Fallout 3

Mantel · 12-12-2008 05:10PM

mawk wrote: »

ok.. where did the super mutants come from?

A combination of radation and the FEV virus.

More info on their creation can be found here

Jack Sheehan · 12-12-2008 05:42PM

mawk wrote: »

ok.. where did the super mutants come from?

Jewish Mind-Control Satellites.

Valmont · 12-12-2008 06:36PM

I scrapped my level 20 character because things were too easy and started all over again with different specializations. I'm having a blast sneaking within range and making a kill with the hunting rifle. Hopefully it'll be more fun this time around since I'm going to be evil (well kinda).

Krieg · 12-12-2008 07:00PM

My Fallout 3 decided to martyr itself today, just as I was about to complete the game :mad:

I downloaded it off steam and everything was fine. But the game was crashing more and more frequently each week. I was taking my time with the game doing all sidelines. Then I decided to finish it off today, coming up to the last part and it crashed. So I tried to reload it which resulted in an immediate crash. Then I tried other saves and got the same crash. Ended up having to watch all endings on youtube

Regarding the run up to the ending -

I loved the big-f***-off-robot rampage. Thought it was a great addition. Although the ending fmv was disappointing, then again it was almost similar to the previous fallout endings. I just wish there was a bit more info given as to how the brotherhood progressed in the capital wasteland, stuff like that

Gunmonkey · 12-12-2008 08:59PM

Krieg wrote: »

Regarding the run up to the ending -
I loved the big-f***-off-robot rampage. Thought it was a great addition. Although the ending fmv was disappointing, then again it was almost similar to the previous fallout endings. I just wish there was a bit more info given as to how the brotherhood progressed in the capital wasteland, stuff like that

Wait for the add-on packs early next year, first is set in Anchorge where

Omega Prime (is that his name?) was destined to go, lets hope for more stompy stomp

and the third one

follows after the end of the main story with you joining the Brotherhood and wiping out the Enclave

Sephiroth_dude · 13-12-2008 01:40AM

Having now finished far cry 2 im gonna start this next wk maybe,are there any patches out yet for it?

Jazzy · 13-12-2008 10:01AM

good but underwhelming

this game is badly missing boss fights

DarkJager · 13-12-2008 10:09AM

Jazzy wrote: »

good but underwhelming
this game is badly missing boss fights

It doesn't need them and to be honest, they would probably ruin it. Are the

super mutant behemoths

not enough for ya?!

Sarky · 13-12-2008 03:41PM

Woo, I just got Fallout 2 working again!

*plays the hell out of it*

mawk · 13-12-2008 03:53PM

with the very pointy exception of the temple of trials.. fo2 will never stop being great.

fo3 aint bad either, but i doubt that ten years from now ill still be enthusiastic about it. looking forward to the dlc though, hopefully they will pull off the lvl 20 cap for the console versions too

Jazzy · 13-12-2008 05:08PM

DarkJager wrote: »

Are the
super mutant behemoths
not enough for ya?!

nope.

its missing them like a sore thumb tho, all that levelling up and getting abilities for nowt

pixelburp · 13-12-2008 07:09PM

mawk wrote: »

with the very pointy exception of the temple of trials.. fo2 will never stop being great.

fo3 aint bad either, but i doubt that ten years from now ill still be enthusiastic about it. looking forward to the dlc though, hopefully they will pull off the lvl 20 cap for the console versions too

In fairness, in a years time, I would say most people would not be playing "vanilla" Fallout 3 but would instead have the game jammed full of mods. Certainly that's the case for Oblivion. I can't speak with authority, but it seemed like Fallout 2 lacked a pervasive mod community.

Soby · 14-12-2008 12:19AM

think it be worth getting for xmas even though i rented it for a week when it came out and finished it??I really only played the main quest though

c - 13 · 14-12-2008 05:59AM

Well I got about 75 hours play out of it doing all the side quests (which are better than the main one IMHO) and could probably squeeze another 20 hours exploring out of it too. So definitely worth buying in my opinion.

Flex · 14-12-2008 11:48AM

Jazzy wrote: »

nope.

its missing them like a sore thumb tho, all that levelling up and getting abilities for nowt

Oh but what about that

total epic battle with Colonel Autumn at the end of the game, it took me 2 shots to kill him!

c - 13 · 14-12-2008 11:53AM

Flex wrote: »

Oh but what about that
total epic battle with Colonel Autumn at the end of the game, it took me 2 shots to kill him!

Or if you took the other option -

very quickly get him to change his mind and leave

mawk · 15-12-2008 01:14AM

pixelburp wrote: »

In fairness, in a years time, I would say most people would not be playing "vanilla" Fallout 3 but would instead have the game jammed full of mods. Certainly that's the case for Oblivion. I can't speak with authority, but it seemed like Fallout 2 lacked a pervasive mod community.

fallout 1 and two both have extensive mods and a large community actually. just skim through duck and cove or no mutants allowed forums.

there are mods still coming out all the time and this is for a ten year old game!

pixelburp · 15-12-2008 09:50AM

mawk wrote: »

fallout 1 and two both have extensive mods and a large community actually. just skim through duck and cove or no mutants allowed forums.

there are mods still coming out all the time and this is for a ten year old game!

Ah yes, No Mutants Allowed. I skimmed through the NMA forums looking for some answers to modding questions but am only now beginning to reclaim my belief in humanity. I knew Fallout 1/2 fans might have been a bit rabid about Bethesda's work, but they're openly jumping on & being plain aggressive with modders who dare to make mods that aren't "lore friendly" or non-canon.

