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I've gotten several more legendary weapons, such as various armor bits, and I got a new toy for joining the BoS. I threw a scope on it, and it's one of my favorite weapons right now.

I also found out that Codsworth doesn't mind you being a cannibal...

I craft my own legendary items now using mods. I don't like a legendary item? No problem, I just scrap it and use the ''effect chips" to add legendary effects to other items. I can also craft items from scrap, if i m having trouble finding combat armour for instance, and I can also upgrade light armour to the medium and heavy variants.

I have a Chinese Sword with the Kremvhs Tooth upgrade, which doubles the damage and adds s small poison effect.

PC master race yo!

amen shadow captain.
I tweaked out Chinese sword with the burning legendary mod on my melee build.
its fun to use

I really don't understand why you cant dual wield in this game though. so annoying. even if it was just for a visual effect id be happier.

A machete+ .44 Revolver combo would be fething awesome.

 usernamesareannoying wrote:


I really don't understand why you cant dual wield in this game though. so annoying. even if it was just for a visual effect id be happier.

I think a maxed out Agility build, with Gun Fu would break the game

So, has anyone else taken Spectacle island? I've got to say, of all the enemies I've encountered so far, the Mirelurks in this game are the ones I hate facing most...

Gotta love calling in artillery strikes though!

 Dark Apostle 666 wrote:

Gotta love calling in artillery strikes though!

I finally, successfully called in arty yesterday I had the mission to take Zimonja Outpost (the one with the raider in PA w/ fat boy), that settlement in particular has always annoyed me, simply for that one guy alone.... So, artillery called in, which I have 2 cannons sitting at Sanctuary, and BOOM!!! he's no more


Ohh, and yeah, I went to Spectacle Island on my last play through, haven't on my current one though, probably more out of "too much to do still". I think this time, I may swim normally, then fast travel back with PA (first time I went, I walked in PA)

Can you drown in Power Armour?

Wear a helmet.


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Drat, I thought I had made a screenshot of it, but a few times I needed to go to a certain peninsula or the like but I didn't want to take the long way round, so I grabbed my suit of power armour and walked there across the bottom of the ocean, which was a pretty badass to attack certain enemy outposts, slowly emerging from the brimey depths, laser rifle in hand.

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
Can you drown in Power Armour?

Yes... I attempted to walk from Nordhagen to Croup Manor, which Libertalia is in between.... well, I got "lost" around one of the rocks and died... Well, either it was drowning, or I went "too deep" in the water

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
Can you drown in Power Armour?

Yes... I attempted to walk from Nordhagen to Croup Manor, which Libertalia is in between.... well, I got "lost" around one of the rocks and died... Well, either it was drowning, or I went "too deep" in the water

Did you forget to read the small print?

WATERPROOF ONLY TO 10M

My Aid inventory is different per location, I have the castle stocked with booze, but it doesn't show up at the other settlements. If i go to the chem station all the Whiskey does for some reason like its there but not really, same with purified and dirty water.

I always take aquagirl/boy perk for no radiation damage from swimming and water breathing. So much help when you don't end up losing all your health to radiation poisoning before you even get to a place

Yeah, I took aquaboy just before I went to spectacle island - seemed like one of those perks that comes in useful more than you'd imagine it would.

Also, while I'd say my character is a minuteman first and foremost, the BoS are awesome - I'm just about to go take fort Strong from the super mutants.
I may not agree with their politics, and Maxson worries me, but I find it hard to turn down a free suit of t-60 and an air assault on a defended position!

The only thing I'm hoping is that the BoS doesn't start any aggro with the Minutemen - they've been flying over the Castle once or twice, and it worries me that I'm going to lose my main settlement to my new allies!

 Dark Apostle 666 wrote:

The only thing I'm hoping is that the BoS doesn't start any aggro with the Minutemen - they've been flying over the Castle once or twice, and it worries me that I'm going to lose my main settlement to my new allies!

When I went through the BoS storyline, I never had any problems with the Minutemen (except when I took the teleporter tech to them instead of BoS).... AFAIK, the only group that the BoS aggros with is the Institute, which seems kind of obvious.

Yeah, and as far as the institute goes, I'm feeling like the BoS has the right idea. As cool as Nick Valentine is, I don't think I like synths, as a general rule...

 Dark Apostle 666 wrote:
Yeah, and as far as the institute goes, I'm feeling like the BoS has the right idea. As cool as Nick Valentine is, I don't think I like synths, as a general rule...

I'm pretty meh on Nick... but I do like Curie

Finally got a jet pack for my t60 power armour, then recalled I I installed a mod to remove the action point and fuel core drain for using it. INFINITE JET PACK!!! (there is a flight ceiling unfortunately I won't be reaching orbit with this thing).

I've also got a Chinese sword that does 119 dmg.


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After 39 hours and a souped up power armour frame, I believe I'm finally ready to head into Central Boston.

Just got the brotherhood blimp to arrive, and I must say it is an impressive sight. Makes me feel like I made the right choice by joining them.

 2BlackJack1 wrote:
Just got the brotherhood blimp to arrive, and I must say it is an impressive sight. Makes me feel like I made the right choice by joining them.

The arrival of the Prydwn is one of the most amazing entrances in gaming for me. I couldn't stop grinning and got goosebumps in places I never knew you could get them.

Did some stuff for the BoS. I ended up getting a second legendary shotgun that does 50% more damage to super mutants. Of all the possible outcomes, I got the same one...

