BF2S Forums [Fallout 3] Official Discussion Thread

I really hate the statistics involved in this game. I guess that's what makes it an RPG, but when it comes to stealth and I'm crouched in a corner aiming a hunting rifle (in full condition I might add) at someone's head, I expect the first shot to hit them and not blow my cover!

Also, more complaints about statistics and VATS, normally if I single fire an assault rifle or sub-machinegun, I would expect every shot to hit or at least come close. But nope, I have just the same accuracy as if I were firing full auto. And with VATS, it seems like my shots are much more powerful. I've run up and gotten in people's faces and unloaded an entire clip on them and that barely killed them, but then I'll just run up in another person's face and switch to VATS and blow them away in a couple hits. Really annoying.

So the key strategy to combat here is:
1) Run up to enemy's face
2) Switch to VATS
3) Use all AP on enemy's head (just in case), and the first round or two will kill them
4) Move to next target

sexecuti0ner wrote:

Quick question- Spoiler (highlight to read):
I was traveling to vault 87 (or whatever one you meet you dad in) and on the way there I passed a big canyon that was filled with raiders and prisoners.  It was way bigger than any other single raider camp I've ever seen and at the back of the canyon there was a large building .  So here's my question: Am I going to go to this place for a side-quest?  I really want to go down there and murder all those innocent raiders, but not if that would mean skipping a quest or something.  The camp and canyon I'm talking about are just a little southeast of the garage that the earlier mentioned vault is hidden in. 

Spoiler (highlight to read):
Does it have railroads leading into the canyon? Can't remember the name of the place, think it's Evergreen Mills. If that's the one you're talking about then no, there is no quest related to it that I know of. There's a super mutant behemoth down there. And down in the caves beneath the main building you'll find a bobblehead, the Terrible Shotgun (on the bartender) and a caged up stripper with an attitude problem. Oh and lots of teddy bears.

mtb0minime wrote:

Well I hit level 20 today. I know I already said it once, but I'm still disappointed with the level cap. I've only down a handful of side quests and explored between a third and a half of the map. Still so much to do, but not really a point... unless I want to get Live Achievements, in which case I'll need to... well... get rid of my current version of the game and get a different version So I think I'm just gonna uninstall and delete it, then start a fresh game once I get the game for real. Oh and school's here and I've spent way too much time on this game already...

if you want more levels just type setgs iMaxCharacterLevel 030 into the console youll have to renter it every time you quit but itll give you more levels. if you get close to 30 you can juust put 035 or whatever in the place of 030

mtb0minime wrote:

dill13 wrote:

if you want more levels just type setgs iMaxCharacterLevel 030 into the console youll have to renter it every time you quit but itll give you more levels. if you get close to 30 you can juust put 035 or whatever in the place of 030

Yeah but I like actually leveling up and working towards it

I think eventually I'll definitely give the console commands a go and create some sort of super-human character with max stats, all the perks, etc.

that lets you level up to level 30 or 999 if you set it to that

OK, wtf. This is pissing me off. I am in Little Lamplight, trying to get to Vault 87. I talk to Joseph, and there is no option to get him to power some chamber for me to get to Vault 87. I can say "How can I get to Vault 87?" or something, and he says We don't go there, or I can ask him for directions to Vault 87 and he says go through Murder Pass. Every online walkthrough thing I've looked at says to get him to power up a chamber because its easier but I can't find it. I can't even do it the other way, either, because the Mayor kid won't tell me anything about Murder Pass. He jsut says he's not my tour guide.

Help?

Thanks, after like an hour of searching I finally got Joseph to power up the computer only to find I didn't have enough Science skill to hack it. Searched for another half hour to find the mayor again, and now I'm going through murder pass.

Here are some screenshots from the upcoming DLC, I'll let them speak for themselves-







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What's the word on when this content is coming to the PS3?  I heard it would be later than Xbox 360 and PC.

Last edited by sexecuti0ner (2009-01-08 10:44:15)

FloppY_ wrote:

sexecuti0ner wrote:

Here are some screenshots from the upcoming DLC, I'll let them speak for themselves-

http://i42.tinypic.com/5xixy9.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/1531o9d.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/24euetc.jpg

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What's the word on when this content is coming to the PS3?  I heard it would be later than Xbox 360 and PC.

Dookie0119 wrote:

sexecuti0ner wrote:

Here are some screenshots from the upcoming DLC, I'll let them speak for themselves-

http://i42.tinypic.com/5xixy9.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/1531o9d.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/24euetc.jpg

-Source

What's the word on when this content is coming to the PS3?  I heard it would be later than Xbox 360 and PC.

God damn, that looks awesome.

krazed wrote:

well seems i stumbled into vault 112 and skipped over almost half of the story... had to revert to a save a few hours before that >.< pissed me off. they should make it so you can't get in there until you do the rest...

Join the club. I skipped two or three parts of the main quest by stumbling onto that place on my first playthrough.

That first screenshot looks like they're trying to pull some sort of MGS ninja thing.

And it appears that those levels take place in somewhere other than DC, so how exactly are they planning for your character to get there? Will be interesting to find out. (Perhaps it could even be a simulation?)

Fallschirmjager10 wrote:

mtb0minime wrote:

That first screenshot looks like they're trying to pull some sort of MGS ninja thing.

And it appears that those levels take place in somewhere other than DC, so how exactly are they planning for your character to get there? Will be interesting to find out. (Perhaps it could even be a simulation?)

I heard it's going to be like the Tranquility Lane quest, you enter a simulation the military designed for liberating Anchorage.

^^^ Precisely. In fact, that's exactly what Bethesda said it's going to be like.

wait so do you get to keep that kicky rad armor in regular gameplay?