Author Topic: Fallout 3 Thread (Read 296991 times)

Yeti · « **Reply #2400 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.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2401 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

cool breeze · « **Reply #2402 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.

chronovore · « **Reply #2403 on:** April 22, 2009, 09:48:54 PM »

Quote from: 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

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?

Bildi · « **Reply #2404 on:** April 22, 2009, 10:07:57 PM »

Quote from: 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.

Same, although I don't think I'll get Anchorage. Many people seemed not to like it much.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2405 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.

Bildi · « **Reply #2406 on:** April 22, 2009, 10:29:05 PM »

Thanks, yeah, I think I'll leave it as the last DLC I download at least.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2407 on:** April 22, 2009, 11:12:05 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on April 22, 2009, 09:48:54 PM

Quote from: 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

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]

Positive Touch · « **Reply #2408 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:04:31 AM »

i don't know why i clicked that when i haven't finished the game yet

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2409 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:14:18 AM »

me too. although i sorta guessed since you couldn't play on

i have a habit of clicking on spoilers for no good reason.

chronovore · « **Reply #2410 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:17:07 AM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on April 22, 2009, 11:12:05 PM

Quote from: chronovore on April 22, 2009, 09:48:54 PM
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!

Quote from: 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

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2411 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

Eric P · « **Reply #2412 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:45:07 PM »

sweet.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2413 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

demi · « **Reply #2414 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 ^_^

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #2415 on:** April 26, 2009, 02:05:25 AM »

The new DLC isn't on it? wtf?

Bildi · « **Reply #2416 on:** April 27, 2009, 08:59:33 PM »

It only has the Pitt and Anchorage?

x 1,000,000

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2417 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!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2418 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:21:04 AM »

may 5 i think

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2419 on:** April 28, 2009, 12:54:35 PM »

Quote from: Bildi on April 27, 2009, 08:59:33 PM

It only has the Pitt and Anchorage?

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)

Positive Touch · « **Reply #2420 on:** April 28, 2009, 01:06:33 PM »

AUGH FUCK RELEASE THE DISK FOR PS3 TOO YOU ASSHOLES

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2421 on:** April 28, 2009, 08:23:04 PM »

cry moar, you knew it was exclusive

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2422 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?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2423 on:** April 29, 2009, 07:08:51 AM »

not me, too lazy to do the karma achievements

Positive Touch · « **Reply #2424 on:** April 29, 2009, 08:59:04 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 28, 2009, 08:23:04 PM

cry moar, you knew it was exclusive

actually i didn't when i bought the game $:-\$

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #2425 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:

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?

demi · « **Reply #2426 on:** April 29, 2009, 10:37:55 PM »

Your laptop should run them fine, they arent intensive games

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #2427 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

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2428 on:** April 29, 2009, 11:20:37 PM »

Quote from: 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:

(Image removed from quote.)

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?

Quote from: demi on April 29, 2009, 10:37:55 PM

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.

siamesedreamer · « **Reply #2429 on:** April 30, 2009, 08:10:34 AM »

Appreciate it guys. Gonna pick it up this weekend.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2430 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?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2431 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]

Bebpo · « **Reply #2432 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.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2433 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

Bebpo · « **Reply #2434 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.

Quote from: 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

Yeah, I'll wait until it's out to do all 3 DLCs.

demi · « **Reply #2435 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

Bebpo · « **Reply #2436 on:** May 02, 2009, 07:20:43 AM »

Quote from: 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

But that kills the whole point of working towards them.

I don't care about getting 1000/1000

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.

demi · « **Reply #2437 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:04:19 AM »

well then STFU

Bebpo · « **Reply #2438 on:** May 02, 2009, 01:31:32 PM »

Thanks demi

Positive Touch · « **Reply #2439 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.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2440 on:** May 02, 2009, 07:59:58 PM »

Quote from: 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.

Quote from: 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

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

Bebpo · « **Reply #2441 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.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2442 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

God I love Fallout 3, only a couple of days to the next expansion

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2443 on:** May 02, 2009, 09:24:26 PM »

Quote from: Scenester on May 02, 2009, 09:17:40 PM

blew so many ghoul heads off with the Hunting Rifle

You need to get some Lincoln's Repeater action going, dude!

Bebpo · « **Reply #2444 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.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2445 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

shotguns are awesome for VATS as well, especially if you have the perks for it

Bebpo · « **Reply #2446 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.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #2447 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.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2448 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.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2449 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

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2450 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.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2451 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

Bebpo · « **Reply #2452 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.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2453 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.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2454 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

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2455 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.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2456 on:** May 04, 2009, 12:21:09 AM »

Quote from: 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.

God doesn't like you.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2457 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

Draft · « **Reply #2458 on:** May 04, 2009, 11:38:26 AM »

Quote from: 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.

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.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2459 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:19:56 PM »

Quote from: Draft on May 04, 2009, 11:38:26 AM

Quote from: 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.
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.

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Author Topic: Fallout 3 Thread (Read 296991 times)