on the cheap i probably will. i do want to see the game through to the end.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 16, 2009, 11:37:01 AM
:piss pc gaming :piss2

:bow console gaming :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 16, 2009, 02:21:41 PM
:piss pc gaming :piss2

:bow console gaming :bow2

Very hot. PM me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 16, 2009, 03:08:35 PM
The game would definitely wig out on my machine. I hate how it doesn't like it when I try to reposition the window (in windowed mode). It literally locks up just because I try to center it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 16, 2009, 03:18:35 PM
granted mine was pirated.
so i couldn't patch the game.

maybe i should try a different rip that actually installs the game
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Fragamemnon on February 16, 2009, 03:21:53 PM
lol, complaining about crashing with some jacked up pirate copy that doesn't even install the game. what the fuck did you expect? this isn't a windows 95 world where you can replicate an install by just copying and pasting a directory over and copying a cracked exec.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 16, 2009, 03:38:35 PM
Are there any good graphical mods for Fallout 3 like the ones for Oblivion?  I've been waiting for a couple of good mods and bug fixes before I jump into Fallout 3. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on February 16, 2009, 03:44:05 PM
yeah, i've only had it crash a couple of times, and that's when i was alt-tabbing like a mofo

i believe this is the least buggy bethesda game ever

smooth, check this site out:

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/categories.php
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 16, 2009, 03:47:41 PM
lol, complaining about crashing with some jacked up pirate copy that doesn't even install the game. what the fuck did you expect? this isn't a windows 95 world where you can replicate an install by just copying and pasting a directory over and copying a cracked exec.

i have game rips for 4 other games that are from the same source. same "install" process.
Dead Space, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Supreme Commander.
None of them crash randomly

the means in which it get it to work isn't the problem, the problem is that i can't patch the game because of the means.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 16, 2009, 04:00:07 PM
lol, complaining about crashing with some jacked up pirate copy that doesn't even install the game. what the fuck did you expect? this isn't a windows 95 world where you can replicate an install by just copying and pasting a directory over and copying a cracked exec.

i have game rips for 4 other games that are from the same source. same "install" process.
Dead Space, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Supreme Commander.
None of them crash randomly

the means in which it get it to work isn't the problem, the problem is that i can't patch the game because of the means.

The unpatched version of Fallout 3 never crashed more than once or twice in about forty hours on my computer.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 16, 2009, 04:01:15 PM
The 360 version didnt crash once for me, even running off the disc. Guess you should just buy that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 16, 2009, 04:12:52 PM
well i'm not going to sit here and rule out that it was my rip, just that i don't believe it's likely.
i have read about various people having their unpatched game crashing a lot.

either way, next time i play it it'll be purchased most likely.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 16, 2009, 05:08:47 PM
The 360 version at least seems pretty stable, I haven't had a crash or bug yet.  Haven't even seen a game-breaking bug yet - I'm questioning whether Bethesda really did develop this game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 16, 2009, 05:10:51 PM
I had it freeze up a couple times on me, but that's it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 17, 2009, 05:57:47 AM
I'm about 10 hours in, Lvl 6 (slow, I know), and have had it freeze up on me twice, and generate Highly Fucking Unlikely "disc cannot be read" errors 4 times.

Anywho, I'm Lvl. 6 -- am I still supposed to be broke as hell and unable to purchase schematics for the Rock-It Launcher?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on February 17, 2009, 08:49:01 AM
I'm about 10 hours in, Lvl 6 (slow, I know), and have had it freeze up on me twice, and generate Highly Fucking Unlikely "disc cannot be read" errors 4 times.

Anywho, I'm Lvl. 6 -- am I still supposed to be broke as hell and unable to purchase schematics for the Rock-It Launcher?

Yeah, even at the end of the game I never really had much in the way of caps to spare... most of my money went into ammo, stimpacks, and repairing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 17, 2009, 09:36:29 PM
I'm about 10 hours in, Lvl 6 (slow, I know), and have had it freeze up on me twice, and generate Highly Fucking Unlikely "disc cannot be read" errors 4 times.

Anywho, I'm Lvl. 6 -- am I still supposed to be broke as hell and unable to purchase schematics for the Rock-It Launcher?

I think you can steal one of the rock it launcher schematics from one of the roving merchants. But as far as caps go, most of your income will be coming from repairing duplicate weaponry and armor. At the max, I had around 5,000 caps at one point.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 17, 2009, 11:30:42 PM
I like how you can't accumulate hundreds of thousands of caps - too many games just involve some grinding and then money is never an issue again for the entire game.  I think I've only had about 5,000 max as well.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 18, 2009, 10:35:05 AM
Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying that I have to work for everything. Bioshock, GTA4, Fable 2... they all start out with a lot of penny-pinching, and then one moment you realize you're Howard Hughes. Fallout has all kinds of ways of thrilling my "inner collection nut."

Moira's got the Rock-It Launcher schematics for like 1600 or something, though it lists the value at 1200. I thought she'd lower the price as I continued to do all the optional portions of the Wasteland Guide, above-and-beyond the main requirements. No...

How do I steal from a caravan guy? Pickpocket?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 18, 2009, 12:55:42 PM
Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying that I have to work for everything. Bioshock, GTA4, Fable 2... they all start out with a lot of penny-pinching, and then one moment you realize you're Howard Hughes. Fallout has all kinds of ways of thrilling my "inner collection nut."

Moira's got the Rock-It Launcher schematics for like 1600 or something, though it lists the value at 1200. I thought she'd lower the price as I continued to do all the optional portions of the Wasteland Guide, above-and-beyond the main requirements. No...

How do I steal from a caravan guy? Pickpocket?

Yep, though you'll need to get to another merchant spot where you can be obscured a bit (Megaton merchant area is a bit too exposed). I believe Wolf has that schematic.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 18, 2009, 05:56:53 PM
Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying that I have to work for everything. Bioshock, GTA4, Fable 2... they all start out with a lot of penny-pinching, and then one moment you realize you're Howard Hughes. Fallout has all kinds of ways of thrilling my "inner collection nut."

I'm playing Fable 2 now and it's great fun but the way money is balanced is pretty broken.  After trading for a while and buying property I have so much money I can't make it decrease no matter how much stuff I buy.  Jobs, bounty hunting, and finding money in treasure chests all become pointless.

Fallout's system is downright awesome, and the way you need items to repair stuff also helps keep things realistic.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on February 18, 2009, 06:06:17 PM
I like how you can't accumulate hundreds of thousands of caps - too many games just involve some grinding and then money is never an issue again for the entire game.  I think I've only had about 5,000 max as well.

the most i had is after finding 100+ locations, i did the reilys rangers mission and gave her the map locations. i ended up with about 2800 caps from that. previously id been hovering at around 1500-2000, now I had almost 5000
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 18, 2009, 06:16:59 PM
i stopped by circuit city after work and bought fallout 3 because it was 40% off

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 20, 2009, 04:37:01 AM
(http://www.xbox360achievements.org/images/screenshots/261/med_AutoAxe.jpg)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 20, 2009, 06:37:50 AM
:o What am I looking at?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 20, 2009, 06:49:21 AM
The Pitt. New DLC, amirite?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 20, 2009, 01:25:23 PM
:o What am I looking at?

The Auto-Axe from The Pitt
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on February 20, 2009, 01:28:41 PM
fuck that looks awesome

it's gonna be hard to hold out for the lvl 30 extension pack before I play it.  Don't want to waste experience like I did with the last one.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 21, 2009, 03:14:50 AM
Wow, the auto-axe looks awesome - hopefully something to replace my Shishkebab.  Which is cool, but I'm getting tired of it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 21, 2009, 08:24:31 PM
I wish the game was better at being creepy/scary. I went down Vault 106(?) the one down near Springvale and the game clearly is trying to give off a scary creepy vibe. And it kind of fails.

ESPECIALLY when suddenly there's a purple hue over the screen and people are disappear/reappearing. It's pretty lame to be honest.

Right now I have to Vault 87 to get a GECK. Probably gonna slow down and do some side stuff. I still have to find the Android and do find Lucy West's brother.

Will probably also go down into the other vaults too. I'm guessing they arent all like 106.

OH yeah, I got the radio transmission from Amata in 101 and did the mission there. I ended it with telling them they should stay and stop the hostilities. How different could I have done that?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 21, 2009, 08:42:32 PM
I don't think creepy goes with the overall humorous tone of the game.   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on February 21, 2009, 08:44:52 PM
I actually thought the game was really creepy until I was able to kill enemies in one or two shots.  First time you walk around the wasteland is a bit scary, especially if you didn't read up on the game like me.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 22, 2009, 07:22:38 PM
Finished the main quest earlier today. Was kind of a boring ending.

Most the fun I'm having comes from what I liked the most of STALKER. Walking around a wasteland doing menial tasks for people.
I'm really glad I had a save before the ending mission because the first thing I did was reload it.

At this point I just threw on god mode and will now spend my time doing the rest of the side quests wearing the duster trench coat I got from those dudes who want me to collect fingers from bad guys. Makes me feel like a cowboy  8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on February 23, 2009, 10:37:57 AM
I just started playing this game and I've been getting slaughtered. It seems like everything takes a million hits to die, and I don't have enough ammo to spare. And when I do kill someone I barely get any XP, and barely any loot to sell for more ammo/health. I just want to explore and do some dialog trees.

Also there's this annoying glitch in Megaton. I tell the sheriff about Burke wanting to blow up the town and he's all like "Follow me to see some real wasteland justice hurrhurr". And when Burke pulls his weapon on the sheriff I always Vats him and shoot him up pretty good before he can get a shot off. At this point I expect the sheriff to turn around and help me take this asshole out, but he just keeps walking away. So it takes me a few shots to kill Burke, and when I do kill him I turn around and the sheriff is gone. Then when I leave the bar as soon as the outside loads the sheriff loads right next to me and drops dead to the ground. This happens every time. So I finally said fuck it and stopped telling the sheriff about Burke's plans. Now I'm in an abandoned subway searching for the source of giant flamethrowing ants that are kicking my ass. And they don't drop any good loot when they die and my ammo keeps dwindling. I want to go back to the vault, fuck my dad why did he have to leave.  :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 23, 2009, 10:48:13 AM
I just started playing this game and I've been getting slaughtered. It seems like everything takes a million hits to die, and I don't have enough ammo to spare. And when I do kill someone I barely get any XP, and barely any loot to sell for more ammo/health. I just want to explore and do some dialog trees.

PC?

if so pull up the console and type in "tgm"

success!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 23, 2009, 11:03:48 AM
You need to steal everything you can and sell it for some fuck monies, and then use those fuck monies to buy guns n' ammo.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 23, 2009, 11:07:10 AM
or just bypass the games awful action/combat by having god mode enabled so you can only deal with what's good about the game (traversing and questing)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 23, 2009, 11:16:30 AM
You should probably shut the fuck up.  Or maybe go suck on a tailpipe.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 23, 2009, 11:29:30 AM
I'm not so sure that you can "play" the idiot card when you are, in fact, an idiot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 23, 2009, 12:02:19 PM
How can the questing/traversing be any good if there is no challenge? You're playing the idiot card more and more Fistfull.

the experience of walking around the world is where the fun comes from. Going places, exploring, going through dialogue trees with the patrons, bartering, selling, etc etc all of that is really great.

Having to deal with the shitty FPS action or the equally shitty Vats crap detracts from that. So when you remove it, you're left with the fun. Sure sometimes you have to point your mouse on an enemy and hold the fire button down for a little bit, but that's a heck of a lot more fun than actually having to fight him.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 23, 2009, 01:12:47 PM
How can the questing/traversing be any good if there is no challenge? You're playing the idiot card more and more Fistfull.

the experience of walking around the world is where the fun comes from. Going places, exploring, going through dialogue trees with the patrons, bartering, selling, etc etc all of that is really great.

Having to deal with the shitty FPS action or the equally shitty Vats crap detracts from that. So when you remove it, you're left with the fun. Sure sometimes you have to point your mouse on an enemy and hold the fire button down for a little bit, but that's a heck of a lot more fun than actually having to fight him.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Die in a fire.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on February 23, 2009, 04:10:14 PM
What's the point of even playing the game if you're not even going to play it? Go read a book or something instead. smh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on February 23, 2009, 04:10:49 PM
Someone loan me Fallout 3 PC so I can get a quick 1000
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 23, 2009, 04:34:40 PM
Someone loan me Fallout 3 PC so I can get a quick 1000

You cant its a GFW game its locked to your Gamertag and only one gamertag. I tried to get Roxy into the game and it woulldn't let her get achievements.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 23, 2009, 05:40:15 PM
I just started playing this game and I've been getting slaughtered.

I had a similar first experience with the game and didn't like it.  I ended up throwing away a few hours of progress and creating a new character with no Charisma or Luck because both are useless and instead concentrated on high Perception, Intelligence, small guns, sneak, lockpick.

That way I get useful red markers on the compass and I can sneak up and get criticals without having to rely on luck.  I have lots of APs to use in VATS (because I found FPS mode is garbage), and the high Intelligence means when you level up you get lots of points to distribute.  Specialising in small guns means you'll have plenty of ammo and being able to steal all over the place means lots of money and a guaranteed evil disposition which gives you great options throughout the game.

And if you want to suddenly be good, just donate some money or something.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 23, 2009, 05:49:16 PM
WTF?  Charisma and Luck are both important, smh.  Luck gives a bonus to all skills and charisma governs speech and barter.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 23, 2009, 06:12:31 PM
In my opinion the skill point bonuses you get from SPECIALS are not a good reason for upping them since there's ample opportunity to receive skill points from levelling up (especially if your intelligence is high), bobbleheads, and the occasional items.  What's more important is the other effects

And in terms of other effects I find both to be pretty useless.  Luck ups your criticals such that Luck of 1 = 1% critical chance and Luck of 10 = 10% chance.  So it doesn't make much difference and if you can sneak, you have 100% critical hits so luck is largely irrelevant.

The only thing Charisma affects is others' disposition towards you.  With a Charisma of 1 I haven't noticed any difference in how people talk to me compared to when it was 7 with my old character.  My barter and speech are high anyway so I don't have a problem in those areas.

I much preferred to put my SPECIAL points towards Intelligence to get more skill points during levelling up, Agility to get more APs, and Perception to get more useful compass markers, and then a bit to Strength and Endurance to get a little more carrying capacity and health.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 23, 2009, 06:36:04 PM
All I really raised was my Strength (by one) and pumped 2 into Luck. Luck seems to be the best in that you get this skewed in your favor. Plus the alien explosion random encounter that nets you that alien gun.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on February 23, 2009, 10:23:00 PM
I don't want to steal, I want to be a good character. It seems this game heavily punishes you for being good. Which really, is pretty realistic, but still!  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 23, 2009, 10:24:41 PM
I don't want to steal, I want to be a good character. It seems this game heavily punishes you for being good. Which really, is pretty realistic, but still!  :lol

As previously said, stealing gives a minor karma hit.  Just give purified water to the bums to pump your karma up, and try to help people out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 23, 2009, 10:42:06 PM
OH yeah, I got the radio transmission from Amata in 101 and did the mission there. I ended it with telling them they should stay and stop the hostilities. How different could I have done that?

