Nose Master
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Anyone know if Dogmeat only joins Good or Neutral? Cause I've walked all around the junkyard and I haven't ran into him... is he there certain times?
The Official Fallout 3 thread of post-apocalyptic proportions!
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argh - my question got buried at the end of the page, so I'm reporting here:
how do you repair weapons yourself? I have a high repair skill, but the option to repair is greyed out. I know in Oblivion you need the repair hammers to do it. Is there a similar item in this game that I haven't found yet?
how do you repair weapons yourself? I have a high repair skill, but the option to repair is greyed out. I know in Oblivion you need the repair hammers to do it. Is there a similar item in this game that I haven't found yet?
Rodeo Clown
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Pick up another weapon of the same type.Brashnir said:
IE: To repair an assault rifle, you need another assault rifle.
whatdidyousay
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How do I get to Rivet City? My map shows it's far, far away from the nearest station that connects to it with a dotted line...
Peronthious
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JayDubya said:
Those are the parts of it that feel the most like Oblivion to me. Sneaking is hit or miss, and as far as I can tell is just governed by your stats and only active when you're crouching. I haven't poked at a light melee build any, but with heavier weapons it's like Oblivion with different textures.
whatdidyousay said:
You have to go through the subway. Setting your route to it should take you through the nearest metro station.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
It's impossible to miss Rivet City. Just follow the river down. The place is gigantic.whatdidyousay said:
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Won't that take you through downtown? Not a place you want to be if it's early.Peronthious said:
I didn't do the quest that way. Sorry. :/Fyrus said:
indigo-cyclops
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Zeliard said:
Haha so am I. It's hilarious to hear that "You've lost karma" U**ching** every minute.
Does anyone know if this game defaults to DirectX 10, or 9c, or what? I'm trying to figure out WHY some of my textures are seriously nonexistent, the rocks just like gradient maps, and the Pip-boy has very little detail and I can't even make out the words. I have the settings set to high but AA/Antistr turned off and am getting good FPS so I know my PC is capable of running this.
I just want to share these observations:
Whatever gear you sell to a trader, the trader may equip and use if you attack them later.
NPCs will pick up items. I dropped some Ant Meat once, and an NPC walked over to it and picked it up (it disappeared from the ground after he bent over and reached for it).
Whatever gear you sell to a trader, the trader may equip and use if you attack them later.
NPCs will pick up items. I dropped some Ant Meat once, and an NPC walked over to it and picked it up (it disappeared from the ground after he bent over and reached for it).
Just came across a weird glitch where all the textures were floating in the air. It was freaky looking.
Anyway, the game is fantastic. Just got a few questions though:
1. Is it possible to enter Tenpenny Tower
2. You guys got any good tips for the Fire Ants? Their kicking my ass hard and i think my weapons aren't cutting it.
3. Whats a good way to get caps? I'm always low on funds because i gotta repair my equipment (don't have the items to make most repairs).
Anyway, the game is fantastic. Just got a few questions though:
1. Is it possible to enter Tenpenny Tower
if you kill Burke? I did it after he killed Lucas.
3. Whats a good way to get caps? I'm always low on funds because i gotta repair my equipment (don't have the items to make most repairs).
Ysiadmihi said:
I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. :lol
I wish they hadn't gotten rid of the sneaking skill, but it appears they have. Sneaking for melee was crucial in FO 1&2 because of just how damned effective guns are. But if you had Slayer and you were ambushing people from behind with a Super Sledge while being the one to initiate combat... that was pretty awesome, especially with some Power Armor to soak any blows.
ezekial45 said:
To beat Fire Ants at level 5, I used tons of pistol + shotgun + assault rifle and the odd grenade. ALWAYS use VATS since your damage output is better using purely VATS, which is critical in an ammo restricted situation. If you fight one at a time, shoot them in the head until they die. If you are fighting a pack, lure them together then take out the antennae on one of them. It'll flip out and attack the other ants.
I'm in love with this game.
Although it is a little weird to "cripple" someone's head. :lol
So regarding dogmeat, video over at mycheats said he's at
Where is
Oh and while I'm at it, where is
Although it is a little weird to "cripple" someone's head. :lol
So regarding dogmeat, video over at mycheats said he's at
a scrapyard south of Minefield.
Minefield?
Oh and while I'm at it, where is
The Family located for Blood Ties? I checked the 3 locations the guy suggested but didn't find them.
D
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You actually don't have to, I just followed the river down.Peronthious said:
HiccupTruck
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All the more reason to turn off autosave.
FOREVER
Well this is unfortunate. After reading quite a bit of this thread and some reviews I was really interested in getting this game since my new PC can probably play it, but now I read (particularly on all the 1-star Amazon reviews) that this thing uses SecuROM? I haven't bought a new PC game in years, but is it true that having something so simple as a DVD burner and burning software will prevent the game from installing properly, and that it can potentially kill your hard drives?
