Fallout 3 - Gen. Discussion & Info - 'GOTY' Edition w/All 5 DLC Packs 10.13.09

[badramen]

Is anyone else kind of disappointed in Fable II after playing Fallout 3? Like, I still think Fable II is a great game but it isn't as nearly a good a game as Fallout 3. :\

[Scorch]

This game has very, very quickly vaulted (no pun intended) into my top five favorite games of all time, taking Oblivion's place. I love post apocalyptic settings (especially in movies like Mad Max and Doomsday), I love urban exploration, and this game combines the two. Throw in the RPG elements of Oblivion and you've got one of my favorite games this year.

Far Cry 2, Fable 2, Little Big Planet, Fallout 3.. I love this time of year. I really, really, really love this time of year.

And not even just those, in November, I have to pick up Smackdown vs Raw 09 and Mirror's Edge! Ahh!

Vault spoilers so did anyone kill the Overseer? I did at first, but then I saw Amata, and she was freaking out (obviously) and I had been friends with her all my life so I didn't want to do that.. I re-loaded a save and kept the Overseer alive and he handed over the password and everything else.. the amount of choices you have in the game and the outcome is staggering

[n00bie]

This game has very, very quickly vaulted (no pun intended) into my top five favorite games of all time, taking Oblivion's place. I love post apocalyptic settings (especially in movies like Mad Max and Doomsday), I love urban exploration, and this game combines the two. Throw in the RPG elements of Oblivion and you've got one of my favorite games this year.

Far Cry 2, Fable 2, Little Big Planet, Fallout 3.. I love this time of year. I really, really, really love this time of year.

And not even just those, in November, I have to pick up Smackdown vs Raw 09 and Mirror's Edge! Ahh!

Vault spoilers so did anyone kill the Overseer? I did at first, but then I saw Amata, and she was freaking out (obviously) and I had been friends with her all my life so I didn't want to do that.. I re-loaded a save and kept the Overseer alive and he handed over the password and everything else.. the amount of choices you have in the game and the outcome is staggering


I feel the same way. Easily my favorite game this year.

[Pure Apathy]

This game has very, very quickly vaulted (no pun intended) into my top five favorite games of all time, taking Oblivion's place. I love post apocalyptic settings (especially in movies like Mad Max and Doomsday), I love urban exploration, and this game combines the two. Throw in the RPG elements of Oblivion and you've got one of my favorite games this year.

Far Cry 2, Fable 2, Little Big Planet, Fallout 3.. I love this time of year. I really, really, really love this time of year.

And not even just those, in November, I have to pick up Smackdown vs Raw 09 and Mirror's Edge! Ahh!

Vault spoilers so did anyone kill the Overseer? I did at first, but then I saw Amata, and she was freaking out (obviously) and I had been friends with her all my life so I didn't want to do that.. I re-loaded a save and kept the Overseer alive and he handed over the password and everything else.. the amount of choices you have in the game and the outcome is staggering

I killed him. Then I tried killing Amata but it wouldn't let me. Instead of dying, she would just faint for a few seconds and stand back up.

[bardockkun]

Someone help me, I am freakin out here :0
The last time a game ever did that to me was Stranglehold and when it happend I just pressed the RT again and it returned to normal, don't know how well it'll work for you.


Vault spoilers so did anyone kill the Overseer? I did at first, but then I saw Amata, and she was freaking out (obviously) and I had been friends with her all my life so I didn't want to do that.. I re-loaded a save and kept the Overseer alive and he handed over the password and everything else.. the amount of choices you have in the game and the outcome is staggering
I Did, but I just figured meh and let it be as Amata freaked out. I Did feel a bit bad, but not bad enough to stripping the Overseer and taking all his supplies.

Also more I play this game the more it sucks me in...

[Chase]

I played a lot yesterday.

I went on a tangent from my helpful, friendly self and killed everyone in Megaton. After raiding their supplies, hacking computers, and seeing what I could get if I killed certain people (the Overseer's key, a bobblehead, holotapes, and other very interesting goodies), I went off on a trek to GNR Plaza. Along the way, I encountered mutants, raiders, and creepy minotaurs. I leveled up myself to level 5, and had no difficulty taking down Super Mutants. Stupidly, I didn't save my Very Evil tangent, and was killed by multiple rockets during a gun fight at GNR Plaza. If only I could have fixed the minigun; I would have killed those GNR Plaza raiders very quickly. All I had that worked was my pistol that dealt out 9 damage. I am glad I explored early. It got that craving out of my system, and now I will focus on quests and sidequests. But man, that was quite an epic journey.

Fallout 3 is incredible and incredibly immersive.

I have to get up for work in four hours. :cold:

[menikmati]

Just put in my first 3.5 hours of the game in. I'm finding some of the combat difficult as I don't really have anything good as far as equipment goes. I'm liking the conversations so far though.

[zewone]

I killed him. Then I tried killing Amata but it wouldn't let me. Instead of dying, she would just faint for a few seconds and stand back up.

You ruined a pretty cool quest you get later in the game by doing that. I doubt it will be available to you. That's the main problem I had with going through the game. I had to think about my decisions, and how they would affect quests later on.

[ratzombie]

Regarding the Overseer I killed him as well, but after seeing Amata freak out I reloaded and didn't kill him.

Enjoying the game so far, played about 8 hours in one sitting which doesn't happen too often. I haven't even gotten very far in the game but I did something stupid that look me a pretty long time. Basically, I went where I didn't have to go searching for The Family.

[$hady]

Haha looks like we were all thinking alike I killed the Overseer as well and I also killed that little adopted girls dad in Megaton. LOL He caught me stealing and I had to shut him up. So yea I went ahead and destroyed Megaton since i'd already started the ball rolling. I saved it right before that point to go back to later and see what happens if you disarm the bomb instead. I'll prolly just restart and play the whole thing as good sometime later on. Also go an extra save set aside when I was at level 6 to see if I can get back to good karma or neutral for achievement points lol. If I can't it's fine because i'll be playing back through this sometime in the future anyway, i'll just have to be a good guy next time.

[ratzombie]

I'm playing a somewhat good guy. I have to commit a lot of minor crimes though because I started my game with the idea of having good lockpick/hacking/speech skills and two of those give bad karma. I'm still "Good" though so as long as I don't start killing innocent people I should be fine.

[asianxcore]

There are a few places in Megaton that you can sell. One is the little bar at the bottom, another is the bar at the top, and then finally at Craterside.

It just sucks that they're limited on how much they give in return. Makes it a little bit of a pain.

Thanks for the heads up.

Don't know why I didn't think I couldn't sell at Craterside. It had a buy option but I didn't think to hit "LT" to sell :)

[Draekon]

Haha looks like we were all thinking alike I killed the Overseer as well and I also killed that little adopted girls dad in Megaton. LOL He caught me stealing and I had to shut him up. So yea I went ahead and destroyed Megaton since i'd already started the ball rolling. I saved it right before that point to go back to later and see what happens if you disarm the bomb instead. I'll prolly just restart and play the whole thing as good sometime later on. Also go an extra save set aside when I was at level 6 to see if I can get back to good karma or neutral for achievement points lol. If I can't it's fine because i'll be playing back through this sometime in the future anyway, i'll just have to be a good guy next time.

When you do the opposite in Megaton you get: a house with a robotic butler who gives you free water and free haircuts. It also provides a place to sleep and had a stand to hold all your bobbleheads. It also seems like the stuff you put in your house won't randomly disappear as well.

[Chroma914]

Anyone know how to get to the following location (early game spoilers maybe) The GN Radio building? I swear I hiked around for a good 45 minutes and have no clue how to actually get there.

Anyone?

[BoneMonkey80]

I have no idea what to put my points in lol

[glockant]

Anyone?

yea, it's kind of confusing at first. but you have to walk down into the first subway station and find it from there. at least that's what I did..

[saddamizer]

Really good guide for character creation and leveling up

I'm one of those people who spends 20 minutes deciding how to allocate my skill points so this helped me out alot



http://www.wikicheats.com/index.php/Fallout_3_-_PC_PS3_XB360/Character_Building

[Kaijufan]

This game has very, very quickly vaulted (no pun intended) into my top five favorite games of all time, taking Oblivion's place. I love post apocalyptic settings (especially in movies like Mad Max and Doomsday), I love urban exploration, and this game combines the two. Throw in the RPG elements of Oblivion and you've got one of my favorite games this year.

Far Cry 2, Fable 2, Little Big Planet, Fallout 3.. I love this time of year. I really, really, really love this time of year.

And not even just those, in November, I have to pick up Smackdown vs Raw 09 and Mirror's Edge! Ahh!

Vault spoilers so did anyone kill the Overseer? I did at first, but then I saw Amata, and she was freaking out (obviously) and I had been friends with her all my life so I didn't want to do that.. I re-loaded a save and kept the Overseer alive and he handed over the password and everything else.. the amount of choices you have in the game and the outcome is staggering
I did. He was running at me and I thought he was going to attack me like the guard did, if I had known he wasn't I think I would of let him live.

[BoneMonkey80]

anyone good at character building? This is my first character what do you guys think?

S 5
P 5
E 7
C 4
I 7
A 7
L 5

And for perks I'm choosing Small Guns, Big Guns, Repair

[DCriminal]

Wow. Based on five hours of playing, I have to say that this is strong contender for Game of the Year.

[Halo05]

I only got to play through the intro last night. Some funny stuff happened.I was sneaking around as people searched for me in the vault when I came upon Amata being harassed by two guys. I snuck in the room and killed one of them with a stealth bat attack only to have Amata scream, "My father!" Oops.

I'm done with this thread for now, I don't want to accidently read spoilers until I've done at least one walkthrough.

[Kendal]

Is anyone else kind of disappointed in Fable II after playing Fallout 3? Like, I still think Fable II is a great game but it isn't as nearly a good a game as Fallout 3. :\

I am not. This game is good and I like it a million times better than other Bethesda products, but Fable II really sucked me in from the start. This is again a great game, but it hasn't given me a connection like I did with Fable II. I haven't played as much of this game yet. But so far, I enjoyed Fable II more than this.

