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Darkvoidof40k wrote:Also, something rather funny that a friend of mine has done for one of his F:NV characters is have him running around with Intelligence 1.

Makes less difference than you think, the only difference between one, two and three are that the intelligence based stats suffer.

Otherwise just enjoy the stupid speech options that you get .

In fallout 1-2 you couldn't even manage words at 1 int... Everyone would laugh at the slow

Soladrin wrote:In fallout 1-2 you couldn't even manage words at 1 int... Everyone would laugh at the slow

This is a classic example of why fallout 1 and 2 had way more character.

The devs of F1 and F2 recommend playing the game at Int 6, which is average intelligence for most people, making it more like you are actually there. There have been a few playthroughs with characters that have a mental disadvantage. The results are quite humourous, especially when you try to interact with Torr, the mentally challenged lad of Klamath.

I used http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_87_super_mutant to build my guy as a super mutant!

Edit: do people know where to get mini nukes?

EagleArk wrote:I used http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_87_super_mutant to build my guy as a super mutant!

Edit: do people know where to get mini nukes?

Mini nukes are just rare finds every here and there, if you want to hunt them search their wiki entry.

Also if you copy super mutant statlines exactly you are left with 2 spare special points :#

corpsesarefun wrote:

EagleArk wrote:I used http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_87_super_mutant to build my guy as a super mutant!

Edit: do people know where to get mini nukes?

Mini nukes are just rare finds every here and there, if you want to hunt them search their wiki entry.

Also if you copy super mutant statlines exactly you are left with 2 spare special points :#

I put the 2 on agility.

EagleArk wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:

EagleArk wrote:I used http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Vault_87_super_mutant to build my guy as a super mutant!

Edit: do people know where to get mini nukes?

Mini nukes are just rare finds every here and there, if you want to hunt them search their wiki entry.

Also if you copy super mutant statlines exactly you are left with 2 spare special points :#

I put the 2 on agility.

So you are a nightkin?

Ninja Super Mutants FTW? Yes, yes indeed.

It's pretty funny, but I've pretty much never used a Fat Man in F3. I've used it a few times, when I was noob-tastic, but it was against really quite rubbish enemies and I was on low health.

Now I just go around with my Alien Blaster, Winterized T-51b, ~240 missiles, invincible Dogmeat and 100+ Stims.

Although I'm actually playing NV at the minute..

Now ive finished the game im trying some more stuff (like finding unique weapons and destroying the deathclaws at the quarry) I have still however yet to kill Caesar. Is it possible to swim up stream, rather than take the ferry? (im vilified with the legion)

vodo40k wrote:Now ive finished the game im trying some more stuff (like finding unique weapons and destroying the deathclaws at the quarry) I have still however yet to kill Caesar. Is it possible to swim up stream, rather than take the ferry? (im vilified with the legion)

you can continue playing after the main quest is done? I thought not.

Scrazza wrote:

vodo40k wrote:Now ive finished the game im trying some more stuff (like finding unique weapons and destroying the deathclaws at the quarry) I have still however yet to kill Caesar. Is it possible to swim up stream, rather than take the ferry? (im vilified with the legion)

you can continue playing after the main quest is done? I thought not.

No you can't however you can either load to a save before starting the final mission or roll a new character.

corpsesarefun wrote:

Scrazza wrote:

vodo40k wrote:Now ive finished the game im trying some more stuff (like finding unique weapons and destroying the deathclaws at the quarry) I have still however yet to kill Caesar. Is it possible to swim up stream, rather than take the ferry? (im vilified with the legion)

you can continue playing after the main quest is done? I thought not.

No you can't however you can either load to a save before starting the final mission or roll a new character.

that's what I thought, same as I did in FO3

Actually, you can play after you finish the main quest. You have to get the expansion pack though.

I got Dead Money, and I have to say, I was impressed with the challenge it brought, even with a level 30 Character.

Is lock picking as necessary as it was in Fallout 3?

GalacticDefender wrote:Is lock picking as necessary as it was in Fallout 3?

Nope, most places have either computers that also unlock the door/safe or long routes through enemies which go around.

In other words, yes.


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Isn't the reason to lock pick to avoid that stuff?

GalacticDefender wrote:In other words, yes.


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Isn't the reason to lock pick to avoid that stuff?

Sure but if you suck at combat, science and lockpicking what ARE you good at?

corpsesarefun wrote:

GalacticDefender wrote:In other words, yes.


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Isn't the reason to lock pick to avoid that stuff?

Sure but if you suck at combat, science and lockpicking what ARE you good at?

Medicine, repair, speech.

Soladrin wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:

GalacticDefender wrote:In other words, yes.


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Isn't the reason to lock pick to avoid that stuff?

Sure but if you suck at combat, science and lockpicking what ARE you good at?

Medicine, repair, speech.

True but a character that focus's on medicine, repair and speech would have to have some very odd SPECIAL setups and be strange to play.

In fallout 1 all you needed was speech traps and science to beat the game in 12 minutes....iirc

Soladrin wrote:In fallout 1 all you needed was speech traps and science to beat the game in 12 minutes....iirc

That is because science is awesome, if you specialise in medicine, repair and speech you are pretty much useless as you can't make the consumables that get buffed with medicine, can't use the weaponry you repair with repair and without high barter you can't buy enough medicine to keep you going with maximised special for the stats needed to buff those skills (INT and CHA) as you would have really low END and a low agility meaning you can't run away as fast or use guns as well...

I found something of importance today in new vegas. I decided I would find out what was in the "ranger safe house". Inside on some shelves there was regular ranger armour, salveged power armour, several guns, lots of amo and most importantly NCR RANGER COMBAT ARMOUR (very useful if you dont want to have to try and sneakily kill a veteran ranger). There is no penalty for taking anything. A key is required from "Hsu" at camp mcarran after doing quests for him. (this was only recently released in a pach)

I don't have the patch,And Hsu put ot on my map. I now only need to 'discover' it. But thanks Vodo, now I will go to it immedtatly.

My new favorite part about New Vegas (And now part of my Signature):

FalloutWiki wrote:In the REPCONN Headquarters, for example, a character with an Intelligence of 2 or less can bypass a robot that demands a password by randomly shouting "ICE CREAM!"

This. Wins.

metallifan wrote:My new favorite part about New Vegas (And now part of my Signature):

FalloutWiki wrote:In the REPCONN Headquarters, for example, a character with an Intelligence of 2 or less can bypass a robot that demands a password by randomly shouting "ICE CREAM!"

This. Wins.

Awesome! I wish the fallout world was bigger so that replaying a character purely to experience this didn't involve so much repetition :/

Though I am on my 5th character now so this is probably overkill.

Luck 10 = kiked out of casinos very very quickly. you make so much money though