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AndersTheSwede
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HBP said:
A little late to this but I'll answer too since I went through exactly the same thing.
The quest that changed all my ammo problems was going to Galaxy News Radio. On the way things can be tricky, but I was able to make it with a few grenades a couple pistol rounds. The most important thing that happens is you run into a group of Brotherhood of Steel soldiers (Lyons Pride specifically) and with them heading to the same place you can pretty much hang back and just loot every single super mutant fallen. That way you pick up a lot of ammo for your hunting rifle, the most important weapon (IMO) for the early game. Then you get sent into the heart of DC and your ammo shoots up from there and never comes back down again. At least for me.
Also invest in the sneak skill. Even at low moderate levels it can let you choose to engage a group or avoid them. A common tactic for me was when I saw super mutants was not to snipe them from afar, but to sneak close to get a high percentage head shot and down one immediately and saving your AP for the rest.
If you have ammo problems, pick up the Scrounger perk @ level 8. You will never come close to running out of ammo again, and whatever money problems you have will probably end as well, since you can sell off ammo for a decent amount of caps.
Easily one of the most useful perks in the game.
Easily one of the most useful perks in the game.
I suggest letting the Ghouls over run Tennypenny Tower. After I did that, I never had to worry about caps or ammo. You also don't lose any karma for stealing anything, because everyone is fucking dead. DO IT! Also, after you give all the keys to Crowley, pick pocket them back. No Remorse!
Just left Little Lamplight... I'm in the vault now. This game is so good!
twilitesparklemotion
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Will get when I hit 9.Zeliard said:
So what's the point of
Vault 108?
A Human Becoming
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Lince said:
Don't believe so. That's why I beat the main storyline and made a second character to continue doing side missions.
AndersTheSwede
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AndersTheSwede
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140.85 said:
There's the usual splitting hairs about frame rate or texture quality. But a friend of mine has it (I'm on 360) and any differences seem minor. Bug and stability is a problem with both versions.
However, there will be NO dlc (some of which looks pretty impressive) for the PS3. Bethesda's been money hatted by MS.
gregor7777
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SteveMeister said:
Absolutely wonderful.
twilitesparklemotion
Member
Ahh. I didn't find anything cool like a holodisk or aAndersTheSwede said:
bobblehead
(I spoiled the number because for a bit I didn't know there were other vaults, which is really cool.)
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
God, Vault Tec HQ was an absolute bitch to get too. I think I went the long way too (from the South of DC all the way up the metro).
So... update... Head of State was messed up and You Gotta Shoot Em In The Head was messed up and Tenpenny Tower always ended up with Tenpenny disappearing and dying. These aren't gamebreaking bugs, but certainly quest / achievement-breaking bugs.
In my old, now discarded save, Hannibal showed up and they fought some dogs, then Hannibal started wandering the wrong way. The slavers were already dead, but the gun-toting soldier ex-slave chick with him kept saying that she's waiting for Hannibal to give the word to go kill the slavers. >_<
Went back a few hours and here's the thing: do not, repeat, DO NOT kill the slavers in the Lincoln Memorial before going back to talk to Hannibal. Kill them when Hannibal shows up at Northwest Metro. Do the last part of the quest all at once, no skipping around, and save often. Fast travel to NW metro, kill anything and everything hostile nearby (important!), then tell Hannibal to wait while you go kill the slavers. This is actually a very good time to use mines prolifically since they're not initially hostile.
I wonder when / if Caleb will ever have the head back on the statue.
Also: a gun that fires 8 tactical nukes at once = lolololawesome!
In my old, now discarded save, Hannibal showed up and they fought some dogs, then Hannibal started wandering the wrong way. The slavers were already dead, but the gun-toting soldier ex-slave chick with him kept saying that she's waiting for Hannibal to give the word to go kill the slavers. >_<
Went back a few hours and here's the thing: do not, repeat, DO NOT kill the slavers in the Lincoln Memorial before going back to talk to Hannibal. Kill them when Hannibal shows up at Northwest Metro. Do the last part of the quest all at once, no skipping around, and save often. Fast travel to NW metro, kill anything and everything hostile nearby (important!), then tell Hannibal to wait while you go kill the slavers. This is actually a very good time to use mines prolifically since they're not initially hostile.
I wonder when / if Caleb will ever have the head back on the statue.
Also: a gun that fires 8 tactical nukes at once = lolololawesome!
GenericPseudonym
Banned
Is Head of Sate the buggiest quest in the game. I had to reload and do it five times before it worked properly.
Alright, main quest spoiler (something about a bird and a rock):
I just arrived to Raven Rock, and the President released me from the statis lock. He makes sure no one attacks me, but when I follow the quest marker to the second floor, he orders everyone to attack me. WTF, is it supposed to be like this?
I rented this for PS3 and only made it to Megaton before I had to send it back. I want to keep playing the game but, I'm wondering if I should get the PS3 or PC version. Thoughts?
I have a Core 2 Duo 3.0 with 4gbs of low-latency SLI-ready RAM along with a 896MB GTX 260 and Velociraptor drive :lol
I have a Core 2 Duo 3.0 with 4gbs of low-latency SLI-ready RAM along with a 896MB GTX 260 and Velociraptor drive :lol
For PC Users: Friendly's Bunker.
