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Fallout 4 |OT2| Farming Simulator 2287
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NeoHorizon
Member
I just hope they use the same engine, because I really hated Gamebryo for New Vegas.
jim2point0
Banned
The mods for settlement building have improved it so much that the vanilla system is already a relic. Hopefully console players will get to experience the same whenever the workshop is up and running.
So after 60 hours, I think I'm gonna put the game down until some interesting mods pop up or the Bethesda DLC turns out to be interesting. My overall thoughts on the game are well... I like it. Really like it, more so than Fallout 3 and Skyrim especially in terms of playability and game feel. It's no Destiny but I really have to hand it to Bethesda for improving the actual core mechanics in the action side from Skyrim. The very act of playing is so much more enjoyable than their last game which featured incredibly weak feeling melee combat and unsatisfying magic system.
That being said, I just can't help but feel that as an experience it felt ultimately hollow. The most memorable moments I've encountered was Nick Valentine explaining his backstory, the park filled with Mr. Handys and that one bunker where
. And that's pretty much it. To say that the questing and storytelling is a step down from New Vegas would be the understatement of the goddamn century. It feels soooo bland in comparison. While I'll hand it to Bethesda improving their writing from the awfulness that was Fallout 3, even that game featured more dynamic quests and variety in situations.
Like... go to linear hallway on this dot of the map, murder the fuck out of everyone, collect loot, get out, go back to quest giver...etc. It's so boring. To be fair, they did step the level design on the dungeon front. They are more interesting to navigate than the majority in Skyrim. I'll give them that. Even the settlement building which I really like is let down by an atrocious UI coupled with incredibly buggy controls that flat won't let you navigate the menu properly.
Like I said, I really like the game but a lot of the minor irritations are putting me off (I didn't even bring the terrible decision to bind melee to grenade throw which is just flatout awful in how it'd register the wrong command for no good reason) but there are a still a lot of I like so I'll probably come back to the game. Honestly, I feel like I want to start a new playthrough with New Vegas right now...
That being said, I just can't help but feel that as an experience it felt ultimately hollow. The most memorable moments I've encountered was Nick Valentine explaining his backstory, the park filled with Mr. Handys and that one bunker where
the mayor of Boston was desperately trying to protect his family from an angry mob and failing
Like... go to linear hallway on this dot of the map, murder the fuck out of everyone, collect loot, get out, go back to quest giver...etc. It's so boring. To be fair, they did step the level design on the dungeon front. They are more interesting to navigate than the majority in Skyrim. I'll give them that. Even the settlement building which I really like is let down by an atrocious UI coupled with incredibly buggy controls that flat won't let you navigate the menu properly.
Like I said, I really like the game but a lot of the minor irritations are putting me off (I didn't even bring the terrible decision to bind melee to grenade throw which is just flatout awful in how it'd register the wrong command for no good reason) but there are a still a lot of I like so I'll probably come back to the game. Honestly, I feel like I want to start a new playthrough with New Vegas right now...
NeoHorizon
Member
You need a Caravan Trade Post. The cows will always be there
Whatevs, man. I'll play through it on console, and then when I feel like revisiting it I'll play it on PC with the Oculus / Vive / whatever comes to market.
I feel like being on the console helps me to actually play the game, rather than open the console and just skip a lot of the systems of the game.
Man, the Protectrons are really better than I expected. I was doing a quest where I unleashed 2 of them (one of the bots actually turned into a legendary, on my side) on well over 4 to 6 super mutants including a legendary one and they literally steamrolled them in about 10 seconds, the only one left for me to attack by the time I got into a position to help out was the legendary super mutant and he was barely alive by that point. I guess part of it is that mutants seem to be weak to energy attacks. The alien blaster just blows through them.
I wish you could build the protectrons in settlements.
Speaking of that encounter, I had a bug where while I was fighting the super mutants at the entrance a suicide mutant walked through the door behind us that we used to enter from the commonwealth and blew us up. Never happened any other time during my reload.
I wish you could build the protectrons in settlements.
Speaking of that encounter, I had a bug where while I was fighting the super mutants at the entrance a suicide mutant walked through the door behind us that we used to enter from the commonwealth and blew us up. Never happened any other time during my reload.
Onikaan
Member
Guys I need some insight into what I should do in the main story...
Who do I side with? I find them all to be self interested, and I cant relate with any of them. Perhaps the minute men, but i don't seem to have an option to inform them? What's that about.
Who'd you side with and why?
Who'd you side with and why?
lem0n
Member
Heck yeah. Way better than just going to Pillville
Example?
superdeluxe
Member
Is that armor level 2 or 3?
Lanrutcon
Member
That list has to be a very, very incomplete.
I could name 5 or 6 times the amount of bugs in that list off the top of my head.
Oh, I had a nice little stay in Pillville after the surgery, but didn't want to overstay my welcome, and left ASAP.
Killroyskbg
Member
Have you tried building a LARGE settlement? Have spend countless hours on getting the castle as I want it alone and now I am into some other projects as well It is so addicting to me but really hate the size limit since I am constantly hitting that and makes me have to decide what to keep and what to give up
. Hoppfully mods will remove it on PS4 even if it means framerate at sub 30 I dont care.Found a map with the area. I found it near an APC in this pink box.
