Vegas baby! Vegas

[Deadguy2322]

A quick question for anyone playing the PS3 version: Has it been patched enough to be reasonably stable yet? I am almost done with Fallout 3, so I am thinking about this one.

[CmdrSlack]

New DLC coming in May, June and July.

This reminds me that I need to finish my first playthrough, which should look great on our new TV.

For ten bucks a pop, I am hoping for a length similar to the Pitt or the other big DLC for Fallout 3 (it was set in Maryland, perhaps?).

[shiznitz]

I hadn't fired this up for several weeks and Steam updated it this weekend.  Patch or content?

[CmdrSlack]

Apparently a patch to make the new content work with the engine if that linked blog post is correct.

[Rishathra]

There were also balance tweaks to several weapons.

[Lakov_Sanite]

I don't know what changed with fallout but i get a blue screen of death occasionally when i enter combat and have to full reboot. had a nearly full playthrough without this before and didnt change my pc at all so....patch?

[Bunk]

So after a recent upgrade, I decided to reinstall New Vegas and try again. Being the mod whore that I am, I browsed through New Vegas Nexus, added a few basic character design mods, and noticed this new companion mod people were raving about.

Normally companion mods tend to be on the meh side. This one is the exception. Full custom graphic design, multiple quest lines, companion perks, travelling commentary, and complete voice acting. Aparrently the mod designer did the voice acting herself, and is actually quite good. Highly recommended for anyone starting a new game (may have issues if you are half way through).

Note, the site requires you to log in and turn off the "adult" filter, because apparently having an optional fade to black scene at the end of a quest line is "adult".

http://newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=41779

[Malakili]

Just got this on Steam sale yesterday, figured I'd bump the thread up for some more discussion for hte people who just picked it up.

My initial impression is that it is better than Fallout 3, and that is saying something because I liked Fallout 3, but this feels even more like Fallout to me.   Probably the setting more than anything.  I chose Hardcore mode when it gave me the option, though I am not yet fully aware of the ramifications.  I guess I need to eat drink and sleep regularly, or something.  I like that they give you that choice, it always seems to be something modding in early on anyway.

I'm starting out actually following the story line, but I don't know if I will continue to follow it long term.

[Shrike]

Just finished Honest Hearts myself. Interesting stuff.

I liked New Vegas better than FO3, and I really liked that game. The only thing about Vegas is it seems to be missing the serious spelunking missions. One of the high points of FO1 and FO2 were poking in old vaults and abandoned military bases. You've got the vaults (and boy do you...Vault 34...brrrr...), but I want some military bases dammit! Looking like we might get such a thing in one of the next two DLCs.

Hardcore mode isn't really a great hardship. Just have to think about weight distribution more and maybe reinforce that with a couple of perks. It does make you plan out long term missions away from whatever you call home more thoroughly. Also makes finding a suitable hidey hole to sleep and store things a bit more involved. I like it, but it's not a huge deal.

You'll find you'll follow the story iniitally pretty closely, but there are a huge number of distractions and they'll keep you very busy for a very long time. I would recomend getting to Vegas fairly early, or you might close off quest lines if you spend too much time wandering around finding stuff and possibly killing people before you should.

[snowwy]

Bought this on steam-sale as well. For some reason this game doesn't like my rig, at all. Crashed to desktop twice during the start-up training missions, with a "your gfx-driver shut down" message.
Upgraded to latest 275.33 drivers which did me no good on that game at least. Guess I'll try and turn down some gfx-options to see if that helps.

[Kitsune]

I got Dead Money in the steam sale, and holy shit that's the hardcore mode that New Vegas should have been.  I've been having to sweat and scrounge every minute of the way; this is the first time in New Vegas that I actually had to resort to eating food for health and praying for a workbench so I could cobble more ammo together.  It's brutal and I luvs it.

[Shrike]

I got Dead Money in the steam sale, and holy shit that's the hardcore mode that New Vegas should have been.  I've been having to sweat and scrounge every minute of the way; this is the first time in New Vegas that I actually had to resort to eating food for health and praying for a workbench so I could cobble more ammo together.  It's brutal and I luvs it.

Yeah, it was that. I went in at level 28 and it was friggin' vicious. Two things make it somewhat easier: lightstep perk and nerd rage. The BAR was your only trump card to things going south in a hurry, but keeping it in ammo was just  . It was fun, though, and also filled with foreshadowing for future DLC.

