Author Topic: Fallout 3 Thread (Read 297273 times)

Bildi · « **Reply #2220 on:** February 05, 2009, 12:51:29 AM »

I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing actually. I think I spend way too much time scavenging so maybe it's actually a good thing.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2221 on:** February 05, 2009, 12:54:50 AM »

yeah thats why im enjoying it, it's a nice change of pace

chronovore · « **Reply #2222 on:** February 05, 2009, 03:29:34 AM »

I get my copy tonight!

:too-excited-for-icons

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2223 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:18:59 AM »

Holy shat, menu based shit is so much easier on the PC (duh). <3 PC gaming . Also, the Hunting Rifle is deadly when controlled with a mouse.

demi · « **Reply #2224 on:** February 07, 2009, 01:56:27 PM »

You can play any PC version and it will work with your Gamercard

demi · « **Reply #2225 on:** February 07, 2009, 02:07:09 PM »

What a GS whore... I am so proud

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2226 on:** February 07, 2009, 03:38:34 PM »

Holy shit, I didn't know that. I was all like bummed I couldn't open up more achievements (I had rented the game for the 360 at first). omg

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2227 on:** February 07, 2009, 08:37:14 PM »

Finished anchorage, which was pretty dull for my level 20 char. I've shelved this now until the level cap + continue playing DLC comes through.

muckhole · « **Reply #2228 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:31:47 PM »

I finally got all 1100 gamerpoints. I don't think I've obsessed over a game this badly in quite some time. Time to give it a break and actually start Fable 2.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2229 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:30:07 PM »

playing it on pc

game is buggy and ugly
crashes all the time

Positive Touch · « **Reply #2230 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:44:09 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 02:30:07 PM

playing it on pc

game is buggy and ugly
crashes all the time

yeah, this game is nowhere near as good as MGS4

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2231 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:10:19 PM »

well mgs4 never crashed abruptly

so, so far you're right.

drew · « **Reply #2232 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:11:03 PM »

leper this filth

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2233 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:20:27 PM »

i haven't gotten really far to actually form an opinion on the game itself, but it hasn't left a good first impression on me.
I will say i think the controls suck and the graphics are unpleasing to my eyes.

I walked around Megaton for a bit. Got the quest to go to the super market and the dude who wants me to blow up the bomb. Went to the market and got attacked by dudes, dunno what to do about that. Then this little kid asked me to find his dad so I followed him and got killed by ants spewing fire. Thats when i quit.

demi · « **Reply #2234 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:22:25 PM »

Great story... you can leave now

Bildi · « **Reply #2235 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:40:45 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on February 07, 2009, 08:37:14 PM

I've shelved this now until the level cap + continue playing DLC comes through.

Same here, I'm at level 18. I just pop it in sometimes because it's great fun, but I have to make sure I don't kill too much stuff. $:-\$

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2236 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:43:18 PM »

I'm thinking the DLC is large enough that you wouldn't have to worry about doing all the other stuff in the main game.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2237 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:45:06 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 03:20:27 PM

i haven't gotten really far to actually form an opinion on the game itself, but it hasn't left a good first impression on me.
I will say i think the controls suck and the graphics are unpleasing to my eyes.

I walked around Megaton for a bit. Got the quest to go to the super market and the dude who wants me to blow up the bomb. Went to the market and got attacked by dudes, dunno what to do about that. Then this little kid asked me to find his dad so I followed him and got killed by ants spewing fire. Thats when i quit.

wtf? Are we supposed to empathise with you?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2238 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:46:20 PM »

fistful owned. Can't handle da' wasteland.

Bildi · « **Reply #2239 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:46:22 PM »

Quote from: BlueTsunami on February 08, 2009, 05:43:18 PM

I'm thinking the DLC is large enough that you wouldn't have to worry about doing all the other stuff in the main game.

