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BreezyLimbo said:
Also there's a weird glitch. If you die to say, a mine, and it goes into the autoload process, the next time you go to that area the mine won't be there anymore..
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I think that is intentional, I think they're preventing you from save scumming XP by reloading and disarming the mine.
 
Gunslinger said:
Yo for a stealth player the companions are soooo garbage. The AI is downright terrible. Always giving up your position and going in head in. But you need them to for basically a mobile storage cause stealth players don't have a lot of strength to carry loot. So far i got the 2 floating robot and dogmeat and they are both super mega trash for stealth player IMO. Are human companions any better or they just charge in too?
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You can command them to stay in 1 place as you do your ghost stuff maybe?
 
I seriously need a really experienced Fallout player to sit down with me for like 3 hours to explain how this game functions and why I should enjoy it. I don't think its a horrible game, but what am I missing here? Go to place, shoot stuff with your terrible weapons with limited ammo, pick up everything and build a town that does almost nothing for you (as far as I can tell?)

I'm so confused about almost everything that is going on in this game. And there's like zero instruction on how to do any of it. Do they just assume players will figure it out eventually? Because I'm losing interest so quickly.
 
Gunslinger said:
Yo for a stealth player the companions are soooo garbage. The AI is downright terrible. Always giving up your position and going in head in. But you need them to for basically a mobile storage cause stealth players don't have a lot of strength to carry loot. So far i got the 2 floating robot and dogmeat and they are both super mega trash for stealth player IMO. Are human companions any better or they just charge in too?
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There's a perk that lets you carry more when you are alone.
 
EVA UNIT 01 said:
Another question.
Does getting to this point lock out other faction quests?
Or can i safely get to this place and not have locked anything out?
Im not ready to commit to anything yet but that armor looks nice.
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I'll put two different spoilers. The first is the direct answer to your question the second answers (From what I've read others post online) as to how the factions get locked out.

1.
No getting to this point doesn't lock you out but I'd suggest not bringing anybody who hates the Brotherhood if you have them with you. aka like the Railroad companion. It won't do anything major but they'll likely dislike everything you do around the BoS.

2. As to factions getting locked:
Apparently later on as you progress the main story you'll reach a point in each faction where you will reach a mission that says that doing the mission for A faction will lock out B and C faction. They apparently make it clear. So no worries.
 
Asked a couple of days ago, but this thread moves SO fast when I sleep.

Is there any noob guide to base building? I wasn't interested to start with but feel like I wanna give it a go now.

Cheers.
 
Admiral Woofington said:
I'll put two different spoilers. The first is the direct answer to your question the second answers (From what I've read others post online) as to how the factions get locked out.

1.
No getting to this point doesn't lock you out but I'd suggest not bringing anybody who hates the Brotherhood if you have them with you. aka like the Railroad companion. It won't do anything major but they'll likely dislike everything you do around the BoS.

2. As to factions getting locked:
Apparently later on as you progress the main story you'll reach a point in each faction where you will reach a mission that says that doing the mission for A faction will lock out B and C faction. They apparently make it clear. So no worries.
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Thanks alot.
also i actually just ran into a few BoS dudes in the world and ones wearing the armor...
Sooo hes not goin home tonite. ;)
 
scoobs said:
I'm so confused about almost everything that is going on in this game. And there's like zero instruction on how to do any of it. Do they just assume players will figure it out eventually? Because I'm losing interest so quickly.
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Even from people who liked 3 and NV this is a massive complaint in it. The lack of tutorials is simply baffling.

The core of the game is scavenging and exploring, if you don't enjoy that you likely won't enjoy the rest, especially with the worse then ever storyline and dialogue options.
 
Thanks for the tip guys but yeah I usually make them wait in a spot. But i always pick up anything that has screws on it for weapon upgrades. But most items that carry screws are freaking heavy. eg; desk fan or hotplate. So I keep the companion around close by so i can transfer loot on them.
 
scoobs said:
I seriously need a really experienced Fallout player to sit down with me for like 3 hours to explain how this game functions and why I should enjoy it. I don't think its a horrible game, but what am I missing here? Go to place, shoot stuff with your terrible weapons with limited ammo, pick up everything and build a town that does almost nothing for you (as far as I can tell?)

I'm so confused about almost everything that is going on in this game. And there's like zero instruction on how to do any of it. Do they just assume players will figure it out eventually? Because I'm losing interest so quickly.
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I mean this is like asking for an Elder Scrolls fan to explain why the want to play a new Elder Scrolls and what's fun about them. It's a sandbox title with a buttload of stuff to do where sidequests tend to be really interesting, there's cool/interesting easter eggs and weapons and it's cool to explore these wastelands. While there are missions relying on base building they aren't like centric to you beating the game. You could leave all of that till the end if you felt like it.
 
MetroidPrimeRib said:
Even from people who liked 3 and NV this is a massive complaint in it. The lack of tutorials is simply baffling.

