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Topic: Bethesda gets Fallout (Read 325940 times)
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Engels
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inflicts shingles.
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where is that thing found?
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rk47
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is there a flash light in this game? places are too damn dark.
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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Yoru
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the y master, king of bourbon
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Me want download from Steam, but Steam is racist toward those living in Japanese. Grr.
Get a friend in the States to gift it to your Steam account and pay them back some other way. Works great. |
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schild
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is there a flash light in this game? places are too damn dark.
Three great things I learned: 1. Hold down Tab/your PipBoy Key to get an AOE light to turn on, it's a nice soft green glow, though sometimes it seems bright because it's such a stark difference to the norm. 2. Hold down R to put your weapon away. Good for not scaring folks off depending on where you are. R being your reload key. 3. When you're in your inventory, hold down any number 1-7 and a little wheel will turn on, whichever number you're holding down will be tied to whichever item you click, 1 is Stimpacks, 2-7 are different weapons for me. |
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rk47
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uh....that's not flash light. but good one on the hotkeys.
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Colonel Sanders is back in my wallet
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Reg
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Hah, that's exactly how inventory hotkeys worked in Oblivion too.
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Azazel
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hmmm..... 2 1/2 questions about this game...
Buy or pass 'till it's cheaper?
PC or 360?
Why?
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Tebonas
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PC, in anticipation of mods.
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Azazel
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Does the PC version have SecuROM, like Far Cry 2?
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Tebonas
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You might peruse the search function, but I vaguely remember a "No, the Steam version doesn't have SecuROM." By Schild, maybe?
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Bunk
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Out of curiosty, is the railway gun small arms or a heavy weapon? We're talking 70+ skill vs 15, so I want an idea of whether to bother.
To the preson who asked, without being spoilery, its offered as a schematic.
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Azazel
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You might peruse the search function, but I vaguely remember a "No, the Steam version doesn't have SecuROM." By Schild, maybe?
I'm asking about the retail version. |
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Tebonas
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The retail version has Securom. My grinding DVD drive and the familiar spinning CD icon makes me sure of it.
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Riggswolfe
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hmmm..... 2 1/2 questions about this game...
Buy or pass 'till it's cheaper?
PC or 360?
Why?
Buy. Buy it right now. I went with 360 because I have a 52" Hi Def TV. PC would have better graphics and maybe user made mods if they release a modding engine. I also had a surprisingly bug-free experience on the 360 and you might want to take that into account. In my entire playthrough which was probably 40-50 hours worth, I had one weird lockup. No other bugs. At all. |
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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I went with 360 because I have a 52" Hi Def TV.
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Rasix
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Is that necessary? Going to start splitting and dennning that crap.
Some people have separate rooms and set ups for their televisions and computers. Accept it and move the fuck on.
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-Rasix
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Waah. Shut the fuck up.
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Anyway, to clarify: I said it not because I'm the mighty pc/hdtv crusader, but because it's specious logic. He went with the 360 because he doesn't have his pc hooked to his tv, not because somehow having a big tv means you need the 360 version. You might be tired and cranky about me, but I'm also kinda tired of people thinking tv = console.
Unbunch your panties.
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Hindenburg
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Out of curiosty, is the railway gun small arms or a heavy weapon? We're talking 70+ skill vs 15, so I want an idea of whether to bother. Small arms. Highest damage per limb. Best weapon to kill mutant behemots, imo, just rip their legs. |
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Mirelurks are sucking up all my ammos  But upon reflection, I'm going back to lay some mines along that tunnel. Take that, mirelurks! |
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Riggswolfe
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Anyway, to clarify: I said it not because I'm the mighty pc/hdtv crusader, but because it's specious logic. He went with the 360 because he doesn't have his pc hooked to his tv, not because somehow having a big tv means you need the 360 version. You might be tired and cranky about me, but I'm also kinda tired of people thinking tv = console.
Unbunch your panties.
I do not want my PC in my living room. I don't really see what the issue there is. Sorry if that's "specious" logic but it's how I view things. I already have 5 damn consoles and a dvd player hooked up to that TV. Would computer games rock on that tv and with the surround sound system? Sure, but I'm not interested in rearranging my living room for that purpose. Besides, I play more games on console than PC now anyway. Why fuck with things like securom and driver issues and other random bugs when I can just put the damn game in and play? |
"We live in a country, where John Lennon takes six bullets in the chest, Yoko Ono was standing right next to him and not one fucking bullet! Explain that to me! Explain that to me, God! Explain it to me, God!" - Denis Leary summing up my feelings about the nature of the universe.
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Rasix
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I am the harbinger of your doom!
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Out of curiosty, is the railway gun small arms or a heavy weapon? We're talking 70+ skill vs 15, so I want an idea of whether to bother. Small arms. Highest damage per limb. Best weapon to kill mutant behemots, imo, just rip their legs. Mini nukes to their head seem to work just fine.  |
-Rasix
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Azazel
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Alright, PC it is. Tomorrow. Well, later today, technically.
