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Fallout New Vegas |OT| Obsidian does what Bethesdon't
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Completely agree with you. It's annoying (and tedious) that the first thing you have to do when you get to a new populated area is to run up to every single npc to see if they've got a unique name, lest you miss the one with the cool side quest. It's a similar problem with the unpopulated areas, except just now you're running up to every item to see if it's a special named doodad.ckohler said:
/slight exaggeration
classicdms
Neo Member
I just spent 6 hours in this goddamn game completed a few quests and now I'm just wandering. Got myself a
for a companion. Only level 9 and trying to not go to Vegas for as long as possible.
Should I stop worrying about Vegas being the end of the game?
Boone
Should I stop worrying about Vegas being the end of the game?
disappeared
Banned
Zeke said:
Cripple either of their wings and they're fucked scrambling around on the ground.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i think i might be able to max out XP for my pacifist :O Just hit 18 and im not even done with the Strip. i guess the 40% bonus to all XP gains really adds up. Also picked up Animal Friend so i can travel Gecko country without worry about sneaking. Next two levels i plan on maximizing my Sneak and then picking up the second level of Animal Friend.
Feels good to play an rpg where the only shooting ive done is with a camera :lol
<3 Obsidian
ckohler said:
I have a completely opposite experience. FO3 was good as grinding-level up game, but that's it. There were some interesting places outside the main path... but I can count them with the fingers of one hand. Here I'm overwhelmed with how many interesting places I visited and characters I met.
SlipperySlope
Banned
Zeke said:
My strategy is basically don't rush them. Get just close enough so they see me and start attacking. Wait for my companion to attack and get aggro. Then blow them away with my Cowboy Repeater. And hope he's paired up only with a little one.
Works for me. I'm level 12 BTW. Killed my first one at around level 10 or so (that's when I started venturing north of Goodsprings).
But yeah, they're my 2nd most hated enemy in the game, first being Deathclaws. Both of them actually might be equal on my hate list. Not sure which one's harder.
SlipperySlope
Banned
Come to think of it, I actually solo'd a Deathclaw. My companion was lost. So I'd say Cazador's are harder as they'll still whoop my ass companion-less.
About an hour after I lose ED-E, I lose Arcade too. It's okay though, since I finished exploring every location. Well, almost. I entered Broc Flower Cave, my last one, and the game almost immediately hard locks on me. Ugh, enough is finally enough!
Goddamn. Easily some of the best gaming moments of the year for me, but it's also the buggiest POS I've played in a long, long time. That's what I get for being a cheapskate and renting for PS3 I guess. :lol
Goddamn. Easily some of the best gaming moments of the year for me, but it's also the buggiest POS I've played in a long, long time. That's what I get for being a cheapskate and renting for PS3 I guess. :lol
Wallach said:
That's the Duster that I took and used, it eventually got worn out and I had to take it off because I needed to use a Radiation Suit. And around that point of the game, I didn't find anyone that could repair items. If I get Jury Rigger perk, can I repair it from beyond the grave?
Jamesearlcash
Member
help ! I'm in novac trying to do 'come fly with me'
I have been told by jason bright to kill all the nightkins, so go down there, kick ass eventually come across a goul who has been hiding, he runs off (where too i don't know as i can't see a door in his room apart from the one i came in) anyway i can't find any more nightkin to kill and i have been down into the jail etc and can't see anywhere else where the nightkin can be, but when i leave the basement the arrow tells me to go back in but there are no nightkin left ?
lastplayed
Member
Any idea where I can find a pressure cooker for the
I know I've seen one somewhere...
rebreather to help me lift the B-29?
timetokill
Banned
So am I in trouble?
I'm doing an unarmed build with absolutely no charisma. focusing on unarmed, survival, science and lockpick.
I went to Boulder City and
Proceeded up to 118 or whatever it was.
This caused the rest of the merchants and NCR guys around to attack me so I had to punch them all into smithereens.
Finally got to
, and about half of the places I can see on my map have me as "Hated." It's fun but I'm wondering how much harder I've made the game on myself now :lol
I'm doing an unarmed build with absolutely no charisma. focusing on unarmed, survival, science and lockpick.
I went to Boulder City and
killed off the NCR guys. I'm now "hated" with the NCR. Thought I was doing the Khans a favor, but the two leader guys actually ended up attacking me. I didn't want the Khans on my bad side so I fled.
Proceeded up to 118 or whatever it was.
Didn't like the way the Gun Runner talked to me so I punched him, causing him to explode (love Bloody Mess).
Finally got to
Vegas
rainking187
Member
I have to say the faction system is definitely hampering my enjoyment of the game.
I also found a couple of nitpicky little plotholes. One has large spoilers for near the end of the game though.
I don't like failing quests I never even heard of because I helped someone else.
I also found a couple of nitpicky little plotholes. One has large spoilers for near the end of the game though.
