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Just two more quick noob questions:

- if I leave my dog in the Red Rocket garage, for example, he'll just stay there forever until I come back and get him?
- and is this like F3/New Vegas where I can store my crap in literally any container and it'll remain there forever? or will bandits raid a random mailbox in the middle of nowhere? haha
 
Not Spaceghost said:
Well I realized slowly how much fun the powered armors are to use (and how much flavor to the game they add).

So since I was already a fairly INT heavy character I decided to take it all the way.

I decided I would become self reliant on the power armors, so I turned my girl into a tech savy mechanic who maintains her small garage filled with power armors for all different needs.

This is incredibly awesome, because you've always got fusion core management in the back of your head, even when you've got 12 of them you can't help but think to yourself "maybe I should take it slow and conserve my cores I might need them later...". So some times I get out of my suit and when I am out of my suit I have like no defensive bonuses so I am prone to dying in like 4 shots when it's just me my jump suit, which means it's time to stop being a death machine tank and you gotta take it real slow. The game goes from being the hunter to being the hunted it's a really cool change of pace. By far the coolest thing is maintaining your suit through all the combat you're going through. Finding a near by power armor station to maintain your suit when it's falling to pieces is super fun.

One of the most tense moments happened to me during a repair pit stop. I was wandering south of diamond city after fighting through TONS of super mutants even a few suicide bombers my armor was falling to pieces, the only parts that were still intact were the torso and the left arm. So I check my map and I see a junk yard near by that I had passed before, I remembered there was a power armor station there so I go to fix her up there. i only had enough metal to finish repairing the torso and the left arm so I go to look for things to break down into metal in the junk heaps. Then I get ambushed by another super mutant raiding party, 3 of them had miniguns. I panicked and sprinted back to the repair shop for safety but they surrounded me. I was fending them off from the bathroom with my combat shot gun but I couldn't stay out long enough to score a kill. So I knew what had to be done, I poked out used VATS to target the nearest mutants head which staggered him long enough for me to slip by, another one let loose a hail of bullets that took me down to like 15% hp. But I made it to my powered armor...my 30% complete powered armor. I hopped in and with only one good arm and my torso I fended off about 5 super mutants.

It was an absolutely awesome moment.



Here I am posing with my fully repaired armor after the battle ended.
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Amazing story. You're making me want to start a new character and run that build.

What armor is she wearing in that picture?
 
Wow, Fallout 4 save files take up a lot of space. 100MB would normally be fine, but I have crap upload speeds and there's the whole steam sync thing going on.
 
Gaz_RB said:
Can't wait for a mod to allow me to have more than one follower.
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This. I never want to get rid of Dogmeat as I love having a canine companion. Especially a buddy that doesn't get snarky as shit every time I steal something, but I like having the buddies that can tell you about the area or have something to say on my travels.
 
dity said:
Wow, Fallout 4 save files take up a lot of space. 100MB would normally be fine, but I have crap upload speeds and there's the whole steam sync thing going on.
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From what I've read in the past they track every single item, so the file grows the more things you encounter/pick up/do. Kind of crazy, I've basically been creating a new save file every time I save. May have to cut back on that.
 
Very dumb question: Is there a table or workbench where I can scrap all the junk I already picked?

Or Do I have to drop the junk on the floor and scrap it there?
 
someone needs to make a guide of which quests are just repeatable quests (seems all factions have a few of those), because the game doesnt differenciate them and for us that like / want to do "everything" its maddening not to know which ones are which
 
Is the diamond city home considered a settlement where I can link workshops? I don't want to store my junk there only to learn that I can't access it in my other settlements.
 
I've basically given up on doing the main story. Which is probably for the better for my character's son given the fucked up things she has done the past couple of weeks.
 
Is movement speed supposed to be slower when a weapon is up? It's noticeably faster when I holster a weapon. Has it always been like this and I didn't notice?
 
To those who keep getting repeatable/radiant quests from factions try progressing the main story a bit, try a mission or two
like with Valentine,etc
then go back to the factions.
 
Bump, just two more quick noob questions:

- if I leave my dog in the Red Rocket garage, for example, he'll just stay there forever until I come back and get him?
- and is this like F3/New Vegas where I can store my crap in literally any container and it'll remain there forever? or will bandits raid a random mailbox in the middle of nowhere? haha

Thank you.
 
Afro said:
Bump, just two more quick noob questions:

- if I leave my dog in the Red Rocket garage, for example, he'll just stay there forever until I come back and get him?
- and is this like F3/New Vegas where I can store my crap in literally any container and it'll remain there forever? or will bandits raid a random mailbox in the middle of nowhere? haha

Thank you.
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Yes to Dogmeat and other NPCs staying forever (though he specifically has an apparent bit of glitchiness that can make him vanish), and there's no need to pick a random mailbox this time around since you can store all of your stuff in a settlement's storage.
 
