Fallout 3 [spoilers, etc]

[schild]

So, let's kick things off. Don't want to take explorer at level 20? You don't have to, here's a map with nothing highlighted. You can thank me later when you're a ninja. Spoilered due to size.


Any questions about quests or anything? Also, I suppose, if we find bobblehead locations, we should post them here, etc. Let's spoiler storyline and quest stuff though.

[Goreschach]

Any questions about quests or anything?

Why is DC such a sewermetro-addled hellhole? And has the guy that designed it been fired yet?

[schild]

Any questions about quests or anything?

Why is DC such a sewermetro-addled hellhole? And has the guy that designed it been fired yet?

Well, the guy that designed DC has been dead for a while now. If you haven't been there, yes, it is a sewermetro-addled hellhole.

Oh, you mean Fallout 3.

Its realistic?

[Goreschach]

Any questions about quests or anything?

Why is DC such a sewermetro-addled hellhole? And has the guy that designed it been fired yet?

Well, the guy that designed DC has been dead for a while now. If you haven't been there, yes, it is a sewermetro-addled hellhole.

Oh, you mean Fallout 3.

Its realistic?

I could live with the damn things simply being there, but they had to go and put a giant pile of rubble conspicuously between every other goddamn building, forcing you to run countless sewer levels to get anywhere.

[Venkman]

That's the "Game" part 

It does get annoying. This game screams for a climb skill. But I invariably find much more ammo when I'm forced to look in every conceivable corner for everything.

[lesion]

Invisible collision is the hardest enemy in the game. At least (at least!) when you've discovered the stations you can just fast-travel from then on. And metro is just that one corner-ish of the map.

Anyone get some weird-ass apparel? I confiscated Robot Button Gwinnett's powdered wig and Lincoln's stovepipe (I need a monocle). The dress-up in this game is awesome. I am a raging homo who melts people with plasma.

[schild]

Do you use a regular plasma Rifle or AN-32s or whatever it that droid was called? Because one is far better than the others.

[Venkman]

Plasma Rifle? How do I get me one of those? I got some cool Powered Armored but don't have the skill to wear them yet and am not sure I want to. So far the only time I've died in the game is when I got missile'd directly, but that was me being dumb. And I'm only level 5 so I don't know how much harder fights become. I've got a good array of weapons from the pistol which I've got about 62 skill in even now, a Minigun with a crapload of 5mm rounds, Hunting Rifle and the Combat Shotgun (and assorted other things including the melee weapon from Ant lady). So far I've been able to keep everything repaired from drops, but there I don't know if it's because I've avoided wasting ammo on moles and dogs and that stuff.

All in all I like the accountability of almost every decision in the game including how you dress.

[schild]

Last night was eventful. I decided to finish up the main quest up until I could wear power armor after I did some unique climbing in a tunnel. I ended up with 2 full sets of Tesla Armor which I'm not sure you're supposed to have. Then I went to Paradise Falls and bought a slave. I didn't have enough money left after buying ammo all over the damn place, and I'm not quite ready to kill all the people there so I'm saving up to go back and buy the three children. You can't kill children in this game, but you can own them. Here's me and my whore accomplice in Tesla Armor.

[Signe]

I can't get my character to stay facing the camera on purpose! 

Why do you know everything?

[NiX]

I ended up with 2 full sets of Tesla Armor which I'm not sure you're supposed to have.

That early on, I don't know. It does show up near the end when they start whipping out the gatling lasers. Which, by the way, can RUIN you in seconds.

Did anyone figure out the puzzle in the Museum of American HistoryTechnology?

[schild]

There's a puzzle in the Museum of American History?

[schild]

I can't get my character to stay facing the camera on purpose! 

Why do you know everything?

Heh. Pan around with middle mouse or whatever you have it tied to, and then hit tilde, it'll remove the gui and pause all the action on teh screen (tilde is console).

[NiX]

There's a puzzle in the Museum of American History?

Fixed it above, but I meant the Museum of Technology.

[Hindenburg]

There's a puzzle in the Museum of Technology? 

I'm guessing you're talking about the skyroom thingie?

[Mazakiel]

(Ignoring the spoiler tag since the title has spoilers)


If you examine one of the first terminals you come across, there's a note in there about a guy named Prime who hacked some terminals to leave parts of an access code for his buddy to access a weapons storage locker area.  You then will find three terminals with options 001, 002, and 003 where you choose the correct number to advance that part of the code.  Once you have all three correct codes chosen, any of the hacked terminals will give you an access code to a safe with the key in it.  You can either quick save and choose each option until you get the right one, or, if I recall correctly, you choose the prime numbers.  You can also later find Prime at the meeting spot he mentions and get a decent amount of ammo. 

You'll also see references to their ongoing Imax type theater shows they had in the museum, including one about colonoscopies. 

[schild]

Anyone know where the Tricycle shit is to turn in the Nuke Cola Clear Formula?

[Big Gulp]

Anyone else find the crashed UFO west of Greener Pastures dump site?  Very cool.  My radio picks up a distress icon and I spend a few minutes scoping out the terrain until I see what looks like a crashed plane.  The damn thing's giving off 2 radiation per second, but there's an alien blaster there that has a damage rating of 56.  I'm leery of using it, though, because I'm fairly sure I'm not going to find any more ammo for it.

