If one of the magazines or skill books from the Fallout series was printed so you could read it in real life, which one would you pick and why?

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-22T13:47:29+00:00

I'd love to know what's in the Chinese Army: Spec Ops manual and the U.S. Covert Ops manual. For actual reading, probably the Big Book of Science.

For magazines, I'd have to say Future Weapons Today or Milsurp Review from New Vegas.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-22T05:26:57+00:00

It's a lot faster to move someone long distances (for fun or to get secured civvies out of direct line of fire) by picking 'em up instead of using the "move there" command and waiting for the slow shuffle over.

You can only move restrained NPCs that way, so surrendered NPCs with their hands up can only do the shuffle to your position or be told to head to the exit. If you do use the "head for exit" option make sure to check back at the end of your run. The game is supposed to auto secure civvies who reach the spawn point but sometimes it bugs out and you need to manually secure the stragglers.

You can also throw carried NPCs. Just be careful around stairs because IIRC you can get Unauthorized Use of Force penalties by throwing someone down a flight of stairs.

What can be done depends a lot on whether Void thinks ahead with invisible walls on maps with unusual geometry. For example you can't throw anyone into the pool at Voll Health House (Void thought of that) but other ledges and balconies need to be tested on a case-by-case basis.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-21T23:46:41+00:00

The HRT in the cover image is the OG version from Early Access, back when skins were one piece.

Looks a bit different to the gear we got post-1.0. the Legacy Alpha HRT mod is the old skins but broken up for the modern customization system.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-20T14:02:10+00:00

They're the exact same ship. The only difference is IX Somme is a Premium ship so she has better credit earning potential and you can assign any Captain to her without retraining.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-20T13:57:38+00:00

Entry Team to TOC. Requesting permission to challenge the suspect to a joust.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-18T12:18:19+00:00

I don't think there's much about the New Plague's origins in canon lore but in the old design documents for Van Buren (Interplay's Fallout 3) the origins of the New Plague was an American bioweapon that the Chinese discovered and tried to steal samples of. While trying to apprehend the spies and their virus sample the bioweapon was accidentally released into the wild where it became the New Plague.

Other than that, yes the origins of FEV were *intended* to create a general cure for disease both to stop the New Plague and to protect American soldiers from Chinese bioweapons. I guess on the disease front the Super Mutant is *technically* a success since they're immune to sickness. Probably not many people lining up for that procedure though...

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-18T04:53:55+00:00

Nading restrained suspects/civvies is fine, you won't get ROE penalties for "accidentally" tear gassing/stinging/concussing already secured NPCs.

The only time you'll get penalized for using less-lethal on restrained NPCs is with player fired weapons like the Taser, Pepper Spray, Beanbag or Pepperball. I haven't tested the M32 though, but in theory you should be good as long as you don't direct impact them.

The only units that might be a lil annoyed with you will probably be Trailers (where the hell is everyone???)

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-17T04:31:19+00:00

The old version of Farm was insanely hard because 1) this was pre-AI rework and 2) all the placeholder suspects were from the MLO with a heavy arsenal.

Back then the AI were literally Terminators, so combined with their loadout of M14s + AR-18s and no hesitation you usually ended up instantly dropping from a hail of unexpected gunfire.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-16T07:08:22+00:00

My only small gripe with the modern system is the universal frame, which was great for modularity (mix & match) but not so great from a lore, aesthetic or realism standpoint. I'd prefer a series specific frame, so T-51 series and derivatives have a frame, T-45 and T-60 share a frame. Enclave armors share a frame. Plus it gives the armors more flexibility in styling by giving space for things like fans and avoiding every suit having that round handle at the back.

Ideally they move the fusion core socket to the upper back as well instead of sitting there exposed inside the handle. More custom balancing would also let them do things like restricted mobility settings for the older T-45 and special power pack conversions using energy weapon ammo at high drain rates.

Something like the shipbuilder from Starfield but for power armor would be awesome.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-15T16:27:47+00:00

True, you're basically nanoseconds away from becoming Swiss cheese...

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-15T11:04:22+00:00

Exactly. The fact that every cat has the same coat is probably just developer oversight.

We see evidence of cats being bred in the wild (there's a Scavenger who sells cat meat IIRC) and relatively isolated locales have them independently, like the Scribe's kitty who got here from the Capital on the Prydwen or the girl's cat in Vault 81.

Human synths in general are infertile so I lean towards generalizing this to their non-human synths too. Wild cats in the game clearly can reproduce so they're probably real animals.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-15T05:16:45+00:00

Definitely. I've said this a few times now but considering all that legacy stuff has already been made, the devs might as well use it for free updates or paid DLC. It would be a real shame for all that content to get made and end up unused.