I was wondering if that'd be the case, but I'm being all paranoid.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2240 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:01:50 PM »

i just dont want to keep playing until I know i can continue after the ending

Bildi · « **Reply #2241 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:13:59 PM »

So they will fix the main quest "ending" issue in the DLC?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2242 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:39:13 PM »

Quote from: Scenester on February 08, 2009, 05:45:06 PM

wtf? Are we supposed to empathise with you?

i didn't realize the game would give me a quest this early on that requires me to have a lot of ammo. i only had a pistol and 5 bullets.

anyway, i finally got a few guns and ammo and started walking around. Made it to some school and killed all the people inside. The controls are really bad. Feels like I'm playing a budget FPS game from 8 years ago.

When i'm just walking around doing little tasks for people it's better, but the game still feels really janky.

So I got some weapons together and went to complete the mission for the little kid. I killed a bunch of fire ants and started looking for his father.
Then the game crashed again.

i can clearly see why people love this game so much.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #2243 on:** February 08, 2009, 07:00:45 PM »

Hate this game.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2244 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:05:12 PM »

Quote from: Bildi on February 08, 2009, 06:13:59 PM

So they will fix the main quest "ending" issue in the DLC?

supposedly with the third dlc in march

Bildi · « **Reply #2245 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:20:25 PM »

Great, thanks.

I wasn't sure if they were of if they just learned their lesson for future games.

chronovore · « **Reply #2246 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:36:40 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 08, 2009, 06:39:13 PM

Quote from: Scenester on February 08, 2009, 05:45:06 PM

wtf? Are we supposed to empathise with you?

i didn't realize the game would give me a quest this early on that requires me to have a lot of ammo. i only had a pistol and 5 bullets.

anyway, i finally got a few guns and ammo and started walking around. Made it to some school and killed all the people inside. The controls are really bad. Feels like I'm playing a budget FPS game from 8 years ago.

When i'm just walking around doing little tasks for people it's better, but the game still feels really janky.

So I got some weapons together and went to complete the mission for the little kid. I killed a bunch of fire ants and started looking for his father.
Then the game crashed again.

i can clearly see why people love this game so much. (Image removed from quote.)

My science-oriented character killed three of those(!) damned ants with a knife today, without using VATS. If you've looted the ant bodies, take a closer look at what you get off of them. Also, if you're intent on going it with ranged weapons instead of duking it out mano-a-podo, go talk to the boy again and listen to what his dad says about their behavior.

demi · « **Reply #2247 on:** February 12, 2009, 05:58:54 PM »

This achievement whoring is putting a big smile on my face. It's like you understand now, why they are what they are

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2248 on:** February 13, 2009, 01:01:41 AM »

Chinese Sneaking Suit + Gauss Rifle = Pwnt

Eric P · « **Reply #2249 on:** February 13, 2009, 07:28:45 AM »

i'm kind of annoyed with the whole method of getting the dlc for this on pc.

since i purchased through steam, i'd much rather just pay them for the dlc

The Sceneman · « **Reply #2250 on:** February 13, 2009, 07:59:53 AM »

Quote from: Kosma on February 13, 2009, 07:27:44 AM

Fistful smh. Really dude.

Budget 8 year old fps?

the guy clearly hasnt played too many games

Robo · « **Reply #2251 on:** February 13, 2009, 05:23:52 PM »

Sounds awesome. I hope the auto-axe is better than that shitty one-handed chainsaw thing. I want to see some real meat-grinding action.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #2252 on:** February 15, 2009, 11:12:05 PM »

Loading a previous save or continuing a saved game results in a complete lock-up of my system now, for whatever fucking reason, forcing a manual restart. bullshit. i ran a registry cleaner and it still is fucked up. what a shitty piece of software. I already had to do some bullshit workaround in order to allow my wife to be able to play the DLC that I legally paid to use.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #2253 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:04:37 AM »

Is there an achievement console command like that for Gears of War for Windows? I tried to dig something up, but I couldn't find anything.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2254 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:31:11 AM »

ok to be honest, after shitting on the game I started warming up to it.
I got used to the shitty FPS action and ugly graphics and started doing more side quests that involve me traversing.