Fanboyism boggles the mind sometimes & frankly, it's hard to retionalise the .. "enthusiasm" against what was, to my mind, a good game (Fallout 2), but that's about it.

quarryman · 15-12-2008 10:34AM

pixelburp wrote: »

Ah yes, No Mutants Allowed. I skimmed through the NMA forums looking for some answers to modding questions but am only now beginning to reclaim my belief in humanity. I knew Fallout 1/2 fans might have been a bit rabid about Bethesda's work, but they're openly jumping on & being plain aggressive with modders who dare to make mods that aren't "lore friendly" or non-canon.

Fanboyism boggles the mind sometimes & frankly, it's hard to retionalise the .. "enthusiasm" against what was, to my mind, a good game (Fallout 2), but that's about it.

NMA has one of the most hardcore gaming communities around. I think some of those guys play Fallout every hour they are awake.

mawk · 15-12-2008 02:58PM

pixelburp wrote: »

Ah yes, No Mutants Allowed. I skimmed through the NMA forums looking for some answers to modding questions but am only now beginning to reclaim my belief in humanity. I knew Fallout 1/2 fans might have been a bit rabid about Bethesda's work, but they're openly jumping on & being plain aggressive with modders who dare to make mods that aren't "lore friendly" or non-canon.

Fanboyism boggles the mind sometimes & frankly, it's hard to retionalise the .. "enthusiasm" against what was, to my mind, a good game (Fallout 2), but that's about it.

ya think? I always found nma to be nice and kind compared to http://www.duckandcover.cx/

those guys are much worse

Stercus Accidit · 15-12-2008 05:34PM

Still playing this and I got it a week after it came out.

Exploring is so rewarding, even if its just to get the unique weapons and gear, the DLC will hopefully make it worthwhile.

Hilariously, I had 5 followers the other day

Sydney, fawkes, paladin cross and the two kids from bigtown, having the kids in enclave power armor was hilarious, nothing like a small army to slaughter everything in the wasteland.

Jumpy · 15-12-2008 05:41PM

Krieg wrote: »

My Fallout 3 decided to martyr itself today, just as I was about to complete the game :mad:

I downloaded it off steam and everything was fine. But the game was crashing more and more frequently each week. I was taking my time with the game doing all sidelines. Then I decided to finish it off today, coming up to the last part and it crashed. So I tried to reload it which resulted in an immediate crash. Then I tried other saves and got the same crash. Ended up having to watch all endings on youtube

Regarding the run up to the ending -
I loved the big-f***-off-robot rampage. Thought it was a great addition. Although the ending fmv was disappointing, then again it was almost similar to the previous fallout endings. I just wish there was a bit more info given as to how the brotherhood progressed in the capital wasteland, stuff like that

CHANCE OF MISSION OBSTRUCTION....ZERO PERCENT *BOOOM*

landmonster · 15-12-2008 10:04PM

Haven't gone back through the whole thread, sorry, but just wondering if anyone else has experienced glitches in the PS3 version.

On two separate occasions the game has 'crashed' on me while in the Citadel with the Brotherhood of Steel. I can approach characters but then I'm just frozen on the spot. I can hunch down but no other controls or buttons will work.

The first time I fixed it by going back to a save game just a little bit back in time, so to speak, but the one that I'm suffering at the moment means I'd have to go back to ages and do stuff again I don't wanna!

Anyone experienced this or got any hints?

ShiverinEskimo · 15-12-2008 10:29PM

Can you save at that moment and then reload that save? Might free you up?

Not sure how the saving works on the consoles.

landmonster · 16-12-2008 12:15AM

I went back to the old save (read somewhere it's a good idea to save lots, as opposed to the autosave), went into the Citadel to get the rest of the mission and the same thing happens.

So I figure I've got to play the whole game again to continue the main mission. What a pain in the arse.

silvine · 16-12-2008 03:25PM

They're releasing patch to fix these issues. Not sure when though.

Soby · 16-12-2008 11:34PM

Forgot to post this a while back and sorry if tis been said before but did it occur to anyone "

How the hell did Colonel Autumn survive but dad died??I googled this and found a forrum where some people didnt think it was him the first time..but i think it was wasnt it??Stupid how he didnt die though

muppetkiller · 18-12-2008 05:12PM

landmonster wrote: »

Haven't gone back through the whole thread, sorry, but just wondering if anyone else has experienced glitches in the PS3 version.

On two separate occasions the game has 'crashed' on me while in the Citadel with the Brotherhood of Steel. I can approach characters but then I'm just frozen on the spot. I can hunch down but no other controls or buttons will work.

The first time I fixed it by going back to a save game just a little bit back in time, so to speak, but the one that I'm suffering at the moment means I'd have to go back to ages and do stuff again I don't wanna!

Anyone experienced this or got any hints?

I think this is a known issue on the PS3 version you need to turn off messenger and notifications is your system settings.

pixelburp · 18-12-2008 05:45PM

To be honest, bar inferior PCs, I dont know how people would preference playing this game on a console because the dozens (hundreds) of mods to become available by the GECK are just going to pass them by.

ShiverinEskimo · 18-12-2008 06:45PM

pixelburp wrote: »

To be honest, bar inferior PCs, I dont know how people would preference playing this game on a console because the dozens (hundreds) of mods to become available by the GECK are just going to pass them by.

The best of them will become available through DLC. Also some people (like me increasingly lately) flat out prefer to sit in front of a 40" screen on their couch and play away.

But the Console vs PC debate is for another thread for day.

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