Fallout: New Vegas

[Eel O'Brian]

i can't believe they didn't even give any new options for customizing your character's looks

it's exactly the same, same hairstyles and everything

they should change that gaf official topic title to "Obsidoes exactly what Bethesdid, at a worse framerate"

[Eel O'Brian]

i don't mean for this all to sound like i'm not enjoying it - it's fallout, of course i am

but it is straight up an expansion all the way

[MyNameIsMethodis]

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does anyone know where the fuck i find this molemen clue in the dino dee lite lobby?

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[Great Rumbler]

i don't mean for this all to sound like i'm not enjoying it - it's fallout, of course i am

but it is straight up an expansion all the way

It's the Fallout 3 that Fallout 3 should have been.

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does anyone know where the fuck i find this molemen clue in the dino dee lite lobby?

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Wait until the chick at the front desk leaves for the night. Then break into the safe behind her desk.

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[BlueTsunami]

I haven't noticed any bad Frame Rate issues on the 360

One thing thats annoying me that seems to be happening more in New Vegas than it did in 3, when enemies get too close VATS becomes a crapshoot. I can't hit my enemy when I'm freakin' phasing into their damn body.

[Stoney Mason]

Installing now.

[Great Rumbler]

i can see hardcore mode becoming tedious later on

picture still having to cook and drink water all the time around hour 100

As long as you play through the main story with hardcore mode on, you'll get the special ending [or whatever]. You can switch it off after that.

[pilonv1]

Eel what videocard do you have? Seems to be more nVidia issues than ATI

[pilonv1]

i can see hardcore mode becoming tedious later on

picture still having to cook and drink water all the time around hour 100

As long as you play through the main story with hardcore mode on, you'll get the special ending [or whatever]. You can switch it off after that.

I thought there was no "play after you finish the main story" in this game.

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, this just runs crappy no matter what settings, so i might as well stick with ultra

i even tested it on medium settings and was getting huge, random frame drops

they just didn't optimize this worth a fuck, i've been seeing people on other message boards blaming it on the game engine or working with bethesda's tools or nvidia drivers, anything to give these obsidian guys a pass

[Damian79]

Was it not the same with Fallout 3?

[OptimoPeach]

Was it not the same with Fallout 3?

No.

I've noticed it now too after playing more. It seems to be whenever I have NPC's on screen. And I do have a gtx 460. fml

Hope for a patch soon

[MyNameIsMethodis]

yeah, this just runs crappy no matter what settings, so i might as well stick with ultra

i even tested it on medium settings and was getting huge, random frame drops

they just didn't optimize this worth a fuck, i've been seeing people on other message boards blaming it on the game engine or working with bethesda's tools or nvidia drivers, anything to give these obsidian guys a pass

atleast you can save your settings .

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this game is awesome. running around as a spaceman, and blowing up those rockets were hilarious. question, how long is this game? I just found out from the great kahns to go to the strip, I hope i'm not near the ending because im only 7 hours in and i've done every quest so far...

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[MyNameIsMethodis]

By the way, those aren't game ending spoilers

[Robo]

Turned off hardcore mode.  Going into the menu and checking the status bars was already annoying the shit out of me, and it'd only been a couple hours.  Shoulda put them on the HUD, I think.  Nice idea, poor execution.

And game already froze up on me after about two hours.  Cool beans, Obsidian.

[Great Rumbler]

Was it not the same with Fallout 3?

No.

I've noticed it now too after playing more. It seems to be whenever I have NPC's on screen. And I do have a gtx 460. fml

Hope for a patch soon

Shouldn't take too long for the modding community to come into play.

[Human Snorenado]

framerate is all over the place with this game, drops from 60 to 30 for no reason whatsoever at the most random times

i mean, i'll literally just be standing there doing nothing and fraps shows it dropping 20 frames

this is on ultra settings, btw, which my pc chews through on FO3 at a constant 60 even during the heaviest action

Same here, dude.  I have it on ultra as well, and for everyone's frame of reference I'm running it on an Athlon II X4 3.10 ghz, with 4 gigs of ram and a Radeon 5770.  Game looks... well, the engine is dated and the npcs are all fugly, but some of the scenery is awesome.  Like I said, I've been getting a lot of random framerate drops for no apparent reason. 