[Venkman]

Does it use ammo or does it automatically recharge?

Also, just from your description, that sounds like the premise of the D&D campaign Barrier Peaks (which I never played but loved the idea of scavenging sci-fi with my caster-type).

[Big Gulp]

Does it use ammo or does it automatically recharge?

Also, just from your description, that sounds like the premise of the D&D campaign Barrier Peaks (which I never played but loved the idea of scavenging sci-fi with my caster-type).

No, it uses ammo.  I know this because that ammo is scattered all around the body.  Actually, the alien is wearing a pretty keen 50's style spacesuit.  I wanted desperately to scavenge it, but the corpse itself isn't searchable.   

[schild]

Alright, when you find Oasis (and I suggest you do), there are 4 options. Only spoiling the reward - and all 3 seem to be neutral results, here they are so you don't have to dick around (the dialogue is all crap, basically):


Edited the spoiler for more exact shit.

[schild]

If you're evil, and at this point the game is giving me no real reason to be good - go loot the Outcast Fort - For Independence - there's a shitload of alien blaster ammo in the basement - you need a 100 in lockpicking to get there.

[Goreschach]

Does it use ammo or does it automatically recharge?

Also, just from your description, that sounds like the premise of the D&D campaign Barrier Peaks (which I never played but loved the idea of scavenging sci-fi with my caster-type).

No, it uses ammo.  I know this because that ammo is scattered all around the body.  Actually, the alien is wearing a pretty keen 50's style spacesuit.  I wanted desperately to scavenge it, but the corpse itself isn't searchable.   

I was just a little ways southwest of Oasis when something blew up overhead. A couple seconds of searching around and I found 20 or so alien power cells and some blastery looking weapon called Firelance, or something like that. 80 damage. I'm guessing the alien blasters use the same ammo? I haven't found any more, so I just chucked the damn thing in one of my lockers.

[Strazos]

Going to be taking my time with this one.

Melee is terrible, just like in Oblivion. Going to be going with Energy. Got my first Laser Pistols earlier, and melted a guy's face. It was sweet.

[Big Gulp]

Abe Lincoln was a BADASS!   

Hit up the second floor of the history museum for his repeating rifle.  It's basically like the hunting rifle, but it uses .44 ammo, and you can shoot 15 times before reloading.  This is my new go-to weapon.  I'm currently eradicating a group of slavers who wanted to buy it.

From my cold, dead hands!

[schild]

This shit is slow going:

Also, lol:

[Big Gulp]

You must have just not seen the shot, Straz.  The same thing happened to me the first time, so I reloaded and just killed him before he could draw.  No repercussions towards me, and I'm just ducky with the sheriff.

Am I wrong, or does Burke work for the Enclave?  'Cause that's kind of the vibe I got off of him.

[schild]

Am I wrong, or does Burke work for the Enclave?  'Cause that's kind of the vibe I got off of him.

[Mazakiel]

Re:  Burke

[schild]

He mentioned that but it doesn't mean it's even remotely true.

[Venkman]

You must have just not seen the shot, Straz.  The same thing happened to me the first time, so I reloaded and just killed him before he could draw.  No repercussions towards me, and I'm just ducky with the sheriff.

Am I wrong, or does Burke work for the Enclave?  'Cause that's kind of the vibe I got off of him.

Yea, same happened to me. And something like 12 game days later, the sheriff is still lying dead outside of Moriarity's  I didn't think to reload back then.

In general, I always find that when I get into the mode of try-something/oops/reload I generally end up quiting. Too much like God-mode to be interesting. But the story, side-quests and world are so interesting here that even if I do that (like I did through Minefield), it's only a temporary thing. Maybe I should have picked up Oblivion after all...

[rattran]

Re: Continuing after the main storyline is done. Nope, no way no how. Game ends, closing scene depending on good/evil/neutral, and 2 other choice you make. I think much like Oblivion, the main plot is the weakest part of the game, and interferes with the sandbox/exploration/serial killing aspects.

And trying to play 'neutral' is a fuckton harder than good or evil, with lesser rewards from what I've seen.

[Strazos]

You must have just not seen the shot, Straz.  The same thing happened to me the first time, so I reloaded and just killed him before he could draw.  No repercussions towards me, and I'm just ducky with the sheriff.

Am I wrong, or does Burke work for the Enclave?  'Cause that's kind of the vibe I got off of him.

Well, the sheriff was not dead on the ground afterwards. I think if you activate the event in this fashion, Simms Has to die. Killing Burke on your own is a different story I guess.

[Tebonas]

Hmm, I killed Burke and afterwards Simms thanked me and told me he obviously isn't as fast as he used to be. I shot at him after Simms turned away but before Burke drew his weapon. He turned around and nearly killed me instead of shooting the Sheriff.

[Hindenburg]

Well, the sheriff was not dead on the ground afterwards. I think if you activate the event in this fashion, Simms Has to die. Killing Burke on your own is a different story I guess.

Nah, you can kill Burke after Simms talks to him and still have the Sheriff live, just pop VATS as soon as he stops talking, don't even wait for Burke to pull the weapon.

He mentioned that but it doesn't mean it's even remotely true.