When you first get to the Lucky 38 you can talk to one of the robots and ask about the snowglobe collection. I've looked all over and there is no snowglobe collection until you start selling them to Mr. House.
Caesar tells you about the doors with the Lucky 38 logo on them and how Benny was going to use the platinum chip to open them. The platinum chip doesn't open the doors, it opens the stairs that lead to the doors. Neither one should know about the doors if they haven't actually used the platinum chip there.
Caesar tells you about the doors with the Lucky 38 logo on them and how Benny was going to use the platinum chip to open them. The platinum chip doesn't open the doors, it opens the stairs that lead to the doors. Neither one should know about the doors if they haven't actually used the platinum chip there.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
lastplayed said:
some places are listed here, hope this helps
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Pressure_cooker
Jamesearlcash
Member
duckroll said:
Boss ? If i've seen him i've killed him ? Would it say boss by his name, I killed the Jailer one if that's what you mean. There seems nowhere else to explore down there, it's not exactky big either so i'm not sure where one would be hiding.
Blue Ninja
Member
There's another hallway, not far from the place where you found that Ghoul. Check your Local Map if you can't find it, it'll probably still be covered by Fog of War. Once you go through, a Nightkin leader will initiate conversation with you.Jamesearlcash said:
rainking187
Member
duckroll said:
Speaking of which, I got a key off his body, anyone know what it's for? I don't remember running into any doors that used it.
SolsticeZero
Banned
finalozzo said:
I fucking love Boone. Dude be killing shit that I don't even see. I'll just be walking along and it will flash to something getting crippled. It's funny as fuck if you give him a melee weapon, too.
Like the hat?
Banned
I still can't decide if I want to side with House or not. I've been doing sidequests and stuff for almost 10 hours, trying to make up my mind, heh.
I continued my new character today, and I already managed to fail both Run Goodsprings Run AND Ghost Town Gunfight. :lol
I talked to Joe Cobb, agreeing to help kill Ringo, but I didn't want to go through with it. But Ringo said he saw me talking to Cobb and wouldn't trust me to help him. I tried to steal the Stealth Boy from Cobb, but he caught me, so I gunned him down and took all his shit anyway. Now I'm vilified by the Power Gangers, but I can enter the Correctional Facility wearing their faction armor. Unfortunately the guards inside the two other buildings seem to know I'm unwanted, so I can't get very far there. Need to find another way to either improve my reputation with them, or just wipe them out later. We'll see. :lol
I talked to Joe Cobb, agreeing to help kill Ringo, but I didn't want to go through with it. But Ringo said he saw me talking to Cobb and wouldn't trust me to help him. I tried to steal the Stealth Boy from Cobb, but he caught me, so I gunned him down and took all his shit anyway. Now I'm vilified by the Power Gangers, but I can enter the Correctional Facility wearing their faction armor. Unfortunately the guards inside the two other buildings seem to know I'm unwanted, so I can't get very far there. Need to find another way to either improve my reputation with them, or just wipe them out later. We'll see. :lol
Just started the game with a Gun/Energy Weapons/Sneak/Lockpick/Speech/Repair character. Haven't done the exact math but I figure I should be able to max six skills. All remaining points go into Science. SPECIAL are as follows:
S 5
P 5
E 6
C 1
I 9
A 6
L 8
Planning to get implants to boost
Picked the Good-Natured trait as it'll boost three skills I need (Speech, Science, Repair) while gimping two (Guns, Energy Weapons) as well as the Trigger Discipline trait as it sort of fits my playstyle.
Perks I plan to take are:
2 Intense Training (Luck)
4 Educated
6 Shotgun Surgeon (Figured this will be helpful for Radscorpions and other armoured critters)
8 Commando
10 Finesse
12 Sniper
14 Silent Running
16 Better Criticals
18 Weapon Handling
20 Jury Rigging
22 Meltdown
24 Grim Reaper's Sprint
26 Nerves of Steel
28 Action Boy (still debating this)
30 Action Boy (still debating this)
Any comments?
Unlike others here, I don't think reducing the amount of skillpoints you get is necessarily a good thing in this game. In FO3, I maxed out Guns/Energy Weapons/Melee/Unarmed and that afforded me a ton of flexibility in the way I played. I liked that a lot. I started out with Guns and gradually moved to Melee/Unarmed/Sneak as I leveled and it kept the combat fresh. In NV, if I want to do a Melee build, I pretty much have to go Melee the entire game. That kind of sucks since I rarely ever replay an entire game. Also, I don't understand why they had to go make Melee and Unarmed so intertwined that it's practically impossible to take one without the other and not gimp your own build.
S 5
P 5
E 6
C 1
I 9
A 6
L 8
Planning to get implants to boost
Str, Per, Int, Agi, Luc and DT.
