What can I expect to find different from FO:3? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Wed May 09, 2012 4:51 pm

http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=39651

use this one :biggrin:

I have it and love it.

» Wed May 09, 2012 2:34 pm

Thanks for the advice longknife. I think I'm going to just wait it out and get Medicine Stick when I have the caps. I want a bad ass gun that I won't need to upgrade. Is that GRA Mantis Claw any good? It looks pretty cool.

» Wed May 09, 2012 6:04 pm

http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Embrace_of_the_Mantis_King%21_%28GRA%29

Check it's crit damage and crit multiplier.

If you have Heavy Handed? It's absolute crap. Heavy Handed nukes your crit damage in exchange for higher base damage. If you DON'T have Heavy Handed, but you have decent crit (Luck + a couple items that add crit + Finesse Perk) and maybe the Better Criticals perk? Then yeah, it'd be pretty damn strong.

I also wouldn't rush to buy the Medicine Stick, cause again, that's another weapon with expensive, rare-ish ammo and requires 100 guns skill to use. I would just use a scoped Hunting Rifle or a Trail Carbine until you start finding .45-70 rounds in the world or your guns skill reaches 100. Before that, it's just overkill; very expensive overkill.

» Wed May 09, 2012 6:40 pm

Damn! I nearly have enough caps to buy it after raiding the legion camp at cottonwood.

I guess I'll have to mod up my Hunting rifle.

» Wed May 09, 2012 6:55 pm

Damn! I nearly have enough caps to buy it after raiding the legion camp at cottonwood.

I guess I'll have to mod up my Hunting rifle.

Well you could always sell all your belongings, purchase it and try it out to see what I mean, then reload a previous save.
My point was first that without 100 guns, it probably has a pretty decent sway on it when you try to aim it, and second, the ammo can be expensive for a low level player. Check the price, check the sway.

When I play though, I usually grab the Hunting Rifle and just get a scope until I can handle better guns. Cheap, efficient, gets the job done and there's always ammo around.
Btw, what's your Luck stat? If you have a good one (6+) you can clean out the casinos, with patience. 8-10 is like free money at the casinos, 6-7 is slow, but gets the job done. Anything lower is a risk. Mick sells a pair of sleepwear you can wear while gambling to increase your luck by one.

» Wed May 09, 2012 1:50 pm

I have a low luck stat. Like 3 or something. It's boosted to 6 at the moment though. I've made 28k caps, just from stealing some combat armour and stuff at Nellis and then clearing out cottonwood.

I just bought paciencia and a scope for my hunting rifle. I can't seem to find the custom action, or extended mag for the hunting rifle. Any idea where they are? I've tried 188, gun runners and Novac. I found the scope at Gun runners.

» Wed May 09, 2012 2:44 pm

I have a low luck stat. Like 3 or something. It's boosted to 6 at the moment though. I've made 28k caps, just from stealing some combat armour and stuff at Nellis and then clearing out cottonwood. :smile:

I just bought paciencia and a scope for my hunting rifle. I can't seem to find the custom action, or extended mag for the hunting rifle. Any idea where they are? I've tried 188, gun runners and Novac. I found the scope at Gun runners.

Typically they pop up at the 188 or the Gun Runners. Besides that, random caravan merchants or Blake at the Crimson Caravan might have it, though Blake's inventory doesn't refresh, so if he doesn't have it the first time, he won't have it. Besides that, I suppose....There's another merchant at the 188 if you haven't talked to her. An Ex-NCR soldier that stands near a truck. (along with Alexander of the Gun Runners, in case you've found her but not Alex) She typically only deals with snipers, .308 ammo, rockets and rocket launchers. I know she gets mods for sniper rifles but I don't remember if she gets them for Hunting rifles.

» Wed May 09, 2012 8:08 pm

Most vendors restock every three (game) days so keep checking back

» Wed May 09, 2012 6:05 pm

I've definitely checked everywhere now. I have seen both of them around. I guess I'll just have to keep refreshing.

» Thu May 10, 2012 12:44 am

The only others that might possibly have it (big if there):

-Contreras at Camp McCarran (requires a small unmarked quest with questionable morals to unlock his full inventory)
-Great Khans Armorer (requires positive Khan fame, can't use if you killed Jessup for example)
-That guy at the Hoover Dam (requires positive NCR fame)

Those three typically deal with large ammo supplies though (keep them in mind when you need large amounts of ammo of any kind), not weapon mods, which is why I doubt they'd have it. Contreras might, but depending on your skills and stats, his quest might take a good week to complete, in which case the Gun Runners are very likely to restock with the mod by then.
Either way, the scope is the most important part anyways.

