Some of them are useful for their perks you receive at full affinity, but I mainly just use them so I can offload my junk and extra weapons so I don't get weighed down.
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Fallout 4 |OT2| Farming Simulator 2287
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Some of them are useful for their perks you receive at full affinity, but I mainly just use them so I can offload my junk and extra weapons so I don't get weighed down.
Yeah, they are a massive help using them as a mule!.
BizzyBum
Member
Not really. They can help with enemies since they are bullet sponges and you get quests/perks from them but I always prefer to venture off alone. That lone wanderer perk is too good and Dogmeat gets in the damn way all the time.
arts&crafts
Member
I have used caps once in the game to buy a unique chest from someone. Caps are kind of pointless otherwise so I wouldn't say you broke the game.
Yes, I would say you are. Companion interaction with what you're doing reminds me a lot of Mass Effect
Pilgrimzero
Member
I had Nick get into some Power Armor (as I found 4 yesterday - 3 right near each other), I don't think I'll do that again.
Vincent Grayson
Member
The longer I use them, the less I want to. I wouldn't mind if the game had them use their "barks" about half as often, but if nothing else, it's really fucking annoying to have them constantly commenting on the shit I'm picking up.
popsicle_sundays
Member
Spot on! I'll play a few matches in Battlefront and then just have to jump into FO4. I'm over 1 day played timed and still can't get enough. VATS kills are still so goddamn satisfying.
chrominance
Member
I was thinking the same re: Lone Wanderer, but because I was using only Dogmeat until yesterday (decided to take a human companion for a spin) I don't actually know if there's any interesting story or mission stuff you miss out on by leaving all the companions at home.
Edit: oh wait you literally said quests/perks. Sigh. Well, time to babysit some companions, then.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
All I do with my Companions is use them as mules and I put up with them to get their Perks but once I'm done with all of them I'm switching to Lone Wanderer Perk.
I was using caps all the time until I upgraded Scavenger and got the purifiers. So for me it's a big change.
Ordinaryundone
Member
Don't worry about inventory; their default weapons are sufficient and have unlimited ammo besides. You'll still be pulling the majority of the weight in combat but its nice to have them as a distraction. Plus I appreciate the company as I wander, and it's always nice to have a pack mule to lug particularly heavy but valuable loot.
Downsides are that they can get in the way and tend to pick fights you may have been trying to avoid. And some characters have repetitive voice acting.
Salty Catfish
Member
Here There Be Monsters was a cool little thing. And of course I couldn't resist
just for kicks.
putting the reactor in before the other piece and killing myself and the captain in a glorious nuclear detonation
I use Lone Wanderer with Dogmeat (hoping that Bethesda doesn't patch this shit and mess up my carrying weight but I bet they will). He's not that useful for anything really other than unloading a few weapons or armor pieces when I need to.
hobblygobbly
Member
Lmao, saw a super mutant launch a rocket at a Vertibird flying past attacking raiders, it comes crashing down and explodes on top of him + rest of the super mutants. I love this unscripted stuff.
The Jackdog
Member
So im at a point where i have a lottttt of faction quests.
does the game give any kind of warning if youre about to do one of them that will lock you out from the others?
does the game give any kind of warning if youre about to do one of them that will lock you out from the others?
Blue Ninja
Member
It'll give you a definite warning screen when you're about to become enemies with
the Institute
It didn't do that for
the Railroad
the Brotherhood
I got the perk that allows Dogmeat to knock someone over for longer and it's super useful.
There was talk of a guide being done for showing the point of no return in each faction, not sure what happened with it though.
lighthouse777
Member
I am past that in the quests
but I am so addicted to building.. I have am addiction problem to building my towns... sigh been spending 8-10hr days building
so need a real life, will stop for awhile, play something else lol
I have a concrete wall around most of starlight drive in
game suddenly would not let me build more blocks of concrete
fyi those are the foundation blocks for floors
whats nice its a wide wall and you can walk around your premise
and before u say it I know the glitch to be able to continue building and I am in the green so I should be able to build but cannot
my defense there is about 110
and I learned the hard way not to keep fusion cores in my power suits
have 5 suits including the X-01 and T60 T45 etc
I found the X-01 in the land of radiation
bottom left of map
south west on a road, there are other locations, but also found a X 60 not far from that, but not in the radiation zone
arts&crafts
Member
probably because I maxed out lockpicking and hacking as fast as possible and safes contain tonnes of ammo.
