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    ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    I have yet to see a dual-wielding mod, I'm pretty sure that's an engine limitation.
    Heisenberg wrote: »
    Where in the balls can I find some good armor at level 15 or so?

    Light, Medium, or Heavy? Including DLC areas or not?

    HH has one of the best light armors (Joshua Graham's Armor), DM has the Sierra Madre reinforced armor.

    You can find good medium armors in HH, OWB, and LR. Most of the base game mediums are faction-related, aside from stuff like recon suits and stock combat armor.

    And heavy....hrm, same probably.


    I don't know, light armor is pretty much all I've ever used. The Light Touch perk is nice and only works for light armors so why bother with anything else? :P

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    Blackbird SR-71CBlackbird SR-71C Registered User regular
    I have yet to see a dual-wielding mod, I'm pretty sure that's an engine limitation.
    Heisenberg wrote: »
    Where in the balls can I find some good armor at level 15 or so?

    Light, Medium, or Heavy? Including DLC areas or not?

    HH has one of the best light armors (Joshua Graham's Armor), DM has the Sierra Madre reinforced armor.

    You can find good medium armors in HH, OWB, and LR. Most of the base game mediums are faction-related, aside from stuff like recon suits and stock combat armor.

    And heavy....hrm, same probably.


    I don't know, light armor is pretty much all I've ever used. The Light Touch perk is nice and only works for light armors so why bother with anything else? :P

    I remember taking Gannons Tesla Armor which has the highest DR in the game, along with its helmet, the Toughness perks and everything that could make me more unkillable. Nothing could hurt me. I swear the armor had maybe a scratch after a minute of constant enemy fire.

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    JebralJebral The guy nobody pays attention to Down South in the land of free thinkingRegistered User regular
    I played the game on release with no dlc... and now that i have all of it, i don't know how i should play the game :( Go mod crazy, or see what the game is like now that it's finished! Damnable indecisiveness...

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    Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    Hey, I'm having some issues with this game. The game won't load up past the initial copyright screen. I've had this problem before but it fixed itself after an hour. This time it's being much more stubborn, it's been a day or two now.

    I've rebooted my computer, verified the integrity of the game cache, and defragmented the cache under steam properties

    Not sure where to go from here.

    I'm really loving it! I'm 60 hours in, level 22. I'm doing Heartbreak by the Numbers, Caesar wants me to come see him, I'm trying to figure out how to trigger the NCR to come talk to me about the end-game, right now I'm about 24 and just tooling around the wasteland. Think I might try out Honest Hearts

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    OpposingFarceOpposingFarce Registered User regular
    Dread Pirate, are you using mods? Hard sudden crashes usually happens for me when I uninstall a mod that ANOTHER mod needs to function. Example: If I deleted the main WME esp, but left the Honest Hearts WME esp active, the game crashes instantly before loading the menu. Just happened to me in Skyrim and I had to facepalm. Stupid mistake.

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    I have yet to see a dual-wielding mod, I'm pretty sure that's an engine limitation.
    Heisenberg wrote: »
    Where in the balls can I find some good armor at level 15 or so?

    Light, Medium, or Heavy? Including DLC areas or not?

    HH has one of the best light armors (Joshua Graham's Armor), DM has the Sierra Madre reinforced armor.

    You can find good medium armors in HH, OWB, and LR. Most of the base game mediums are faction-related, aside from stuff like recon suits and stock combat armor.

    And heavy....hrm, same probably.


    I don't know, light armor is pretty much all I've ever used. The Light Touch perk is nice and only works for light armors so why bother with anything else? :P

    I remember taking Gannons Tesla Armor which has the highest DR in the game, along with its helmet, the Toughness perks and everything that could make me more unkillable. Nothing could hurt me. I swear the armor had maybe a scratch after a minute of constant enemy fire.

    Gannon's armor is the toughest medium armor, but the basic remnants armor is tougher. And the bonuses from it are pretty mediocre-to-bad.

    If you don't mind running at the speed of continental drift, I'm fond of the classic 51-B. Almost never needs repairs, radiation proof, good stat boosts. Know it's not perfect, but it's classy and that makes up for a lot.

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    Operative21Operative21 Registered User regular
    Jebral wrote:
    I played the game on release with no dlc... and now that i have all of it, i don't know how i should play the game :( Go mod crazy, or see what the game is like now that it's finished! Damnable indecisiveness..

    Well, this is just my opinon of course, but if I were in your shoes I'd do a mod-free playthrough for the first go, then once you've finished do a second playthrough that is mod-crazy. That way, the second playthrough feels fresh because of all the new mod-stuff you have to play with. I just find I get the most long-term value out of the game that way.

