The Official Fallout 3 thread of post-apocalyptic proportions!
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Make sure you're full health, jump from a moderately high distance, heal yourself using stimpacks, then jump from high up again. You should cripple one of your legs that way.Zzoram said:
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get one. Either Megaton or Ten Penny. They are pretty sweet. Just made myself a bunch of bottle cap mines on my work bench. Just about to drop them off in Paradise Falls. Its gonna be fun.
\/\/ I feel you Sprunchy. Never really could grasp games with so much character customization. Never could decide what to do in Fo2 or Morrowind. This game has sucked me in though. Really shouldn't be this much fun to roam around a wasteland alone. Never too far away from an interesting place to clear out either. I think its a good thing I didn't play more than a few hours of Oblivion. Lots of people say it feels like Oblivion but I don't know that haha.
I hated oblivion, felt too much like a single player WoW with more flaws then enjoyment opportunities.
Loving Fallout 3 about to hit level 10 with 8+ hours played, amazing game. Surprise of the forever considering I thought it was going to be Oblivion with guns.
Time to go to sleep so I can play more.
Loving Fallout 3 about to hit level 10 with 8+ hours played, amazing game. Surprise of the forever considering I thought it was going to be Oblivion with guns.
Time to go to sleep so I can play more.
Chiggs
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GODDAMN IT, BETHESDA! GAME-BREAKING FUCKING BUG!
My last non-quick save is from yesterday! That's nearly 6 hours of play time gone. Does anyone have a save near this location they can send me?
Right after the Enclave attack Project Purity, I'm escorting these fucking Scientists through these tunnels. One douche bag named Garza gets killed, but stupid Dr. Li keeps talking about how he has a bad heart and needs medicine. HE IS DEAD AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING TO GET HER TO COME WITH ME.
My last non-quick save is from yesterday! That's nearly 6 hours of play time gone. Does anyone have a save near this location they can send me?
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
So does the game get better after
? I'd like to think so since I'm always getting low HP when in fights since my guns don't do jack shit to any of my enemies.
you get your room from Penny
Houston3000
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Just buy it in the store, it's almost embarrassing how paranoid you're being... amazon ratings mean nothing.DarthWoo said:
The game has a disc check, it checks to make sure your Fallout 3 CD is in the drive, that's it!. I have it installed right now, I have it on my Laptop to, I have Nero, Daemon Tools, etc... it doesn't screw up anything.
Bethesda:
"For Fallout 3s copy protection on PC, we use the same security model as we did for Oblivion - a simple disc check. We only use SecuRoms disc check functionality for copy protection. We do NOT limit the number of installs. We do NOT use online authentication or any other SecuROM functionality except for a disc check when you install the game and when you launch the game. We do not install any other programs and we dont have anything that runs in the background while youre playing the game."
"For Fallout 3s copy protection on PC, we use the same security model as we did for Oblivion - a simple disc check. We only use SecuRoms disc check functionality for copy protection. We do NOT limit the number of installs. We do NOT use online authentication or any other SecuROM functionality except for a disc check when you install the game and when you launch the game. We do not install any other programs and we dont have anything that runs in the background while youre playing the game."
Houston3000
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I love when VATS goes all slow-mo 
â Narayan
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How many hours did you clock in?Mooreberg said:
Also, how the Hell do I get to that history museum - or whatever it's called?
Nose Master
Member
Spoilers about ghouls and Tenpenny Tower:
So, I helped Roy Phillips take over the tower and... it's just three fucking NPC ghouls now including him, and a bunch of Feral's running around. Is this how it stays? Cause, as much as I didn't like the stiffs in Tenpenny... I need some sort of main town hub. Does anyone else move in or anything? Are the ferals always there?
Also, I never found Burke or the Owner... did they get away?
Also, I never found Burke or the Owner... did they get away?
Domino Theory said:
Well, are you putting most of your skill points in Small Guns?
A lot of people seem to be in the same boat as you. They aren't doing any damage, they're always running out of ammo, etc.
I'm FAAAR from a "pro" gamer or a Fallout 3 pro, but I haven't had any of these problems. In fact I've felt overpowered against most enemies ever since level 3 or so.
Just put a minimum of 15 points into small guns every level, until you hit like ~90. Then you should be good.
Yeah exactly what I did^^ Plus Gun Nut and Gunslinger but I knew I only wanted to use small guns the whole time. I'm about to kick up the difficulty just because have so many resources at this point. I rarely ever use drugs and find enough food to heal myself most of the time.
Should be putting most points into a weapon skill from the beginning (15 is all you have). I never had much trouble after lvl 3 or so. You actually find heavy and energy weapons pretty early on so you can even start with those.
Spray yeah they are calling this a "spiritual" successor to CS. I dont' think spraying is going to be very effective. Not to mention I don't think you will have much ammo.
Should be putting most points into a weapon skill from the beginning (15 is all you have). I never had much trouble after lvl 3 or so. You actually find heavy and energy weapons pretty early on so you can even start with those.
Spray yeah they are calling this a "spiritual" successor to CS. I dont' think spraying is going to be very effective. Not to mention I don't think you will have much ammo.
bdouble said:
INT x 2 + 3 from the perk
10 INT all the way
Should of toned down LUK for 5 more points, but it's too late for that and the criticals aren't bad.
