I just started playing the game and got the first power armor... what do I do with this? Am i supposed to wear it around everywhere or just keep it at the sanctuary? if i run out of a fusion core while walking around, do i just abandon the suit?

11/14/2015 2:51:43 PM

Yeah, I just keep it there and only bring it out for big missions

11/14/2015 9:26:53 PM

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"I still think there's many improvements over Skyrim and Fallout 3 but yeah like Skyrim I'm hoping they start patching a lot of issues after complaints. Overall though very fun and exiting although I've only gotten 8 hours in the last few days. "

Yeah I generally remember Skyrim having a great UI but then I remember that it was because of the SkyUI mod, probably the best mod of any kind in any game I've ever played (Maybe slightly behind Counter Strike, but not far).

When I see pics of vanilla skyrim UI I remember how terrible it was. I expect Fallout to have a similar mod in 4-6 months.

Also I took off a week to play this game so Steam says I've played 66 hours. Probably 50 hours actual playtime as I leave it on when I do other stuff.

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"I just started playing the game and got the first power armor... what do I do with this? Am i supposed to wear it around everywhere or just keep it at the sanctuary? if i run out of a fusion core while walking around, do i just abandon the suit?"

Yeah when you first get it you won't be able to use it much, but as you go through the game you will find more fusion cores to where you will be able to use your power armor more regularly. Also will find more pieces of power armor, and more entire suits so your followers can wear them also.

[Edited on November 15, 2015 at 12:59 AM. Reason : ]

11/15/2015 12:54:18 AM

Picked this up Saturday. Played a lot yesterday...I feel like I've dicked around a lot in that little corner around Santuary and didn't get shit done. Only now stepping foot in Lexington.

11/16/2015 8:23:05 AM

Fallout 4: Recycling Simulator: Adopt a Wasteland

11/16/2015 9:39:05 AM

11/16/2015 11:40:23 AM

I really haven't done any base building. I tried initially and didn't have any copper so I left. May revisit it a bit later. Having too much fun doing quests now.

Also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkS5f9Y9G3w

[Edited on November 16, 2015 at 12:48 PM. Reason : s]

11/16/2015 12:41:33 PM

I did too much weapon/armor tinkering early and I'm now realizing that adhesive is very hard to come by


Also I bought a ps4 just for this and I'm enjoying it fine :shrugs:

11/16/2015 1:11:40 PM

Maybe I'll Fallout-ing wrong, but I have to admit I actually kind of like the 3 person over-the-shoulder view in this game.

11/16/2015 2:04:41 PM

^ I haven't tried it like that, but I could see how the combat system lends itself much better to playing 3rd person, compared to say Skyrim

11/16/2015 2:07:51 PM

I'm playing as a sniper and I prefer 1st person. I occasionally scroll the mouse wheel out to 3rd person but end up always going back to 1st person especially in smaller enclosed places. I can imagine it would be nice if you're doing a more melee focused character.

11/16/2015 2:22:22 PM

I stick to first person because I still get the everliving shit scared out of me occasionally that way. Goddamn feral ghouls.

11/16/2015 5:33:45 PM

Is there ever gonna be a Deathclaw companion

11/16/2015 5:34:54 PM

^^Especially the ones that are on the ground and you initially can't tell if they're dead or alive and going to jump out at you.

11/16/2015 6:01:46 PM

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"I did too much weapon/armor tinkering early and I'm now realizing that adhesive is very hard to come by "

You can craft adhesive easily with vegetables and water at the cooking station.

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"Is there ever gonna be a Deathclaw companion "

There was in Fallout 2

[Edited on November 16, 2015 at 6:36 PM. Reason : ]

11/16/2015 6:35:51 PM

^good to know, never saw that

11/16/2015 7:54:08 PM

... And Fallout 3.. err sort of, there was a brain scrambler you could use within a certain range.

11/17/2015 8:51:24 AM

So...I went on a renovation tear last night and that spawned a whim to completely wall-in the entire island of Sanctuary. Gross misuse of resources? Probably...

11/17/2015 9:31:52 AM

Maxed out strength + power suit allows for good recycling capacity.

I didn't waste a perk on "fast traveling while over-encumbered" yet, because typically a buffout + whiskey give +4 strength allowing for a 1 time fast travel back to a settlement. I'm thinking I may just start picking up every item I see and playing over-encumbered the entire time, since that one perk allows sprint still.

The galaxy cinema settlement has the best space for building so far, and if you put a water purifier in the pond it actually will gradually remove the radiation.

11/17/2015 12:39:01 PM

You can scrap the radioactive barrels

11/17/2015 2:14:24 PM

Took a hot minute but I finally got the hang of the settlement-building stuff. Sanctuary looks a lot better now that I've scrapped all the garbage and junk houses.

How do I get more bobby pins? Are they craftable or do I just have to scrounge for them?

11/18/2015 9:12:11 AM

Scrounge dog.

Apparently the only way to transfer resources between settlements is if you have trade lines set up, and that requires like 7 points invested in Charisma

11/18/2015 9:18:19 AM

Did they purposefully program Dogmeat to be annoyingly in the way all the fucking time or is it just my dumb luck?

