Of Deathclaws & Radscorpions: A Fallout Thread

i'd try the DLC if it was available on steam, but it's not, so

I will buy all that DLC!

yeah i'm glad i saw that. i was about to buy a few right now.

So have we come to consensus about which of the DLC are essential? I remember a lot of people saying Operation Anchorage blew.

i just played it and yeah, it wasn't great.

I'd recommend Broken Steel and Point Lookout.

^^^then the Pitt, then the others if you're desperate

ok so i had no idea that Chris Avellone (lead designer on Planescape: Torment) is a senior designer on Fallout: New Vegas, which should at least geek out HI DERE if not others.

You mean Chris Avellone (LEAD DESIGNER OF CANCELLED GAME VAN BUREN AND CONTRIBUTOR TO FALLOUT 2) imo.

KOTOR II has a pretty bad rep, though. Alpha Protocol doesn't look particularly thrilling yet.

Yeah, but much of KOTOR II's flaws can be easily chalked up to Lucasarts suits cutting dev time down to nothing. I did enjoy the story, tho.

I'm disappointed that Obsidian never got to finish that Aliens RPG that had been announced 4 years ago, and that Sega went with that other mediocre version.

Some previews of new vegas on the web out today. Some complaints about the game looking exactly like fallout 3. I will gladly put up with sameyness especially if obsidian hits the classic fallout notes better than bethesda.

needs fast travel

F3 had fast travel. What is really needs is the F2 car.

yes i was referring to reports that vegas would not have fast travel

Ew.

that would be bad

this hardcore mode sounds kind of awesome but possibly annoying especially since once you turn it off its off for good

Actually, before setting out, you have one last decision to make: to play in Hardcore mode or not. In this mode, you have to keep track of your food and water, pay attention to the weight of items (including ammunition), so you don't get overloaded, and make time for regular visits to a doctor, because stimpacks will not fully heal you. Hardcore mode can be disabled at any time, but it can't be switched back on. If you complete the entire game in Hardcore mode, you'll receive some sort of "special reward."

sound cool, probably tedious

making an rpg "harder" just makes it take x time longer to experience the same content, imo. that said, you don't want it to be too easy (F3 was too easy)

Special reward = achievement?

yes "hardcore uproar"

'keep track of food and water' - what does this mean?
'pay attention to the weight of items' - you had to do that in f3
and stimpacks never fully healed either

this hardcore mode sounds nothing of the sort

its possible in non-hardcore mode you can hoard anything you want without limitation

I'm pretty sure ammo was weightless in F3, and keeping track of food + water probably means that if you don't eat/drink often enough, you'll grow weak and eventually die. I remember stimpacks fully healing? Maybe it took a couple, and you had to inject them directly into the injured limb, but I believe they fully healed?

honestly, it sounds like extra chores to kill more gameplay hours

strict weight limits + no fast travel = terrrrrrible

just sayin'

pay attention to the weight of items (including ammunition)

the ammo is the key bit. in f3, ammo functioned as basically a 2nd currency -- no weight, and you can hoard up all ammo for weapons you aren't using, since it has value. tip!

also means you have to plan more and tread carefully. I like that aspect will definitely try hardcore mode first.

no fast travel and nothing to get around on but your feet is weird. maybe the map is more compressed.

Hardcore Mode does seem pretty tedious, but I think this sort of thing is aimed mostly at the No Mutants Allowed type dorks folks.

(xp) i'd be down for that if they developed more of the map, especially w/r/t the interiors of buildings. the wide open space of fo3 was nice, but so many of the buildings were just facades or empty spaces. would love to see a fucked up vegas strip where you could do a ton of exploring in each casino.

I'm assuming New Reno in FO2 was more like Reno (which I haven't been to) but it also reminds me of Fremont Street in Las Vegas. I kind of hope that's a location, too.

i've heard that if you forget to breath in this game you die. inhaling/exhaling is accomplished by rotating the analog thumbstick clockwise, then counterclockwise, then by throwing your controller at the tv.

haha

okay, so i only just started playing this a couple of weeks ago, and it is AMAZING. taking things slowly, not least because i'm finding the scenario and a buncha things that try and kill me in this game genuinely unsettling and unnerving. one question though...

when i get to the minefield, how do i pick up a mine or two to bring back to the sarah palin lady at the trading centre?

iirc, you have to crouch down and creep up to the mine. then when it's close enough you deactivate it.

i might be thinking of abes' oddyssey though

thanks ste! if i have the balls for it i might give that a go later on this evening.

Thing is it only works if your (I think) Perception is high enough. Definitely depends on one of your stats anyway.

will gobble several sachets of mentats before attempting...

doesn't the sarah lady give you a mine detector or something?

she... hasn't, i don't think?

dammit, i'm always convinced i'm playing this game wrong...

yeah your right, she doesn't have one.

Crouch when approaching the mine and keep watching for a message saying 'deactivate mine'. You gotta be quick though.

done, and done! awesome, thanks nate. tip came in extra useful as i walked through the tunnel to where the family are supposed to be.

last night i made my way through the tunnel to where the family are supposed to be hiding out, and i freed a prisoner at the old cemetery. i got a stealth-boy, which seems awesome. and then my xbox froze. ;(((

i still haven't done that family quest, attempted it and re-loaded many times. just kept trying to kill them all, and yes i know what i'm supposed to do instead but could never get it to work.

i'm still not sure if i've found them.

oh you'll know if when you do

ach i really want to load this up now but i have stacks to do today

still love-love-loving this game, and trying to take it slowly as i don't know if i'll get a chance to play through again, and i don't want to miss anything: eg, i still haven't gone to track down the radio station, am just playing side missions for as long as i can. but disaster struck yesterday - wandered thru the jeffersonian monument thingum place, and collected a load of holotapes, and somehow managed to complete Following In His Footsteps - DAMMIT. can i still try and find the radio station?? i want to meet 3 dog.

also, i botched the android mission i think, by convincing someone it was dead. ;((( is there no point in finding pinkerton now?