Fallout: New Vegas - Fall 2010

BlackSabre wrote:

Recipes/Schematics? Were there new ones with GRA that I over looked?

Yep, there's ~18 new recipes, some enabled by having the perk Hand Loader, and others enabled by having the new perk Mad Bomber.

Ah those recipes. Yeah, I'm looking forward to picking up the mad bomber perk so I can finally use Nuka Grenades again!

BlackSabre wrote:

So I pretty much caved and bought the Gun Runners Arsenal pack. So far it's pretty cool. I restarted with a brand new character and it's nice to see even in the beginning, Chet in Goodsprings has some new weapons. From my understanding, they're all bought weapons. I would have liked if there were quests associated with getting the new uniques, but I can still live with it. It's fun and I like the idea of 25mm pulse grenades!

Also, the laser pistol with upgrades is pretty cool.

I grabbed all three bits of new content and played through Lonesome Road and did the challenges for the achievements (killing Deathclaws with a .22 and a switchblade was almost as fun as getting a tooth pulled). I was kind of annoyed that the GRA mods could only be applied to the GRA version of the weapons since I had a lot of the regular versions in storage. Also still no Riot Shotgun mods makes me sad even if it is a pretty bad ass base weapon, but the new shotgun shells are fun.

Was kind of meh on Lonesome Road. Not the worst DLC for this game but not the best either (of course I am probably in the minority having liked Honest Hearts the best and Dead Money the least).

Oh started playing Rage today. It really seems to fill a spot right in between Fallout and Borderlands that I didn't even know needed filling. Was really worried after some of the reviews (the Ars one most of all), but I think I am going to have fun with it.

Really tempted on Rage, but think I'll wait for a sale. Playing around with these new GRA challenges should hold me long enough till my copy of Battlefield 3 arrives.

Rykin wrote:

Was kind of meh on Lonesome Road. Not the worst DLC for this game but not the best either (of course I am probably in the minority having liked Honest Hearts the best and Dead Money the least).

I agree I am not a big fan of Dead Money but it had some good parts which were the equipment and some of the story but my favorite was Old World Blues followed by Honest Hearts than Lonesome Road after that.

Lothar wrote:
Rykin wrote:

Was kind of meh on Lonesome Road. Not the worst DLC for this game but not the best either (of course I am probably in the minority having liked Honest Hearts the best and Dead Money the least).

I agree I am not a big fan of Dead Money but it had some good parts which were the equipment and some of the story but my favorite was Old World Blues followed by Honest Hearts than Lonesome Road after that.

Personally, after Honest Hearts and Old World Blues, I rather welcomed the more "traditional" post-apocalyptic feel and aesthetic Lonesome Road had. The plot, however, was a bit thin - rushed, dare I say.

Nicholaas wrote:
Lothar wrote:
Rykin wrote:

Was kind of meh on Lonesome Road. Not the worst DLC for this game but not the best either (of course I am probably in the minority having liked Honest Hearts the best and Dead Money the least).

I agree I am not a big fan of Dead Money but it had some good parts which were the equipment and some of the story but my favorite was Old World Blues followed by Honest Hearts than Lonesome Road after that.

Personally, after Honest Hearts and Old World Blues, I rather welcomed the more "traditional" post-apocalyptic feel and aesthetic Lonesome Road had. The plot, however, was a bit thin - rushed, dare I say.

I really liked Lonesome Road and feel it was a good dlc pack, I don't have really any complaints about it especially compared to Dead Money.

Decided to get back into New Vegas this weekend since I'd only finished vanilla mode as a goody-goody NCR follower. I added the Project Nevada and Blues Radio mod. I tried tossing in the medium sized texture pack as well but the game kept crashing so I uninstalled it. My main question is when I go to add some DLC am I going to have to find patches for the PN mod specific to those DLC packs or should it run fine as-is? I just saw that they had a half dozen or so patches for specific DLCs but couldn't figure out if they were mandatory.

I just finished Honest Hearts. The quests were ok, they story line was interesting(in particular the notes from The Father in the Caves) and the setting was amazing.

I will need to play it again, however, as I think I blew my goody-two shoes ending by choosing the 'Sneering Imperialist' dialogue option in my final conversation. Sigh, I really should have known better.