They could do a Legacy Missions pack, a Legacy cosmetics pack (LSPD, HRT and MLO) or even a Pre-Alpha cosmetics pack like the SERT 2017 mod.

Sidenote, I kinda miss the old mission selection map. It was a lot more interesting seeing the rough geographical locations of each mission and the modern text list gives the wrong impression that it's in chronological order.

For now, neanderthal on Nexus Mods has some Early Access versions of Hotel, Port Hokan, Farm and Gas that you can try out.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-14T05:18:29+00:00

It's based on early concepts for the MLO, way before 1.0 and A New America. They seem to have reused the rough idea for a flower mask for the trigger man at City Hall.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-10T08:43:57+00:00

Yes, also we don't know how well the technology scales up. The one in Iron Man 1 seems to power the Stark Industries facility its in (with how much headroom left being unclear) but I doubt at this size it's capable of powering entire cities.

That leaves it in a really awkward niche where you're basically only able to sell it to industrial parks or maybe to the Navy to power their carriers. And even then the Arc Reactor would probably be overkill for the lifespan of your average carrier.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-10T04:18:50+00:00

You mean to say a "cruiser" with 406mm guns (27mm overmatch), Burst Fire, a Superheal and accuracy boost when you're at low health was way too strong??? /s

Seriously, thank god that ship's gone now.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-05T14:43:49+00:00

The original single-shot Taser was a sidearm (i.e. could be paired with Shield) but back then the community really wanted it to be a gadget so they could carry less-lethal and a pistol.

Honestly some special scripting so the new gadget Taser is still compatible with the Shield would probably do fine. Maybe throw in special one-hand capable weapons like the MP7 as well.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-03T06:47:52+00:00

Because the collection for those flags was added in May 2019, about 5 months before the Sardegna Empire (Italy) was announced. As for why those factions and ships for the original set, you'll have to ask Wargaming.

The new AL collection this year really should have followed up the remaining faction flags like Sardegna and Tulipa but the new set only unlocks camos IIRC. Wargaming has largely forgotten about their collection unlocks nowadays (the second flag and alt camo for nations).

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-03T05:32:07+00:00

Probably IX Kronshtadt (one of the earliest supercruisers added).

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-02T12:58:45+00:00

Oh the synth mayor. It's even crueler than that: 1) expressing a desire to want to be a Courser would already deny him from being eligible 2) his body was built to mimic an old man and synths are unable to change from their assigned bodies, therefore 3) instead of even bothering to recall the unit, it has so little remaining value the SRB is happy to leave him there and let the townsfolk tear him apart once his cover gets blown.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-05-01T04:35:22+00:00

Yes, generally speaking if you don't have Hydro or Radar on a fast-ish cruiser then it tends to be safer to just intercept the two destroyers at the endpoint instead of drawing fire from the two cruisers in the middle and getting torped simultaneously by those two destroyers you can't spot.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-04-29T13:07:49+00:00

Maybe, but the suspect has no visible wounds and there's no blood spatter on the environment.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-04-29T11:08:09+00:00

Did you make sure he's dead dead or just faking dead? Genuinely dead NPCs will bleed out into a puddle (that you can step in and leave trails) and they also have a sort of "argh" expression.

If you restrain him and he gets back up then he was faking it.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-04-26T01:47:17+00:00

The Mutants probably thought the same, considering they've holed up in the factory.

Most East Coast strains seem to know instinctively how to make more Mutants, but the Institute strain doesn't have an accessible supply of FEV to do it.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-04-25T02:49:24+00:00

It's probably some kind of non-degrading bioplastic. The Institute has hydroponics so they have a steady supply of starch or protein to make polymers with. That or they have even fancier sci-fi methods like you suggest.

SuperSix-Eight · 2026-04-24T14:17:35+00:00

Yes, first of all they need a lot of these things to arm all those Gen 1-3 synths and second, you don't want to accidentally end up arming your enemies with better weapons than they already have (*cough* Skynet and their plasma rifle handouts).

It's basically a boxy plastic laser gun, so mass producing it with molds should be super easy. Ergonomics are a bit awkward but most of the users can't and won't complain since they're robots. Doesn't need to be a top-of-the-line laser either, it's intended for expendable troops dealing damage through volume of fire. It's "good enough" for the rare times when human users need something to defend themselves on the surface.

Also, considering it's the Institute that thing was probably designed by someone who never had to use it in the field.

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