Fallout: New Vegas: Ain't that a cuck in the bed?

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Ahundredbux: Oct 25, 2007; The right to bear arms

Jerusalem posted:

So I just finished Vault 11....

That was a great experience, I made a point of listening to the recording I found at the opening again as I left - those poor people, imagine being told you were a "shining example" after going through all that poo poo.

Vault 11 is one of my favorite vaults, that last room was amazing after gathering bits and pieces of all the information about the overseer process.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 12:53

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Berk Berkly: Apr 9, 2009; by zen death robot

Knuc If U Buck posted:

What's up with the gambling? I tried to load up an old character that I got bored with in DM, but I can't win all the chips from the casino. I get to 5000 no sweat and after about 45 mins of trying I cannot progress past this point whatsoever. I just want to completely break the game.

What do you mean by "cannot progress" ? As in it won't let you play any of the games at all or do you just go on unlucky streaks? The Casinos have differing limits for the amount you can win as well.

Since I have some experience with Blackjack I could get shooed off after about five to ten minutes at the table with average luck. So in around a half an hour I plundered just under 30k worth of caps plus prizes from the big three in Vegas.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 12:55

Happy Noodle Boy: Jul 3, 2002

Dush posted:

It's pretty likely that this game and all its DLCs will be on sale on Steam next summer. Before then, though, who knows?

Please, you still have the thanksgiving and Christmas/new years sales to go this year. I think there's even a Halloween sale now. And Fallout always seems to be one of the daily deals in all the sales.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 13:03

J Bjelke-Postersen: Sep 16, 2007; I have a 6 point plan to stop the boats.....or turn them around or something....No wait what were those points again....Are there really 6?

I am genuinely afraid of the toaster in OWB.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 14:10

poptart_fairy: Apr 8, 2009; by R. Guyovich

J Bjelke-Postersen posted:

I am genuinely afraid of the toaster in OWB.

Wait until you activate the biological unit. Yeah...

# ? Sep 29, 2011 14:44

Snark: Sep 19, 2003; no dice

Tewratomeh posted:

To supplement this, if you happen to have Dead Money be sure to find the Weapon Repair Kit code and Return Cigarette Packs/Cartons codes for the vending machines, then scavenge any and all cigarette packs and cartons you find. You can get a ton of Weapon Repair Kits that way, since apparently everybody in Pre-War times smoked like a chimney.

I totally forgot you could do this, too. I really like that the DLC eventually made almost every junk item indirectly useful. I never thought I'd find myself hoarding clipboards.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:35

boo_radley: Dec 30, 2005; Politeness costs nothing

poptart_fairy posted:

Wait until you activate the biological unit. Yeah...

I know you got sweet, sweet seeds for me, baby. Don't hold back now.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:43

poptart_fairy: Apr 8, 2009; by R. Guyovich

boo_radley posted:

I know you got sweet, sweet seeds for me, baby. Don't hold back now.

I need an adult. :gonk:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:47

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; Now the Drums beat up again,
For all true Soldier Gentlemen.

poptart_fairy posted:

I need an adult.

Embrace the love, baby.

So, does anyone have a MP3 of the really sweet and sad music that plays at the end of every DLC and the game itself?

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:49

J Bjelke-Postersen: Sep 16, 2007; I have a 6 point plan to stop the boats.....or turn them around or something....No wait what were those points again....Are there really 6?

I'm so glad my home appliances don't have emotional/psychological issues like all the poo poo in this apartment.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:52

Hank Morgan: Jun 17, 2007; Light Along the Inverse Curve.

Look inside your [new vegas folder]\data\music\special folder if you're on PC.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:53

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; Now the Drums beat up again,
For all true Soldier Gentlemen.

Hank Morgan posted:

Look inside your [new vegas folder]\data\music\special folder if you're on PC.

Oh brilliant, have a mug.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 15:57

Feels Villeneuve: Oct 7, 2007; Setter is Better.

poptart_fairy posted:

Wait until you activate the biological unit. Yeah...

it's slightly weirder once i found out that it's the same voice actor as Ulysses

# ? Sep 29, 2011 16:05

Syrant: Jun 28, 2006; This post is brought to you by: Goat Bouillabaise.

