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[Dezere]

Trying not too read too many posts since I am early n the game, but I did want to ask. Am I being paranoid by not wanting to spend my perk points because I'm afraid that I will spend them on the wrong points? I figure if i wait a while I will get a better idea of what my play style is and then will spend them then.

Don't worry about them too too much, most perks are good enough that they're not wasted, though there was a perk rating guide, if someone can link that you should take a look

 

[Mutagenic]

Agreed, game world was amazing... I was worried it wasn't going to be as dark or jam packed with hidden secrets / stories like Fallout 3, glad to see I was VERY wrong.

And creating settlements is sooooo damn addicting, best Fallout by far IMO.

When you sit there and tell me how amazing the game world is, and then immediately after tell me how addicting the settlements thing is, I gotta take your first statement with a huge grain of salt. Different tastes I guess.

 

[Liamc723]

I'll ask again:

Has anyone got stuck in an elevator that doesn't move when trying to get to the top of Trinity Tower? I've found one that doesn't move for me.

 

[Panda Rin]

when hacking, what am I looking for to remove duds?

If the likeness = 2, then there are two letters that are in the correct position.

 

[NegroNinja]

Is there a good place to buy armor in diamond city?

 

[LProtag]

Might be a dumb question, but which junk is best to pick up for parts? I really need aluminum.

 

[Cpt.Underpants]

If the likeness = 2, then there are two letters that are in the correct position.

Is it always the second and fifth letter?

 

[johnsmith]

Did they record fake old songs for this? I refuse to believe Uranium Fever wasn't made for this game.

 

[Mad Season]

confused on something... At sanctuary, there is this guy who's like "hey, lets trade". I give him stuff but I don't get caps in return. Is he literally just there for me to offload items to, like a bank?

Is there anyone in the game you sell items to, to get caps?

 

[MechDX]

Never played a Fallout game and picked this up in the Target sale. Ive been jonesing for a single player experience game. I was excited at first but now I am not so sure to open it. lol

Seems like there is a LOT to do. More than the usual open world game.

 

[Animator]

I hate the feeling that every time I level up no matter what I choose to level up feels like I am making a HUGE mistake.

 

[Liamc723]

confused on something... At sanctuary, there is this guy who's like "hey, lets trade". I give him stuff but I don't get caps in return. Is he literally just there for me to offload items to, like a bank?

Is there anyone in the game you sell items to, to get caps?

Yes, there's many in Diamond City.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Did they record fake old songs for this? I refuse to believe Uranium Fever wasn't made for this game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANI6oj8p2M

 

[NateTheSaint]

confused on something... At sanctuary, there is this guy who's like "hey, lets trade". I give him stuff but I don't get caps in return. Is he literally just there for me to offload items to, like a bank?

Is there anyone in the game you sell items to, to get caps?

To sell items you need to barter, not trade.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Piper's facial animations may be the worst I've seen this year from a dialogue heavy game.

 

[vocab]

confused on something... At sanctuary, there is this guy who's like "hey, lets trade". I give him stuff but I don't get caps in return. Is he literally just there for me to offload items to, like a bank?

Is there anyone in the game you sell items to, to get caps?

Anyone who's apart of your settlement gives you their items and isnt a proper merchant.

 

[DjRalford]

confused on something... At sanctuary, there is this guy who's like "hey, lets trade". I give him stuff but I don't get caps in return. Is he literally just there for me to offload items to, like a bank?

Is there anyone in the game you sell items to, to get caps?

Spoiler

head south of sanctuary, there's a farm and the farmers wife will trade

 

[Sullichin]

AW man I see Bethesda still hasn't given up on the combat design of spamming enemies after enemies with little supplies available.

I know you become more powerful later on but the earlier encounters should be designed in a way that you are not battling the system most of the time. I have shit weapons, little to nothing to recover health and it's been ages since I last saw a stimpack which would help me get rid of the health penalty.

The health penalty idea, what do people think of it? I think it's shit and has no place in any game.

I like the health penalty. It's kinda like being hollow in Dark Souls.

