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Fallout New Vegas |OT| Obsidian does what Bethesdon't
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soyboy said:
Big fan of that trick. Great at parties. Well, it's great the first time. For me, anyway.
Weapon spoiler (?):
The greatest thing in this game is planting C4 in someone's pants. They are helpless screaming "OH SHIT OH SHIT" desperately slapping their pants (I love the animation for this btw) while you sit there like an asshole holding the detonator.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I'm amazed at how much more I enjoy New Vegas than I did FO3. 11 hours in and haven't even made it to Vegas, hell haven't even made it to
This time I've started playing on PC, much better choice. I haven't run into any real bugs yet. I also haven't gotten stuck on a fucking rock like I have with ALL of Bethesda's games.
Good game Obsidian, good game.
Nipton
This time I've started playing on PC, much better choice. I haven't run into any real bugs yet. I also haven't gotten stuck on a fucking rock like I have with ALL of Bethesda's games.
Good game Obsidian, good game.
Wallach said:
yeah its not there.
Also, these things are automatic.
When you go to
upgrade the securitrons in the bunker, at the console, the only option I had when I went was "leave it alone" which made me think..eh, I don't have the chip
that's when I realised.... its gone. I then went back to see if I can get it back. And I can't. He won't even talk to me.
I loaded it all the way back and he doesn't give it to me after I give it to him.
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anyhow. registered and posted on their forums.
http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1129632-game-breaking-bug/
bleh.
I'll see how I feel about replaying hours of the game but right now, completely deflated. :'( trust me to play it to the point of screwing myself over.
have to replay luxe casino quest
brotherhood armour quest
+ more
Lostconfused
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duckroll said:
Killed him in his sleep. The Black Widow perk lets you sweet talk Benny with some really insane lines like "You ran away so fast after you shot me that I didn't even get your name". Apparently Benny is a sucker so he leads the courier to his suite where you can kill him or hear some classy and extremely poorly acted lines like "Loo at dem gams" or "Baby you are the tops" and then kill him while he sleeps or go to sleep your self. I have no idea where the quest goes if you let him live though because the mans a snake and would probably still end up double crossing you at the drop of a hat. Well at least he leaves a note if you did let him leave.
Edit: At least when a perk says "Provides additional dialog lines" Obsidian actually put those lines in the game this time.
Marvie_3 said:
Fuck I jinxed myself because I can't get it to happen now!
That animation plays when you stuff pretty much any other explosive in someone's pants, but I just did it again and they are just walking around oblivious to the plastique in their pocket. Not that it isn't still great because they're walking bombs, but I swear I did this to one of the powder gangers that was randomly walking around...
PoweredBySoy
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So I have to ask, and feel free to spoiler the answer, but I've been gaining my rep with NCR and have to know, can I become a Ranger!?
dreamer3kx
Member
25 hrs in and finally hitting the strip, ha, the amount of things to do is overwhelming.
I am enjoying this game so far despite the fact that it really is a piece of shit.
Full of bugs and glitches- It shows what a bunch of suckers gamers are that a product can actually be released in this condition.
It is no more than an expansion, extra levels for fallout 3. Its the same slightly lame and very repetative combat system from 3, the same almost irrelevent stat progression and the same clumsy exploration of a largley empty wasteland.
The developers of this game should hang their heads in shame as should any reviewer who gave this lazy crap more than 6/10.
Having said all of that I still cant wait to finish work and play some more!
Full of bugs and glitches- It shows what a bunch of suckers gamers are that a product can actually be released in this condition.
It is no more than an expansion, extra levels for fallout 3. Its the same slightly lame and very repetative combat system from 3, the same almost irrelevent stat progression and the same clumsy exploration of a largley empty wasteland.
The developers of this game should hang their heads in shame as should any reviewer who gave this lazy crap more than 6/10.
Having said all of that I still cant wait to finish work and play some more!
PoweredBySoy
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sdornan said:
I had the one last night too, except she disappeared with over 3000 caps worth of gear, so I wasn't going to take the chance that she wouldn't come back. I tried rezoning and reloading my most recent save, but she remained missing. Had to revert to an older save and lost about 30 minutes of playtime.
duckroll said:Some of you guys have way too much fun with explosives. It's a matter of concern. Get help!
One of my replays will have to be a demented demolitions experts now.
I've basically handled most quest in the game by sneaking up to people and planting explosives and having my Boone-Stick handle the rest.
dreamer3kx
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Why does Boone have a pool stick equipped? :lol
TimHortons
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Found a Vendor with 1000 model T-Rex's so wondered what you can do with em' if anything. Found this gem on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9685VZAWPck :lol
shuri said:
The reason I ask is because it seems there's different Region 1 versions and I need to make sure the version I get is the US one, else DLC bought on my account won't work.