I just hope they don't end up wanting me to take out Nick sometime, like Paarthanax in Skyrim, with the Blades.

Is it just me, or are the Assaultrons absolutely terrifying in this game? I was wearing my Paladin T60 (Haven't managed to repaint it) and walked around a corner into that one Gunner occupied junkyard. Suddenly, I see a red light and my torso, right arm, and right leg were gone.
And good Emperor, those arms...

Yes...yes they are.

I waded into the sea and took a long detour to avoid one Assaultron.

Oh, Glowing Sea stuff?
I was on my way to Virgil's cave, wearing power armor and a Fat Man with 7 rounds.
I ended up at the cave with two Deathclaws and a swarm of Stingwings chasing me.
I can take a deathclaw, but feth anything that flies.

I can't help but feel I'm playing the game wrong somehow....

Just yesterday I waltzed into the Glowing Sea in PA, popped through 2 deathclaws in one fight, found a burnt out reactor, killed a "better" deathclaw there (forgot... alpha or kill something, or other name)

And the flying gak doesn't bug me so much any more... I either VATS it to death, or use my combat shotty.

Thats not playing the game wrong.

Playing the game wrong is using Console commands to cheat and give yourself 10,000 of each crafting resource because you were getting impatient.
Installing a mod that lets you deconstruct legendary items for 'effect chips' that let you add legendary effects to any item you choose. (Quad missile launcher with the 'two shot' effect (each missile splits into 2) + the lock-on tracking upgrade).
Installing a mod that removes the action point and fusion core drain for the Jet Pack.
Using console commands to give yourself all the Weapon damage perks because you wanted to test out some weapons that you haven't invested in.

Making yourself into a Demi God with all of the above is playing the game wrong. I made myself a suit of T60 armour with legendary effects on each piece (+25% sprint speed, less damage from Mirelurks and Humans, Tracking Visor that highlights all targets within a few hundred metres in red), and gave myself 1000 missiles for my lock-on two shot missile launcher.

Being able to literally fly across the world (well...its more like 40K Assault Marines jumping in gigantic rocket propelled arcs) and blasting away at targets hundreds of feet below you is awesome to begin with, and a very fast and novel way of travelling the world...but it loses the novelty pretty fast. Instead of painstakingly exploring every location, collecting scrap, finding easter eggs and engaging in nail-bitingly tense combat... I was just flying over them, carpet bombing them with missiles and going on my way.

I flew over Quincy without stopping, and just blasted the feth out of it. On my first play through Quincy was a very fun and chaotic firefight through dense streets and ruins.


I kinda want to remove all the perks I gifted myself and go back to scavenging scrap so I can play the game properly again.

For my latest playthrough (Max INT woman/man with suit, fedora, pistol, and knife) I'm actually going to be trying out the stealth system. I cannot wait until the Railroad gives me Ballistic Weave for my suit and fedora.
I also need to kill Malone for his pristine fedora, my character's fedora is really very clashing with my pristine black suit.

 Verviedi wrote:
For my latest playthrough (Max INT woman/man with suit, fedora, pistol, and knife) I'm actually going to be trying out the stealth system. I cannot wait until the Railroad gives me Ballistic Weave for my suit and fedora.
I also need to kill Malone for his pristine fedora, my character's fedora is really very clashing with my pristine black suit.

Skinny also wears a tuxedo, which, once you get Deliverer in the RR quests... you're pretty much set

I'll have to run the Stealth and Gunslinger perk, maybe a Combat Sniper Rifle too. I'm pretty sure Number Man or Fortuna (characters I'm basing my toon off of) both used SRs, so I should be clear.
Actually just got Deliverer, 10MM ammo is a bitch to find though.

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
Thats not playing the game wrong.

Playing the game wrong is using Console commands to cheat and give yourself 10,000 of each crafting resource because you were getting impatient.
Installing a mod that lets you deconstruct legendary items for 'effect chips' that let you add legendary effects to any item you choose. (Quad missile launcher with the 'two shot' effect (each missile splits into 2) + the lock-on tracking upgrade).
Installing a mod that removes the action point and fusion core drain for the Jet Pack.
Using console commands to give yourself all the Weapon damage perks because you wanted to test out some weapons that you haven't invested in.

Making yourself into a Demi God with all of the above is playing the game wrong. I made myself a suit of T60 armour with legendary effects on each piece (+25% sprint speed, less damage from Mirelurks and Humans, Tracking Visor that highlights all targets within a few hundred metres in red), and gave myself 1000 missiles for my lock-on two shot missile launcher.

Being able to literally fly across the world (well...its more like 40K Assault Marines jumping in gigantic rocket propelled arcs) and blasting away at targets hundreds of feet below you is awesome to begin with, and a very fast and novel way of travelling the world...but it loses the novelty pretty fast. Instead of painstakingly exploring every location, collecting scrap, finding easter eggs and engaging in nail-bitingly tense combat... I was just flying over them, carpet bombing them with missiles and going on my way.

I flew over Quincy without stopping, and just blasted the feth out of it. On my first play through Quincy was a very fun and chaotic firefight through dense streets and ruins.


I kinda want to remove all the perks I gifted myself and go back to scavenging scrap so I can play the game properly again.

That might be wrong to you, but to plenty of other people it's simply playing it differently, it's incredibly subjective.