Official Fallout: New Vegas Thread

[Maynard]

boone never fails for me on hardcore. ed-e is weak, but has gotten better now that im leveling up more.

the crashes are become a huge issue now. the deeper u go the worse it gets. i get at least 3 crashes a night now. I also have to clear my cache every 2 days now. otherwise load times are horribly long.

im still really enjoying the game despite the hassles

 

[Maynard]

i am getting annoyed with this game. i assume alot of others are too since the discussion is gone for this one. But the crashes and tech glitches are really becoming a nuisance. not just crashes but constantly having to go back, or reload saves because my followers all of a sudden are not following anymore. Sometimes i dont notice right away so it makes it even worse. plus them not following orders and just running into an area full of bad guys and getting killed. i only want them around for loot, but caps are not hard to come by and the need to even check for loot is not needed now because all u find is the same crappy stuff. and i only care about energy weapon ammo and guns which will only be found in specific areas.

i am glad i got 60 hrs in, but im sure im only about halfway thru....this one might be traded for black ops simply because of the glitches

 

[Maynard]

90 hrs in now and getting towards the end. its funny cause i will play for about 2 hrs and feel like i accomplished nothing. half the time is playing, the other half is watching load screens. its not even the long loads....its the amount of loads. u half to load every time u go in and out of a door or area, and this game is full of quests that take advantage of going back and forth between areas.

a simple quest like going and talking to someone, then reporting back can involve 8-10 loads back and forth. its hard to get into doing missions when thats what u deal with. i am gonna try and finish it tonight after i get to level 30

 

[Maynard]

finally done and traded in. got to level 30 and the hardcore achievement. hardcore turned out to be no big deal really. got to level 30 around 92 hours. did a 2 of the end game scenerios....neither one was worth a dam. i would say it was just about as bad as the finish to FO3....im glad this one is over

 

[trojan49er]

so, i dunno if anyone is playing this anymore or not but i have a question.

 

So, I decided to side with the NCR and Boone and I have been wrecking shit for the Legion the whole game, On a whim I decided to take the ferry over to the Fort and go Rambo on some post-apocalyptic roman wannabees. Boone says, in case you were wondering if we go over there, we may not come back or some shit like that. I whip out my silenced sniper rifle and proceed to annihilate the whole camp but cant find Caesar. I duck into the giant tent i forgot about and, lo and behold, there he is, sittin in his throne, Two headshots later, he's dead and I pop back out of the tent. His whole guard comes after me and I pick em off one by one, running and gunning with the riot shotty and 12.7mm smg. The dust settles, 20 billion stimpacks later, Im the last man standing...where the fuck did Boone go I havent seen him since I left the tent? I checked my perks, still have his perk, nothing came up saying he died. I tried doing shit for a few days in hopes he'd head back to the casino or novac to no avail. I cant use other companions since he's still technically following me. Where the fuck is he and how do I get him back? or send him to the casino or something? Anyone know?

 

[Bear Pand]

I just beat this. Ran around with EDE and Raul.

The main story always sucks in this game. I didn't side with NCR or Legion because they're both lame. Also had to put an end to Mr. House and his Wizard of Oz bullshit.

 

[Pitty]

I just beat this. Ran around with EDE and Raul.

The main story always sucks in this game. I didn't side with NCR or Legion because they're both lame. Also had to put an end to Mr. House and his Wizard of Oz bullshit.

I feel similarly about the story. It seems like the secondary quests always lead to more interesting shit because with Fallout, I'm more interested in the world and its history and not so much with the Wasteland itself.

 

[Maynard]

i agree with the last 3 posts. i finished the game like panda did. didnt side with anyone and took out house. pretty lame story too

 

[Handleit_44]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szvFN6P9slg[/ame]

 

[trojan49er]

Just beat it as a Pro-NCR sniper/gunner, not a bad final mission/last boss but it feels like they never really quite figure out how to end these games

Time for a second playthrough as a melee char

 

[Maynard]

http://bethblog.com/index.php/2010/...tation-3-will-be-on-xbox-360-steam-next-week/

New Vegas game update available on PlayStation 3 — will be on Xbox 360, Steam next week

Today PlayStation 3 users in North America and European territories can download the latest game update for Fallout: New Vegas. With your PS3 connected online, you should receive a prompt to download update 1.02*. This update will be available on Xbox 360 and Steam early next week (we’ll keep you posted). Below is list of issues resolved with the game update.

