Fallout 3 Thread

[Madrun Badrun]

FUCK

The achievement for completing scientific pursuits didn't register  :'(

It is also possible to complete the quest without gaining the achievement. Through over exploring, and failing to use the intercom for the Rivet City bridge, it's possible to bypass the Rivet City section completely, as you can stumble across the journals in the Jefferson Memorial (Project Purity HQ) without ever having met Madison Li... since not all of the objectives have been completed in order, this disqualifies you from receiving the achievement.


poor guy.   

[Crushed]

lol, i got this for finishing wasteland survival guide:

Author: Moira Brown
Researcher: <player name>

This moderate guidebook contains little of use to experienced wasteland survivors, but could be considered a decent beginner's guide.

The author's obvious passion inspires the reader to new considerations of how to form working settlements and harness old technology, but these high-minded ideals are often dragged down by dangerously misleading survival tips and rambling passages on denizens of the wastes.
Its detailed focus helps in some areas, but is simply confusing in others, especially when the content itself is questionable.

shouldn't have lied so much or skipped the optional sidequests

[Madrun Badrun]

lol, i got this for finishing wasteland survival guide:

Author: Moira Brown
Researcher: <player name>

This moderate guidebook contains little of use to experienced wasteland survivors, but could be considered a decent beginner's guide.

The author's obvious passion inspires the reader to new considerations of how to form working settlements and harness old technology, but these high-minded ideals are often dragged down by dangerously misleading survival tips and rambling passages on denizens of the wastes.
Its detailed focus helps in some areas, but is simply confusing in others, especially when the content itself is questionable.

shouldn't have lied so much or skipped the optional sidequests

how do you view the description?

[drew]

i guess press x?

since EVERY OTHER BOOK in the game requires physical movement of the blue (fyi, (btw)) x button to read.

[Madrun Badrun]

x drops the item. 

[demi]

This game sucks Arvie

[cool breeze]

lol, i got this for finishing wasteland survival guide:

Author: Moira Brown
Researcher: <player name>

This moderate guidebook contains little of use to experienced wasteland survivors, but could be considered a decent beginner's guide.

The author's obvious passion inspires the reader to new considerations of how to form working settlements and harness old technology, but these high-minded ideals are often dragged down by dangerously misleading survival tips and rambling passages on denizens of the wastes.
Its detailed focus helps in some areas, but is simply confusing in others, especially when the content itself is questionable.

shouldn't have lied so much or skipped the optional sidequests

I wonder if you'll still have fans even if your book is bad

It was great to see someone run up to after I killed a radscorpion to me for working on the book.  The person even gave some supplies that I really didn't need.

[The Sceneman]

Turd Ferguson is the best name ever

[Human Snorenado]

Turd Ferguson is the best name ever

Yup, best name evar.  It's what I name all of my characters across every game. 

[Brehvolution]

I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

[muckhole]

I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

I had to go look that one up. A hidden perk, that's quite cool.

[Madrun Badrun]

I just sold the little lamp light girl into slavery.   new helmet rocks.   

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Borrowed my roommate's copy and played for a couple of hours.

It is definitely a Bethesda RPG.  Beating up Butch reminds me of Morrowind where I hated the game so much I went into villages and just started randomly attacking villagers.  In fact, I try to beat on as many people as I can in this game.

It's an alright game, will get it when it gets to be under $20

[The Sceneman]

holy shit Turd la Ferguson would be even better/funnier

[drew]

I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

load up a save and do it over

trust me. youll regret it later

[Robo]

holy shit Turd la Ferguson would be even better/funnier

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/210353b310/celebrity-jeopardy-from-nino

[Brehvolution]

I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

load up a save and do it over

trust me. youll regret it later

Why? Does she give me a weapon? I'm not real worried about it.

[Human Snorenado]

I was just about to go to the Library for Moira which I think is the last quest, but I made a quick joke about the book and she said she was quitting writing the book. I got the Dream Crusher perk out of it at least.

load up a save and do it over

trust me. youll regret it later

Why? Does she give me a weapon? I'm not real worried about it.

You get a perk.