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boo_radley posted:

Lonesome road is all about this, just fyi. I had a perception of 10 and things still managed to surprise me, even after I started 360ing every few seconds out of paranoia.

Oh a deathcla-- OH GOD THATS A LOT OF DEATHCLAWS :gonk:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 16:41

J Bjelke-Postersen: Sep 16, 2007; I have a 6 point plan to stop the boats.....or turn them around or something....No wait what were those points again....Are there really 6?

Hank Morgan posted:

Look inside your [new vegas folder]\data\music\special folder if you're on PC.

This is cool, thanks *spits out a hundred wonderglues*

# ? Sep 29, 2011 16:55

Isaacs Alter Ego: Sep 18, 2007

J Bjelke-Postersen posted:

This is cool, thanks *spits out a hundred wonderglues*

Time to loot so many you can't move once you pick up one more gun, and then forget why the hell you've got so much weight and have to sort through your entire inventory dropping things to make room until you realize you have 100 pounds of wonderglue.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 17:07

Wolfsheim: Dec 23, 2003; "Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

Fag Boy Jim posted:

it's slightly weirder once i found out that it's the same voice actor as Ulysses

They did this all over OWB. Christine is also both light switches.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 17:44

eating only apples: Dec 12, 2009; Shall we dance?

Wolfsheim posted:

They did this all over OWB. Christine is also both light switches.

And the stealth suit! :3:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 17:46

HitTheTargets: Mar 3, 2006; I came here to laugh at you.

Xik posted:

I made a Fallout: New Vegas Character Calculator/Planner.

I got the formulas from the wiki, so I assume they are correct. I did a couple of builds to make sure it all adds up according to the values in the wiki and it seems correct.

Here is the direct link to the Google Spreadsheet.

Here is an example character to see how it should be filled out and what it looks like when it is done.

Also a tinyurl to the spreadsheet in case you want to share it around easier.

http://tinyurl.com/falloutnvcc

"File -> Make a Copy" to save it in your own Google docs and start playing with it.

Am I dumb or is there no way to change the Tag Skills?

# ? Sep 29, 2011 18:04

Astfgl: Aug 31, 2001

HitTheTargets posted:

Am I dumb or is there no way to change the Tag Skills?

Yeah, you make a copy and save it to your own Docs and then you can edit it. As it stands, clicking on his link just gives you viewing (not editing) privileges. You need to be signed into Docs (or your Google account) to get the option.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:08

Leinadi: Sep 14, 2009

I was thinking about the Stealth Suit from OWB the other day. Does anyone else think it kinda fits that the suit can basically get you addicted to med-x and burn through your stimpaks really quickly?

I kinda like that as in the theme of a lot of the tech in Big MT being... really advanced yet hosed up and not quite to the point of perfection yet. Like the Trauma Harnesses for example.

Plus, the voice is just adorable at times. It just fits too well that it would get you addicted to drugs while sounding all cutesy about it.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:31

Lets Fuck Bro: Apr 14, 2009

Zilkin posted:

I have Boone and ED-E as companions, and everything seems to usually die before they even get close, even though I'm playing on hard difficulty. I'm only about level 15 and havent done any DLCs yet though, so maybe the fights get harder later.

Companions are really powerful in NV compared to the other Fallouts. This is because they have some sort of sixth sense that tells them when an enemy's nearby and exactly where it is, so you will literally never be snuck up on. If you want the game to be even mildly difficult, don't use them, or just use one. Boone is especially overpowered with his rifle. On my game I'm playing with Cass because at least she doesn't one-shot everything with her crappy caravan shotgun, but honestly the gameplay is better if you use none.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:43

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

poptart_fairy posted:

Wait until you activate the biological unit. Yeah...

I have to say that for me nothing was more disturbing than talking with Dr. Dala.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:45

Star Guarded: Feb 10, 2008

Is there any way to reduce crashing? It used to never crash but now that I'm around level 32 and have completed all of the DLCs besides Lonesome Road, the game crashes probably every 3-5 times I transition into a new area (i.e.: goes into the loading screen and crashes). Is it like Oblivion and I left too many doors open or something?

