Fallout New Vegas Options

[Stahlseele]

hmm . . i did not check . . IS Vault 21 even at the map?
gah, i will hate myself for this but . . i am starting a new character . .
gonna go explore on very easy this time, and without hardcore mode . .
did not see much of a special ending for the hardcore mode anyway <.<

[Doc Chase]

Vault 21 is a hotel/casino across the street from either the Ultra-Luxe or the NCR embassy. Half of it was filled with concrete when Mr. House won ownership in a bet.

Vault 21's experiment was to fill it with gambling addicts, stock it with tables, and have gambling the sole method of conflict resolution. Mr. House won a bet against the Overseer and was going to completely encase it, but relented after a passionate appeal by one of the citizens. It was then converted into a casino/hotel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[StealthSigma]

Vaults 43, 68, 69, and 77 are my favorite.

[Doc Chase]

They did pretty well with the creepy factor for this set. 11 breaks my heart, though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

I'm thinking 3 had an addition to the air supply like 19, making them susceptible to suggestion.

And yes, I am a fan of those vaults as well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[Hocus Pocus]

i'm still waiting for the last fallout to drop in price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[Stahlseele]

*shrugs*
in store, it was listed at 49€ . . but they sold it for 39€ O.o

[Critias]

i'm still waiting for the last fallout to drop in price (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

You mean Fallout 3? Or one of the DLC packs? Or what? And for what platform?

[Stahlseele]

right now i am playing a torrented version(i think) of FNV, because i'm gonna keep my collectors edition in mint state and because the german voicework in the retail is sucking more dick than a hungry cambodian child prostitute . .

[Karoline]

Pirated, not Torrented.

[Stahlseele]

*shrugs* Probably.
I dunno actually . . Buddy at work handed my an HDD and said:"Here, thought you'd like FNV before it hits Stores on Friday" This was on Wednesday.
And i had fucking FORGOTTEN about FNV up to that moment <.<

[Karoline]

Hehe, fun stuff. Might not be pirated then, not sure. Could be a review copy or something like that. Oh well, cool that you get to keep your actual game in mint condition.

[Wounded Ronin]

I just bought it on Steam. Sigh, it sounds pretty good based on this discussion. The fact you can handload cartridges is awesome and I really need to support firearms maintenance and handloading awareness in the general population of gamers, who will otherwise have their heads filled with misconceptions from Modern Warfare 2.

I should write them a letter that I will buy any titles that contain handloading and firearms maintenance on principle.

[Stahlseele]

Hehe, fun stuff. Might not be pirated then, not sure. Could be a review copy or something like that. Oh well, cool that you get to keep your actual game in mint condition.

Yah, working for a huge ass telecommunications corporation with a bunch of other geeks and nerds does have it's up sides . .
Half of them play Shadowrun, Battletech or WH40 ^^

I just bought it on Steam. Sigh, it sounds pretty good based on this discussion. The fact you can handload cartridges is awesome and I really need to support firearms maintenance and handloading awareness in the general population of gamers, who will otherwise have their heads filled with misconceptions from Modern Warfare 2.

I should write them a letter that I will buy any titles that contain handloading and firearms maintenance on principle.

Buying from steam is an idea too. But i love going to a shop, browsing around and just grabbing whatever i can afford and running home like a little boy to play with my new toy ^^
Furthermore, if you really want to do the reloading stuff, you will have to help the convicts in the NCRCF, because they are more or less the only way to get that done in early game as far as i can see . .

[Wounded Ronin]

Good to know about the convicts.

Heh, I'll bet that before Fallout, lots of gamers didn't even know that firearms *could* have stoppages. I mean, you play Rainbow Six Vegas 2 or what have you and you never even get a stovepipe.

[Stahlseele]

Yeah, but you usually play top of the line para military units on both sides, so getting good gear is not too difficult to explain in these cases . .
And good military grade gear should not have any such problems either . .
In the Universe of fallout, there is little to no NEW gear hitting the wastelands.
It's ALL used, when you get it . . usually . . BOS and Enclave and Vaults are usually the only points where you can get practically new gear.
In FNV there seems to be a bit more somehow, with the Gun Runners and the Silver Rush Enegy Weapons Store . .

[Wounded Ronin]

Yeah, but you usually play top of the line para military units on both sides, so getting good gear is not too difficult to explain in these cases . .
And good military grade gear should not have any such problems either . .
In the Universe of fallout, there is little to no NEW gear hitting the wastelands.
It's ALL used, when you get it . . usually . . BOS and Enclave and Vaults are usually the only points where you can get practically new gear.
In FNV there seems to be a bit more somehow, with the Gun Runners and the Silver Rush Enegy Weapons Store . .

That's all well and good about starting with a well maintained perfectly clean gun, but after blowing through 500 rounds in full auto mode because you're getting swamped by endless streams of enemies you're going to start getting overheating and carbon buildup issues. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Stahlseele]

Probably.
But does that happen often in these games? O.o
I don't know, i don't play them anymore . .
I thought it was usually sneaky silenty killy of 1 or 2 dozend enemies?

Also, if you have questions about F³. Ask here.
Most of us probably will answer with lengthy postings that can and probably will contain various spoilers ^^

[Voran]

I am curious to see if everyone is killable. And what happens to the game if I just kill everyone I see (well, almost everyone, still need merchants).

[Stahlseele]

Yes, you can basically just kill everybody . . you just won't get all that far in the game then, because you don't get many quests and the only loot/XP are going to come from your kills mostly . .
But you can, indeed, simply do that, as far as i have read O.o

[Wounded Ronin]

I'm playing it and enjoying it but it crashes frequently.

[Stahlseele]

i did not have any crashes as of yet somehow O.o

[Wounded Ronin]

I don't remember Fallout 3 crashing this much. :/ I just updated my nvidia drivers. Sometimes I get weird buzzing sounds while playing, so I wonder if I have to try and update my audio drivers or something.

[Voran]

there is some instability, though the ability to add mods via the community (and patches as necessary, though the devs have been pretty good at cleaning up), makes a big difference.

[Wounded Ronin]

Reinstalled to try and fix frequent CTDs.

[Karoline]

They did a patch in the last couple days (Not sure when, Steam does them automatically for me) because I started up a new character and noticed that a few perks and such had changed (Kamakazi gives an AP bonus instead of a damage bonus). I also found that my game wasn't running nearly as slowly when I had a bunch of people around. Still slowed down during the battle for goodspring, but I could actually fight unlike the first time around.