New Vegas

[onodera]

Have you tried asking the BoS guys in the freak weather valley?

[Guynemer]

I haven't found anyone where that sort of dialogue is an option; I ran through the entire first run of BoS quests; the air in their bunker has been purified, and the leadership is in doubt.

I could sell it for a shitton of caps, but I'd rather look badass.



Incidentally, absolutely best place to loot so far: Silver Rush. Granted, not an easy place to loot, with plasma rifles trying to take your head off left and right. But if you've got the guts, the firepower, and the crazy ****ing robot dog to do it, (not to mention a predilection for energy weapons), there is no better place to loot. Plasma Caster!

[onodera]

How many companions can you have at the same time? Is it CHA/2, like in the Fallout of old? Right now I have the eyebot and the sniper with 6 CHA, and both are quite useful. I just hope I can upgrade ED-E's laser plinker to something more substantial. This reminds me, I've yet to find Marcus, or he'll just stay there wherever he is and tighten the vices on his shoulder.

[Guynemer]

My understanding is you can have one human and one robotic companion a piece.


I really wish I could get the original two Fallouts to work on my computer, I'd like to experience the whole story.

[onodera]

I'll keep ED-E around for a while, then. Any Eyebot that is bigger on the inside than on the inside is welcome. I just wish it stopped blaring the music every time I try to sneak around.

As for playing the classics, ask around on NMA. They're that sort of people who wouldn't upgrade from Win 98 just so they can play Fallout 1 and 2, but I'm sure they know a way to get it to run under Win 7. Both games are totally worth playing. There're so many shout outs to them in 3 and NV as well, that I have no idea how people who haven't played them perceive the game.

My next char will be a huge ugly girl who will run around with a BUMPER SWORD! I'll make her join the Power Rangers, er, Powder Gangers.

[Felch]

The sniper is pissing me off a bit. I tell him to be passive, to use ranged weapons, and to keep his distance. So he inevitably charges deathclaws with his damn machete and gets killed. Or charges fiends and runs over tripwires and land mines. The follower AI needs a tweak or ten.

[onodera]

Oh, yeah. Made my acquaintance with the Brotherhood of Steel. The guys have gone even more bonkers since Fallout 1.

Spoiler:

:georgewashington: Those rangers are tough, taking several bursts from the Gatling Laser and surviving is no small feat. ("Okay, now I believe you there's BoS in these bunkers") Now NCR loves me even more and I have more Power Armor suits than I'll ever need. Pity there's no time to quote inspector Callahan when shooting them with a .44. And I guess I shouldn't expect BoS to assist me in the Strip takeover now.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Hmm... as usual I still way behind you guys, you were right, still feels like the old FO. Just cleaned out the second city, on the way to the third.

At first I thought that items that increased health (like cola) were only temporary, so I sold most of it all, now I'm on the road using all my stimpacks, hit me with the idiot stick.

[onodera]

I usually don't clean the cities out until my third or fourth playthrough.

[Felch]

Just finished as an ally of the NCR. The ending is pretty cool, although I found out that I'd missed a few factions along the way.

[onodera]

I'm still walking around Vegas. Made a detour to Bitter Springs, now doing some quests to get into the panties of the pit boss of the Thorn.

[Guynemer]

Just finished as an ally of the NCR. The ending is pretty cool, although I found out that I'd missed a few factions along the way.

I went for independence. The end-game was enjoyable.




I somehow missed the Thorn entirely; where is it?

[onodera]

I went for independence. The end-game was enjoyable.





I somehow missed the Thorn entirely; where is it?

Right next to Westside, it's a manhole in the ground.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Wow, I can't believe that you finished it already, is it that short?

I saw a gas station a little off the road between Prim and the next town, started to go towards it thinking that is not too far off the highway, hello two freaking rad scorpions, was able to run away back over the overpass in that area, and then it looks like something south of me actually killed them.

At that point I was near dead, no health stuff left as I tried to battle the buggers before running. I ended up using my stealth boy and creeping to the next town.

I don't mind the level cap, but can you put more vendors in the game, I've dropped so much stuff lately and still no vendor unless I want to back track all the way back to Prim.

[Felch]

It took me about 30 hours, and I missed a ton of side quests. So, no it's not short. I'm just unemployed.

[Guynemer]

I don't mind the level cap, but can you put more vendors in the game, I've dropped so much stuff lately and still no vendor unless I want to back track all the way back to Prim.

Isn't that what fast travel is for? Just find a nearby landmark so you can fast travel back...

[Spaced Cowboy]

LOL, fast travel, I forgot about that one.

[Guynemer]

[bc1871]

So is New Vegas closer to Fallout 2 or Fallout 3, when it comes to storyline and writing style?

[Guynemer]

Having just started Fallout 2, I can't speak to that. Compared to Fallout 3, the primary goal starts out much, much smaller, then grows to something (arguably) larger than 3. The mood is also alternately much, much darker and sillier.

[onodera]

How many uniques have you found?
I have found unique:
9mm SMG
plasma rifle
laser rifle
machete
dog tag knuckles
super sledge (I think that idiot Boone lost it somewhere, though)

And I haven't found any snowglobes at all

Oh, Guynemer, have you found the old Enclave guy? He mentions THE most famous character in Fallout 2 who you absolutely shouldn't miss. Also, if you've been to Jacobstown, there are TWO characters from Fallout 2 there.

P.S. Oh, ****! I've lost all my stuff I've been carrying on the ED-E. dammit

[Guynemer]

Found unique plasma rifle, machete, rocket launcher, and 9mm (I think?) pistol.

Missed the old Enclave guy, I think. Just started FO2, on my way to Vault City. I did stop by Jacobstown, I figure Marcus was from a previous game, who else?

I found three globes--one is in Goodsprings (can't remember where), one is in Lucky 38, and one is in the Boomer's museum (I think?).

[onodera]

You'll have to talk to this guy in both games if you want a cyberdog.

[Guynemer]

I thought only Super Mutants and Ghouls lived that long.

[onodera]

Well, it's not been that long, 30-40 years or so at most, if I understand.

[Guynemer]

Must've gotten the timeline wrong.

[Al B. Sure!]

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline

Fallout 2 takes place in 2241-2242; Fallout 3 take place 2277-2278; New Vegas takes place 2281.

[onodera]

So that makes 40 years. Now one of the companion's story doesn't make any sense, of course, as he obviously was around during the final showdown of Fallout 2, and he claims to be 30-something...

[Al B. Sure!]

Fallout has some chronology issues what with the spin-off games like Fallout: Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (are you going to get those games, too, Guy? )but from my understanding, Fallout 3 and presumably Vegas have done good jobs keeping consistency with the Fallouts 1 and 2.

Maybe it's a translation issue? But I assume you play with the American version, not the Russian, so I don't know.

What's the character's name? That Fallout wiki is pretty in depth.

I looked at the companions list... is it Arcade Gannon? It says he was born in 2246. He just knows things.

[onodera]

I guess his parents were with the Enclave, then.