Top fixes:

* Companions now show up as waypoints on the map
* Companions will always fast travel with you, unless told to wait or sent away
* Fix: DLC error/save corruption
* Fix: Entering the strip after Debt Collector causes crash and autosave corruption
* Fix: Using Mojave Express dropbox can cause DLC warnings
* Crafting menu now filters valid (bright) recipes to the top of the list
* Weathered pistol no longer glitches when applying mods

After the break, see other issues/quests the patch covers…

In addition, this patch addresses issues with the following areas:

* Pip-Boy Interface
* Pre-Order DLC Items
* Reputation System
* Radio Stations
* Companion fixes
* Companion Quests
* Repair Menu
* Caravan
* Weapons and Weapon Mods
* Hardcore Mode
* Perks
* Skills
* Crafting Recipes
* Crafting Menu
* Mojave Express
* Chems/Addiction
* Doctors
* Vendors

And fixes for the following quests:

* Ain’t That a Kick in the Head
* By a Campfire on The Trail
* They Went That-a-Way
* My Kind of Town
* Boulder City Showdown
* Ring a Ding Ding!
* King’s Gambit
* For The Republic, Part 2
* Render Unto Caesar
* Et Tumor, Brute?
* The House Always Wins
* Wild Card
* Beyond the Beef
* GI Blues
* How Little We Know
* Oh My Papa
* Still In The Dark
* You’ll Know It When It Happens
* Arizona Killer
* Eureka!
* Veni, Vidi, Vici
* All or Nothing
* No Gods, No Masters
* Birds of a Feather
* I Put A Spell On you
* Come Fly With Me
* That Lucky Old Sun
* Don’t Make a Beggar of Me
* The White Wash
* Ghost Town Gunfight
* Restoring Hope
* Bleed Me Dry
* Aba Daba Honeymoon
* Tend To Your Business
* Wang Dang Atomic Tango
* Flags of Our Foul-Ups
* Debt Collector
* Talent Pool
* Left My Heart
* Someone To Watch Over Me
* Hard Luck Blues

*Please note that once you’ve updated the game, you can confirm it’s been installed by going to the Title Screen>Settings>Display. In the lower left corner you should see Version 1.2.0.310 in the lower left-hand corner.

 

[Maynard]

thats 25% of the missions that needed patched...i didnt have any mission glitches in my play thru

 

[trojan49er]

i havent had any quest glitches yet either, but there have been reports of them. on another note, playing the game as a melee character is an entirely different experience and makes the game quite a bit more challenging. I usually play as a sniper/gunner where if I do my job right, they never see me. Shit, on my first playthrough, I cleared out the whole Legion occupied town where the raft takes you to The Fort without being seen or heard before proceeding to take The Fort without being seen by anyone but the gate guards who quickly met their demise at the hands of a silenced .308 round. As a melee character, stealth is largely thrown out the window, you can use stealth to close the distance, but if the deaders are grouped together, no amount of stealth is gonna keep them from noticing you, really making me wish for more effective throwing knives/spears. You have to close the distance as fast as possible and slice and dice your way through the ensuing chaos, hopefully before they can draw a weapon. Setting up choke points and the use of traps/mines are also important, forcing you to actually think about how you're going to handle group encounters, definitely a nice change of pace from the way I normally play the game

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Fuuuuuuck TOO MANY DECISIONS

 

[bluntside]

Finally finished this the other day. Now I'm going to have to do hardcore mode and make some different alliances.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

This game simply doesn't have the magic that Fallout 3 had.

 

[Herm]

I just picked this up the other day, im not reading this whole thread for risk of spoilers.

Quick question....

Anything i should know about saves, glitches, etc before i start playing?

Any glaring bugs that could ruin my gameplay experience if i dont do something in particular?


I remember people saying fallout 3 on ps3 had a bunch of issues and my gameplay experience was wonderfully devoid of any of it.

 

[Maynard]

i think most of the issues have been patched. i played thru and didnt have any mission glitches like what was posted pre patch. dont rely on auto saves and make sure you save often as with any rpg and u will be fine.

the main issue when i played was the load times as you progressed thru the game and also when a new area would load your companions all of a sudden not being with you. But the companion thing was patched.

 

[Bigpapa42]

I so have to get back to this. Made it maybe halfway through before getting distracted by other games.

 

[Esjay]

Just picked this up along with Fallout 3. Does it matter which order I play them in?