Anyway, going to throw more time at this game. :whee:

[eswat]

Has anyone played the game with an Int stat of 1 yet? Curious if they limited your convo replies and NPCs treated you like a moran, like in the previous games.

[Chase]

Wow. Based on five hours of playing, I have to say that this is strong contender for Game of the Year.


I wholeheartedly concur.

[Draekon]

anyone good at character building? This is my first character what do you guys think?

S 5
P 5
E 7
C 4
I 7
A 7
L 5

And for perks I'm choosing Small Guns, Big Guns, Repair

That's not bad, I s'pose. Mine looked something like:

S 5 (Now 7)
P 7 (Now 9)
E 5
C 4
I 9 (Now 10)
A 9
L 1 (I think it's higher now?)

Doing fine so far and I just hit level 8 with very good karma. Most of my skills have gone into Lockpicking/Science/Speech with a little into Medicine, Repair, and Small Arms.

[ratzombie]

Wow those are the exact same skills I'm leveling, although my SPECIAL is a bit different.

[asianxcore]

This game is like crack. Didn't mean to finish a quest and ended up finishing it anyway.

Killin' ants and disarmin' bombs

Can't wait to get the funds to decorate the casa.

[cindersphere]

Is anyone else kind of disappointed in Fable II after playing Fallout 3? Like, I still think Fable II is a great game but it isn't as nearly a good a game as Fallout 3. :\
I feel the same way as well. Mostly though I kept hitting every bug in the game and had to restart 4 times.

[Draekon]

Met my first Super Mutant Behemoth. He wasn't very friendly as you can see:

http://images.draekon.com/behemoth.jpg

[ratzombie]

Well when I was running to deliver that letter, I ran into two Super Mutants and they had fucking Rock-It launchers, I took one out and then my head asploded.

[Mr Unoriginal]

Came across a glitched achievement, minor spoilers I suppose.

Following in His Footsteps. Basically I didn't pay Moriarty to find out about my dad and was doing a bunch of side quests. The quests took me to Rivet City and I talked to Dr. Lei completing the Following in His Footsteps quest in my Pipboy, but not giving me the achievement points. I tried going back to Moriarty and paying him, but the option is no longer there. A bit annoying, but at least it is early in the game and would be pretty easy to grab in another playthough.

[Draekon]

Came across a glitched achievement, minor spoilers I suppose.

Following in His Footsteps. Basically I didn't pay Moriarty to find out about my dad and was doing a bunch of side quests. The quests took me to Rivet City and I talked to Dr. Lei completing the Following in His Footsteps quest in my Pipboy, but not giving me the achievement points. I tried going back to Moriarty and paying him, but the option is no longer there. A bit annoying, but at least it is early in the game and would be pretty easy to grab in another playthough.

I don't think it's glitched in the way that you don't get the achievement as I did the same thing after Moriarty. Then I went to the place I was suppose to go before Rivet City (The Radio Station that fights the "good fight") and got the achievement.

[Mr Unoriginal]

I don't think it's glitched in the way that you don't get the achievement as I did the same thing after Moriarty. Then I went to the place I was suppose to go before Rivet City (The Radio Station that fights the "good fight") and got the achievement.

Oh, I guess I'll just stumble on that? Is that where Moriarty tells you where to go after you pay him or does he tell you to go to Rivet City?

[AdvOfJet]

How are the side quests in this game? Looking at the achievement list it looks like the majority of the ACH come from finishing story-line quests.

In Oblivion, you could kind of get an idea about the side quests such as the Fighters Guild, Thieves Guild and such.

I would have thought that you might have different quests lines for the factions in the such as the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave (which I assume are in the game).

[ratzombie]

I'm doing that quest right now but instead of paying I hacked into his computer and then got the information. You can't even mention the dad to him now.

[Draekon]

Oh, I guess I'll just stumble on that? Is that where Moriarty tells you where to go after you pay him or does he tell you to go to Rivet City?

I don't remember if he tells you, but it's the next point in the chain. After that though, I don't know as I got the Rivet City glitch also like I mentioned before.

[zewone]

How are the side quests in this game? Looking at the achievement list it looks like the majority of the ACH come from finishing story-line quests.

In Oblivion, you could kind of get an idea about the side quests such as the Fighters Guild, Thieves Guild and such.

I would have thought that you might have different quests lines for the factions in the such as the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave (which I assume are in the game).

The side quests aren't linear like they are in Oblivion. You get them from talking to random NPCs. Most of the achievements actually come from side quests.

[Chase]

I have no idea how to get to the Museum of Technology. :-(

[Draekon]

I have no idea how to get to the Museum of Technology. :-(

Use subway tunnels.

[Chroma914]

I have no idea how to get to the Museum of Technology. :-(

Amen, same here. I swear this game is incredibly frustrating in the way you can get lost so easily.

[Chase]

Use subway tunnels.


I'll try that later.

When I return to Fallout 3, I'll be off to Jefferson Memorial (from Rivet City).

[$hady]

When you do the opposite in Megaton you get: a house with a robotic butler who gives you free water and free haircuts. It also provides a place to sleep and had a stand to hold all your bobbleheads. It also seems like the stuff you put in your house won't randomly disappear as well.

You get the exact same thing.......... in Tenpenny Tower :P
Also the chick who wants to use you in her book and send you for landmines will still be there after it blows up but she's torn up and a ghoul now. Oh yea and after I killed the little girls adopted dad I found her wondering the streets talking about who will raise her now. Maybe she will join the church and let that lady care for her she says.

I've been playing quests out of order and just scouting around alot. I'm gonna hop on now and work on the main storyline from the start.

[Chase]

I like my place. I'm glad I chose to do what I did. :mrgreen:

[smarkbran]

DAMN! I went into one of the metro subway stations, and I had done some explring to get dogmeat at the scrapland, and i ran into my first mutant guy with a rocket launcher. After unloading on him in the subway I got the launcher and exited back out the door to the aboveground and a message displayed that Dogmeat had died! FUCK!

Other than that this game is really blowing me away, it is the only game that I have played that does pretty much everything right. Easily becoming one of my favorites of all time.

[Chase]

DAMN! I went into one of the metro subway stations, and I had done some explring to get dogmeat at the scrapland, and i ran into my first mutant guy with a rocket launcher. After unloading on him in the subway I got the launcher and exited back out the door to the aboveground and a message displayed that Dogmeat had died! FUCK!

Other than that this game is really blowing me away, it is the only game that I have played that does pretty much everything right. Easily becoming one of my favorites of all time.


I haven't yet gone to get Dogmeat specifically because I don't want him dying. :oops:

[RedvsBlue]

DAMN! I went into one of the metro subway stations, and I had done some explring to get dogmeat at the scrapland, and i ran into my first mutant guy with a rocket launcher. After unloading on him in the subway I got the launcher and exited back out the door to the aboveground and a message displayed that Dogmeat had died! FUCK!

Other than that this game is really blowing me away, it is the only game that I have played that does pretty much everything right. Easily becoming one of my favorites of all time.

Yeah, I had Dogmeat die on me earlier today and I decided re-playing the previous 15 minutes from my save point was worth having the mangy little mutt back with me.

[Trakan]

Yeah, I had Dogmeat die on me earlier today and I decided re-playing the previous 15 minutes from my save point was worth having the mangy little mutt back with me.

You're going to have to reload after every battle...

[Chase]

You're going to have to reload after every battle...


Well, now I'm glad I haven't gone for Dogmeat. I would feel compelled to reload and regain my in-game pal. :oops:

Edit: And has anyone actually set off the bomb in Megaton? If so, what happens (and where did you find the part)?

[Kaijufan]

Wow. Based on five hours of playing, I have to say that this is strong contender for Game of the Year.
It's a great game, but so far it seems like they didn't even try to fix most of the flaws that Oblivion had.

[Sofa King Kool]

Alright, I finally cracked and turned down the difficulty. I'm enjoying the game much, much more now that it isn't buttfuck hard. I might turn it back up once I'm in better standing.

[Chase]

Alright, I finally cracked and turned down the difficulty. I'm enjoying the game much, much more now that it isn't buttfuck hard. I might turn it back up once I'm in better standing.


Wait, there's a difficulty setting?? :shock: I had no idea.

[whoknows]

Ok, so this has probably already been asked, but

When do I get the dog?

Also

Where is the family at?

[Draekon]

Ok, so this has probably already been asked, but

When do I get the dog?

Also

Where is the family at?


Dogmeat is at The "Minefield" or near it rather in a scrapyard. It's kinda a fair ways Northeast of Megaton/Big Town. (You get the minefield location during a neutral/good karma playthrough quest chain for the survival guide in Megaton. Maybe even evil, but I don't know considering what evil does to the town.)

"The Family" is at in the subway. There's a ghoul you can ask about their specific location inside once you're in the Subway.

[ratzombie]

I already did that quest and I didn't find Dogmeat. But I didn't really explore that area very much though as I just wanted to finish it.

[Draekon]

Man I love my house. I have like 200 different items stores there and it just keeps building.


Up to level 11 now and I still can't find the correct subway to get to the Ranger Station or that Hospital (I think?) where the Ranger Mercs are at. Caused me to get jumped by 10-15 Super Mutant (Brutes/Masters) simultaneously. Damn near got raped, but I came out with a few miniguns and chinese assault rifles.

[Gagnondorf]

Hey guys, im new here, couldnt help but put in some comments. Fallout 3 is going awesome, its just as good as the first 2 fallouts in its own way.
first off, how do I put up the spoiler button to reveal things. I am having a problem with the blood ties quest and was wondering if anyone else had the same problem. Did everything, found ian, gave letter, became all friendly with everyone and now im quick traveling back to Arefu, everytime i get there, raider shows up and smokes the guy defending the town (cant remember his name) no matter how many times I do it, and then everyone goes hostile.
Also, the steam engine rifle kicks so much ass, as does the shishcababe. and the nuka grenades. Finding schematics is so great! Highly recommend having a high repair skill. and if anyone wants to know where to get the most powerful weapon from the first fallout in fallout three, let me know ;) i found it and I almost wet my pants.