I'll pick up the 360 version later on if I enjoy the PC version enough, assuming I get around to playing it. Damn you, Blizzard!
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Morfiend
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Three great things I learned:
1. Hold down Tab/your PipBoy Key to get an AOE light to turn on, it's a nice soft green glow, though sometimes it seems bright because it's such a stark difference to the norm.
2. Hold down R to put your weapon away. Good for not scaring folks off depending on where you are. R being your reload key.
3. When you're in your inventory, hold down any number 1-7 and a little wheel will turn on, whichever number you're holding down will be tied to whichever item you click, 1 is Stimpacks, 2-7 are different weapons for me.
I knew about number 2. But right now I have some serious love for you for telling me about the other two things. |
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Sky
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I love my TV an' hug my TV an' call it 'George'.
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Yeah, #1 sounds good. Had to go into cave mode saturday morning due to the intense sunlight (when I should've been getting in one last mow). Must be a decent game, it's the first day since I bought the new house that I chose gaming over puttering around outside. Anyway, I remembered reading something about a PipLight, but didn't see how to activate it.
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Rasix
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I am the harbinger of your doom!
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The piplight was briefly mentioned in the tutorial (Vault 101) part of the game. It does help a great deal in interiors. The hotkey thing is a hold over from Oblivion. I haven't had any room in my hotkey line up for stimpacks until recently, even then I mostly tab to the pipboy when I need to heal. I carry around a pretty mean assortment of weapons and I've recently had to mothball some of my older standard weaponry: no more assault rifles, 10mm pistols, or scoped magnums. I really wish Lincoln's gun used different ammo.
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-Rasix
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Yegolev
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Like with TES, I see no need for hotkeys when opening the inventory pauses everything.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
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Bunk
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Operating Thetan One
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It's a hell of a lot faster to hit 1, 2 , or 3 to select the weapon I want for the environment over scrolling through the 3 pages worth of weapons and ammo I am typically carrying.
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Hindenburg
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One other thing that you gents should probably know: you walk faster if you holster your weapon.
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LK
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Someone complained at work today about the weight limit system and how he can't carry everything he comes across and is "forced" to go to town after every battle to sell the 4xclothes and armor that he picks up from mobs. He wants it to run like WoW where you should be able to carry as many items as you have inventory space and finds it optimal to be able to carry 3 of every item in the game. I called him dumb and said his thinking was fucked.
Can anyone help me craft a more intelligent response?
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schild
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Why bother? He's dumb and his thinking is fucked.
He should just go back to playing WoW.
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Jain Zar
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I see both ways of thought. 1 way is the TAKE EVERYTHING NOT NAILED TO THE FLOOR path. The other is the "I am here to kick ass, not be a walking garage sale".
You take the good shit and leave the crap. You can't have everything and if you want to take as much as possible and bankrupt every NPC merchant in the game take high STR and the Pack Mule perk and STFU.
When I was making my build people claimed 4 STR meant I wouldnt get to carry as much stuff or hit things in the face as well.
Oh well. I can carry a decent amount as opposed to grabbing every suit of armor I find. I have to be selective. And does a high STR help with flamethrowing ants who take entirely too many shots to kill?
NO. No it does not. Of course I shouldn't be fighting them at level 3-4 anyhow but so what I want to and so I will. Love the glowing metal pistol after I get torched though. Its rad.
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Big Gulp
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Anyway, to clarify: I said it not because I'm the mighty pc/hdtv crusader, but because it's specious logic. He went with the 360 because he doesn't have his pc hooked to his tv, not because somehow having a big tv means you need the 360 version. You might be tired and cranky about me, but I'm also kinda tired of people thinking tv = console.
Unbunch your panties.
TV does equal console. Just because you've decided to go a really idiotic route towards playing PC games doesn't mean the rest of the world agrees with you. I have a computer hooked up to my HDTV also, but it's a shitty eMachine that I use as a media server, and that's it. I like having my TV open to actually watch shows, rather than as a glorified monitor. That's the main reason I don't play the 360 so much, because I don't like my TV being monopolized by a game, and my girlfriend certainly wouldn't either. I can play stuff on my PC with two 22" widescreen monitors and still watch TV while I do it. I've tried your set up with a wireless keyboard and mouse, and frankly it sucks. Get over it. |
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Morfiend
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where is that thing found?
Did I miss the answer to this? *Edit* Yes I did. I dont have enough caps to buy any of the schematics. After repairing and buying Stims I usually have around 100 to 200 caps. Any advice? |
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Big Gulp
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I dont have enough caps to buy any of the schematics. After repairing and buying Stims I usually have around 100 to 200 caps. Any advice?
All ammo and drugs are weightless. Even if you don't use that type of ammo or drug, grab it. I haven't had any money problems since doing that. |
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