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[Gragen]

As someone who is addicted as hell with weapon mods I'm really pissed I have to dump points into intelligence just so I can get science. I started with 3 intelligence and need 6 for science. Bummer.

 

[Shadow Broker]

How many people have rerolled after investing many hours?

I've re rolled 4 maybe 5 times after putting between 4 to 12 hours into it. I didn't like the stealth approach, endurance 9 felt like a waste, I didn't like my characters appearance, and some other stuff.

I finally settled on a build that focuses on the Power Armor and I'm enjoying this game alot now.

 

[Rhaknar]

Cait is more than you can handle

she is, I hovered on the flirt (not that it would be a 100% success anyway, I failed my flirt with the lounge singer in goodneighbor lol) but like you said, shes too much for me

I got my eyes on

Spoiler

Curie

for when I want to romance someone

 

[RunningRiot]

So if I scrap a weapon and the mods on it go into my inventory, how do I put the mod on another gun? when i go to the mod it just shows an option to build another one, even if I put it into the workbench inventory.

 

[GrandHarrier]

Well-placed mines

Oh my God. This worked perfect. Thanks.

 

[MUnited83]

I've been enjoying this alot. Are people just saying its badly written because they love Obsidian without a grain of critical thinking? Because this game, imo, is mostly really well written. I've become attached to many characters. I do agree with people saying that having more dialogue options and have them written in a full sentence would be something I'd like.

The writing is absolute garbage and that's even by Bethesda standards.

 

[RDreamer]

Can someone explain stealth in the game to me? I think I picked up a perk for it, but then I realized I don't have a freaking clue how to be stealthy? Does it just mean you're harder to spot walking around or is there like some sort of sneaking mode?

 

[Alpende]

So if I scrap a weapon and the mods on it go into my inventory, how do I put the mod on another gun? when i go to the mod it just shows an option to build another one

It should just apply it without having to build another one. Keep in mind, mods are gun specific.

Maybe try transferring them to the workbench, that shouldn't be necessary but it's worth a shot.


EDIT:

Just reread. Be sure to remove the mods BEFORE scraping them. I believe mods get scraped as well if you don't remove them.

 

[Blue Ninja]

So if I scrap a weapon and the mods on it go into my inventory, how do I put the mod on another gun? when i go to the mod it just shows an option to build another one, even if I put it into the workbench inventory.

They don't. Scrap a weapon, and it goes. Mods and all.

Can someone explain stealth in the game to me? I think I picked up a perk for it, but then I realized I don't have a freaking clue how to be stealthy? Does it just mean you're harder to spot walking around or is there like some sort of sneaking mode?

Yeah, there's a sneak mode. It has a button dedicated to it. Makes you crouch and tells you if you're detected/hidden.

 

[everyday math]

Man I love the combination of dog meat and lone wanderer.

 

[MUnited83]

Can someone explain stealth in the game to me? I think I picked up a perk for it, but then I realized I don't have a freaking clue how to be stealthy? Does it just mean you're harder to spot walking around or is there like some sort of sneaking mode?

Yes, there's a crouching button. CTRL on PC, pressing left trigger(?) on console.

 

[Calderc]

Do you have to be at the max relationship level with your companions to do their quests? I can't seem to find anyway to begin Nick or Cait's quests.

 

[KorrZ]

I had to ditch Strong as a companion because he just doesn't seem to like the way I roll at all. Hack terminals/lockpick something? Strong disliked that. Jump into your power armor? Strong disliked that.

Sorry dude. I just don't think you and I are going to get a long.

 

[Servbot #42]

I was bitching about the difficulty earlier but then i realized i hadnt put any points into rifleman, man my weapons actually do damage now! Now i gotta figure out how to get better armor, my combat armor just doesnt cut it anymore.

 

[Rhaknar]

Do you have to be at the max relationship level with your companions to do their quests? I can't seem to find anyway to begin Nick or Cait's quests.

no you dont. max is "idolize" and Nick only idolized me after I did his quest. Cait might just not have a quest, like discussed earlier in the thread

and Nick's quest triggered for me after a story beat, since its related to his quest

 

[Beefy]

anyone know which companions have quests attached to them, so im not "wasting time" lugging the "wrong" ones around?

I know for a fact (because Ive done them) that Nick and Curie have them. Cait might not, I had a chance to romance her and she likes me alot but no quest (im not 100% sure tho, I didnt get a perk from her)

any others people are sure either way?

edit: Strong almost certainly has one since he keeps going on about the milk

Preston.

 

[Milennia]

silver shroud quest spoilers

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how do i save kent? he just dies the second i open the front door... is the whole thing just on a timer?

 

[Apathy]

I've been enjoying this alot. Are people just saying its badly written because they love Obsidian without a grain of critical thinking? Because this game, imo, is mostly really well written. I've become attached to many characters. I do agree with people saying that having more dialogue options and have them written in a full sentence would be something I'd like.