[Yanksfan]

Alright, I finally cracked and turned down the difficulty. I'm enjoying the game much, much more now that it isn't buttfuck hard. I might turn it back up once I'm in better standing.

I believe the game levels with you, does it not? So the difficulty should remain roughly the same throughout.

[FluxDF]

I believe the game levels with you, does it not? So the difficulty should remain roughly the same throughout.

From the main menu, you can set your difficulty level. The default is normal.

[pimpinc333]

Hey guys, im new here, couldnt help but put in some comments. Fallout 3 is going awesome, its just as good as the first 2 fallouts in its own way.
first off, how do I put up the spoiler button to reveal things. I am having a problem with the blood ties quest and was wondering if anyone else had the same problem. Did everything, found ian, gave letter, became all friendly with everyone and now im quick traveling back to Arefu, everytime i get there, raider shows up and smokes the guy defending the town (cant remember his name) no matter how many times I do it, and then everyone goes hostile.
Also, the steam engine rifle kicks so much ass, as does the shishcababe. and the nuka grenades. Finding schematics is so great! Highly recommend having a high repair skill. and if anyone wants to know where to get the most powerful weapon from the first fallout in fallout three, let me know ;) i found it and I almost wet my pants.

If you quote someone it will be the little Face icon with the finger over his mouth.

Or you can just type this [*SPOILER] [*/SPOILER] around what you want to hide. Don't use the * though. Delete that part out. Or if you just go to "Go Advanced" when tryping something you can find that Face Icon all the way to the right hand side on the Message Toolbar.

Hope that helps and wasn't confusing :whee:

[seanr1221]

Well, now I'm glad I haven't gone for Dogmeat. I would feel compelled to reload and regain my in-game pal. :oops:

Edit: And has anyone actually set off the bomb in Megaton? If so, what happens (and where did you find the part)?

I did (Megaton spoilers) You get an achievement and a hotel room to call your own. Also, I was in the middle of doing the quest for that woman making her research book, and she survived so you can keep doing that.

[Mojimbo]

How do you diffuse it?

Also, you can up your STR SPECIAL skill by 1 really easy in Megaton by...

...pickpocketing the sheriff's house key off of him, sneaking in, going upstairs to his office and swiping the bobblehead on his desk. I made a save right before I entered just in case because I didn't want him to catch me and end up having to murder him.

The INT bobblehead is also really easy to get by...

...going to Rivet City(extreme southeast corner of the map, by the Jefferson Memorial) to the science lab and getting the bobblehead off of the doctor's desk.

[Draekon]

How do you diffuse it?

Also, you can up your STR SPECIAL skill by 1 really easy in Megaton by...

...pickpocketing the sheriff's house key off of him, sneaking in, going upstairs to his office and swiping the bobblehead on his desk. I made a save right before I entered just in case because I didn't want him to catch me and end up having to murder him.

You diffuse it by having 25 explosives skill if I remember correctly. Though I talked to the Sheriff first about diffusing it before I actually attempted it. So I don't know if you can do it without talking to him first.

About the Strength Bobblehead. You don't need to pickpocket the sheriff. If you diffuse the bomb in Megaton, his house should be able to be opened without the key. At least that's how I got it as the only person in the game I've pickpocketed from so far is Moriarty.

[Mojimbo]

Thanks, I've been putting my points into lockpicking and small arms so I'll keep that in mind next level. Do you know if 25 on that skill will also be enough for me to do that subquest where you have to diffuse mines or something for research on that book for that woman in Megaton?

[emdub]

This game has taken over my life. I'm really liking it.

My main complaint is that the 3rd person view looks janky as hell. I like being able to see my character, so if I'm given n option, I almost always prefer 3rd person views. The press releases said you could play either way, but it's really hard to do combat, and the animation isn't so hot: your character looks like they're ice skating. I know that I can use 1st person, (I have been mostly), I just like 3rd better...when it's done well. Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed, Gears of War, even GTA have good looking and functioning 3rd person cameras.

I'm also kind of bummed that there's a level cap at 20. (I'm not there yet, but i know it exists.)

EDIT: Also, the D-Pad for quick switching weapons really only gives you 4 slots. The 4 corner ones are impossible to select accurately, especially during combat.

[bardockkun]

Not really a spoiler, but a "how do I get there question" Where the hell is Rivet City? Is it the giant battle ship? If so, is there anyway to get in without leveling up lock picking all the way that high?

[Mojimbo]

There's a metal walkway across from it. Go up the ramps and on the top level there will be an intercom switch that will trigger a bridge.

[bardockkun]

Awesome, thanks!

[FoxHoundADAM]

So how do I cross the Patomic (sp?)? I've tried two subways already but always end up on the same side. I keep following my arrow marker but no luck.

Also, those fire ants are a bitch!!!!

[Draekon]

Thanks, I've been putting my points into lockpicking and small arms so I'll keep that in mind next level. Do you know if 25 on that skill will also be enough for me to do that subquest where you have to diffuse mines or something for research on that book for that woman in Megaton?

It's either 25 or 30, but you don't need to disarm any as she gives you a specific objective. So long as you have any frag mine in your inventory, it should complete the optional when you turn it in I think.

Just make sure to save before trying and use the action/interact button to disarm and then pick them up. Don't know what the button is for the 360 version as I'm playing the PC.


So how do I cross the Patomic (sp?)? I've tried two subways already but always end up on the same side. I keep following my arrow marker but no luck.

I just swam across the first time, but there are a few bridges that are intact. Don't know if any subways connect across the to the opposite side of the river that aren't blocked from rubble.

Also, those fire ants are a bitch!!!!

Yeah, when I did the quest that involves them I would eat their glands or whatever for fire resistance. Helped quite a bit, but I still went low health too much as I did it when I was low level.

[bardockkun]

Odd question, but in Moria Brown's shop in Megaton there's a mercenary there (he's always hanging against the wall) and...Well, is that Kevin Conroy voice of Batman? For some reason soon as I heard this I yelled "OH MY GOD! BATMAN IS HERE!

[AshesofWake]

need halp


i blew up megaton without finding more info about my papa. where the hell am i supposed to do for the main quest, it keeps telling me to find more info about my papa

[ihadFG]

Also, the D-Pad for quick switching weapons really only gives you 4 slots. The 4 corner ones are impossible to select accurately, especially during combat.

If you hold down the d-pad for a second it makes it easier to select the corner ones.

[Mr Unoriginal]

need halp


i blew up megaton without finding more info about my papa. where the hell am i supposed to do for the main quest, it keeps telling me to find more info about my papa

Head to Rivet City and talk to Dr. Lei

[GuruuShah]

ok Im a BIG RPG FAN but i didnt like oblivion. Should i get this game then?

thx ahead of time :)

[SoulReaver]

ok Im a BIG RPG FAN but i didnt like oblivion. Should i get this game then?

thx ahead of time :)
Same question as him. I disliked the combat in Oblivion.

[ratzombie]

I have question for those who have completed "The Replicated Man" quest.

So which one is the "Good Karma" thing to do? I got the audio log from Doc Church and then I found another one in Manya's house and asked her about it. Then a little later this lady wants me to take the chip to Zimmerman and tell him the android is dead. Thing is, I have the option to keep looking for him.

So I'm not exactly sure what I should do, I assume if I keep looking for him then that would be "Bad Karma" since you most likely rat him out?

[Draekon]

ok Im a BIG RPG FAN but i didnt like oblivion. Should i get this game then?

thx ahead of time :)

I hate Oblivion, but love Fallout 3. Can't really explain why. I just feel everything blends together well.



I have question for those who have completed "The Replicated Man" quest.

So which one is the "Good Karma" thing to do? I got the audio log from Doc Church and then I found another one in Manya's house and asked her about it. Then a little later this lady wants me to take the chip to Zimmerman and tell him the android is dead. Thing is, I have the option to keep looking for him.

So I'm not exactly sure what I should do, I assume if I keep looking for him then that would be "Bad Karma" since you most likely rat him out?

I'm pretty sure I got good karma from selecting the option to lie to Dr. Zimmerman and say the robot is dead when it's really not.

[bardockkun]

I have question for those who have completed "The Replicated Man" quest.

So which one is the "Good Karma" thing to do? I got the audio log from Doc Church and then I found another one in Manya's house and asked her about it. Then a little later this lady wants me to take the chip to Zimmerman and tell him the android is dead. Thing is, I have the option to keep looking for him.

So I'm not exactly sure what I should do, I assume if I keep looking for him then that would be "Bad Karma" since you most likely rat him out?
Good Karma is to lie and you'll get 40 caps and you'll get the achievement, so easiest way.

[AshesofWake]

Head to Rivet City and talk to Dr. Lei



thanks! where would rivet be? lol

[GuruuShah]

ok Im a BIG RPG FAN but i didnt like oblivion. Should i get this game then?

thx ahead of time :)

ANYBODY LOL PLZ

[Sofa King Kool]

Ugh, I'm starting to get worried. I get a disk read error almost every time I play anything. It seems to be happening more and more frequently, too.

Fucking figures, Gears 2 is almost out. Why wouldn't my console red ring?

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Sorry sofa, it's totally going.

[Mr Unoriginal]

thanks! where would rivet be? lol

Very lower right portion of the map. It's a giant aircraft carrier.

[dropbearGSH]

ok Im a BIG RPG FAN but i didnt like oblivion. Should i get this game then?

thx ahead of time :)

Ya, you should get it. I liked oblivion despite the combat, the combat in this is much better. It's not perfect; it can be a little annoying to have the crosshairs on someone and not hit them because your chance to hit is decided by skill points, but you get used to it. Also, the setting of the game is way more interesting than obilivion.

