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[MetroidPrimeRib]

Make sure you check out most places in Diamond City.

Ain't even gone there yet, lol

I suspect much like New Vegas I will wander around for 30 hours before going to the main city

 

[Reedirect]

I have to say, I really enjoyed my first 4-5 hours. As someone who strongly dislikes Fallout 3 (and never even touched NV for that matter) this feels like a vast important in all categories where 3 irritated me. Smaller emphasis on VATS pleases me, shooting feels tighter, character models look less appaling and building and caring for a settlement is fun so far. Good stuff.

 

[Gragen]

I guess I need to re-evaluate how good I think I am at games because hard is kicking my ass at level 6.

 

[Sullichin]

How do armor/ chems that temporarily increase stats affect buying perks? Can I buy a perk if I only meet the requirement because of the temporary boost?

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

It is. She really loved New Vegas to the point of having a dozen characters, getting all of the trophies, etc. Its really bumming her out at how not-Fallout Fallout 4 is.

It's really not that different...

What specifically is she not liking? What could she do before that she can't do now? Because personally it seems a lot like FO3 to me, so I'm curious.

 

[Wolfie5]

Did you grab the

Spoiler

"You are SPECIAL" book from your house post-apoc? Lets you add +1 to any SPECIAL point pretty much at the start of the game.

(more very early game stuff, though a lot of people may have missed this and may want to see it)

Yep,

Spoiler

I only had 4 in charisma and raised it to 5 thanks to that extra point,

 

[Zombie James]

[About 4 hours in] OK, I've rescued

Spoiler

Preston and his band of immortal Minutemen from certain death (ugh) and they're off to Sanctuary where they can spend their eternal lives watching the world turn to dust

. Once I reach

Spoiler

Diamond City

I'm finally going to let go of this game's forceful guiding hand and branch off.

 

[Psychoward]

Looking over the list, "Aiden" is recognized.

Aiden is.

http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Survivor_names

 

[Krappadizzle]

I guess I need to re-evaluate how good I think I am at games because hard is kicking my ass at level 6.

I've been playing survival and it was pretty tough until about level 9. I saved my power armor for times when I thought I'd specifically need it and that helped a lot. I love how the power armor functions in this game. It feels like you're in a walking tank and can take a lot of damage even on Survival difficulty but you can't abuse it(at least not yet) due to the limited juice.

So what happens if you leave your armor sitting somewhere because it died?

It stays there until you retrieve it.

 

[N° 2048]

I've barely played much of the story or side quests. I keep running around and scrapping everything figuring out how I'm going to build my settlement. I've spent more time doing that than anything else lol

4 hours in and I just got to Red Rocket Truck Stop rofl

 

[cantthink9]

I dont know what I think about it. I just feel like they could of done 100x more with it. Its not impressing me in anyway, but its Fallout.

 

[Horse Detective]

So when I select armor layers, it doesn't place it over my outfit, it removes my outfit. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Loudninja]

Its back button on 360 pad so it might be the touch pad on the left

Yep thanks.

 

[darkwing-buck]

Anyone know a good beginners guide for establishing a settlement? Kinda overwhelm rn

 

[zewone]

How do I get out of the power suit?

 

[F0rneus]

So that Touchdown trophy. Just got it. I am still laughing haha.

 

[Tom Penny]

It reminds of Fallout 3 with a new coat of paint. The first few hours seem the same.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

It stays there until you retrieve it.

Oh, damn. Was hoping it'd spawn back somewhere. Also when do you get a "home?" I am 10 hours in and don't have one.

 

[N° 2048]

Anyone know a good beginners guide for establishing a settlement? Kinda overwhelm rn

Using:

http://www.usgamer.net/articles/fallout-4-base-building-guide-food-water-power-defense

http://www.gamerevolution.com/featu...ng-materials-placing-items-resources-and-more

http://www.vg247.com/2015/11/07/fallout-4-how-to-craft-build-bases-and-finish-the-sanctuary-quest/

 

[Jobbs]

If I change the handle on a pistol into more of a stock and make it handle like a rifle, does that change the classification of the weapon as it pertains to perks?

Riley who is barely scraping by in hard mode.

 

[Soulflarz]

Probably Brotherhood of Steel questline major spoilers (wouldn't know, haven't even joined em)


Jokingly killed Danse and his squad

Spoiler

Interesting drops to say the least :V

Spoiler

Synth Components

I mean, if thats a later spoiler, kind of hilarious how you can find that out.

 

[N° 2048]

I have to find all this cool Armour. God damn.

 

[Machina]

11 hours later and I've finally arrived at Diamond City.

This game is going to end me.

 

[Kyoufu]

How do I get out of the power suit?

Hold X (PS4).

