Official Fallout: New Vegas Thread

[brees fan]

I found out that for all the curbstomping I've been doing to miscellaneous Raiders and Powder Gangers, it doesn't mean shit when I'm face to face with...

 

Deathclaws near the Sloan Rock Quarry.

I didn't even see the "Younger Deathclaw" until half of my health was gone and ED-E was "unconscious."

All I could think of was how shitty my bullets were (I had armor piercers and Hollow Points but didn't think about it until my character's head was halfway across the map) and how much worse my Energy Weapons score was.

I'm not even at Novac yet and I can already tell that I need to start killing EVERYTHING to get ready for my trip into New Vegas

Fire is your friend when facing any kind of armorless creature

 

[Maynard]

so im at a decision....helios

 

how much does it matter what u choose here? i did one activation archmedies and it didnt seem to matter right off the bat. I guess the safe play is full region with blackouts. But i dont know if i should activate it for the strip or freeside

 

[JayDizzle]

Fire is your friend when facing any kind of armorless creature

 

I got the Incinerator gun off of one of the Nightkin Super Mutants when I was trying to find an easier route to Novac...

Tabitha wasn't happy when I freed Raul and she wasn't pleased about being set on fire either.

 

[brees fan]

so im at a decision....helios

 

how much does it matter what u choose here? i did one activation archmedies and it didnt seem to matter right off the bat. I guess the safe play is full region with blackouts. But i dont know if i should activate it for the strip or freeside

 

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/That_Lucky_Old_Sun
heres all you need though...New California Republic oriented
McCarran and Las Vegas Strip

Select the first option, "McCarran and Las Vegas Strip", exit the mainframe, take the stairs up and follow your compass to outside. Once outside, go down the spiral stairs and activate the Reflector Control Panel and enjoy the show. After your screen turns normal, go back to Fantastic and listen how he tells you he's going to take most of the credit. This will get you 350 XP and New California Republic reputation. When you exit helios one a NCR personel will give you a emergency two way radio to gain support from the NCR when needed.
Followers of the Apocalypse oriented choices
Fremont and Westside

Select the second option, "Fremont and Westside", as your grid configuration, go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas to be congratulated on your well made choice. He will tell that hopefully NCR's curiosity in the plant has been satisfied and they won't dig any deeper. You will gain 350 XP, 3 Stimpaks, 2 Doctor's Bags and a moderate amount of Followers of the Apocalypse reputation.
Full region
(See Bugs Below) Select the third option, "Full region", as your grid configuration, go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas to be congratulated on your very admirable choice. He will tell that hopefully NCR's curiosity in the plant has been satisfied and they won't dig any deeper. You will gain 1 Big Book of Science, 350 XP, 3 Stimpaks, 2 Doctor's Bags and A LOT OF Followers of the Apocalypse reputation (this will get you to the status of Accepted if you haven't had a previous encounter with them).
Archimedes II

Select the fourth option, "Archimedes II", as your grid configuration. A new menu item called "Arm ARCHIMEDES II Plant Defense System" will appear. Here you have 2 options. Both will grant 350 XP and you will be able to use Euclid's C-Finder as a laser designator for an orbital strike.

* If you choose to arm the plant defense system, an alarm will sound warning personnel to get inside. Go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas. Ignacio won't interact with you and Fantastic will yell at you for killing his employers. You will lose reputation points with the NCR and you will not receive any rewards from Ignacio. But you can be rewarded with spoils of war. After all nearby NCR troops are decimated by ARCHIMEDES, loot their bodies for many Service Rifles, Combat Knives, as well as NCR armor.
* Alternatively, you can choose not to arm the plant defense system and only receive 2 Stimpaks from Ignacio.

Full region (Emergency output level)

Select the fifth option, "Full region (Emergency output level)" as your grid configuration, go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas who will be disappointed of all the energy wasted, but he will be relieved as the plant can not be used as a weapon anymore. You will gain 350 XP, 3 Stimpaks, 2 Doctor's Bags and Followers of the Apocalypse reputation. However, you will also lose some NCR reputation.

Id have to with full region regular or maybe fire that bitch off just for shits a giggles... gonna do that meow actually

 

I got the Incinerator gun off of one of the Nightkin Super Mutants when I was trying to find an easier route to Novac...