[Mojimbo]

Maybe I should look into schematics, I'm having a bitch of a time taking down those trolls that own downtown D.C. without getting my ass kicked a little with the assault rifle/hunting rifle.

[pimpinc333]

Can't wait to finally play this tomorrow night. Woohoo :D

[ratzombie]

Good Karma is to lie and you'll get 40 caps and you'll get the achievement, so easiest way.
Ah, thanks.

Still a tough choice, since it looks like you get a perk for siding with Dr. Zimmer. Something like a 10% chance for a critical perk. I guess I'll save it for the Bad Karma run.

[Kendal]

ok Im a BIG RPG FAN but i didnt like oblivion. Should i get this game then?

thx ahead of time :)

I personally hate Oblivion. It is the only game in my gaming tenure that has actually put me to sleep. No, I wasn't tired and yes I was looking forward to playing it. Fallout 3 has the interface of Oblivion, but that is pretty much where the similarities end.

[Poor2More]

I beat Fable II, and I will open Fallout 3 finally tomorrow :)

[dropbearGSH]

Anyone else have trouble selecting certain parts of the body in VATS? It always seems to take me a bit to select the head. It could just be that my controller is starting to go.

[Toaster Driver]

kind of a spoiler but not really since i think everyone knows about megaton by now but
i told suit guy (forget his name now) that i'd blow it up, i put the switch on the bomb, went to tenpenny tower, then killed suit guy and mr. tenpenny and didn't destroy megaton...is there anyway to destroy the switch/detonator on the patio? i don't have a house to put my crap in lol

[Vulcan2422]

Needing some help

So i got the tape from the doctor about the android but nothing new or not even a marker as to where i should go. What should I do next?

[bardockkun]

Needing some help

So i got the tape from the doctor about the android but nothing new or not even a marker as to where i should go. What should I do next?
If you want, you can go back to Megaton and someone will find you and ask you not to turn the android in. They'll give you the stuff to make it seem like the android died and you'll get good karma, but other then that (meaning if you want bad Karma and turn the android in), I have no idea.

[yukafls]

Arg, I am inThe Capital Building tryin to go to repair the Radio sensor and the buildings are so elaborate to travel through it takes forever

[bardockkun]

Arg, I am inThe Capital Building tryin to go to repair the Radio sensor and the buildings are so elaborate to travel through it takes forever
ARGH! Same, it's taking forever just to get the fuck out!

[bardockkun]

Alright, fuck it. Where do I go in the Museum of Technology? I'm in the West Wing of it (the space part) and I've hacked and somewhere opened an exit, but don't know where the hell I'm supposed to go. Any suggestions?

[dropbearGSH]

Alright, fuck it. Where do I go in the Museum of Technology? I'm in the West Wing of it (the space part) and I've hacked and somewhere opened an exit, but don't know where the hell I'm supposed to go. Any suggestions?

I think you just go out the way you came in if you are doing the washington monument mission for three dog. When I hacked the computer it said exit door not found and it confused the hell out of me

[bardockkun]

Nope, still stuck and the arrow is basically saying I should stay in that area or something, but last productive thing I did in this part was hack the computer in the circular room of the Planetarium and that's it. The arrow keeps telling me to go somewhere close to the moonlanding display, but that's it.

[carpwrist]

From the sheer number of posts I believe I'm the only one that's not really enjoying Fallout 3. This whole time I've been just wanting to play Oblivion. Is anyone else getting that sensation? Granted, the combat is very much improved over Oblivions swing until you're all sweaty, throw fireballs until you've made your character retarded, shoot arrows till your arm can lift your bow technique.
Chances are I'm just being fussy and should give it more time, but I was hoping for something a little more fun.

[Kendal]

Go through the door that says exit over it.

The game is pretty confusing. The map system and navigation is hit or miss. Still enjoy it. Good game. I love V.A.T.S.ing people in the head and seeing their shit explode into a million pieces or having their skills/jaws fly off.

[bardockkun]

Yeah, went through the door that said exit and it's been open even before I hacked into it so I'm still lost as shit. Though I agree, navigation is only complaint I got for this game (that and the radio stations don't have much in the way of variety), but other then that, great game.

[Tha Xecutioner]

From the sheer number of posts I believe I'm the only one that's not really enjoying Fallout 3. This whole time I've been just wanting to play Oblivion. Is anyone else getting that sensation?No, my friend, you see the light. The truth is that Oblivion > Fallout 3 (by a landslide).

[Kendal]

Yeah, went through the door that said exit and it's been open even before I hacked into it so I'm still lost as shit. Though I agree, navigation is only complaint I got for this game (that and the radio stations don't have much in the way of variety), but other then that, great game.

The door I went through was closed when I left there.

[zewone]

No, my friend, you see the light. The truth is that Oblivion > Fallout 3 (by a landslide).

Not even close. Notice how there are so few of you, because your opinion stiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinks.

[dabebop]

Nice to see all you guys using the spoiler tags so much.

I'm enjoying the game to much since I was doing a bit of side questing, but now I'm just back to main quest after GNR.

[menikmati]

I suck at this game.

[Toaster Driver]

Yeah, went through the door that said exit and it's been open even before I hacked into it so I'm still lost as shit. Though I agree, navigation is only complaint I got for this game (that and the radio stations don't have much in the way of variety), but other then that, great game.

did you take the satellite off the display? you have to remove it, then there's a few more enemies to kill, then you can leave with it.

[Toaster Driver]

i don't know if anyone else is this far yet, but i have an issue too lol.
the mission i'm doing is called "head of state" so if you've done it please read...if not...don't!

one of the guys in the union asked me to find a picture of the lincoln memorial...i've scoured the history museum about 3 times and can't find the damn thing...anybody else find it? i've found 4 other artifacts, but no picture...i'm about to give up :(

[bardockkun]

did you take the satellite off the display? you have to remove it, then there's a few more enemies to kill, then you can leave with it.
Yeah, figured it out "after" wandering around for a few hours there #-oThanks anyways though.

[Toaster Driver]

Yeah, figured it out "after" wandering around for a few hours there #-oThanks anyways though.

lol i did the same thing man.

[zewone]

i don't know if anyone else is this far yet, but i have an issue too lol.
the mission i'm doing is called "head of state" so if you've done it please read...if not...don't!

one of the guys in the union asked me to find a picture of the lincoln memorial...i've scoured the history museum about 3 times and can't find the damn thing...anybody else find it? i've found 4 other artifacts, but no picture...i'm about to give up :(

I'm pretty sure I found it in a desk, on the second floor of the last room.

[Toaster Driver]

I'm pretty sure I found it in a desk, on the second floor of the last room.

actually it was behind a desk on the wall in the main area of the library, in the "loft" above it (there's only a few rooms up there so i wouldn't really call it a 2nd floor of the library)

holy balls that took forever...glad it's over lol

[Toaster Driver]

beat it w00t.

i apparently didn't do it right though cuz my total gamerscore for the game is 370. looks like i have more exploring to do. too bad you can't go back out into the world with your character after you beat it...just something to think about.

[Draekon]

Raiders/Super Mutants with Missle Launchers should be banned.

I'm also holding a formal protest against enemies using fire hydrants as weapons.

Oh and deathclaws.

[FoxHoundADAM]

This game is killing my sleep cycle. Two nights in a row of playing till 1:30. Keep in Mind I have to get up at six and work all day.

Also, where is the Lab at the radio complex? Want that armor!!!!

[FoxHoundADAM]

Go through the door that says exit over it.

The game is pretty confusing. The map system and navigation is hit or miss. Still enjoy it. Good game. I love V.A.T.S.ing people in the head and seeing their shit explode into a million pieces or having their skills/jaws fly off.
Agree! Really likeing the game but it so hard to navigate due to the amount of rubble and the map doesn't help much. The arrors on your radar help but I don't like how the game funnels you through specfic areas. I understand sometimes its needed but it really makes it hard to figrue out where/what you are supposed to do.

Anyone else think the Gouls are way scarier than you expected. I always forget about them until I hear one , scares the piss out of me everytime. good thing they are suckers to a shotgun to the face!

[dropbearGSH]

Raiders/Super Mutants with Missle Launchers should be banned.

I'm also holding a formal protest against enemies using fire hydrants as weapons.

Oh and deathclaws.

Have not fought any deathclaws yet, but ditto on the mutants w/ rocket launchers.
I had to fight one real early in the game, he kept killing me but I wanted the rocket launcher so I kept reloading and trying again. I finally killed him by shooting the thing out of his hands, but I apparently destroyed it in the process. Hours later I still have not seen another rocket launcher. Bummer.

[JP]

I ended up getting a Rocket Launcher and a Flamer from one bandit chick. Craziness really.

[menikmati]

I'll be playing this again later tonight, but I'm going to lower the difficulty level for my sake.

I'm level 4 and I'm trying to get to GNR and I keep getting punched/poked by enemies on the way. Also, I just did the quest involving Marigold Station and those fucking fire ants, argh they piss me off.

[Chase]

Damn my bounty in the Capital Wasteland and damn the bounty hunters trying to kill me. :bomb:

[Kendal]

Agree! Really likeing the game but it so hard to navigate due to the amount of rubble and the map doesn't help much. The arrors on your radar help but I don't like how the game funnels you through specfic areas. I understand sometimes its needed but it really makes it hard to figrue out where/what you are supposed to do.

Anyone else think the Gouls are way scarier than you expected. I always forget about them until I hear one , scares the piss out of me everytime. good thing they are suckers to a shotgun to the face!

Those fuckers have made me jump more than once already. I am a jumper though. I am getting used to it. I hear the pitter patter of little feet with the expectation to have their face COMPLETELY BLOWN THE fuck OFF!

[thrustbucket]

beat it w00t.

i apparently didn't do it right though cuz my total gamerscore for the game is 370. looks like i have more exploring to do. too bad you can't go back out into the world with your character after you beat it...just something to think about.

