Fallout 3 Thread

[Darunia]

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

[drew]

so much fucking homo man

this is a Bethesda game

strength is the first thing you bump up becau...

* Drewsy is over encumbered

[Eel O'Brian]

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

[Don Flamenco]

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...

* Drewsy is over encumbered

stash shit in garbage cans/lockers etc. it'll stay there forever.

[Eel O'Brian]

it will?

i thought it was like oblivion, and would disappear after a while

[Great Rumbler]

Just get a house in either Megaton or Tenpenny Tower and stash your stuff there.

[Himu]

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.

[Robo]

pay the doctor -- i think it's a bit cheaper.

[cool breeze]

get a house by either disarming or exploding the bomb, use that for free

[Himu]

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

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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.

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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?

[Robo]

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...

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.

[cool breeze]

what happened to me in that situation was

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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).

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[drew]

goddammit himuro

[Himu]

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.

[Himu]

btw i met some kid, went to his town which are over run with Fire Ants.

So badass.

[drew]

speaking of megaton and caps should i kill that junkie bitch?

i think im gonna go back and kill her, whats the reward?

[Robo]

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.

[Himu]

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

[BlueTsunami]

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.

[drew]

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

[drew]

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

[BlueTsunami]

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.

[tiesto]

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.

[Joe Molotov]

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.

[TakingBackSunday]

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.

[tiesto]

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.

[drew]

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

[demi]

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).

[BlueTsunami]

This game makes up for Borderlands being delayed

[drew]

how big is the overworld compared to oblivion?

[cool breeze]

You can't really compare since Fallout 3 is actually packed where Oblivion was a bunch roads to make it seem bigger.

[drew]

goddamn those giant horseflies are fucking annoying

they come out of nowhere and i can never figure out where they are

[trh]

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

[drew]

you are dead inside

[demi]

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

[Eel O'Brian]

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!

[Eel O'Brian]

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 

[Bloodwake]

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.

[Himu]

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.

[Positive Touch]

what difficulty are you playing on?

[drew]

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)

[Joe Molotov]

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.

[Eel O'Brian]

i would pay a monthly fee for a fallout mmo

[Sho Nuff]

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)

[Sho Nuff]

By the way, regarding the ending,

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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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[drew]

thx joe

[Eel O'Brian]

sho, i would say

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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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[TakingBackSunday]

sho, i would say

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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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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.

[Eel O'Brian]

hey, did anyone ever meet

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uncle leo, the other nice and intelligent super mutant?  i never did in my first run.

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[demi]

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

[demi]

By the way, regarding the ending,

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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!

[Sho Nuff]

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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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[demi]

You dont have to DO THAT though, I am pretty sure you can choose to DO THE OTHER THING(S)

[Sho Nuff]

Yeah but she made me feel so guilty about it

Mimimimi I don't want to sacrifice myself for the good of humanity mimimimi

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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

[Himu]

Those! spoiler

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Finished up the Ant next. Killed the Queen AND that bastard scientist.

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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

[drew]

Those! spoiler

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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

[Eel O'Brian]

tonight, veronica went deep into the heart of

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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

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paradise falls, where she struck a deal with slaver grouse and sold red into slavery for another 250 caps

[close]

veronica, working the system for double the pleasure, double the caps...and double the lulz!

[TakingBackSunday]

Those! spoiler

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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.

[drew]

fuck overencumbrance

fuck it up the ass

[drew]

you can eat people in this game?

goty