You could have struck something down the middle. Them staying in the Vault but dealing with wastelanders for provisions. It takes high speech so you can convince the Overseer.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on February 23, 2009, 11:02:16 PM
Wow, Pitt looks pretty cool and distinct from downtown DC... but I'll probably hold out till the final pack is released that raises the level cap, before playing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on February 23, 2009, 11:51:52 PM
Just built a new rig for the DLC. Fuck the PS3.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 24, 2009, 12:48:14 AM
What's the point of even playing the game if you're not even going to play it? Go read a book or something instead. smh

what the hell does this even mean? Shooting crap isn't the game. It's one aspect that is pretty terrible and the game is not fun when I have to do it. People bitched when I hated on the game and now that I've found a way to enjoy it people are still bitching.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on February 24, 2009, 01:39:33 AM
I finally helped put a stop to those fireants tonight. I somehow found the scientist dude even though I didn't explore a whole branch in the tunnels and he needed my help killing five hive queen guardians. I killed the fifth guardian with my final bullet. I got a wicked headshot on it. I don't know what I would have done if that hadn't killed it. I looked in the chamber of the fireant queen and saw what looked like a dude in a suit or a robot or something running around like a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow in there but then the queen starting spitting hunks of green shit at me so I ran back to the doctor and told him it was safe again without exploring further. Was anything of interest in that back chamber?

So then I went up to boy thinking it would be mission complete, but I told him I wouldn't feel right if I couldn't find him a home. So now I have to find some place called Rivet City and see if his cousin will take his worthless ass in. It really should have been a whole new quest and not a continuation of the fireants quest.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 24, 2009, 01:53:25 AM
There's a few bits and pieces in the queen chamber useful for making custom weapons and maybe a skill book but I can't really remember.  I think the main thing is getting the perk from the doctor which you've already done.

The game doesn't have a huge quantity of missions but sometimes they go on for a while which is good.  I kind of like the long missions. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 24, 2009, 02:37:15 AM
Someone loan me Fallout 3 PC so I can get a quick 1000

You cant its a GFW game its locked to your Gamertag and only one gamertag. I tried to get Roxy into the game and it woulldn't let her get achievements.

Wait, seriously? There's no way to use USED GFW games to bump your gamerscore? Is it a serial number/registration thing?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 24, 2009, 02:42:13 AM
I finally helped put a stop to those fireants tonight. I somehow found the scientist dude even though I didn't explore a whole branch in the tunnels and he needed my help killing five hive queen guardians. I killed the fifth guardian with my final bullet. I got a wicked headshot on it. I don't know what I would have done if that hadn't killed it. I looked in the chamber of the fireant queen and saw what looked like a dude in a suit or a robot or something running around like a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow in there but then the queen starting spitting hunks of green shit at me so I ran back to the doctor and told him it was safe again without exploring further. Was anything of interest in that back chamber?

So then I went up to boy thinking it would be mission complete, but I told him I wouldn't feel right if I couldn't find him a home. So now I have to find some place called Rivet City and see if his cousin will take his worthless ass in. It really should have been a whole new quest and not a continuation of the fireants quest.

Damnit, I went back and told him that I'd clubbed the thing to death. There's one failed Perk.

Don't get too riled up about Rivet City; you'll have to go there for other reasons anyway, and it's not like it forces an escort mission or anything.
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Once you find RC and his relatives in it, you can Fast Travel back to the boy's house and let him know.
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 24, 2009, 02:57:02 AM
Someone loan me Fallout 3 PC so I can get a quick 1000

You cant its a GFW game its locked to your Gamertag and only one gamertag. I tried to get Roxy into the game and it woulldn't let her get achievements.

Wait, seriously? There's no way to use USED GFW games to bump your gamerscore? Is it a serial number/registration thing?

Yeah once its registered to a gamertag your stuck with it on that gamertag. Heck in order to play it you have to register the damn game with the serial.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 24, 2009, 06:01:23 AM
Eep. Man, I am never buying a GFW title; can't sell it, can't loan it, can't do anything with it...? Ssssssoooooks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on February 24, 2009, 11:16:04 PM
I just got a sawed off shotgun and after putting a ton of skill into small weapons I've gone from pussy to wasteland badass. I've almost cleared the school out of raiders, it feels so satisfying watching their heads explode to bits.

There was a computer in there that had logs of a raider plan to bust into my vault. :omg Gonna have to deal with that problem.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 24, 2009, 11:46:50 PM
Shotguns really do make a huge difference.  I found explosives a great complement to small guns so when I'm in real trouble I can run away like a girl (which I am actually) while dropping mines. 8)

There's a sweet shotgun you can get during the Nuka Cola Challenge (actually a cool hockey mask too which gives you more AP).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 24, 2009, 11:47:00 PM
Eep. Man, I am never buying a GFW title; can't sell it, can't loan it, can't do anything with it...? Ssssssoooooks.

You can play Fallout 3 without logging into GFW, but you can't get achievements or DLC.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 25, 2009, 02:12:29 AM
Is there a way to finish "strictly business" resulting in good karma? like can I get the peeps and then release them later?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on February 25, 2009, 03:37:08 AM
Shotguns really do make a huge difference.  I found explosives a great complement to small guns so when I'm in real trouble I can run away like a girl (which I am actually) while dropping mines. 8)

There's a sweet shotgun you can get during the Nuka Cola Challenge (actually a cool hockey mask too which gives you more AP).


I had been carrying a stupid amount of mines around FOREVER until I met my first group of super mutants on the way to Rivet City. Very little has been as satisfying as sending a few of those bitches into the air with the mines I'd laid along my intended retreat path. Now it seems smarter to just drop them as I bail... :-)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 25, 2009, 07:01:11 AM
Dropping mines while running for your life and hearing them go off behind you is pretty damn satisfying.  It's the main way I deal with those flippin' deathclaws.

Is there a way to finish "strictly business" resulting in good karma? like can I get the peeps and then release them later?

I believe the only way is to finish it is with a negative karma hit.  You could get Susan Lancaster killed during the Tenpenny Tower quest which would mean you don't have to enslave her and take the karma hit, but I don't think you can get around enslaving the other three because your only options are to enslave them or kill them yourself.  I think you have to return at least one slave alive to get the experience.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 25, 2009, 07:43:26 AM
Shotguns really do make a huge difference.  I found explosives a great complement to small guns so when I'm in real trouble I can run away like a girl (which I am actually) while dropping mines. 8)

There's a sweet shotgun you can get during the Nuka Cola Challenge (actually a cool hockey mask too which gives you more AP).


I had been carrying a stupid amount of mines around FOREVER until I met my first group of super mutants on the way to Rivet City. Very little has been as satisfying as sending a few of those bitches into the air with the mines I'd laid along my intended retreat path. Now it seems smarter to just drop them as I bail... :-)

High Explosives Skill + the Explosives perk = Fuck shit up
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: G The Resurrected on February 25, 2009, 09:54:21 AM
Dropping mines while running for your life and hearing them go off behind you is pretty damn satisfying.  It's the main way I deal with those flippin' deathclaws.

Is there a way to finish "strictly business" resulting in good karma? like can I get the peeps and then release them later?

I believe the only way is to finish it is with a negative karma hit.  You could get Susan Lancaster killed during the Tenpenny Tower quest which would mean you don't have to enslave her and take the karma hit, but I don't think you can get around enslaving the other three because your only options are to enslave them or kill them yourself.  I think you have to return at least one slave alive to get the experience.

Deathclaws are easy as pie if you build the dart gun. It makes them into demi's practically disabled from the waste down. Which mean shotgun time to the face!

I forgot I dont have to use the same save in order to continue the game. So I'm gonna do the slavers quest then restart from before and killem all. As I'm just trying to get the achievements
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 25, 2009, 10:03:02 AM
when i saw i had to go all the way to rivet city, big town, and tenpenny tower to finish strictly business, i just bribed the dude with 500 caps. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 25, 2009, 02:39:26 PM
You know you can fast travel, right? Unless you haven't found those spots yet?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on February 25, 2009, 04:06:25 PM
Deathclaws are easy as pie if you build the dart gun. It makes them into demi's practically disabled from the waste down. Which mean shotgun time to the face!

Sweet.  I haven't built a dart gun yet, but I have collected a lot of darts so I'll be giving it a go when I start playing again.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: dammitmattt on February 25, 2009, 04:13:30 PM
So does anyone know the dates for the next two DLC packs?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 25, 2009, 04:33:44 PM
Bah, late game Deathclaws are no big deal for the most part.  Sure they can fuck you up if they get close to you, but with the awesomeness known as Lincoln's Repeater, they tend to die on their way.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on February 25, 2009, 04:38:01 PM
Big Guns seem to be underrated. Dart Gun + Flame Thrower for Deathclaws = Economy pwnt

I love the Flamer with the Pyromaniac perk. I get like 120 or so Damage with it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on February 25, 2009, 04:39:32 PM
You know you can fast travel, right? Unless you haven't found those spots yet?

not at that time i hadn't.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 12, 2009, 04:15:52 AM
hey so whens the next DLC installment out? Im looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on March 12, 2009, 07:51:19 AM
Sometime this month, eh? 

I thought this DLC included the level cap fix, but apparently that's in the third DLC - which is a couple of months away. :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 12, 2009, 03:30:38 PM
I'm pretty close to hitting that level cap. I'm at level 17. I love how every time I start to feel like a dominating badass of the wastes this game puts me right back in my place. Fucking Enclave and their Deathclaw pets.

So I'm hanging around by the Lincoln Memorial waiting for Hannibal and his crew to show up so I can start kicking the shit out of slavers. If I go off and do some shit while waiting can I just show up later and they'll be there waiting around for me or will they try to storm the place without me getting themselves killed?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on March 12, 2009, 03:34:52 PM
I'm pretty close to hitting that level cap. I'm at level 17. I love how every time I start to feel like a dominating badass of the wastes this game puts me right back in my place. Fucking Enclave and their Deathclaw pets.

So I'm hanging around by the Lincoln Memorial waiting for Hannibal and his crew to show up so I can start kicking the shit out of slavers. If I go off and do some shit while waiting can I just show up later and they'll be there waiting around for me or will they try to storm the place without me getting themselves killed?

I just killed the slavers then did a bunch of other shit until they finally made it to the memorial
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 12, 2009, 03:37:44 PM
i just stood and waited at the memorial for a couple of days until they walked up the steps

i haven't really run into anything i would call a glitch in over 100 hours of play, maybe i just got lucky
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 12, 2009, 03:46:02 PM
Well I went around and picked the pockets of all the slavers so that they don't have any ammor or anything, and now I'm justing sitting around in front of the monument listening to three dog on the radio, hopefuly I'll spot them when they show up.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 12, 2009, 03:52:30 PM
you need to use the wait thingy, he takes like 24 hours game time to show up
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on March 12, 2009, 05:10:51 PM
Fortunately I played through the full game on the PC. There was a couple of times where Quest NPCs would be battling with an enemy and die. I would be able to res them. This happened to me when I was playing it on the 360, it was just Wolfgang though, who sells crappy junk that I accrued throughout the game anyways.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on March 13, 2009, 08:39:47 AM
I just briefly returned to this the other day as well. I'd been avoiding it because there are a couple games with online play that I'm pretty sure is going to DISAPPEAR soon (Saints Row 2, LIPS) and I'm sure I'm still at the beginning of Fallout 3. I finished the Replicated Man and got the neato blaster rifle. I hope I can find repair items for that thing, because I plan to use it a lot. GREEN GOO.

It always feels like I've got a meager amount of room to store stuff before my weak ass is OVERLOADED/ENCUMBERED. Where can I buy one of those sweet bovoids the traders have? Or get one of those sexy, loudmouthed raiders fitted with ponygirl gear and some saddlebags? I want to be HUMONGOUS, the AYATOLLAH of ROCK-and-ROLLAH from The Road Warrior, and I need a filthy, scummy, but somehow sexy cohort to roll with.

Anyway, armor at 15 wt. units a pop tends to get heavy quickly, even if I stack the repairs and make one nice set of heavily duct-taped together armor. Am I doing it right?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on March 13, 2009, 09:45:00 AM
I tend to drag Clover with me for pack mule duties, I took the +50 carrying capacity perk, and I wear something light like leather armour.  I carry about 55 units of stuff normally.  That's the best I've come up with.

What I would give for another 100 units of capacity though. :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on March 13, 2009, 10:00:18 AM
So The Pitt isn't straight forward all out shooty stuff and more questing/exploring? Hm, might get it depending on the price.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on March 14, 2009, 08:30:48 AM
I tend to drag Clover with me for pack mule duties, I took the +50 carrying capacity perk, and I wear something light like leather armour.  I carry about 55 units of stuff normally.  That's the best I've come up with.

What I would give for another 100 units of capacity though. :'(

I have a 200 unit capacity -- I assumed that was STR related, not arbitrary. I tend to run around with 170+ units of "must have" gear, so the +50 unit perk will probably be one I choose as well. And I'll wiki-up whatever Clover is. So far I haven't been in a scenario to find out if I can fast-travel with an NPC. That 10-year-old kid from THOSE! just made the trip to Rivet City on his own (stunning, I nearly died, myself) and Cherry, that redhead banging the alcoholic Russian who doesn't want houseguests pulling iron, wanted to go to Rivet City as well but decided I was a cunt because I'd left her where she was for five days, after she'd been shacked up with the alcoholic for god knows how long -- apparently my lack of promptness has renewed her faith in drunken orgies.

So.
*wiki-check*
Ah. I'm not playing EVIL so I can't get her. Crap.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 14, 2009, 11:23:56 AM
Oh yeah, as an update to my head of state thing, I got bored and went and killed all the slavers. Then I went back to my place in megaton and took a nice long nap. When I fast traveled back to the location everyone was there waiting for me, so it all worked out nicely.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on March 14, 2009, 11:24:43 AM
Oh yeah, as an update to my head of state thing, I got bored and went and killed all the slavers. Then I went back to my place in megaton and took a nice long nap. When I fast traveled back to the location everyone was there waiting for me, so it all worked out nicely.

Like I said in my post...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 14, 2009, 11:26:28 AM
pretty much.

