Fallout: New Vegas

[a completely inoffensive name]

Has anyone played the "Broken Hearts" DLC yet? I am waiting until after finals before I buy it and play it.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I got this on sale months ago and still haven't started yet ( ).

Any quick tips for someone who's never played a fallout game before (but who is pretty good at FPS's)?

Thanks,
CR

[Prussian to the Iron]

well, considering you said youre pretty good at FPS's, I assume you have played CoD, Battlefield, and other widely enjoyed shooter games.

so, if you decide to use a character that uses guns, be they energy, explosives, or normal firearms, remember this: the round will not regularly hit exactly where you are aiming. in CoD, every bullet on most guns will hit exactly where you aim the sights. in Fallout, there is spread, meaning that you may be aiming at that guys torso at 100 meters away, but you can easily hit his legs, arms, or even miss completely. the higher your characters skill goes the less spread youll get, but at the start especially, when you have a crisis trying to find ammo, it can really hurt not hitting every shot.

[naut]

I got this on sale months ago and still haven't started yet ( ).

Any quick tips for someone who's never played a fallout game before (but who is pretty good at FPS's)?

Thanks,
CR

Play the game with a child like sense of wonder. And go to quarry junction at the start, you'll be able to kill deathclaws easy.

Legit advice: play on very hard and hardcore mode. Otherwise it is way too easy. Hell, it's still pretty easy on the hardest settings.

[seireikhaan]

Play the game with a child like sense of wonder. And go to quarry junction at the start, you'll be able to kill deathclaws easy.

Legit advice: play on very hard and hardcore mode. Otherwise it is way too easy. Hell, it's still pretty easy on the hardest settings.

Ditto(the second advice). hardcore isn't much harder, just adds a bit of realism into it. And very hard still isn't super difficult, sans a few encounters, and most of those are against animal/abomination/crazy ghoul things. Most human enemies simply aren't that hard.

Also, melee is a load of fun for a build. Fair number of weapons and no ammo worries is nice.

Also, Rad child is awesome for hardcore mode. Most recommended perk.

[naut]

Also, Rad child is awesome for hardcore mode. Most recommended perk.

I have like 150 stimpacks and millions of bottle-caps/food/drink so I think it's a little unnecessary tbh. The biggest worries on Hardcore are: weight limit and limb crippleage. Pack rat is a must, reducing anything weighing 2lbs or less weighs half that, and as ammo, food, drink, etc. has weight it is a big boon.

[econ21]

Play the game with a child like sense of wonder.

I like that advice.

The new Fallout games are rather like Morrowind - open sandbox games, that can be startlingly immersive. But with Obsidian making this one, you get more interesting sidequests and plot choices. On your first run through, I would role-play it - act out a character and see where it takes you. Try to avoid reading spoilers on the web and don't obsess about power builds. It's a big enough and easy enough game that you don't need to focus on that stuff, first time through. My character was turned into an NCR sniper and had a whole other game to my son's Legion brawler.

[Greyblades]

You let your son play this game? You must be the best parent ever!

[thefluffyone93]

Played Honest Hearts.
Loved it.
New weapons, including
unique ones (one even had a very nice backstory to it).
The yao guai are back, and they hit harder than ever
(I'm wearing enclave armor and they rip right through it).

Just one complaint.
'Giant" versions of creatures.
Including......
wait for it....
mother-fookin CAZADORS.
H8!

EDIT: Also, you are not stripped of your weapons, but must have under 75 lbs on you (or 100, if you have strong back perk).
So be sure to bring a powerful weapon.
I brought the AMR and Ranger Sequoia.....
AMR is fine, but I recommend a heavy weapon, like a heavy incinerator or plasma caster.

[White_eyes:D]

I have encountered 8 CTDs and I have only played though 1/3 of "Honest Hearts".

This is a new record for anything, I have ever played in a DLC.

Wondering if I should continue or not....having this happen to me this many times, reeks of instability issues.

Anyone else having CTDs often on this?