I've got tons of mods running, from graphic upgrades, to MMM, FOOK2 and many more. I'm looking for something to make the game more challenging, but not frustrating.

I always find myself with tons of caps -- mostly from selling ammo -- and tons of ammo I use for whatever weapons I have. I come across tons of stimpacks that it's pretty much muscle reflex to grab them up and hit the '8' key to use them in combat. Right now, I'm running a game with a female character wearing the stealth armor carrying an assortment of small arms but mainly figthing with the shock sword from Op. Anchorage.

I want something different! I want to feel like I'm really trying to survive out in the wasteland. Anybody have any suggestions? Here are some things I was thinking of:


Endurance set to 1 (making enemies immediately more dangerous).
Only survive on food and other drugs, but no stimpacks.
Wear a light armor, like the roving trader's outfit or something similar.
Use small guns, and maybe a machete for close combat.
No BC mines or Nuka grenades.

Does anyone else have any suggestions? Play styles/restrictions? Mods that would be good for this type of play? Imagine Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli type character...or something along those lines.


PLEASE ADVISE!!

Keep MMM, dump FOOK2 for this run and try http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2761.

You might want to get this moved to the mod section if you are looking for mods.

Thanks for the suggestion. I was reading over FWE and Whoa! Lot's of great looking changes. Just one question, if you have the answer, hehe. I have about half a dozen mods that do some of the same things as FWE (grenade hotkey, bullet time, slower degredation, etc). Should I just wipe all those and utilize FWE? I figure so, just checking.

Do you know (if I get FWE) if I should make a character and build him as good as possible? I have no idea how drastic the changes FWE will make.

Thanks again!

I'm not looking for mods, specifically, just ideas for a new playthrough as described in the OP.

try not buying any ammo if u want for it to be like the book of eli

FWE will include all those mods (bullet time, sprint, slower degradation etc.). Having a second copy of them in your load order may cause problems, so dumping them, or turning them off, is a good idea.

I would build a normal character while using FWE. Try to avoid the stealth suit as it will make even FWE easier. The changes are very drastic. A hunting rifle, for instance, does 80 damage with FWE. Expect to feel weak and terrified of...well....everything. Great fun!

80 damage!? Wow. Guess I better make a decent character, then, haha!

Thanks!

try Arwen's Realism Tweaks with her less-is-more optional module and encumbrance mod. i have yet to experience the problem of too much caps, stims, or bullets.

Not really a fan or Arwen's Feminism Tweaks... the gender differences are kind of annoying and unnecessary

to each his own. im not too fond of the gender tweaks myself but i dont find it unbalancing and the good far outweighs any such relatively minor differences. but since the OP wants more challenge ART had to be mentioned

Don't forget to turn everything to the harshest setting. Especially loot rarity.

Goodness, I can't believe that my Gender bonuses/penalties (which are a tiny little part of my Tweaks), are THAT unpopular!

My Gender Differences merely add some very necessary diversity to character builds . . . and gender game play differences are pretty much non-existent in the default game. I mean, it doesn't make much sense to have different genders in a RPG, and then give male and female characters exactly the same stats. It seems like the only differences that most gamers care about is the eye-candy part.

Plus most of my Gender Differences can be compensated by just adjusting your initial SPECIAL point spread (which is something that will be a bit more balanced in v.4.7) . . . if you want a female character to have a greater carrying capacity, all you have to do is add another point to her Strength stat.

Another vote for Arwen's Tweaks here if you want a harsher Wasteland. o/

Managed to scraqe may through to level 12 and still have very few caps and ammo. My character's died A LOT. This is with a female character and I can't say the gender based tweaks have proved annoying.. :confused: On the contrary, it makes your stat selection all the more important and makes for a very interesting and challenging game.

Highly recommended!

~Xeph'

Yeah, FWE or Arwen's Realism Tweaks should do the trick.