TheOneKnownAsMe
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I will say, while the writing in this game certainly isn't anything special, they do a pretty good job with environmental storytelling, that's for sure.
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I've had three CTD's in over 40 hours gametime. I've had a weird glitch where if I zoom in down my sniper scope I will be teleported to the last place I used the scope. Other than that the game is very bug free for me. I consider it better than FO3 and New Vegas in that regard.
I'd like to see a mod that makes it like hardcore mode from New Vegas, sleeping/eating/drinking required. I have not installed a single mod yet, probably won't until I complete the main story and start a second character.
one of the annoying things in general I find with fallout/oblivion games, while they are open world, it seems like you often encounter missions part way through, with no introduction, and you magically know all the right things to say/do. It is confusing.
finally started the main quest, will do just a few just to see what happens
oh, i had one hard freeze (had to press reset, no way out of it) and one "puf" wtf i am doing at the desktop crashes, it doesnt make any sense because this is a fallout game, it was supposed to crash at least once or twice a day, at least! my mind is fully boggled.
ugh and with the radiation i suppose it would give a good reason to use the water and food filter on the power armor... If you had to use food and water in game otherwise i only keep stims, rad away, rad-x, purified water, buffout and 2 addictirol on me... The rest i dump in the workshop to deal with later...
have they patched the game since release?
Besidest the tab *Specials*, is there more stuff to build with that is either found, or unlocked? (Furniture pieces, more wall, roof and flooring options, etc?)
Or is what we see is what we get ?
I would pay big bucks for a huge DLC that adds content and is fully dedicated to just the building tool.
have they patched the game since release?
Besidest the tab *Specials*, is there more stuff to build with that is either found, or unlocked? (Furniture pieces, more wall, roof and flooring options, etc?)
Or is what we see is what we get ?
I would pay big bucks for a huge DLC that adds content and is fully dedicated to just the building tool.
There is, I remember picking up a magazine for some furniture, can't remember what it was. Also picked one up for facial tattoo's.
Nope! I'm here swimming in Stimpaks and RadAway 10 hours into Survival difficulty.Some of the food has stat boosts...like one allows extra carry weight...and another +2 to endurance....and radiation resistance. I can't say I use the food much either..but the one that allowed me to carry extra weight helped me drag more loot back to base.. ; )
(I hope the above isn't considered a spoiler > you can view them in the cooking menu)
But yeah...you find so many stimpak's and rad-away it's pretty much all you need.....well at least on normal level....I'm sure I'll eat those words on the harder modes.
Besidest the tab *Specials*, is there more stuff to build with that is either found, or unlocked? (Furniture pieces, more wall, roof and flooring options, etc?)
Or is what we see is what we get ?
I would pay big bucks for a huge DLC that adds content and is fully dedicated to just the building tool.
I will say, while the writing in this game certainly isn't anything special, they do a pretty good job with environmental storytelling, that's for sure.
It's a satire of what is referred to as "the Greatest Generation." I've heard many a time throughout my life that the world would be perfect if we just went back to the way things were in the '50s. The idea being that even stuck in those ideals the world still goes to shit. Hence the line "War... war never changes."Look for Picket Fences magazines, they allow you to build different things. Off the top of my head, I found three; one allows additional fences, another allows potted plants, and the other I found allowed me to build statues.
I'll be honest, knowing the brief, canonical history of Fallout, it just doesn't make sense to me. Basically, reality and the Fallout universe diverge just after WWII ended. The events of FO4 take place 200 years after that yet, in 200 years art has been at a complete standstill?? I mean, art and music still evolved during the Dark Ages. The Fallout universe has seen a lot of technological decline in the general population but that doesn't mean humans would stop picking up a paintbrush or an instrument. Even the earliest humans whose basic needs had to be met every day still found time to paint on the walls, I'm willing to bet they also had some time to make some rhythmical noises as well. Yet here we are in the year 2188, or somewhere around there, and music from the 1950s is all the rage AND people know who these musicians were....
I'm also pulled out of it by the complete lack of individualism on display in the Vaults. One of the Vaults that remained intact for the whole 200 years still has multiple doctors in it. How do they manage to ensure that EVERY generation has a scientifically minded individual with the will and desire to be a doctor or scientist and how do they manage to pass on every bit of important information that the previous generation had to know up to the original who was, assumedly, trained in a college for years with more years of hands on experience. What about the desire to go outside the vault and see more of the world? The game does make an attempt to show that there are some people interested in doing that, but it makes it seem like it's a very small minority that is rarely encountered. I'd argue that it would be a majority of people with that desire coupled with it encountering EVERY generation. It's an innate human desire, if it wasn't there'd have been no reason for humanity to spread outside of southeast Asia.
All that aside, its still a fun universe they created.....and I still have half those damn songs stuck in my head when I'm NOT playing the game, lol.
300? Wow. I was just thinking about how stimpacks were a little too common and I only have 50 or so
Look for Picket Fences magazines, they allow you to build different things. Off the top of my head, I found three; one allows additional fences, another allows potted plants, and the other I found allowed me to build statues.
