Liquid Helium
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Lonesome Road is up on steam, go go go.
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Fallout New Vegas |OT| Obsidian does what Bethesdon't
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Lionheart1337
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Lonesome Road was good. I like how it all comes full circle at the very end. Really explains a lot.
Liquid Helium
Member
I enjoyed it probably better than HH and Dm but not as much as OWB. The story was pretty good and I liked that it was linear but had a lot of exploring and you could fast ravel around. Seems like there is content other than just that one area though, when I finished the DLC I got a message that I could go to a legion town in the east from cottonwood cove.
Yeah, it still strikes me as pretty inelegant in terms of story telling.zkylon said:"The game ends when the game ends" probably should've been the OT subtitle. Would've saved us many posts...
You just gotta do everything you want before the big ENDGAME IN 3 disclaimerNo way around it on consoles, use mods in PC.
Lionheart1337
Member
Liquid Helium said:
Yeah. Someone experienced'll have to go through the files and see.
From CA's twitter.
"If you haven't already, wait 24 hrs and go back to 1st Divide canyon vista after saving him."
Just finished. Thought it was awesome. It's right up there with OWB as my favourite DLC. I love Ulysses as a character and the lore that's provided for The Divide, your character's history, and a certain ally.
How did you guys end it?
And fuck Tunnelers.
How did you guys end it?
I didn't launch anything. I'll take down the Legion in the end, but America doesn't need anymore nukes (at least for now). Certainly was tempted to take out the Bull, though
And fuck Tunnelers.
Lionheart1337
Member
^ I did the same.
Also,
Also,
If you bomb NCR apparently you can go through the Mojave Outpost gate and get some new power armor? Gonna try it out now
jim-jam bongs
Member
I did the same but I very nearly
nuked everyone.
rainking187
Member
I started up Lonesome Road and I forgot I had the stealth suit on, so I'm walking around all tense and it starts talking and I almost pissed myself.
I've recently started vanilla FNV and duder, it's awesome. I'm vilified by the legion. I looted a crashed verticopter. I stood in front of a dino. I repaired many rebar clubs. I hauled 150 pounds worth of fission batteries from a basement.
Question time: I have low endurance and only like 8% national radiation resistance. I tried skirting around certain irradiated zones along the main road south from Goodsprings, but I don't feel like I will ever be able to enter/do stuff without getting the radiation sickness.
I have a fully repaired radiation suit (more than one actually) and recently even found the
, which nominally boosts my rad resistance by a whole lot, but it doesn't seem to make any difference when entering these zones. The +1 rads/sec ticker still starts going off in the same places as before, suit or no suit.
So what are my options? Will there ever come a point with new equip or higher endurance that allows me to venture into irradiated caves without racking up lots of rads? I've seen there's a high-level perk that definitely seems like it can solve this problem once and for all. Is there really no other way?
And I did try btw. I've done one place, the
, saw everything I wanted to see, but got to the first level of rad sickness. Hauled back to the nearest doctor, got cured. Seems okay.
I just have a hunch that these other places
might be more expansive and take much longer to fully explore.
What's the plan?
Question time: I have low endurance and only like 8% national radiation resistance. I tried skirting around certain irradiated zones along the main road south from Goodsprings, but I don't feel like I will ever be able to enter/do stuff without getting the radiation sickness.
I have a fully repaired radiation suit (more than one actually) and recently even found the
space suit
So what are my options? Will there ever come a point with new equip or higher endurance that allows me to venture into irradiated caves without racking up lots of rads? I've seen there's a high-level perk that definitely seems like it can solve this problem once and for all. Is there really no other way?
And I did try btw. I've done one place, the
Broc Flower Cave
I just have a hunch that these other places
(place with lots of ghouls west of the interstate; some sort of ant cave on the other side; something with "field" in the name just east of Novac; an entire abandoned town north of the airfield)
What's the plan?
