i think im going mad? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:05 pm

After the final clean up over xmas i found all the bottle caps from the beer i drank over the holiday...and i cant bring myself to get rid of them, not cos i want to collect them or i think its fun, but i phisicly cant. im 21 married and have a son...and i cant tro away som caps...i think after playing every fallout game to date i might have gone insane. what do you think, any one else got this problem lol

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:05 pm

Erm...

Just how many caps do you have? :teehee:

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:08 am

You're not alone. I have a box of beer caps. I just can't help but think would they be used as money in Fallout or is it only caps from soda bottles?

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:23 am

Nah, once you start collecting bobble heads, snowglobes and build a bomb shelter in the back perhaps then but for a couple of caps I wouldn't say so.
Only reason bottlecaps became so influential was because of the Water Caravans taking control of the market with their currency, and seeing as I live in Sweden, where we have tons of water all around and since we wouldn't exactly be a priority target in a nuclear war, I have no reason to collect them.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:19 pm

Erm...

Just how many caps do you have? :teehee:

iv gone through a cople of crates, im doun to my last two

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:43 pm

Nah, once you start collecting bobble heads, snowglobes and build a bomb shelter in the back perhaps then but for a couple of caps I wouldn't say so.
Only reason bottlecaps became so influential was because of the Water Caravans taking control of the market with their currency, and seeing as I live in Sweden, where we have tons of water all around and since we wouldn't exactly be a priority target in a nuclear war, I have no reason to collect them.

what if what happens in the fallout world happens the whole world nuked youre dead and if not no caps

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:45 am

Only reason bottlecaps became so influential was because of the Water Caravans taking control of the market with their currency,

Just the OP's luck, that our Post Apocalyptic Currency would be the Spin Offs from Boone's Farm or Thunderbird bottles.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:15 pm

Over here beer itself would be the currency...

So if in Britain due your patriotic duty and save that beer..

Edit: I just remembered in history workers have had a portion of their wages paid in alchohol over here.
Due to poor water, harsh working conditions and disease, so I may be right on this after an atomic / biological war destroys all society and pollutes the water.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:39 pm

I don't get why beer caps don't count in Fallout. Nuka Cola and Sunset gives you caps but beer does not. I hope that is fixed in FO4 or a New Vegas DLC.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 2:48 pm

Edit: I just remembered in history workers have had a portion of their wages paid in alchohol over here.
Due to poor water, harsh working conditions and disease, so I may be right on this after an atomic / biological war destroys all society and pollutes the water.

as lond as the water burns hard enuf to make me think its vodka...bring on the rads...and ghoulism!! lol

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:29 pm

Edit: I just remembered in history workers have had a portion of their wages paid in alchohol over here.
Due to poor water, harsh working conditions and disease, so I may be right on this after an atomic / biological war destroys all society and pollutes the water.

Up until the advent of modern sewage systems, the only safe water to drink in towns and cities was Beer. However it was not very high in alcohol, being a "green" beer that is not set to ferment for very long. Only long enough to get enough alcohol content to kill most of the pathogens. People were not getting drunk at lunch in the middle ages.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:13 pm

Up until the advent of modern sewage systems, the only safe water to drink in towns and cities was Beer. However it was not very high in alcohol, being a "green" beer that is not set to ferment for very long. Only long enough to get enough alcohol content to kill most of the pathogens. People were not getting drunk at lunch in the middle ages.

I know, but thanks for explaining it better CCNA.

I was also refering to sailors rations, mine workers and Knavy's that made up some pay in drink or to bolster moral, and stave of sickness.
All suplied even in Victorian england, plus brewers up untill recently used to give a tipple during lunch or breaks.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:08 pm

Up until the advent of modern sewage systems, the only safe water to drink in towns and cities was Beer. However it was not very high in alcohol, being a "green" beer that is not set to ferment for very long. Only long enough to get enough alcohol content to kill most of the pathogens. People were not getting drunk at lunch in the middle ages.

And to expand... Beer might have been all they had to eat at lunch. the ale of the day would probably choke a horse of today. I understand it was closer to a barley stew.

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:01 am

I don't get why beer caps don't count in Fallout. Nuka Cola and Sunset gives you caps but beer does not. I hope that is fixed in FO4 or a New Vegas DLC.

Presumably because the beer is not pre-war, and the bottles are plugged with something other than caps.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:03 pm

Hah! Come back when you have a fully functional underground vault like me.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:42 pm

You find any with stars?

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:06 am

no i havnt found any with stars, but if i drink enuf i can see them

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:05 am

Bottle Caps are you serious??? All you need is twinkies! Food and trade!!!

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:25 am

Presumably because the beer is not pre-war, and the bottles are plugged with something other than caps.

The beer in FO3 and New Vegas look like they have caps to me. Even beers in the originals look like they have caps.

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:19 am

Bottle Caps are you serious??? All you need is twinkies! Food and trade!!!

well im in england so i dont have twinkies...but i could keep the steaks the army cheffs give us in the scoff house, they would definetly last 200 years, and my pay to be a good weapon to lol

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:34 pm

well im in england so i dont have twinkies...but i could keep the steaks the army cheffs give us in the scoff house, they would definetly last 200 years, and my pay to be a good weapon to lol

I do not actually know if it is true or not, but apparently twinkies are so gnarly that they dont go bad. SO in reality your probably a better person for never having one. But 200 year old MRE good stuff

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:39 pm

I do not actually know if it is true or not, but apparently twinkies are so gnarly that they dont go bad. SO in reality your probably a better person for never having one. But 200 year old MRE good stuff

UK rations arnt MRE, ther MRD "Meals Ready Digested" lol

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:00 am

Twinkies do not last forever. It is an urban myth. They last a few months before going stale and inedible. :sadvaultboy:

And OT, I have a bent bottlecap I can't get rid of. Wife tried to throw it away, but I wouldn't let her. No way! My bottlecap!

» Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:47 am

Twinkies do not last forever. It is an urban myth. They last a few months before going stale and inedible. :sadvaultboy:

Well... We're venturing into opinion here, but from my experience they become stale and inedible about the time they arrive on the store shelf. they remain pretty much unchanged from that point on :rolleyes:

However i used to work for ITT Continental at the factory in Detroit where they made those (and Ding Dongs—before they changed the name.) After eating them warm from the line I can tell you that for a short time (a very short time) they are actually quite good.

» Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:52 pm

I've collected a total of 525 caps irl.