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:45

Node: May 20, 2001; KICKED IN THE COOTER; Taco Defender

Jet Jaguar posted:

Vault 11 is still my favorite vault to explore. "Walk towards the light."

That vault was superbly presented. I love how that first holotape presents you with a dialog between four/five people, but the conversation doesn't make sense to you since you don't have any context. Then as you progress through the vault and find out what has been going on, you realize they were the last four/five people alive. At first, reading the computers with candidates saying "Don't vote for me! I have a family." was really odd until you figure out the story. Obsidian did such an awesome job with that one.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:53

Berk Berkly: Apr 9, 2009; by zen death robot

Or, take advantage of it to play a pure "Boss" character who has their henchmen do all the dirty work while you don't even carry weapons. Thats what the muscle is for. :smug:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 19:55

Quarterroys: Jul 1, 2008

Node posted:

That vault was superbly presented. I love how that first holotape presents you with a dialog between four/five people, but the conversation doesn't make sense to you since you don't have any context. Then as you progress through the vault and find out what has been going on, you realize they were the last four/five people alive. At first, reading the computers with candidates saying "Don't vote for me! I have a family." was really odd until you figure out the story. Obsidian did such an awesome job with that one.

I just played through Vault 11 a few days ago, and it was incredible. I went in with no companions, and after piecing the story together expected the ending to be anticlimactic. As I sat in the chair with the slideshow, my guess was that the twist was each overseer/sacrifice was allowed to leave the vault. Instead, i'm fighting for my life against hordes of robots and turrets, and barely survived, thanks to a few well thrown pulse grenades. The final tape is just... wow.

I even enjoyed Vault 34, due to the adrenaline rush of barely making it out before my radiation gauge got completely full, despite making liberal use of Rad-X and RadAway What a fantastic game.

So i've checked off Vault 11, 22 and 34. Any other ones worth checking out?

# ? Sep 29, 2011 20:05

KiloVictorDongs: Apr 12, 2007; SOME PIG

Snark posted:

I totally forgot you could do this, too. I really like that the DLC eventually made almost every junk item indirectly useful. I never thought I'd find myself hoarding clipboards.

I compulsively collect Mugs, because I don't want Muggy to kill himself. :ohdear:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 20:07

wafflemoose: Apr 10, 2009

Star Guarded posted:

Is there any way to reduce crashing? It used to never crash but now that I'm around level 32 and have completed all of the DLCs besides Lonesome Road, the game crashes probably every 3-5 times I transition into a new area (i.e.: goes into the loading screen and crashes). Is it like Oblivion and I left too many doors open or something?

It will crash alot just because Gamebyro is a crappy engine. There are a couple things you can do to reduce crashing and make it less painful when it happens however:

Turn off autosave and resist the urge to quicksave every five seconds. For some reason the game crashes more often if you do so. Turning off the Steam cloud will also help. Manually save or use one of those autosaving mods. If you're gonna fast travel or enter a new location, do a manual save beforehand. At least if it crashes you won't lose progress. Having too many saves will also cause the game to crash often. Keep about 5-10 manual saves and never overwrite the old ones, save in new slots and delete the one ones.

Following these steps should go a long way in reducing the amount of crashes, plus it'll make the game slightly more challenging. Or just live with the crashes and pretend it's the Courier having a stroke and temporary memory loss. You did get shot in the head, after all. :commissar:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 20:17

Smuggins: Mar 14, 2008; Blasphemy! Blasphoryou! Blasphoreveryone!; Fun Shoe

Palpek posted:

I have to say that for me nothing was more disturbing than talking with Dr. Dala.

Yeaaaaa, Dr. Dala made me get up and go do some work in the yard.
That was perfect but it was not right at all.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 20:41

Astfgl: Aug 31, 2001

Starhawk64 posted:

Following these steps should go a long way in reducing the amount of crashes, plus it'll make the game slightly more challenging. Or just live with the crashes and pretend it's the Courier having a stroke and temporary memory loss. You did get shot in the head, after all.