[Amaron]

I'm liking it so far.   I'm at about 30 hours in and there is clearly a ton of stuff to do.   It suffers a bit from Emo Avellone's "No good guy path for you!" but it's far better than F3.   The combat/gun changes also really help to keep it enjoyable.

[Morfiend]

Started this yesterday. Holy fuck insane mouse acceleration. I can hardly use the mouse the acceleration is so fast, but on the other hand, the .ini fix requires me to turn off Vsync, which I need on my 60hz refresh rate monitor.

[Amaron]

Started this yesterday. Holy fuck insane mouse acceleration. I can hardly use the mouse the acceleration is so fast, but on the other hand, the .ini fix requires me to turn off Vsync, which I need on my 60hz refresh rate monitor.

It shouldn't.   The fix is this:


You just put in those lines and you are good to go.    What fix did you use?

[snowwy]

Turning off vsync and HDR did wonders for me. Still no idea what i'm doing though, and i always seem to be short a few points on just the skill that i would raise next. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...
Energy weaps seems rather useless at levekl 3 though. "Oh, another shotgun, how cute...."Guess i'll play a few hours more before i restart the darn thing.
No, i do not read user manuals on new phones either !

[Lakov_Sanite]

After you go far enough away from goodsprings I believe it allows you to re-allocate points, never tried though.

[caladein]

Yeah, it lets you redo your points allocation and your looks.

I'm really enjoying New Vegas and I absolutely hated Fallout 3.  I just wish it was a bit more stable .

[Ruvaldt]

My experience has been similar, but without the stability problem.  I'm pleased that I finally picked this up during the Steam sale.  It feels more like a Fallout game than Fallout 3 did and has really scratched an rpg itch that I've had for a long while.

[Amaron]

If you guys haven't looked around you should definitely check out the mods at http://www.newvegasnexus.com/.   I don't usually mod much on my first playthrough but some of the things like high quality gun retextures are good even with the first playthrough.  There's quite a lot of stuff that isn't just lol bewbs.

[Jeff Kelly]

I have recently replayed Fallout 3 and all add ons and I like it more the second time around than I did the first time I played it.

Fallout New Vegas is much better though. After my second playthrough of Fallout 3 I deem it a legitimate Fallout (I didn't the first time through), yet Fallout New Vegas is feeling much more like Fallout 1 or 2 than Fallout 3 does.

I think this is because of two or three things

1 Humor. Fallout 3 barely has any humor at all. It is a postapocalyptic RPG and the capital wasteland is beautifully designed. Even with all of the subway tunnels and arbitrary rubble blockages you barely feel the limitations of the level design, it hides it well. It doesn't integrate the dark, sarcastic humor of the original Fallouts, though. New Vegas adds the same brand of humor that made the originals so damn good.

2. The juxtaposition of 50s style technology and pulp fiction with the postapocalyptic. New Vegas is better in mixing the unique blend of over the top pulp fiction and postapocalyptic feel. This ties into 1 because it was done for the humorous contrast of the ultra optimistic "the world of tomorrow" style with the fear of annihilation from the cold war and the real annihilation of the nuclear war.

The mix works astonishingly well and it's always funny when Mad Max meets Lost in Space

3. Feels more like a postapocalyptic society. Fallout 3 has nearly no settlements or the settlements feel small. New Vegas has more of that

4. No Mutants allowed: New Vegas has only a few Super Mutants compared to Fallout 3's legions and legions of stupid green skinned cannon fodder roaming the wastes.

[Kitsune]

The thing that turns me off about New Vegas was the sparse nature of big buildings.  In DC you could be wandering around, and oh hey big office building, let's see what's inside and you can spend an hour exploring it.  New Vegas is mostly desert and shacks.  Even the city itself has only a handful of buildings.

[Ingmar]

I have recently replayed Fallout 3 and all add ons and I like it more the second time around than I did the first time I played it.

Fallout New Vegas is much better though. After my second playthrough of Fallout 3 I deem it a legitimate Fallout (I didn't the first time through), yet Fallout New Vegas is feeling much more like Fallout 1 or 2 than Fallout 3 does.

I think this is because of two or three things

1 Humor. Fallout 3 barely has any humor at all. It is a postapocalyptic RPG and the capital wasteland is beautifully designed. Even with all of the subway tunnels and arbitrary rubble blockages you barely feel the limitations of the level design, it hides it well. It doesn't integrate the dark, sarcastic humor of the original Fallouts, though. New Vegas adds the same brand of humor that made the originals so damn good.

