Fallout 3 - Page 7

eternity94 · 12-07-2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lost

I explored every bit of the ruined city and just about everything on the eastern half of the map. So I hit level 20 pretty early in the storyline.

If it required Science skill to activate, I stopped it at 50 so I could use the average skill terminals, so I may be pooched there. My next guy is a tech head badguy. I went good karma last time so I'm going bad this time. I still find myself being nice to people in order to get more quests.

You can try being that diabolical evil, You know how you are nice at first but then screws you over in the end.

Lost · 12-08-2008, 12:56 AM

Ahh, see, being evil takes more effort than just being a fuckhead to everyone! Gotta try that, lol.

Circuitous · 12-09-2008, 03:06 AM

Fallout 3 Alignments:

Lawful Good (I was happy to help, good citizen! FOR MANKIND!)
Mercenary Neutral (I don't care, just give me the money.)
Retarded Evil (Fuck you, your stupid ideas, and your mother! I'd rather kill you and then this entire town before I help you or act civilly!)

There are few, if any, evil options that don't provoke combat (which usually leads to an entire town hating you) so most evil characters will get that way by random murder more than by quests or dialogue.

Neutral characters always seem to take the money route. There's no doing things for their own sake.

Good characters get the pick of the litter with quests and dialogue, until a Speech check fumbles and you're forced into combat.

The good news is... things don't always work out like you might expect. Things like Tenpenny Tower can offer a glimpse of what the Wasteland really is.

eternity94 · 12-11-2008, 12:43 AM

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Jester · 12-11-2008, 11:12 PM

Are the mods out too?

Circuitous · 12-12-2008, 01:18 AM

Mods have been out for months.

http://www.fallout3nexus.com

Jester · 12-12-2008, 03:40 AM

I mean the Alaska campaign and stuff..

Demasu · 12-12-2008, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I mean the Alaska campaign and stuff..

That's some time early next year.

Circuitous · 12-14-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Jester

I mean the Alaska campaign and stuff..

You usually wanna call those "DLC," "Official Mods," "Expansions," etc.

FORGIVE THE CONFUSION.

Also, yeah, January March and April will see the three DLCs. It's all in the press release.

Credge · 12-14-2008, 10:13 PM

Here's a question. Will PC users have to pay for this DLC? I don't think I'd do that to be honest

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Circuitous · 12-14-2008, 10:15 PM

DLC for Oblivion had to be purchased, but after the huge backlash from that, and the absolutely vast number of high-quality user-made mods that are completely free, I'm not expecting any small-time stuff to have a cost attached.

These DLCs, however, don't look like they'll be small-time.

From the interview they'll probably all be 800 points each, or $10.

Also: those fuckers are raising the level cap, but not until Broken Steel? Fuckers!

Credge · 12-15-2008, 01:27 AM

I'm more the kind of guy that waits for an expansion before dumping $10 on some 2 hours worth of content that I could get for about $2 in an $30 expansion. The only stuff I buy is Rock Band DLC because I actually feel like I get my moneys worth as I'll play a song a good 500 times before I never play it again.

Now, I'm kind of

about all of this. The Pitt is supposed to be a city but... D.C. was pretty small. I don't think a D.C. sized area is anything I'd be willing to pay for =\.

Circuitous · 12-15-2008, 02:06 AM

Then I'd recommend not paying for it.

I got all the Oblivion DLC via Knights of the Nine, which made it worth paying for.

Shivering Isles... that shit coulda been its own game.

Lost · 12-17-2008, 12:34 AM

Goddamn you Circ, making me want to bust out Oblivion again.

Everything · 12-17-2008, 12:39 AM

Me too, Oblivion on the PC has a endless amount of mods... don't tempt me!! D:

FrenchToast · 12-21-2008, 02:21 PM

a) I have to go buy the Oblivion expansions because I totalyl forgot about them until now.

b) I got Fallout 3 on PC, which is aight... I have to run it on low settings on my computer.