 

[Rixxan]

When you sit there and tell me how amazing the game world is, and then immediately after tell me how addicting the settlements thing is, I gotta take your first statement with a huge grain of salt. Different tastes I guess.

im not into settlements at all, game world is still amazing

 

[Summer Haze]

Just a heads up, if you don't like the camera view during conversations press the touchpad (or whatever button switches view for you) to go back to the normal in-game camera.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

I cant for the life of me defeat the Mirelurk queen ... I'm playing normal, should I just come back when I'm stronger?

I'm level 14 now and the game has gotten a lot tougher for me, I think my weapons aren't doing enough damage or my armor isnt that good ... Any help? tips?

I'm the same level and keep getting destroyed. When it came to kill the Queen I also had a legendary mirelurk glowing one show up. I gave up.

I wish it gave you some indication whether you are the right level for some of these missions.

 

[UncleSporky]

I'm pretty sure the level cap is at least past 50 so I think you have a lot of wiggle room, I wouldn't be too worried.

There is no level cap. If you are willing to put the hours in, you can 100% max out.

 

[Rizific]

just want to make sure i understand this. i can throw all junk into storage at my settlement and the materials needed will be pulled when building anything in my settlement, same with materials needed for weapon upgrades. however if im NOT in my settlement and come across a weapons workbench the materials i have available is strictly what i have on me in my inventory at that time, right?

 

[Plasmid]

Finished the main story at level 28, 23 hours game time

 

[Demption]

Oh god these random yells from the main character

 

[Moofers]

Who has the official strategy guide? I was thinking "Hey I've got the internet, fuck that thing" but this early there is no good place with accumulated information yet. Is it worth it? Should I go grab one? The gamestops near me all have the hardcover version as well....

Damn, amazon has them cheaper too. Should I get one? Or is there a good site out there that I don't know about? I mainly want info on the following things:

-Effective use of resources for base building
-Info on frequency of attacks or pending danger to bases
-Locations of top-tier weapons/armor/resources

 

[DjRalford]

Finished the main story at level 28, 23 hours game time

Is that just plowing through the story line and nothing else?

 

[Panda Rin]

Is it always the second and fifth letter?

I don't think so, but I would assume those are the most common since the second letter is usually a vowel, and if it's plural, the fifth letter would be s.

 

[Nodnol]

Need to do unimportant things like shower, eat and get my hair cut.

THEN, I can start to build Sanctuary into a settlement worthy of its name.

I want it to be like a castle. I will take screenshots when it's done. See you next week GAF!

 

[z4chc3na]

Is there new game plus?

 

[UncleSporky]

Oh yeah, on the subject of HP...

If you increase your endurance later in the game, do you gain relative HP for every level you earned before that point, or are low endurance levels "wasted" in terms of HP, and the only way to get max HP is to start with endurance at 10?

 

[Afrodium]

Does anyone else think the order of the first two Minutemen quests is odd?

Mission 1: Infiltrate a heavily guarded raider compound with multiple turrets and kill all the raiders

Mission 2: Kill five mole rats

 

[Justice_Bolt]

Does the riffleman perk affect shotguns?

 

[Staf]

Anyone else having issues equipping you companions weapons? Mine keeps going back to the default handgun.

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

Is it always the second and fifth letter?

Not always. It's more of a real strategy. I used to just go all day guessing but lately I've been really thinking about. Look for words that have common letters like -ing and if there's no match or less than 3, you can pretty much eliminate those words that have them in it.

 

[Plasmid]

Is that just plowing through the story line and nothing else?

Yep. Gotta go back for the other sides too on other saves, now I'm just gonna explore the wastes.

 

[JeffZero]

Man, I need ammo and I dunno where to look. I'm in

Spoiler

Lexington en route to that Minutemen quest

and I've really used a lot on these foes. Playing on Hard.

 

[johnsmith]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ANI6oj8p2M

And Crawl Out Through the Fallout and Rocket 69 are legit too. Wow.

 

[MMaRsu]

I feel like Bethesda made the DJ shit on purpose, like he is real bad. Sounds like a kid just found a radio broadcast building and started to talk into the mic.

