Fallout 3, Discuss Options

[Hocus Pocus]

with my new comp I can finally play the newer games, but 50 bucks is way over my budget, will have to wait till it gets down to 20. Looks good from the previews

[Blade]

If it's that good I might consider raising my limit to €20 instead of my usual €10. Anyway, Mount&Blade is already filling most of my gaming needs right now.

[MYST1C]

We only have one computer at home that MIGHT be capable of playing it... but I think I'm going to buy it anyway (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) I have to admit, I've been so nervous about this game, hearing it's actually good makes me want to cry.

Try System Requirements Lab to test you machine(s) (choose Fallout 3 from the drop-down menu).

My own computer (Athlon 64 X2 4000+, 2GB RAM, 256MB GeForce 7600gt, Windows XP pro SP3) surpasses the minimum requirements and only fails recommended specs in the graphics department (not enough video RAM).

[Fortune]

I haven't got a hope in hell of being able to play this game for at least another month or so (fingers crossed). I guess I really should get around to actually playing the first two first though.

[Stahlseele]

yes you should O.o
those are two of the best games that are available x.x . .
how anyone can not have played things like civ1, settlers2, fallout 1 and 2 is beyond me . .
especially if he is old enough to have been there for the first computer ever *snickers*

[bofh]

Just bought a new computer (http://www.schelin.org/20081004 Intel E8500, 8 Gigs Ram, ATI 4870 w/512M Ram) so I may have to give it a shot. I'm playing Dead Space right now. Not bad so far.

Carl

[Fortune]

Speaking of 'Dead Space', what's the movie like? I haven't heard much about the game itself, but I was told the (animated) film was decent. I just don't necessarily trust the taste of my source. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[bofh]

Haven't seen the movie. Honestly Dead Space just popped up on my radar because of the new system. Several reviews said it was a great game and very scary and I'm just not seeing that. Maybe I don't scare easily (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Carl

[dog_xinu]

My gaming rig (only 1.5 years old) was top of the line for what I could afford at the time barely plays F3. Ok.. the graphics are set to Medium Quality and the resolution is something odd like 900x600 (wide screen monitor). So it looks like I am going to have to buy another video card to SLI to the first or a monster new card to replace the old. With the graphics/resolutions that way it is and the way things are kinda slow I cant really play much before I want to hurt the computer.

According to that website above (can you run this?) I meet the minimum requirements on video but miss the recommeded video... hmmm...

[bofh]

I ran the canyourunit tool and it's a bit confused by my system. Apparently due to the dual video cards. I have a 9250 with 256M of ram and a 4870 with 512M of ram. It seems to have them reversed but it seems the system is where the confusion is and not with the tool.

Carl

[Fix-it]

dog, try going into advanced options and turning the texture size settings down a notch. I find that on my mid-range card that helps with performance imeasurably. it went from barely playable, lags often, to smooth as silk. doesn't look as pretty, but that's what I get for being frugal when buying hardware.


btw, question for those who have tried an evil char, spoilers obviously:

for those who went evil, and took the contract killer perk, is the guy you sell ears to in the scrapyard office, and obviously the devil in disguise? you can't kill him, I tried. also he's a tightfisted bastard. 10 caps/ear.


EDIT: there's also a patch out now on bethesda's website, might help with bugs/ performance issues.

[DamienKnight]

I have been playing it on an XBOX 360 and it plays just fine. Because VATS can be used not just to fire a called shot, but to instantly align your mouse with a target, I dont miss the mouse at all. If you use VATS for shooting and for aiming, its not really an FPS, but a First Person RPG.

It plays alright as a shooter, though there are times that it can get difficult to win certain fights without called shots.

There is still some dark humor, such as the Republic of Dave and how frank they are about threatening to execute you for the smallest infraction, or the Crazy wife in Arefu, who says 'Oh, I made cookies for you, here'and hands you a piece of trash

But yes, less humor than the rest of the series. Great job with the people though. Their personalities are often very realistic and ironic. I know some may hate to hear me say this, but Fallout3 has what feels like a more realistic representation of a postnuclear world than the first two games are. Where F1 and 2 were more funny, this one is alot more immersive.