Either way I'm hooked. I wouldn't call it Oblivion with guns, it seems far more linear than oblivion... but maybe I'm still too early on.

I'm also massively bitter because I planted the charge on the bomb in Megaton, then later realized I don't entirely want to blow up a whole town, but I can't go back and defuse it now

Also, I never played fallout 1 or 2, so I can't comment on how it fits in the series... I'm a go hit up vault 112.

EDIT: Hah, apparently the blow up megaton thing wasn't in the japanese release due to 'cultural insensitivity'. Awesome.

AfterShock · 12-21-2008, 03:33 PM

There are lots of things you have to edit out for the japanese market. Like dismembering corpses.

Circuitous · 12-22-2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

a) I have to go buy the Oblivion expansions because I totalyl forgot about them until now.

b) I got Fallout 3 on PC, which is aight... I have to run it on low settings on my computer.

Either way I'm hooked. I wouldn't call it Oblivion with guns, it seems far more linear than oblivion... but maybe I'm still too early on.

It's not really any more linear than Oblivion was. You do the character generation quest, you're given a goal, directions to that goal, and then you exit the dungeon/Vault and you're on your own.

Unlike Oblivion, though, the main quest's first target location is somewhere nearby that you might actually want to visit.

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

I'm also massively bitter because I planted the charge on the bomb in Megaton, then later realized I don't entirely want to blow up a whole town, but I can't go back and defuse it now

Can you talk to Lucas Simms and accept the quest to disarm it? That may change the status of the quest and let you un-rig it. I've never tried, though.

For what it's worth you don't lose a whole lot when you destroy Megaton, other than a few interesting NPCs and a couple side quests.

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

Also, I never played fallout 1 or 2, so I can't comment on how it fits in the series... I'm a go hit up vault 112.

It fits okay. It fiddles a little bit with accepted canon but it doesn't do anything outright lore-breaking. (No Mutants Allowed may disagree but they can shove it up their collective ass.)

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Originally Posted by AfterShock

There are lots of things you have to edit out for the japanese market. Like dismembering corpses.

Stupid question: why would dismembering corpses be edited out of the Japanese version?

FrenchToast · 12-22-2008, 05:35 AM

No, now that I've started running around, I realize it's not less linear than Oblivion. I think I just like the fact that in Oblivion, you can right off the bat gang up with fighters guild/mages etc., so you know you always have a safe haven. I felt a little more helpless in the start of this one.

And no, I can't defuse the bomb now. My new plan is to now get all the quests in town plus the bobblehead, and then kill everyone inside and take their shit. Then blow the place up and kill the two d-bags to neutralize my karma. Is all good.

12-08-2008, 12:56 AM	#122
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	Ahh, see, being evil takes more effort than just being a fuckhead to everyone! Gotta try that, lol. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

12-09-2008, 03:06 AM	#123
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Fallout 3 Alignments: Lawful Good (I was happy to help, good citizen! FOR MANKIND!) Mercenary Neutral (I don't care, just give me the money.) Retarded Evil (Fuck you, your stupid ideas, and your mother! I'd rather kill you and then this entire town before I help you or act civilly!) There are few, if any, evil options that don't provoke combat (which usually leads to an entire town hating you) so most evil characters will get that way by random murder more than by quests or dialogue. Neutral characters always seem to take the money route. There's no doing things for their own sake. Good characters get the pick of the litter with quests and dialogue, until a Speech check fumbles and you're forced into combat. The good news is... things don't always work out like you might expect. Things like Tenpenny Tower can offer a glimpse of what the Wasteland really is. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

12-12-2008, 01:18 AM	#127
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Mods have been out for months. http://www.fallout3nexus.com __________________ Look at all those dead links.

