All posts by Old Man Leon

Oh we're coming for you AnonymousUser20752. Be afraid. Very afraid.

That's a really good philosophy to have, and I'm glad it works for you.

Have to agree with other people on this thread. I'd generally play them in order since there's a coherent story that you're following, yet Dead Money and Honest Hearts are pretty interchangeable.

Personally I put off Dead Money as long as I can. Play for a while, get kinda overpowered, and then get humbled by Dead Money stripping you of all of your gear. It's nice to suddenly feel powerless again.

I have to agree with you on that one. Some of the GRA weapons in particular can be kind of a pain to invest into, but the payoff makes it so so so worth it. It's just not as fun when you're handed a blatantly OP weapon that doesn't need any work put into it. ; )

If you have the script extender installed, then that is the likely culprit. The newest update for Fallout 3 broke the script extender, and you'll actually need to install a mod that'll downgrade the game for you so that the SE and a good deal of other mods can start to work again.

I'd link it to you, but I'm not sure what the rules on mods are these days. Should be pretty easy to find on your own though. It's one of the top mods on the Nexus.

Ratslayer, by far in my opinion. It's one of the only truly stealthy weapons in the game, is relatively easy to obtain, and can be used to pick off entire camps of enemies without them ever becoming aware of your presence if you do so smartly.

Alternatively, the Abilene Kid LE BB gun is unironically one of the best weapons in the game, is also completely silent, sporting insane critical hit damage that can take down even the toughest of enemies. It's even easier to get than the Ratslayer, and once you start investing in perks that affect the bb gun, it just keeps getting better and better.

What's the trade-off? Well... its accuracy sucks. You're going to have difficulties learning its bullet spread and how to control it. Also good luck using it outside of stealth lol

Descriptions in the games can be pretty inaccurate at times, especially in regards to DLC content. It's definitely confusing, but in this case, the Smitty Special is affected by that perk. I hope this helps.

If you're worried about losing settlers, especially named ones, you can send as many as possible to your other settlements beforehand, that way you're not losing them forever.

As far as I'm aware and like other people are saying, I'm pretty sure they just despawn eventually. Named NPCs have a tendency to either be killed or drown in the water somewhere. For that same reason, I wouldn't recommend sending anyone to Spectacle Island. Cool settlement, but you'll lose most of the settlers you try sending there because of the horrible pathfinding NPCs have.

You're not the only one. I have tried something like a dozen times to get back into 76, and each time I'm struck by how beautiful the game is... only for the charm to wear off in about 2 hours max.

Having friends really helps, but the grinding is way too much, the monetization is too much, and the lack of interesting PvP is too much. Final straw for me was back when they introduced backpacks. Made it through most of the challenges, did the one where you hafta keep reviving your buddy while they're drowning, and realized... I'm not having fun. I haven't been having fun for a long time.

I'm glad so many other people enjoy 76, but it just ain't for me. Bring me a co-op Fallout experience though, and I'll be happy.

Ahhh I see what you're getting at.

It's a concern that I understand very well, and it's one I've seen elsewhere, in regards to members of the splinter wiki possibly slipping through and causing problems.

It's possible. I would hope that people have better things to do, but sadly that's not always the world we live in. All I can suggest for now is to keep your eyes open. People like that are usually pretty easy to identify.

That can be a valid concern, since every now and again, we do get smart trolls who find ways to skirt the line. That's not unique to anonymous users of course, but it's still something worth bringing up.

Do you have any suggestions?

That's an interesting point, and pseudo-intellectualism is something I agree is at play in regards to Ulysses. It makes sense in a ways, as the man came from a tribal identity and has a very tunnel-visioned/shallow world-view.

But then that begs the questions... why him? If we're going to be lectured and blamed while discussing the nuances of the NCR and the Legion, then you'd think they'd have created a better character suited to do so.

The original plan for Ulysses is that we'd meet him at the Bighorn Ranch, and he'd even be recruitable as a companion. Maybe his rhetoric would have been better if we were allowed to have traveled with him, interacted with him more before the events of Lonesome Road. I guess we'll never know now.

When it comes to Lovecraft's works in particular involving the supernatural and the paranormal, I think that theme fits perfectly with Fallout when done in moderation.

Having something like a fishing village where you investigate the disappearance of its settlers and it leads back to, say, a local population of mirelurk kings that have developed their own culture and religion? That's exactly the sort of thing I'd like to see more of in future games.