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    MvrckMvrck Dwarven MountainhomeRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    I have yet to see a dual-wielding mod, I'm pretty sure that's an engine limitation.
    Heisenberg wrote: »
    Where in the balls can I find some good armor at level 15 or so?

    Light, Medium, or Heavy? Including DLC areas or not?

    HH has one of the best light armors (Joshua Graham's Armor), DM has the Sierra Madre reinforced armor.

    You can find good medium armors in HH, OWB, and LR. Most of the base game mediums are faction-related, aside from stuff like recon suits and stock combat armor.

    And heavy....hrm, same probably.


    I don't know, light armor is pretty much all I've ever used. The Light Touch perk is nice and only works for light armors so why bother with anything else? :P

    I remember taking Gannons Tesla Armor which has the highest DR in the game, along with its helmet, the Toughness perks and everything that could make me more unkillable. Nothing could hurt me. I swear the armor had maybe a scratch after a minute of constant enemy fire.

    Gannon's armor is the toughest medium armor, but the basic remnants armor is tougher. And the bonuses from it are pretty mediocre-to-bad.

    If you don't mind running at the speed of continental drift, I'm fond of the classic 51-B. Almost never needs repairs, radiation proof, good stat boosts. Know it's not perfect, but it's classy and that makes up for a lot.

    On an old play through, I had a mod that changed the Boomers Power Armor into something good but balanced. Also made gave it a new name and texture. For the life of me I can't remember what the mods name was now though.

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    Gannon Tesla s the best power armor for my money

    I don't like any of the others

    run speed > a few extra DT

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    KadokenKadoken Giving Ends to my Friends and it Feels Stupendous Registered User regular
    I wish that your level would have some effect on how people treat you. It makes sense when you're level 5 and people are hassling you, but at level 25 when you've got extremely good armor and awesomely powerful weapons, they should not still be treating you like you're working with none of the colors of the rainbow except green.

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    WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Kadoken wrote: »
    I wish that your level would have some effect on how people treat you. It makes sense when you're level 5 and people are hassling you, but at level 25 when you've got extremely good armor and awesomely powerful weapons, they should not still be treating you like you're working with none of the colors of the rainbow except green.

    Well... there is that one guy in Sloan telling you about how Deathclaws overran the quarry. If you tell him you're gonna take 'em out at level 5, he'll tell you that you'll be torn to shreds in no time. If you make the same claim at level 25, he agrees that you might stand a chance.

    Don't know if there are any other examples of this, though.

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    Dread Pirate ArbuthnotDread Pirate Arbuthnot OMG WRIGGLY T O X O P L A S M O S I SRegistered User regular
    Dread Pirate, are you using mods? Hard sudden crashes usually happens for me when I uninstall a mod that ANOTHER mod needs to function. Example: If I deleted the main WME esp, but left the Honest Hearts WME esp active, the game crashes instantly before loading the menu. Just happened to me in Skyrim and I had to facepalm. Stupid mistake.

    No I am not using mods, this is my first playthrough so I was going through clean

    I just uninstalled and reinstalled and about to try that

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    BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    The best armor in the game is Honest Heart's Desert Ranger Armor. It's the best armor in any game.

    I, for one, enjoyed the Mako.

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    ElderlycrawfishElderlycrawfish Registered User regular
    Dread Pirate, are you using mods? Hard sudden crashes usually happens for me when I uninstall a mod that ANOTHER mod needs to function. Example: If I deleted the main WME esp, but left the Honest Hearts WME esp active, the game crashes instantly before loading the menu. Just happened to me in Skyrim and I had to facepalm. Stupid mistake.

    No I am not using mods, this is my first playthrough so I was going through clean

    I just uninstalled and reinstalled and about to try that

    Crashing like that without mods seems kind of weird. The only thing I can think of is if somehow your dlcs got bumped up above the core game in your load order. And even that seems pretty unlikely.

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    SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    What's a good character model/face texture mod? I've got all my world texture mods and other mods working like a charm now, but people themselves look kinda shitty. Any improvements I can do there? I don't mind nude stuff but it's not my main goal, obviously.

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    BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    edited August 2012
    Repeat.

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    I, for one, enjoyed the Mako.

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    NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    Another mod question... FO3 had a minor mod that I felt really added to the world by replacing all "X Citizen" titles with actual, random names (first and last).

    Sure it made finding Quest NPCs a bitch at times, but it was nice to have Janet Collins or Robert Thomas run up and thank me for being awesome instead of just "Rivet City Citizen".

    So, does New Vegas have something like that?