2. The juxtaposition of 50s style technology and pulp fiction with the postapocalyptic. New Vegas is better in mixing the unique blend of over the top pulp fiction and postapocalyptic feel. This ties into 1 because it was done for the humorous contrast of the ultra optimistic "the world of tomorrow" style with the fear of annihilation from the cold war and the real annihilation of the nuclear war.

The mix works astonishingly well and it's always funny when Mad Max meets Lost in Space

3. Feels more like a postapocalyptic society. Fallout 3 has nearly no settlements or the settlements feel small. New Vegas has more of that

4. No Mutants allowed: New Vegas has only a few Super Mutants compared to Fallout 3's legions and legions of stupid green skinned cannon fodder roaming the wastes.

5. Actually involved people who worked on 1/2.

[Jeff Kelly]

Well damn, I even thought of that.

[Amaron]

I finally remembered the name of this mod:

http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=41480

This essentially lets you put Fallout 3 into FNV.   That way you get to take advantage of the much improved combat and better weapons, perks, companion system etc.   They're still in alpha but it seems to get updated quite often.

[Ruvaldt]

After having my first interaction with Yes Man today I can safely say that I'm hooked on this game.  The humor and characters are phenomenal; things sorely missing from Fallout 3.  It's been a long time since I was this engaged in the plot of an rpg.

[Tannhauser]

He was one of my favorite NPC's in FNV.  Keep playing, you're in for a great ride.  Still haven't bought any DLC though, I keep 'saving' them for some reason.

[Kitsune]

I can wholeheartedly recommend Dead Money if you like scrounging to survive on minimal resources.  If I could find a mod to make New Vegas's hardcore mode more like that, I'd be in heaven.

[calapine]

Once you meet the Yes Man, how are far is one into the main quest? 3/4 done?

Cala

[Rendakor]

I'd say closer to 1/4.

[Ruvaldt]

I would believe it.  There seems like a tremendous amount of stuff here.  I became a cannibal at level 4 or something so the White Hands were spared my wrath, but I plan to side with Caesar once I meet him.  I've already decided I'll replay the game as NCR on hardcore sometime after this play through a few months from now, there's just so much stuff.  It helps having CHA 10 and a high speech though, I'm sure, as I end up seeing a ton of conversation topics.

Got stuck on a quest with a gun fight that I couldn't win so I took a detour to check out Vault 22 with Cass.  So awesome.

[Fabricated]

If I have a beef with New Vegas outside of it being hilariously buggy (my favorite is ants getting their "joints" stuck in the ground, when I score a critical hit and they "snap" loose and literally fly hundreds of yards through the air) is that some of the iron sights the guns have are non-existent or useless.

Edit: actually, if anything I'm really annoyed at the un-eveness of combat. FO3 and NV feel way, way different.

In New Vegas my guns hurt, but I can't hit a fucking thing even with high gun skills and fully repaired weapons. In FO3 I always hit even from seemingly unfair distances, but outside of wimpy raiders everything takes half my ammo to kill. Shit, mirelurks are ridiculous.

[Rendakor]

Can't hit using VATS or by aiming yourself? I mostly used VATS because I suck at shooters, and I never had problems with accuracy.

[Fabricated]

With and without VATS. I've literally ran straight up to enemies, crouched, used iron sights, fired center mass, and watched literally only 1 out of 6-7 rounds hit.

In FO3 I was removing heads and at least sort of injuring enemies from pretty far away. Of course, anything halfway tough takes like 50+ bullets to kill for some reason with any gun but at least I'm hitting stuff. FO3 I've been so annoyed fighting mirelurks and super mutants I just use VATS and throw grenades at them over and over since those seem to be able to hurt them. I'm like level 9 or so in NV and it's getting better but that's only because I'm swimming in caps and armed to the teeth with fully repaired weapons.

[brellium]

With and without VATS. I've literally ran straight up to enemies, crouched, used iron sights, fired center mass, and watched literally only 1 out of 6-7 rounds hit.

In FO3 I was removing heads and at least sort of injuring enemies from pretty far away. Of course, anything halfway tough takes like 50+ bullets to kill for some reason with any gun but at least I'm hitting stuff. FO3 I've been so annoyed fighting mirelurks and super mutants I just use VATS and throw grenades at them over and over since those seem to be able to hurt them. I'm like level 9 or so in NV and it's getting better but that's only because I'm swimming in caps and armed to the teeth with fully repaired weapons.

Don't use iron sights, it's hillariously bad.