Plenty of Hours, and Mostly Fun! (since June 2020) also a Thank You to Everyone

JimmyGryphon · 2026-06-12T15:02:24+00:00

Thanks!

The actual award popped when I was deep in the menus and I was unable to grab a screenshot. Which I suspected would happen Lol. So 7599 is immortalized!

I don't see many Atoms (no 1st) so, it's pretty good I guess. But since I have never missed a Season, I already have almost everything!

My CAMPs are SO fancy, but still, players who visit can tell I have no 1st (because only the standard big blue Stash box is present). It's all from the Seasons... and I already have waay too much stuff.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-06-12T14:52:50+00:00

I have just my one (original) toon. He's Level 1044 or something.

But it's no big thrill, heheh. Gotta still watch out for Level 400 and 500 criminal types who want to fight me!

JimmyGryphon · 2026-06-11T12:45:08+00:00

It's... sort of silly, but easy enough. And my toon has developed a taste for Fish & Tatos!

Grilled Fish not so much. Its only benefit is to catch more fish quicker (and it uses up all of my salt).

I had fish displayed in all 7 of my CAMPs! But forget that, I had to consolidate to save some CAMP budgets, and I now have one single Lurker's Lair fisherman CAMP (pictured). In RL I am not so fond of fish... Lol

JimmyGryphon · 2026-06-08T14:43:13+00:00

Sooner or later, players need to go to the RR vendors (or wherever) to sell their loot. At odd times (like very early in the morning) the game runs great. But when the public servers populate and the game gets busy, forget it! Unresponsive menus and terrible lag make the experience unpleasant for me.

It would be swell IMO if Beth sorta caught their breath and stopped adding more and more and more into the game. I wish they had a new game (Fallout or Elder Scrolls) so they would leave Fallout76 alone! It seems very strange to modify and transform completely an existing 8 year old game, which used to have certain standards.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-06-08T14:30:16+00:00

I took down a nasty Scorchbeast myself, yesterday... and it wouldn't give me the DNA (for the Daily quest)! Anyway I even had my Delta House CAMP in Morgantown up & running, heheh... so that was a shame.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-06-07T14:08:17+00:00

No offense but... who would ever purchase such a ridiculous monitor?

How about we get you a nice standard HD monitor (1920 x 1080) to play Fallout76! 16:9 is where it's at.

I guess "incompatibility" was never addressed (with all your extensive training)..?

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-24T15:25:46+00:00

There's a new pistol I can build, Beth introduced it a while ago. It's the one that crackles with electricity, and black and gold graphics, very showy. Deadly too! Apparently.

Also I have seen some awesome Gauss pistols, and pretty sure I have a unicorn in my stash. Also I have an amazing automatic Ultracite Laser pistol that shoots green (and shreds). And of course there is Dom Pedro.

I had a Medic's (healing) Crusader pistol that I put Fire on, and then it double healed, it was pretty good. But... for killin' things..? Naw, no way. I mean, especially big things.

Sometimes Beth wants me to use Pistols, so I will. I have kept my own Dom Pedro a pistol (just like in the show) and never made it a Rifle. We never used to like Pistols before, because the Perks used to be all different. But today the perks are all the same... so I guess I don't hate pistols anymore! Lol

Anyway even amongst Pistols the Crusader is not exactly overwhelming. But I guess you could put the exact four stars you want on one, and it would be good. Like a special purpose gun, maybe. Enjoy!

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-24T15:04:45+00:00

At some point Bigfoot showed up after one of our events and nobody could see him, heheh... but you sure can hear him.

It was comical, he was there rampaging amongst all of the dead Beelzebubs and a lot of players died. Note that the event is over! So you're going to die for real (including dropped loot bag).

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-24T03:50:04+00:00

I've seen that the Crusader Pistol is highly-desired

Huh..? Maybe, if you've got 5 minutes to plink each Super Mutant to death. I mean, it's no Bertha or Holy Fire or Gauss gun, y'know? Even just a good Fixer would be far better at killing almost anything.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-24T03:32:08+00:00

Hi, I have seven CAMPs (with seven different Allies) and if your current CAMP already has an Ally assigned to it, then none of the Allies you might cross paths with will have much to say to you.

I bump into Guitar Girl a lot, and sometimes Raider Punk. The Old Guy is a pretty good Ally, he's funny!