Do the missions at the inn in Diamond city and

Spoiler

Then he becomes cool

 

[Sanctuary]

If you're going to use a companion, is there any reason to not use Dogmeat? AFAIK, he's the only one that scouts out items for you. Other than that, they all seem to get in the way and aren't actually very useful if you care at all about combat XP other than as being a personal stash. You don't get any XP when they steal kill. Plus, the perk that causes you to take less damage and increases your carrying weight seems like a win/win other than being alone the entire time.

Does the riffleman perk affect shotguns?

Save the game, grab the perk and see if your shotgun's listed damage raised.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Congrats on the release and sales Bethesda cannot wait to return to the wasteland tonight.

Wearing the socks proudly on the train

Also-my man SlasherJPC wins for most Fallout swag:

 

[DAREALGUMMY]

And Crawl Out Through the Fallout and Rocket 69 are legit too. Wow.

I thought Don't They Know it's the End of the World was made for the game too. I think that's my new favorite song.

 

[Bsigg12]

If you're going to use a companion, is there any reason to not use Dogmeat? AFAIK, he's the only one that scouts out items for you. Other than that, they all seem to get in the way and aren't actually very useful if you care at all about combat XP other than as being a personal stash. You don't get any XP when they steal kill. Plus, the perk that causes you to take less damage and increases your carrying weight seems like a win/win other than being alone the entire time.

Equipping companions with missle launchers or a Fat Man can be hilarious and awesome. Also, the companion specific perks are pretty neat.

Spoiler

I've been rolling with Curie since I unlocked her, and that has gone some places.

 

[KorrZ]

Finished the main story at level 28, 23 hours game time

Is that just rushing the main story? Pretty good length if so.

 

[astroturfing]

is there a zoom button (PS4) or not? i need my fucking zoom. i'm angry because i'm pretty sure there isn't. huge mistake in a detailed open world game..

 

[Forerunner]

"Taking Independence" quest

Spoiler

I just finished it, and I'm level 11...it was really fucking hard. Should i even be doing these quests this early? I haven't done anything else but the Minutemen questline.

I've been trying it at level 8, but I gave up. I was doing fine and then the

Spoiler

Queen shows up and one shot me

lol. But yeah I definitely need to level and come back.

 

[N° 2048]

Who has the official strategy guide? I was thinking "Hey I've got the internet, fuck that thing" but this early there is no good place with accumulated information yet. Is it worth it? Should I go grab one? The gamestops near me all have the hardcover version as well....

Damn, amazon has them cheaper too. Should I get one? Or is there a good site out there that I don't know about? I mainly want info on the following things:

-Effective use of resources for base building
-Info on frequency of attacks or pending danger to bases
-Locations of top-tier weapons/armor/resources

I'm literally on my way to buy it now. The collectors one or whatever.

Also this game, maaan this game hits every gaming endorphin possible. It's pretty insane.

And oh god don't even get me started on when I get a new PC hopefully next year...THE MODS.

I know I've been riding this game's dick hard but it's probably the best thing I've played in YEARS.

I feel a spark I haven't felt in a long time.

 

[Hawkian]

How do I get idiot savant?

you have to believe

 

[Bumhead]

Are there any non-human NPC's in this game that aren't hostile?

What happened to the "hey smoothskin" Gouls and the like? The game even directly references that not all Gouls are hostile but I'm yet to see any.

 

[Bsigg12]

Who has the official strategy guide? I was thinking "Hey I've got the internet, fuck that thing" but this early there is no good place with accumulated information yet. Is it worth it? Should I go grab one? The gamestops near me all have the hardcover version as well....

Damn, amazon has them cheaper too. Should I get one? Or is there a good site out there that I don't know about? I mainly want info on the following things:

-Effective use of resources for base building
-Info on frequency of attacks or pending danger to bases
-Locations of top-tier weapons/armor/resources

I got the Collectors edition. It's really great. Didn't get it until yesterday, have had the game for a week at that point, and have been using it to make sure I don't miss magazines and such.