[bofh]

Man, I _almost_ bought it from Steam last night. I'd rather have the DVD in hand though so I delayed but it was hard. I played Starcraft instead (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Carl

[PBTHHHHT]

After watching my roommate play it a bit on the xbox, I finally made up my own character and started playing. Not bad, I enjoyed it. What's interesting was watching his character early on (lvl. 3) take down three guys in brotherhood outcast power armor, who were armed with lasers including the heavy rapid fire laser. Only took using 4 grenades from surprise and then taking cover behind a rock and switching to an assault rifle to finish off the last guy. Needless to say he could afford buying some nice stuff from the merchant in megaton.
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[Stahlseele]

yes, luck and high agi with some int and enduracne thrown in for good measure will go a long way in that game . .
and we see why the assault rifle is king of the battlefield nowadays, because it's able to fire well aimed bursts over some distance . .
and as for grenades: as soon as the safety is off, mr.grenade is no longer your friend!

[Fix-it]

grenades + vats are quite broken. even with low explosives skill, you can hit people quite easily.

[Bull]

Is anyone playing this on the XBox 360? I have no intentions of upgrading my PC until it falls to pieces and I buy another clunker to replace it.

Yes. I have it for the 360. Enjoying it as best I can, with what time I have. This weeks been a bit chaotic, to say the least. But headshotting mutants and watching their brains go kablooey is good stress release.

[nezumi]

My wife surprised me with this last night. She installed it, then hid her task bar and asked if I could help her fix it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Unfortunately, our video card is one model behind the minimum (we have a Radeon 350/550/1050 and the lowest is 850). Exasperating! I found an MSI Radeon HD 3450 for $25 on newegg, so I'm considering that, but we didn't have the money for the game in the first place. *sigh*

At least I can look at the pretty disc art (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Stahlseele]

the game cost how much?
how tight is the money with you people, if you don't have about 100 bucks to spare for something like that?
makes me feel bad considering i just spent about 1k on 4 games and a new laptop to play them on <.< . .

[nezumi]

Game was $50, a new video card would be about $40, after S&H and so on. $100 for a new game, even Fallout, is a bit steep.

[Stahlseele]

technically, i spent 865€ on Fallout 3 . .
65€ for the Collectors Edition of Fallout 3 and 800€ on a new LapTop to be able to actually play the Game and to tide me over, until i can build my new Desktop computer . .

[hobgoblin]

played the main story from end to end in maybe 20 hours.

also, no need for ammo ones one is packing fist of iron x3, a power fist (i laughed like a mad man when i found it in some crate) and pumped unarmed combat skill. oh, and pump your AP any chance you get.

going that route, one can theoretically match the energy weapon for pure damage ability. especially if one can keep the fist at near perfect condition. there is even a rare version thats even more powerful then the version i found (and managed to keep at around 50% condition).

just to bad that you cant do "called shots" using unarmed or melee weapons. and i kinda miss the ability to go for the eyes or groin. i would have loved to see a critical unarmed combat attack to the groin, while wearing power armor, result in the character kicking the target airborne.

[Stahlseele]

there's a power-fist called The Shocker too
an electrically charged Power-Fist that seems to be especially effective against robots . . i did not try this out on other things yet, mind you . .

[Fix-it]

I'm disappointed, going as a stupid character (Int 1) doesn't seem to affect dialogue choices much. it was a riot in FO2

[bofh]

Just got done playing it a bit. So far it's pretty cool and with my setup, the graphics are spectacular. Coming out of 101 was actually a bit weird. They did get the eyes right though. There was an article recently where the games guys or CGI guys; something, had figured out that the eyes needed to move, well maybe not randomly but not looking at a fixed point all the time.

Carl