112 hours clocked in, and I just finished the game. All major and miscellaneous achievement quests complete (and Anchorage), 960 achievement points, the only thing left to do is data miner and the neutral/negative karma ranks.
This is the first real role playing game I've ever cared to put time into. It's definately kind of bitter sweet right now that it's over, but the next couple of DLC's will fix that. What a ride.
Sorry, I'm sure someone's answered this deep within the other 195 pages before this, but I waned to know, are the level-ups like Oblivion where you're encouraged to game the system in a completely unintuitive way to make sure you get the best stat gains, or is it just experience points with a set number of stats to allocate every level. If that's the case, is it easy to gimp yourself in your stat allocations?
Sorry, I'm sure someone's answered this deep within the other 195 pages before this, but I waned to know, are the level-ups like Oblivion where you're encouraged to game the system in a completely unintuitive way to make sure you get the best stat gains, or is it just experience points with a set number of stats to allocate every level. If that's the case, is it easy to gimp yourself in your stat allocations?
Stats are fixed at the beginning and can not be raised, except by finding Bobbleheads (one per stat hidden somewhere in the world, giving you +1 to that stat) or by choosing the perk "Gifted" which has ten levels (+1 to any stat per level). 10 is the max for all stats.
Skills on the other hand can be raised by a set number of points each level (usually you get around 20 skill points to distribute, it's based on your Intelligence). You also get to choose one (1) perk per level.
So, if I were to continue playing my current character for the next couple of months, is there anything I could do to either (i) continue improving the character without further leveling, and/or (ii) "save" the XP I earn so that it can be put toward the 20-30 leveling, when the patch goes live?
Re (i), I know that I can read books and collect bobbleheads (both of which I have done fairly little of). Anything else?
Yeah this is my delima also, Bethesda fucked up soo bad, I can't understand why they didn't just up the level cap to 25 in the DLC release a few days ago. I'm going to quit for 2 months too, which isn't a good thing. The developers should do things to get people to "KEEP" playing, not quit for 2 months!
It felt like 2 hours, but I didn't clock it or anything. I did finish it after work before midnight, and I get off at 8pm. I'd say it couldn't have taken more than 3 hours. I just crept through dealing out head shots repeatedly.
Yeah this is my delima also, Bethesda fucked up soo bad, I can't understand why they didn't just up the level cap to 25 in the DLC release a few days ago. I'm going to quit for 2 months too, which isn't a good thing. The developers should do things to get people to "KEEP" playing, not quit for 2 months!
Man, I know. I'm fucking hurting. I want to keep playing, but I can't keep using my current character right now. It would just feel like a 'waste'.
So, I am thinking of going one of two routes.
(1) I could start a new character, focusing on fundamentally different stats/skills. Perhaps by the time the level update hits, I'll have two characters at roughly comparable spots, and I'll be able to choose which to take from 20 to 30.
(2) I could just put F3 to the side for now and focus on some of the games in my 'back catalog'. In particular, I'm looking at Braid, the new Prince of Persia, The World Ends with You, and a couple of Pixel Junk games that I downloaded but never played.
Man, I know. I'm fucking hurting. I want to keep playing, but I can't keep using my current character right now. It would just feel like a 'waste'.
So, I am thinking of going one of two routes.
(1) I could start a new character, focusing on fundamentally different stats/skills. Perhaps by the time the level update hits, I'll have two characters at roughly comparable spots, and I'll be able to choose which to take from 20 to 30.
(2) I could just put F3 to the side for now and focus on some of the games in my 'back catalog'. In particular, I'm looking at Braid, the new Prince of Persia, The World Ends with You, and a couple of Pixel Junk games that I downloaded but never played.
Bethesda could make a new content pack every month for the next couple of years, and I'd keep buying them. Last night - after tracking down
Agatha and finishing her quest
and collecting the last of the bobbleheads, I finally broke down and went to the citadel to start the final mission. I want more. I want a mission where I go to the facility where the super mutants are still being created and destroy it. I want it to keep going on and on and on.
I'd almost say that I want an MMO, but I don't. I want the single player experience, but I want to continue from here, and walk to the pitt, and do a bunch of quests there, and then make my way across the country to the west coast, and solve crises there. Bethesda has really done an monumental job of creating a great world to play in.
I was actually pretty proud myself, I found all the bobble heads myself apart from 2. The first one I missed was that bullshit room in the armory (small arms bobblehead) where you need to activate the locked door. I couldnt figure out how to get up the top (actually easy) so gave up not realising there was a bobblehead in there.
The other was the 'Rockopolis' bobblehead. I mean lets be honest, Id say most people didnt find rockopolis:lol
I'm gonna sue Bethesda if I can't get rid of this stupid-as-fuck corrupted crashing saves bullshit bug. They don't even have any goddamn support guide on their website, holy shit.
I'm gonna sue Bethesda if I can't get rid of this stupid-as-fuck corrupted crashing saves bullshit bug. They don't even have any goddamn support guide on their website, holy shit.
Bethesda could make a new content pack every month for the next couple of years, and I'd keep buying them. Last night - after tracking down
Agatha and finishing her quest
and collecting the last of the bobbleheads, I finally broke down and went to the citadel to start the final mission. I want more. I want a mission where I go to the facility where the super mutants are still being created and destroy it. I want it to keep going on and on and on.
I'd almost say that I want an MMO, but I don't. I want the single player experience, but I want to continue from here, and walk to the pitt, and do a bunch of quests there, and then make my way across the country to the west coast, and solve crises there. Bethesda has really done an monumental job of creating a great world to play in.