Rhaknar said:
someone needs to make a guide of which quests are just repeatable quests (seems all factions have a few of those), because the game doesnt differenciate them and for us that like / want to do "everything" its maddening not to know which ones are which
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You are still having issues with the repeatable quest huh? I'm glad I don't suffer from that issue. They should put some kind of notation in the quest log so that people can know. I know you aren't the only one that has problems with it. I'm sure there'll be a mod sooner than later.
 
So That Idiot Savant hasn't proc'd at all with an INT 5 for the last hour -.-

Oh well going to INT 6, guess that is a semi-waste of a perk on my side.

(Not saying the talent is bad lol just kinda bummed I haven't had it proc at least once).
 
lt519 said:
From what I've read in the past they track every single item, so the file grows the more things you encounter/pick up/do. Kind of crazy, I've basically been creating a new save file every time I save. May have to cut back on that.
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Yeah, ended up counting 5 save files down and deleting everything below that. Coincidentally, the game started loadingn faster after that.
 
Sarcasm said:
So That Idiot Savant hasn't proc'd at all with an INT 5 for the last hour -.-

Oh well going to INT 6, guess that is a semi-waste of a perk on my side.

(Not saying the talent is bad lol just kinda bummed I haven't had it proc at least once).
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when it procs and you get 2 levels at once you'll be glad haha :)
 
Sarcasm said:
So That Idiot Savant hasn't proc'd at all with an INT 5 for the last hour -.-

Oh well going to INT 6, guess that is a semi-waste of a perk on my side.

(Not saying the talent is bad lol just kinda bummed I haven't had it proc at least once).
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Supposedly it is worth it at all levels of int. Says reddit
 
I really don't know what platform to purchase this on. My PC can easily play this at highest settings in 1440p but the setup isn't nearly as comfortable as playing it where my PS4 is. Heeeeelp.
 
Would someone please explain hacking terminals to me? I'm at the very first one where I need to get the fusion core in Concord, and I've failed it 10 times in a row now. I know I'm supposed to pick the correct password out of all the words displayed on the screen, but I don't see any useful clues as to which is the right word to pick. All I see is likeliness = 1 or likeliness = 0 most of the time. It only gives me 4 chances before I fail. And this is a "novice" hack! I'm definitely missing something.
 
Quote said:
I really don't know what platform to purchase this on. My PC can easily play this at highest settings in 1440p but the setup isn't nearly as comfortable as playing it where my PS4 is. Heeeeelp.
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Buy a controller and hook your PC up to the TV that the PS4 is hooked up to :)
 
Eyothrie said:
Would someone please explain hacking terminals to me? I'm at the very first one where I need to get the fusion core in Concord, and I've failed it 10 times in a row now. I know I'm supposed to pick the correct password out of all the words displayed on the screen, but I don't see any useful clues as to which is the right word to pick. All I see is likeliness = 1 or likeliness = 0 most of the time. It only gives me 4 chances before I fail. And this is a "novice" hack! I'm definitely missing something.
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It tells you how many letters from the word you picked are in the correct one, use that to determine it

Eg if you pick the word SEEDED and it says likeness 2, you know there's no E in the answer because SEEDED has 3 Es
 
WoW, my first settlement attack!

Caught me off guard while I was building. Ghouls tried to kill my turrets. Ended up getting a ton of exp. The game does a L4D like ally highlighting thing apparently so you can see your crews location at all times. Even through walls.

Funniest thing was that one of my settler's tried to use my power armor lmaooo. She actually got in it too!

I'm lv 17, BTW.
 
Salty Catfish said:
Did you get the scrapper perk? Even at level one you'll be drowning in material from scrapping guns (including the ever-evasive screws). Supremely satisfying.
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I don't know why I've been avoiding picking some stuff up. I forget that you can just scrap everything. It's kind of nice that even if it doesn't directly have a purpose (like the 5 pipe pistols i'm carrying) it can when they get scrapped.
 
Eyothrie said:
Would someone please explain hacking terminals to me? I'm at the very first one where I need to get the fusion core in Concord, and I've failed it 10 times in a row now. I know I'm supposed to pick the correct password out of all the words displayed on the screen, but I don't see any useful clues as to which is the right word to pick. All I see is likeliness = 1 or likeliness = 0 most of the time. It only gives me 4 chances before I fail. And this is a "novice" hack! I'm definitely missing something.
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Say the right password is FUCK
and you picked FEAR.

It would have a likeness of 1 because there is one character in common (in the same slot) with FUCK. So then for your next pick, it would make sense to start with a password that starts with F but does not end with EAR.
 
Eyothrie said:
Would someone please explain hacking terminals to me? I'm at the very first one where I need to get the fusion core in Concord, and I've failed it 10 times in a row now. I know I'm supposed to pick the correct password out of all the words displayed on the screen, but I don't see any useful clues as to which is the right word to pick. All I see is likeliness = 1 or likeliness = 0 most of the time. It only gives me 4 chances before I fail. And this is a "novice" hack! I'm definitely missing something.
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You pick a word
"DOWN"

It says 1 likeness which means 1 of the letters is correct. (D)

You pick a 2nd word
"DUNE

It says 2 likeliness which means 2 of the letters are correct. (DU)

You Pick a 3rd word
"DUDS"

YOU ARE CORRECT! ALL 4 LETTERS ARE CORRECT! (DUDS)
 
Quick question.