[drew]

your perks stats depend on how many of those optional thingies you did

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/The_Wasteland_Survival_Guide

Should you choose to destroy Megaton while this quest is active (The Power of the Atom), this quest will not be affected at all as Moira will survive as a ghoul and continue to give quest updates as normal. She can be found at the ruins initially, but moves to Underworld after a conversation with her, or if enough time passes, she will eventually move herself. While she is supposed to survive the blast, it is possible for her to die anyway. This may occur while she is hanging out by Megaton after the blast because she is killed by Raiders or while on her way to the Underground. Either way, when the Vault 101 player approaches Megaton a message will appear saying "Moria Brown has been killed and the Wasteland Survival Guide will never be written." At the same time a Quest message will appear announcing that you've failed the quest.

this game is awesome

[Crushed]

Holy shit, I finished Head of State! It didn't bug out on me! 

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Good God, the slaves walked ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WASTELAND.

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[The Sceneman]

damn I wish I knew about The Nuka Cola challange earlier, I wouldnt have made all those Nuka-grenades  :'(

Oh well just about hooked the babe up with her drinks got about 5 more bottles to go

explorer perk

when does the DLC come out? Im hoping to get 1000/1000 before then

[Vizzys]

got this off steam, been playing it today

i completed the first few chapters of the survival guide for moira but where can i go to get some cash, she doesnt seem to reward you with much of it

also the pc version has some weird ass crashes, like random crashes, gotta save a lot it looks good though

[Eel O'Brian]

turn off all your vista bells and whistles in the compatibility tab, that cut my random crashes in half

[Vizzys]

i use xp pro

[demi]

lol... PC gaming

[Madrun Badrun]

lol... PC gaming

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[Human Snorenado]

got this off steam, been playing it today

i completed the first few chapters of the survival guide for moira but where can i go to get some cash, she doesnt seem to reward you with much of it

also the pc version has some weird ass crashes, like random crashes, gotta save a lot it looks good though

You have to loot every single thing you see in the early days and sell it to keep the caps flowing.

[Eel O'Brian]

lol... PC gaming

yeah, but the mods are sweet

in-game custom radio station to play your own music through the pip boy

plus it's so pretty on the ultra setting

and honestly, i only get an occasional crash on launch

[Crushed]

Yeah, I got the mods for upgraded power armor, less weapon degradation, and the level cap workaround. I'm nearly finished with everything now, so it doesn't really matter, but for my second playthrough on Hard it's gonna be great.

Also thinking about the more accurate sniper rifle (is actually more accurate in VATS) and maaaaaaaybe killable kids, lol.

[Eel O'Brian]

how does the level cap workaround work?  Do you just get to keep selecting perks and such until they're all taken?

speaking of which, i'm ready for some custom perk mods

[Crushed]

The current version just rolls you back to level 20, and you just keep leveling up and selecting perks, yeah. There's an option for whether or not you want to keep gaining HP (I chose not to, that'd just be crazy).

[Madrun Badrun]

lol... PC gaming

yeah, but the mods are sweet

in-game custom radio station to play your own music through the pip boy

I just use the xbox work around.  I play music on my cd player and mute the game. 

[Vizzys]

got this off steam, been playing it today

i completed the first few chapters of the survival guide for moira but where can i go to get some cash, she doesnt seem to reward you with much of it

also the pc version has some weird ass crashes, like random crashes, gotta save a lot it looks good though

You have to loot every single thing you see in the early days and sell it to keep the caps flowing.

yeah Im at rivet city now and Ive been stealing pretty much everything not bolted down

[tiesto]

lol... PC gaming

yeah, but the mods are sweet

in-game custom radio station to play your own music through the pip boy

Damn, wish this was in the 360 version...

This would be the first song I put in:



(Kamaya Painters - Wasteland (Chab remix))

[Madrun Badrun]

I thought I lost dogmeat for a second there  :'(

[Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich]

I thought I lost dogmeat for a second there  :'(

I keep him cooped up in the Megaton house except when I really need him Dead dogs = 

[demi]

ahahaa i killed Dogmeat right away. i can't have excess baggage holding me back on my quest for personal redemption...