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    Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    I have yet to see a dual-wielding mod, I'm pretty sure that's an engine limitation.
    Sadly we're going to have to wait for FO4 for that.

    I think the universe would explode if we could dual wield ballistic fists.

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    NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    Speaking of, there a list of "best weapons" for each companion?

    So far I've given Boone the .308 Sniper Rifle, Cass the 5mm carbine (shotguns don't work too well at range), and Veronica the super-heated Saturnite fist. Everyone else is using default gear.

    Also, there an easier way to get Dinarii for coinshot? There's an empty space on my shelf.

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    heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    Nocren wrote: »
    Also, there an easier way to get Dinarii for coinshot? There's an empty space on my shelf.
    You can trade in chips at the casino for them.

    or there's always the alternative of murdering the hell out of the legion.

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    NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    I like second one.. Let's go with that. Even though I have his mark.

    We'll just chaulk it up to a "misunderstanding".

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Nocren wrote: »
    I like second one.. Let's go with that. Even though I have his mark.

    We'll just chaulk it up to a "misunderstanding".

    Use the mark to get in.

    Use murder to get back out.

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    WhiteZinfandelWhiteZinfandel Your insides Let me show you themRegistered User regular
    edited August 2012
    Nocren wrote: »
    Speaking of, there a list of "best weapons" for each companion?

    So far I've given Boone the .308 Sniper Rifle, Cass the 5mm carbine (shotguns don't work too well at range), and Veronica the super-heated Saturnite fist. Everyone else is using default gear.

    Also, there an easier way to get Dinarii for coinshot? There's an empty space on my shelf.

    Cass has the Shotgun Surgeon perk, so she'd make the most of a riot shotgun. I like to stock up on every kind of 12 Gauge ammo the Gun Runners have and give them all to her, excepting the bean bags and pulse slugs. She won't use them intelligently, but she will use them all to hilarious effect. Veronica gets the best DPS with Super-Heated Saturnite Fist, as you say. She does, notably, get better damage from the +2 STR the T-45d armor grants. Raul, with his Old Vaquero perk, would be best off using the Medicine Stick or Brush Gun. Lily can seriously rock with Oh, Baby!. Arcade Gannon, with T-45d, can accurately wield a Gatling Laser or its unique variant. Boone + T-51b can handle an antimateriel rifle, but at a very low DPS. You're better off giving him the Medicine Stick or, depending on your target, the Bozar.

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    Dr. ChaosDr. Chaos Post nuclear nuisance Registered User regular
    edited August 2012
    Do you guys know of any monster taming mods for New Vegas like Wasteland Whisperer from FO3?

    It looks like Talkietoaster hasn't brought that one over to New Vegas yet. :(

    A small army of cazadors and tunnelers would be amazing. Cheap but amazing.

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    StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    Doing a nostalgia run of FO3, reasonably modded with FWE being the biggie. Running across a randomly spawning Behemoth on the way to Rivet City - at level eight, no less - is just unfair. I basically had to sprint like a man possessed, laying down every frag mine I had (with some of them I dropped grenades too, for that extra bang) and luring it back to a bridge clogged with cars. The mines might as well have been thumbtacks, so in desperation I started shooting the cars to ignite them.

    After a few mistimed explosions I got one to knock it over, but I was clean out of room. Dug out a heavy MG I'd looted from other muties, ran up to its head and emptied the goddamn thing. Ended the fight with no stimpacks, no explosives, and almost no health. The camp didn't have much loot when I limped back to it, and night was falling, meaning night ghouls weren't far off.

    I can't decide if that was all annoying or amazing. Something between the two, likely.

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    NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Nocren wrote: »
    I like second one.. Let's go with that. Even though I have his mark.

    We'll just chaulk it up to a "misunderstanding".

    Use the mark to get in.

    Use murder to get back out.

    Considering I have two ideas, and both of them involve a dead roman wannabe leader, that's gonna be the best.

    Now, do I use a knife for historical accuracy or load up a sawed off with coinshot and aim at the face?

    Also, thanks for the tips Zin.

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    OrcaOrca Also known as Espressosaurus WrexRegistered User regular
    Stolls wrote: »
    Doing a nostalgia run of FO3, reasonably modded with FWE being the biggie. Running across a randomly spawning Behemoth on the way to Rivet City - at level eight, no less - is just unfair. I basically had to sprint like a man possessed, laying down every frag mine I had (with some of them I dropped grenades too, for that extra bang) and luring it back to a bridge clogged with cars. The mines might as well have been thumbtacks, so in desperation I started shooting the cars to ignite them.

