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[hobblygobbly]

So I encountered my first big bug , fairly early into the game near the robotics disposal center.

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It seems if you save and/or load a game when you're near this place it can "break" you being able to get the robot, I did a quick save before I activated it and it simply would not work if I loaded that quicksave, it kept saying it couldn't establish a connection.

I loaded an earlier save not near the area and then went there and activated it just fine.

Then I encountered yet ANOTHER bug with the robot, when I issued it a "defend" command it simply would not move at all.

I found out if you bring up the console, click on the robot and then type disable, then type enable, it "reloads" the robot and then it will move to where it's meant to go.

Now my question is, will using the console to fix this mess up the steam achievements?

Hmm so I came across this now, I have a save game a few meters before the "discovered" notification pops up. I haven't done any quick saves after discovering it and

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I activated it by the terminal and it starts up but still stays sitting down. Every time I try talk to it it says "Do not interfere with security operations" but remains in same sitting position the whole time. Something is telling me that due to its prototype nature and its unknown functionality and that it's seemingly broken, it may not work all the time by design? I have no idea lol. I can't even get it to get up. Just keeps on telling me not to interfere so I can't even issue commands or anything. Do I have to dismiss my companion or something?

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Oh wait, I was supposed to go back to the terminal, I can give it a defensive command there or self destruct. Hmm.

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Holy shit I can use this thing to help me attack/defend a nearby area? Amazing

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Can't issue commands. Hmm this thing seems very bugged, I didn't do the save things you did and still having similar problems.

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Yeah after doing the console stuff seems to fix it but will rather avoid that for now, hoping for a bug fix or something. Thanks for help.

 

[zerotol]

Well shit. That sucks man. Sorry.

Funny thing is, when I returned to

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sanctuary to speak to Preston, he was standing in the river, just chillin for the entire conversation!

 

[TI82]

Someone answered my first question repeating my second.

AHHHHH this game is so awesome. My goty so far.



Second, when I find weapons with mods I like, such as a pipe pistols with comfort grip but... I already have a better one I just want the grip is there a way to scrap for just the mod, or is that a perk later on maybe?

Thanks for answering in advance, at work just wanted to know for when I get home. Such a cool game!

 

[danowat]

Someone answered my first question repeating my second.

I believe once you scrap a weapon with a mod, the mod automatically goes into the mod section of your pipboy.

 

[TI82]

I believe once you scrap a weapon with a mod, the mod automatically goes into the mod section of your pipboy.

Doesn't seem that way to me or maybe I'm getting a bug. I'll look into it more though when I'm off since I assumed that is how it would work and it isn't for me.

 

[FtHTiny]

I find the "legendary" enemies pretty cheap desigend. Expected something else than just a simple hp regen and more dmg mob.

 

[gossi]

Question about early in the game settlement:

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i got to the point in sanctuary where I've built them beds, planted food, put in water pumps, built defense, etc. The quest description now says to talk to Sturges. Every time I talk to him the only dialogue option is to barter with him, which seems to do nothing. What am I supposed to do?

You may have to wait for a patch, for that quest.

You can also try fast traveling out the cell (go somewhere far away), then sleep for a day or so, they fast travel back - it will reset the NPC.

 

[danowat]

Doesn't seem that way to me or maybe I'm getting a bug. I'll look into it more though when I'm off since I assumed that is how it would work and it isn't for me.

I don't know then, there is a lot about the crafting that isn't explained, we could probably do with a crafting / building OT to collate tips and tricks.

Maybe try replacing the mod with a standard part then scraping the weapon?

 

[EricTheCleric]

I've got about 9hrs through remote play with my PsVita and things have been smooth. The buttons placement is good too. Will be playing the whole game this way. So far the only annoying thing is Npc sometimes have their sentences cut short which ruins the moment.

I must try this. Need to find my Vita first though....

 

[zerotol]

You may have to wait for a patch, for that quest.

You can also try fast traveling out the cell (go somewhere far away), then sleep for a day or so, they fast travel back - it will reset the NPC.

I'll give it a shot. Thanks!

 

[BouncyFrag]

The classical music station is great. Violin lady from FO3 would approve.

 

[Karu]

Haven't looked into the character charts before hand and now I am here with 1 INT and 7 CHA and I would love to flip that shit around. The CHA perks seem all over the place. Bummer, but will continue. Hate restarting (5,5 hrs in).

 

[Yu Narukami]

Has anyone been able to pass an orange charisma dialogue check? I reloaded 10 time before giving up.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Dogmeat is so annoying. Always blocking my way..

 

[dimb]

Has anyone been able to pass an orange charisma dialogue check? I reloaded 10 time before giving up.

Yes. I've also passed red.

 

[aravuus]

I find the "legendary" enemies pretty cheap desigend. Expected something else than just a simple hp regen and more dmg mob.