MomoPufflet
Member
Where can I buy lockpicks? They seem to be either nonexistent or in very short supply at every vendor I've been to.
DarthWoo said:
:lol Let me clear up all the misunderstanding.
It's just a simple disc check, no online activation, nothing malicious. Geeze, all this FUD is getting old. StarForce was YEARS ago, and it only disabled 1 model of DVD burner under some pretty rare conditions.
SecuROM comes in several flavours:
1. Simple disc check
2. No disc check, online activation, no limit to activations
3. No disc check, online activation, limit to activations
4. No disc check, online activation, limit to activations, ability to uninstall and get back activations
Fallout 3 uses method #1. EA's games use #3 at the moment, but they are changing it to #4. Bioshock started as #3 but is now #2.
The Steam version of Fallout 3 has no external DRM, it just uses the base Steam DRM (links the game to your account, you have unlimited downloads/installs, can only sign into account from 1 computer at a time so you can't share account).
Zzoram said:
Do you have the Steam version then? I know Wikipedia is hardly reliable, but all the user reviews seem to indicate the physical version includes more than just the disk check. Many users are particularly furious because it was originally stated by the devs that it would be just the disc check version but was not.
DarthWoo said:
I have the Steam version. Steam notes for Crysis and Crysis Warhead that they use SecuROM with 5 activations, but Fallout 3 has no mention of DRM.
User reviews are hardly reliable. People go nuts over the tiniest hint of DRM, or will rant madly without getting the facts.
indigo-cyclops
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Could someone give me a decent approximation of where I can find Vault 106?!
Loudninja said:
Not sure, but there are a lot. Also, quests in Fallout 3 aren't really throwaway quests. They are mostly quest-chains, even side quests. You'll get 1 objective, and 1 optional objective. After completing that, or along the way, you'll often get more objectives added on, or it will open up more quests.
MomoPufflet
Member
Zzoram said:
Well duh :/ That's what I've been doing. I want to know where to buy them.
indigo-cyclops
Member
MomoPufflet said:
Sometimes traders/vendors will have some, it's all about luck. Check raiders too...They are hard to find IMO
Zzoram said:
As I've said, countless people are reporting that it isn't just a disc check, and I can't imagine that many people would be just making things up. Does Steam allow downloads to be paused and resumed between shutdowns? Otherwise, there's no way I can download the whole thing before I'd have to eventually shutdown my PC.
Well, the experience was okay for the main storyline. Didn't feel too attached to any characters or the story. The ending...
It felt like Oblivion, but the side questing is actually a bit more involving this time around. I think they did a better job of leading the quests around rather than just finding random dens with some attached quest inside. It's like WoW's intuitive quest leading.
wasn't that epic. I expected a boss fight. I mean, that behemoth dude was fun to fight, but nothing like that in the end. I like the big robots dialogue.
I was also somewhat disappointed that it lacked to complete freedom of Fallout 2. It seems like all the skills and perks are geared towards an action oriented play. Good ol science and persuasion won't win this game alone.
I was also somewhat disappointed that it lacked to complete freedom of Fallout 2. It seems like all the skills and perks are geared towards an action oriented play. Good ol science and persuasion won't win this game alone.
It felt like Oblivion, but the side questing is actually a bit more involving this time around. I think they did a better job of leading the quests around rather than just finding random dens with some attached quest inside. It's like WoW's intuitive quest leading.
indigo-cyclops
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DarthWoo said:
Yes they do, it's convenient like that. Don't deny yourself the pleasure!! DL now! Steam has very good download speeds...
indigo-cyclops
Member
bounchfx said:
LOL I kinda wondered the same thing.
Seriously man no more than one night, start 'er up while you sleep. No reason not to.
D
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Fantastic! My 360 just RRODed.
This has happened twice before. The first time my 360 started working again perfectly, the second I had to send it in. Hopefully this time will be like the former. I'm going to leave my 360 off for a while.
On the plus side, LBP and Mirror's Edge (which I'm buying on the PS3, incidentally) come out here very soon so that will keep me busy if I have to send it in, on the negative side I won't get to finish Fallout for a while, I won't get to participate in the Gears launch frenzy and I won't get to play Banjo and Left 4 Dead for a while. Damn.
This has happened twice before. The first time my 360 started working again perfectly, the second I had to send it in. Hopefully this time will be like the former. I'm going to leave my 360 off for a while.
On the plus side, LBP and Mirror's Edge (which I'm buying on the PS3, incidentally) come out here very soon so that will keep me busy if I have to send it in, on the negative side I won't get to finish Fallout for a while, I won't get to participate in the Gears launch frenzy and I won't get to play Banjo and Left 4 Dead for a while. Damn.
I need some help with the mission "Big trouble in big town"
I rescued both of the citizens from the prison and now they are asking me to help defend their town. Easy enough right? So there was an option to show them how to fix the defender robots, but when I got to the junkyard there was nothing there. I chose that option to show them, but now theres nothing for me to work with. Is that a bug or am I missing something completely?