*For all the people saying that their guns suck or whatever, I hope you are putting points into repair as that will boost your damage by about 40-50% on what you find.
I think I'll split my points between energy and small guns now, mainly on small guns.
Lockpick is maxed too
Started yesterday, and so far, it's been a good ride.
I have a question, though.
I don't have any detection device, so should I just skip that quest and come back for it later(it's the stupid book thingy)
Oh, and I love how easy the super mutants are to kill with the Hunting rifle...*loves hunting rifle*
I have a question, though.
What's the easiest way yo get the mine from Minefield?
Oh, and I love how easy the super mutants are to kill with the Hunting rifle...*loves hunting rifle*
What's the point of Vault 106?
Oh, and I got my first sniper rifle today. Holy shit, that thing is the shit. Love taking out raiders from distance.
I found a key in a desk next to a computer terminal, but it doesn't seem to open anything. I suppose it could have opened the doors I picked, but there were some Hard level locks which I couldn't pick, but the key doesn't open them. And I guess you just explore the vault and find out that the residents were gassed? I haven't run across a sidequest for this area yet.
One other question. What the hell was the purple tint that would appear sometimes and making enemies nearly invisible/translucent. I can only assume it was a due to the gas in the vault
One other question. What the hell was the purple tint that would appear sometimes and making enemies nearly invisible/translucent. I can only assume it was a due to the gas in the vault
Oh, and I got my first sniper rifle today. Holy shit, that thing is the shit. Love taking out raiders from distance.
I'm liking the game a lot more now that I've put some time into it. The A.I. in most respects is an improvement over Oblivion's. Tagging along with the BoS en route to Galaxy News Radio was great, unlike the horrific battle sequences in Oblivion like Kvatch. I'm playing on hard and my character has little combat focus, with high int, charisma, and perception with science, medicine and speech tagged, although I'm pumping points into repair, barter, and energy weapons as well. Some parts have been tough with my character build, like getting to the museum from GNR and doing the Those! quest, but it's been manageable. Energy weapons kind of suck in the early game, because there isn't access to much but the crappy Laser Pistol, but I think investing in the skill will pay off towards end game. With 10 INT + Comprehension and Educated perks, I'm getting a ton of skill points and should have a really powerful character once I get through the early levels.
so have the tech heads here assembled a definitive fallou3.ini cfg already? I can play the game at "High" settings with a rock solid 60 fps in all areas, but if I try the "Ultra" setting it just goes mad from 35 to 60 even in the tiniest, empty indoors location with no apparent reason.
(Q6600 / 9800GTX+ / 1360x768)
edit: Chiggs, could you please share your tweaked .ini? thanks!
(Q6600 / 9800GTX+ / 1360x768)
edit: Chiggs, could you please share your tweaked .ini? thanks!
LOVE THIS GAME.
Can't say enough about how I feel right now but wow.
Finally, a game that out-STALKERs STALKER. And an action RPG with guns that feels intuitive and tactical. VATS is probably my favorite battle system in an RPG that I can remember.
I'm also really warming up to the graphics in this game. Here are pics shrank down from 1920x1200, max everything, 4xAA, 16xAF, vanilla INI.
LOVE. THIS. GAME.
Can't say enough about how I feel right now but wow.
Finally, a game that out-STALKERs STALKER. And an action RPG with guns that feels intuitive and tactical. VATS is probably my favorite battle system in an RPG that I can remember.
I'm also really warming up to the graphics in this game. Here are pics shrank down from 1920x1200, max everything, 4xAA, 16xAF, vanilla INI.
LOVE. THIS. GAME.
Hey guys, where the hell is dogmeat? I'm at level 11 but I haven't found him yet. I'm just now doing one of the first story missions where
Did I miss him or will I find him if I keep playing?
I'm fighting alongside some Brotherhood of Steel fellas trying to find Galaxy News Radio.
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There's a perk once you hit level 8 that boosts your storage space by 50. Levelling up your strength also increases your capacity.voltron said:
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Hang out with Steve.
About disarming mines: You don't need to be crouched to disarm them. When you get near, they'll start beeping. Just activate the mine before it explodes and you'll disarm it. The higher your Explosives skill, the more time you'll have before the mine explodes. Early on, my characters would shoot mines from a distance to blow them up safely. The laser pistol & rifle are good for this.
Fun trick: get a bunch of frag mines. Find a bunch of unexploded cars. Place a trail of mines about 5' apart or so, starting at the cars, and leading away. Then find a good (safe) vantage point, and shoot the mine furthest from the cars, and watch the chain reaction
Followers also make great walking containers
Fun trick: get a bunch of frag mines. Find a bunch of unexploded cars. Place a trail of mines about 5' apart or so, starting at the cars, and leading away. Then find a good (safe) vantage point, and shoot the mine furthest from the cars, and watch the chain reaction
voltron said:
Followers also make great walking containers
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The third-person view is actually bearable when it's in Dead Space mode.
Although when you zoom out as far as possible it feels like I'm in some sort of debug mode. The world just doesn't feel like it should be able to be viewed that way.
Although when you zoom out as far as possible it feels like I'm in some sort of debug mode. The world just doesn't feel like it should be able to be viewed that way.