Map spoilers below:
I am about mid 40s so I am good. Thanks for the tips, guys.
That's a really short list. I'm hoping they don't patch the vendor/caps exploit right away, but they probably will.
shinobi602
Member
Is the Cryolator worth keeping in your inventory? Use the glitch to get it but haven't really tried to use it yet.
wesleyshark
Banned
She's a piece of shit and so is the guy who keeps having the sads about his lost family. Get over it already. I made him wear a lab coat and goggles so he's always moping around and not doing science either..
Just bought this yesterday. This really does have a been there done that feeling with the game lol. It feels like the Skyrim engine with upgrades which felt like the fallout engine with upgrades, etc. I didn't really feel super compelled to put a lot of time into it yesterday. I like the upgrades to the engine if I'm only comparing it to those older games.
I put 100s of hours into those other games so hopefully it grabs me. I just got out into the wasteland.
There's also a noticeable difference in the quality of writing coming from NV.
I put 100s of hours into those other games so hopefully it grabs me. I just got out into the wasteland.
There's also a noticeable difference in the quality of writing coming from NV.
Freezasaurus
Member
I left it at home after a bit. It's fun, but not all that useful when things get tough. It's also pretty heavy.
I found it good when facing too many enemies, it made a boss (skull) encounter a complete joke.
Whoa, really? I'm going to build towards that. I assume I'll need Armorer Rank 3 or 4 to do that?
Blue Ninja
Member
Damn, just found Libertalia. Right as I was approaching a Vertibird set down and dropped off some BoS paladins, while I had another group at my back that was defending a checkpoint. We assaulted that place together, culminating in me using the Big Boy on the fortress to shell it with Mini Nukes.
It was beautiful.
It was beautiful.
shinobi602
Member
I had a different experience. Slowly working my way up to the big fortress with my girl Cait. Creeping along, taking cover, I approach the large fortress after killing tons of dudes.
Then, mini nuke drops from the sky. I die and say I'll return to it later. Awesome place, though. Wished it was a city.
Ivory Samoan
Gold Member
I've found it pretty underwhelming.... hard to get ammo for too.
Upgraded .50 Sniper on the other hand... Reba II is deadly as it gets.
I'm late, but thank you! Sucks I'll have to do the quest over as I already loaded an earlier save, but I'm glad to hear I can complete it and get that
X-01 power armor hidden behind one of the destructable walls.
So, I want to know if I am going to have to deal with some clashing factions later on and have some questions. I have heard conflicting stories on whether or not this will be come an issue. Kind of complicated.
I was originally helping the BoS. I helped them gain access to the Institute and originally gave them the holotape to learn about it. I then helped them work on Liberty Prime. It was at that point, after thinking on it more, that I decided that the Minutemen had the overall best interest in the commonwealth. I asked to have the holotape back (to give to the Minutemen) and they were more than happy to give it back (even stated they got what they wanted from it anyways). I told them I was going to give it to the Minutemen and they pretty much said "...well, if you trust them". I gave it to Sturges who is currently decrypting it. I have begun assisting settlements throughout the wasteland with the help of the Minutemen. My question is will the BoS or even the Railroad become a problem toward the end? I have heard people say that both the BoS and the Railroad were still active with the Minutemen ending.
Bedameister
Member
TwntyOneTwlv
Member
Roni
Member
After that same amount of time, I'm ready to get on with the main quest! I'm 68 hours in and the
Brotherhood of Steel
SymbiantXenos
Member
I enjoy second play throughs more than the first.
superdeluxe
Member
Do your companions or settlers add to the Def rating of your settement?: It doesn't show on your settlement stats. but I would have to figure having more guns in the fight is a good thing.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
I've been using the third person view more lately, cause i really like to see my character now and then but there's definitely a bug in there. Basically when i am moving around, forward for example, it sometimes just automatically moves my character sideways or backwards. Annoying for sure.
Not only that but it triggers that radiant bloom nonsense like crazy, at least on PS4. Everyone time I de-stealth it's as if my dude just opened up the blinds for the first time of the day. Had to stop using it.
my guys keep somehow ending up on my roof. WTF
Yeah it does that too. I guess so you can see better without having your flashlight on.
Yeah it does that too. I guess so you can see better without having your flashlight on.
Roni
Member
Don't know if there are static Power Armor drops outside quests. Places I've found X-01 Power Armor showed basic T-45 or maybe T-51 to some of my friends. People have theorized it's based on your character level. I was level 32+ when I found it, my friends were level 30-.
Nothing more exciting than stumbling upon a new suit of Power Armor when randomly exploring the Wasteland. Feels like Xmas morning.
Freezasaurus
Member
It will freeze them for a short time, yes. If it kills them they break into icy blood chunks.
Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Probably a stupid question, but i need some leather to upgrade my armor pieces for more carrying capacity. Where do i find leather in?
Salty Catfish
Member
Baseballs and you can scrap pieces of leather armor (commonly found on raiders).
Roni
Member
Easiest method I can think of is to murder some Raiders, loot their Leather armor and scrap it. Some animal hides might have it too...
Now that I think of it, never gave Leather much thought.