 

[Kadin]

I was just reading that if you craft something and it uses some but not all of the components of an item it breaks down, the ones not used are actually lost? Is that working as intended because I really don't want to have to break down all my junk manually just to save some stuff from being lost in the process.

Reposting to hopefully get confirmation on this. Can't play atm or I'd check myself.

 

[Kamina777]

5.9 user rating on metacritic, and it keeps dropping. Not very good at all, considering fallout 3 has 8.1 and New Vegas has 8.4...

Really might not get this if it's that bad.

Are you serious? Since when has the metacritic user rating been accurate in any way for a game this hyped?

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Reposting to hopefully get confirmation on this. Can't play atm or I'd check myself.

The only thing that gets lost is the base item, the components are kept I believe. Maybe. That'd be quite a glitch.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

3 hours in and totally immersed. Loving it so far.

 

[Soulflarz]

I realized I don't have the steam achievement "war...war never changes"

ugh.

 

[gossi]

The music is so good. 10 hours in now. So good.

 

[bonesmccoy]

If I change the handle on a pistol into more of a stock and make it handle like a rifle, does that change the classification of the weapon as it pertains to perks?

Riley who is barely scraping by in hard mode.

Where did you get the chest armour?

 

[N° 2048]

5.9 user rating on metacritic, and it keeps dropping. Not very good at all, considering fallout 3 has 8.1 and New Vegas has 8.4...

Really might not get this if it's that bad.

This is a joke post, right?

Are you serious? Since when has the metacritic user rating been accurate in any way for a game this hyped?

This.

 

[Onikaan]

Is there any other way to get rid of rads other than Radaway?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

So what's a good starting stat allocation? I don't really want to sit there and pore over the dumb perks "map" for an hour, can someone give me suggestions?

Right now I'm still not past the point where I can re-allocate, and my stats are:

S - 5
P - 4
E - 5
C - 4
I - 4
A - 3
L - 3

 

[N° 2048]

Is there any other way to get rid of rads other than Radaway?

I think some cooked stuff does. I saw one that said -50 RADS

There's no level cap, right? Can I get all perks if I wanted to through leveling up?

 

[OniBarubary]

I hate my ugly gloworm larva baby. Can't I just...get rid of it?

 

[SpaceHorror]

How do you craft a bed? I have the necessary supplies but it won't let me build one. It also says requires and shows the outline of vault boy.

 

[Draper]

This install time on the PS4 is insane. It's been about 20 mins and it's only at 3%!

Is this common?

 

[dripdripsplash]

Is it possible to be an asshole in this game?

 

[Zeliard]

I've been playing survival and it was pretty tough until about level 9. I saved my power armor for times when I thought I'd specifically need it and that helped a lot. I love how the power armor functions in this game. It feels like your in a walking tank and can take a lot of damage even on Survival difficulty but you can't abuse it(at least not yet due to the limited juice.

I'm playing on Survival and I've been finding that this game has the same issue that NV and to a lesser extent (IIRC) FO3 had, which is that companions are just stupidly powerful (at least early on). I only have Dogmeat and Codsworth so far, but the latter in particular just ruins fools, and I haven't enhanced him in any way. His attacks are pretty fun to watch, though.

I like going around with a companion, for whatever banter/story stuff they have and because of their traditional great effectiveness as mules (especially since STR is often one of my dump stats). I never pick them for combat purposes. But they tend to be a bit overtuned combat-wise in the modern Fallout games, particularly in the damage they deal.

 

[Miles X]

Where can I find more crops for the early sanctuary falls mission?

 

[N° 2048]

Is it possible to be an asshole in this game?

Yea I think actions have consequences. Check out the Help section when you press Start. It's under Crime.

 

[goomba stomper]

How do you craft a bed? I have the necessary supplies but it won't let me build one. It also says requires and shows the outline of vault boy.

are you trying to craft it at the work bench? if so just walk away from it while in the crafting menu. you need space in front of you to place it.

 

[Chitown B]

You need to barter and not trade.

I didn't see that option, only trade. Must be only certain people.

 

[Anung]

Stuck on two separate missions D: Anyone finished the 'Old Guns' quest?

 

[neoism]

so has anyone on ps4 gotten full blown crashes.. to the dashboard?

 

[SmackAttack]

I've been largely in the dark with this game. Can anyone confirm if the name Ethan works?

 

[Super_Cobra]

It's installing and these 7 attributes guides while the game is installing are epic. This game is already awesome. And it's just a fucking install screen!
So glad I picked this up and returned black ops.

 

[N° 2048]

I've been largely in the dark with this game. Can anyone confirm if the name Ethan works?

Ethan works.

 

[sdornan]

Where can I find more crops for the early sanctuary falls mission?

Spoiler

There's a farm to the south of Sanctuary.