Is there a soundtrack rip of this game I can download anywhere? I want to listen to Hackin' and Whackin' and Smackin' on my way to work.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on March 14, 2009, 11:30:13 PM
I have a 200 unit capacity -- I assumed that was STR related, not arbitrary. I tend to run around with 170+ units of "must have" gear, so the +50 unit perk will probably be one I choose as well.

Eep, yeah I see why you'd be getting frustrated.  I think I can carry 260, and as I said, I carry about 55 of essentials.  Carrying capacity is directly related to strength, +1 strength = +10 capcacity or something.

I think there are about 7-8 sidekicks throughout the game, so if you aren't evil enough to ride with Clover or the dude from Megaton, someone else should come along soon.  Sidekicks can go everywhere with you including when you fast travel.

Clover's pretty trigger happy, so I usually clear any enemies around the entrance to a dungeon and then return with Clover and park her at the front door, where I load her up with loot.  She burns through ammo too fast for my liking so I don't traverse the wastelands with her.  That said, she is so efficient at killing that by the time I turn around to see what she's shooting at, everything's usually dead.

Another good thing is that sidekicks can all wear power armour.

That 10-year-old kid from THOSE! just made the trip to Rivet City on his own (stunning, I nearly died, myself) and Cherry, that redhead banging the alcoholic Russian who doesn't want houseguests pulling iron, wanted to go to Rivet City as well but decided I was a cunt because I'd left her where she was for five days, after she'd been shacked up with the alcoholic for god knows how long -- apparently my lack of promptness has renewed her faith in drunken orgies.

:rofl  What a great game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on March 17, 2009, 03:26:33 AM
Yeah. I'd been looking forward to roaming the wastes with a redhead in a sheer slip of a nightgown. She doesn't know what she's missing; once you roll with a guy who eats nothing but SUGAR BOMBS, you never go back.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on March 17, 2009, 03:38:29 AM
I don't take drugs, eat stuff I find lying around, or drink from toilets.

I just take stimpacks and radaway.

God I'm such a square. :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 17, 2009, 09:20:07 AM
I'm almost level 20. I kind of want to put the game on hold until the DLC comes out that raises the level cap, but I don't think I can.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on March 18, 2009, 02:39:05 AM
I don't take drugs, eat stuff I find lying around, or drink from toilets.

I just take stimpacks and radaway.

God I'm such a square. :(

I enjoyed eating radroach meat at first, but now I'm all about the bipedal mirelurks. It just feels so wrong.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 20, 2009, 03:54:29 AM
any word yet on when The Pitt is out?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 20, 2009, 10:24:55 AM
March 24
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on March 20, 2009, 06:50:34 PM
I wonder if Bethesda are kicking themselves for mentioning they would raise the level cap - I imagine quite a few people are holding off on DLC until it happens.

They should kick themselves for the level cap in the first place. >:(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 20, 2009, 07:57:21 PM
I was playing Fallout 3 today and I got to level 20. As I gained more experience I saw that my experience bar was continuing past 20 on to 21. Will it just never actually "get" to 21 until the DLC or will it keep stacking up the experience just never getting me the perks and skill upgrades?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on March 24, 2009, 11:33:05 PM
Just finished up the Pitt. It's not bad. There is a bit of backtracking that I didn't particularly care for and a new variety of enemy that I found to be very annoying. There are a few new weapons, an auto axe which is the first useful melee weapon I've come across in the game, and a silenced assault rifle called the Infiltrator. I picked up the armor off one of the main baddies though, and it wasn't even as good as my Recon armor  :-\. The setting is really cool and pretty different than anything else in Fallout.

Oh yeah, there is an achievement for collecting all 100 steel ores  :yuck
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2009, 11:34:51 PM
How long is it and what is the price?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on March 24, 2009, 11:37:51 PM
$10 and it took me a good 3+ hours

Plus at the end you get a weapon/ammo press and there are some new perks, weapons, and achievements

I thought it was worth it for the amount of content, and the fact that I will probably play through it more than once.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2009, 11:38:23 PM
it bumps the level cap up 10 levels right?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on March 24, 2009, 11:39:06 PM
No
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2009, 11:40:15 PM
fuck.  Is it the next one that does that?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 24, 2009, 11:43:20 PM
I'm going to wait and get all 3 DLC's at the same time so I can put the XP towards leveling up. I guess I'll keep screwing around doing sidequests and exploring until then.

What mission in the main quest is the point of no return? I think I have to go to a place called Lamplight to figure out how to get into an irradiated vault, but I haven't done any of the main quest in a long while for fear of getting to that point of no return. Still loving this game though, it's probably my favorite of this gen.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 24, 2009, 11:44:33 PM
you'll get warnings before the no return part.   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on March 24, 2009, 11:47:40 PM
I'm going to wait and get all 3 DLC's at the same time so I can put the XP towards leveling up. I guess I'll keep screwing around doing sidequests and exploring until then.

What mission in the main quest is the point of no return? I think I have to go to a place called Lamplight to figure out how to get into an irradiated vault, but I haven't done any of the main quest in a long while for fear of getting to that point of no return. Still loving this game though, it's probably my favorite of this gen.

After Raven Rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on March 24, 2009, 11:49:19 PM
apparently the 360 DLC has been pulled due to bugginess

:piss console gaman

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on March 25, 2009, 12:20:01 AM
fuck that shit.

like yeti im waiting for the increased level cap and no finish DLC to keep playing
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on March 25, 2009, 02:09:54 AM
Yep, I'm waiting too.

I didn't know the last DLC would fix the finish of the game - that'd be cool.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on March 25, 2009, 03:09:24 AM
any word yet on when The Pitt is out?

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/bethesda-pulls-fallout-3-dlc
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Bethesda has taken steps to have the latest downloadable content for its hit RPG Fallout 3 to be removed from Xbox Live servers following complaints that the file was corrupted.

The Pitt, which was originally due for release today, has now been postponed until a new file can replace it.

The full Bethesda statement is as follows:

We are continuing to look into the issues people are experiencing with The Pitt for Xbox 360. As of now it looks like the file for the English version on Xbox Live was somehow corrupted. We are currently working with Microsoft to remove the existing file off of Live to prevent any further downloads. Our plan is to replace it with a new file as soon as possible. We hope to have another update for you shortly.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on March 25, 2009, 04:21:34 AM
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Fallout 3 Game Add-on: The Pitt (Updated)

Content: The Pitt
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan

loul japan
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 25, 2009, 06:44:57 AM
gay, well Im hooked on Peggle for thetime being. Game is so annoying but so good when u skore mass points
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on March 25, 2009, 07:59:54 AM
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Fallout 3 Game Add-on: The Pitt (Updated)

Content: The Pitt
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Japan

loul japan

What a weird decision. Did the previous DLC ever end up working here?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2009, 12:18:51 PM
I got The Pitt DLC and it's loaded up and everything, but I'm not getting the radio signal that tells me where to go. Is there something special I need to do or something?

Or is my game just messed up?  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Herr Mafflard on March 26, 2009, 12:26:24 PM
Reload the game, it's a techical hitch. You should get a broadcast within a minute.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2009, 12:33:05 PM
Reload the game, it's a techical hitch. You should get a broadcast within a minute.

I've done that several times and still nothing.

I'm on the PC version, by the way.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Herr Mafflard on March 26, 2009, 12:47:58 PM
You're not the only one having issues with the DLC, some people on the Bethesda forums are even reporting their save files are getting corrupted.  :yuck

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=970841

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on March 26, 2009, 02:06:47 PM
Reload the game, it's a techical hitch. You should get a broadcast within a minute.

I've done that several times and still nothing.

I'm on the PC version, by the way.

I had to cut the bsa and esm files for the dlc and then paste them in c:program files/fallout 3/data. Then I had to run the fallout launcher, click on data files, and check all the dlc and the main game. directions stolen from gamefaqs:

1) DL the DLC from Games for Windows Live.
2) Once downloaded and installed, go look into this address in your PC: (C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Xlive\DLC). GFWL keeps the DLCs hidden here. If you can't find it, use the search function and tick the option to search for hidden folders as well.
3) Look for these 3 files (Anchorage - Main.bsa, Anchorage - Sounds.bsa, Anchorage.esm). You can use Search function directly to look for them instead of Step 2 above if you want (remember to tick search for hidden folders too!).
4) Copy and paste these 3 files into your Betheseda Softworks\Fallout 3\Data folder (you'll notice that there's other similar file types here, ie: .bsa, .esm). 5) Now click your Fallout 3 Launcher icon, go to Data Files. You will notice 2 .esm files, which are Anchorage.esm (unchecked) and Fallout 3.esm (checked). Now check Anchorage.esm as well and press OK.
6) Now launch and play your game and load your latest or favourite save. Wait a few minutes (preferably outdoors), and you will be informed of a new signal in the Capital Wasteland (Outcast Distress Signal), and the quest "Aiding the Outcasts" begins when you hear the details in the radio broadcast. Now you can play Operation: Anchorage without GFWL needing to be logged on to play it!

and yes, one would think that this issue would have been solved by the second dlc pack.
PC gaman :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2009, 03:55:35 PM
The whole Games for Windows LIVE is such a joke, anyway. This process would be so much easier if Bethesda just hosted the DLC file on their website and you download it directly from them, but nooooo, can't have that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on March 26, 2009, 04:09:40 PM
i haven't bought it because i don't want to go through GFW.  i wish that steam could house this stuff for their customers
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on March 26, 2009, 04:47:31 PM
Looks like this is my problem:

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One of the most common problems with Operation: Anchorage failing to load is when Fallout 3 is installed on a drive OTHER than C.  For example, Fallout 3 is installed to D:\Games\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3 on my computer.

Also, how the heck do I find the "Documents and Settings" folder in Vista?

Edit: Finally got it working. Moved the files over and it started right up just like it was supposed to.

:piss Microsoft :piss2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 28, 2009, 07:26:13 AM
just started playing The Pitt. Its toally awesome and worthwhile new Fallout 3 content, as opposed to Anchorage which was ass. Basically its a lot darker and even more bondage gear/mad max. The new enemy which Kestastrophie mentioned doesnt seem to be too annoying just yet... Mirelurks were more of a pain in the ass IMO... or maybe Im just drunk haha

hunting around for the 100 ingots now...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 28, 2009, 07:34:11 PM
I need to get this.  Need to explore my hometown!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 28, 2009, 08:27:21 PM
yeah apparently its quite similar to Pittsburgh in real life, lol

sweet got all 100 ingots. Found most by myself but there are some super hidden ones.

the guide here: http://www.wouldyoukindly.com/?p=1103 is fantastic, will get you all of them in 1/2 an hour
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on March 28, 2009, 09:21:42 PM
I want to buy the Pitt, but since they already announced the lvl expansion is out in a month or two, I'm going to just wait for that.  I wasted some valuable experience with Operation Anchorage already.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 28, 2009, 09:22:58 PM
I was considering doing the same but getting the level cap raised later just means more hours of Fallout 3 awesomeness  :D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 28, 2009, 10:54:31 PM
finished The Pitt. Superb. 1200/1200, and eagerly awating the next installment of Fallout
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Lafiel on March 28, 2009, 10:54:54 PM
Going start playing this game again (been waiting for the mods to hit), for PC players here what mods would you recommend so far i have
Mars Mutant Mod
Enhanced Blood Textures
Owned!
FOOK. (Fallout overhaul kit)
Unofficial Fallout 3 patch
Darns UI mod
Fallout 3 balance overhaul (XPS)
Free Play after MQ.
Ultimate perk pack.

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on March 29, 2009, 11:10:31 AM
Is the next DLC going to be the last one or do you think there will be more later?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on March 29, 2009, 04:52:21 PM
I'm gonna guess they will do a major pack like Shivering Isles, although Shivering Isles + various DLC still only made Oblivion 1250.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on March 29, 2009, 08:17:03 PM
What the fuck. I'm getting an Application Error when I try to booth up Fallout 3.

I've already reinstalled it but I still get it. This is one bullshit buggy fucking game.


edit: and now upon second reinstallation I just accidentally deleted by save files. mother fucker. looks like i won't bother with The Pitt for awhile.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 29, 2009, 09:27:51 PM
i've been getting a runtime error every time i exit the game on both my desktop and laptop, but that's it so far
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on March 30, 2009, 02:39:03 AM
I'm gonna guess they will do a major pack like Shivering Isles, although Shivering Isles + various DLC still only made Oblivion 1250.

apparently the third dlc pack will take Fallout 3 up to 1350. Is that even allowed?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 21, 2009, 02:34:19 PM
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-2551-Fallout-3-Updated-to-1350-[Updated-w/-Release-Date].html

UPDATE: It was also announced today that Broken Steel will be available May 5th for 800MSP.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on April 21, 2009, 03:13:51 PM
How are y'all getting all the achvs with the different karmas? Just playing it through 3 times?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 21, 2009, 03:25:32 PM
Make a save prior to Level X, then get to a certain karma level (steal stuff, be good), get to Level X, reload your save, continue forward to the next achievement
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on April 21, 2009, 03:36:15 PM
Just get the PC version, you can add achievements through the command console  8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 21, 2009, 03:43:01 PM
I'll get the PC version when its like $5
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on April 21, 2009, 04:29:14 PM
Make a save prior to Level X, then get to a certain karma level (steal stuff, be good), get to Level X, reload your save, continue forward to the next achievement

Sounds like a pain in the ass. How long does it take to change your Karma like that?

Probably gonna start this shortly after the new DLC hits.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on April 21, 2009, 04:35:17 PM
Make a save prior to Level X, then get to a certain karma level (steal stuff, be good), get to Level X, reload your save, continue forward to the next achievement

Sounds like a pain in the ass. How long does it take to change your Karma like that?

Probably gonna start this shortly after the new DLC hits.

If you're playing as a good character, it doesn't take long at all to go into negative territory.  Just start killing innocent people.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on April 21, 2009, 04:41:43 PM
I'll get the PC version when its like $5
pm me your live login id and password and I can get you all of the achievements in 5 minutes  :P
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on April 21, 2009, 06:11:11 PM
Make a save prior to Level X, then get to a certain karma level (steal stuff, be good), get to Level X, reload your save, continue forward to the next achievement

Sounds like a pain in the ass. How long does it take to change your Karma like that?

Probably gonna start this shortly after the new DLC hits.

If you're playing as a good character, it doesn't take long at all to go into negative territory.  Just start killing innocent people.