12-14-2008, 10:13 PM	#131
Credge FF Loremaster Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 4 Times	Here's a question. Will PC users have to pay for this DLC? I don't think I'd do that to be honest . __________________ "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" Ronald Reagan

12-14-2008, 10:15 PM	#132
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	DLC for Oblivion had to be purchased, but after the huge backlash from that, and the absolutely vast number of high-quality user-made mods that are completely free, I'm not expecting any small-time stuff to have a cost attached. These DLCs, however, don't look like they'll be small-time. From the interview they'll probably all be 800 points each, or $10. Also: those fuckers are raising the level cap, but not until Broken Steel? Fuckers! __________________ Look at all those dead links.

12-11-2008, 12:43 AM	#124
eternity94 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	New Operation Anchorage Details- http://pc.ign.com/articles/937/937472c.html

12-11-2008, 10:54 PM	#125
eternity94 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	GECK NOW RELEASED! http://fallout.bethsoft.com/eng/home...id=zyNxpBYjSbD

12-11-2008, 11:12 PM	#126
Jester Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: O: Scout Affiliations: {NFO} - New Family Order Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Are the mods out too?

12-12-2008, 03:40 AM	#128
Jester Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Class/Position: O: Scout Affiliations: {NFO} - New Family Order Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I mean the Alaska campaign and stuff..

12-15-2008, 01:27 AM	#133
Credge FF Loremaster Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 4 Times	I'm more the kind of guy that waits for an expansion before dumping $10 on some 2 hours worth of content that I could get for about $2 in an $30 expansion. The only stuff I buy is Rock Band DLC because I actually feel like I get my moneys worth as I'll play a song a good 500 times before I never play it again. Now, I'm kind of about all of this. The Pitt is supposed to be a city but... D.C. was pretty small. I don't think a D.C. sized area is anything I'd be willing to pay for =\. __________________ "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" Ronald Reagan

12-15-2008, 02:06 AM	#134
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Then I'd recommend not paying for it. I got all the Oblivion DLC via Knights of the Nine, which made it worth paying for. Shivering Isles... that shit coulda been its own game. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

12-17-2008, 12:34 AM	#135
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	Goddamn you Circ, making me want to bust out Oblivion again. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

12-17-2008, 12:39 AM	#136
Everything This is still alive? Wiki Team Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Naples, FL Posts Rated Helpful 3 Times	Me too, Oblivion on the PC has a endless amount of mods... don't tempt me!! D:

12-21-2008, 02:21 PM	#137
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	a) I have to go buy the Oblivion expansions because I totalyl forgot about them until now. b) I got Fallout 3 on PC, which is aight... I have to run it on low settings on my computer. Either way I'm hooked. I wouldn't call it Oblivion with guns, it seems far more linear than oblivion... but maybe I'm still too early on. I'm also massively bitter because I planted the charge on the bomb in Megaton, then later realized I don't entirely want to blow up a whole town, but I can't go back and defuse it now Also, I never played fallout 1 or 2, so I can't comment on how it fits in the series... I'm a go hit up vault 112. EDIT: Hah, apparently the blow up megaton thing wasn't in the japanese release due to 'cultural insensitivity'. Awesome. __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher. Last edited by FrenchToast; 12-21-2008 at 02:50 PM.

12-21-2008, 03:33 PM	#138
AfterShock Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 45 Times	There are lots of things you have to edit out for the japanese market. Like dismembering corpses.

12-22-2008, 05:35 AM	#140
FrenchToast The 1337est D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Omagosh Canada. Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	No, now that I've started running around, I realize it's not less linear than Oblivion. I think I just like the fact that in Oblivion, you can right off the bat gang up with fighters guild/mages etc., so you know you always have a safe haven. I felt a little more helpless in the start of this one. And no, I can't defuse the bomb now. My new plan is to now get all the quests in town plus the bobblehead, and then kill everyone inside and take their shit. Then blow the place up and kill the two d-bags to neutralize my karma. Is all good. __________________ James, while John had had 'had', had had 'had had' ; 'had had' had had a better effect on the teacher.

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