I'll be honest, knowing the brief, canonical history of Fallout, it just doesn't make sense to me. Basically, reality and the Fallout universe diverge just after WWII ended. The events of FO4 take place 200 years after that yet, in 200 years art has been at a complete standstill?? I mean, art and music still evolved during the Dark Ages. The Fallout universe has seen a lot of technological decline in the general population but that doesn't mean humans would stop picking up a paintbrush or an instrument. Even the earliest humans whose basic needs had to be met every day still found time to paint on the walls, I'm willing to bet they also had some time to make some rhythmical noises as well. Yet here we are in the year 2188, or somewhere around there, and music from the 1950s is all the rage AND people know who these musicians were....
I'm also pulled out of it by the complete lack of individualism on display in the Vaults. One of the Vaults that remained intact for the whole 200 years still has multiple doctors in it. How do they manage to ensure that EVERY generation has a scientifically minded individual with the will and desire to be a doctor or scientist and how do they manage to pass on every bit of important information that the previous generation had to know up to the original who was, assumedly, trained in a college for years with more years of hands on experience. What about the desire to go outside the vault and see more of the world? The game does make an attempt to show that there are some people interested in doing that, but it makes it seem like it's a very small minority that is rarely encountered. I'd argue that it would be a majority of people with that desire coupled with it encountering EVERY generation. It's an innate human desire, if it wasn't there'd have been no reason for humanity to spread outside of southeast Asia.
All that aside, its still a fun universe they created.....and I still have half those damn songs stuck in my head when I'm NOT playing the game, lol.
Anyone else have the pip boy map double click bug? I bring up the map and double click on where I want to go but nothing happens. It's as if it doesn't realize I am double clicking a location. If I rapidly press the left mouse button eventually it works and can take as long as 10 seconds for it to activate, so it's pretty annoying. I downloaded the pipboy app for my tablet and use it to fast travel because at least that works.
It also looks as if there is a very constant crash bug if I am looking at the pip boy in game then press escape -> quit -> to desktop.
Still having a blast in the game though even with the few bugs I ran into.
Hey guys, after decking out sanctuary to the extreme, it appears my power is in red, why?
I doubled my power because of this and it's still red.
I don't get it.
You can craft them at chem stations.300? Wow. I was just thinking about how stimpacks were a little too common and I only have 50 or so
Look for Picket Fences magazines, they allow you to build different things. Off the top of my head, I found three; one allows additional fences, another allows potted plants, and the other I found allowed me to build statues.
I'll be honest, knowing the brief, canonical history of Fallout, it just doesn't make sense to me. Basically, reality and the Fallout universe diverge just after WWII ended. The events of FO4 take place 200 years after that yet, in 200 years art has been at a complete standstill?? I mean, art and music still evolved during the Dark Ages. The Fallout universe has seen a lot of technological decline in the general population but that doesn't mean humans would stop picking up a paintbrush or an instrument. Even the earliest humans whose basic needs had to be met every day still found time to paint on the walls, I'm willing to bet they also had some time to make some rhythmical noises as well. Yet here we are in the year 2188, or somewhere around there, and music from the 1950s is all the rage AND people know who these musicians were....
I'm also pulled out of it by the complete lack of individualism on display in the Vaults. One of the Vaults that remained intact for the whole 200 years still has multiple doctors in it. How do they manage to ensure that EVERY generation has a scientifically minded individual with the will and desire to be a doctor or scientist and how do they manage to pass on every bit of important information that the previous generation had to know up to the original who was, assumedly, trained in a college for years with more years of hands on experience. What about the desire to go outside the vault and see more of the world? The game does make an attempt to show that there are some people interested in doing that, but it makes it seem like it's a very small minority that is rarely encountered. I'd argue that it would be a majority of people with that desire coupled with it encountering EVERY generation. It's an innate human desire, if it wasn't there'd have been no reason for humanity to spread outside of southeast Asia.
All that aside, its still a fun universe they created.....and I still have half those damn songs stuck in my head when I'm NOT playing the game, lol.
It's a satire of what is referred to as "the Greatest Generation." I've heard many a time throughout my life that the world would be perfect if we just went back to the way things were in the '50s. The idea being that even stuck in those ideals the world still goes to shit. Hence the line "War... war never changes."
That's my take on it, anyway. You can't really enjoy these types of things without suspending disbelief.
And the bombs are dropped in 2077. FO4 takes place during 2287 (as indicated in your PipBoy).
I played FO3 way back when it first came out, I remember picking the SPECIAL attributes and the classroom training a little bit. Still, unless they ran things in a North Korean way, it'd be hard to remove everyone's curiosity about what lies beyond. Not sure even North Korea is able to do it, which they may just feed the populace's desire with propaganda about how terrible the rest of the world currently is.Have you played Fallout 3? The very beginning of that game goes over the way of life inside the vault. You'll get a lot of the answer you seek if you just played through the opening of that game.
Hey guys, after decking out sanctuary to the extreme, it appears my power is in red, why?
I doubled my power because of this and it's still red.
I don't get it.