» Wed May 09, 2012 11:59 am

Just found the custom action after waiting 3 days for Gun runners. Just need extended mag and I'm good to go. So many cool weapons in this game!

I really want Lil' Devil now!

» Wed May 09, 2012 11:36 pm

Gah, just reading this thread makes me want to play again. Funny, I haven't played FO3 for like 3 years now, and I don't miss it at all. On the other hand, I've played NV for a long time, probably seen every quest and played all DLC-s, and I still want more. I really hope that Bethesda allows Obsidian to make the next fallout game..

» Wed May 09, 2012 4:45 pm

I really hope that Bethesda allows Obsidian to make the next fallout game..

I do too, though they have little reason to, so I wouldn't get your hopes up... :confused:

I mean look at this: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1356067-whats-with-the-hate/page__st__90
I have a big honking post on that page that's just me trying to give OP some examples of good criticism against Skyrim. You don't have to read that, but read the responses to my criticism.
Bethesda's last two titles, whether you understand it or not, are hella popular with die-hard fans supporting them. This gives little reason for them to contract Obsidian again, unless if it's as filler, to fill a gap between two major titles Bethesda is busy with (exactly like New Vegas).

» Wed May 09, 2012 8:26 pm

Now, please be gentle with me. I'm a Community discussion and sometimes Skyrim member. I hear whispers of a harsh and desolate land, where members rise from the toxic swamps of the bethesda forums, to maim and devour innocents who dare call New Vegas FO:3 NV and where ancient beings preach of the decay of modern gaming and all its heinous crimes.

Anyway, I really enjoyed FO:3, having never played a FO game before, I found it a thoroughly immersive and engrossing gaming experience. From what I hear, NV is even better.

Now, bar the setting...what really sets this apart from FO:3?

Thank you forum members. Here I leave a sacrificial turtle, an offering to the Fallout gods :turtle:

Great post and you already got the best answers .

» Wed May 09, 2012 12:08 pm

I do too, though they have little reason to, so I wouldn't get your hopes up... :confused:

I mean look at this: http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1356067-whats-with-the-hate/page__st__90
I have a big honking post on that page that's just me trying to give OP some examples of good criticism against Skyrim. You don't have to read that, but read the responses to my criticism.
Bethesda's last two titles, whether you understand it or not, are hella popular with die-hard fans supporting them. This gives little reason for them to contract Obsidian again, unless if it's as filler, to fill a gap between two major titles Bethesda is busy with (exactly like New Vegas).

Lets just hope and pray that Bethesda doesn't rush obsidian like what happened before with lucasarts KOTOR II , that would be a huge letdown.

» Thu May 10, 2012 12:40 am

Someone else has already mentioned it, but I'll add my voice to this choir: hardcoe Mode is the badgers knadgers. I remember when I first read about Fo3, a picturewas painted of survival, specifically a desperate moment where drinking some irradiated water from a toilet was called for in order to survive. This had me anticipating some serious loadout considerations and big time scrounging.

What I found was that a high medicine skill and a diligent approach to buying supplies meant that you could acquire stimpaks faster than you'd use them. This meant that food and drink were rendered irrelevant, and therefore a colossal waste of memory, only redeemed if you took on a set of self-imposed rules. Not terrible, but a bit of a shame.

HC mode in NV rectifies this, as you now have half an eye out for food and water at all times, more stress on your inventory due to the added weight from that and ammo-weight. Stimpaks taking effect over time is not half as crippling as it might sound, but does still make you have to fight a little more intelligently, for example you can't stand in the open and spam your healing hotkey. But, horses for courses, I still enjoyed Fo3 thoroughly so it's up to you. NV is a lot more populous than the CW, for some this is an improvement, others miss the atmosphere from Fo3. It's all subjective, happily for me I like both games for what they are.

Long live HC mode, may Beth have the wisdom to tip their cap to Obsidian and incorporate it in the next installment.

I remember when I hit "x" to activate a toilet. Like my character had no idea what toilets were used for in the past. Needless to say I loaded a previous save and brushed my teeth afterwards.