Holy shit you must have just cruised through the main mission.

[Toaster Driver]

Those fuckers have made me jump more than once already. I am a jumper though. I am getting used to it. I hear the pitter patter of little feet with the expectation to have their face COMPLETELY BLOWN THE fuck OFF!

very much like the splicers from bioshock, yes?

has anyone else beat it? i'm wondering how far back i need to go...i guess i won't complete the very last mission and do other missions instead...i don't think i want to start over with a new character just yet. i need my "good" rank on 20 achievement before i'm done with this guy lol.

[Toaster Driver]

Holy shit you must have just cruised through the main mission.

actually i've just had a lot of time to play this week. i'm on disability from work (bad discs in my back) so i've been instructed to do nothing. good thing this game came out! i think my total hours to beat it was around 30.

[darthbudge]

Those fuckers have made me jump more than once already. I am a jumper though. I am getting used to it. I hear the pitter patter of little feet with the expectation to have their face COMPLETELY BLOWN THE fuck OFF!

:lol: When I am in the subways or other dark areas, I am always tapping RB as a look around. VATS can detect people even if you really can't see them. 8-)

[yukafls]

AHHHHH, I can't find my way out of DC. I do and then I don't......it is driving me nuts

[Toaster Driver]

AHHHHH, I can't find my way out of DC. I do and then I don't......it is driving me nuts

i had this issue once...the only places i could go to got me killed...i got so mad i reloaded an older save about 3 hours earlier in the game. i hate the metro system, pain in the ass to navigate through.

[FoxHoundADAM]

:lol: When I am in the subways or other dark areas, I am always tapping RB as a look around. VATS can detect people even if you really can't see them. 8-)
HA I do the same thing. Enter room, RB. Turn a corner, RB.

Without it I'd be scared to enter the subway. Those f'ers like to hide on you.

[Draekon]

Damn my bounty in the Capital Wasteland and damn the bounty hunters trying to kill me. :bomb:

Their armor is pretty good. I welcome them with open arms. :P

[FoxHoundADAM]

Their armor is pretty good. I welcome them with open arms. :P
You mean open side arms!

[Kendal]

I am finally turning the corner on getting around. It is becoming easy to navigate. Is there a good way to get money?

[yukafls]

Ah, I am almost to Rivet City. I finally made it back to the Washington Monument and went around there. Man, going through the sewers alone made me want to kill myself but now I am facing ammo shortage, health shortage, and Super Mutant problems.

[Mojimbo]

Anyone have any insight into how radiation poisoning works and if there's a natural/free/cheapass way to heal yourself from it? I tried sleeping but that didn't seem to work.

Speaking of which, you get a 10% XP bonus for being "well rested" so I'd recommend that since it's very simple to do.

[carbontiger]

Is there a good way to get money?


Yeah, I had good karma then robbed pretty much everyone in Megaton and now I'm neutral. Any better way to make that paper..uhhh caps?

[yukafls]

Just be freindly to like merc. and bounty hunters and you may get bonus contracts to kill or find someone.

Right now Riley's Rangers are offering me caps to find a location and bring them back the coordinate(so basically just find one and go back and talk to the leader) and thats it. The first time I accepted it and talked to her about it I got 900 caps from all the locations I found before I found out about it

[darthbudge]

Anyone have any insight into how radiation poisoning works and if there's a natural/free/cheapass way to heal yourself from it? I tried sleeping but that didn't seem to work.

Speaking of which, you get a 10% XP bonus for being "well rested" so I'd recommend that since it's very simple to do.

Basically you can keep getting radiation until hits a certain level, then it lowers your strength and agility I think. So you can carry less and walk slower and I believe you also take a very slow amount of constant damage.

To my knoweldge there is no way to cure it for free, but I have a shit ton of Rad-X on me, that I never paid for. It seems to be all over the place, just be careful with it, and don't ever use it until it tells you have radiation sickness.

[bardockkun]

I Just did the Psychotic Prankster achievement on Father Clifford on Rivet City. Man, something so terribly evil and hysterical to hear him say "HOLY SHIT!" Before his legs get blown off...

[ratzombie]

Yeah I'm not a big fan of the subway tunnels, not much of a dungeon crawler fan but I guess I have to put up with it. I don't mind clearing out buildings though like RobCo.

[Pure Apathy]

I had bounty hunters chasing after me last night. The bounty on my head was only 1000 caps too :cry:

[Draekon]

I am finally turning the corner on getting around. It is becoming easy to navigate. Is there a good way to get money?


Keep any Pre-War Books you find. There's a person in Arlington Library that will take them for 100 caps each. There's something like 98 in the game total. If you're looking for the place, you can find it west of the potomic at the very bottom of the map just a little ways from the river. I came in from the west side, but I think you can get around from the east side.


Outside of that, I did a lot of quests where I used speech to often double my reward. Usually these quests would cause me to have assloads of ammo/armor eventually (I have 2k Assault Rifle Ammo right now for example) which left my money wide open for whatever I want. Spent 1,700 at Paradise Falls since I'm of good karma and I still have like 5k caps left. Granted I'm level 18 as well. (Not to mention a large ass stockpile of items in my house)

[ratzombie]

I found about five pre-war books in the library as well. I also had a few on me already, quickest 1500 bottle caps I've made so far.

[rj anders]

Anyone know where to find keys to Flak & Shrapnels inventory in Rivet City?

[AshesofWake]

is there a medical station in Rivet City to heal radiation?

[Kendal]

Keep any Pre-War Books you find. There's a person in Arlington Library that will take them for 100 caps each. There's something like 98 in the game total. If you're looking for the place, you can find it west of the potomic at the very bottom of the map just a little ways from the river. I came in from the west side, but I think you can get around from the east side.


Outside of that, I did a lot of quests where I used speech to often double my reward. Usually these quests would cause me to have assloads of ammo/armor eventually (I have 2k Assault Rifle Ammo right now for example) which left my money wide open for whatever I want. Spent 1,700 at Paradise Falls since I'm of good karma and I still have like 5k caps left. Granted I'm level 18 as well. (Not to mention a large ass stockpile of items in my house)


Fuck.

[Bazz]

Is it me or this game starts out pretty slow once you enter the mega whatever its called place as soon as you exit the vault. I have no idea what do in the city. Like it guides you like crap Oblivion was way more simple to understand.I have no idea who find everyone wants money and i have no exp to do anything. I keep thinking making wrong choices I am not even sure what mission to start out with. In Oblivion you like start off on main story at least like my first quest I feel I am on a side quest so weird. For people who think this is better then Oblivion I really don't agree at this moment, it started out really good, but at this moment I am not really sold. Also it feels like an open world FPS so far.

[Chase]

I had bounty hunters chasing after me last night. The bounty on my head was only 1000 caps too :cry:


Same. :oops:

This may be premature but, after playing the Mirror's Edge demo, I'm calling Fallout 3 my Game of the Year. \\:D/

[keithp]

Is it me or this game starts out pretty slow once you enter the mega whatever its called place as soon as you exit the vault. I have no idea what do in the city. Like it guides you like crap Oblivion was way more simple to understand.I have no idea who find everyone wants money and i have no exp to do anything. I keep thinking making wrong choices I am not even sure what mission to start out with. In Oblivion you like start off on main story at least like my first quest I feel I am on a side quest so weird. For people who think this is better then Oblivion I really don't agree at this moment, it started out really good, but at this moment I am not really sold. Also it feels like an open world FPS so far.

It's just you. Just start talking to people, you'll get quests. This game is WAY better than Oblivion.

[BoneMonkey80]

I'm soo hooked on this game im about 24 hours in and im about to go to the jefferson memorial did most of the sidequests too

[ratzombie]

Yeah same here, I'm about 22 hours in or so and there is still so much for me to do.

I plan on finishing all of the side quests I can with Good Karma and then replaying it again with Bad Karma.

[bardockkun]

Can anyone tell me which other side quests I got to do and where to find them? So far I've gotten Those! Blood ties, Wasteland Survival Guide, Replicated Man, Power of the Atom, and trying to figure out where Stealing Independence at, but really just afraid I may finish the game without getting all the side quests.

[yukafls]

Yeah, I have no clue where to find the National Archives to steal the deceleration of independance. But I think I know who the AWOL android is, I just need proof

[Bazz]

It's just you. Just start talking to people, you'll get quests. This game is WAY better than Oblivion.

I do have quest, but stupid things don't explain how to gain power to blow up the atomic bomb, how do i fix pipes doesn't explain just says not strong enough on everything. Then why the hell they tell me to do it? It is like nothing going everywhere and the people have 4000 things to say and they have nothing interesting that grasp attention. I dunno I think Oblivion is way better then this so far although I only put 4 hours or so into this so far I would assume it to get better.

[Over easy]

It's pretty fun to watch the merc getting killed by two mirelocks that I aggravated. I just come in and finish everything else off.

Is there an effective way to kill Super Mutants? I ran into one when I was looking for the Family, and I used up all my assault rifle ammo to get the mutant.

Also, where can I obtain a shotgun? It doesn't feel right wondering around the wasteland without a shotgun.

[yukafls]

YEAH, FREEDOM........well almost I am out of the DC city but now I have to find......Vault 112 (dun dun daaaa) And smoke a couple of crazy fools

[Sofa King Kool]

I was able to play for a few hours today without so much as a hiccup from my 360. Maybe it will be ok after all...?

Please don't die! Gears 2 is almost here :pray:

[Calamityuponthee]

I was able to play for a few hours today without so much as a hiccup from my 360. Maybe it will be ok after all...?

Please don't die! Gears 2 is almost here :pray:

Just use your system less... if all else fails, towel trick.

If i had a game I REALLY wanted, I'd definitely do it.

