gnarkill bill
Member
Ok, How do I get into Rivet City? I cant seem to find an entrance.
The Official Fallout 3 thread of post-apocalyptic proportions!
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gnarkill bill
Member
Got it, thanks.
fizzelopeguss
Banned
Best use of HDR i've seen in a game, i like the way it changes depending on which part of the world you're located, nice touch.
HiccupTruck
Member
Dear Rivet City,
Looks like living in an impenetrable fortress of steel turns everyone into a dick!
All the best,
/end
Looks like living in an impenetrable fortress of steel turns everyone into a dick!
All the best,
/end
Yes, I suppose that the miserable inhabitants of Rivet City are part of the irony itself. Sure everyone is safe from death and the like, but who cares when you're submerged in a miserable atmosphere. Their very safety leading to hubris and a general distaste when it comes to outsiders.
Maybe.
Maybe.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
burgerdog said:
Welcome to the Fallout (tm) franchise, enjoy your stay!
Koomaster said:
[elitistmode] Vault Boy!!!!! [/elitistmode]
i was like lol thats a weird face, kinda like uhrrrrrrrhurrrrrrrrrrrr lol
Crayon Shinchan
Aquafina Fanboy
Struct09 said:Here's me outside Rivet city. My guy may look evil, but he's about as much of a goody goody as you can be.
Man... this game is so ridiculously good looking on so many levels.
It's a shame their animations are so completely off then...
better walking animations, better attack animations, and definetly better talking animations required. Stiff manikin pose infront of the camera is really boring.
This is probably the wrong (i.e. biased 
) thread to ask this in, but...I really wasn't interested in this game (I thought there were GAF impressions that it was just some random buggy RPG shooter with autoaim). But looking through the thread, I'm getting a lot of really good impressions, and a KOTOResque (also somewhat HL2esque and STALKEResque) feel...I understand this is more of an action game than the KOTOR ones, but can anyone give me an idea of whether I might like it, given that I like action/adventure/RPG/shooter games like KOTOR, Prince of Persia, HL2, and so forth?
) thread to ask this in, but...I really wasn't interested in this game (I thought there were GAF impressions that it was just some random buggy RPG shooter with autoaim). But looking through the thread, I'm getting a lot of really good impressions, and a KOTOResque (also somewhat HL2esque and STALKEResque) feel...I understand this is more of an action game than the KOTOR ones, but can anyone give me an idea of whether I might like it, given that I like action/adventure/RPG/shooter games like KOTOR, Prince of Persia, HL2, and so forth?Blizzard said:This is probably the wrong (i.e. biased
Oh it's you.
Just buy it, you won't be disappointed. Probably your GOTY.
minimumhippo
Member
So I really wasn't planning on picking this game up because everyone kept saying how similar it is to Oblivion. I tried to play Oblivion 3 times but just couldn't get into it. Overall it was just a very below-average experience for me. Well, I was really itching for an RPG to play so I decided to get Fallout 3, mainly because the setting really interested me. I will just say that this is one of the best games I have played in a long time. Approximately 20 hours of play time and I have barely progressed in the main story.
My main problems with Oblivion were the painfully generic fantasy setting with absolutely no personality, the weightless melee combat (It honestly didn't even feel like you were hitting enemies half the time), the character models (especially faces), which apparently they reused in this game as the Super Mutants, the "enemies level with you" system, which rendered the leveling system pretty much worthless, and the endless copy/pasted dungeons.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Fallout 3 fixed every one of these problems for me. Although the dungeons in FO3 are still relatively samey, there are less of them and they are larger in size. I really can't put this game down.. sooooo gooood.
So basically what I'm trying to say is... if there's anyone who isn't giving this game a second look because they despised Oblivion, you owe it to yourself as a gamer to at least rent it.
My main problems with Oblivion were the painfully generic fantasy setting with absolutely no personality, the weightless melee combat (It honestly didn't even feel like you were hitting enemies half the time), the character models (especially faces), which apparently they reused in this game as the Super Mutants, the "enemies level with you" system, which rendered the leveling system pretty much worthless, and the endless copy/pasted dungeons.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Fallout 3 fixed every one of these problems for me. Although the dungeons in FO3 are still relatively samey, there are less of them and they are larger in size. I really can't put this game down.. sooooo gooood.
So basically what I'm trying to say is... if there's anyone who isn't giving this game a second look because they despised Oblivion, you owe it to yourself as a gamer to at least rent it.
minimumhippo said:
Exactly the same for me, except the FO3 "dungeons" don't feel the same and I only tried oblivion for about 30 minutes.
Incredible game.
Blizzard said:"Oh it's you"? I appreciate the recommendation, but what do you mean it's me.
Spamming the PC thread of course :lol
Seriously, if you even have a hint of liking the setting this game is in, you will love this game.
Hazaro said:
I was afraid it would be something bad.