Ah cool. That's how I was gonna play anyway.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 21, 2009, 06:12:48 PM
I'll get the PC version when its like $5
pm me your live login id and password and I can get you all of the achievements in 5 minutes  :P

Thats not how I roll son

All my achievements are earned by me
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 21, 2009, 07:02:23 PM
It's the only thing giving Demi's existence meaning.  Don't try and take that away from him.   
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on April 22, 2009, 01:27:31 PM
My game has been pretty much in a holdout pattern until this new DLC releases. When it does I'll pick up all 3 DLC at once and hop right back in and kick some wasteland ass.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 22, 2009, 09:38:25 PM
That's what I'm doing although I completed Anchorage :(

so fucking excited to get to level 30 and finish the game AND be able to do stuff after the end :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: cool breeze on April 22, 2009, 09:42:37 PM
I'm still waiting for the new DLC so I can finally play the Pitt.  I wasted so many experience points with Anchorage and in other areas.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on April 22, 2009, 09:48:54 PM
That's what I'm doing although I completed Anchorage :(

so fucking excited to get to level 30 and finish the game AND be able to do stuff after the end :hyper

How are they going to do that? What is the story format for this DLC, that it eschews the ending? Doesn't it just all happen prior to the final decisions in the game?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on April 22, 2009, 10:07:57 PM
My game has been pretty much in a holdout pattern until this new DLC releases. When it does I'll pick up all 3 DLC at once and hop right back in and kick some wasteland ass.

Same, although I don't think I'll get Anchorage.  Many people seemed not to like it much.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 22, 2009, 10:20:43 PM
Anchorage is fine if you desperately need more fallout. But just expect a sneaking, sniping mission with no role playing, items or anything but shooting.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on April 22, 2009, 10:29:05 PM
Thanks, yeah, I think I'll leave it as the last DLC I download at least.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 22, 2009, 11:12:05 PM
That's what I'm doing although I completed Anchorage :(

so fucking excited to get to level 30 and finish the game AND be able to do stuff after the end :hyper

How are they going to do that? What is the story format for this DLC, that it eschews the ending? Doesn't it just all happen prior to the final decisions in the game?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
it changes the ending completely so that you live
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on April 23, 2009, 01:04:31 AM
i don't know why i clicked that when i haven't finished the game yet :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 23, 2009, 02:14:18 AM
:lol me too. although i sorta guessed since you couldn't play on

i have a habit of clicking on spoilers for no good reason.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on April 23, 2009, 03:17:07 AM
How are they going to do that? What is the story format for this DLC, that it eschews the ending? Doesn't it just all happen prior to the final decisions in the game?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
it changes the ending completely so that you live
[close]


Thanks!

i don't know why i clicked that when i haven't finished the game yet :(

:rofl
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 23, 2009, 07:33:51 AM
Quote
As a result of the level cap increase, you'll be facing much tougher enemies. The amount of experience required to reach the new levels is designed to keep you playing the game for much longer than the new main quest will last, which is why new side missions have also been included. You'll be traveling all over the Capital Wastelands again, though things may have now changed to reflect your earlier actions.

oh boy oh boy oh boy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on April 23, 2009, 12:45:07 PM
sweet.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 23, 2009, 01:08:07 PM
my current character is thoroughly evil, so it'll be interesting to see what becomes of the wasteland after i've had my way with it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 26, 2009, 12:24:32 AM
http://www.electronictheatre.co.uk/articles/archive/2009/fallout-3-downloadable-content-retail-package-revealed-02250409/

Fallout 3's DLC as retail disc

I know what I'm renting ^_^
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 26, 2009, 02:05:25 AM
The new DLC isn't on it? wtf?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on April 27, 2009, 08:59:33 PM
It only has the Pitt and Anchorage?

:duh x 1,000,000
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on April 28, 2009, 07:18:36 AM
Havent been online in a while... hey guys

Do we have a date for the sweet DLC yet? Ive got 1200/1200 and keen as for mre Fallout ASAP!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 28, 2009, 08:21:04 AM
may 5 i think
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 28, 2009, 12:54:35 PM
It only has the Pitt and Anchorage?

:duh x 1,000,000

pretty sure that means two things:  they wanted to keep it around $20, and there's gonna be more dlc (so you'll probably get two per disc)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on April 28, 2009, 01:06:33 PM
AUGH FUCK RELEASE THE DISK FOR PS3 TOO YOU ASSHOLES
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 28, 2009, 08:23:04 PM
cry moar, you knew it was exclusive
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on April 29, 2009, 03:12:20 AM
lol thats what happens when you play a Sony. Will get the new DLC day 1.

Who will be the first EB'er to 1350/1350 Fallout 3? Me?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 29, 2009, 07:08:51 AM
not me, too lazy to do the karma achievements
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on April 29, 2009, 08:59:04 AM
cry moar, you knew it was exclusive

actually i didn't when i bought the game  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on April 29, 2009, 10:29:44 PM
Dudes, I don't know anything about playing PC games. Saw the Fallout Trilogy at my local Target:

(http://media.dimensionplus.nl/autogen/74971-185.jpg)

I was wondering if its possible to play it on my laptop? My Dell meets or exceeds all the specs, so that's no problem. But, I don't know if you have to have a special graphics card or if the laptop already comes with a graphics card that is ok. My Dell is your basic off the shelf D600. Help?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 29, 2009, 10:37:55 PM
Your laptop should run them fine, they arent intensive games
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on April 29, 2009, 10:51:56 PM
Wow, that's wrong. The "addachievement" console command for the PC version unlocks the achievements for the DLC that isn't even release yet. I just did the first one (Death from Above), but achievements 59-64 are all gettable with this
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on April 29, 2009, 11:20:37 PM

Dudes, I don't know anything about playing PC games. Saw the Fallout Trilogy at my local Target:

(http://media.dimensionplus.nl/autogen/74971-185.jpg)

I was wondering if its possible to play it on my laptop? My Dell meets or exceeds all the specs, so that's no problem. But, I don't know if you have to have a special graphics card or if the laptop already comes with a graphics card that is ok. My Dell is your basic off the shelf D600. Help?

Your laptop should run them fine, they arent intensive games

They all ran fine on my netbook, which had a 1.6ghz Atom processor and GMA 945 integrated graphics  (which is about the crappiest integrated graphics chip there is).  Any laptop out there will smoke these games at their max settings.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on April 30, 2009, 08:10:34 AM
Appreciate it guys. Gonna pick it up this weekend.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 01, 2009, 05:57:54 PM
Do you get a different ending if you don't make the president blow himself up with the enclave base?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 01, 2009, 06:12:28 PM
no, your ending just depends on whether or not you

spoiler (click to show/hide)
use the FEV virus
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 01, 2009, 06:23:55 PM
Yeah, I'm just after that part with the president.

Guess I'll finish up the one quest I still have (Reilly's Rangers) and explore some of those cities I haven't been to like Paradise Falls, Cantabury Commons, Big Town and get the last quests they have before finishing the game.

Maybe I should try to find the dog too.  Never found the junkyard.

Btw, the level cap seems about right.  I don't really get how people hit level 20 quickly and didn't gain any exp for the most of the main game.  I have like 75% of the optional quests done and I'm at the last chapter of the main game and I'm only level 16 or 17 still.  Will probably hit level 20 right when I clear the game at this rate.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 01, 2009, 09:59:26 PM
if you wait a week the dlc will come that moves the level cap to 30

and you can keep playing after the finish
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2009, 06:49:14 AM
Man, I was proud I finally found 100 locations after 30+ hours. 

...then I read there are 163 discoverable locations in Fallout 3 pre-DLC.  Wow.  I wonder where the rest are hiding, lol.


Is there any easy way to collar Flak in Strictly Business without turning Rivet City against you?  It's the only sidequest I have left (completed all the other achievement-level sidequests) and I've completed it on a separate save where Rivet city is now not usable for shopping and hanging out because I made Flak a slave, but I reset it and reloaded my main save before doing that as I still want to use Rivet city.  But going into the DLC I want my character to have all subquests completed just for completions sake.  I also need to get Red from Big Town but I don't care if I kill everyone in that town since the town sucks anyhow.  I tried putting it on her when she is alone in her clinic but when she ran out to Paradise Falls she alerted the whole town and they tried to kill me :(

Man and I'm never going to hit those kill achievements.  Those and the computer hacking are the only ones I'm not going to get (and neutral/bad karma ones since I stayed good all the time).  I only have 130 creatures killed and 99 humans killed at this point 33 hours in with all sidequests done and the main plot right after the Enclave base.  300 = lolloololol.  My terminal hacking is around 25-30, but I hate hacking so fucking much I wouldn't bother to hit 50.  I wish your science level actually made the hacking easier like by giving you hints at a few letters in the password so you can get it all quick.

if you wait a week the dlc will come that moves the level cap to 30

and you can keep playing after the finish

Yeah, I'll wait until it's out to do all 3 DLCs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on May 02, 2009, 07:09:21 AM
Since you're using the PC verison you can just do the console code for adding achievements
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2009, 07:20:43 AM
Since you're using the PC verison you can just do the console code for adding achievements

But that kills the whole point of working towards them.

I don't care about getting 1000/1000 :P  I think I did that for like 2 games at the start of the X360 life when all you had to do was beat them to get 1000.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on May 02, 2009, 08:04:19 AM
well then STFU
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2009, 01:31:32 PM
Thanks demi
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Positive Touch on May 02, 2009, 02:06:34 PM
if you scroll through all the junk symbols while hacking your curser will sometimes highlight a cluster of symbols.  click on that to remove one of the invalid keywords.  sometimes you'll get lucky there'll be enough clusters to get rid of most of the useless terms.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 02, 2009, 07:59:58 PM
Man, I was proud I finally found 100 locations after 30+ hours. 

...then I read there are 163 discoverable locations in Fallout 3 pre-DLC.  Wow.  I wonder where the rest are hiding, lol.


Is there any easy way to collar Flak in Strictly Business without turning Rivet City against you?  It's the only sidequest I have left (completed all the other achievement-level sidequests) and I've completed it on a separate save where Rivet city is now not usable for shopping and hanging out because I made Flak a slave, but I reset it and reloaded my main save before doing that as I still want to use Rivet city.  But going into the DLC I want my character to have all subquests completed just for completions sake.  I also need to get Red from Big Town but I don't care if I kill everyone in that town since the town sucks anyhow.  I tried putting it on her when she is alone in her clinic but when she ran out to Paradise Falls she alerted the whole town and they tried to kill me :(

Man and I'm never going to hit those kill achievements.  Those and the computer hacking are the only ones I'm not going to get (and neutral/bad karma ones since I stayed good all the time).  I only have 130 creatures killed and 99 humans killed at this point 33 hours in with all sidequests done and the main plot right after the Enclave base.  300 = lolloololol.  My terminal hacking is around 25-30, but I hate hacking so fucking much I wouldn't bother to hit 50.  I wish your science level actually made the hacking easier like by giving you hints at a few letters in the password so you can get it all quick.

if you wait a week the dlc will come that moves the level cap to 30

and you can keep playing after the finish

Yeah, I'll wait until it's out to do all 3 DLCs.

no fucking wonder you havent hit the level cap, you havent been killing anything. Have you just been running from everything?

I got both those achieves around 30-40 hours in and didnt have to grind for kills or anything
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2009, 09:01:54 PM
I haven't ran from anything.  I've killed every enemy that's attacked me.

I think it's because I don't go inside and explore locations that aren't sidequest or mainquest related.  I just discover them and keep moving.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 02, 2009, 09:17:40 PM
Oh ok. Yeah I got really into exploring and scavenging stuff to sell, blew so many ghoul heads off with the Hunting Rifle  :D

God I love Fallout 3, only a couple of days to the next expansion :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 02, 2009, 09:24:26 PM
blew so many ghoul heads off with the Hunting Rifle  :D

You need to get some Lincoln's Repeater action going, dude!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 02, 2009, 09:43:15 PM
I just use a plain old sniper rifle when in stealth.
I use a combat shotgun/flamer/shishkabob for close up and chinese assault rifle for medium range (non-vats). 

I got the plasma A23 rifle from the replicated man quest, but it did crap damage for me so I haven't bothered with most quest reward weapons.  I think it's because my energy weapon stat is very low.  I focused on small guns and non-weapon skills.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 03, 2009, 12:53:11 AM
sniper rifle is good but there's not much ammo for it.

ol painless is awesome in stealth. plus you can combine it with hunting rifles :bow

shotguns are awesome for VATS as well, especially if you have the perks for it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2009, 02:02:14 AM
Flamer with pyromaniac perk is really really good.  But when it reloads you are left super open and it reloads a lot.  :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: dammitmattt on May 03, 2009, 02:12:28 AM
Bepbo, you'll get a ton of human kills in Operation Anchorage.  That's actually where that achievement unlocked for me.  It's truly amazing that you've killed that few humans/creatures based on how many quests you've completed.

I can't fucking wait for the third DLC to come out so I can finish the main story and my six remaining side quests in addition to the DLC itself.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2009, 02:53:18 AM
One complaint I have is that I wish there were tons more quests that took advantage of all these locations on the map.  The problem is for people like me, I just don't feel compelled to explore these ruined locations since the loot will just be the standard stuff that's everywhere else and the enemies will be the standard enemies.  The locations look cool outside, but once inside there is nothing unique about them.  I'd say counting all the quests and main story you probably only 50% of the locations in the game.

At least if there is a quest story behind each one it gives something a little more to it and makes me want to explore it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 03, 2009, 03:46:51 AM
I found the Nuka Cola quest had me going into every structure to search for those precious Quantum bottles... took a while to get 30! Before I got the quest I was drinking the stuff and making Nuka grenades  :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 03, 2009, 04:19:51 AM
Bebpo did you go back to Reilys Rangers and do the location quest? There's a reward for finding new areas

Also they may seem not unique, but 99% of them will have a skill book or quest item in them (ie Nuka Cola Quantum).

I love exploring and finding new spots, even if there's nothing in them. It is a wasteland.

Regarding low kills, I had very low human kills but massive kills in everything else when I reached level 20. I just think it depends on the sidequests you do.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2009, 05:10:45 AM
Actually I got the wrong numbers.  I saw my stats during a load screen and while human kills are only at 108 for me, creature kills are at 271.

I managed to get Flak out in the hallway alone in the middle of the night where he was having a smoke and collared him and sent him to paradise falls.  Didn't alert anyone and now I can still shop there :)

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2009, 07:34:32 PM
Wow, I had held off doing the final quest last night because I figured like most rpgs it would be a 4 hour epic and tough ordeal.  Instead it was 10 mins with 8 mins walking behind a robot (cool) and 2 mins fighting like 6 guys and a one minute ending fmv, lol.