[Madrun Badrun]

ahahaa i killed Dogmeat right away. i can't have excess baggage holding me back on my quest for personal redemption...

absolutely heartless.   :'(

[Vizzys]

that plasma gun or whatever you get from the replicated man quest is awesome, i got it then sold him out for the wired reflexes perk, best of both worlds

[Madrun Badrun]

it is an awesome gun.  But I can't find anythign to fix it with and moria wants to charge me 2000 caps.  FU BITCH! I'M GOING TO SHOVE YOUR BOOK UP YOUR ASS AND RAPE YOUR MOUTH BEFORE I PAY THAT!

[Crushed]

I didn't ask any questions once the girl told me to stop looking for the android and kept up my karma and didn't go for a reward, because I am a kind and moral person*. 


*pussy who lets every good character in the Wasteland walk all over me, so I passive aggressively take it out on them by pickpocketing and robbing them

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But seriously, when I checked the wiki and saw it was HARKNESS, I was pretty surprised. I had always assumed it was that never sleeping, almost silent merc in Moira's shop.

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[Eel O'Brian]

it is an awesome gun.  But I can't find anythign to fix it with and moria wants to charge me 2000 caps.  FU BITCH! I'M GOING TO SHOVE YOUR BOOK UP YOUR ASS AND RAPE YOUR MOUTH BEFORE I PAY THAT!

you can repair it with normal plasma rifles, which will become plentiful when you are far along enough in the main quest

[Eel O'Brian]

in the pc version, you can set any npc as essential and they won't die (just get knocked unconscious)

[The Sceneman]

just got the last 2 main story quests, the super mutant behemoths and 10 more bobbleheads to go for my 1000. This game rules

[Human Snorenado]

that plasma gun or whatever you get from the replicated man quest is awesome, i got it then sold him out for the wired reflexes perk, best of both worlds

I did that but then immediately killed the dude looking for Harkness and his bodyguard.

[Madrun Badrun]

where is fawkes?

[Robo]

Fawkes won't join up with you if you're evil.  Is there an equivalent to him for evil characters?

[Sho Nuff]

Fawkes simply makes the game too easy. I think I'm going to have to let him go

[cool breeze]

just go to your house in Tenpenny or Megaton and tell them to wait.  My Megaton shack was filled with robots, dogs, mutants, ghouls, brotherhood members, etc.

[Robo]

I recall reading somewhere that one or two of the room themes (Raider, I believe, was one) prevent Fawkes from moving around in your room and he'll block the exit and keep you from exiting or something like that.  Just a word of caution -- make a save.

[Crushed]

LOL at you people calling Fawkes "him."

[Robo]

You don't refer to post-op cheeseburgers by their former sex.  Mutant Fawkes is male.

[demi]

I didn't find or get Fawkes at all. He is missable.

[Crushed]

I didn't find or get Fawkes at all. He is missable.

You didn't see the giant green intelligent Super Mutant wearing clothes, shouting at you through glass at the end of a hallway, who stops you and asks for help, and must be walked past in order to get to the GECK.

[demi]

Nope, didn't happen to me. I walked that entire vault myself

[Human Snorenado]

that plasma gun or whatever you get from the replicated man quest is awesome, i got it then sold him out for the wired reflexes perk, best of both worlds

I did that but then immediately killed the dude looking for Harkness and his bodyguard.

Did that still count as betraying him? To Harkness I mean.

As long as you kill the dude and his bodyguard with Harkness' blessing (and all it took was one combat shotgun blast to the face at close range) before they can get to Harkness, you're good.  You'll lose karma for betraying Harkness, but it's the same exact amount you just gained for telling Harkness about his... er, "condition".  So you get the rifle and the wired reflexes, no net karma gain or loss, and as long as you blast the dude and his goon Harkness will still be around Rivet City and won't care.

[pilonv1]

Fawkes won't join up with you if you're evil.  Is there an equivalent to him for evil characters?

There's a guy in Megaton who wont join me because I'm too good. Is it Jericho?

[Human Snorenado]

Nope, didn't happen to me. I walked that entire vault myself

How'd you get the GECK?

[demi]

I walked up to it and picked it up?

[Human Snorenado]

Isn't the radiation ridiculous, tho?  I thought you had to have either Fawkes or Charon get it for you.  I dunno.