Also, be thankful you're playing on the PC and not a console. If you were on a console, a crash would mean roughly 10 minutes of down time while you re-booted the console (since there's no desktop to crash to) and then wait for your precious save to load at the speed of molasses in January. When my game goes down on the PC, it's rarely more than a minute or two before I'm back to playing. On the console I would go and make myself a snack and come back after an episode of something.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 20:44

Brace: May 29, 2010; by Ozmaugh

I still like the Come Fly With Me quest despite having done it every playthrough, probably one of the best quests in the game.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 20:47

Bigass Moth: Mar 6, 2004; I joined the #RXT REVOLUTION.

he knows...

Brace posted:

I still like the Come Fly With Me quest despite having done it every playthrough, probably one of the best quests in the game.

I always thought it was really annoying since there is a lot of backtracking and fetch questing.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:01

CommanderCoffee: Feb 27, 2011; Ladies.

Cervixalot posted:

So i've checked off Vault 11, 22 and 34. Any other ones worth checking out?

Go to Vault 19. Nice little quest, makes use of C4, oh, and you can once and for all rid the wastes of Powder Gangers while gaining Great Khan reputation.

It's located, roughly, west of Whitaker Farmstead. It's north of Quarry Junction.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:20

King Vidiot: Feb 17, 2007; You think you can take me at Satan's Hollow? Go 'head on!

On the subject of Vault 19, I did a pretty dickish thing accidentally. I made a deal between the Great Khans and Powder Gangers, the Khans accept the Powder Gangers into their group, but then I convinced Papa Khan to take his whole tribe back West. Now the Powder Gangers in Vault 19 are more or less stranded.

I think I'll put them out of their misery, now that I think about it

edit: Oh and if you go there, mind the Deathclaws that love to wander north into that area. It happens about half the time.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:34

Lets Fuck Bro: Apr 14, 2009

Brace posted:

I still like the Come Fly With Me quest despite having done it every playthrough, probably one of the best quests in the game.

I love how you get a little temporary radio station that just plays Flight of the Valkyries for that part.

Bigass Moth posted:

I always thought it was really annoying since there is a lot of backtracking and fetch questing.

At least those ghouls are a lot more likable than the Hubologists.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:34

turboraton: Aug 28, 2011

Jerusalem posted:

So I just finished Vault 11....

That was a great experience, I made a point of listening to the recording I found at the opening again as I left - those poor people, imagine being told you were a "shining example" after going through all that poo poo.

Agree my man, one of the best moments of the game.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:42

Palpek: Dec 27, 2008; Do you feel it, Zach?
My coffee warned me about it.

Smuggins posted:

Yeaaaaa, Dr. Dala made me get up and go do some work in the yard.
That was perfect but it was not right at all.

Yeah, I must say it all went downhill when you basically end up acting like a prostitute for energy cells.

Reminded me about a more extreme version in another game :v:

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:53

Quodio Stotes: Aug 8, 2010; by angerbot

I like the vaults and all, but am I the only one who can't be assed to access every terminal to piece together the story? I think talking to NPCs/environmental ques are better ways to tell a story. Also how does point allocation go in reference to leveling up? I am going to do a low int run an I was planning on making a character with basically 1 int and 1 per, all about explosives and modeled after duke nukem. is it worth it to move up to 3 int to get the extra skill points?

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:58

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# ? Apr 23, 2024 18:52

Star Guarded: Feb 10, 2008

Starhawk64 posted:

It will crash alot just because Gamebyro is a crappy engine. There are a couple things you can do to reduce crashing and make it less painful when it happens however:

Turn off autosave and resist the urge to quicksave every five seconds. For some reason the game crashes more often if you do so. Turning off the Steam cloud will also help. Manually save or use one of those autosaving mods. If you're gonna fast travel or enter a new location, do a manual save beforehand. At least if it crashes you won't lose progress. Having too many saves will also cause the game to crash often. Keep about 5-10 manual saves and never overwrite the old ones, save in new slots and delete the one ones.

Following these steps should go a long way in reducing the amount of crashes, plus it'll make the game slightly more challenging. Or just live with the crashes and pretend it's the Courier having a stroke and temporary memory loss. You did get shot in the head, after all.

Ahh, thanks! I've been resaving over the same three manual saves. Hopefully that'll fix stuff.

# ? Sep 29, 2011 21:59

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