It's linear as hell (a road, duh) and some might be put off by how they handle exposition with Ulysses, but it all ties into the courier arc, so unless you don't care at all then I really don't understand how it's that bad.
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Fallout New Vegas |OT| Obsidian does what Bethesdon't
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There can be an argument made about each of the 4 DLCs being "bad" based on expectations, tastes, and how much a player agrees or disagrees with the gameplay decisions in each. I would not say that any of them are remotely bad, simply very different and unique experiments on the sort of stories and mechanics they can explore in a mini-scenario using the base game engine.
This game has gone through patches/bug fixes already, right? About an hour and a half in, and while I haven't crashed in game yet, it has already crashed ~7 times on the launcher page and sometimes when I try quitting. Skyrim has never crashed in the 40 hours I've played in comparison. Also, does the collision detection become more apparent once you get stronger weapons? Even at point-blank, I can't really tell if I'm hitting something/dealing damage unless I see a critical hit animation.
...Yes, this is my first Obsidian game.
...Yes, this is my first Obsidian game.
mjemirzian
Banned
New Vegas and older Bethesda games tend to run better on XP. Lots of crashing on Vista or 7. Try giving the launcher and game a compatibility setting. When I reinstalled New Vegas on my 7 install, the launcher would crash as soon as it ran. Set the compat to XP SP3 and it ran fine.
If it's still crashing for you I recommend dual booting into XP, as it's likely a driver issue assuming your install is clean of malware, etc.
If it's still crashing for you I recommend dual booting into XP, as it's likely a driver issue assuming your install is clean of malware, etc.
I'm currently playing through Old World Blues myself; I think it's pretty funny from the get-go. The only thing I hate is having to fight big groups of Robo scorpions and it's surprisingly hard at level 43 (probably because I didn't bring good armor). I like how characters make references to characters in the other DLC's. The only thing I hate is having to backtrack to several places (thankfully, fast travel makes things so much easier) and the fact that the game's frozen on me several times, particularly in this DLC. Lonesome Road is next afterwards, then I'll finally get around to finishing a couple of main story quests. I think I like Dead Money the best for now.
So far I got the
The weapons in this DLC are pretty cool as are the characters.
So far I got the
Stealth suit and I'm upgraded it twice.
I would probably dick around for half the game or more, getting a good feel of the character while messing around with the weapons that GRA offers. Honest Hearts can be done before or around the point where you gain entrance into Vegas proper. After that you should gain access to Lucky 38, assemble your party members, and basically gear up before tackling Dead Money -> Old World Blues -> Lonesome Road. Then return to the Mojave and finish the game.
Thanks, I usually play the game fairly linearly until I get to the Lucky 38 and it really feels like it opens up.
Can some of the DLC areas be traveled back and forth from or are they one way visits?
I liked it the best. It's post-apocalyptic hell but the Pip-Boy map is really janky - It's a bit jarring when you're used to the Pip-Boy map relating spatially to where you are.
The story, whilst overly 'really-deep-and-meaningful-man' is the polar opposite to OWB's cartoonish buffonery.
It's also fairly short, you could do it in an hour or two if you wanted.
You can return to the areas in Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road. Dead Money is a one way trip. OWB is probably the only one that most players will revisit frequently at all though, since it contains an awesome brand new home base with good functions.
Blue Ninja
Member
I liked it at first, but I don't think I'd even want to replay it right now. It just didn't really click for me: the enemies were tough for the sake of being tough, annoying and seemed to have X-ray vision. The whole high-tech/industrial wasteland got old quick, and the story... Well, the dialog was well-written. The story itself didn't really do it for me.
The English Conquistador
Member
Really wanna have another playthrough of New Vegas, with some graphical mods. But, I've got quite a few games still need playing/finishing, and I don't wanna burn myself out.
Playing Skyrim a little while ago has tickled my RPG fancy, but it doesn't compare to my precious Fallout New Vegas.
Sigh...what to do...
Playing Skyrim a little while ago has tickled my RPG fancy, but it doesn't compare to my precious Fallout New Vegas.
Sigh...what to do...
The launcher was always crashing for me too. I no longer use it by launching the game through FOMM (fallout mod manager).
No idea what is up with the launcher that it crashes so much. I don't recall having any issues with it when I started my most recent run about a month ago, but by the end I was racing to the play button before the crash notification hit or I would have to start it 4-5 times before it wouldn't crash anymore.
I had less trouble with the actual game than I did with the launcher.
Surprised people did not enjoy Dead Money, playing through all the DLC now after buying it in the steam sale. I liked how you had to finish of the enemies with a melee blow to stop them reviving made the combat alot more interesting and forced you to priortise targets. Loved that there lots of traps and environmental hazards and that it was a good challenge even at level 30.
Also thought the characters, voice acting and writing were all top notch.
My only problem with the DLC is they should have done more to differentiate the different districts and the actual casino itself should have been larger.
Also thought the characters, voice acting and writing were all top notch.
My only problem with the DLC is they should have done more to differentiate the different districts and the actual casino itself should have been larger.