Some characters and companions are well written, and even some quests, but the overarching story, most quests and your character specifically are not well written in the slightest. I do place a lot of the blame on the plot of urgency and needing to find your son not meshing well in a game where you can go out and do anything you want and avoid the main story as long as you want.

 

[Lnkn52]

Man I love the combination of dog meat and lone wanderer.

Nice, going to have to try that.

I've seen around the world that you can purchase other dogs... If I do will that replace Dog Meat?

 

[Easton Dark]

I do place a lot of the blame on the plot of urgency and needing to find your son not meshing well in a game where you can go out and do anything you want and avoid the main story as long as you want.

I see it as your character realizing they are not strong enough at the moment to face The Institute and its goons head on to find your son, since everyone's talking about how dank the Institute's stuff is. Your character seeks out employment and opportunities to improve their equipment and abilities so they don't die in the process of looking for Shaun.

Meshes fine.

 

[nubbe]

silver shroud quest spoilers

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how do i save kent? he just dies the second i open the front door... is the whole thing just on a timer?

Spoiler

I sneaked and shot the guy hanging over him in the head

 

[Menthuss]

Yup, Fallout 4 has that typical Bethesda jank. I just fell to my death through a gap in a bridge because the game for some reason didn't load the high LOD version of the bridge which meant that the gap just looked like a bunch of low-res textures. I'm now on another part of the bridge and half of it has super low-res textures on it. Also, what is with these random moments where whenever I switch weapons, the game just sits there for 2-3 seconds before it actually switches?

 

[Woo-Fu]

I was bitching about the difficulty earlier but then i realized i hadnt put any points into rifleman, man my weapons actually do damage now! Now i gotta figure out how to get better armor, my combat armor just doesnt cut it anymore.

I'm lvl 40 or so and there isn't a lot of non-special armor out there better than fully modded combat armor. I think the real next step is power armor if you want better. I have seen some really nice individually tweaked/special pieces for sale but they go for 10-20k caps.

 

[GrandHarrier]

There is a dead Brahmin in the bedroom of my house. It's too large to move. How in Gods name do I get rid of it?

Well-placed mines

Trying to replicate this effect. Where do the mines need to go exactly?

 

[Erudite]

I'm level 16, about 12 hours in right now and I feel like I'm leveling too fast, though I don't feel overpowered playing on Survival, thankfully.

I'm contemplating installing the LessXP mod that seems to halve all XP rewards from quests. Can anyone who is further along weigh in on how they felt about the pacing of levelling?

 

[kaskade]

It stays at the settlement. With a perk, you can establish supply lines between settlements to share resources.

Awesome, that sounds really useful.

 

[Bubba_Sparks]

I really have no idea why they felt like they needed to have the game take place 200 years after the bombs.

It takes place in an entirely different part of the country from fallout 1/2 so there's no way they would even know what's going on over there.

The idea that 200 year old instant mashed potatoes, soda, and apples are edible or even would be readily available is crazy.

The idea that none of the trees would have grown back in 200 years is stupid.

200 years ago there were no buildings, roads, railroads, or anything but native americans in 75% of the area now known as the united states.

This is just such a stupid plot point and I cannot understand why they feel it's necessary to go so far away from the bombs but still be tied to the pre-war stuff.

I love the game but the creators of the original fallout had enough sense to be one or two generations removed from the war.

The whole design of the world just doesn't make sense! After ~200 years nature would have erased a good majority of human settlements, not to forget the absolute destruction the nuclear bombs would have wrought. I made a huge groan when you first come upon the town of Concord and you can still see that banner hanging over the street! Like it wouldn't have worn away over 200 years! The world design comes off as lazy because it doesn't seem like Bethesda bothered to think through the setting of the game.

 

[CecilRousso]

The writing is absolute garbage and that's even by Bethesda standards.

Nope. There are games from other devleopers that are better written, but this is much better then Fallout 3, Oblivion and Skyrim.

 

[Leezard]

silver shroud quest spoilers

Spoiler

how do i save kent? he just dies the second i open the front door... is the whole thing just on a timer?

You're supposed to

Spoiler

talk to the villain before Kent dies. If you don't get that then the quest has probably bugged out for you.

 

[Woo-Fu]

. I made a huge groan when you first come upon the town of Concord and you can still see that banner hanging over the street! Like it wouldn't have worn away over 200 years! The world design comes off as lazy because it doesn't seem like Bethesda bothered to think through the setting of the game.

Don't forget the comic books that survive 200 years exposed to the elements.

 

[Apathy]

Awesome, that sounds really useful.

It is but make sure the provisions you send out have good protection, they can and will be attacked by random stuff. Shorter distances are better and yes supply lines can be killed and you'll lose that line.

 

[7DollarHagane]

The whole design of the world just doesn't make sense! After ~200 years nature would have erased a good majority of human settlements, not to forget the absolute destruction the nuclear bombs would have wrought. I made a huge groan when you first come upon the town of Concord and you can still see that banner hanging over the street! Like it wouldn't have worn away over 200 years! The world design comes off as lazy because it doesn't seem like Bethesda bothered to think through the setting of the game.