This is the first time I've seen this kind of thing, but here it is: a PEGI rated Region 1 PS3 game, based on the back of the box it's geared towards Latin America. I've been told by the store it's a BLUS-30627 game.
semiconscious said:
Thanks. Somehow I missed that door and kept checking the room on the other side of the catwalk.
KrawlMan said:
Other than the actual look of combat, it doesn't feel the same to me at all. If you're really concerned about it being too much like your old play through, maybe go with a different character build this time. Approach combat in a different way. If you went small guns before, go melee or explosives. Maybe this time do energy weapons. The combat is the only thing that runs the risk of feeling too similar, and that's entirely up to your own choices. The rest of the game feels really fresh, personally, despite the same engine.
About dealing with Benny...
I didn't even think about stopping him in the TOPS, so he ended up escaping and getting captured by the Legion... Though I did rather enjoy the option of taking him down mano-a-mano in the Legion Arena with only a Machete in hand. Maybe I'm just a fair guy, maybe is was just satisfying to hack and slash at him... Who knows?
I did end up killing him by chopping off his arm, so it was amusing that when I took his suit, his arm still had it on.
I did end up killing him by chopping off his arm, so it was amusing that when I took his suit, his arm still had it on.
I'm done with this game on PC. It's a technical failure of fucking epic proportions. I've tried every tweak I could find on the net, including two different versions of the d3d9.dll (one Nvidia and one ATI), turned off all the water settings, turned off ATI PowerPlay, overclocked my graphics card slightly, the iFPSclamp trick, the multithreaded tweak, etc etc. Nothing works. THIS GAME IS BROKEN, BETHESDA/OBSIDIAN. After lowering the settings until I get a steady 40 fps (that goes up to 50-60 sometimes) outdoors, it still runs way worse than the 360 version (which I was running at the same time on the other HDMI port, switching back and forth) because of the crazy microstuttering, skips, hops and jumpy framerate. The 360 version runs at 30 fps but at least it's consistent and not skipping and jumping like a monkey on amphetamine.
My advice: Don't even consider buying this game on PC unless you can run it at a constant 60 fps, which combined with some other tricks greatly reduces stuttering. If you, like me, "only" have a middle-range laptop that can run Crysis pretty well (on medium) but not New Vegas, get the console version because the PC release is a god damned disgrace. Personally I'll be waiting for modders to finish the New Vegas Script Extender so we can have a New Vegas Stutter Remover like we had for Oblivion and Fallout 3. Fuck I'm so pissed right now that I have this useless Steam version I can't sell or play just sitting on my HDD
My advice: Don't even consider buying this game on PC unless you can run it at a constant 60 fps, which combined with some other tricks greatly reduces stuttering. If you, like me, "only" have a middle-range laptop that can run Crysis pretty well (on medium) but not New Vegas, get the console version because the PC release is a god damned disgrace. Personally I'll be waiting for modders to finish the New Vegas Script Extender so we can have a New Vegas Stutter Remover like we had for Oblivion and Fallout 3. Fuck I'm so pissed right now that I have this useless Steam version I can't sell or play just sitting on my HDD
Ledsen said:Personally I'll be waiting for modders to finish the New Vegas Script Extender so we can have a New Vegas Stutter Remover like we had for Oblivion and Fallout 3. Fuck I'm so pissed right now that I have this useless Steam version I can't sell or play just sitting on my HDD
For real, the stutter is unbearable. I'm putting off seriously starting this game until either an Obsidian patch, or a mod removes the stuttering. I'm playing on a GTX 460 and I get a locked 60fps on maxed out settings at 1080p according to FRAPS, yet the stutter is unbearable. Even when I drop the settings to 720p with medium settings, I get the same amount of stutter. Such BS, but I'm confident the mod community will resolve the issue shortly.
It sucks too because the game seems to be great story and gameplay-wise.
Did you get to Vegas on 360? I saw it on my girlfriend's 360 version and it was terrible.Ledsen said:I'm done with this game on PC. It's a technical failure of fucking epic proportions. I've tried every tweak I could find on the net, including two different versions of the d3d9.dll (one Nvidia and one ATI), turned off all the water settings, turned off ATI PowerPlay, overclocked my graphics card slightly, the iFPSclamp trick, the multithreaded tweak, etc etc. Nothing works. THIS GAME IS BROKEN, BETHESDA/OBSIDIAN. After lowering the settings until I get a steady 40 fps (that goes up to 50-60 sometimes) outdoors, it still runs way worse than the 360 version (which I was running at the same time on the other HDMI port, switching back and forth) because of the crazy microstuttering, skips, hops and jumpy framerate. The 360 version runs at 30 fps but at least it's consistent and not skipping and jumping like a monkey on amphetamine.