[GogetaSS4]

Well I beat the game earlier today. My Character was level 20 with like 3k caps, 150 stim packs left and my character was good. He can take anyone or anything in the wastes. The way I make money is to find Enclave Soldiers and kill them, then repair there armor and sell it. I racked in a huge amount of caps that way. Gonna play through it again eventually as neutral and evil. But this game was so awesome. It's fun taking on a whole squad of Enclaves soldiers by myself and just utterly destroying them. But the game itself was soooo much fun. I saved right before the end so I could level up more and explore the rest of the map. My opinion about the ending is that it was mediocre, they could have made it better .


It's pretty fun to watch the merc getting killed by two mirelocks that I aggravated. I just come in and finish everything else off.

Is there an effective way to kill Super Mutants? I ran into one when I was looking for the Family, and I used up all my assault rifle ammo to get the mutant.

Also, where can I obtain a shotgun? It doesn't feel right wondering around the wasteland without a shotgun.

Ya Two shots to the head with a combat shotgun almost always does the trick for me. Either that or an assault rifle to the head. I actually rush up them and take the damage they deal out. That way I can get quick kills and cash in on their armor and weapons because I always carry a large stash of stimpacks with me at all times so I don't have to worry about taking too much damage. Man I love this game.

[Nathan_Sama]

I want more bobble heads!
think we can get a FAQ up for them?
So far I got Medicine and Luck bobble heads.

[Draekon]

I hit level 20 today and saved right before I did, so I decided to take a quick dummy perk to explore the entire map. Here's a pieced together map with all the marked locations:

http://images.draekon.com/fallout3-map.jpg

It's rather large and parts are crooked/broken, but you only have the pipboy 3000 to blame for using a rounded CRT display. :P


I want more bobble heads!
think we can get a FAQ up for them?
So far I got Medicine and Luck bobble heads.

Bobblehead locations:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=939933&topic=46230203

Too lazy to write up a list of my own. However I'll warn you now that Energy Weapons can ONLY be obtained from a place along the main quest and that IT CAN BE MISSED.

[rabbitt]

I was looking in the settings menu today and noticed that the difficulty was set to Hard. No wonder I'm getting my ass buried.

[ratzombie]

Thanks for the map Draekon, I was going to get that perk for the "100 locations" achievement. And I also want to check out all the buildings.
Now I can save that last perk for something else.

[yukafls]

WTF!!!! I am being hunted by The good law bring mercenaries and the Bad Talon Company ones too, my status says

Very Evil


Urban Superstition


How the hell do I stop them......crap....I am low on ammo again

[fart_bubble]

after you talk to Moriarity, he says to go talk to the junkie in Sunnyvale. I thought she would be in the school but I didn't find her in there so they question is, where is she then?

[yukafls]

The small ranch house next door to the school

[Sofa King Kool]

I am loving this game so much. It was a little shaky at first, but once you start collecting some good guns and ammo, it improves tenfold. I never thought there would be an open world game that I'd enjoy more than Oblivion, but this just takes it to a whole new level.

[ratzombie]

WTF!!!! I am being hunted by The good law bring mercenaries and the Bad Talon Company ones too, my status says

Very Evil


Urban Superstition


How the hell do I stop them......crap....I am low on ammo again
When you're at "Very Evil" I believe everyone is after you.

I'm at "Very Good," and I just have to deal with Talon Company Mercs. It works for me, since I use their armor and they are not that hard to take down.

[Draekon]

Whew, just finished the game. Man did I play it waaaaaay too much. I hope to god I don't neglect life again with Valkyria Chronicles next week.


Great game with a medicore ending. Still debating whether or not to get the karma level achievements. I have over 500 saves, so finding the right ones before I hit those levels would be a bitch... <_<

[destinywaste]

I remember watching a tech demo from Bethesda where they mentioned you could create your own weapons? Does anyone know how this works?

[Trakan]

I remember watching a tech demo from Bethesda where they mentioned you could create your own weapons? Does anyone know how this works?

You find the schematics randomly for each different weapon and have to find a workbench to craft it. It relies on your repair skill. The workbench looks like a vice and they are scattered throughout cities/areas in the game.

[ratzombie]

Yeah, I usually use the workbench inside Crater Supply in Megaton.

[destinywaste]

You find the schematics randomly for each different weapon and have to find a workbench to craft it. It relies on your repair skill. The workbench looks like a vice and they are scattered throughout cities/areas in the game.

I think I may have received schematics from someone for completing a mission earlier on in the game, but never got around to checking it. Thanks.

[Mojimbo]

You can view your schematics on your Pip Boy under "notes", I think.

[ratzombie]

Yeah, I think you get the schematics for bottle cap mines pretty early.

[BoneMonkey80]

man this game keeps getting better & better

[knightsdwn]

Played a ridiculous amount today. Got up to lvl 15 and I just got to Rivet City :hot:.

[Antic]

Can anyone tell me where I can get trained for power armor? I just picked up a couple and can't use them because of the training req. Also, what's an easy way to increase how much weight I can hold?

I love the V.A.T.S. system too. I wouldn't like the game as much without it.

[seanr1221]

I feel like Oblivion had a lot more side quests...unless I'm missing something.

[bardockkun]

For the tranquility lane mission, just curious but did anyone do the fail safe with the Chinese Communist invading and killing everyone? I Didn't know about it until after I killed everyone and thought can only do bad karma for it

[knightsdwn]

Can anyone tell me where I can get trained for power armor? I just picked up a couple and can't use them because of the training req. Also, what's an easy way to increase how much weight I can hold?


I believe you talk to the person outside the Citadel to get trained for the Power Armor. I'll recheck tomorrow just to make sure.

As for increasing the amount of weight you can hold, you can upgrade your Strength S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute and get the Strong Back Perk at level 8 to allow you to carry 50 more pounds.

[Antic]

I believe you talk to the person outside the Citadel to get trained for the Power Armor. I'll recheck tomorrow just to make sure.

As for increasing the amount of weight you can hold, you can upgrade your Strength S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attribute and get the Strong Back Perk at level 8 to allow you to carry 50 more pounds.

Alright, thanks (let me know if it's somewhere different when you check tomorrow). That kind of sucks about those being the ways to increase it. I remember in the second Fallout using the Power Armor would increase how much you could hold. I was kinda hoping for the same with this.

[Trakan]

For the tranquility lane mission, just curious but did anyone do the fail safe with the Chinese Communist invading and killing everyone? I Didn't know about it until after I killed everyone and thought can only do bad karma for it

Yeah, I did. You gain good karma for doing it.

[GogetaSS4]

Can anyone tell me where I can get trained for power armor? I just picked up a couple and can't use them because of the training req. Also, what's an easy way to increase how much weight I can hold?

I love the V.A.T.S. system too. I wouldn't like the game as much without it.

You learn how to use Power Armor at the Citadel.

[yukafls]

Ahh, I killed some crazy dude called the AntAgonizer, got some cool armor and 100 caps. Also built a Nuka Grenade, Rail Gun, and Rock it launcher

[JJSP]

So for someone who's never played this game and doesn't know much about the series, is it fair to consider it as Oblivion in the future? I liked Oblivion, but it seemed overwhelming at first - the game almost seemed TOO big. I'm intrigued by Fallout, but don't wanna drop money on it and realize I wasn't that into it.

[yukafls]

I thought the same thing, I had not played oblivion or the past games but decided to give it a shot cause it looked insanely awesome. It turned out to be a good decision, If you are unsure about it rent it first

[naiku]

I am loving this game. Not to far in it yet but having a fun time. Not sure if this is right...just got to GNR tower and got about 4 sets of power armor and a fat man + 8 mini nukes. I think the BHoS people wanted it for the Giant Behmoth that attacks. Either way its hella fun screwing around w/ :D


more specific location - right outside of the GNR tower before the attack there is a guy dead on the fountain.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/naiku/IMG_0030.jpg

[Calamityuponthee]

So for someone who's never played this game and doesn't know much about the series, is it fair to consider it as Oblivion in the future? I liked Oblivion, but it seemed overwhelming at first - the game almost seemed TOO big. I'm intrigued by Fallout, but don't wanna drop money on it and realize I wasn't that into it.

It's as big as Oblivion I'd say.. it's fairly easy to get lost doing side quests and such. There's a ton of similarities.. but the environment and combat are not one of them.

[ratzombie]

I am loving this game. Not to far in it yet but having a fun time. Not sure if this is right...just got to GNR tower and got about 4 sets of power armor and a fat man + 8 mini nukes. I think the BHoS people wanted it for the Giant Behmoth that attacks. Either way its hella fun screwing around w/ :D


more specific location - right outside of the GNR tower before the attack there is a guy dead on the fountain.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s35/naiku/IMG_0030.jpg


Yeah, you're supposed to help them fight the Behemoth with the Fat Man. But you can of course play anyway you want.

[bardockkun]

Fuck the deathclaws....

[Mr Unoriginal]

I cannot get to Arlington for the life of me. Does anyone have any tips? It's driving me crazy.

[ratzombie]

I cannot get to Arlington for the life of me. Does anyone have any tips? It's driving me crazy.

Arlington Library?


I just went south of Megaton and around the western side of Grayditch.

It doesn't take very long, and I only had to fight a couple of raiders.
You will have to get past a turret on a bridge when you're almost there. I didn't want to bother fighting it so I just ran.

[seanr1221]

So I'm finally on track. 2,000 caps, 25 stim packs and 500 ammo for my Chinese assault rifle. Oh and anyone else have the mysterious stranger perk? It's hilarious.

[Mr Unoriginal]

Arlington Library?


I just went south of Megaton and around the western side of Grayditch.

It doesn't take very long, and I only had to fight a couple of raiders.
You will have to get past a turret on a bridge when you're almost there. I didn't want to bother fighting it so I just ran.

Thanks, I found it, I didn't realize I had to go so far to the south-west before making the turn east into the Library. Usually don't have to go that far out of my way and I was worried I would have to explore a bunch of subway tunnels to find the right one.