Ponti
Member
One thing worth noting is that the games UI will always tell you you are receiving +1 RAD/sec even if you aren't (if your Rad resistance is capped at, I think 85%?, then it will in fact be well below +1 RAD/sec). Don't worry about your rad resistance that much, it's not really that important as you'll find plenty or Rad-X and RadAway eventually, and with a decent Endurance you'll be looking at around 60-70% resistance by just popping some Rad-X. If your going into the larger irradiated areas then make sure you have a decent supply of RadAway (10+ is a good amount) as well as capping, or close to capping, yourself with the Rad suit/Rad-X and you'll be fine. Also radiation sickness isn't that big a deal, you only really need to start worrying once your rad bar is almost full.Rolf NB said:
Endurance will increase your rad resistance by taking it's stat, removing 1 point and doubling it. As for perks there is one that increases your Rad resistance but it's a three rank perk and is honestly not worth it.
Blue Ninja
Member
There's nothing that completely prevents radiation poisoning. If you go into a radiated area, you'll be affected, the only thing your rad resistance affects is the rate at which you're affected by it. There's several perks that influence this, including one that makes your radiation levels drop by themselves over time, or one that makes you stronger as radiation sickness progresses. The only thing you can do is stock up on Rad-X and especially Radaway, they're a neccesity for any Wasteland explorer. Rad-X temporarily boosts your rad resistance, whereas RadAway manages to lower your Radiation by a pretty significant amount. They're not easy to find, though, so make sure you stock up throughout the game. There's certain locations where you're definitely going to need them.Rolf NB said:
All in all, though, I would say radiation doesn't play as big a role in New Vegas as it did in Fallout 3. You can perfectly complete the main quest without ever venturing into a radiation-heavy area, I think.
Lord_Nergal
Member
Really not impressed with LR.
Lord_Nergal said:
same here, its interesting in terms of story and philosophy but on game content? Took me only 2 hours to get to the end, granted I did not explore much of the extra areas.
I have some questions about the ending choices:
What happens if I bomb both NCR and Legion, is there any difference to the areas that open up?
Goddamnit, started a new character after 60+ hours of play time, now I like this one more.. I'll never finish this game.
But! having replayed the first 10 hours or so has given me a greater appreciation for the writing in this game, there are seeds planted here and there and the side quests never feel out of place, really good stuff. Maybe I wasn't paying attention the first time around.
But! having replayed the first 10 hours or so has given me a greater appreciation for the writing in this game, there are seeds planted here and there and the side quests never feel out of place, really good stuff. Maybe I wasn't paying attention the first time around.
Thanks, that's good to know. I didn't realize the meter could be so totally broken, as I've already seen higher rads/sec ... but that was only when a golden gecko did some sort of spit attack on me. Never from the environment, now that I think about it.Ponti said:
After 40h+ of pillaging and looting, I'm well decked out in Rad-X and Radaway. Like 30+ of each. They weigh nothing after all, so I just carry my whole stock around all the time.
Proposed Law
Member
rainking187 said:
lol
Ok, I started up New Vegas for the first time post-LR patch and now I can't play the game at all.
It loads up fine, lets me select my save games, shows the loading screen, then the second the loading is done and it would need to render the 3d engine it crashes to desktop.
Never had this problem in all my 60+ hours of the main game and first 2 1/2 DLCs (still in the middle of OWB, was going to FINISH IT so I could start LR but...)
I tried verifying game cache and it replaced 1 file, but that didn't fix it. Still crashing to desktop every time after loading screen. I tried turning all sorts of visual stuff off, closing all background programs...didn't fix it.
So right now I just can't play NV at all; won't run. This is kind of annoying.
It loads up fine, lets me select my save games, shows the loading screen, then the second the loading is done and it would need to render the 3d engine it crashes to desktop.
Never had this problem in all my 60+ hours of the main game and first 2 1/2 DLCs (still in the middle of OWB, was going to FINISH IT so I could start LR but...)
I tried verifying game cache and it replaced 1 file, but that didn't fix it. Still crashing to desktop every time after loading screen. I tried turning all sorts of visual stuff off, closing all background programs...didn't fix it.
So right now I just can't play NV at all; won't run. This is kind of annoying.
2 days left until Bozar Edition.
Edit - God, I need a full list of weapons in GRA. If there's a Jackhammer or CAWS on top of the Bozar I am gonna have a nerdgasm. Just the new shotgun rounds are awesome enough that even the Bozar isn't going to get 100% playtime, but... those new rounds in an automatic shotgun? With "And Stay Back"... uh-uh. Nope. Game over, wasteland.