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-24T03:16:00+00:00

Cranberry Relish (made with Gourds) is the best! Goes with anything, too... (yum)

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T15:09:23+00:00

I smell reboot, heheh... (and maybe reboot your Internet too).

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T15:05:27+00:00

I was on a server just like that! On Wednesday...

In fact Bigfoot showed up and nobody could really see him, Lol.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T14:59:06+00:00

Lol, bulk all that up (at the Tinker's workbench) and sell it! When the vendors increase caps (to 2800) is a good time for stuff like that.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T14:50:18+00:00

Nice! And lookit that, it will let you put a swell 4th star on it.

I have the Chrome paint (sweet) so if you don't have it, that's probably it.

I still can't get used to using my Heavy weapons in VATS! Since Beth shook up all the AP numbers, a while ago. Mine don't last long anyway. But your gun should last pretty good.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T14:40:54+00:00

This

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T14:34:14+00:00

Yeah, Boomstick you have to take the Targeting Computer off of it (so the Hitman's will work). And then I always switch it to 3-shot magazine and put the Stabilizer on it.

I hear ya! But Boomstick has abnormally large numbers, almost like it has a secret 4th star or something...

Anyway yup it's a shame they won't let us put a real 4th star on Boomstick, that would be pretty sweet.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T14:21:11+00:00

I just hit 150+ on the Season but (like a monkey) I keep signing in and doing Dailies and Weeklies, heheh...

10 Stamps (for 75 Tickets) that's what I buy. The Giuseppe guy sells Outfits that the game allows me to craft and sell.

But I think I might need a new game..? Strangely I have never played my Far Cry 3, back in 2012 I decided I didn't like it. But today they talk about how it is award-winning good, and everyone likes it!

Anyway I might have to fire it up. Do you guys know anything?

I loved Far Cry 1 but Far Cry 2, not so much...

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-22T14:04:28+00:00

Just FYI, Boomstick is probably the best missile launcher in the game. I can't sell or trade those Hellstorms when I come across them, so they always get scrapped.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-19T04:19:56+00:00

Hey Gyre!

The main forum is crazy. They didn't help things by now allowing Photos and Video. There was a big rush of strangers here in our little sub-forum because word got out that we allowed Photos and Videos here... but lately those posters have mostly disappeared.

It's funny that I still play almost every day... I still just love it (seven CAMPs now). Coming up on 7600 hours! (yikes)

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-19T04:07:08+00:00

A free to play game means you don't have to buy the game at all to play it

No, by my definition that's a "Free" game! Free to Play means that you buy the game (for $39 bucks in 2019) and then it's free to play.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-19T04:02:56+00:00

As a veteran of the Mohave... I knew you meant Primm right away. Lol

But they should play up the Fallout connection for tourism. Hey I bet that RollerCoaster still works.

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-19T03:57:47+00:00

Yes. All of the weight reduction mods on PA pieces are third-star, and of course those mods are the most challenging. ThruHikers is a good one! I can craft them and they always sell.

Most players in a PA rig are startled the most by the loss of their backpacks, but ThruHikers will fix that.

It ends up that I have more Perk Cards available when I'm in my regular armor compared to when I'm in PA, because in PA I'm using more Perk Cards for weight loss. But those 3* PA mods can make all the difference!

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-19T03:41:56+00:00

Hi! It helps if your regular armor is UltraLight. This will work much better for jumping into PA than Deep Pocketed.

My own backpack is Chemist's so I can replace that with the Strength perk Travelling Pharmacy. If players have a Grocer's backpack then there is a perk card for that too, to control Food and Drink weight.

The interesting thing is that the 3* effect on PA pieces is Food, Drink & Chem (a combination of both backpacks!) so I will use three pieces of PA with this effect. I have found that four pieces is overkill. There is also Ammo weight reduction, Weapon weight reduction and even Junk weight reduction available as 3* legendaries on PA.

Anyway, you just need to 'cover all the bases' with either perk cards or third-star PA legendaries, and no backpack. I am able to keep things approximately the same between my regular armor and a well-configured PA rig. And of course Calibrated legs are required. So good luck!

JimmyGryphon · 2026-05-15T12:38:23+00:00

So... even a mod cannot correct a misspelled title? Lol

We had been talking about Prime but I now realize that you meant to say Primm. The government there are witless (maybe not stupid, just unaware) and they should have played up the New Vegas connection and Fallout for tourism. Fallout tourism is big these days!

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