[Antic]

One thing that is completely different than Oblivion but kind of the same with Fallout series is the buying and selling. I got to the point where I'd raid a lot of dungeons in Oblivion and trade all of my stuff in for money and have tons of it, whereas in this I have to trade it towards something I want or if I trade it for caps there is a real set amount the trader has. Example: If I trade something for 23 caps and she only has 25, she is only gonna have 2 if I try and trade with her again. WHile she will get more caps after X amount of time, it eliminates the easy unloading of stuff to certain NPC's as it is in Oblivion. I was hoping to take advantage of that right away, but no go obviously.

[menikmati]

Turned the difficulty down to Easy last night and I actually made some progress.

[RichMeisterMan]

One thing that is completely different than Oblivion but kind of the same with Fallout series is the buying and selling. I got to the point where I'd raid a lot of dungeons in Oblivion and trade all of my stuff in for money and have tons of it, whereas in this I have to trade it towards something I want or if I trade it for caps there is a real set amount the trader has. Example: If I trade something for 23 caps and she only has 25, she is only gonna have 2 if I try and trade with her again. WHile she will get more caps after X amount of time, it eliminates the easy unloading of stuff to certain NPC's as it is in Oblivion. I was hoping to take advantage of that right away, but no go obviously.

Well, the past Elder Scrolls games did do this, (Morrowind did at least). It's a better system I think as it prevents you from becoming rich as balls and just throwing money at every problem you get to in the game. I have played for 10+ hours and I only have like 800 caps, and I am quite frugal!

I took the spoiler away because that's not really a spoiler, heh heh.

[bardockkun]

So I'm finally on track. 2,000 caps, 25 stim packs and 500 ammo for my Chinese assault rifle. Oh and anyone else have the mysterious stranger perk? It's hilarious.
The music when he shows up is fucking awesome and it's so out of no where.

[yukafls]

I just found out how to fast travel. Go to the world map, zoom in on location and put the arrow on it so it shows the name, click, game load, and then BOOM you are there. I feel like an idiot for walking the whole time everywhere


The Stranger kicks ass, I wish I could find those awesome clothes he wears

[$hady]

Haha I played for a few days before I found out I could fast travel so don't feel bad! I would get distracted and start exploring torwards the small location arrows and boom I look at the map and i'm super of course. It turned out nice though because once I got more into the main quests I could quickly warp everywhere.

After a marathon last night i'm sitting on like 20 hours already, level 15 and i've only got 300 of the 1000 achievement points. GAME OF THE YEAR and one of my favorites of all time. Everything just feels right about this game it lived up to every expectation I had. Even if you weren't a fan of Oblivion you owe it to yourself to check this out. I never got into Oblivion, I saw a few friends playing it alot and I always wanted to check it out myself but never did.

[GizmoGC]

Just hit Level 7 and finished The Family quest....great game. Guess its time to hit up Rivet City.

[ratzombie]

Haha I played for a few days before I found out I could fast travel so don't feel bad! I would get distracted and start exploring torwards the small location arrows and boom I look at the map and i'm super of course. It turned out nice though because once I got more into the main quests I could quickly warp everywhere.

After a marathon last night i'm sitting on like 20 hours already, level 15 and i've only got 300 of the 1000 achievement points. GAME OF THE YEAR and one of my favorites of all time. Everything just feels right about this game it lived up to every expectation I had. Even if you weren't a fan of Oblivion you owe it to yourself to check this out. I never got into Oblivion, I saw a few friends playing it alot and I always wanted to check it out myself but never did.
I must explore too much, I'm level 9 and at 24 hours. :lol:

[Razzuel]

Alright is the music on Galaxy News Radio supposed to sound choppy or sound like its stuttering.

Three Dog sounds perfectly clear, but the music sounds all choppy. I was wondering if this was a filter or not because my game has been freezing everytime I load my save file now. It might just be freezing in Mr. Wilks' house, but I don't know since I am trying to search the house. Anyway when the game freezes, I have to Alt-Tab out of the game and end it manually. When I do that the music sounds perfect.

So I was wondering if that choppiness/stuttering is a sound filter or is this a problem directly tied to the PC version.

[wgpfly]

Sounds like a problem on your end. Im playing on the 360 and I get no problems with the music playing unless I am out of range

[Razzuel]

Sounds like a problem on your end. Im playing on the 360 and I get no problems with the music playing unless I am out of range

Yeah, I had a feeling it was. There is also a stuttering problem visually in the game, even though I have 60 fps all the time.

Oh I got out of Wilks' house and everything was fine. Now every time I go into that damn house the game freezes.

[pimpinc333]

I played about 10 hours so far and am at level 5 about to hit 6. I just started The Family quest. This game is awesome. As of right now it's mos def the Game of the Year for me. Can't wait to play more after the Dallas game tonight.

[vanilla_shakin_it]

Heh. I was just running around exploring (I hit twenty today) and found the ruins of the Bethesda building. Nothing inside form what I could tell. But I didn't check every building. I'll come back to it later today.

[Draekon]

Alright is the music on Galaxy News Radio supposed to sound choppy or sound like its stuttering.

Three Dog sounds perfectly clear, but the music sounds all choppy. I was wondering if this was a filter or not because my game has been freezing everytime I load my save file now. It might just be freezing in Mr. Wilks' house, but I don't know since I am trying to search the house. Anyway when the game freezes, I have to Alt-Tab out of the game and end it manually. When I do that the music sounds perfect.

So I was wondering if that choppiness/stuttering is a sound filter or is this a problem directly tied to the PC version.

The radio does get choppy if you get near another radio device that's on in the vicinity.

If it's not that, then yeah, I don't know. I never had a problem with the PC version outside of being close to an active radio.

[paz9x]

Just hit Level 7 and finished The Family quest....great game. Guess its time to hit up Rivet City.

im so tired of looking for those fuckers.

[Sofa King Kool]

Fuck. I hit the bug in the Blood Ties quest, making it impossible to complete. Looks like I'm going to have to load up an old save and try again if I want to get the achievement. This is the second major quest bug I've run into...:-?

A warning to anybody who hasn't done the Blood Ties quest yet, if you're going to go in guns blazing, KILL ALL OF THE "VAMPIRES" BEFORE TALKING TO IAN!!! If you don't, there's a bug that makes the citizens of Arefu consider you hostile and you will fail the quest, making it impossible to get the achievement.

[JolietJake]

Exactly how do i get to galaxy radio? I'm in the general area, but i don't see any buildings that i can enter.

[Sofa King Kool]

Exactly how do i get to galaxy radio? I'm in the general area, but i don't see any buildings that i can enter.


Did you already travel through the subway?

[Mojimbo]

You have to take the subway tunnels, I think.

[paz9x]

elaborate, im on that quest.

[JolietJake]

I went down into the subway, damn ghouls scared the shit out of me. I ended up further away when i got out though.

[Sofa King Kool]

I went down into the subway, damn ghouls scared the shit out of me. I ended up further away when i got out though.


I'm not positive, but there might be two different exits to that subway. I remember trying to choose between two different paths at one point and worrying if I chose the right one. I exited into the middle of a battle between some super mutants and the brotherhood of steel, who then took me to GNR.

[Ski Hawk]

I've played a bit of Fallout 3, and I'm not sure it's my type of game. I'm currently selling it on my TL if anyoen is interested (sorry to threadcrap). I'd rather have the money for other games this holiday gaming season.

[Sofa King Kool]

A notice to everybody, I'm reading about a lot of confirmed bugs in this game, and I mean a lot. There are even a few instances where talking to certain people will end a quest, permanently blocking off entire sections of the map and disabling achievements. I recommend everyone keep a few separate saves and keep your eyes open for any quests ending suspiciously. Hopefully there will be a patch soon...

[ratzombie]

I haven't had any, as far as I know. Although I still wonder if (regarding Megaton and Simms) the sheriff was meant to die. I told him about Burke and killed Burke before he was able to off him. It kind of felt like a bug since he doesn't even say anything about it. :lol:

[Mojimbo]

I went down into the subway, damn ghouls scared the shit out of me. I ended up further away when i got out though.#-o

Use your local map.

[ratzombie]

Yeah it's very easy to get to.

Take the Farragut Metro. You can't miss where you need to go because when it splits it has "TO GNR OUTPOST" scratched onto the wall. Once you get there, you'll run into BoS guys and everything else is straight forward and linear.

[fart_bubble]

I haven't had any, as far as I know. Although I still wonder if (regarding Megaton and Simms) the sheriff was meant to die. I told him about Burke and killed Burke before he was able to off him. It kind of felt like a bug since he doesn't even say anything about it. :lol:

I did the same thing but I ended up being shot at by everyone in the place after I killed Burke

[ratzombie]

I did the same thing but I ended up being shot at by everyone in the place after I killed Burke
Very interesting... because when I killed him I got Good Karma and someone shouted "About damn time!" so they were pretty happy about it.

Also regarding Moriarty, if you hack the computer instead of talking to him you miss out on some details. I first talked to him and then he wanted 300 caps or whatever so I loaded my save and went and hacked his computer instead of talking to him. After hacking his computer, you can't mention your dad to him because the quest to find where he is at is then completed. You miss out on some interesting details about your father and the vault, I wouldn't of known otherwise if I hadn't talked to him first and then reloaded.

[Poor2More]

This game is still sealed in the lunchbox, I have plowing through Dead Space (Chapter 9) only 3 chapts to go.....I made a rule, I cant play a new game till I beat the one I previously bought before it (Beat Fable II, almost beat DeadSpace, Gears 2 will be an exception) do to Fallout 3 will take forever to beat :)

[Chroma914]

I have a question about Paradise Falls: I'm doing the quest where I need to rescue the 2 kids in order to get into the Caverns......The one kid tells me to either access the computer or repair some cables, and both options I can't do due to my skills being too low for both. What else can I do to rescue the kids (besides just killing everyone), or am I SOL?

[Draekon]

A notice to everybody, I'm reading about a lot of confirmed bugs in this game, and I mean a lot. There are even a few instances where talking to certain people will end a quest, permanently blocking off entire sections of the map and disabling achievements. I recommend everyone keep a few separate saves and keep your eyes open for any quests ending suspiciously. Hopefully there will be a patch soon...