Running around old world blues as a level 8 character and the GRA Chainsaw is fun It's tough, and I'm eating stimpacks like tic tacs, but it's fun. Also, I'm collecting coffee cups like crazy again for when I can activate Muggy. Such an awesome little character.

tanstaafl wrote:

I'm probably the last person to notice this, but it just occurred to me that is a Wizard of Oz influence in Old World Blues.

Just to be safe...

Spoiler:

1) You're suddenly swept away from your familiar home to a strange, faraway land
2) You have to search for your heart, your brain and your "courage" (aka, your spine).
3) The big baddie, who is threatening and dangerous on a projection screen turns out to be a harmless old man.

Dunno if that was deliberate or not, but kind of amusing.

Pretty cool. I'm not sure if it's a direct reference, or just such a common trope in science fiction to have the big bad behind the curtain end up not existing / actually the good guy / or being feeble or small old guy. Not to give too much away, but Fallout 1, Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas all had this theme running through it.

I think the artificial brain thing was a given because of the android thing, and then maybe they pushed it into Wizard of Oz territory for fun.

Funny how going through old world blues for a second time has changed my opinion a little bit. First time around I didn't care about repeating the same room 3 times. This time, I want it to be over. Why must I get the student records 3 frakken times. I got them the first time you stupid floaty robots. And give me back my brain.

Oh my lord, I just started Old World Blues. I just finished talking to the members of the Think Tank. I was rolling, they have to be some of the funniest characters in the Fallout Universe.

Klein, in particular, always going on about my tiny penis tipped feet.

The new weapon, Two-Step Goodbye is my favourite weapon! It's insanely fun.Paired with a sneak suit from Old World Blues, it's a masterpiece. Sneaky sneaky sneaky, WHAM.... BOOOOOOOM!

So much joy.

finally got around to putting some time into this game.. I didnt get many mods just choosing to go with stuff that seemed to affect the graphics.. I got the texture pack and the weather/sky pack. Seems like that was a decent combo to get started with.

This game is very awesome so far.. the combat is sufficiently deadly that I don't feel overpowered like I did in FO3 (yet anyway.. I'm only Level 8) but the small touches everywhere are creating a lovely "pie" of gameplay.

I did the Boone side quest and when I took the culprit to the arranged spot the game got a genuine "emotional" reaction out of me.. I was expecting something far more water downed and typical "RPGish" result.. and wham!

TheGameguru wrote:

finally got around to putting some time into this game.. I didnt get many mods just choosing to go with stuff that seemed to affect the graphics.. I got the texture pack and the weather/sky pack. Seems like that was a decent combo to get started with.

This game is very awesome so far.. the combat is sufficiently deadly that I don't feel overpowered like I did in FO3 (yet anyway.. I'm only Level 8) but the small touches everywhere are creating a lovely "pie" of gameplay.

I did the Boone side quest and when I took the culprit to the arranged spot the game got a genuine "emotional" reaction out of me.. I was expecting something far more water downed and typical "RPGish" result.. and wham!

About Boone

Spoiler:

You play your cards right and you will find a lot more about his story. There is a very emotional moment with Boone that explains a lot of what is wrong with him. Him and Arcade have the best story of the followers

mcdonis wrote:
TheGameguru wrote:

finally got around to putting some time into this game.. I didnt get many mods just choosing to go with stuff that seemed to affect the graphics.. I got the texture pack and the weather/sky pack. Seems like that was a decent combo to get started with.

This game is very awesome so far.. the combat is sufficiently deadly that I don't feel overpowered like I did in FO3 (yet anyway.. I'm only Level 8) but the small touches everywhere are creating a lovely "pie" of gameplay.

I did the Boone side quest and when I took the culprit to the arranged spot the game got a genuine "emotional" reaction out of me.. I was expecting something far more water downed and typical "RPGish" result.. and wham!

About Boone

Spoiler:

You play your cards right and you will find a lot more about his story. There is a very emotional moment with Boone that explains a lot of what is wrong with him. Him and Arcade have the best story of the followers

I've used Boone the whole game so far, he is a great combat companion.

When I played FO#, I went melee/unarmed and killed everything with a deathclaw hand wep. I could knock a Deathclaw head off in one shot. This time I've gone guns and it seems I'm much less powerful against them or they got a lot stronger. I'm close tot he end I believe and the Deathclaw areas are still too tough for me.

