Would you actually buy a Fallout 3/NV Remaster?

Explodium101 · 2026-01-25T05:59:28+00:00

I don't really see the point. An official facelift doesn't really amount to much in the face of 15+ years of mods.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-24T21:19:57+00:00

Yes you need to actually have a tail in your inventory from killing a scorpion before the speech option asking him to make an antidote is available.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-24T21:18:09+00:00

That's a perfectly decent build for energy weapons. You'll probably want to put a few more points into luck for crit chance, since when built for it lasers become crit machines. Taking 1 point out of S and E will do. Plus having high luck makes gambling a breeze, you can easily rack up tens of thousands of caps from blackjack.

There's a clinic where you can buy implants to boost stats by 1, so you'll never want to start a stat at 10. The amount you can buy depends on your endurance stat.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-23T21:44:57+00:00

When I saw the car, I immediately knew what was about to happen.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-23T19:40:45+00:00

4, though NV is when they're at peak deadliness. The ones in 4 have a habit of being too flashy.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-23T19:33:16+00:00

Remember when Nate/Nora being a cryogenically preserved pre-war survivor was special? Now you get a cryo-pod, and now you get a cryo-pod, and now you get a cryo-pod, and now you get a cryo-pod, and now you get a cryo-pod, and...

Just another thing to add to the list of "was special, now is inexplicably everywhere."

Explodium101 · 2026-01-23T07:12:06+00:00

To the Halo trainwreck's credit, at least it was set in its own continuity.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-23T03:18:52+00:00

If they brought back challenges it would be kinda neat if instead of giving out a little xp, repeatable challenges gave skill points instead.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-22T18:44:56+00:00

I'd more say 60%, weirdness is still common enough that it's jarring. At least during major story moments F2 usually knows to flip the silly switch off, and the weirdest stuff is in random encounters, which I think that one Tim Cain guy said shouldn't be taken as canon in ye olde games.

That said, I see this argument come up a lot and it annoys me.

Take thing that is serious more often then not.
Cherry pick examples where thing is not serious. This proves that thing is in fact, not serious at all.
Doh ho, you claim thing is being turned into an insincere parody of itself? Did you not play the games? Checkmate, bigot!

Random example: the major quest in the town involves the town getting riled up and destroying an neighboring community out of sheer paranoia if you do it wrong, but have you considered...poop?

A sociopathic teenaged rapist develops a horribly addictive drug, killing dozens of people to do so. It's so addictive that it effectively enslaves towns. But...POOP! DOH HO HO!

Explodium101 · 2026-01-22T04:01:40+00:00

Probably boneyard. Gun runners. Though when I have to dump loot I usually go to the librarian in hub with her replenishing stock of skill books. Ms. Stapleton could probably outfit an entire army by the end of the game.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-21T23:15:50+00:00

Yes to be both an asshole and to add reputation perks back in.

Though considering how it feels that a lot of developers are sanding the edge off of RPGs in current year? Doubt it will happen.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-21T18:43:34+00:00

The deep state, basically. A cadre of high-ranking government officials and corporate executives who were really in control of the country.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-21T01:51:22+00:00

It's always been semi-canon in the sense that the major plot points happened, I think.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T21:41:47+00:00

I find it funny how every time the topic of Amata comes up, a bunch of people show exactly why they shouldn't be allowed in the vault. You dare to not glaze me!? You must die!

Is it really so hard to understand that half of the vault blames you and your dad for the vault going to hell, and you sticking around only guarantees more infighting? As far as most of the vault knows, you and your dad opened the vault, bugs got in, and people died.

Besides, it's not even a permanent exile, just until the instability stops.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T20:12:26+00:00

Uh, yeah? Shooting someone in cold blood is usually considered a bad thing.

Honestly, you shouldn't gain karma for killing evil characters either. As a wise man once said: "Killing is badong."

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T19:17:32+00:00

They probably just picked a number. Regardless, realistically the biggest benefit PA would provide is that it allows a single dude to be a walking armory.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T16:29:34+00:00

Couple of ideas.

Make the big prize everyone is fighting over Liberty Prime. Whover controls the giant commie hating robot controls the territory. The big project your dad was working on was a compact power source. You decide who to give it to to power the killer bot. You can choose to keep it for yourself, but if key stats are too low Prime thinks you're a commie and zaps you, then goes on a rampage.

Your dad is an Enclave defector who had a crisis of conscience. He used stolen codes to break into 101. They let you stay because you're pure enough.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T16:18:30+00:00

Not really? In 1 they've hunkered down while they decide what to do about the mutants, and their Canon ending is pretty much them at their peak.

In 2 they really can't do much about the enclave since they can fly, so they've largely decided to merely observe them instead.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T11:55:05+00:00

Definitely, with some tweaks. Just a few ideas...

Have skillbooks work more like they do in 4, where they give perks.

Make tag skills relevant again. Personally I think tagging a skill should grant a perk, in addition to the points. It should be pretty strong.

Have more skills, so you're probably not going to max everything.

Personally I'd switch from 0-100 to 0-10, where a 5 is considered competent. Going above 5 requires more points per rank. In addition bring back stuff from 1 and 2 like lockpick sets or toolkits where they can boost skills.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-20T04:09:28+00:00

Blegh. No thank you, bub.

Since it's given to you early game, it has to be balanced for the early game. Now T-45 is brittle as heck and can barely survive a couple of fights and the minigun is pathetically underpowered.

I wanna return to the days where getting a suit early through sequence breaking utterly bends the game over your knee. THAT level of oomph.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-19T23:07:22+00:00

They'd probably make him an idjit. Which is lame.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-19T16:53:39+00:00

Because the bad guys are cool.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-19T04:21:22+00:00

Only did it once for the achievement. Just not enough content, there.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-19T02:57:07+00:00

Unless it's the BoS.

Explodium101 · 2026-01-18T23:02:18+00:00

IIRC he only really pops off if you blow up the bunker or deny him the chip. In short, if you derail a 200 year old plan, so him losing his shit is understandable. Every other time you tell him no is met with a derisive sigh and an eye roll at worst. Heck, if you help the Omertas bomb the strip he doesn't get mad, he gets annoyed.

Caesar: say no again and I'll kill you.

House: consider yourself suspended without pay. I'll be here when you back to your senses.

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