How does an entire section of the map get blocked off? I'm unaware of something as big as that happening considering how open the world is. I can't think of a single instance in the game that would cause something like that outside of a time constraint based on your advancement in the main quest which isn't a bug I believe. The quest in question is called, "Trouble on the Home Front".

Also I know it's possible to skip "Following in his Footsteps" if you talk to Dr. Li before going to GNR Radio in the main quest, but you should be able to go back there and talk to Three Dog for the achievement regardless.


I know there are a quite a few bugs and I do know some strange things will happen if you do some things in a strange way. Sometimes they're difficult to figure out how to complete. Most of the quests I did compensated for weird happenings or quests interfering with other quests for the most part. I wonder if the PC version has all the same bugs or not?


I have a question about Paradise Falls: I'm doing the quest where I need to rescue the 2 kids in order to get into the Caverns......The one kid tells me to either access the computer or repair some cables, and both options I can't do due to my skills being too low for both. What else can I do to rescue the kids (besides just killing everyone), or am I SOL?

What I did was pay to get into Paradise Falls (500 Caps) and then I talked to Eugene about selling me the kids. He wants 2,000 caps for all three kids, but you can speech him down to 1,200 caps. Which is what I did.

[$hady]

Also I know it's possible to skip "Following in his Footsteps" if you talk to Dr. Li before going to GNR Radio in the main quest, but you should be able to go back there and talk to Three Dog for the achievement regardless.


Haha I was reading yall talking about glitches and stuff and I was about to post this same thing. It happened to me because I was doing things out of order and talked to Li and it pops up quest completed. Got scared I had missed doing the quest and loaded my previous save just to be safe. :lol:

[moojuice]

How do I give Moira a mine? I have like 20 of them, 2 of which I collected where I was supposed to, but there's not option to give her one. I even sold her one, no dice.

[yukafls]

Man, just started the long journey to Tenpenny Tower

[GizmoGC]

im so tired of looking for those fuckers.

They are very easy to find. Just go into the toxic hole where the ghouls are making UltraJet.

[GizmoGC]

Fuck. I hit the bug in the Blood Ties quest, making it impossible to complete. Looks like I'm going to have to load up an old save and try again if I want to get the achievement. This is the second major quest bug I've run into...:-?

A warning to anybody who hasn't done the Blood Ties quest yet, if you're going to go in guns blazing, KILL ALL OF THE "VAMPIRES" BEFORE TALKING TO IAN!!! If you don't, there's a bug that makes the citizens of Arefu consider you hostile and you will fail the quest, making it impossible to get the achievement.

Um...you killed them? They won't shoot you unless you shoot them first. Wound up getting some perks by talking to them.

[whiptcracker]

im so tired of looking for those fuckers.

They're located Under the trainyard in the tunnels with all of the traps. I kept getting confused by the compass and it took me far too long to find those bastards

[Razzuel]

The radio does get choppy if you get near another radio device that's on in the vicinity.

If it's not that, then yeah, I don't know. I never had a problem with the PC version outside of being close to an active radio.

No that was not it. I figured out how to fix it though. I was searching through Bethesda's forums and I found a solution. I don't know why or how it works, but it worked.

I downloaded AC3 Filter and in the system tab I changed the Default Audio Renderer to "Use Wave out by default."

I booted the game back up and no more radio stuttering. Yay!

[yukafls]

Where do I get the keys to get into Fort Constantine??? I already have

Dave's
Dukov's
and Ted Strayer's

What others do I need??

[Maynard]

Is there a level cap in this game? I'm hearing level 20, I'm hearing no;

whats the deal?

[Trakan]

Yes, 20 is the cap.

[Persona7]

Anyone have any general tips for a new game? I should be getting my copy tomorrow and I want to be extra ready.

I have been reading up on gamefaqs and a few others forums as well.

[Razzuel]

You know what is totally awesome?

They included the song, Maybe, from Fallout 1 in this game under Galaxy News Radio.

[seanr1221]

Anyone have any general tips for a new game? I should be getting my copy tomorrow and I want to be extra ready.

I have been reading up on gamefaqs and a few others forums as well.

I put my experience into small guns, medication and lock-picking.

Things have been working pretty well.

Putting some points into bartering is a good idea too.

[ratzombie]

Putting skills in lock-picking is very handy. I'd recommend lock-picking with whatever else you want to focus on. I personally have invested a lot of points and perks into speech, lock-picking, hacking, and small guns.

My skills are probably a bit redundant, but I didn't want to miss anything. I'm going for all side quests I can complete by being good. And then I'll play as a bad guy using different skills... maybe more combat oriented since I'm gonna be killin' a lot of fools.

[Smiles Davis]

I am loving this game. Typically I would be outraged at the number of bugs and glitches I've encountered, but somehow with Bethesda games, the bugs are so totally entertaining it almost adds more charm to the game. For example:
- Every time I quick travel to the Super Duper Mart, a body falls from the sky. I think it is suppose to be a corpse strung up on a chain outside the store door, but every time the location loads it drops from the sky and twitches on the ground.
- After completing Those! quest and going to exiting the metro, some how Dogmeat's eyeball and tongue geometry got stretch to where each eyeball and mouth were spikes extending several feet out of his face. It looked so disgusting I had to run ahead of him and avoid battles so I wouldn't have to see it. Luckily once exiting the area and reloading the Wasteland Overworld it was corrected.
- While traveling through metro to GNR a feral mutant spawned inside a row of lockers. Dogmeat kept barking at it as if it were an actual threat. I gave up trying to kill it and wandered ahead, only to realize that my dog wasn't with me. Traveled back just in time to see the dog finally somehow kill it. It had to have been at least 5 minutes that the dog was attacking hands and half a forehead of the ghoul that could be seen.

Only bug I've ran into that I caused me to reload an old save was with the Big Trouble in Big Town Quest. After rescuing residents from the Super Mutant and returning to town, I chose to use Intelligence option to teach residence how to repair robot for protection. Only issue was Robot 'corpse' did not load. Everyone in town just gathered around an empty field and said things like " I'm watching" and "We're ready when you are." Appears to be a common issue so choose another option until it is patched. Consider yourself warned.

[Antic]

Can anyone tell me what is up with Stefan? He's the feral ghoul in the bicycle building. I can't hack the computers and I don't have a guide so I have no idea if there is a reason behind his power or anything special. I just wandered in the building and killed everything.

[knightsdwn]

Only bug I've ran into that I caused me to reload an old save was with the Big Trouble in Big Town Quest. After rescuing residents from the Super Mutant and returning to town, I chose to use Intelligence option to teach residence how to repair robot for protection. Only issue was Robot 'corpse' did not load. Everyone in town just gathered around an empty field and said things like " I'm watching" and "We're ready when you are." Appears to be a common issue so choose another option until it is patched. Consider yourself warned.

That's weird. That is the sequence that is suppose to occur when you use the Small Arms interaction by teaching them how to shoot properly.

Lots of minor and some major glitches in the game, but with Fallout being so gigantic in scope, I think it's pretty understandable to have some of these problems pass through the cracks. Besides, Bethesda should be able to pump out patches for the more game breaking bugs.

[Smiles Davis]

That's weird. That is the sequence that is suppose to occur when you use the Small Arms interaction by teaching them how to shoot properly.

Lots of minor and some major glitches in the game, but with Fallout being so gigantic in scope, I think it's pretty understandable to have some of these problems pass through the cracks. Besides, Bethesda should be able to pump out patches for the more game breaking bugs.

Small Arms is what I chose after reloading and it worked fine. Probably should have just chose to fight the threat straight out rather then messing with either option seeing as how underwhelming it turned out to be.

Totally agree about the patches. I am so enjoying everything in the game, these quirks are just a fun footnote.

[yukafls]

Where do I get the keys to get into Fort Constantine??? I already have

Dave's
Dukov's
and Ted Strayer's

What others do I need??


Anyone????

[knightsdwn]

Anyone????

Isn't that the only three you need to get the keys from? Crowley asked for Tenpenny to be assassinated too but I did the Tenpenny Tower quest (convinced the tenants to let the ghouls in) before I got to Underworld so he was already dead by the time I talked to him.

I'll turn in the You Gotta Shoot 'Em In The Head quest and see what will happen next.

[yukafls]

Ah, I went to the underworld first and then the T Tower. So I either gotta kill tenpenny and fight my way out or just sweep through the Underworld killing every ghoul.......which is better,

[knightsdwn]

Ah, I went to the underworld first and then the T Tower. So I either gotta kill tenpenny and fight my way out or just sweep through the Underworld killing every ghoul.......which is better,

It depends. Did you blow up Megaton or save it? If you blew it up, I'd suggest you kill the leader of the ghouls wanting to get into Tenpenny Tower so your suite in the top floor does not get compromised. You get bad karma for this act though. If you saved Megaton however, you can either kill the ghouls like before or convince the tenants to let them in, the latter landing you some good karma.

You'll have to battle your way through the tunnel leading to the ghoul leader for both circumstances anyway since the place is packed with feral ghouls. The glowing ones are a bitch to kill and scary as fuck when they charge at you :-#.

Also, it seems that the 4th key for Fort Constantine is from a corpse inside the Fort itself.

[Draekon]

Anyone????


There's a fourth key but it's on a body in the Fort. It's pretty hard not to come across while you're in there.

[yukafls]

Cool for the last key, but how do I get to the ghoul leader, where is he and I talk to every tenant. I got a REALLY strong gun. I got it off of theAndroid if you choose to warn him

[knightsdwn]

Cool for the last key, but how do I get to the ghoul leader, where is he and I talk to every tenant. I got a REALLY strong gun. I got it off of theAndroid if you choose to warn him

There is a subway entrance to the west of the tower. This leads to the ghoul leader. The name of it escapes me at the moment though.