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Eltee

#81 December 26, 2009, 04:12:47 am

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it's such an hassle getting all the top end mods working

this and oblivion

ugh

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Soup Demon

#82 December 26, 2009, 04:48:14 am

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Well, I have actively ignored fallout for what and unholy timesink it was, but here is what I will reccomend:

Have 2 planned fighting skills and max them asap, also the repair skill. Small guns and *something else* is a good beginner route. The main plot gets washed out kind quick, but there are some sweet moments (nuking megaton, for example) and some interesting consequences to observe (not nuking megaton, for example). Be ready to discover a bunch of shit you fucked up on, and perks that are no longer useful to you causing you to start over.

Once the man plot strings have gotten you accustomed to a good portion of the world, just pick a direction and start walking. You will always find something cool. Sometimes there aren't even quests involved, but you just end up finding cool shit. Also if you plan on nuking megaton, make sure you've milked it for the quests and such first.

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cowardknower

#83 December 26, 2009, 05:50:29 am

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you can't enjoy it because it isn't good.

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Buttkiller

#84 December 26, 2009, 05:51:27 am

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repair is bullshit, get speecbh and stay neutral and get the thing that gives you +30 to speech when you'ren eutral and you'll be unstoppable

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Jester

#85 December 26, 2009, 09:09:35 am

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Quote from: Mr. L on December 26, 2009, 04:12:47 am

it's such an hassle getting all the top end mods working

this and oblivion

ugh

install fallout mod manager

install fose

download all the big mods

unrar them into /data/

open mod manager

click "play"

probably the most time consuming step is downloading them because the biggest mods are like 400 mb

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Bumblebee man

#86 December 26, 2009, 10:30:36 am

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Yeah, I'm basically milking Megaton for quests at the moment because I plan on killing everyone in there. It's not that I'm malicious or anything it's just I was bullied into it by older boys. I just want... everyone to die happy...

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Eltee

#87 December 26, 2009, 04:26:50 pm

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Quote from: Jester on December 26, 2009, 09:09:35 am

install fallout mod manager

install fose

download all the big mods

unrar them into /data/

open mod manager

click "play"

probably the most time consuming step is downloading them because the biggest mods are like 400 mb

you have to reorder the big mods, enable certain components in the right order, etc etc

otherwise it just doesn't work

you spend an hour checking up compatibility between mods

i fucking hate it

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Jester

#88 December 26, 2009, 05:12:53 pm

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you musta got some weird mods.

all i remember is making sure the ESMs were first, and the rest of MMM was last :x

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Carrion Crow

#89 December 26, 2009, 05:58:07 pm

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Quote from: Bumblebee man on December 26, 2009, 10:30:36 am

Yeah, I'm basically milking Megaton for quests at the moment because I plan on killing everyone in there. It's not that I'm malicious or anything it's just I was bullied into it by older boys. I just want... everyone to die happy...

This is harder than it sounds!

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Kaworu

#90 December 26, 2009, 08:39:27 pm

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FO3 is only good when roleplaying imo. playing it AS A GAME is really terrible and bland. I also tried playing as a raider (thanks mods) and attackiomng people with raider buddies but it's so bad without the kind of TRADING and interaction.

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Carrion Crow

#91 December 26, 2009, 08:53:22 pm

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Yeah the stealth aspect of the game could've been made a little better. Instead of just being hidden, caution and danger. Silly dat.

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Buttkiller

#92 December 26, 2009, 09:13:42 pm

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Quote from: Kaworu on December 26, 2009, 08:39:27 pm

FO3 is only good when roleplaying imo. playing it AS A GAME is really terrible and bland. I also tried playing as a raider (thanks mods) and attackiomng people with raider buddies but it's so bad without the kind of TRADING and interaction.

i thought that was the point of rpgs? most rpgs would be terrible if you couldn't really BECOME THE CHARACTER

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ATARI

#93 December 26, 2009, 09:20:35 pm

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i just put mods in willy-nilly and never had any problems.

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#94 December 26, 2009, 09:22:35 pm

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Quote from: Buttkiller on December 26, 2009, 09:13:42 pm

i thought that was the point of rpgs? most rpgs would be terrible if you couldn't really BECOME THE CHARACTER

here's a gaming joke: Khelben 'BLACK STAFF' Arunsun.

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Kaworu

#95 December 26, 2009, 09:42:11 pm

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Quote from: Buttkiller on December 26, 2009, 09:13:42 pm

i thought that was the point of rpgs? most rpgs would be terrible if you couldn't really BECOME THE CHARACTER

I think FO3 is really one that you HAVE TO. Most RPGs are pretty linear and can be fun on the value of GAMES (for example KOTOR and Mass Effect are great at being games, and i think ME really works well for the medium) but you take away that aspect of FO3 and it's really terrible. If you're just playing it for completion and whatnot it really really sucks.

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Brown

#96 December 26, 2009, 10:17:18 pm

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Quote from: ed on December 26, 2009, 05:58:07 pm

This is harder than it sounds!

on the contrary, this is pretty easy. The MEGATON BOMB, which is very beautiful to view getting blown up from afar (tenpenny tower), leaves a lot of radiation.

Preview of FUN! (Click to reveal)

Trust me, the above is far from a spoiler, the actual destruction of megaton and it's peeps is awesome!

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ATARI

#97 December 26, 2009, 11:19:24 pm

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i think ed was thinking you meant going around and killing everyone in the town individually. i've done this on random saved games just to see if i could and it can be pretty tough iirc

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Buttkiller

#98 December 26, 2009, 11:26:14 pm

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Quote from: Kaworu on December 26, 2009, 09:42:11 pm

I think FO3 is really one that you HAVE TO. Most RPGs are pretty linear and can be fun on the value of GAMES (for example KOTOR and Mass Effect are great at being games, and i think ME really works well for the medium) but you take away that aspect of FO3 and it's really terrible. If you're just playing it for completion and whatnot it really really sucks.

KOTOR and mass effect have good gameplay but not as good as actual action or shooting games. they're a little bit less smooth or less polished or whatever and you spend more time doing stupid shit like sorting through your inventory so you do kinda need to get into the character. or at least i did. that seemed like it was the point of the whole good/evil dialogue choices and all that so you can make your own character to be fully immersed in THIS GUY??? idk i am really bad at making sentences right now but maybe you can see what i mean

also this only applies to fairly open-ended western rpgs that give you soem kind of choice and character customization to an extent. it's a little harder to get immersed in being an anime dude which is why jrpgs don't really have any effect on me

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Bumblebee man

#99 December 27, 2009, 12:12:02 am

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yeah i was talking about the bomb but i thought ed meant "it is harder to do all the quests" so i was like "what the hell are you talking about brown" lmao

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Brown

#100 December 28, 2009, 06:02:20 am

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Quote from: ATARI on December 26, 2009, 11:19:24 pm

i think ed was thinking you meant going around and killing everyone in the town individually. i've done this on random saved games just to see if i could and it can be pretty tough iirc

Ah yeah I had a lot of fun with that (although you dont really gain much except for some weapons/ misc items and badass karma). The stealth suit really helped me (from operation anchorage) as I would just run to an empty place, crouch and i'd be hidden, then unleash fury upon 3-4 different people it VATS mode. good times.

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