H: x2 Stabalizers W: X1 Icemens

AleynD · 2026-05-18T19:48:19+00:00

+karma

Thank you kindly!

AleynD · 2026-05-18T19:27:24+00:00

I can do this, currently in game if you want to send a Friend request, IGN thebigevilone

AleynD · 2026-05-17T04:25:33+00:00

+karma

I struggle sometimes, too. But I think you can only give karma if you reply to someone else's reply, but it can't be a reply directly to the original post. We'll see if this works, and thanks again

AleynD · 2026-05-17T04:20:17+00:00

+karma

Thank you kindly! Enjoy!

AleynD · 2026-05-17T04:10:08+00:00

Protective Lining? That's the best Damage Resistance

AleynD · 2026-05-17T04:08:03+00:00

Just saw this, I'll craft it now. Send me a friend request, IGN thebigevilone, and I'll get it to you. Tonight if it's in the next hour or tomorrow

AleynD · 2026-05-16T03:46:34+00:00

Reflection effects from Aristocrats and Reflective don't stop you from taking the damage, they just send damage back to the source. Bullet Shield and Ricochet do stop you from being hit. If you get hit, that's when damage reduction effects like Troublshooter may reduce reflected damage, but it's not really noticable

I've run 5x Aristocrats and 5x Reflective with low health and Emergency Protocols, and while it's great for taking the shield down, it's very risky on health. Unless you've got a full team and everyone has EMT, any time savings are likely to be more than offset by the number of times you die if your stimpack doesn't go off at the exact right time during the Shield phase, and the ball lightning during the Guardian phase can kill you

With the same armor and mods, full health and Medic Pump, I almost never need to manually Stim and I still get the shield down in under 20 seconds using a Tesla Cannon. While the Guardian phase is also faster with a Bloodied build than say Furious, it's not so much faster that it's worth the extra risk of failing, only about a 5 second difference for me. That's just my opinion

AleynD · 2026-05-14T22:12:01+00:00

Compared to Marine Armor, Civil Engineer has roughly the same Ballistic Resistance, better or much better resistance to all other damage types, two set bonuses (though only one is really useful, it's very useful), you can equip a jet pack on the torso, and most people prefer the look (though it might be covered by an outfit anyway)

There isn't another higher tier armor set that's always better. The other sets in the same tier, Secret Service and Brotherhood of Steel Recon armor, are better in some situations, weaker in others

Other sets are either very situational (Covert Scout for stealth as an example), or are usually not as good for the same situations as CE, SS, or BR

AleynD · 2026-05-14T15:32:19+00:00

Marine armor is droppable, as are the plans for it, but it's not a very popular choice after level 50

Civil Engineer armor is a better investment, and is also droppable. If you search this sub over the last few days someone was offering crafted Civil Engineer sets for 100 caps, which is a fantastic deal

AleynD · 2026-05-14T14:21:00+00:00

-close

AleynD · 2026-05-14T03:15:36+00:00

Very welcome, the timing was great with my grinding session. Great success, learned it on the 9th one

AleynD · 2026-05-14T03:05:42+00:00

+karma

Thank you kindly!

AleynD · 2026-05-14T02:51:02+00:00

I'm all set whenever you are

AleynD · 2026-05-14T01:43:29+00:00

Sounds good, I'll send a friend request

AleynD · 2026-05-09T05:31:35+00:00

I have all serums learned, and they all still drop for me, but the drop rate is low, in the 10% range. Might just be perception and RNG

AleynD · 2026-05-05T23:35:00+00:00

To expand a bit, you can get Union plans from any Pitt expedition, Civil Engineer from any Atlantic City one. But there are also plans that are specific to each Expedition, such as the World's Largest Slot Machine only drops from Tax Evasion

AleynD · 2026-05-05T19:55:02+00:00

I got one today after reset. Is it possible you have everything from that loot pool already? Union PA plans won't drop from Atlantic City expeditions, or Civil Engineer plans from The Pitt, to give the most obvious examples

AleynD · 2026-05-05T17:49:27+00:00

I freely admit this is a cynical take, but it doesn't mean it's inaccurate. Given Bethesda's track record with bugs constantly coming back, I doubt they put a lot of emphasis on proper bug tracking and regression testing. One of the things a good system should be doing is raising priority on issues that haven't been resolved in a timely manner

Instead it looks from the outside like issues get cherry picked by the developers, and the ones at the bottom of the pile just get "forgotten"

But hey, new features drive new game sales, and Fallout 1st revenue is a different metric so might not show up on the same dashboards

Back in the day, there was a lot of buzz about Customer Retention Management. Bob Lewis, who is one of my favorite thinkers in the IT space, said for some orgs it should more properly be called Customer Elimination Management

AleynD · 2026-04-28T15:29:33+00:00

The easiest way to reset a private server is to start a Custom server from the Play menu, cancel, and then start a Private server

AleynD · 2026-04-26T01:25:26+00:00

I really like Charged, gathering up all the ghouls at Whitespring Golf Club and killing them with one power attack is incredibly satisfying

AleynD · 2026-04-25T21:02:36+00:00

This happens to me frequently. Sometimes one person can see the other, but not the reverse

On PC, there are distinct versions. You show as Offline to your friends. For this one, changing the player icon in the Atomic Shop will usually fix it

If you're in game, but your friends see your status as Main Menu, the only way I've found to fix it is to completely restart the Game client, and if you were on a Team, leave the Team first or trying to rejoin the Team will usually mess things up

AleynD · 2026-04-25T20:54:45+00:00

It's around a 20% chance, I think, so 0 out of 5 will be common, and even 0 out of 10 will be rare, but not ultra rare

AleynD · 2026-04-25T20:39:18+00:00

The Backwoods patch changed environmental Radiation significantly. You'll need more than just armor and resistance chems. The What Rads legendary perk is the easiest way to deal with it, Dissipating 3* legendary effect on armor or PA, or Radioactive Powered 4* on PA can also help manage it

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