The core of the game is scavenging and exploring, if you don't enjoy that you likely won't enjoy the rest, especially with the worse then ever storyline and dialogue options.
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How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
 
Ok, have two questions...

So I told my Minuteman companion to hop into a spare power suit I found, but I can't figure out how to get him out of it.

Second, that same guy all of a sudden turned on me while we were fighting some ghouls and he started shooting at me, wtf? I knew it wasn't coincidence because if I aimed at him, I'd get a red enemy health bar at the top of screen with his name on it. I didn't know what to do, so I just fast traveled back to Sanctuary and he's didn't follow. That bastard has my power armor! How did he suddenly go bad after I've been doing all the Minutemen side quests and when I ask him about our relationship, he's always positive and giving me compliments.
 
scoobs said:
How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
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Find a town like Diamond City and buy stuff off the weapons dealer. I found the simple double barrel and 10mm pistol to be sufficient until I got better stuff.
 
Im not looking forward to the BoS hating me. I absolutely love running into BoS patrols and gunships out in the open, its so badass (and useful) :_:
 
scoobs said:
How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
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You could get the ammo perk on the luck side. Also you should be exploring every nook and looting every box and body. Especialy body. Use weapons that you have more anmo for while you gather for the others. Then use the others
 
RulkezX said:
Are you sure ? Because when I highlight a settler all the food he is assigned to glows blue and the stuff he isn't stays unlit.This is the same for guard posts and the likes , whatever he has been assigned to gets highlighted in the UI
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yes, you're right, the highlights are intended to show you what object(s) you assigned them to, however your settler will still tend all food, or guard all posts regardless of what was initially assigned.
 
Wingfan19 said:
Ok, have two questions...

So I told my Minuteman companion to hop into a spare power suit I found, but I can't figure out how to get him out of it.

Second, that same guy all of a sudden turned on me while we were fighting some ghouls and he started shooting at me, wtf? I knew it wasn't coincidence because if I aimed at him, I'd get a red enemy health bar at the top of screen with his name on it. I didn't know what to do, so I just fast traveled back to Sanctuary and he's didn't follow. That bastard has my power armor! How did he suddenly go bad after I've been doing all the Minutemen side quests and when I ask him about our relationship, he's always positive and giving me compliments.
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The whole Minutemen return thing was a ruse to get dat sweet power armor.
 
Rhaknar said:
Im not looking forward to the BoS hating me. I absolutely love running into BoS patrols and gunships out in the open, its so badass (and useful) :_:
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Stockpiling missiles and such would alleviate these issues. Aim for the gunner first and if you got a VAT Crit, the blast would be sufficient to kill the pilot as well. Dead pilot = Vertibird Crash, Knights emerge from wreck with 25% hp. Molotov and laser rifle to death, collect loot.
 
Rektash said:
Ten hours in and my impressions so far are a pretty mixed bag. The new dialog system and voiced mc suck all dynamics out of conversations. The game plain doesn't let me play as an evil character - or any type of character except good guy wanderer for that matter. I feel forced into a corset without any wiggle room as far as my character goes. Fallout always was about how your character related to the world around him depending on player choices.This seems to be mostly gone in F4. Everything seems to be static. By far Bethesdas biggest design misstep for F4. Managing my power armor is a hassle, I'd rather go into the wastes without it. Settlements seem like a big time investment without all too much payback. I certainly don't care for my settlers.

On the plus side, scavenging and exploring ruins is still pretty fun. Gunplay is vastly improved and overall writing seems to be marginally better than F3.

Overall, this is sadly shaping up to be the worst entry in the series so far for me and I have been with Fallout since Fallout 2 and have played every entry except Tactics.
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I am halfway in agreement. The only other major improvement over F3 is how encounters are far better directed. More focus was put into enemy placement, and 'scripting' for encounters, such as ghouls or mole rats surprising the player with trigger points. Past games just kind of threw enemies haphazardly into locations, but F4 is a dramatic upgrade. Exploration feels a bit more tense and unpredictable than the turgid 'waiting fodder' of F3.

Don't feel the gunplay is really much better than before though. Barely serviceable as an FPS experience, but sadly a crummy RPG experience as well. You end up sticking with a few rote tactics based on skill dumps and largely just aim to 1-shot anything if only to avoid how naff the game feels as enemies close the gap with blinding speed to irritating point blank wankery that is a pure mess to deal with. Once you rank up a bit to be capable of 1-shooting foes, you start sleepwalking through quests. There is so much more potential for these games to offer.

So far it's easily my least favorite Fallout game as well. Too many new pointless gimmicks bolted onto the regurgitated flaws of F3 rather than truly crafting an improved game. Exploring the unknown world and discovering quest lines keeps me playing, but sadly the journey itself is kind of making me regret bothering.
 
Rhaknar said:
You could get the ammo perk on the luck side. Also you should be exploring every nook and looting every box and body. Especialy body. Use weapons that you have more anmo for while you gather for the others. Then use the others
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Been using this strategy but I'm mostly just picking up more and more of the weakest pistol bullet. Sounds like I need to visit a gun dealer and just buy a ton of it.
 