The good news is that it's easily as awesome as Fallout 3 and the most annoying thing I've seen so far is a traveling merchant and his brahmin climb the stairs and get stuck on the second floor of the motel in Novac.  By the way, where do I find no-bark in town?  No freezes or crashes for me so far, knock on wood.

Further good news is that I totally love the vibe early in the game- whoever said Red Dead Fallout hit the nail on the head.  Awesome wandering around helping people out and shit, although I had to leave something undone in Primm.

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After you rescue Deputy Dipshit you're supposed to find a replacement sheriff, I went to the prison and talked to the one dude but how do I get him a pardon?  Maybe I'll just come back when my Science is high enough to reprogram the robot to be the sheriff, that'd be hilarious.

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So far it's pretty awesome.

[Great Rumbler]

By the way, where do I find no-bark in town?

He had a shack at the northern edge of town, but I usually found him wandering around at the back of the motel.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

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Fuck you can make a robot the sheriff? I made the NCR. I wonder if I should go back time to time and check back on those old towns. I'm up to the Strip now and it's kinda dissapinting visually. Smaller than the DC Mall area  . But this game is fucking awesome, and you guys should remember how much I HATED Fallout 3, I just can't put this game down it's so awesome.

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[Great Rumbler]

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I made the robot the sheriff.

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[MyNameIsMethodis]

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damn I wish I took Wild Wasteland perk so much  hearing all the references to SomethingAwful sound awesome.

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[MyNameIsMethodis]

COSTUME SPOILER

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[Human Snorenado]

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Fuck you can make a robot the sheriff? I made the NCR. I wonder if I should go back time to time and check back on those old towns. I'm up to the Strip now and it's kinda dissapinting visually. Smaller than the DC Mall area  . But this game is fucking awesome, and you guys should remember how much I HATED Fallout 3, I just can't put this game down it's so awesome.

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Yeah, but you hated Fallout 3 for the DUMBEST FUCKING REASON EVER:  you got scared of the subways.  WTF?  Of course, it kind of fits in with your distinguished mentally-challenged fellow persona, but yeah.  Fucking stupid.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

thats because of the scary music I can't stand it. this game I can have wayne newton or w/e blasting and never get scared.

[FatalT]

I'm about four hours in at The Strip. I need 2,000 credits or to level my science to get in though, lame.

[Great Rumbler]

I'm about four hours in at The Strip. I need 2,000 credits or to level my science to get in though, lame.

I'm at 8 hours and nowhere near The Strip. 

[Eel O'Brian]

i don't like how some of the side quests don't show up in my pip boy

and i can already see juggling different ammo types is going to get on my nerves

i wish there was a FO3 setting, so i wouldn't have to bother with it and a rifle bullet would just be a rifle bullet

[MyNameIsMethodis]

jesus christ 4 hours?!

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you can buy a passport for 500 credits from the shop right before hand. or atleast I was able to.

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[demi]

Game is awesome. More ammotypes, more concern for your health, more everything. Bethesda does it again

[FatalT]

jesus christ 4 hours?!

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you can buy a passport for 500 credits from the shop right before hand. or atleast I was able to.

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Good call. I'll have to run and do that. I'm level 7, what are you guys? I guess I should do more sidequest stuff lol

[Eel O'Brian]

i just feel like the different ammo types make it needlessly complex

regular shells, armor piercing shells, budget shells, shell casings, fuck all that, just give me a normal fucking bullet so i can put it into this gangster's brain plz

[Great Rumbler]

i don't like how some of the side quests don't show up in my pip boy

and i can already see juggling different ammo types is going to get on my nerves

i wish there was a FO3 setting, so i wouldn't have to bother with it and a rifle bullet would just be a rifle bullet

I've never juggled ammo types. Not even once.

Actually, I'm not even sure how to do it.

[pilonv1]

There were like 30 different types of ammo in FO3 too weren't there?

[Eel O'Brian]

i'm sure it's going to be a factor at some point or they wouldn't have put it in there

i just know if i am wasting already-scarce bullets on something because i didn't click a button to switch types i'm gonna rage

hopefully someone will make a mod so i can switch it off

[Eel O'Brian]

There were like 30 different types of ammo in FO3 too weren't there?

yeah, but there weren't variations like armor piercing or what have you

[demi]

I'm running around the doctor's house LOOTAN

Gimme dat gimme dat MINE

[Eel O'Brian]

i like all the conversation changes, though, and reading the magazines for temp stat boosts is a neat touch

[Great Rumbler]

i'm sure it's going to be a factor at some point or they wouldn't have put it in there

i just know if i am wasting already-scarce bullets on something because i didn't click a button to switch types i'm gonna rage

hopefully someone will make a mod so i can switch it off

Scarce bullets? Man, I am SWIMMING in bullets. And guns. I'm practically a walking armory.