I guess if I hadn't convinced the general there would have been a final boss fight?  I focused from the start on speech and so I talked my way out of everything in the game ^^;

I didn't hit level 20 :(  Was halfway through 19 when I finished the game.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 03, 2009, 07:36:32 PM
So since the new DLC is going to let you keep playing, I guess I shouldn't bother loading an earlier save if I want to mess around and explore more. 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 03, 2009, 09:01:39 PM
I think you'll have to load the one just before you finish the game, then finish it and you keep playing then. Not sure, I guess we find out this week :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: fistfulofmetal on May 03, 2009, 10:59:16 PM
i still can't get this game to launch. fuck. i made a thread at the fallout 3 forum and so far no one as been able to figure it out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 04, 2009, 12:21:09 AM
i still can't get this game to launch. fuck. i made a thread at the fallout 3 forum and so far no one as been able to figure it out.

God doesn't like you.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 04, 2009, 11:09:14 AM
Gauss rifle from Operation Anchorage is the shit when you hit higher levels

I'm getting critical knockdowns every other shot, and I don't even have a crit perk

It's hilarious to hear a Super Mutant Master grunt when you send him flying fifty feet, then running over and taking him out execution-style before he/she/it can get back up

It's almost too powerful, but they knew that, so you can't repair it on your own - you have to get a scavenger or trader to repair it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Draft on May 04, 2009, 11:38:26 AM
One complaint I have is that I wish there were tons more quests that took advantage of all these locations on the map.  The problem is for people like me, I just don't feel compelled to explore these ruined locations since the loot will just be the standard stuff that's everywhere else and the enemies will be the standard enemies.  The locations look cool outside, but once inside there is nothing unique about them.  I'd say counting all the quests and main story you probably only 50% of the locations in the game.

At least if there is a quest story behind each one it gives something a little more to it and makes me want to explore it.
My main complaint about FO3 is that more than half of the content is Oblivion style dungeons with nothing but random loot that you either kill kill kill or sneakkill sneakkill sneakkill to get.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 04, 2009, 01:19:56 PM
One complaint I have is that I wish there were tons more quests that took advantage of all these locations on the map.  The problem is for people like me, I just don't feel compelled to explore these ruined locations since the loot will just be the standard stuff that's everywhere else and the enemies will be the standard enemies.  The locations look cool outside, but once inside there is nothing unique about them.  I'd say counting all the quests and main story you probably only 50% of the locations in the game.

At least if there is a quest story behind each one it gives something a little more to it and makes me want to explore it.
My main complaint about FO3 is that more than half of the content is Oblivion style dungeons with nothing but random loot that you either kill kill kill or sneakkill sneakkill sneakkill to get.

Yeah, that's pretty much it.  The game needs more unique dungeons like jrpgs.  Even the main quest dungeons were often just metro tunnels or office buildings that weren't any different than a random one you went in.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 04, 2009, 08:16:28 PM
new DLC out todaaaayy :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 04, 2009, 08:26:31 PM
just scoped the new achievements, piece of cake
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 04, 2009, 09:16:51 PM
omg its today!?!? I THOUGHT IT WAS TOMORROW!?!?!?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 04, 2009, 09:20:51 PM
Well Its May 5 here down-under, DLC will probably be up this evening
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 04, 2009, 10:38:08 PM
I guess I'm going to play through Fallout 1 & 2 before doing the Fallout 3 DLC.  I didn't expect Fallout 1 to be as short as it is.  Started last night and less than a day later I'm halfway through the game, lol.  Will probably finish both games in a week.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2009, 03:47:00 AM
http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=985364

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=986090

pc owners with mods owned by patch 1.5

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Bug #1: Saving Crash
Non-Persistant creatures\NPC's placed by mods will cause the game to crash upon trying to save after visiting and leaving the area where they are in.

Bug #2: Vanishing\Resetting Objects
Non-Persistant objects (statics ect) placed by mods will vanish upon loading them the second time. If you changed an already existing object in Fallout3.esm then it will reset to the default position (state, as it was in Fallout3.esm) upon a second loading.

Bug #3: Skin color on new NPC's defaults to "white" no matter what

 :-\

lucky i have the 360 version :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 05, 2009, 04:52:30 AM
Well Its May 5 here down-under, DLC will probably be up this evening

WHAT WHAT WHAT?

8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 05, 2009, 06:13:58 AM
http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=985364

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=986090

pc owners with mods owned by patch 1.5

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Bug #1: Saving Crash
Non-Persistant creatures\NPC's placed by mods will cause the game to crash upon trying to save after visiting and leaving the area where they are in.

Bug #2: Vanishing\Resetting Objects
Non-Persistant objects (statics ect) placed by mods will vanish upon loading them the second time. If you changed an already existing object in Fallout3.esm then it will reset to the default position (state, as it was in Fallout3.esm) upon a second loading.

Bug #3: Skin color on new NPC's defaults to "white" no matter what

 :-\

lucky i have the 360 version :hyper

Well you can just uncheck all the mods you are running before you start the game. Still sucks.  But whatever.  Do you even need to update to 1.50 to play Broken Steel?  If not I'd just stick with 1.4~~ and my mods when I play the DLCs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 05, 2009, 06:27:17 AM
Broken Steel is out... downloading now :elephant

In the meantime Im watching The Wicker Man on TV... lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2009, 06:30:54 AM
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 05, 2009, 08:26:01 AM
Good Lord, the hoops you have to jump through for the PC DLC are ridiculous. I just downloaded the entire 500mb file and it didn't install correctly or at all, so I have to redownload. SHITTY FUCKING GFW LIVE AND SHITTIER MARKETPLACE CONSOLE WHY ISNT THIS INTEGRATED THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT BY THE THIRD FUCKING DLC PACK FFFFUUUUUUUU  :maf :maf :maf :maf
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2009, 08:45:18 AM
i just downloaded the 360 one and it worked :rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 05, 2009, 08:50:47 AM
Oh ffs, I just downloaded a second time and it didn't install again. It says the files are corrupt. I cannot express how shitty GFW Live is. What is the point of having an approval process for content when a good portion of the time there are errors that prevent the content from working at all. I just looked on gamefaqs, it appears that the PC content is in fact borked

:piss GFW Live quality control
:piss Bethesda quality control
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 05, 2009, 08:59:47 AM
My download was slow as hell, and its bedtime now :(

Will have to get into it tomorrow

Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2009, 09:58:12 AM
halfway to level 21 :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on May 05, 2009, 10:17:36 AM
Holy shit, didn't expect it to come out so shortly... I will be getting this and finally picking up The Pitt, probably this weekend. Any Broken Steel impressions yet or naah? How tough do the 'chieves look? I need 1350/1350!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Kestastrophe on May 05, 2009, 03:23:46 PM
lol, got the dlc to work via download history.  :)

Shitty bethesda still hasnt officially released the content, even though it is obviously working now. This whole situation reeks of incompetence
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 05, 2009, 06:32:18 PM
Holy shit, didn't expect it to come out so shortly... I will be getting this and finally picking up The Pitt, probably this weekend. Any Broken Steel impressions yet or naah? How tough do the 'chieves look? I need 1350/1350!

Achievements look cake as, just 3 more quests and 3 'reach level 30 with ____ karma' achievements

And if you want 1350/1350, make sure you check out the guide to finding all 100 ingots in The Pitt I posted earlier in this thread  ;) One of the best collectible guides I ever used!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 05, 2009, 06:37:28 PM
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one of the best youtubes ever
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 05, 2009, 11:42:43 PM
THE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE GLITCHED

FUCK

They show as unlocking on your screen, but they dont actually unlock properly and give you points and stuff

this DLC is shit
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 05, 2009, 11:52:09 PM
check to see if your gamertag says 64 achievements or 58

mine says 64 but then im not finished the initial game so i cant tell if the dlc works
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 05, 2009, 11:57:07 PM
It was saying 58, now it says 64. But Ive been reading other boards and apparently once you unlock an achievement It will revert back to 58 again and you lose the points! Unbelievable

Apparently Befupsda or whatever they are called know alllll about this but let their crap through anyway. not to mention all the shit with the PC downloads...

Its going to be sorted in the next day or two with points retroactively added (APPARENTLY)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 06, 2009, 12:00:00 AM
If they're retroactively adding the points there really isn't anything to complain about.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 06, 2009, 12:01:17 AM
we dont know if its going to work?! I'll just have the trust these guys and keep playing
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: patrickula on May 06, 2009, 12:20:57 AM
Should I beat the game before I get Broken Steel?  I hit the level cap awhile ago but I was going to check out some more areas before I beat the game... now I'm not sure what I should do.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 01:32:18 AM
get it now - you cant do any of the dlc until you finish the main story, therefore you cant get any of the achievements.

by the time you're there a fix should be out
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 06, 2009, 01:42:14 AM
One thing about Fallout 3 is I feel you probably get more out of the game if you are from the east coast or at least have a decent geographical knowledge of that area and the buildings.  Kinda like how I dig driving around Vegas in PGR3 since I've been to Vegas and recognize the stuff.  Seeing all the streets, buildings you know in post apocalyptic form must be pretty cool.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on May 06, 2009, 02:00:42 AM
get it now - you cant do any of the dlc until you finish the main story, therefore you cant get any of the achievements.

by the time you're there a fix should be out


by any of the dlc, you mean the new one in particular or there's some bug affecting all the DLC packs?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 02:27:36 AM
sorry just the new one. the pitt and anchorage are available as side quests iirc

also

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fallout-3-broken-steel-dlc-pc-problems (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fallout-3-broken-steel-dlc-pc-problems)

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UPDATE:: Bethesda has been in touch to update us on the PC version: "We're seeing the same error, which is a Games for Windows Live DRM Install error. Microsoft is working on fixing it, and we'll let everyone know once we've verified it."

The developer also said the following regarding unrelated Xbox 360 errors: "The Xbox Live servers don't seem to be fully synched yet with the additional achievements. This should fix itself automatically soon. People won't lose any achievements."
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 06, 2009, 04:07:41 AM
If you download Broken Steel, does it fix the level cap straight away?

I have no intention to finish the main quest anytime soon hence can't play Broken Steel, but I want my level cap fixed NOW.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 06, 2009, 04:32:12 AM
yep the level cap fixes up striaght away, you get a prompt on screen. Some of the new perks are pretty funky

I got the grim reaper perk finally, shit is awesome!

Thoughts on Broken Steel:[spoilers for the 1st 2 quests]

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Seems to be REALLY short. I gained 3-4 levels and have finished 2 of the 3 quests in like 1-2 hours. Although Im doing the final quest now and the baddies are hard as fuck! Theres these new feral ghoul reavers who are like 4x more powerful than deathclaws! I found a mutant overlord and got the new laser rifle too, its really good.

Its great that Liberty Prime is talked about a lot and turns up again, but I almost cired when he died  :'(
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 06, 2009, 04:52:26 AM
Cool, thanks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 04:54:20 AM
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I got the grim reaper perk finally, shit is awesome!

its so fucking awesome it feels like the game is broken
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 09:03:54 AM
:lol just killed fawkes without realising it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 06, 2009, 07:12:49 PM
Grim Reaper perk is awesome.  I can't remember if I hit level 20 last time I played but that is hands down the perk to get.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 07:45:16 PM
the new perks (besides the level 30 god perk) are TERRIBLE :yuck

level 24 - your karma is now good.

smh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: patrickula on May 06, 2009, 08:23:47 PM
Thanks for the info.  I'll take the Grim Reaper perk at level 21 :drool
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 08:33:19 PM
seriously though, they are all shit except for 1-2

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Lv. 22:
Deep Sleep - Get the well rested bonus in any bed
Puppies! - new Dogmeat everytime he dies
Quantum Chemist - Every 10 Nuka colas you acquire are automatically converted into a Quantum

Lv. 24
Devils Highway - Karma is instantly set to Very Evil
Escalator to Heaven - Karma to Very Good
Karmic Rebalance - Karma to Neutral
No Weakness - All SPECIAL stats less than 5 become 5

Lv. 26
Nerves of steel - Faster AP regen
Rad tolerance - no effects from minor rad poisoning
Warmonger - All custom weapon schematics added to your inventory

Lv. 28
Party Boy - No alcohol withdrawal
Rad Absorption - Rad level decreases automatically over time

Lv. 30
Almost Perfect - All SPECIAL stats become 9 (Not sure if this will lower your 10's?)
Nuclear Anamoly - At 20 HP or less you explode and do insane damage to everything around you, including your allies
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Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 06, 2009, 08:54:01 PM
Sounds like foregoing No Weakness for Almost Perfect is the way to go.  If 10 SPECIALS get lowered to 9 that would suck horribly though.

Nerves of Steel sounds OK.  Rad Absorption would remove the minor annoyance of having to take Rad Away every 5-10 hours of playtime I guess.  All this time to think up perks and that's the best they can come up with?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 06, 2009, 09:11:41 PM
nerves of steel is unnessecary with Grim Reaper imo, unless you're a weak combat character. I've got maxed weapons and all the combat perks.

Rad Absorption is useless again, I've usually got 40+ radaway in my inventory.

Quantum Chemist could be useful for those who've been drinking their Quantumns but still want to finish the quest.

You could start a character now with 1 or something for intelligence or personality and bump it up by level 24. You'd be awesomely strong yet stupid :dur
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 07, 2009, 12:24:30 AM
I beat Fallout 1 (omg so good) and started playing Operation Anchorage.

WTF is this!?!!?

It's like Bethseda decided Fallout 3 hadn't raped the original enough in it's move to non-strategic SHOOT THEM IN THE FACE gameplay, that they decided to just drop all pretenses and make the first DLC a straight up shitty B-level FPS game.  This was fun for about 10 mins and then running through hallways and shooting chinese soldiers got boring REAL FAST.  Who thought making the simulation a straight up FPS was a good idea?  FPS depends on good AI and good level design, something Bethseda has neither of.  What Fallout 3 excels in is questing and there is none of that here, wtf.

The next two DLCs better be way better.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 07, 2009, 12:51:45 AM
they are. i think anchorage was their comeback to people who complained that they made a shitty FPS.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 07, 2009, 01:18:26 AM
I beat Fallout 1 (omg so good) and started playing Operation Anchorage.

WTF is this!?!!?

It's like Bethseda decided Fallout 3 hadn't raped the original enough

you are veering dangerously into nma territory there
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 07, 2009, 06:32:53 AM
so glad i waited till the dlc to finish this, what a shitty ending
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 07, 2009, 02:00:05 PM
I beat Fallout 1 (omg so good) and started playing Operation Anchorage.

WTF is this!?!!?

It's like Bethseda decided Fallout 3 hadn't raped the original enough

you are veering dangerously into nma territory there

haha.  Yeah, I mean it's decently fun and blowing off heads in vats is enjoyable.  But there really is hardly any strategy or depth to the fighting.  Not that there was a ton in the original turn-based system, but item management, crippling, and managing distance were more important.