I've been debating picking that up or not, but I wasn't sure how useful it was. I think I'll have to get it tonight and try it out.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Super useful. Two enemies running at you, you Vats one while dog meat pins the other one down.
Anytime you can automatically take an enemy out of the fight, even temporarily, it's going to mean the difference between life and death.
The Jackdog
Member
guess i should start saving before accepting anything
hope thats around somewhere
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Ha, no. Wasteland 2 is pretty good though. Hell Fallout 4 even runs better on PS4 than Wasteland 2.
According to the guide if you do these quests you fail the other factions:
Railroad: Underground Undercover
BoS: Outside the Wire
The Institute: The Battle for Bunker Hill
BoS: Outside the Wire
The Institute: The Battle for Bunker Hill
Damn, I hope Teemo didn't get banned for his Fallout posts. That shit's funny. It's a video game people.
IDK, they were a bit dark!
Yeah the collecting bodies was ok. Just got weird with the panty talk.
Cap is 10 plus your Charisma level. One radio tower is fine.
All this game needs is a true immersion mode:
- still variable difficulty setting (damage dealt by enemies + enemy health) BUT
- no fast travel/ fast travel costing resources
- permadeth/ revival will cost 100 bottlecaps
- permadeth of companions / in case they go down, there will be a timer:
ONLY healing them will bring them back, if timer expires=permadeath
- not having a proper sleep-rythm will drastically lower your stats over time
- you need to drink and eat or else your stats go down and you ultimately die
- more RAD through radiation storms
- more frequent and more dangerous random attacks on settlements
- reduced/ modified inventory: you can only carry a realistic amount of weapons + armour
(healing items, food and junk may not be affected because this would break the game)
- still variable difficulty setting (damage dealt by enemies + enemy health) BUT
- no fast travel/ fast travel costing resources
- permadeth/ revival will cost 100 bottlecaps
- permadeth of companions / in case they go down, there will be a timer:
ONLY healing them will bring them back, if timer expires=permadeath
- not having a proper sleep-rythm will drastically lower your stats over time
- you need to drink and eat or else your stats go down and you ultimately die
- more RAD through radiation storms
- more frequent and more dangerous random attacks on settlements
- reduced/ modified inventory: you can only carry a realistic amount of weapons + armour
(healing items, food and junk may not be affected because this would break the game)
Here's what I decided to do after getting that settlement to 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHU94o7N_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tHU94o7N_I
ok, so how many generators do i need to build at the minutemen castle to power the radio station? ive build 16(!) so far, energy is at 80, but it still seems not to be enough? Its still red. Im starting to wonder that i dont get something right there....
can someone enlighten me?
also:
can someone enlighten me?
also:
someone care to explain me how i can befriend mccready in order to get his perk?
I wish my Sanctuary wasn't glitched. It has got to 95%, but I have the zero water / bed bug when not there.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Do companion perks stick permanently without them being around with you as a companion?
I want to get all the perks then revert to dogmeat if possible.
I want to get all the perks then revert to dogmeat if possible.
Just need one, but you need to have sufficient everything for them to expand. Go into your pipboy to the Data -> Settlements part and if there are <!> next to a stat in the settlement then you need to increase that stat.
Number of settlers is capped based on your charisma though
Are you connecting it to the right part? There are two connectors on the station. One on the roofs side is for the light the other is actually on the console.
Everyone does. You have stay there and just keep waiting until it pops.
Have you connected the radio station with one of the generators via cable?
My radio station runs with one 10energy-unit generator.
XenogearsX
Banned
Is there an easier way to know when your settlement is under attack? I keep missing the messages--I'll fast travel then it'll say I failed to defend. Also, what happens if you fail to defend ?
wow.
that is all.
I had it connected to the top one and didnt see the other one..
alright, time to scrap half of my generator park again lol
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Do quests helping children, always push for more money, don't act morally superior, and just travel and do shit. His perk will break the game though.
Yeah once you get it, you can ditch them.
XenogearsX
Banned
I built 3 but you have to link the generators up to each other then one generator actually hooks up to the radio
Congrats! I need 4 more Misc Quests, 6 more player levels, and my settlement to gain 9 more happiness. I can almost taste it.
You don't.