Yeeah, I was hoping for something more unique. If not completely unique models, at least unique attributes like.. Being particularly fast or aggressive or something. Anything. Legendaries are literally just stat-boosted regular enemies.

At least if the legendary item they have is a weapon, its bonuses will apply to the enemy too. A legendary raider had a wounding revolver that inflicted bleeding on me when I was hit. Died a LOT.

 

[nubbe]

Has anyone been able to pass an orange charisma dialogue check? I reloaded 10 time before giving up.

yes, even red... but my CHA is maxed

 

[Tenck]

Has anyone been able to pass an orange charisma dialogue check? I reloaded 10 time before giving up.

I've done one orange and one red.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Dogmeat is so annoying. Always blocking my way..

I agree. He just follows me inside a building and gets in the way. I guess I should just tell him to wait outside. Also, I haven't heard him make a single noise yet. Subtitles come up suggesting he is barking but there just isn't any sound.

 

[aravuus]

Dogmeat is so annoying. Always blocking my way..

Cogsworth is even worse. I've died a couple of times already thanks to that asshole robot blocking doorways. No idea why I can't just push them around.

 

[Tenck]

That reminds me, why can't they just have it so there's no collision with you and your companion?

That'd be a useful mod. Not like it'd break immersion. I take an elevator without Dogmeat hopping on, but he's waiting for me below.

 

[nubbe]

Dogmeat is so annoying. Always blocking my way..

changing him to a human NPC is better in every way
They are more useful in combat too

 

[Yu Narukami]

What determines how many AP is used per bullet in VATS? Is there a perk to diminish the AP used per bullet?

 

[Hispanic! At the Disco]

Haven't looked into the character charts before hand and now I am here with 1 INT and 7 CHA and I would love to flip that shit around. The CHA perks seem all over the place. Bummer, but will continue. Hate restarting (5,5 hrs in).

same here. i put all my stats into luck and charisma. thankfully i got the Idiot Savant perk and its helping me take advantage of my low Intelect

 

[Sijil]

Was planning on getting this for Christmas soon, but those user reviews on Steam and elsewhere are sending alarm bells. Are those user reviews just hardcore backlash, similar to the FO 1&2 community backlash against FO3? What's the general consensus on the game ?

 

[kavanf1]

"Oh my god I have got to find my son...but first I'll build a settlement, maybe explore for a bit...oooh just found this cool gun and a load of caps...now this stranger wants me to take on a dangerous mission and kill a load of people...this town I've just discovered is full of people needing stuff done...where was I again? Oh yeah, my kid...meh, whatever, he'll be fine."

 

[lordfuzzybutt]

Was planning on getting this for Christmas soon, but those user reviews on Steam and elsewhere are sending alarm bells. Are those user reviews just hardcore backlash, similar to the FO 1&2 community backlash against FO3? What's the general consensus on the game ?

It's great, personally and as a consensus in this thread.

 

[Trickster]

"Oh my god I have got to find my son...but first I'll build a settlement, maybe explore for a bit...oooh just found this cool gun and a load of caps...now this stranger wants me to take on a dangerous mission and kill a load of people...this town I've just discovered is full of people needing stuff done...where was I again? Oh yeah, my kid...meh, whatever, he'll be fine."

Welcome to every open ended game ever.

 

[XenogearsX]

The ease of searching/looting containers/desks/bodies is much appreciated. Such a time saver, simply scanning over them visually. Only now I often bring up my Pipboy trying to close the window like old times.

Lol I'm still not used to it. I keep hitting circle to "cancel" the loot window

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Cogsworth is even worse. I've died a couple of times already thanks to that asshole robot blocking doorways. No idea why I can't just push them around.

It sounds weird, but that should be in the next patch. Just set the collision with them to 0.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

How do I use the tag for resource thing in the sanctuary?

 

[Tainted]

What determines how many AP is used per bullet in VATS? Is there a perk to diminish the AP used per bullet?

Essentially your agility and yes, there are perks under the agility tree to improve AP / bullet

 

[Fjordson]

Was planning on getting this for Christmas soon, but those user reviews on Steam and elsewhere are sending alarm bells. Are those user reviews just hardcore backlash, similar to the FO 1&2 community backlash against FO3? What's the general consensus on the game ?

It's a massive RPG that been out for a day. Most of those user reviews are worthless.

Did you enjoy Fallout 3 or New Vegas? Do you want to play another one of those? If the answer's yes then you'll like this.

 

[nubbe]

"Oh my god I have got to find my son...but first I'll build a settlement, maybe explore for a bit...oooh just found this cool gun and a load of caps...now this stranger wants me to take on a dangerous mission and kill a load of people...this town I've just discovered is full of people needing stuff done...where was I again? Oh yeah, my kid...meh, whatever, he'll be fine."

that's how every Fallout is
this is like F3, but reversed

 

[danowat]

The Holotape games are excellent, missle command is great, and Donkey Kong is a lot of fun.