Really?? OWB is my favorite Fallout DLC, I couldn't get enough of it...
Blue Ninja
Member
Not really. Karma's nowhere near as important in this game (reputation per faction matters a lot more)), but there's multiple branching storylines that make it impossible to get all the cheevos in one playthrough. You might be able to stay good karma for every playthrough, but it'd be difficult.
afternoon delight
Member
So the JSawyer mod is fun, but I'm still hesitant to do a playthrough on Hardcore. Mainly, I don't really feel like dealing with the rigor of uber-constant updates like water and sleep. What are your thoughts on HC mode? Is it so boring it's not worth it, or is it fun in the MGS3 kind of way? Because I actually liked that addition. Yeah. That's right.
Also, Cass and her whiskey rose perk are just killing it with the bonuses.
Reading through the last few pages of extreme detail characters and their descriptions is also tempting me to do a new character in the same tradition. But I still haven't even tried Old World Blues or Lonesome Road! So excite!
Also, Cass and her whiskey rose perk are just killing it with the bonuses.
Reading through the last few pages of extreme detail characters and their descriptions is also tempting me to do a new character in the same tradition. But I still haven't even tried Old World Blues or Lonesome Road! So excite!
Riposte
Member
Because the food you carry doesn't spoil, it is practically a non-issue most of the time.
afternoon delight
Member
Good to know. Also, I'm imagining the Vault 13 Canteen that the DLC provides makes water a non-issue? It automatically prompts me every few hours or so that I've "taken a sip from my trusty vault canteen".
Are there any bonuses to the mode, like more XP or deadlier combat values?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
That's good news. I was turned off because a lot of Bethesda DLC for F3 was a one-way trip. At least The Pit was.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
They are all a one-way trip for a bit until you do some things.
Blue Ninja
Member
I think only Operation Anchorage was a one-way trip, actually. You could revisit all the others, but Mothership Zeta only had a few open areas then.
Not like anyone would want to revisit that, am I right.
PumpkinPie
Banned
What happened to NV: Ultimate Edition? Vaporware? They said it was releasing in Jan/ Feb but I've heard nothing else about it.
Feb 18th was the last I heard IIRC.
Yeah sprinting would be a good addition.
Rodney McKay
Member
I bought and installed New Vegas after playing about 80 hours of Skyrim.
I'll definitely need a few mods before I touch NV again. The fasted movement speed feels glacial compared to Skyrim. And maybe it was the little changes that Skyrim made, but I was having a hell of a time navigating menus in NV after playing so much Skyrim. Have to hit E to exit this menu, but it wont let me hit ESC or else another menu will pop up, stuff like that. I can get used to it, but it was still surprising.
I was surprised that I didn't mind the graphics too much. Still seemed decent to me even without high res texture mods.
WorstUsernameEver
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February 7th in NA and 10th in Europe, actually, so it's a week earlier than that.
hemtae
Member
Project Nevada adds sprinting. It uses action points.
drhankmccoyphd
Member
Anyone know why all of a sudden my NV is crashing on startup? I can get past the launcher but the game instantly crashes saying the exe stopped working. On Win7 x64.
HadesGigas
Member
I'm not sure what exactly you're referring to, but yeah there would surely be another way. What quest/place is it at?
Edit: looks like it's this quest? http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Put_the_Beast_Down You need to mess around with the security holograms so you can get upstairs.
blame space
Banned
i love this game
disappeared
Banned
Oh shit we got moved to community!
Sent to die!
BY THE WAY, I've been spying on JE Sawyer's Formspring profile and saw this comment posted about 1 day ago:
I've been meaning to give this game another go after I dropped it shortly after launch and v3 of the hardcore mod is as good a reason as any!
BY THE WAY, I've been spying on JE Sawyer's Formspring profile and saw this comment posted about 1 day ago:
I've been meaning to give this game another go after I dropped it shortly after launch and v3 of the hardcore mod is as good a reason as any!
magicalsoundshower
Member
OK, be honest with me, guys: Is the PS3 version of this really that bad? About how many hours will I be able to play until it "breaks"?
afternoon delight
Member
Join us in admiring the best RPG of the generation. I'm probably not exaggerating, especially if you're using mods. Though I haven't played STALKER yet.
Tommy Dorsey is my personal fav. It's where Sinatra got his start. Also guys like Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Bassie and Harry James. Classic swing/jazz of the era.
Pierre Levegh
Member
The upcoming release of the ultimate version put this back on my radar as I missed it when it came out. The PS3 version is 9.99 at best buy now. 9.99 for vanilla New Vegas sounds much more appealing than 50.00 for the ultimate edition. Where there any patches that fixed the issues in New Vegas? Should I avoid the PS3 version at any price? Are we expecting any new patches in the ultimate edition that would not be available to the older version?
PC version not an option?
Avoid. Hellish framerate drops.
Pierre Levegh
Member
I've only got a laptop at the moment. Beefy CPU (i7) but only integrated graphics (Intel HD 3000)