It's just so stupid becuase it all would make sense if it was 30-50 years later.

Meanwhile there is literally zero reason for it to take place 200 years later. Picking 200 years does nothing for the story or plot.

 

[Victrix]

This dialogue is so bad. I miss NV :<

 

[RunningRiot]

It should just apply it without having to build another one. Keep in mind, mods are gun specific.

Maybe try transferring them to the workbench, that shouldn't be necessary but it's worth a shot.


EDIT:

Just reread. Be sure to remove the mods BEFORE scraping them. I believe mods get scraped as well if you don't remove them.

They don't. Scrap a weapon, and it goes. Mods and all.

Thanks guys!

 

[Easton Dark]

Don't forget the comic books that survive 200 years exposed to the elements.

There are many "burnt" versions of the comic books lying around.

 

[Tecnniqe]

I think i just completed the game.
Few never-ending missions left :|

Now what

 

[HundredEyeMonk]

It's just so stupid becuase it all would make sense if it was 30-50 years later.

Meanwhile there is literally zero reason for it to take place 200 years later. Picking 200 years does nothing for the story or plot.

I don't get why you and others are so absolutely butthurt by this.

Do you over analyze every detail about every game you play just so you can rip it to shreds and claim how unrealistic it is? If so, I feel bad for you. Gaming must be awful for you if your definition of a good game is 100% believable and realistic.

You can take a pill to completely erase any long term effects of swimming in radiation filled pools of water, giant bugs can sling radiation-laden maggot goo at you, you can just collect nuclear cores and swap them out of metal exoskeletons, etc, etc, etc, etc etc upon the hundreds of unrealistic things you can do in this game.... and people are crying about the timeline about THAT being so unrealistic. lololol.

 

[Apathy]

I think i just completed the game.
Few never-ending missions left :|

Now what

Start again with a different build our just wait till the dlc

 

[Lakitu]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CT34PqiWEAQmL-g.jpg:large

There's a power armour suit in here, how do I get to it? There's no way to open it.

 

[Lexad]

How is Danse as a companion? I just joined the Brotherhood of Steel and while I love Nick, I just don't see how that is going to be compatibility wise.

 

[IcyRhythms]

I think it's absolutely crazy that they're no trading cards or badge to craft on Steam for the PC version.

 

[Woo-Fu]

There are many "burnt" versions of the comic books lying around.

So they're impervious to wind, rain, insects, ultraviolet, but not fire? That makes even less sense.

There's a power armour suit in here, how do I get to it? There's no way to open it.

Follow the red cable from the security door, if you're lucky it'll end at a terminal.

 

[RDreamer]

I don't get why you and others are so absolutely butthurt by this.

Do you over analyze every detail about every game you play just so you can rip it to shreds and claim how unrealistic it is? If so, I feel bad for you. Gaming must be awful for you if your definition of a good game is 100% believable and realistic.

You can take a pill to completely erase any long term effects of swimming in radiation filled pools of water, giant bugs can sling radiation-laden maggot goo at you, you can just collect nuclear cores and swap them out of metal exoskeletons, etc, etc, etc, etc etc upon the hundreds of unrealistic things you can do in this game.... and people are crying about the timeline about THAT being so unrealistic. lololol.

I think people like to bring it up because it would be one of the easiest things for them to 'fix,' but they just don't give a fuck. It shows very blatantly and quickly how bad they are at writing.

 

[GrandHarrier]

So they're impervious to wind, rain, insects, ultraviolet, but not fire? That makes even less sense.

I too come to the Fallout franchise for hardcore realism. It's been a hallmark of the series since the first game.

 

[Animator]

Can someone please explain to me how to scrap weapons for parts? Scrapping stuff in this game is still confusing to me after 15 hours.

 

[Easton Dark]

So they're impervious to wind, rain, insects, ultraviolet, but not fire? That makes even less sense.

All comic books I've found have been indoors on desks or such. Structures are usually made to keep out wind, rain, insects, and sunlight.

 

[Liamc723]

34 hours in and I don't think I'm anywhere even near half-way through the story so it's crazy to me seeing people already finish the game!

How long did it take you guys?

 

[Rad-]

This dialogue is so bad. I miss NV :<

Yeah it's not great but the combat is soooo much better than in F3 or NV that I find it impossible to go back to them.

 

[HundredEyeMonk]

So they're impervious to wind, rain, insects, ultraviolet, but not fire? That makes even less sense.

If they wanted to make Post-Nuclear Simulator 2270.... it would be incredibly boring.

Thank god that sacrificed "that doesn't make sense" for.. you know.. fun things to do, collect, upgrade, etc.

 

[KorrZ]

I found a hunting rifle that shoots an extra projectile with each shot. Suddenly I went from struggling to 2-shotting Super Mutants. Loving this.