Fallout 3 Thread

[muckhole]

Expansion? Cool. Now I just hope they raise the level cap.

[MrAngryFace]

so cool

[Positive Touch]

argh those expansions sound so awesome fuck


ps3 shittiness

[demi]

More Fallout

More Achievements

Having to buy DLC for a game I dont even own

[TakingBackSunday]

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

[cool breeze]

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"

[Great Rumbler]

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.

[Eel O'Brian]

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.

[demi]

There's only 5 Behemoths in the entire game, consider yourself lucky!

[Eel O'Brian]

you can kill that behemoth without a fat man

just use the catwalks over the raider town, or move between the train cars

[MrAngryFace]

For some reason I only ever ran into that 1 behemoth thats scripted. I ended up using mini nukes on talon company ambushes

[MrAngryFace]

I left the door to the vaul open, jokes on them

[Eric P]

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.

[cool breeze]

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.

[Joe Molotov]

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.

[demi]

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.

[demi]

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.

[cool breeze]

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.

[Great Rumbler]

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.

[cool breeze]

I still say I'm no sicko, but after dealing with Little Lamplight I'm feeling like that fix can't come soon enough.

[Third]

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  :'(

[cool breeze]

fisto is pretty awesome.  It's classified under unarmed and is basically a power fist, but really powerful.

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fisto!

[Third]

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.

[TakingBackSunday]

best game evarrr

[Great Rumbler]

That video is amazing! 

[GilloD]

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

[pilonv1]

finally started this, cant believe i waited so long

fable 2
fallout 3

should i be using VATS? it seems more fun

[Positive Touch]

only use vats if you like staying alive

[cool breeze]

yeah, VATS is insta-kill on most enemies if you aim for their head

[drew]

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?

[Joe Molotov]

i kept inadvertently insulting alama or whatever and she hates me lol

Just kill her dad, that'll teach her.

[pilonv1]

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 :'(

[Bloodwake]

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)

[muckhole]

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.

[Bloodwake]

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.

[muckhole]

Plus, of course, critical hit headshots basically blow the head off of enemies, which is awesome.

Just wait until you get Lincoln's Repeater. 

[cool breeze]

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.

[Don Flamenco]

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   

[MrAngryFace]

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

[Don Flamenco]

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.

post-apocalyptic stuff

[TakingBackSunday]

Yeah I'm gonna have to read The Road.  That's coming out as a movie soon, right?

[Robo]

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.

[Don Flamenco]

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. 

[cool breeze]

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

[Robo]

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. 

[cool breeze]

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.

[Robo]

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.



Also, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are working the score.

[TakingBackSunday]

Nick Caaaaaaave

[Eel O'Brian]

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

[Don Flamenco]

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.

(Image removed from quote.)

Also, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are working the score.

whoa yes all over my tits

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Hopefully The Road isn't bug filled and doesn't have a shitty ending.

[Don Flamenco]

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.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I don't think your joke teacher was either

[drew]

SHOULD I BOMB MEGATON OR NOT

[Don Flamenco]

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.

[drew]

Consolevania Fallout 3 Review:

[Darunia]

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.

[drew]

wtf is wrong with the 3^rd person camera

its always off center which is distinguished mentally-challenged

[Eel O'Brian]

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

[drew]

its def more janky than oblivion

thats for sure