11/18/2015 9:41:28 AM

Not only that but my actual dog sits next to me and barks whenever dogmeat does.

11/18/2015 2:43:58 PM

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"Did they purposefully program Dogmeat all companions to be annoyingly in the way all the fucking time or is it just my dumb luck?"

FIFY

Welcome to Fallout.

11/18/2015 2:58:51 PM

See the comic farther up the page.

Also he is only in my way when I don't need him. When I need him, I can never find him

11/18/2015 3:41:35 PM

I only used companions as a pack mule as I collect trash. I was trying to play stealth and they always give away my position.

Also where can I find more tuxedos? I'm trying to find more tuxedos for everyone of my settlers. Just because civilization no longer exists doesn't mean class doesn't.

11/18/2015 4:33:03 PM

Just got to level 32. Still haven't gone to Diamond City.

11/19/2015 12:49:01 AM

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"Also he is only in my way when I don't need him. When I need him, I can never find him"

You're not joking. Every single firefight I get into, Dogmeat is right there to make sure I can't get behind some cover.

11/19/2015 9:15:14 AM

I've got my follower in a set of BOS power armor. It's been damaged through combat and now she's just wearing the armor 'skin' or frame. Does this still provide at least some defense? I don't want to keep having to repair it.

11/22/2015 12:04:23 PM

You can get in a skin to find out, but I dont think it provides much. You can also wear non powered armor with your power armor skin, but seems a little pointless

11/22/2015 8:51:08 PM

You can get dog armor

11/22/2015 9:46:02 PM

No stats though

11/22/2015 10:03:56 PM

Level 20, still haven't seen Diamond City

11/23/2015 9:04:01 AM

Idk what the perk is that lets you see what level mobs are and their resists, but it's saved my bacon a great many times so far.

I feel like all my guns suck balls.

Super mutants are a giant pain in the ass.

11/23/2015 11:04:44 AM

Super mutants are super easy with rifles. I usually get them in 1-2 hits but I'm putting all my points into sniper perks.

11/23/2015 11:13:01 AM

I am level 36 and so far this game has been epic.

On PC it looks amazing at ultra settings and it has run surprisingly well since launch with almost no bugs which is very rare these days with AAA titles. Best launch since Dying Light.


As of now, 9.5/10

11/23/2015 4:21:11 PM

I wouldn't say it looks amazing. It looks alright for how old the engine is. Pretty much every single review says the graphics are lackluster and some even say: "straight up ugly". Everyone recognizes it's an older engine (essentially a modded Oblivion engine with newer tweaks).

It doesn't look nearly as good as Dying Light, GTA5, or Witcher 3. I mean some of the facial animations look worse than games from 5+ years ago.

[Edited on November 23, 2015 at 5:28 PM. Reason : s]

11/23/2015 5:27:19 PM

I'd say everything is pretty average to mediocre except the lighting which is fantastic. At some points during the daytime in game it just looks incredible even though you can tell the textures and models are nothing special.

11/24/2015 12:59:10 AM

Witcher III was definitely much better graphically. That game pretty much set my gold standard for sandbox RPGS.

11/24/2015 7:29:42 AM

If Deux Ex is the gold standard for RPG games with a hint of action, this game will be the gold standard for action games with a hint of RPG. I'm a huge fallout fanboy but this new perk system just chaps my ass.

Dogmeat and power armor before I'm even level 3?

Brotherhood of steel initiate before level 8?

I remember you used to have to level up to like 20 before the brotherhood would even let you in the door.

I'll still play it and love it.

11/24/2015 11:54:52 PM

The loading times are pretty annoying... Wish they would have put in more work to the engine.

11/24/2015 11:59:39 PM

^Are you on PC? My load times are like... 15s to enter an indoor space and 45s to load a saved game. Don't really get that.

11/25/2015 12:02:15 AM

Ps4

11/25/2015 12:05:31 AM

Can't even. Bought a new video card and 12 more GB of ram just to avoid conceding to the console overlords.

11/25/2015 12:06:47 AM

^^^Are you not on an SSD? My load times are pretty quick for indoor spaces (<3-5 seconds). Save games aren't much longer (<10 maybe?).

11/25/2015 9:10:11 AM

Nope, that's my next upgrade. My BIL says he has an extra and I'm going to get it from him tomorrow.

11/25/2015 4:00:20 PM

I wonder how these Steam machines are going to work out. I would love to try one. Of course building one is better, but I think for price comparison to the console you get much better bang for your buck.

11/25/2015 8:57:48 PM

http://www.bfads.net/Item/Dell-Home-Home-Office-Black-Friday-Xbox-One-500GB-Gears-of-War-Ultimate-Edition-Bundle-w-Fallout-4-Extra-Controller/252485

Really tempted to pull the trigger on this

11/26/2015 1:29:56 PM

I wish there was a list on your pip boy displaying which settlers you had previously assigned to certain tasks.

11/26/2015 3:58:00 PM