I can't wait for New Vegas, as I bet Obsidian will take the Fallout 3 combat and add back in the strategy of old (and hopefully a turn-based option for those who want it). 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Jansen on May 07, 2009, 02:10:27 PM
i sincerely doubt that bethsoft will let obsidian make significant changes to the combat seeing as how successful fallout 3 has been
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 07, 2009, 02:12:17 PM
I'm kind of glad the perks are shitty, it gives me a chance to try out some of the perks I wanted to from earlier, which didn't seem all that useful. I got the animal friend perk, and I got into this insane battle with Enclave troopers that were about to kick the shit out of me and this Yao Guai came up and started attacking the Enclave troopers, saving my ass. It was funny because I only had the first level of the perk, so I don't know why it came and helped me. Also at some point a Deathclaw joined in the fray, but it attacked me after it killed everything else, so I don't think animal friendship works on them.  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 07, 2009, 07:17:27 PM
blurgh Im recovering my gamertag now, seems to be the only way to fix thos glitched achievements. Apparently If you dont already have them they pop just fine now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 07, 2009, 07:59:47 PM
i sincerely doubt that Black Isle will let Micro Forte make significant changes to the combat seeing as how successful fallout 2 has been

;)  I'm hearing there's a reason why it's not called Fallout 3: New Vegas or Fallout 4.  It's not a sequel (like Kotor II was) or expansion.  It's a completely new game using Bethseda's engine and getting the permission/licensing through them since they own the ip now.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 07, 2009, 09:01:32 PM
You could start a character now with 1 or something for intelligence or personality and bump it up by level 24. You'd be awesomely strong yet stupid :dur

My character has Charisma of 1 and Luck of 1.  I have Barter and Speechcraft high enough already so putting Charisma to 9 won't achieve much, and a little extra luck is not much use as I sneak everywhere and make critical shots anyway.

Still, I'll probably take Almost Perfect :dur
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 07, 2009, 09:04:05 PM
I took the Pistol perk last night at level 22, now I'm popping enclave soldiers and super mutans with my scoped magnum like they're radroaches
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 08, 2009, 06:07:38 PM
My guy is pretty well built,  got a 100 repair skill so Ive always got top condition tesla armour and plasma rifle :rock

Well I finished the Broken Steel quests. Overall I think The Pitt is the best DLC pack (I just loved the ambience and darkness, all the industrial shit, it was totally homo-erotic. Leather, steel mills etc.) But Broken Steel is awesome and without spoiling anything - it gives the game a proper slam bang finale.

Im a bit gutted I didnt wait to do the DLC, now I gotta grind 5 levels for level 30  :( Oh well, theres some solid farming methods, and I can use the 'Here and Now' perk for the final level. I might also take the exp boosting one just to speed things up. My guy is a killing machine, I can take down Mutant Overlords on Super Hard without much trouble so i figure I can just go wild with whatever I want perk-wise
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on May 08, 2009, 10:41:51 PM
I just started (level 2 now). But, if I d/l Broken Steel then I can gain access to the new perks?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 08, 2009, 10:48:57 PM
Yes, but all the new perks have level 20-something as a prerequisite. Youd probably want to get that level cap raised though.

Im just farming mutant blood for levels now... just a couple to go
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on May 08, 2009, 10:54:58 PM
OK cool. Probably download it now.

Gotta start over though cuz I missed the first bobblehead in the vault.   :-\

 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 08, 2009, 10:56:04 PM
STOP

theres another mission which involves going back to Vault 101. You can get it then

The only other missable one is in Raven Rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 09, 2009, 12:46:15 AM
I think I'm going to do all the achievements for this game. I only have one bobblehead left to find, and the only other achievements I need to do are the DLC quests, the last few Main Quests, and killing the Super Mutant Behemoths. So far I've only run into one Behemoth, and it was trapped in a cage at Evergreen Mills.  :lol I thought I would have run into at least a few more throughout my travels.

Oh yeah, I guess I still have to do the alignment achievements too. That won't be as fun.  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on May 09, 2009, 12:07:22 PM
STOP

theres another mission which involves going back to Vault 101. You can get it then

The only other missable one is in Raven Rock

Ah shit. Already restarted. The guide on xbox360achievements.org is wrong then.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on May 09, 2009, 12:22:57 PM
I think I'm going to do all the achievements for this game. I only have one bobblehead left to find, and the only other achievements I need to do are the DLC quests, the last few Main Quests, and killing the Super Mutant Behemoths. So far I've only run into one Behemoth, and it was trapped in a cage at Evergreen Mills.  :lol I thought I would have run into at least a few more throughout my travels.

Oh yeah, I guess I still have to do the alignment achievements too. That won't be as fun.  :-\

The giant Super Mutant that you and the Brotherhood of Steel took down in front of the Galaxy News Radio building is a Behemoth, as well.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 09, 2009, 01:26:38 PM
STOP

theres another mission which involves going back to Vault 101. You can get it then

The only other missable one is in Raven Rock

Ah shit. Already restarted. The guide on xbox360achievements.org is wrong then.

Did you erase all your old saves?  I NEVER erase old saves.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 09, 2009, 08:08:50 PM
Decided to play the game again with a new character. I was good last time, so I'm going to be a complete ass with this character. Is it possible to make a decent melee only character? I'm guessing it isn't.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 09, 2009, 09:19:39 PM
STOP

theres another mission which involves going back to Vault 101. You can get it then

The only other missable one is in Raven Rock

Ah shit. Already restarted. The guide on xbox360achievements.org is wrong then.

Did you erase all your old saves?  I NEVER erase old saves.

smart man. i have over 100 save points for fallout 3 :-*
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: OptimoPeach on May 09, 2009, 06:31:37 PM
I think I'm gonna go buy this later today. I've been totally inactive with all the next-gen shit, and since I have a boner for RPGs in general I figure this is a good starting point. Plus, I'm broke, so I need something I can spend hundreds of hours on.

One question though: How much is the DLC? Is it worth it?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on May 09, 2009, 06:52:40 PM
Yeah, I had erased them at that point. Doesn't matter though as I played the beginning a bit different and I like how it turned out much more.

One thing I've noticed is that night time is pretty scary (or I'm just a big pussy). So, I hate traveling the wasteland during it. Is there any way to fast forward time other than finding a random bed to sleep on?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 09, 2009, 06:57:53 PM
if there are no enemies around you can just wait, although you won't get the 10% experience boost from being well-rested
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 09, 2009, 07:12:21 PM
STOP

theres another mission which involves going back to Vault 101. You can get it then

The only other missable one is in Raven Rock

Ah shit. Already restarted. The guide on xbox360achievements.org is wrong then.

Did you erase all your old saves?  I NEVER erase old saves.

smart man. i have over 100 save points for fallout 3 :-*

Halfway through Anchorage I have 384 in 32 hours of playtime.

...yeah, I save a lot in games.  :P
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on May 09, 2009, 09:49:57 PM
Just bought the Pitt and Broken Steel :hyper
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 11, 2009, 12:18:33 AM
Bought Broken Steel on the weekend, and then loaded up my game to find I'm only on level 19 anyway. :duh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 11, 2009, 08:26:59 PM
that means no wasted XP
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 11, 2009, 08:32:39 PM
Indeed, that was my plan last time I played I guess.  Since I won't be playing the game much though I could have waited a couple more weeks to download Broken Steel.  No biggie.

I think I'll get The Pitt too.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 12, 2009, 12:00:52 AM
Of the three expansions, which is best?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 12, 2009, 12:02:27 AM
in terms of content or features?

if i had to get one i'd get broken steel for the level cap increase.

skip anchorage unless you're a completist
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2009, 01:06:58 AM
Skip anchorage unless you hate life.

Unfortunately I got halfway through Anchorage and saved.  Now I could skip it with an older save and just do the other 2, but I don't want to give up all the xp I got and I also want to see the Outcast story stuff that comes AFTER this stupid shitty VR part. 

But then I haven't played in days because everytime I think about playing I remember my save is in the middle of Anchorage and I still have to do all 3 objects :l
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 12, 2009, 01:15:14 AM
anchorage is fine if you have nothing else to do in the game. its probably worth 400 not 800 points.

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I also want to see the Outcast story stuff that comes AFTER this stupid shitty VR part.

I dont think there's anything after you do it, besides a quick fight and some loot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 12, 2009, 01:41:35 AM
Then the Outcasts were the most wasted characters in the story.  :\ 
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 12, 2009, 03:48:04 AM
Alright, I'll avoid Anchorage and get Broken Steel. I started up the game again the other day with the intention of getting a few stray achievements, and the addiction has hit me again at full force.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 12, 2009, 04:20:17 AM
Anchorage gives you a couple of pieces of killer loot at the end, though:

Winterized T-51b armor with a 45 DR which never wears out or breaks, and the Gauss Rifle, a sniper-styled energy weapon which does tremendous damage and has a high chance for crits

It's worth it for that, but the storyline of the quest itself is pretty meh
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 12, 2009, 04:55:53 AM
oh yeah the gauss rifle is awesome. its ridiculously slow to reload though
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 14, 2009, 05:20:48 AM
Just got 1000/1000 on the base game's achievements. I found an awesome glitch online that makes the game think you have unlimited scrap metal, allowing you to get as much free money and xp as you want. Let me get the neutral and evil achievements I missed on my first playthrough in a matter of an hour.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 14, 2009, 05:33:14 AM
Sweet, I missed the neutral and good achievements.  Thanks dude.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 14, 2009, 11:43:53 AM
Just got 1000/1000 on the base game's achievements. I found an awesome glitch online that makes the game think you have unlimited scrap metal, allowing you to get as much free money and xp as you want. Let me get the neutral and evil achievements I missed on my first playthrough in a matter of an hour.

How do you do that glitch and can it be done on the 360 version?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on May 14, 2009, 02:01:43 PM
I'm at level 20, with Operation Anchorage complete... just installed The Pitt and Broken Steel. How long would it take to get through both of those DLC missions and hit level 30, would you folks estimate?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 14, 2009, 02:18:23 PM
takes about 3 hours to complete each questline
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Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 14, 2009, 03:40:51 PM
Just got 1000/1000 on the base game's achievements. I found an awesome glitch online that makes the game think you have unlimited scrap metal, allowing you to get as much free money and xp as you want. Let me get the neutral and evil achievements I missed on my first playthrough in a matter of an hour.

How do you do that glitch and can it be done on the 360 version?

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Scrap_Metal#Glitches_and_bugs

I did it on 360, so yes.
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Post by: siamesedreamer on May 15, 2009, 12:11:31 AM
Does killing Mr. Burke do anything as far as preventing getting certain achievements or any cool parts of the game?

I can't figure out what to do with him. I've already agreed to detonate the bomb, so whenever I walk up to it the only option is to detonate it. But, I don't want to. Telling the sheriff only gets him killed. Don't want that to happen. However, I'm guessing his house is probably the best in Megaton. I also figure that the empty house up near his is granted to you if you disarm the bomb.

Need some suggestions.
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Post by: pilonv1 on May 15, 2009, 01:23:32 AM
Just got 1000/1000 on the base game's achievements. I found an awesome glitch online that makes the game think you have unlimited scrap metal, allowing you to get as much free money and xp as you want. Let me get the neutral and evil achievements I missed on my first playthrough in a matter of an hour.

How do you do that glitch and can it be done on the 360 version?

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Scrap_Metal#Glitches_and_bugs

I did it on 360, so yes.

So doing this to 1000/1000 this game. Bobbleheads will be the worst part I think.

re: Mr Burke, I think I told the Sheriff, who then went to confront Mr Burke and they both ended up dead somehow.
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Post by: Eric P on May 15, 2009, 01:28:26 AM
Does killing Mr. Burke do anything as far as preventing getting certain achievements or any cool parts of the game?

I can't figure out what to do with him. I've already agreed to detonate the bomb, so whenever I walk up to it the only option is to detonate it. But, I don't want to. Telling the sheriff only gets him killed. Don't want that to happen. However, I'm guessing his house is probably the best in Megaton. I also figure that the empty house up near his is granted to you if you disarm the bomb.

Need some suggestions.

talk to the sheriff, when you go to confront the dude in the bar, as soon as the sheriff starts to walk away, hit V to go into vats and then headshot the guy who hired you.  it's how i got it done
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: brawndolicious on May 15, 2009, 02:19:02 AM
I'd blow it up on the second playthrough just to see what it looks like but don't blow it up yet if you don't have all the achievements.

There's a big survival guide quest from the supply store girl that has some achievement points.
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Post by: Bildi on May 15, 2009, 06:15:05 AM
You can actually keep doing that quest as Moira survives the explosion and I think she moves to Rivet City or something.  It's kind of funny actually.

But I think it's well worth saving Megaton for the house.  It's not as nice as the Tenpenny suite but it is incredibly easy to fast travel to when you're dumping all your crap.  Which is important for the next 100-200 hours of the game.
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Post by: pilonv1 on May 15, 2009, 08:43:54 AM
you can also miss a bobblehead if you blow it up
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Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 15, 2009, 02:08:29 PM
Just got 1000/1000 on the base game's achievements. I found an awesome glitch online that makes the game think you have unlimited scrap metal, allowing you to get as much free money and xp as you want. Let me get the neutral and evil achievements I missed on my first playthrough in a matter of an hour.

How do you do that glitch and can it be done on the 360 version?

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Scrap_Metal#Glitches_and_bugs

I did it on 360, so yes.

So doing this to 1000/1000 this game. Bobbleheads will be the worst part I think.

re: Mr Burke, I think I told the Sheriff, who then went to confront Mr Burke and they both ended up dead somehow.

Even the Bobbleheads are pretty simple. Only a small few of them really require you to go deep into a dungeon.
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Post by: siamesedreamer on May 15, 2009, 08:36:29 PM
Yeah I've already seen what the explosion looks like on Youtube. Guess I'll just do what Eric suggested.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on May 16, 2009, 02:57:09 PM
Does using the bobblehead display case in the Megaton house take away those effects gained when you found the bobblehead?
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Post by: demi on May 16, 2009, 03:05:18 PM
the case is just a checklist for what you're missing.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: siamesedreamer on May 19, 2009, 12:38:18 AM
The entire trek to GNR for the first time is so fucking awesome.
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Post by: brawndolicious on May 19, 2009, 05:12:55 AM
Yeah I loved that part too.

You need a dart gun for the behemoths though.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on May 19, 2009, 11:43:30 AM
A Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition will be available in October. It will include the original game plus all five add-ons for $59.99 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and $49.99 for PC.

Exactly what I was waiting for  :D
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on May 19, 2009, 12:40:34 PM
DLC coming to PS3? I thought it was 360 exclusive?
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Post by: Purple Filth on May 19, 2009, 01:01:57 PM
DLC coming to PS3? I thought it was 360 exclusive?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15912503&postcount=1

looks like it.

I guess MS gave them some money to keep it on their system for a while.

