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On October 27 2010 14:23 TheMango wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2010 14:14 Rebornlife wrote: Got a concern for you guys that are farther than me. Im at the part where you first encounter the vegas strip while looking for the man that shot you. I really don't wanna pay 2000 caps to get in, and ive been contemplating just killing the damn guards. I already have a horrible rep with freeside, those creepy guys that crucified nipton and a couple other groups. Can i get through the game just killing fuckin everything haha? I want to keep NCR on my side tho, they seem too spread apart. There's two other ways that I've found to get in, one is to get a fake passport (I forget who offered it though - maybe ralph/nick?) and the other way is to do quests for the King.
It's Ralph, yeah.
You can also just hack your way in (through conversation) if you have a high enough (80) Science skill. That's how I got in.
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On October 27 2010 02:53 bobblify wrote: So how do you guys cope with hitting with guns in this game? I've played a ton of first-person shooters but I just cant hit anything in this darn game -.- I guess VATS would be another option, but then I'd need a lot of agi and thus energy weapons would still not be that great? Either way, I got annoyed enough to reroll after like 1.5h of play and went with melee instead, tho now I'm loving the game.
You have to 'snipe' with any single shot gun, even pistols. which kinda makes sense, you're not going to try to hit a guy with a hunting rifle when he's 5 feet from you =/
otherwise, load up the smg and start spraying lol
On October 27 2010 14:26 semantics wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2010 14:23 TheMango wrote:On October 27 2010 14:14 Rebornlife wrote: Got a concern for you guys that are farther than me. Im at the part where you first encounter the vegas strip while looking for the man that shot you. I really don't wanna pay 2000 caps to get in, and ive been contemplating just killing the damn guards. I already have a horrible rep with freeside, those creepy guys that crucified nipton and a couple other groups. Can i get through the game just killing fuckin everything haha? I want to keep NCR on my side tho, they seem too spread apart. There's two other ways that I've found to get in, one is to get a fake passport (I forget who offered it though - maybe ralph/nick?) and the other way is to do quests for the King. I did fort mcaarian quests? the place with the monorail and that thing with the prisoner and stuff. purposely being vague. Anyways i got in though the monorail to ncr hq and didn't run into any troubles. i think i spend way too much time going out of my way side questing.
yeah, just go into the NCR base next door and take the monorail in for free. I dunno if there's a reputation requirement, but since you said you want to stay friends with the NCR, i assume you'll have the rep requirements.
ralph and mick in freeside do sell fake passports if you pass a speech check. 500 caps still, cheaper if you pass a barter/speech check
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thanks for the input on getting in, i guess the only thing i have left to ask is the whole, "killing almost everything" idea. I already killed the king for the guy who suggested missions from him. Is it viable to kill almost everything?
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any of you guys went for hardcore mode? is the food/water/sleep mechanics more of a hassle or does it actually makes the game more interesting?
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On October 27 2010 14:58 Shizuru~ wrote: any of you guys went for hardcore mode? is the food/water/sleep mechanics more of a hassle or does it actually makes the game more interesting? quoted from rock paper shotgun
The way it sounded in previews, Hardcore mode was going to provide New Vegas with an additional, survivalist dimension. Instead, it’s just a handful of weak extra rules that have little impact on the rest of the game. Hardcore mode is, at least, ripe for a modder to come along and fix up, which I suppose describes a lot of New Vegas.
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On October 27 2010 14:58 Shizuru~ wrote: any of you guys went for hardcore mode? is the food/water/sleep mechanics more of a hassle or does it actually makes the game more interesting?
It makes the game A LOT more interesting. My first playthrough is in hardcore mode and you have a lot more to think about. I highly recommend going for hardcore mode, adds to immersion as well
My current playthrough is on casual mode, and it's a lot less fun.
On October 27 2010 15:12 BarneyEX wrote:quoted from rock paper shotgun Show nested quote +The way it sounded in previews, Hardcore mode was going to provide New Vegas with an additional, survivalist dimension. Instead, it’s just a handful of weak extra rules that have little impact on the rest of the game. Hardcore mode is, at least, ripe for a modder to come along and fix up, which I suppose describes a lot of New Vegas.
I disagree with his PoV, ammo weight really made a big difference to me. I didn't use any companions and this rule severely limits the weapon options. Pack rat and Strong back became essential for players who want to use heavy weapons. Even energy weapons became a luxury as MF Cells are so heavy compared to traditional ammo. Fast travel is rubbish, as anything lesser than medium gets you killed so fast even if you are combat build (due to no stimpack-tanking)
Food/Water/Sleep all impacts in small ways, which is kinda realistic anyway. I don't expect myself to collapse after one day without sleep, but one day without sleep+water+food is definitely crippling.
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On October 27 2010 14:58 Shizuru~ wrote: any of you guys went for hardcore mode? is the food/water/sleep mechanics more of a hassle or does it actually makes the game more interesting?
it really doesn't make the game that much harder, but I never played the normal mode so I can't really compare the level of difficulty. This is my first playthrough and I just decided to go for hardcore with very hard difficulty lol. And tbh, it's really not that hard since caps are easy to come by in the game (buy tons of purified water, maize is a nice food to have, and lots of stimpacks + sunset saspirilas)
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Hardcore mode is more like a little harder mode. You rarely ever get past minor dehydration/starvation or sleep deprivation. It's very easy to remedy.