I hope the March DLC is large, considering it's raising the level cap to 30. I get the feeling the three DLCs is all we're getting but, Todd hinted there might be more. Sadly if there is more, I might run out of room on my 360 HDD.
I really want a DLC with an epic battle where you and a group (lets say Brotherhood of Steel) are fighting a huge army. Of course I also want more to explore.
just stopped my second attempt at playing f3. the game just doesn t click with me. i am around level 11, and have done some story and side quests (Survival Guide, Those!, Vampire Quest, Android). for me the game just feels soulless. where are the charismatic characters and WTF!? quests from fallout 1 and 2 ?
some other downers:
- find the quest npcs for yourself -> holy fuck I don't want to search all of rivet just to find mr. xyz's apartment.
- subway system. it sucks. period.
- finding locations on the map, my first trip to rivet city consisted of fail, aids and horrors.
Tell me I'm not the only person that's spent many many minutes crossing the wastelands while over-encumbered? I hate leaving anything behind that has a sale value or might be a component for a weapon.
Bethesda could make a new content pack every month for the next couple of years, and I'd keep buying them. Last night - after tracking down
Agatha and finishing her quest
and collecting the last of the bobbleheads, I finally broke down and went to the citadel to start the final mission. I want more. I want a mission where I go to the facility where the super mutants are still being created and destroy it. I want it to keep going on and on and on.
I'd almost say that I want an MMO, but I don't. I want the single player experience, but I want to continue from here, and walk to the pitt, and do a bunch of quests there, and then make my way across the country to the west coast, and solve crises there. Bethesda has really done an monumental job of creating a great world to play in.
That's the synopsis of Fallout 1. Sounds like you should start the other games.
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Tell me I'm not the only person that's spent many many minutes crossing the wastelands while over-encumbered? I hate leaving anything behind that has a sale value or might be a component for a weapon.
Rule of thumb: don't pick up any junk worth less than 100 caps. The most lucrative way to make money is to repair weapons (especially assault rifles and energy weapons) until they're in peak condition.
Tell me I'm not the only person that's spent many many minutes crossing the wastelands while over-encumbered? I hate leaving anything behind that has a sale value or might be a component for a weapon.
Carry some buffout with you at all times that gives you some extra strength.
I finally went into the deathclaw sanctuary and cleaned it up. Man the gauss rifle and flamer really takes them out good...and of course me and Fawkes are practically unstoppable.
I'm shooting deathclaw hands out of my rock it launcher, pretty cool.
Tell me I'm not the only person that's spent many many minutes crossing the wastelands while over-encumbered? I hate leaving anything behind that has a sale value or might be a component for a weapon.
Buffout will grant you a bit of extra strength which can help if you are slightly overloaded, otherwise I'll fast travel back to base, dump a load of shit in the locker and pop back again if needs be.
Its handy when you have a companion as you can start giving them stuff to carry for you.
Rule of thumb: don't pick up any junk worth less than 100 caps. The most lucrative way to make money is to repair weapons (especially assault rifles and energy weapons) until they're in peak condition.
Is there any way to get Quantums back after giving them to one of the people? I gave like 15 to the girl before changing to the guy. So far ive given him like 20.
I tried killing them, checking their fridges, nothing. Guess i have to look for more?
Just finished the DLC. Enjoyed the story aspect but it was fairly meh overall. Still, looking forward to trying out a few mods and seeing what comes next.
So I just got the final achievement for Fallout 3. Im reduced to wandering aimlessly (ironically, very much like real life) around the Wastes looking for outlined locations indicating an undiscovered location.
Amazingly I found a couple towers way up nor-east near Republic of Dave.
So, after the DLC, I got a real Fallout kick again, and decided I was going to hunt down all of the bobble heads. I got about 11 and was going for the energy weapons one in Raven Rock. Only trouble is that I finished the Raven Rock part a long time ago, and don't have any saves from that part. I really can't go back in and grab the bobble head?
So, after the DLC, I got a real Fallout kick again, and decided I was going to hunt down all of the bobble heads. I got about 11 and was going for the energy weapons one in Raven Rock. Only trouble is that I finished the Raven Rock part a long time ago, and don't have any saves from that part. I really can't go back in and grab the bobble head?
so fallout was getting kinda of old on me after awhile until i installed mmmfs increased spawn mod. its pretty awesome trying to take on armies of super mutants.
i had to keep jumping back in the chamber to save myself and bottle neck the places that could shoot me from.
yeah ive just been reading up on it, sounds like it should be fun, i wanna see what the gargantuan super mutant looks like (even bigger than the behemoth)
Does anyone know if theres a cheat that you can input to show all locations on the map? ive completely finished the game with every achievement done, but I want to keep playing in the world while I listen to podcasts.
Unfortunately I didnt get the perk that shows all locations, and Im sure Ive missed 2 or 3. I guess theres maps online that show all locales? Still, a cheat code would be more convenient.
Strange... just looking at the achievements and I've noticed I'm missing a few I should have. I don't have aiding the outcasts for instance, even though I've finished the simulation.
Quest is still showing incomplete (as are a few others).
Strange... just looking at the achievements and I've noticed I'm missing a few I should have. I don't have aiding the outcasts for instance, even though I've finished the simulation.
Quest is still showing incomplete (as are a few others).
Yeah, I got the same glitch with Aiding The Outcasts. Had to reload a save right before you enter the simulation (then actually enter) to get it. Fucking bugs.