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Post by: T234 on May 19, 2009, 03:29:21 PM
A Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition will be available in October. It will include the original game plus all five add-ons for $59.99 for Xbox 360 and PS3, and $49.99 for PC.

Exactly what I was waiting for  :D

Did I miss something?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on May 19, 2009, 03:30:09 PM
the 2 more dlcs or something about the ps3 stuff?
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Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on May 19, 2009, 05:12:52 PM
The two next DLCs are coming to the PS3 too (a bit later than the 360/PC though). Good news for me -- I bought Fallout 3 on the PS3 like a dumbass (didn't have a 360 and I haven't built my PC at the time).
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Post by: T234 on May 19, 2009, 07:27:21 PM
Never mind, I hadn't read about the other two DLC. I thought there were two that came out that I missed.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 19, 2009, 07:32:37 PM
everyone's bagging on that UFO dlc quest, but i think it'll be a hoot
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eric P on May 19, 2009, 07:43:28 PM
i'd like to point out that aliens were in the other fallouts

fuck the vaultdwellers-come-lately
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: brawndolicious on May 19, 2009, 07:55:22 PM
The alien energy weapons were supposed to be really good but the power cells for them were limited.  This is probably an expansion for anybody who likes lasers.
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Post by: Positive Touch on May 19, 2009, 08:22:49 PM
:happydance
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 19, 2009, 08:28:11 PM
I feel sorry for PS3 owners who get excited about DLC and have to start with Anchorage :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 20, 2009, 01:01:23 AM
Sweet, knew I made the right move when I traded in my copy of Fallout 3 and decided to forgo the dlc. 
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Post by: Bebpo on May 20, 2009, 01:08:49 AM
I beat Anchorage and now I don't want to play FO3 for a while again :(  Really soured me.  I don't like how when you do beat it all you get is some npc background argument and then a small firefight, wtfffff.  I wanted to really get to know the Outcasts and do missions for them :(

The snipers in Anchorage were pretty annoying too and I like how there was no ammo dispenser before the boss fight.  I was out of sniper ammo when I got there and had to use a pistol which was like 90000 hits to kill him even with 100 on small guns and vats to the head.  Had to reload and win the speech check.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 20, 2009, 01:56:44 AM
you should always use speech, its far more rewarding
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 20, 2009, 01:57:49 AM
you should always use speech, its far more rewarding

does passing a speech check result in their heads exploding?  then it's not more rewarding, now is it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 20, 2009, 02:32:06 AM
I didn't know about there being two new DLCs coming along. Good to know.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on May 20, 2009, 02:37:21 AM
you should always use speech, its far more rewarding

does passing a speech check result in their heads exploding?  then it's not more rewarding, now is it

It depends on how convincing your arguments are. I remember in the old Star Trek, Kirk passed speech checks and androids heads asploded.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 20, 2009, 02:40:16 AM
I had no idea there were two more DLCs in the works.

Sweet.
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Post by: brawndolicious on May 20, 2009, 03:26:38 AM
There seems to be a game-breaking bug with the lawbringer perk on the 360 version.  If you do choose it, do a manual save right before going to the Regulator HQ to sell the bad guy fingers.

The first time I went there, I saw the woman you sell the fingers to outside of the Regulator HQ crouching because the game script maybe thought it detected enemies.  I go up to her and sell some fingers.

I play for a couple more hours, and then go back there a second time to sell some more fingers.  She just runs out into the wasteland for no reason, and she's faster than me so it's impossible to catch up and talk to her.  I keep loading up the last auto-save and the same thing happens no matter what I try.  I play for a couple more hours, try waiting, sleeping, everything but she's just not there anymore.  Maybe she's dead?  It makes the perk useless.

Feckfeckfeck.
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Post by: Draft on May 20, 2009, 10:56:52 AM
Same exact thing happened to me.

I did try to chase her, but she ran past that armory full of raiders and they flagged me, so I stopped to kill them. I got the message that she was "unconcious" a couple minutes later.

She never woke up and went back to regulator HQ.

I would check the place out every few hours to see if she returned, but no dice.

Eventually, I went in the place and they were fighting a Mr. Handy. I shotgunned it, accidentally clippped a regulator, they all conned red to me, and I wiped them out.

Savior of the wasteland, indeed.
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Post by: brawndolicious on May 20, 2009, 08:27:35 PM
Well hopefully they patch it.  I have like 80 fingers to sell.
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Post by: FatalT on May 20, 2009, 08:28:24 PM
I just bought The Pitt and Broken Steel (I bought Operation Anchorage when it first came out) after getting GFWL to work on my new Windows 7 install. I'm gonna get back into it with you all in this thread. The first time I played it, I only got up to Megaton and then stopped for some reason. GOING ALL THE WAY THIS TIME!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 20, 2009, 08:35:19 PM
do it, best game in years
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Post by: Joe Molotov on May 20, 2009, 09:18:19 PM
There seems to be a game-breaking bug with the lawbringer perk on the 360 version.  If you do choose it, do a manual save right before going to the Regulator HQ to sell the bad guy fingers.

The first time I went there, I saw the woman you sell the fingers to outside of the Regulator HQ crouching because the game script maybe thought it detected enemies.  I go up to her and sell some fingers.

I play for a couple more hours, and then go back there a second time to sell some more fingers.  She just runs out into the wasteland for no reason, and she's faster than me so it's impossible to catch up and talk to her.  I keep loading up the last auto-save and the same thing happens no matter what I try.  I play for a couple more hours, try waiting, sleeping, everything but she's just not there anymore.  Maybe she's dead?  It makes the perk useless.

Feckfeckfeck.

The same thing happens in the PC version. Rad Scorpions will swarm outside the house, causing everyone to run outside and flee into the hills.  It's ridiculous.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 20, 2009, 09:23:28 PM
why would you choose such a shitty perk anyway?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bildi on May 20, 2009, 10:18:17 PM
Real Talk.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: brawndolicious on May 21, 2009, 02:37:01 AM
there is some pragmatic value to it since you will have to kill a lot of bad guys no matter what you're karma is like and you get 15 caps per finger.  mostly I chose it to see if it comes with a quest.
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Post by: Yeti on May 21, 2009, 02:50:28 AM
I'm pretty much swimming in caps with nothing to buy at this point.  :-\
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on May 21, 2009, 07:40:57 AM
thats why i questioned it, you dont really need it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 21, 2009, 11:57:59 AM
While the caps you get for killing random raiders and crap isn't all that impressive, there *IS* one guy that you can't kill if you don't have the lawbringer perk.  He's named Junder Plunkett and lives in the house in the middle of Arlington cemetery.  He just isn't there unless you have the perk.  Killing him and taking his finger (which shows up as "Junder Plunkett's finger" in your inventory) will get you a cool 1000 caps, so that's kind of worth it.
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Post by: Robo on May 21, 2009, 03:30:15 PM
I had the worst time finishing Reilly's Rangers last night.  Took over five hours because I got stuck in the geometry THREE times at the worst possible moments.  Oh, and I got blown up by that crazy asshole in the alley near the Ranger Compound.  :(
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Post by: GilloD on May 21, 2009, 03:59:39 PM
I had the worst time finishing Reilly's Rangers last night.  Took over five hours because I got stuck in the geometry THREE times at the worst possible moments.  Oh, and I got blown up by that crazy asshole in the alley near the Ranger Compound.  :(

I did this as the like. 2nd quest in the game. It took FORRRREVVVVVVVVERRR. Worst quest in the SERIES
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 21, 2009, 04:14:12 PM
I didn't have any trouble with Reilly's Rangers because I did it when I was like level 15 or 16 and had already mapped out most of the city.  I was able to quick travel right to the hospital and hotel and just basically run through, killing the muties along the way.  The ranger battle armor is worth it, fo sho.  One day after the GOTY version comes out I'm gonna kill that nutbar outside the compound.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Yeti on May 22, 2009, 12:03:50 PM
I had an awesome battle in L'Enfant Plaza last night. I was sneaking up behind two super mutants, and I was angling to get a better shot of their heads when an Enclave helicopter swooped overhead and landed at the crossroads ahead right in the middle of a huge super mutant gathering. The battle that took place was insane, and there were a ton of exploding cars everywhere. One car exploded and I saw the car door arc way up in the air, and I thought to myself, "hey, that car door is coming right at me," So I took one step to the side and the car door landed right where my character had been standing. I don't know if a flying car door could have killed or damaged my character, but I still felt pretty badass about it.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on May 22, 2009, 12:29:06 PM
The game seems to delight in fine-grained detail and physics. Probably the door would have had a nice, elegant mass x velocity equation to deal you some damage. It probably would have killed you.

Cars seem to explode like bombs in Fallout. First time I fought feral mutants, they were in a canal. I angled down on them, a grenade I tossed to flush them out of cover behind a car instead set the car on fire. The car exploded, and took me out from quite some distance.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on May 22, 2009, 01:10:38 PM
The car designs are based on the 1958 Ford Nucleon concept, which was designed to be powered by a mini nuclear reactor.  Probably explains why they explode like that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 22, 2009, 07:22:01 PM
The car designs are based on the 1958 Ford Nucleon concept, which was designed to be powered by a mini nuclear reactor.  Probably explains why they explode like that.

Yup, also explains why if you run past a recently 'asploded car you'll take some rad poisoning.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 24, 2009, 04:12:26 AM
got my 1350/1350  :smug

grinded away to level 29 (saved just before I hit it) Used there 'Here and Now' perk for a free level up, bang level 30. Took the almost perfect perk.

If you take the karma changing perks when you hit level 30 that works for the achievements so just save before you hit it and theyre way easier than the earlier karma achievements. No more killing good guys!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 24, 2009, 04:17:06 AM
Isn't it kind of bad to grind to lvl.30 when there are two more expansions coming that aren't going to raise the level cap but will give more exp?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 24, 2009, 04:22:10 AM
there are more expansions? source? I thought this was going to be the last one?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 24, 2009, 04:28:13 AM
there are more expansions? source? I thought this was going to be the last one?

They announced two more last week.  One comes out in June and takes place in a swamp area and then next one comes out in July and takes place on an alien mothership after you get abducted.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 24, 2009, 04:28:57 AM
ah fuck two more expansions  :( oh well more Fallout 3 is good I guess. More $$$ down the toilet.

Well at least my character is superpowered now: all skills are at 100 except for barter, unarmed and melee weapons (the useless ones) and all stats are at 9.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 24, 2009, 04:29:14 AM
It seems like they're going to milk Fallout 3 for all its got until Elder Scrolls V comes out.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Sceneman on May 24, 2009, 04:30:43 AM
and since ive gone hard out and bought all the other expansions I'll have to get these. Im a bit pissed off I grinded, but too late now
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 24, 2009, 09:47:20 AM
It seems like they're going to milk Fallout 3 for all its got until Elder Scrolls V the Black Isle Fallout comes out.

fixd for great justice, a pox on ES
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on May 24, 2009, 09:32:46 PM
The car designs are based on the 1958 Ford Nucleon concept, which was designed to be powered by a mini nuclear reactor.  Probably explains why they explode like that.

That's pretty darned cool.

I'm guessing there's a bunch of stuff like that; I was just about to wish for an "art of..." book with trivia notes, but I guess most of the trivia's pretty well-covered by the fallout wiki site.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Bebpo on May 25, 2009, 01:33:43 AM
I tried.  I really tried to enjoy Broken Steel, but doing the "death from above" part bored me to death as much as Anchorage did.

What I liked about Fallout 3 were the NPCs and all the sidequests of talking to people and making choices through the dialogue branches.  What I really didn't like about Fallout 3 was the action segments in dungeons.  They bore me to tears walking forward and just holding down the trigger button.  Anchorage was all action and so far Broken Steel is just action.

I was hoping the DLCs would give new towns full of npcs with their own mini-quests and big quests.  Is that what The Pitt is?

I'm pretty sure I'm done with the game at this point.  Gonna move on to something else.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: tiesto on May 25, 2009, 11:17:17 AM
Collecting these steel ingots in this big dark-ass level is kinda annoying.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 11, 2009, 04:51:22 PM
GOTY edition is out this Tuesday.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on October 11, 2009, 05:01:01 PM
I've only played Operation Anchorage on the PC. I will probably end up getting the GOTY edition. Fallout 3 <3333333333333333
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 11, 2009, 05:12:31 PM
I'll pick up the GOTY edition sometime this winter, when I'm bored with L4D2/MW2.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 11, 2009, 05:15:46 PM
I still really hate this game, and I even rebought it again on PC. Although I kinda wanna jump back in, just those god damn subway systems.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 11, 2009, 05:34:49 PM
I'm a sucker and got all the DLC on my PC version.

I finished Anchorage. Thought it was a little unexciting compared to the rest of the game and managing troops was distinguished mentally-challenged.
I finished the Pitt and really liked it, but was a bit disappointed to figure out there's like 5 different ways to finish it.
Playing through Mothership Zeta right now. Seems a bit like playing corridor after corridor. Good story, though.
Beat the game but will save the Broken Steel stuff for last. Loving having multiple Level 20 perks.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 05:41:29 PM
question on the GOTY edition- does anyone know if you have to have the additional disc to play the additional content each time?  what i'm trying to find out is if i can rent the goty version, install the dlc stuff on the extra disc to my hdd, and have it work in the future.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 11, 2009, 05:42:55 PM
That's how it worked for Oblivion, so I'm assuming it'll be the same.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 05:47:38 PM
That's how it worked for Oblivion, so I'm assuming it'll be the same.

Fuck yeah then, I'll just rent the goty edition at some point and then I'll buy an older version of fallout 3 used from GS.  Neener neener.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 11, 2009, 05:56:19 PM
Oh, no, I'm sorry. I thought you meant install the original content on your hard drive and using the DLC disc (without swapping). There's no way Bethesda will let you do that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 11, 2009, 06:26:52 PM
Oh, no, I'm sorry. I thought you meant install the original content on your hard drive and using the DLC disc (without swapping). There's no way Bethesda will let you do that.

The PC piracy is so fucked up. I thought at least the DLC would be a bit better encrypted, but it's not and you can even get achievements from them.

So it's possible he could do that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on October 11, 2009, 07:15:05 PM
Just a little report from the PS3 front: everything after the pre-DLC patch is busted. Freezes on me every now and then and (this might be my imagination) load times got worse.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I should've just bought the extra DLC on the PC version instead of waiting :-\
[close]
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 07:17:07 PM
lol PS3
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 11, 2009, 07:55:43 PM
Just a little report from the PS3 front: everything after the pre-DLC patch is busted. Freezes on me every now and then and (this might be my imagination) load times got worse.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
I should've just bought the extra DLC on the PC version instead of waiting :-\
[close]

well, naturally, since it's such an inherently horrible video game system. /trolls mud
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: GilloD on October 11, 2009, 07:56:26 PM
I adored this on 360, I'm been biding my time until I could nab it on PC as GOTY. SO psyched to replay, my favorite game of ever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on October 11, 2009, 08:19:18 PM
I still really hate this game, and I even rebought it again on PC. Although I kinda wanna jump back in, just those god damn subway systems.