[Eel O'Brian]

i'm only a little way into the game, i haven't even found

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ringo

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yet

i just talked to the general store owner and he was explaining different ammo variations to me, and then when i looked through his inventory i didn't know what to buy so i ended up not buying anything

it's great that you guys are liking it, really, i'm quite happy for you, but so far i'm not really feeling it

[Great Rumbler]

I kind of feel like you're trying to make it be more complicated than it actually is.

[Damian79]

Dr. Feelbad are you "running it as administrator", if not try it, it might remove the lag?

[Eel O'Brian]

perhaps, we'll see

[Damian79]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101019090830AAPQDyC

Check Roger's reply if you dont know how to do it.

[Great Rumbler]

Make sure to see the launcher to administrative mode as well, otherwise when you click "Play" it'll just keep jumping back to the launcher.

I did that and it seems to have helped some.

[Human Snorenado]

IGN review is up.  8.5.

[Human Snorenado]

Also, has anyone else made it to the other town whose name starts with "N" on their way to Novac yet? 

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First time you run into the Legion.  They killed everyone in town except one dude in a "lottery" and they want your character to tell people about it.  After they leave I found the one dude they let survive and he was all crazy screaming "I WON THE LOTTERY" and shit, so of course I shot him.

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[Great Rumbler]

Was exploring a bit off the main road, turned a corner and come across a pack of deathclaws.  :'(

IGN review is up.  8.5.

Not surprising. As good as New Vegas is, and it is REALLY good, it's still a glorified expansion pack with arguably more bugs than the original. It's not going to get 9.5's and 10's.

[Eel O'Brian]

yeah, i tried running as admin, didn't do much

it's something they're gonna have to patch

the framerate isn't that bothersome, but the white flashing artifacts in the wasteland areas are driving me up the wall

[demi]

SHANKIN MANTISES IN THE NAME OF SURVIVAL

NEW VEGASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[BlueTsunami]

Fallout 4 will be the hottness. Basically do the actual west coast (maybe the North West?) with the Enclave again but also have Hardcore mode in from the beginning. Fallout 4 with idTech's engine on Xbox 720

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IGN review is up.  8.5.

PC version gets a 9.0

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Also, has anyone else made it to the other town whose name starts with "N" on their way to Novac yet? 

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First time you run into the Legion.  They killed everyone in town except one dude in a "lottery" and they want your character to tell people about it.  After they leave I found the one dude they let survive and he was all crazy screaming "I WON THE LOTTERY" and shit, so of course I shot him.

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i did that situation different, see I came up across the town and saw the lottery guy before I even reached that town. I WON THE LOTTERY! i was like what the fuck you talking about and he said THE LOTTERY so I shot him and took his lottery ticket. then I get in town and see what happened and feel super bad 

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[MyNameIsMethodis]

By the way, there's a bug where just hitting ~ will disable ALL achievements in game even if you jump right back out, so if you hit it, make sure you save and reload the game.

[ManaByte]

Has Obsidian ever used QA? Ever?

[Great Rumbler]

Has Obsidian ever used QA? Ever?

They're just following in the grand tradition of Black Isle and Troika.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

That reminds me, this game reminds me of Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines ALOT.

[Great Rumbler]

That reminds me, this game reminds me of Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines ALOT.

New Vegas does actually have playable combat though.

[muckhole]

Got to play this for about an hour last night. Things were going swimmingly until the game froze up (), and I realized I hadn't yet bothered saving. I have to get back into "save after anything/everything happens" mode. Fortunately, I had barely made any real progress yet, outside of looking around the initial area and taking the first quest.

On the plus side, this will let me restart with the Wild Wasteland perk, I wasn't really too sure what it was about when I first started.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Are you playing on pc muck, because quicksave is a life saver

[Stoney Mason]

Weird. Maybe its my 360 controller which is kind of dying but the game wouldn't run with it properly for me last night on the PC. I couldn't fire properly with the right trigger.

Otherwise it seemed like Fallout 3 to me at first. Which is both a bit disappointing and exciting at the same time for different reasons.