Edit - God, I need a full list of weapons in GRA. If there's a Jackhammer or CAWS on top of the Bozar I am gonna have a nerdgasm. Just the new shotgun rounds are awesome enough that even the Bozar isn't going to get 100% playtime, but... those new rounds in an automatic shotgun? With "And Stay Back"... uh-uh. Nope. Game over, wasteland.
Will Ooi interviews with Josh Sawyer (project director/lead designer on Fallout: New Vegas and project director on Honest Hearts DLC)
Wallach said:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Gun_Runners'_Arsenal
Still missing 4 weapons from that list (with a distinct lack of shotguns), so there's still room for some more classics to return.
Josh Sawyer, my man.butsomuch said:
After playing New Vegas, I really hope he gets to work on Fallout again some day. I mean if Obsidian wants to. Otherwise, I'm looking forward to whatever he does next.
I didn't know he was the lead guy for Honest Hearts. I'm going through that now for the first time. The weight limit was annoying at first (I'm the sort who carries way too much stuff with him at all times) but past that I'm loving it. I love Zion as a setting.
AlphaDragoon
Member
Got back into this recently, OWB was awesome. Haven't gotten LR yet, but I will eventually. NMB's Texture Pack makes the game look amazing, it gets almost everything with a new, high-res texture as opposed to the random item here or there that Ojo Bueno would change.
I also put up a laser katana mod that I had originally made for myself on the Nexus, have at it if you want it. Bit of shameless self-promotion, but I really think some people on here might enjoy it.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=44068
I also put up a laser katana mod that I had originally made for myself on the Nexus, have at it if you want it. Bit of shameless self-promotion, but I really think some people on here might enjoy it.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=44068
jim-jam bongs
Member
Wat....
WHAT?!
Is this a cruel joke? What kind of pathetic utter piece of fucking garbage is this game? Last month I tried 4-5 separate downloads and tried to get some mods running, no dice. I couldn't blame the game for eating it and die everytime I tried to mod it, it's not like mods are common with this game.
Now I redownloaded all 8gbs from steam for the 6th and thought " I'm gonna give the unmodded game a chance" I play for a couple of hours and things work. " Good, now I can actually play it".
Wake up today, feeling sick as a dog, thought I'd get lost in the NV world, see a 250mb patch which I guess is related to lonesome road...Surprise now none of your saves work! They won't load at all. I'm flabbergasted, I can't even articulate how much this pisses me off.
WHAT?!
Is this a cruel joke? What kind of pathetic utter piece of fucking garbage is this game? Last month I tried 4-5 separate downloads and tried to get some mods running, no dice. I couldn't blame the game for eating it and die everytime I tried to mod it, it's not like mods are common with this game.
Now I redownloaded all 8gbs from steam for the 6th and thought " I'm gonna give the unmodded game a chance" I play for a couple of hours and things work. " Good, now I can actually play it".
Wake up today, feeling sick as a dog, thought I'd get lost in the NV world, see a 250mb patch which I guess is related to lonesome road...Surprise now none of your saves work! They won't load at all. I'm flabbergasted, I can't even articulate how much this pisses me off.
Refreshment.01
Member
Regarding the "Beyond the Beef" quest. Can you fulfill every possible condition option and even sacrifice one your partners? Im talking about all in the same run.
It would be cool to achieve that and sacrifice Cass while at the same time make the Vangrafs happy.
It would be cool to achieve that and sacrifice Cass while at the same time make the Vangrafs happy.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Hmm.. i havent had any firsthand experience with the DLCs but im pretty positive you should be able to load you old saves. Otherwise everyone that has the DLC would have made mention of creating new characters each new release. What does it say when you go to load the savegame?Corky said:
Replaying on PC and discovered an entirely new town that I hadn't seen in my 50+ hour playthrough on the xbox 360 version
<3 New Vegas
Kind of a bummer that I have to restart everything though (dont have an xbox anymore)
But its cool because I get to see the different outcomes to things I did before. Currently level 6 so I've got a long way to go before I get back to where I was on 360.
<3 New Vegas
Kind of a bummer that I have to restart everything though (dont have an xbox anymore)
But its cool because I get to see the different outcomes to things I did before. Currently level 6 so I've got a long way to go before I get back to where I was on 360.