I'm sorry. I haven't posted much in the PC thread in a really long time.*edit*
Thanks Chespace. The $50 price tag is a bit much, but the fact that it's 20+ hours of gameplay with the promise of replay value may mean it's worth it (i.e. I don't wait for the price to go down :lol)
Thanks guys.
Blizzard said:I was afraid it would be something bad.
*edit*
Thanks Chespace. The $50 price tag is a bit much, but the fact that it's 20+ hours of gameplay with the promise of replay value may mean it's worth it (i.e. I don't wait for the price to go down :lol)
Thanks guys.
20 hours?
I've played like 15 and haven't done more than 30 minutes of the main quest :lol
I can see this at least being 30+ of FUN and ADVENTURE. No boring repetitive tasks or RPG grind, but taking in this vision of the Fallout universe.
Virtua Ben
Member
Struct09 said:
What kind of armor is that and where did you get it from?
chespace said:
Agreed. And on a side note, I absolutely hated oblivion but Fallout 3 has got me hooked.
Here are a couple of my screenshots.
I'm still not very far, but I just wanted to see what I looked like in a couple different outfits.
Here's my character holding up poor Deputy Weld.
And in sleepwear next to the bed where I'm piling all my collected teddy bears.
Out of curiosity I made a spare save to buy one of the house themes, and was amazed.
Possibly NSFW
I'm still not very far, but I just wanted to see what I looked like in a couple different outfits.
Here's my character holding up poor Deputy Weld.
And in sleepwear next to the bed where I'm piling all my collected teddy bears.
Out of curiosity I made a spare save to buy one of the house themes, and was amazed.
Possibly NSFW
Keep talking to them, you might change your mind. ^ MAJOR spoilers discussing quests: Those!, The Replicated Man, Moria's Survival Guide Chapter 3: Research Rivert City and backgrounds of Rivert City's residents. I would really caution against intents on letting your eyes feast upon the spoiler text unless you've completed all of those quests.AnonymousNoob said:
Only Sister, Zimmer and one other scientist pissed me off to no end. Zimmer's attitude isn't due to him being a resident of Rivert City, word is where he came from all of them are regular fucktards. The priest, Diego and Angela are pretty sweet, and Tammy's a bitch is more due to her backstory than Rivert City's fault. You can find Tammy's behavior in any social sphere, not just one founded on harsh conditions. You can even spend 25 caps to give a named female ex-slaver to buy a pistol for her own protection. She's just scared, and immediately shows gratitude upon your altruistic act.
Bannon is snobbish alright, and Pinkerton has good reason to hold the council in contempt. Vera is a good lass, she more than welcomes Bryan Wilks to stay with her once she has found out he lost his father and is homeless. You will get to see a kind side of Dr. Li during the main quest as well. As for Harkness :lol well, you must be real evil at heart not to feel sorry for him.
Bannon is snobbish alright, and Pinkerton has good reason to hold the council in contempt. Vera is a good lass, she more than welcomes Bryan Wilks to stay with her once she has found out he lost his father and is homeless. You will get to see a kind side of Dr. Li during the main quest as well. As for Harkness :lol well, you must be real evil at heart not to feel sorry for him.
Rivert City is currently my favorite locate in Fallout 3. Possibly the most interesting characters in Fallout 3 are bunched together in this ...unique excuse for a town.
Hazaro said:It's level 1 secureROM which is disc check.
I take it you bought it then?
Have fun and make sure to put 9/10 into INT and dump points into repair and small guns.
It still has issues if you've got Daemon tools installed or similar software. SecureRom released an updated game launcher for people having problems - it can be found on their website.
I'm starting to think it's impossible to ever finish this game. I spent four hours tonight trying to get from Megaton to
, only to get sidetracked eighty-five times. Had to stop by
, then wound up stumbling across five or six other locations, up to and including
.
When I thought I was done with that portion of the map and could finally get where I was going, I wound up stumbling across
Also, Bloody Mess? Never gets old.
RobCo
Girdershade for the Naughty Nightware quest thing
Vault 112, which I turned and ran away from immedately, since I don't want to sequence break the main story
When I thought I was done with that portion of the map and could finally get where I was going, I wound up stumbling across
Tenpenny Tower, and am now acting as some kind of Ghoul Rights Activist, alternately sweet-talking and strong-arming the residents to let the ghouls in.
Also, Bloody Mess? Never gets old.
Core407 said:
Yeah, I just researched a bunch on it. I haven't bought it yet. But I did install Steam Warhead, and the only thing I can find on my system is some registry keys and a directory with the (presumably Warhead) key(s). I can't find any non-default kernel level drivers from Macrovision, or any ua service, etc. Is SecuROM a bit neutered on Vista, perhaps? If the Fallout 3 version checks for Daemon Tools something must be running (and indicates Bethesda is a bit deceptive, if not outright lying, on their blog). But, Bethesda also has the "just run setup.exe" workaround if you're having any SecuROM problems? One guy said he installed the Steam version and couldn't even get into the game without removing/disabling SecuROM.