I've been trying a melee build and while I sometimes enjoy it, when I get ultra surrounded by enemies it gets tedious to deal with.

I'm gonna restart with a sniper build lol. High P, A and L
 
bobawesome said:
Is it possible to show the Museum of Witchcraft as "completed" on the map screen? There's nothing left inside.
When I was there, I grabbed the Deathclaw egg and left, assuming I could return to kill it later.
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Anyone? I doubt I'll ever get around to completing every location on the map but just the idea of it being locked out bugs me.

On a related note, do interiors ever refresh supplies and enemies?
 
scoobs said:
How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
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Most of the random loot is scaled to the enemies/location. You'll find that as you level, shops start stocking much better shit. At first it might be a Hunting Rifle, 10 levels later it's a Tactical Night Vision Reinforced Heavy Sniper Rifle.

If you want to fuck the loot system: take all the crafting perks. Mod your shitty weapons into glorious weapons. By level 15 odd I was rocking a terribly efficient sniper rifle/auto-shotty combo.

If you're feeling ballsy, take your power armor south and hit some high level gunner camps. They carry decent ballistic hardware.

As for energy weapons...no clue. Took forever for plasma guns to show up, and I've only found one Gauss Rifle at level 42.
 
scoobs said:
How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
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You have to take your time and search everywhere, get the ammo perk in the luck tree, get the gun nut perk so you can upgrade, you can't rush through a game like this, I'm over 20 hours in and I'm still figuring some stuff out and that's part of the fun.
 
scoobs said:
How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
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You pretty much much forced into using pipe weapons that use .38 for a big chunk of the early game, but after a while if you're actually making a point to loot properly then you'll have a pretty good amount of various types of ammo stored and probably a couple weapons for each. After that you just cycle them out as you go through ammo, or pick one you like and buy every single round you can like I do with 10mm.

It's also probably a good idea to mod your early weapons to get the most out of them, just remember that you can detach mods if you're going to scrap the gun.
 
scoobs said:
Been using this strategy but I'm mostly just picking up more and more of the weakest pistol bullet. Sounds like I need to visit a gun dealer and just buy a ton of it.
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Well use pipe pistols for a while then :p

Get some mods going, make a little rifle out of it. I used pipe guns for a few hours.
 
Holy cow, I just made it into the B
oston
C
ommons
and in 30 minutes I encountered
Swan, the Super Mutant Behemoth
, a
Mirelurk Queen
(which I didn't manage to kill and ran away from), and two Legendary Raiders who were fighting me side by side.

Also, I found a pipe pistol with Incendiary rounds and decided to pimp it out with some mods to make it a heavy semi-automatic rifle.
 
scoobs said:
How do I get better guns and ammo for them? I'm 8 hours in and all my guns suck ass, and I have zero ammo for any of the "best" ones. What am I missing?
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Just keep scavenging and upgrading your weapons. Explore every building, check every cabinet, box etc, hack every terminal and pick every lovk just incase there's something good behind it.

I don't have many great weapons but I have a decent sniper rifle, a powerful shotgun, a Couple of decent laser weapons.

I have a ridiculous amount of ammo for one type of pistol, so even though it is only aroun 32 damage, its my go to weapon for weaker creatures/raiders as I have modded it for a long range and high accuracy.

Laser weapons are great. Ive made a laser sniper rifle and a pretty powerful pistol, just don't have enough ammo (got about 100 left)
 
UberLevi said:
Holy cow, I just made it into the B
oston
C
ommons
and in 30 minutes I encountered
Swan, the Super Mutant Behemoth
, a
Mirelurk Queen
(which I didn't manage to kill and ran away from), and two Legendary Raiders who were fighting me side by side.

Also, I found a pipe pistol with Incendiary rounds and decided to pimp it out with some mods to make it a heavy semi-automatic rifle.
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It's an issue I have with the game. The enemy spawns are out of control.

Pop over to a certain factory to get a bobblehead. Raiders fighting the Behemoth and the pack of ghouls, the other group of raiders fighting the super mutants and the scavengers fighting the bloatflies. No joke: 3 fights, same street, same time. I think their spawning system might be buggered.

For the record, the Behemoth beat everything. It throws rocks like a sniper.
 
Do people expect
1. Ammo to fall from the sky
2. To get the best weapons 8 hours into the game?

Man, if I had a cap for every "I've been playing for 4 hours and this game SUCKS"...
 
Hey guys what's.....up?
Well this isn't creepy at all...
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I finally found a second power armor, but it's missing the leg armor for both legs. I took it to an armor station but seemed unable to actually build armor parts.

How can I complete the power armor?
 
Land mines are a double edged sword. They can easily swing a confrontation in your favor. But if you don't get out of the way quickly they will blow your own dumb ass up just as quickly.
 
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