Anyone know what others there are?

 

[Yu Narukami]

Essentially your agility and yes, there are perks under the agility tree to improve AP / bullet

I hate it that you can't respec in this game. It's my first Fallout game and when I started I thought I wouldn't enjoy VATS. I only put 1 point in AGL.
I know I can level up SPECIALS but still it's going to take a long time.

 

[Tenck]

Was planning on getting this for Christmas soon, but those user reviews on Steam and elsewhere are sending alarm bells. Are those user reviews just hardcore backlash, similar to the FO 1&2 community backlash against FO3? What's the general consensus on the game ?

I've never really played the series. I've played an hour of FO3 and like 20 minutes of Fallout 1, so I have no real attachment to the series.

To me the game is nothing special. I'm actually regretting my purchase because I'm losing interest in it quickly. I've put in 10 hours and I've found the writing bland. The sidequests are especially lacking in the writing department. The enemy encounters have been kinda sad too. Especially the higher level mobs who just have a ton of HP and regen their health. Nothing very challenging about them.

I'm also at this one location where I'm literally bombarded with about 10 ghouls. It's not very fun or challenging. It's just straight up unfair. It's not my level too because I can easily kill them. It's just the radiation damage ontop of the mob that makes it unenjoyable.

I'm going to definitely give it a fair chance though. I don't want to miss out on something I might seriously enjoy because of a few bad locations. Might just do other quests and level up, and might even take on a human companion. See if that helps.

 

[ekim]

I love changing clothes before heading to an important conversation. It has this feel of roleplaying and it's actually useful as you get extra charisma for suits and a nice hat.

 

[ZangBa]

Which joker at Bethesda decided to invert the corner walls so they face the wrong direction? How does this even happen.

 

[Banzai]

I think I'm just gonna use the console to give me unlimited carry weight. What's the console command? I don't care if it's cheating, with every item being sort of necessary now it just hurts my enjoyment. Plus, even less reason to bring a companion along.

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Holy shit nick valentine you're a useless piece of shit.

Is anyone else annoyed that reloading is the same button as the transfer menu? I cant count the number of times i wanted to reload while ducking behind cover only to open a container of some sort.

 

[aravuus]

I hate it that you can't respec in this game. It's my first Fallout game and when I started I thought I wouldn't enjoy VATS. I only put 1 point in AGL.
I know I can level up SPECIALS but still it's going to take a long time.

If you're on PC, you could just use console commands to respec

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I think that difficulty wise they need to patch the frequency enemies throws granades and molotv at you! That's is what gets me killed most of time.

 

[Tenck]

I think I'm just gonna use the console to give me unlimited carry weight. What's the console command? I don't care if it's cheating, with every item being sort of necessary now it just hurts my enjoyment. Plus, even less reason to bring a companion along.

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Holy shit nick valentine you're a useless piece of shit.

Is anyone else annoyed that reloading is the same button as the transfer menu? I cant count the number of times i wanted to reload while ducking behind cover only to open a container of some sort.

player.setav carryweight ###

I set it to like 20k since I like hoarding stuff in games.

 

[lordfuzzybutt]

I love changing clothes before heading to an important conversation. It has this feel of roleplaying and it's actually useful as you get extra charisma for suits and a nice hat.

I do somethings similar in The Witcher 3 actually. I always jump into a river to take a bath after some time, or after fighting. Makes me feel fresh.

 

[Harmen]

Welcome to every open ended game ever.

Or any RPG with sidequests, really.

 

[Ravensmash]

"Oh my god I have got to find my son...but first I'll build a settlement, maybe explore for a bit...oooh just found this cool gun and a load of caps...now this stranger wants me to take on a dangerous mission and kill a load of people...this town I've just discovered is full of people needing stuff done...where was I again? Oh yeah, my kid...meh, whatever, he'll be fine."

That's kind of like every RPG ever.

The world is in peril, yet let's spend 2 hours herding goats.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

Will using cheats disable Steam achievements like it did in Fallout New Vegas?

 

[Banzai]

player.setav carryweight ###

I set it to like 20k since I like hoarding stuff in games.

thank you. 20k sounds like plenty.

 

[Jinjo]

Sitting in the office all day waiting for the time that you're able to go home is gonna be my life for the next month or so, right?

 

[Miracle]

That's kind of like every RPG ever.

The world is in peril, yet let's spend 2 hours herding goats.

Witcher 3 is like that too.

"I got to find my daughter! And the Wild Hunt threatens everything as we know it! Oh but uhh...anybody wanna play Gwent?"