I'm at the molecular level mission and have to choose a fraction to help me build the relay. I know the brotherhood is a good choice but they vowed to kill all synths. There's also the railroad who vow to help synths but I don't trust them to be good fighters. Does anyone have any advice?
 
Eyothrie said:
Would someone please explain hacking terminals to me? I'm at the very first one where I need to get the fusion core in Concord, and I've failed it 10 times in a row now. I know I'm supposed to pick the correct password out of all the words displayed on the screen, but I don't see any useful clues as to which is the right word to pick. All I see is likeliness = 1 or likeliness = 0 most of the time. It only gives me 4 chances before I fail. And this is a "novice" hack! I'm definitely missing something.
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Honestly, when you balance the time vs the effort of the hacking, it's easier to just go in, choose 4 words at random, get locked out, wait 5 seconds, try again at random until you get it. Even if you fail 4 times, it's still usually faster than doing it the right way.

Fallout hacking fucking blows. Bioshock's tube hacking was better than this.
 
Eyothrie said:
Would someone please explain hacking terminals to me? I'm at the very first one where I need to get the fusion core in Concord, and I've failed it 10 times in a row now. I know I'm supposed to pick the correct password out of all the words displayed on the screen, but I don't see any useful clues as to which is the right word to pick. All I see is likeliness = 1 or likeliness = 0 most of the time. It only gives me 4 chances before I fail. And this is a "novice" hack! I'm definitely missing something.
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"Likeness" means how many letters your guess has in common with the password. So for instance, if the password is "LIKE" and you guess "LOVE" you'll have a likeness of two. If you guess "STAR" you'll have a likeness of zero. Sometimes you'll just have bad luck and be unable to deduce the solution based on your guesses, which is fine; you can back out and start again with the full assortment of tries.

Also, keep an eye out for bracketed/parenthetical segments (e.g. [?:>"] or (>?.)) because clicking on those will either remove an incorrect guess or completely refill your tries.
 
Mesoian said:
Honestly, when you balance the time vs the effort of the hacking, it's easier to just go in, choose 4 words at random, get locked out, wait 5 seconds, try again at random until you get it. Even if you fail 4 times, it's still usually faster than doing it the right way.

Fallout hacking fucking blows. Bioshock's tube hacking was better than this.
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I like it, it is fun! I wish they made it so you couldnt go in and out.
 
Krappadizzle said:
You are still having issues with the repeatable quest huh? I'm glad I don't suffer from that issue. They should put some kind of notation in the quest log so that people can know. I know you aren't the only one that has problems with it. I'm sure there'll be a mod sooner than later.
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when I joke about OCD im only half joking...like seriously :/

anyway, semi-related but I just had a realization... this time around its probably best to just go into places that quests send you to. I mean, Ive found some places that trigger quests when you go in and do shit, thats true, but I just did a quest in a place where I had cleared before, and this time not only was it repopulated, but it had a boss (for the quest) and prisioners in cages (which were empty the first time I went there)

I might just start going quests and then like near the end hit up loctions that I didnt have quests at.

also, I just killed someone in VATS where the camera followed the bullet, exploded his head and his body jumped in the air into the ceiling. I know that is janky as FUCK but I love that type of shit >_<
 
Eyothrie said:
That's what I figured, but it still seems tough. If I'm getting a 0 then a 1, I only have two chances left with over 10 options to pick from.
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it is quite easy until Master.

Like if you chose "FEAR" and it says 0. That narrows down all the words that have an F E A R in those spots.
 
Only 5 hours in, but I must say I'm having a bit of difficulty getting into the game. It certainly isn't grabbing me like previous Bethesda games. Maybe it's just this Minutemen quest line that isn't doing it for me. I've just been Preston Garvey's missions and messing around with the building stuff a bit and I'm not really feeling it. I'm already up to level 9, so I think I'll try to move the main quest forward a bit this weekend and check out that Diamond city or whatever it's called.
 
I fucking love the base building and weapon modifications in the game.

I'm about 12 hours in.... I have just done the first Minutemen quest after getting Preston & Co to Sanctuary. I have scrapped all the houses (the ones that you can anyway), cars, trees, old picket fences, all furnishing in every house, etc in Sanctuary. I have built Junk walls with barb wire, with the occasional guard tower, around the entire encampment. Got a nice garden going. Got a gate entering Sanctuary from over the bridge with 2 guard towers. Laid down a couple prefab giant shacks...

and built a custom warehouse that I use to work on the 2 sets of Power Armor I found, got all my extra weapon mods in different metal drawers sorted by type (stocks, receivers, barrels, muzzle attachments, etc).

I'll get to questing later on- right now, I am having a blast building a wasteland refuge.
 
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