but man
it would not stop crashing. i couldn't go 10 minutes without restarting.
so i got fed up and deleted the game.
if I can get the game on the cheap i probably will. i do want to see the game through to the end.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2255 on:** February 16, 2009, 11:37:01 AM »

pc gaming

console gaming

demi · « **Reply #2256 on:** February 16, 2009, 02:21:41 PM »

Quote from: The Card Cheat on February 16, 2009, 11:37:01 AM

pc gaming

console gaming

Very hot. PM me

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2257 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:08:35 PM »

The game would definitely wig out on my machine. I hate how it doesn't like it when I try to reposition the window (in windowed mode). It literally locks up just because I try to center it.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2258 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:18:35 PM »

granted mine was pirated.
so i couldn't patch the game.

maybe i should try a different rip that actually installs the game

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #2259 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:21:53 PM »

lol, complaining about crashing with some jacked up pirate copy that doesn't even install the game. what the fuck did you expect? this isn't a windows 95 world where you can replicate an install by just copying and pasting a directory over and copying a cracked exec.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #2260 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:38:35 PM »

Are there any good graphical mods for Fallout 3 like the ones for Oblivion? I've been waiting for a couple of good mods and bug fixes before I jump into Fallout 3.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2261 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:44:05 PM »

yeah, i've only had it crash a couple of times, and that's when i was alt-tabbing like a mofo

i believe this is the least buggy bethesda game ever

smooth, check this site out:

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/categories.php

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2262 on:** February 16, 2009, 03:47:41 PM »

Quote from: Fragamemnon on February 16, 2009, 03:21:53 PM

lol, complaining about crashing with some jacked up pirate copy that doesn't even install the game. what the fuck did you expect? this isn't a windows 95 world where you can replicate an install by just copying and pasting a directory over and copying a cracked exec.

i have game rips for 4 other games that are from the same source. same "install" process.
Dead Space, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Supreme Commander.
None of them crash randomly

the means in which it get it to work isn't the problem, the problem is that i can't patch the game because of the means.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #2263 on:** February 16, 2009, 04:00:07 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on February 16, 2009, 03:47:41 PM

Quote from: Fragamemnon on February 16, 2009, 03:21:53 PM
lol, complaining about crashing with some jacked up pirate copy that doesn't even install the game. what the fuck did you expect? this isn't a windows 95 world where you can replicate an install by just copying and pasting a directory over and copying a cracked exec.

i have game rips for 4 other games that are from the same source. same "install" process.
Dead Space, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, and Supreme Commander.
None of them crash randomly

the means in which it get it to work isn't the problem, the problem is that i can't patch the game because of the means.

The unpatched version of Fallout 3 never crashed more than once or twice in about forty hours on my computer.

demi · « **Reply #2264 on:** February 16, 2009, 04:01:15 PM »

The 360 version didnt crash once for me, even running off the disc. Guess you should just buy that.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2265 on:** February 16, 2009, 04:12:52 PM »

well i'm not going to sit here and rule out that it was my rip, just that i don't believe it's likely.
i have read about various people having their unpatched game crashing a lot.

either way, next time i play it it'll be purchased most likely.

Bildi · « **Reply #2266 on:** February 16, 2009, 05:08:47 PM »

The 360 version at least seems pretty stable, I haven't had a crash or bug yet. Haven't even seen a game-breaking bug yet - I'm questioning whether Bethesda really did develop this game.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #2267 on:** February 16, 2009, 05:10:51 PM »

I had it freeze up a couple times on me, but that's it.

chronovore · « **Reply #2268 on:** February 17, 2009, 05:57:47 AM »

I'm about 10 hours in, Lvl 6 (slow, I know), and have had it freeze up on me twice, and generate Highly Fucking Unlikely "disc cannot be read" errors 4 times.

Anywho, I'm Lvl. 6 -- am I still supposed to be broke as hell and unable to purchase schematics for the Rock-It Launcher?

tiesto · « **Reply #2269 on:** February 17, 2009, 08:49:01 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 17, 2009, 05:57:47 AM

I'm about 10 hours in, Lvl 6 (slow, I know), and have had it freeze up on me twice, and generate Highly Fucking Unlikely "disc cannot be read" errors 4 times.