My advice: Don't even consider buying this game on PC unless you can run it at a constant 60 fps, which combined with some other tricks greatly reduces stuttering. If you, like me, "only" have a middle-range laptop that can run Crysis pretty well (on medium) but not New Vegas, get the console version because the PC release is a god damned disgrace. Personally I'll be waiting for modders to finish the New Vegas Script Extender so we can have a New Vegas Stutter Remover like we had for Oblivion and Fallout 3. Fuck I'm so pissed right now that I have this useless Steam version I can't sell or play just sitting on my HDD
Also, what are your system specs? Maybe we can help.
RickA238 said:
Really? Do you have the d3d9.dll? Did you try the iFPSclamp=60 setting in the .ini? I was under the impression that this wasn't a problem for people with high-end specs.
Hylian7 said:
Like I said, I compared the PC and 360 versions side-by-side on two different HDMI inputs on my TV, and the 360 version looks a lot better since it doesn't have the stuttering and frameskips that the PC version has. On PC, even when I get 50% higher FPS than the 360 version, it still looks like shit. I'm on a Vaio with i3 330m, 4 GB RAM and a ATI HD5650m. The specs don't really matter though since it's not the framerate or visual quality that's the problem (both of those are superior to the 360), it's stuttering and frameskips that apparently were a huge problem in Oblivion and FO3 as well. At least those games had mods to fix it, NV doesn't (yet) except the d3d9.dll and some ini and setting tweaks that don't do anything for me.
Confidence Man
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Vault 11 spoiler question:
do you get anything good from surviving the robot onslaught in the sacrificial chamber?
goldsoundz
Member
500xp for making it out alive. Use a stealth boy.Confidence Man said:
Old Gimlet Eyes
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On Cachino
The quests in this game are so much better to me than Fallout 3. The amount of choice you have is just amazing and awesome.
So I ratted this fink out to the Omerta family, Big Sal was not happy. He called me and Cachino into his office and told Cachino he was very disappointed in him and his side business. Cachino begs for another chance and Big Sal says something to the effect of "I hope Hell is warm enough for you Cachino!" Then BAM the family hitman Two Buttons puts the double barrel sawed off to the back of Cachino's head. So awesome. Fucking Cachino got what was coming to him after what he did to poor Joanna. Now I have taken Cachino's place and am doing some work for Big Sal.
The quests in this game are so much better to me than Fallout 3. The amount of choice you have is just amazing and awesome.
Red Blaster
Member
Surprised at just how many named quests there are. Fallout 3 only had like 20. Also I can't stress enough how lame the New Vegas Strip is, it seriously is perhaps the least interesting area of the entire wasteland :lol
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
goldsoundz said:
Pulse grenades will drop even the toughest robots fucking quick. Fortunately had some with me at the time or I would have been fucked.
Lostconfused
Member
I always play female characters in RPGs. Either because I like to look at the character model (which is why I never use 3rd person view while playing) or I don't want to play a male character and identify with him or some such nonsense.duckroll said:
duckroll said:
I just love games that give you choices that really make a difference.
Well Benny decided to have me killed again in his penthouse, only I didn't agree with his plans and chopped off his goons heads with a flick knife when they stormed in to do his dirty work.
I then had a good chat with his Robot 'Yes Man' and went to see the Legion who had kindly captured Benny and the chip.
Caesar let me choose how to kill him which was nice, so being a forgiving Christian person I had him crucified. He called me a 'Sick Fuck' so he clearly appreciated my choice.
I then had a good chat with his Robot 'Yes Man' and went to see the Legion who had kindly captured Benny and the chip.
Caesar let me choose how to kill him which was nice, so being a forgiving Christian person I had him crucified. He called me a 'Sick Fuck' so he clearly appreciated my choice.
Red Blaster
Member
duckroll said:The quest names are awesome too.
Yep. Though to be fair to Fallout 3 for a moment, its named quests were all layered, multi-objective ones. Some of the quests in New Vegas are super simple, like the one from Mojave Outpost where all you have to do is kill 5 giant ants on the highway lulz.
Old Gimlet Eyes
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Wow.ksimm said:
I ended up bringing benny up to the presidential suite and talking to him about his plans. Once I got the info I needed from him I put a bullet in his head, too bad for him he doesn't have a thick skull like me.
What you did you Benny though, my god, is that just awesome or what? The amount of ways we have all offed Benny is just fucking hilarious. I think the crucifix takes the cake though. Fuck Benny.
What I want to know is how Matt Perry dealt with Benny. The guy supposedly loves Fallout 3. I would really like to know how he chose to deal with himself in New Vegas.