Tabitha wasn't happy when I freed Raul and she wasn't pleased about being set on fire either.

 

An easy way to do it is come up the back side, go straight into the storage room and fix the robot, when you leave she will be happy with you and walk away, then you just blast here in the back of the head and its over or there is a burned out building with a radio in it with a high speech skill you just activate the radio and do the option that look like a super mutant says it and they all start fighting against each other...no xp there though

 

[Maynard]

 

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/That_Lucky_Old_Sun
heres all you need though...New California Republic oriented
McCarran and Las Vegas Strip

Select the first option, "McCarran and Las Vegas Strip", exit the mainframe, take the stairs up and follow your compass to outside. Once outside, go down the spiral stairs and activate the Reflector Control Panel and enjoy the show. After your screen turns normal, go back to Fantastic and listen how he tells you he's going to take most of the credit. This will get you 350 XP and New California Republic reputation. When you exit helios one a NCR personel will give you a emergency two way radio to gain support from the NCR when needed.
Followers of the Apocalypse oriented choices
Fremont and Westside

Select the second option, "Fremont and Westside", as your grid configuration, go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas to be congratulated on your well made choice. He will tell that hopefully NCR's curiosity in the plant has been satisfied and they won't dig any deeper. You will gain 350 XP, 3 Stimpaks, 2 Doctor's Bags and a moderate amount of Followers of the Apocalypse reputation.
Full region
(See Bugs Below) Select the third option, "Full region", as your grid configuration, go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas to be congratulated on your very admirable choice. He will tell that hopefully NCR's curiosity in the plant has been satisfied and they won't dig any deeper. You will gain 1 Big Book of Science, 350 XP, 3 Stimpaks, 2 Doctor's Bags and A LOT OF Followers of the Apocalypse reputation (this will get you to the status of Accepted if you haven't had a previous encounter with them).
Archimedes II

Select the fourth option, "Archimedes II", as your grid configuration. A new menu item called "Arm ARCHIMEDES II Plant Defense System" will appear. Here you have 2 options. Both will grant 350 XP and you will be able to use Euclid's C-Finder as a laser designator for an orbital strike.

* If you choose to arm the plant defense system, an alarm will sound warning personnel to get inside. Go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas. Ignacio won't interact with you and Fantastic will yell at you for killing his employers. You will lose reputation points with the NCR and you will not receive any rewards from Ignacio. But you can be rewarded with spoils of war. After all nearby NCR troops are decimated by ARCHIMEDES, loot their bodies for many Service Rifles, Combat Knives, as well as NCR armor.
* Alternatively, you can choose not to arm the plant defense system and only receive 2 Stimpaks from Ignacio.

Full region (Emergency output level)

Select the fifth option, "Full region (Emergency output level)" as your grid configuration, go outside and activate the Reflector Control Panel to enjoy the show. When you have seen enough, return to Ignacio Rivas who will be disappointed of all the energy wasted, but he will be relieved as the plant can not be used as a weapon anymore. You will gain 350 XP, 3 Stimpaks, 2 Doctor's Bags and Followers of the Apocalypse reputation. However, you will also lose some NCR reputation.

Id have to with full region regular or maybe fire that bitch off just for shits a giggles... gonna do that meow actually

 

I ended up choosing the full region (3rd option) and got the stuff mentioned. The first time though I chose the 4th option (activate arch) and Ignacio did still speak to me and I didn’t lose any rep for doing it. Im glad I didn’t choose the 1st option because I already received the 2 way radio….but I cant figure out how to use it. Its in my misc section of inventory and doesn’t have an option for use…..

Do I need to hotkey this thing?

 

[JayDizzle]

On the Black Mountain area:

 

An easy way to do it is come up the back side, go straight into the storage room and fix the robot, when you leave she will be happy with you and walk away, then you just blast here in the back of the head and its over or there is a burned out building with a radio in it with a high speech skill you just activate the radio and do the option that look like a super mutant says it and they all start fighting against each other...no xp there though

 

I just basically put 2 and 2 together when I saw the giant radar dishes that this was where the Super Mutant/Nightkin radio frequency was coming from.

Based on said assumption, I wanted to simply waltz in there and loot the place but was promptly shelled by Super Mutants until ED-E and I dropped all off the ones initially outside.