Do you guys not sneak? Seriously. Sneak attack head shot kills a deathclaw in 1. Most weapons will do it.

karmajay wrote:

When I played FO#, I went melee/unarmed and killed everything with a deathclaw hand wep. I could knock a Deathclaw head off in one shot. This time I've gone guns and it seems I'm much less powerful against them or they got a lot stronger. I'm close tot he end I believe and the Deathclaw areas are still too tough for me.

Deathclaws are way stronger in New Vegas.

BlackSabre wrote:

Do you guys not sneak? Seriously. Sneak attack head shot kills a deathclaw in 1. Most weapons will do it.

Hum..... Most vanilla weapons I used couldnt kill in 4 or more shots sneak or no.

Since I had pneumonia this week I went ahead and played through the 4 expansions in order. Great arc and I actually enjoyed most of my time in the new areas. I loved the atmosphere in the Sierra Madre but I hated the enemies and the layout of the surrounding villa. If I hadn't been an unarmed specialist I imagine I would've actively loathed it because of having to dismember the enemies to keep them down. I think it's the only map in the entire game where I didn't explore every tagged section.

Honest Hearts surprised me with how much I enjoyed it. I actually got uncomfortable in one area

Spoiler:

the crashed scout bus full of child-size skeletons, teddy bears and lunch boxes

which I'd never experienced in New Vegas before. It was also a bit jarring to have Christianity mentioned so openly as I don't recall it having ever been directly addressed in the Fallout universe before.

Old World Blues was a lot of fun and a nice bit of a cheesy/dark/comedy break in between Honest Hearts and Lonesome Road. And is it just me or was there a lot more cursing in OWB than any other part of the game? Especially that toaster. Little guy has some anger issues.

Lonesome Road, like everyone else has said, was very much a point A to point B corridor shooter style experience with only a couple of small side rooms here and there to explore. Still enjoyed it for what it was though I was expecting a bit more out of the other couriers story.

karmajay wrote:

Man, why do all the chicks have moustaches in this game? :)

Lol. To contrast, Rage features some rather fetching post-apocalyptic ladies, sans stash.

Maclintok wrote:
karmajay wrote:

Man, why do all the chicks have moustaches in this game? :)

Lol. To contrast, Rage features some rather fetching post-apocalyptic ladies, sans stash.

Haha. I often found myself talking to the ladies in Rage more often than I normally would.

tuffalobuffalo wrote:
Maclintok wrote:
karmajay wrote:

Man, why do all the chicks have moustaches in this game? :)

Lol. To contrast, Rage features some rather fetching post-apocalyptic ladies, sans stash.

Haha. I often found myself talking to the ladies in Rage more often than I normally would.

I don't plan on purchasing rage soon so a screenshot would help me decide if this is true...

Here are a couple of them.

Loosum:
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/AWPU8.jpg)

Ginny:
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/wgMee.jpg)

Rykin wrote:

Here are a couple of them.

Loosum:
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/AWPU8.jpg)

Ginny:
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/wgMee.jpg)

Yikes. I'll have to agree!

Just finished at 57 hours. I was doing a bunch of side missions but at 40 hours just focused on the main mission.

I used Boone and Cass mostly. Finished with an Independent New Vegas.

I liked the way they did the endings.

Finally, I have to learn to stop handicapping myself by carrying 15 weps around!

karmajay wrote:

Just finished at 57 hours. I was doing a bunch of side missions but at 40 hours just focused on the main mission.

I used Boone and Cass mostly. Finished with an Independent New Vegas.

I liked the way they did the endings.

Finally, I have to learn to stop handicapping myself by carrying 15 weps around!

Get the underground hideout mod and put them on the wall. It looks really cool having all your weapons on the wall and just picking 2 or 3 to go to town with.

karmajay wrote:
Rykin wrote:

Here are a couple of them.

Loosum:
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/AWPU8.jpg)

Ginny:
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/wgMee.jpg)

Yikes. I'll have to agree!

Post-apocalyptic ladies know that exposed midriffs are de rigueur.

And to veer back on topic: I really need to get back onto FNV. Maybe when Game Dump 2011 ends in a couple of months.

Why did I just waste my time doing this? I don't know. Here are the Subway Town Ladies:

IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/97pArl.jpg)
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/BnHPZl.jpg)
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/syu3Ll.jpg)
IMAGE(http://i.imgur.com/HVMmel.jpg)

Don't judge me!