Fallout 3 Thread

[Don Flamenco]

Have you tried railroad spikes with it?  I've been finding those all over and I figured they would go great with that gun.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

I thought so too but evidently they're for the railway rifle....I assume.  You can't load the spikes into the rock-it.

[MrAngryFace]

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

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

[GilloD]

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

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.

[cool breeze]

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.

[Brehvolution]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

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.

[trh]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

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.

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

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

[cool breeze]

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.

[Don Flamenco]

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

[GilloD]

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.

[Don Flamenco]

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.

[Eric P]

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

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

[Eric P]

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?

[GilloD]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

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.

[cool breeze]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

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.

[cool breeze]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

haha, I heard its claws fuck you up bad too. Im way more scared of fast shit than most of the slow shit

[muckhole]

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.

[Eric P]

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

[demi]

You guys need to find Andale...

[TVC15]

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.

[Great Rumbler]

Anyone want in on the Reign of Grelock beta? Just let me know and I'll hook you up.

[demi]

 

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I wish I had as much of a non-life as you demi!

[demi]

its either this or paying court fines cause having a life is COOL

[MyNameIsMethodis]

fuck yourself

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I will behead you like I did to that of Malek

[Joe Molotov]

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.

[Joe Molotov]

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. 

[Eric P]

Anyone want in on the Reign of Grelock beta? Just let me know and I'll hook you up.

what's this?

[TVC15]

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. 

[demi]

There's another water guy outside of Rivet City

[TVC15]

There was one relatively close to Tenpenny Tower.  I killed him, too.

[Eric P]

There was one relatively close to Tenpenny Tower.  I killed him, too.

i am beginning to think your character has poor impulse control

[Great Rumbler]

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.

[TakingBackSunday]

I'm about to go into Moriarty's to fuck his shit up.

[lordmaji]

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lol Megaton.

made this my wallpaper on my work pc 

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

Fun fucking game. (I got it for my bday!)

[Joe Molotov]

You can still blow it up, but I don't know if you'll get a reward for it though.

[Mrbob]

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! 

[cool breeze]

This game actually might be better than Morrowind.  I just stopped two costumed fighters from having battles in a town.

[Brehvolution]

I'm such a wuss at this game.

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

[Don Flamenco]

I'm such a wuss at this game.

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.

[GilloD]

Hahaha. The super-heroes fighting in that town are AWESOME. I'm hoping I can get their costumes.

[demi]

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.

[Great Rumbler]

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. 

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.

[cool breeze]

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.

[GilloD]

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.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

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.

[Eric P]

i have been saved by npcs showing up to pull me out of the fire in fights with raiders

[Brehvolution]

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.

[MrAngryFace]

Just ignore the suit and deactivate the bomb.

[Brehvolution]

Thanks!

[MrAngryFace]

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.

[demi]

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

[MrAngryFace]

Yeah bobblehead, but I dont want the sherrif to die. I love Megaton and its peoples