Fast travel to Jocko's Pop and Gas Stop down in the southwest corner and from the warp point head straight ahead to wards the radio mast on the hill. Once you get there stand under the mast and there's a little gap in the rocks surrounding the hill base in roughly the direction of Tenpenny tower - down in that gap is a piece of fallen radio mast bridging to the other side of the chasm. Hop on it and cross over, then look to your right for a drainage ditch manhole entrance.
This used to be just a drainage ditch bunker, but I've turned it into a home with a nuka Cola Machine, Jukebox, Infirmary (in the can) and loads of storage. There's also a large tunnel room that I use as my armory with loads of room to lay out your unique weapons and armor and a couch to sit on and admire them all!
There's also an updated ultimate armor: T52-a Power Armor, 3 pieces, main armor gives +3 Strength, -1 Agility +25 Rad Resistance, helmet gives +3 Perception, -1 Charisma and the powerpack gives +50 AP, -10 Unarmed. It's really long-lasting and should be able to be repaired by any power armor or helmet; the backpack should be repaired by power armor pieces (It's not degraded enough for me to check the repair properly yet, but it does show up as repairable).
The armor isn't in Friendly's Bunker - it's elsewhere in game (hint: same location as the Explosives Bobblehead).
http://rapidshare.com/files/173256818/friendly.esp
Drop the .esp into the game's Data folder and load from the 'Data Files' option in the launcher.
Fast travel to Jocko's Pop and Gas Stop down in the southwest corner and from the warp point head straight ahead to wards the radio mast on the hill. Once you get there stand under the mast and there's a little gap in the rocks surrounding the hill base in roughly the direction of Tenpenny tower - down in that gap is a piece of fallen radio mast bridging to the other side of the chasm. Hop on it and cross over, then look to your right for a drainage ditch manhole entrance.
This used to be just a drainage ditch bunker, but I've turned it into a home with a nuka Cola Machine, Jukebox, Infirmary (in the can) and loads of storage. There's also a large tunnel room that I use as my armory with loads of room to lay out your unique weapons and armor and a couch to sit on and admire them all!
There's also an updated ultimate armor: T52-a Power Armor, 3 pieces, main armor gives +3 Strength, -1 Agility +25 Rad Resistance, helmet gives +3 Perception, -1 Charisma and the powerpack gives +50 AP, -10 Unarmed. It's really long-lasting and should be able to be repaired by any power armor or helmet; the backpack should be repaired by power armor pieces (It's not degraded enough for me to check the repair properly yet, but it does show up as repairable).
The armor isn't in Friendly's Bunker - it's elsewhere in game (hint: same location as the Explosives Bobblehead).
http://rapidshare.com/files/173256818/friendly.esp
Drop the .esp into the game's Data folder and load from the 'Data Files' option in the launcher.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
thankscilonen said:
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
The Dart Gun fucking rocks for fast enemies. Holy shit. Dart Gun + Rifle = pwnt
AndersTheSwede
Member
Just checked, no updates for the 360 yet.
prodystopian
Member
I saw that the DLC will cost $10 for 360. Has anyone heard about the cost for PC? Any concerns about downloading it, having to reformat and not being able to access it again?
Kill Your Masters
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Uh did anyone had a bug like this: I went to the
barber and when I start to browse through the hair my face suddenly changes...a little bit, but still quite noticeable though.
Underworld
sloppyjoe_gamer
Member
Awesome news on the trophy patch for PS3. Are they retroactive?
commanderdeek--Can you or anyone else please test out the notification bug too?
commanderdeek--Can you or anyone else please test out the notification bug too?
This game is weird, sometimes.
During my last playthrough, which lasted over 50 hours, I never, ever once heard Three Dog reference the songs that he was playing. Now, with my new playthrough, he's talking about the songs all the time, mentioning who they're by and giving little comments about them. What the hell? Why is this only happening now on my new playthrough?
Also, half the time he talks about a song that he doesn't even play.
During my last playthrough, which lasted over 50 hours, I never, ever once heard Three Dog reference the songs that he was playing. Now, with my new playthrough, he's talking about the songs all the time, mentioning who they're by and giving little comments about them. What the hell? Why is this only happening now on my new playthrough?
Also, half the time he talks about a song that he doesn't even play.
Firestreak
Member
I'm not getting patch on my ps3 version.
What gives?
What gives?
sloppyjoe_gamer
Member
Firestreak said:
Hmm....maybe certain regions have it up for now. commanderdeek-- where are you from?
AndresON777
shooting blanks
Lost Cross last night
liberating paradise falls, damn car near the entrance blew up and took her with it. pretty awesome though, i thought about loading my save but then i was like cross would've liked to go out like that. shouldnt have fought right away but that damn dialogue option of 'i let my gun do the preaching' was too good to resist
DrBo42 said:
I don't know about moriarty but i know the water guy is prone to killing himself. check the ground around the water plant to see if he didn't fall off a walkway. Mine died like that along with some others. Recently it's like a 'let's see who's dead' game whenever I return to megaton.
DongHungLong
Banned
sloppyjoe_gamer said:
There never gonna be retroactive.