Picked the Good-Natured trait as it'll boost three skills I need (Speech, Science, Repair) while gimping two (Guns, Energy Weapons) as well as the Trigger Discipline trait as it sort of fits my playstyle.
Perks I plan to take are:
2 Intense Training (Luck)
4 Educated
6 Shotgun Surgeon (Figured this will be helpful for Radscorpions and other armoured critters)
8 Commando
10 Finesse
12 Sniper
14 Silent Running
16 Better Criticals
18 Weapon Handling
20 Jury Rigging
22 Meltdown
24 Grim Reaper's Sprint
26 Nerves of Steel
28 Action Boy (still debating this)
30 Action Boy (still debating this)
Any comments?
Unlike others here, I don't think reducing the amount of skillpoints you get is necessarily a good thing in this game. In FO3, I maxed out Guns/Energy Weapons/Melee/Unarmed and that afforded me a ton of flexibility in the way I played. I liked that a lot. I started out with Guns and gradually moved to Melee/Unarmed/Sneak as I leveled and it kept the combat fresh. In NV, if I want to do a Melee build, I pretty much have to go Melee the entire game. That kind of sucks since I rarely ever replay an entire game. Also, I don't understand why they had to go make Melee and Unarmed so intertwined that it's practically impossible to take one without the other and not gimp your own build.
mjemirzian
Banned
I think I'm pretty much done until some DLC arrives. I don't think it's possible to complete more quests than this in a single playthrough.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
How do I use the console to respawn a companion?
vanished from the
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Boone
Lucky 38
mjemirzian
Banned
ElyrionX said:
You don't need that much INT, really. 4-5 is fine w/ Educated. If you are using a guide to grab all the skill books, you'll have more than enough. You're missing a lot by ignoring melee weapons, and you don't need unarmed perks to have a good melee build. Energy weapons and shotguns aren't that great. As for your perks, not taking Bloody Mess, Cowboy, Living Anatomy, Confirmed Bachelor, Hunter, etc. is not a wise choice.. those are all straight up damage boosts.
Here's what I've got for my build.
SPECIAL: 7 STR, 5 PER, 7-8 END, 1 CHR, 4-5 INT, 6 AGI, 9 LCK.
Tag Repair, Sneak, and Lockpicking. Perks: 01 Fast Shot and Built to Destroy, 02 Rapid Reloads, 04 Educated, 06 Bloody Mess, 08 Cowboy, 10 Finesse, 12 Confirmed Bachelor, 14 Hunter, 16 Better Criticals, 18 Purifier, 20 Ninja, 22 Super Slam, 24 Jury Rigging, 26 Nerves of Steel, 28 Living Anatomy, 30 Math Wrath.
Fast Shot: Faster shots = more damage per second. Accuracy isn't as important.
Built to Destroy: The durability decrease isn't much compared to the extra crit stacking.
Rapid Reloads: A useful perk when you have several deathclaws, cazadors, nightclaws, etc. charging you and you need every second to count before they slaughter you or your companions, due to the very high damage they put out on Very Hard, even if you have 40 DT. If you're fighting groups of enemies, you'll have to reload eventually and the faster reloading will increase DPS. Finally, some weapons have pretty long reloads, although you won't be using them much once you have the really good ones.
Educated: You'll get an extra 50 or so skill points with this ability. It's not a mandatory perk, but it helps you get your Science and Med to 70 so you can pick up Living Anatomy and Math Wrath, and helps you get your Speech skill up.
Bloody Mess: 5% more damage on everything
Cowboy: Revolvers like the Ranger Sequoia and Mysterious Magnum pack a significant punch, and lever-action firearms includes powerful rifles like That Machine and the Cowboy Repeater.
Finesse: 5% more crit
Confirmed Bachelor: 10% more damage on male targets - perfect for a boost on legion troops and any other male targets
Hunter: Animals and mutated animals include Cazadors and Lakelurks. A 75% crit boost on these targets is great.
Better Criticals: 50% more crit damage
Purifier: Purifier targets Abomination, Ghoul, and Super Mutant type enemies, all of which tend to have a lot of HP.
Ninja: With this perk you'll be getting crits on almost every melee swing, making Oh, Baby! a very deadly weapon.
Super Slam: Activates all the time on blunt weapons. Perfect for knocking high HP enemies like Super Mutants and Deathclaws to the ground.
Jury Rigging: Lets you use powerful unique weapons and armor without having to worry about them eventually wearing out.
Nerves of Steel: More AP regen is always a good thing.
Living Anatomy: 5% more damage on all human targets and non feral ghouls
Math Wrath: 10% less AP use
Other perks to consider:
Commando and/or Sniper: More accuracy in VATS is good.
Grim Reaper's Spirit: Currently bugged so it doesn't work. But it's a good perk.
Jamesearlcash
Member
Blue Ninja said:
Hmmm, but as said below, i must have killed him if i got access to the room with the ghoul in ? (harland is it ?)