It's the ultimate lifesaver.

Only the Fat Man is more likely to kill enemies in an emergency, and it's likely to kill you too.

Frankly? I'd rather use the Alien Blaster. Then again, I'm specced toward Energy Weapons, so it makes sense. It's lighter, and it's perfect for do-or-die situations when you're out of shells or bullets and you've a Super Mutant Master or Glowing One closing the gap. Or, heaven forbid, a Deathclaw.

So where exactly do I need to go to find this place? I started a new character last night, and I have no idea where it is. I looked online, and it said by the Red Ryder factory, but I have no idea where that is either.

It should put a marker on your little compass. Follow the marker.

Where though? I didn't get any radio signal when I left the vault. My buddy at work told me to start searching around the Rivet City area.

what are you looking for exactly?

I dunno, I can't help there. In my game I was far along and I got it after exiting little lamplight. Turning to the new station automaticly put the marker up.

Are you looking for the new Anchorage thing? Just wander around in Megaton and you should pick up the signal. Listen to it and make sure the quest is active and you'll get a marker leading you there.

Cool! I'll give that a shot!

Be sure to make it your active quest in your Pipboy.

Yeah, make sure your active quest is the "Helping Outcasts" one.

I think I drank myself out of a Nuka Cola Challenge achievement


I'm too addicted to this game.. I've got 37/50 Achievements, but I feel about ready to move on to the new content. Me and Fawkes own the wasteland now. It's ours.

oy.... i know a guy who returned the game after playing it for 10 minutes... he didnt like being a baby/ kid/ teen and complained that he didnt get to shoot things. -_-;

did he not see the pictures on the back of the box? did he not see the manual? did he not look online?

oy.

Yeah, Not you just need to Own Anchorage, and soon enough Pittsburg (though I'm not sure who would really want to own that )

I'm eager to return to the Wasteland. Come on Pitt!

Wow. He didn't realize he was essentially still in the opening cutscene?

I see it a lot -- to some people, if it isn't "turn the game on and start shooting things" it sucks with all that 'reading crap'

I will say the beginning was very slow burn. But for what it was, it was a good tutorial.

Fallout 2 had an tutorial that was utterly horrible. A real shame, given the breadth and depth of the rest of the game.

I hated those friggin' ants.

*Has PURE RAGE flashbacks*

I hated that stupid temple. It basically made you waste points in Melee combat skills to get through it.

Well, I beat the DLC, but I happen to walk past the second Intel Suitcase in the first part of the simulation, so I missed out on the Perk. Still, I'm thinking that I will be be playing with this new evil character I made, as I am level 9 with Power armor and haven't even done any of the other quests.

i started playing fallout 1 today.... its kind of hard to get into. i dont really understand the controls that well. right now im clearing out some rad scorpions in a cave for some town i came across.

I finally decided to brave the tunnels of the tepid sewer and found downtown Washington, the capital, the museums, et al. Damn near level 18 on both good and evil and this is the first I've been this deep into DC.

It's times like this I hate the level cap. Yeah, level 30 is coming, but I'm certain I'm going to be maxed out on levels well before it does.

Yeah, the level cap is aggravating. I hit it about halfway through the game.

Well at least we know that FO4 will probably not haveone, as interviews have claimed it and a definate ending as the two biggest mistakes they made in FO3

The Perk isn't that great, really. My main missed the same suitcase, but when I went back with my Neutral Mercenary character I got the perk. It's nothing special.




You'll get used to it. Remember though, Fallout 1 was made for a simpler time. The nuances of Fallout 2 or 3 aren't present. Still, Fallout 1 has it's moments, also "feels" most like Fallout 3, mainly because Bethesda used the first game as the primary inspiration.

For the sake of non-bugginess, there will almost always be a level cap of some kind inherent to the data structure of the game. However, it would be possible to simply put said cap at such a high number compared to what it is remotely possible to reach in-game that it does not matter.

The biggest issue would be "what happens when you have all of the perks and all of the skills maxed out?"

See, what they should do is go back to the old school style Fallout - where you're only awarded perks every other level. As for the Level cap, just rescale XP gain. Level 20/30 cap isn't so bad, but everything in this game gives you obscene amounts of XP.

You are become Death, Destroyer of Worlds.

Good to hear.



You can shoot more accurately at insane ranges in VATS mode, hit people and send them flying like you were Superman, have the brain of Einstein, and the charisma of Obama.

Also, your tears cure ghouls and purify radioactive water.

I swear. I am not allowed to get out of Megaton. Friend's PS3, farthest I got was finishing the Minefield for Noira and and delivering a letter to Arefu (?). Disc got lost. >:

Friend got it for Xbox, got to about the same place and now the disc is broken.

WTH.

Maybe the game just doesnt like you?

It hates us. *slinks back to WoW*

Well there is the PC optionyou could try. 3rd times a charm, right?

Maybe. No idea of laptop would support it, though. I'll check the scoop on that.

Well, I've managed to get to the Citadel.

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Tranquility Lane was horrific. However, Braun doesn't deserve the horror of being locked away alone for eternity. It's a shame I can't grant him that mercy. Needless to say, I activated the Chinese Invasion Failsafe.

As for the Project... James will be avenged. Even if I have to crawl across the wasteland and butcher every godsdamned Enclave member myself.

I <3 my unique Plasma Rifle.

I always preferred the Waser Wiffle myself.

Most perks were too marginally helpful to be worth waiting two levels to get.

I just don't like kids.

I also got The Mysterious Stranger perk. Described herein.

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Braun's been torturing the people of Vault 112 for over two centuries. I think he does deserve to be locked away for as long as possible - alone in a virtual world of his own design. Matter of fact, when I exit that Vault, I make it a point to close the door behind me and seal the staircase leading to it as an RP way of symbolizing "Sealing the Vault", to ensure nobody finds it.

The Mysterious Stranger is awesome. Especially because he can even show up in the Anchorage simulation.

Unless he happens to appear from angles that allow him VATS aim, but the bullets are foiled by a rock or a hand rail.

Just took Mysterious Stranger. Wanted him earlier, but Strong back, Run Silent, Light Step, and Animal Friend were way higher on the priority list.

BTW, Bloody Mess + Better Crits + Stealth Suit = 1 hit death against anything with the Gauss Rifle.

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I couldn't do that to another person. Even someone as evil as Braun.

Still, I've made a fair bit of progress. I've around 11 Achievement Quests to do, not including Operation Anchorage, but I know there's at least one I couldn't do (Strictly Business. Even if I was playing the most twisted, cold-blooded motherhuger to walk the Wasteland, I couldn't do what that requires of me), but I'm just ambling around, taking on the Enclave patrols (The second one I met, after visiting Girdershade, had an officer and a pair of bloody Deathclaws. Thank Atom for the Alien Blaster).

I found it easy to do it to Arkansas. Bastard sniping mines around me; I was more then happy to enslave him and make the wasteland a better place.

I murdered him ages ago and looted the town, so he's out of the question. 'sides, slaving is just a bit too evil for me. I think I'll pay a little visit to Paradise Falls when I finish Operation Anchorage.

So, I somehow became a Lincoln cosplayer. It started with my character being named Link at creation just because it amused me. Then I found Lincoln's Hat and Repeater. And then I got a business suit. I realized where this was going and switched to a beard and haven't looked back. Even when I switch to real armor, I generally keep the hat on (also with my pair of Lucky Shades) instead of a helmet for fights.

It makes Enclave Radio pretty funny, though. Having "Stars and Stripes Forever" playing while I mow down mutants with a minigun or light them up with the shiskabob is hilarious.