There's none of that in The Pitt, Point Lookout, or Broken Steel.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 11, 2009, 08:38:36 PM
There's no subways in Anchorage either.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 11, 2009, 08:48:13 PM
there is a subway-like section in one of those
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 11, 2009, 08:48:58 PM
terrible
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 11, 2009, 08:49:52 PM
it's actually pretty cool, and even you wouldn't get lost in it
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 09:29:08 PM
terrible

:lol you are such a fucking pussy
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: brawndolicious on October 11, 2009, 10:22:33 PM
the subways were fairly easy to navigate.  I mean I had to use a walkthrough and whatever but still..

I remember Broken Steel's was just completely linear though.  Run through and don't die.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on October 11, 2009, 10:24:41 PM
I never had a problem with navigating the Subways. If anything, the rooms filled with nothing of importance did get annoying but I liked how the end of certain tunnels had something of worth (be it caps, ammo or some weapon).
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 10:44:43 PM
I think I'm the only person that liked exploring the subways.  It was like post-apocalyptic spelunking or whatever.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 11, 2009, 11:22:08 PM
They pissed me off and scared me so bad, you can reread the mostly incomprehendable posts in the beggining of this thread.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 11:26:52 PM
Oh I've read them.  You're a gigantic moist pussy, dude.  Scared because of a videogame?  :lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on October 11, 2009, 11:39:06 PM
Black people don't like abandoned subways, too many bad memories.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 11, 2009, 11:49:51 PM
I'd think you'd hate bus stations more.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: brawndolicious on October 12, 2009, 12:15:04 AM
The one thing I hated about the subways was when you came across one of those super-ghouls that take like 5 clips to kill.  I always carried a dart gun just for them and for the behemoth mutants.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on October 12, 2009, 12:42:21 AM
:bow Dart Gun :bow2
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 12, 2009, 01:39:02 AM
Pfft.  Lincoln's Repeater made short work of just about everything in the game, even Glowing Ones.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: The Fake Shemp on October 12, 2009, 01:42:09 AM
I'm looking forward to replaying the game again later this winter.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 12, 2009, 01:45:35 AM
Me too, even if I gotta get the goty version it will be worth it.  Probably get it after I'm burnt out on all the new games I plan on getting.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 12, 2009, 02:02:16 AM
for subways

ghouls far away + stealth headshots:
:bow OL PAINLESS :bow2

ghouls up close:
:bow TERRIBLE SHOTGUN :bow2

fuck this game was great.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on October 12, 2009, 02:04:00 AM
Chinese Stealth Suit + Max Sneak = Ghouls can suck ma' dick
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 12, 2009, 02:05:49 AM
I never really bothered with a sneaky character.  I liked to resolve issues by either speech or shootin'.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 12, 2009, 02:47:15 AM
Stealth = one shot kills for most enemies late in the game with the right perks. and once you get the awesome level 20 perk you can one shot a group of 5-6 guys easily
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 12, 2009, 02:55:08 AM
meh, most of the time you're running into a group of multiple enemies.  I just like regular combat with my suped up Chinese Assault Rifle and Lincoln's repeater I guess.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 12, 2009, 03:02:00 AM
for subways

ghouls far away + stealth headshots:
:bow OL PAINLESS :bow2

ghouls up close:
:bow TERRIBLE SHOTGUN :bow2

fuck this game was great.

Or just always wear the ghoul mask.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: brawndolicious on October 12, 2009, 03:54:21 AM
That one hockey mask is a lot better though (+25 AP).  I remember hoarding all the ammo I could on my second playthrough and when I got Protectron's Graze (a laser shotgun basically) I had 3,000 energy cells.  That gun would kill just about anything with one shot at close range.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on October 12, 2009, 04:10:03 AM
I never really bothered with a sneaky character.  I liked to resolve issues by either speech or shootin'.

Sneak makes the game easier early on when you're weak and actually worried about getting shot at, I think, but it's not useful at all late in the game.  It does gives you a lot of extra options for fun kills, though.  Like sneaking up and dumping landmines or grenades in people's inventory.  Or creeping up point-blank and blowing one of their legs off with the terrible shotgun.  Or stealthy melee kills.  After awhile, that's basically all it's good for.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 12, 2009, 04:16:38 AM
That one hockey mask is a lot better though (+25 AP).  I remember hoarding all the ammo I could on my second playthrough and when I got Protectron's Graze (a laser shotgun basically) I had 3,000 energy cells.  That gun would kill just about anything with one shot at close range.

YES

LeDoux Hockey Mask + other AP stuff + AP perks = instant death for mutants
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 12, 2009, 12:11:35 PM
Looks like the goty edition of Fallout 3 is coming out tomorrow instead of next week... I think I'm gonna switch my preorder for Brutal Legend at GS over to Borderlands and pick up Brutal Legend, Fallout 3 GOTY and Batman tomorrow at TRU.  :rock
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 12, 2009, 01:22:45 PM
That one hockey mask is a lot better though (+25 AP).  I remember hoarding all the ammo I could on my second playthrough and when I got Protectron's Graze (a laser shotgun basically) I had 3,000 energy cells.  That gun would kill just about anything with one shot at close range.

YES

LeDoux Hockey Mask + other AP stuff + AP perks = instant death for mutants

I just wish the "Refill AP if you kill them in VATS" worked with "Mysterious Stranger"
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 16, 2009, 01:33:27 PM
So, it looks like I was right- the 2nd disc for the 360 GOTY edition of the game just has the expansions on it, and once you're done installing them you don't need it anymore.  I guess in theory I could have bought a cheap used copy of the original game, rented the GOTY edition and installed all of the expansions... but I'm having fun with the game again and Bethesda deserves more of my money for what, in my opinion is probably gonna end up being the Game of the Generation.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Robo on October 16, 2009, 01:36:46 PM
I need to play through this again as a good guy, but I lent out my copy a few weeks ago and surely won't see it for at least another 4 months. :'(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 16, 2009, 01:44:10 PM
I liked bludgeoning things with that propane-flame-torch thing.  That weapon is fukken awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 19, 2009, 08:26:58 AM
Doing the Pitt now. It's fine but my 360 runs like it's dying through the areas with a lot of fire.

And fuck off with the Ingot collection bullshit. I got 60 or so of them without trying too hard but fuck that.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 19, 2009, 08:37:52 AM
I've done Operation Anchorage so far of the expansions and it was alright, but not too awesome.  The Gauss Rifle kinda sucks but the Winterized T51b armor is freaking bad ass.  I've also had to fight a Super Mutant Overlord and a Feral Ghoul Reaver and those guys whipped my asses for a bit.

Still best game of the generation so far.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Don Flamenco on October 19, 2009, 10:24:32 AM
I think I'll pick up the GOTY edition.  I beat the game running straight through, so I've got all the expansions and a bunch of sidequests to go.  Is there any specific order I should play the expansions?  Just curious when to hit up Broken Steel.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 19, 2009, 10:32:15 AM
I think I'll pick up the GOTY edition.  I beat the game running straight through, so I've got all the expansions and a bunch of sidequests to go.  Is there any specific order I should play the expansions?  Just curious when to hit up Broken Steel.

You have the 360 version?  Just rent the goty version, install the 2nd disk and then you're done.  Or if you want to reward Bethesda for their awesomeness, you can spend some extra cash I suppose.

As for Broken Steel, the missions you get from that dlc are the only ones that you have to wait until you're done with the main story missions to do, as they all take place after the assault on Project Purity.  Everything else you can do whenever and I actually did Operation Anchorage at about level 8.  It was cool but the Winterized T51b armor kind of makes the game a lot less difficult.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 19, 2009, 11:53:37 AM
gauss rifle is cool for doing crit knockdowns on deathclaws and albino radscorpions from far away

albino radscorpions and those mutant hillbillies from point lookout will still fuck you up even with the t51b armor
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Human Snorenado on October 19, 2009, 01:33:30 PM
I wasn't used to Super Mutant Overlords since I hadn't seen them (obviously) on my first playthrough, so I didn't even notice that the tri-beam laser rifle was slicing through my armor like swiss cheese.  I basically had to lay out a trail of mines for the guy to run over and then turn and blast him with a shotgun to the face for like three minutes, stopping frequently to use up half of my frickin' stimpacks.  Ugh!  I might start carrying my Gauss rifle around just so I can knock fuckers like that guy and Feral Ghoul Reavers on their ass.

Kosma- do you still have any of your old save files?  After installing all the goty stuff you can just load a save file from a previous game and go do all the stuff... at least I think so, anyway.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 19, 2009, 01:34:14 PM
Someone loan me the GOTY discs :)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 19, 2009, 02:20:04 PM
Someone loan me the GOTY discs :)

^^^
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 19, 2009, 03:45:51 PM
I have a different request.

As it turns out, for some reason or another, the console in Fallout 3 can't be pulled up on many Vista/7 machines because Bethesda is full of shitty programmers. It's either because I have other languages installed on here AND/OR because I have an IR remote/blaster connected.

So I can't access the console in the game, even with hacks. If I disable the IR blaster, I have to go through my media center setup again when I re-enable it and spend hours configuring my Guide and I'm sure as fuck not doing that.

The reason I ask is because you can use the console to give yourself the achievements and once I finish the game I want to just give myself whatever I missed. So I'm going to need someone with Vista/7 and Fallout 3 to do it for me, maybe in a month or so. :) Please?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 19, 2009, 03:47:23 PM
That is LAME
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 19, 2009, 04:22:39 PM
That is LAME
What's lame is having 3 different achievements every few levels, depending on if you are evil, neutral or good. That's fucking distinguished mentally-challenged. You either have saves right before each and radically change the karma before triggering a level or you play through it 3 times just for that. Either way, distinguished mentally-challenged.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on October 19, 2009, 04:50:04 PM
Who cheats to get achievements? Is anyone really gonna notice that you bumped up your gamer score?


Also, I cannot wait to finish MAss Effect so I can play this!
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: M3wThr33 on October 19, 2009, 04:56:17 PM
Who cheats to get achievements? Is anyone really gonna notice that you bumped up your gamer score?


Also, I cannot wait to finish MAss Effect so I can play this!

It's mostly because it would be pretty effortless...
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on October 20, 2009, 08:10:54 PM
That is LAME

Glitching for gamerscore is lame? Or Windows not working with FO3 is lame?

If the former, are you saying you've never exploited a glitch to get gamerscore?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on October 20, 2009, 08:17:19 PM
Define glitch... I certainly havent pulled up a console and inputted commands for achievements.

Or played Avatar.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on October 20, 2009, 08:34:22 PM
I played Avatar 8)
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: chronovore on October 23, 2009, 07:01:39 AM
I've waffled on Avatar myself. It's the motherload of all freebies, but when I see it in someone's Achievement list, I know there's only one reason why they played it. It feels cheap, but I don't blame them. OTOH Guitar Hero 3 was so insanely stingy with its 'cheevs that I eventually determined to never play it again, so on my last run I glitched a handful of Achievements, finally bringing me to 215 out of 1000. I also cheated "Day Tripper" because I was about to finish 26 hours after starting Beatles' Story mode.

The Fallout 3 "karma" ones are not only cheesy, but I think a bit harmful to the player's ability to experience the game as they like. I just want to play as  a good guy, but if I spend a few minutes prior to leveling up at 8 and 15 or whatever, just wandering around and killing folks because I want the Achievement without replaying the whole game, it lodges a sense of inconsistency in that world.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on January 09, 2010, 07:01:16 PM
I just acquired the "Incinerator" (Broken Steel weapon). Holy shit, best Heavy Weapon. It feels so powerful, throwing these fireballs at the enemy and having them explode like fireworks. Its like I'm jizzing fiery death.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on January 09, 2010, 07:21:32 PM
Tesla Cannon is the best weapon, imo.

The worst DLC was the alien one.. holy shit is it frustrating.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 09, 2010, 07:32:05 PM
gauss rifle for me, because it comically knocks deathclaws on their asses
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 09, 2010, 07:36:14 PM
Lincoln's Repeater  :american
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: OptimoPeach on January 09, 2010, 07:40:43 PM
Never have enough .44 ammo for the Lincoln's Repeater.

I've been using the A3-21 rifle from the Replicant quest in Rivet City but I'm sure that's garbage compared to some of the DLC stuff. I do like sneaking around with the Jingwei Shock Sword like a ninja lol
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on January 09, 2010, 07:59:22 PM
gauss rifle for me, because it comically knocks deathclaws on their asses

I keep it around for that reason alone

I usually use

Gauss Rifle
Lincons Repeater
Ol Painless
The Terrible Shotgun

Keep some other stuff like Sniper rifles on me but mainly use those 4.

Quote
Never have enough .44 ammo for the Lincoln's Repeater.

Do you have The Pitt? If so there's something there that can help you.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: OptimoPeach on January 09, 2010, 08:12:31 PM
I do, haven't gotten around to doing that one yet. What is it? I don't care about spoilers or whatever
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: BlueTsunami on January 09, 2010, 08:13:59 PM
I do, haven't gotten around to doing that one yet. What is it? I don't care about spoilers or whatever

Ammo Press, you can convert steel junk and other ammo to other metal based ammo

gauss rifle for me, because it comically knocks deathclaws on their asses

I love doing that to the Mutant Overlords too but holy shit can they take a punch
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 09, 2010, 08:14:53 PM
it's a little bit escape from new york mixed with raiders and some fucked-up nasty-looking mutant things

when you finish you get access to an ammo press, which you can use to convert ammo you don't use into ammo you need
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: pilonv1 on April 03, 2010, 08:36:53 AM
At my parents place for Easter, no PC so I can't play Just Cause 2 or TF2 :(

So I decide to find all the locations in Point Lookout for the achievement and a few final quests there (awesome), and do Mothership Zeta (fucking woeful). I've hit a big towards the end with a teleporter not working, and I can fix it by deleting the DLC and downloading it again.

Unfortunately I've found the DLC so vile and uninteresting I'm just shelving the game for good. Such a sad way for me to finish my 80+ hour journey, but this alien stuff is pathetic. If only I'd finished with Point Lookout :(
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: demi on April 03, 2010, 08:43:27 AM
Yeah, Mothership Zeta made me glad it was the last DLC, because I never wanted to see the game again after that
Title: Re: Fallout 3 Thread
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 03, 2010, 11:42:02 AM
Point Lookout :rock