After that, I got Raul, was attacked by Tabitha and proceeded to loot the place...

Fixed Tabitha's robot AFTER THE FACT and it attacked me... had to put him down after I thought I could get a Mr.Handy Robot as a companion.

I was disappointed.

 

[Pitty]

 

Ok, now I'm fucking pissed. I went to Cottonwood Cove a while ago, and the Legion attacked me. Me and Rex tore up the place killing everyone. Turns out I killed the Fort escort. Now I can't get the Platinum Chip without getting face raped by 1000 Legionnaires. Why would you program that into the fucking game?

 

[Bigpapa42]

So, I kinda lost my one companion. I started a particular mission that I apparently had to do alone and he's gone. I'd kinda like him back... Anyone know if you lose them, they're gone for good?

 

[Tengo Juego]

So, I kinda lost my one companion. I started a particular mission that I apparently had to do alone and he's gone. I'd kinda like him back... Anyone know if you lose them, they're gone for good?

Lost as in, KIA?


I hope you cant lose companions. Boone is a huge help.

 

[Bigpapa42]

Lost as in, KIA?

I hope you cant lose companions. Boone is a huge help.

Not, not killed. Not as far as I'm aware. I went into a building for a mission and he apparently couldn't follow. He wasn't waiting outside when I came back out.

 

[Pitty]

Not, not killed. Not as far as I'm aware. I went into a building for a mission and he apparently couldn't follow. He wasn't waiting outside when I came back out.

Go back to wherever you got them at, they should be there if they are considered to be fired.

 

[j.hen]

Saw Moon again and thought this song would be perfect in New Vegas:

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

 

[Maynard]

this game is pretty cool. I found a laser rifle. pissed me off cause i was in the area 2 days ago and i didnt check a certain spot. Went back to gather some loot i left in a house and decided to recon that area and there it was sitting next to a dead guy that i didnt kill.

then i went to one of the shops and the guy wa selling a plasma rifle. The laser rifle is great cause i have a scope and some other mod that adds damage. the scope allows me to get critical sneak attack strikes from long range.

i also ranked up to level 10, then within 5 mins i ranked up to level 11. not sure why i got so many points that fast

whats the level cap in this game?

 

[riley420]

Not, not killed. Not as far as I'm aware. I went into a building for a mission and he apparently couldn't follow. He wasn't waiting outside when I came back out.

Sometimes they will warp to your suite in Lucky 38. You can actually tell them to wait for you there through the dialogue tree if you want to pick up another companion.

Maynard, the level cap is 30, I think. I'm at level 17 now...I love this game.

BTW, I've read that the game ends like FO:3. Meaning when you're done, you can't keep going. So stay away from the ending for as long as you can....or at least until the DLC comes out, like Broken Steel.

 

[bucky]

BTW, I've read that the game ends like FO:3. Meaning when you're done, you can't keep going. So stay away from the ending for as long as you can....or at least until the DLC comes out, like Broken Steel.

The PC version of FO3 had a mod you could download from Nexus that would allow playing after the ending (before the DLC's came out). Hoping for the same thing with New Vegas PC.

 

[Pitty]

Two missions from the end, chose to go wit the 'House' this time. Going to start a Hardcore game next and not fuck any thing up, i.e. killing the courier to Caesar.

 

[Lanteri]

Yeah, I'm on my second playthrough now. Going to go with the Legion this time as well.

Right now I'm pretty much just going around killing everything that breathes. Problem is, I killed like every doctor in the wasteland that I've come across as well, either intentionally or unintentionally, so trying to get rid of his addiction I have to Hydra, and healing my crippled self is well, a bitch.

 

[Pitty]

Finished my first playthrough, thinking about starting my second soon with Hardcore on.

 

[brees fan]

The PC version of FO3 had a mod you could download from Nexus that would allow playing after the ending (before the DLC's came out). Hoping for the same thing with New Vegas PC.

I'd almost bet that if you couldn't get it on nexus that someone in the modding community would make a mod to let you keep playing...

 

[Pitty]

Started play through #2, after switching to the House quest after I killed Lucullus, I'm going through as a Sneak/Guns/Lockpick character in the vein of Clint Eastwood. My neutral form of justice will reign throughout the Mojave.

As a side note, anyone know where I can get a duster, or a poncho? I already have a Desperado hat.