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Spoilers below D: + Show Spoiler +I decided to kill Mr House and use my robot minions to take over the world. Muahaha. But somewhere along the way, my save file got forked. I had to backtrack to a (4 hour!!!) older save and go through again.
Pre-Corrupted Save: Yes-Man told me to go visit all the tribes I hadn't seen yet, and whatnot. Was working on that when the friggin Omerta's casino got all glitchy and crashed my save file.
Post-Corrupted Save: Went though and did everything exactly the same, and Yes-Man is installed in Mr House's mainframe....and won't talk to me anymore. He just goes "HIYA" and my only convo option is "Goodbye" and it makes me sad. How am I supposed to take over the world now if my source of power won't even talk to me!!
Also I accidentally punched Caesar in the face while spamming click cause I picked the wrong convo option and was listening to some crazy monologue. LOL those little bomb-fist things on the Legion are awesome! I died SO fast.
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On October 27 2010 14:07 semantics wrote: What he has is radiation poisoning. personally i liked FO3 music more because more of the songs sounded old 50's 60's which is a theme of style that FO3 had but they also lyrically matched the a depraved post apocalyptic world. I don't really feel for the music in new vegas
I liked the FO3 radio in general much better.
ThreeDog was less annoying (hate Mr New Vegas...) and he was like some freaky stalker dude. It would be like...
*Steals a beer* "And in other news, our wasteland hero stole some alcohol..."
WHAT THE HELL *looks around frantically*
I am hours and hours and hours past the beginning town and Primm area and this guy is still like.
PRIMM INSTALLED A NEW SHERIFF TODAY....
Though Black Mountain Radio is pretty awesome. DUMB DUMBS.
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On October 27 2010 15:24 Torenhire wrote:Spoilers below D: + Show Spoiler +I decided to kill Mr House and use my robot minions to take over the world. Muahaha. But somewhere along the way, my save file got forked. I had to backtrack to a (4 hour!!!) older save and go through again.
Pre-Corrupted Save: Yes-Man told me to go visit all the tribes I hadn't seen yet, and whatnot. Was working on that when the friggin Omerta's casino got all glitchy and crashed my save file.
Post-Corrupted Save: Went though and did everything exactly the same, and Yes-Man is installed in Mr House's mainframe....and won't talk to me anymore. He just goes "HIYA" and my only convo option is "Goodbye" and it makes me sad. How am I supposed to take over the world now if my source of power won't even talk to me!!
Also I accidentally punched Caesar in the face while spamming click cause I picked the wrong convo option and was listening to some crazy monologue. LOL those little bomb-fist things on the Legion are awesome! I died SO fast.
HAHAHAHA Me too!
+ Show Spoiler +I went to wipe out Caeser's Legion, and when I get to the weather station, I got killed during my first vat cutscene from three of those bastards! POW POW POW DEAD! lol real shocking as everything was easy before them. (Kinda my fault as I am merely wearing combat armor then)
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On October 27 2010 15:29 Torenhire wrote:Show nested quote +On October 27 2010 14:07 semantics wrote: What he has is radiation poisoning. personally i liked FO3 music more because more of the songs sounded old 50's 60's which is a theme of style that FO3 had but they also lyrically matched the a depraved post apocalyptic world. I don't really feel for the music in new vegas I liked the FO3 radio in general much better. ThreeDog was less annoying (hate Mr New Vegas...) and he was like some freaky stalker dude. It would be like... *Steals a beer* "And in other news, our wasteland hero stole some alcohol..." WHAT THE HELL *looks around frantically* I am hours and hours and hours past the beginning town and Primm area and this guy is still like. PRIMM INSTALLED A NEW SHERIFF TODAY.... Though Black Mountain Radio is pretty awesome. DUMB DUMBS.
Yeah... I don't feel like the NV radio updates very promptly at all :\
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On my first play through I just wanted a really evil character. So I went for a cannibalistic melee character who loves to smash faces with his Supersledge: Oh Baby! :p
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Just acquired this and going to install. However I never finished the original Fallout 3 (although I played a good chunk of it, didn't pay attention to the story line). Will my experience of FNV be tarnished by not playing F3 all the way through?
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On October 27 2010 18:56 GTR wrote: Just acquired this and going to install. However I never finished the original Fallout 3 (although I played a good chunk of it, didn't pay attention to the story line). Will my experience of FNV be tarnished by not playing F3 all the way through?
Not at all! Don't remember seeing any reference to FO3. Enjoy!
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hey GTR, how much does FNV cost in aussieland?
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On October 27 2010 19:35 KezseN wrote: hey GTR, how much does FNV cost in aussieland?
90 usd. yep.
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I bought it retail from EBgames for $90AUS. Checked Big W and DSE too but couldn't see any specials. What really annoys Aussies is it's still $90 on steam...
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