ANYWAY, it isn't a big deal for me as long as it doesn't run another driver/service/program, and I'm lucky and my programs/hardware don't upset them, but I wish they'd just stick with Steam. I'm interested in SecuROM as a whole because there are a lot of upset claims about it, and I like to know detailed facts, how it runs, where it goes, and so forth.
Blizzard said:
Man, if you're anything like me, you'll get WAY more than 20 hours out of this. I'm at around 35 hours and I'm not even close to seeing everything. I've maxed my character, finished the game and am loaded with the most advanced weapons, armor, and vast sums of caps, and I'm still pretty daunted by all of the places I haven't been and quests I haven't finished.
So far I've found three radio towers that I've activated and they all send out some morse-code radio signal in the immediate area.
I refuse to believe there isn't something more to this. The three towers I've found are all in the general mid-western area so to say, anyone found more of these in other parts of the map? Maybe something happens if you activate them all?
I refuse to believe there isn't something more to this. The three towers I've found are all in the general mid-western area so to say, anyone found more of these in other parts of the map? Maybe something happens if you activate them all?
ZombieSupaStar
Member
Blizzard said:
If its exe is encrypted or changed too much from the default retail exe, then script extenders which hook INTO the normal.exe won’t work, and most "advanced" oblivion mods used script extension to add more functionality to the engine for mod makers to utilize.
when I read that I had steam refund my fallout 3 preorder (you can only request that when a game is in preorder status, not after release, and then its still a case by case basis) and bought a retail version.
Seiken said:
I actually thought Oblivion had some of the best HDR ever. The way the contrast instantly adjusts in the engine is a lot more realistic than the sllooooowww gradual adjustment in other games.
Fallout is even better in that regard. Mostly due to the sparse colors and contrast of the setting i suppose.
G-Bus
Banned
Crayon Shinchan said:
Fix'd.
Can some one please give me directions to the
Underworld.
PuppetSlave
Member
G-Bus said:
Inside the museum of history. Which is somewhere there in the area.
PuppetSlave
Member
Nikorasu said:
Do it. I did. It's glorious!
I kick back in my couch with wireless keyboard in lap and the mouse on a nearby pillow. It works great except I look like a lazy tool. :lol
I did.Nikorasu said:
If he just wanted a controller in his hand he could have done that with his pc too, so I'm still confused as to why he went for ps3. No offense to the ps3 meant.
Using the mouse on a pillow works well enough? I need to try this! I'd love to play fallout 3 from my awesome couch like a lazy bum too :lolPuppetSlave said:
If anyone else is still within the first 10 hours of the game and finding the mutants to be a little too high with the firepower and the stimpaks a little low in suppy... I suggest visiting a place called "anchorage farms" on the river bank to rivet city. I picked up about 25 pieces of the crab meat and could of made off with more than that but my hacking and repair skills are too low to unlock the doors
Still, 25 pieces of meat at 20 health boost each is pretty good for a little dungeon(that has a bed inside so health is not a problem). You won't waste much ammo either, you can take them out with like a hunting rifle.
Still, 25 pieces of meat at 20 health boost each is pretty good for a little dungeon(that has a bed inside so health is not a problem). You won't waste much ammo either, you can take them out with like a hunting rifle.
PuppetSlave
Member
Nocebo said:
Yeah it works really well. Modern mice with their lasers are really forgiving as long as you pillow isn't totally white or something. Mine is light grey and it works great.
disappeared
Banned
56 hours and counting.
Walked outside Megaton tonight and right away I hear gunfire. Up ahead a giant scorpion is attacking two travelling traders and their brahmin. Deputy Weld is firing lasers at the scorpion, and there's a scout on a catwalk above the town's gate taking shots. The traders high tail it and make for safer ground, and so it's three of us attempting to destroy this creature. With its old prey off running, the scorpion makes for the robot. I glance back to the traders running and then the gunfire stops. Scorpion was dead for sure. Deputy Weld didn't make it.
Walked outside Megaton tonight and right away I hear gunfire. Up ahead a giant scorpion is attacking two travelling traders and their brahmin. Deputy Weld is firing lasers at the scorpion, and there's a scout on a catwalk above the town's gate taking shots. The traders high tail it and make for safer ground, and so it's three of us attempting to destroy this creature. With its old prey off running, the scorpion makes for the robot. I glance back to the traders running and then the gunfire stops. Scorpion was dead for sure. Deputy Weld didn't make it.
disappeared
Banned
So I've been tinkering with a different way to play the game, and I think I've found it. First, turn the HUD completely off. Second, no fast travel. Third, only carry what you need (the armor you're wearing, a few caps, some stimpacks, and your weapon). Makes for a very interesting experience, as you have to rely more on sight and sound to survive.
This might be my new favorite game of all time. dead goddamned serious.
This might be my new favorite game of all time. dead goddamned serious.
AgentOtaku
Member
Forsete said:
I felt the same way as well initially ...really had to displace the concept of Fallout 3 being a competent shooter. It's an RPG through and through. With that mindset, I'm enjoying it immensly more now