Anywho, I'm Lvl. 6 -- am I still supposed to be broke as hell and unable to purchase schematics for the Rock-It Launcher?

Yeah, even at the end of the game I never really had much in the way of caps to spare... most of my money went into ammo, stimpacks, and repairing.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2270 on:** February 17, 2009, 09:36:29 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 17, 2009, 05:57:47 AM

I'm about 10 hours in, Lvl 6 (slow, I know), and have had it freeze up on me twice, and generate Highly Fucking Unlikely "disc cannot be read" errors 4 times.

Anywho, I'm Lvl. 6 -- am I still supposed to be broke as hell and unable to purchase schematics for the Rock-It Launcher?

I think you can steal one of the rock it launcher schematics from one of the roving merchants. But as far as caps go, most of your income will be coming from repairing duplicate weaponry and armor. At the max, I had around 5,000 caps at one point.

Bildi · « **Reply #2271 on:** February 17, 2009, 11:30:42 PM »

I like how you can't accumulate hundreds of thousands of caps - too many games just involve some grinding and then money is never an issue again for the entire game. I think I've only had about 5,000 max as well.

chronovore · « **Reply #2272 on:** February 18, 2009, 10:35:05 AM »

Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying that I have to work for everything. Bioshock, GTA4, Fable 2... they all start out with a lot of penny-pinching, and then one moment you realize you're Howard Hughes. Fallout has all kinds of ways of thrilling my "inner collection nut."

Moira's got the Rock-It Launcher schematics for like 1600 or something, though it lists the value at 1200. I thought she'd lower the price as I continued to do all the optional portions of the Wasteland Guide, above-and-beyond the main requirements. No...

How do I steal from a caravan guy? Pickpocket?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #2273 on:** February 18, 2009, 12:55:42 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 18, 2009, 10:35:05 AM

Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying that I have to work for everything. Bioshock, GTA4, Fable 2... they all start out with a lot of penny-pinching, and then one moment you realize you're Howard Hughes. Fallout has all kinds of ways of thrilling my "inner collection nut."

Moira's got the Rock-It Launcher schematics for like 1600 or something, though it lists the value at 1200. I thought she'd lower the price as I continued to do all the optional portions of the Wasteland Guide, above-and-beyond the main requirements. No...

How do I steal from a caravan guy? Pickpocket?

Yep, though you'll need to get to another merchant spot where you can be obscured a bit (Megaton merchant area is a bit too exposed). I believe Wolf has that schematic.

Bildi · « **Reply #2274 on:** February 18, 2009, 05:56:53 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on February 18, 2009, 10:35:05 AM

Yeah, I'm definitely enjoying that I have to work for everything. Bioshock, GTA4, Fable 2... they all start out with a lot of penny-pinching, and then one moment you realize you're Howard Hughes. Fallout has all kinds of ways of thrilling my "inner collection nut."

I'm playing Fable 2 now and it's great fun but the way money is balanced is pretty broken. After trading for a while and buying property I have so much money I can't make it decrease no matter how much stuff I buy. Jobs, bounty hunting, and finding money in treasure chests all become pointless.

Fallout's system is downright awesome, and the way you need items to repair stuff also helps keep things realistic.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2275 on:** February 18, 2009, 06:06:17 PM »

Quote from: Bildi on February 17, 2009, 11:30:42 PM

I like how you can't accumulate hundreds of thousands of caps - too many games just involve some grinding and then money is never an issue again for the entire game. I think I've only had about 5,000 max as well.

the most i had is after finding 100+ locations, i did the reilys rangers mission and gave her the map locations. i ended up with about 2800 caps from that. previously id been hovering at around 1500-2000, now I had almost 5000

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #2276 on:** February 18, 2009, 06:16:59 PM »

i stopped by circuit city after work and bought fallout 3 because it was 40% off

demi · « **Reply #2277 on:** February 20, 2009, 04:37:01 AM »

Bildi · « **Reply #2278 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:37:50 AM »

What am I looking at?

chronovore · « **Reply #2279 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:49:21 AM »

The Pitt. New DLC, amirite?

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