Fallout 3 Thread

[pilonv1]

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

[Crushed]

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.

[Andowsky]

Paradise Falls is awesome.

I need to mess around in Republic of Dave a little more.

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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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[Robo]

Paradise Falls is awesome.

I need to mess around in Republic of Dave a little more.

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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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[Bildi]

Damn, I'm staying up too long at night playing this.

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.

[Robo]

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.

[Bildi]

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.

[pilonv1]

Paradise Falls is awesome.

I need to mess around in Republic of Dave a little more.

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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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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

[Vizzys]

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

[Madrun Badrun]

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. 

[Eel O'Brian]

leave the city for a couple of days and when you come back things should be okay

[pilonv1]

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

[trh]

lame, i was hoping I could usurp dave and have him go crazy or something.

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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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[Vizzys]

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

[trh]

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.

[pilonv1]

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.

[Bildi]

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.

[Robo]

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.

[pilonv1]

I let Crowley go and get the suit. I guess I should have followed him At least I have a save I can use.

[Brehvolution]

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.

[Sho Nuff]

OMG the food factory near Arlington is amazing

[Bildi]

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.

[Brehvolution]

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.

[Bildi]

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.

[Crushed]

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"

[The Sceneman]

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

[pilonv1]

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?

[Bildi]

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.

[Crushed]

Thanks for the directions Crushed.

Paradise Falls was sweet, I killed all those bitches.

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Only the guy in the box was dead? Wtf? How did that happen?

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Republic of Dave 

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.

[pilonv1]

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

[goactu]

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.

[Bildi]

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.

[pilonv1]

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?

[drew]

you are getting to the point of awesome

[Eel O'Brian]

[muckhole]

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

 

[pilonv1]

cant wait

[Crushed]

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

[Bildi]

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.

[Brehvolution]

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.

[Bildi]

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.

[Human Snorenado]

Thanks for the directions Crushed.

Paradise Falls was sweet, I killed all those bitches.

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Only the guy in the box was dead? Wtf? How did that happen?

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Republic of Dave 

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.

[Vizzys]

my character in a tenpenny suit

[drew]

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my character in a tenpenny suit

 

 

[pilonv1]

i cant find tenpenny now the ghouls have taken over

i did find another bottlecap mine schematic and now it's more powerful!

[demi]

i cant find tenpenny now the ghouls have taken over

i did find another bottlecap mine schematic and now it's more powerful!

I think he hangs himself in the bathroom.

[Madrun Badrun]

    CRAVAT! 

[Crushed]

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.

[Human Snorenado]

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.

[Brehvolution]

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?

[Human Snorenado]

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.

[cool breeze]

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

[Human Snorenado]

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

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Or what's left of him.

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[cool breeze]

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

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Or what's left of him.

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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.

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[Brehvolution]

I already have the Ranger armor From the Riley's heros quest. Is it any better?

[cool breeze]

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.

[Brehvolution]

Thanks for the brothas. 

[Human Snorenado]

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.

[demi]

I use the medic brotherhood armor because it talks to me and medicates me

Exactly... they dont understand

[Eel O'Brian]

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?

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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

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