    After a few mistimed explosions I got one to knock it over, but I was clean out of room. Dug out a heavy MG I'd looted from other muties, ran up to its head and emptied the goddamn thing. Ended the fight with no stimpacks, no explosives, and almost no health. The camp didn't have much loot when I limped back to it, and night was falling, meaning night ghouls weren't far off.

    I can't decide if that was all annoying or amazing. Something between the two, likely.

    The verdict says...amazing.

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    FoefallerFoefaller Registered User regular
    edited August 2012
    Nocren wrote: »
    chiasaur11 wrote: »
    Nocren wrote: »
    I like second one.. Let's go with that. Even though I have his mark.

    We'll just chaulk it up to a "misunderstanding".

    Use the mark to get in.

    Use murder to get back out.

    Considering I have two ideas, and both of them involve a dead roman wannabe leader, that's gonna be the best.

    Now, do I use a knife for historical accuracy or load up a sawed off with coinshot and aim at the face?

    Also, thanks for the tips Zin.

    There is a GRA challenge for killing him with a knife or combat knife, and another for cripplying his head with a throwing spear.

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    god, honest hearts is a lot harder than i remembered

    spawning silent ninja giant cazadors behind me erryday

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    StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    Orca wrote: »
    Stolls wrote: »
    Doing a nostalgia run of FO3, reasonably modded with FWE being the biggie. Running across a randomly spawning Behemoth on the way to Rivet City - at level eight, no less - is just unfair. I basically had to sprint like a man possessed, laying down every frag mine I had (with some of them I dropped grenades too, for that extra bang) and luring it back to a bridge clogged with cars. The mines might as well have been thumbtacks, so in desperation I started shooting the cars to ignite them.

    After a few mistimed explosions I got one to knock it over, but I was clean out of room. Dug out a heavy MG I'd looted from other muties, ran up to its head and emptied the goddamn thing. Ended the fight with no stimpacks, no explosives, and almost no health. The camp didn't have much loot when I limped back to it, and night was falling, meaning night ghouls weren't far off.

    I can't decide if that was all annoying or amazing. Something between the two, likely.

    The verdict says...amazing.

    It really is remarkable how FWE turns the whole thing more or less into STALKER 2.0. Bullets actually hurt, food and drink don't heal (but you need it anyway or you'll starve), breaking a limb is a serious problem, and the enemy just does not pull any punches. Scrambling from cover to cover is a must because making a run for it is a losing proposition. I actually waited for dark just so I could sneak past packs of muties on the mall, exploiting stealth boys where necessary and picking off weaker stragglers. If you're not built for heavy combat, you'll get fucked hard in a stand-up fight.

    Needless to say this is exactly what I've been looking for in a mod. Does Project Nevada do the same stuff for New Vegas?

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    BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
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    FoefallerFoefaller Registered User regular

    The restored Freeside and that Side Bets package, both of which restore a bunch of content that was largly cut because consoles couldn't handle them, seem to be must-haves for me the next time I do a new playthrough.

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    ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    The next console generation can't come fast enough if it means an end to these kinds of restrictions.

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    NocrenNocren Lt Futz, Back in Action North CarolinaRegistered User regular
    Well, how much of that is cut because of consoles? A lot of it seems more like ideas that couldn't get to work right or scrapped because in order to get them to work would probably called for missed deadlines.

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    ShimshaiShimshai Flush with Success! Isle of EmeraldRegistered User regular
    Well most of it was due to deadlines and such, but a sizeable amount of it was cut or changed due to limitations.

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    EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator mod
    Nocren wrote: »
    Well, how much of that is cut because of consoles? A lot of it seems more like ideas that couldn't get to work right or scrapped because in order to get them to work would probably called for missed deadlines.

    I've heard that the sole reason the 360 has a whopping 512 megs of RAM instead of 256 was that Epic all but demanded it from MS for Gears of War.

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    ElendilElendil Registered User regular
    Shimshai wrote: »
    Well most of it was due to deadlines and such, but a sizeable amount of it was cut or changed due to limitations.
    yeah

    even as mentioned in the thing, a lot of stuff was cut even from the vanilla game in patches just to keep up

    those booby-trapped NCR troopers outside Nelson really tied the game together

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    M-VickersM-Vickers Registered User regular
    Is there a FO3 thread ? I'm considering a run through and wanted some suggestions regards to mods...

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    BrocksMulletBrocksMullet Into the sunrise, on a jet-ski. Natch.Registered User regular
    edited August 2012
    This is basically it, I just think New Vegas is the favorite round here. Could be wrong though. Nah.

    Ask all your Fallout questions here! Even Tactics, why not? (Read last part as Zoidberg.)

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    I, for one, enjoyed the Mako.

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