What happens in New Vegas.... The FO:NV impressions thread

[jztemple2]

I just saw the Strip at night... wow.

Walking out of The Tops, after everything that went on in there, I turned and found Boone staring at me. I actually said out loud, "Don't look at me, I don't know what the hell is going on either"  . This game is getting so good.

[metallicorphan]

I just saw the Strip at night... wow.

Walking out of The Tops, after everything that went on in there, I turned and found Boone staring at me. I actually said out loud, "Don't look at me, I don't know what the hell is going on either"  . This game is getting so good.

you wanna go up on Black mountain at night and then look over to The Strip and look at it glow

[metallicorphan]

i just got the Pimp Boy 3 Billion!!

[jztemple2]

Sweet, but won't you get blinded by the glare in direct sunlight? 

[metallicorphan]

if you have that Wild Wasteland Trait as well,it plays Disco Music while equipped

[jztemple2]

Now at thirty-eight hours forty minutes into the game. Running lots of courier missions (hey, I'm a courier, right?) and finding new places to see, explore and get killed in. Fun, fun fun!

[metallicorphan]

lets just say i am starting to get annoyed with this game...52 hrs in

today i found these out the hard way
can't complete Oh My Papa mission

from Fallout Wiki

Note:

Apparently there is no way of completing the "Oh my papa" quest if you speak to Melissa first and do her "Don't Make a Beggar of Me" quest.

Spoiler for Hiden:

It does NOT matter if you turn her in, or if you give her the chems.

However you finish the quest, the very act of completing the quest makes her disappear.

It is odd because when you get the "Oh my papa" quest the marker is at the Great Kahn Encampment but she is not there.

and can't even start the Bye Bye Love mission(says PS3,but i am on the 360)

Due to a glitch, Carlitos isn't appearing in the game for many people, making the quest temporarily unfinishable.

This glitch will happen on the PS3 if you complete the How Little We Know quest before taking Joana out of the casino.

I hadn't even met Joana or Carlito,but because i finished that 'How Little we Know' quest,i wont ever get to meet them now,as they disappear

[jztemple2]

lets just say i am starting to get annoyed with this game...52 hrs in

You probably should have put the details in spoiler tags...

[metallicorphan]

lets just say i am starting to get annoyed with this game...52 hrs in

You probably should have put the details in spoiler tags...

well i have just put in spoiler tags what i think are spoilers,even though ...it really isn't really that much of a spoiler,that whole quest with the spoiler takes all of 5 minutes(if that) to do,and its nothing big

Joana and Carlito have nothing to do with the other quest that is bugged



EDIT: now i have come across 'Tend to your Business' or 'Eyesight for he blind' bug(depending on the outcome you choose with 'Still in the Dark'...i had been going back every now and then trying to pick up the new quest from BoS but he kept saying come back later,i thought nothing of it,but apparently he says that forever,people have been waiting for weeks(in game of course) and still getting the same answer

the next Fallout or Elder Scrolls game that comes out they better test that bitch for a year!!

it's been a terrible day

[CeeKay]

the next Fallout or Elder Scrolls game that comes out they better test that bitch for a year!!

hopefully those will be done by Bethesda and not Obsidian.

[jztemple2]

I've become a real "quest-whore", never turning down a mission request. I have seen some odd quest structures, where I've had a quest or two sort of hang in the air. Some have resolved themselves, others still await some strange or unlikely event that will resolve things. I'm not so bothered if the occasional quest fails to be resolved, as long as it doesn't break the main campaign structure. To me it's part of the mystery of New Vegas.

[metallicorphan]

I've become a real "quest-whore", never turning down a mission request. I have seen some odd quest structures, where I've had a quest or two sort of hang in the air. Some have resolved themselves, others still await some strange or unlikely event that will resolve things. I'm not so bothered if the occasional quest fails to be resolved, as long as it doesn't break the main campaign structure. To me it's part of the mystery of New Vegas.

the 'Oh My Papa' (and the new mission i have just found out is bugged)quest does alter the main quest,but doesn't break it(so i am told)....there are people having problems with a later main mission and are unable to finish the game though,but i have a long way to go until then

[jztemple2]

By the way, I think it's weird that for such a greatly anticipated game (midnight launch and everything), there's no FONV theme for the 360 nor no avatar items. I really want an ED-E to be floating around my avatar 

[metallicorphan]

By the way, I think it's weird that for such a greatly anticipated game (midnight launch and everything), there's no FONV theme for the 360 nor no avatar items. I really want an ED-E to be floating around my avatar 

Fallout 3 had an offer,if you had bought all 5 DLC,you got a free Premium Theme...maybe Obsidian will do something like that

ED-E floating about your avatar,would be pretty cool

[Morgul]

Anyone seen any info on the PC graphics/gameplay vs. the PS3?   (google didnt give me much)


Hate asking asking that question, but some games (like Dragon age) were better on the PC.

(And mods dont mean shit to me FYI)

[jztemple2]

Now at about hour forty in the game, and just passed game save #1000 (although I overwrite old saves, keeping about twelve at any time). That's a save roughly every two and a half minutes. Am I being obsessive? 

Only two lockups so far, and once I purged the memory cache there's no lag to speak of, even in The Strip.

And speaking of major spoilers (whah?), I just have to tell the tale of "Poor Cass". Read only if know about Cass's eventual (but not necessarily only or mandatory) fate, or you don't mind reading spoilers. Seriously. Fair warning.

Spoiler for Hiden:

I've got Boone with me and we go visit the Silver Rush. After a bit of questing I'm told that the guy would really like me to bring Cass to him. Well, that's not easy since Cass turned me down before. But one quest leads to another and eventually I end up with Cass as my companion, along with ED-E.

So I go back to the Silver Rush, suspecting that things aren't going to go well for Cass, but whatever. We go in and I go talk to the brother and he wants Cass in an unpleasant way. I can chose to let him have her, fight him for her, or Cass and I can walk out. I think about it for a second, then mentally turn to Cass and say "remember how I told you we would travel together for a long while? BAZINGA!"

I told the brother she's all yours, and while I'm rooted to the spot where I'm standing, he goes over and turns her into glowing ash. Oh well, she drank too much anyway.

[The Grue]

Now at about hour forty in the game, and just passed game save #1000 (although I overwrite old saves, keeping about twelve at any time). That's a save roughly every two and a half minutes. Am I being obsessive? 

Only two lockups so far, and once I purged the memory cache there's no lag to speak of, even in The Strip.

And speaking of major spoilers (whah?), I just have to tell the tale of "Poor Cass". Read only if know about Cass's eventual (but not necessarily only or mandatory) fate, or you don't mind reading spoilers. Seriously. Fair warning.

Spoiler for Hiden:

I've got Boone with me and we go visit the Silver Rush. After a bit of questing I'm told that the guy would really like me to bring Cass to him. Well, that's not easy since Cass turned me down before. But one quest leads to another and eventually I end up with Cass as my companion, along with ED-E.

So I go back to the Silver Rush, suspecting that things aren't going to go well for Cass, but whatever. We go in and I go talk to the brother and he wants Cass in an unpleasant way. I can chose to let him have her, fight him for her, or Cass and I can walk out. I think about it for a second, then mentally turn to Cass and say "remember how I told you we would travel together for a long while? BAZINGA!"

I told the brother she's all yours, and while I'm rooted to the spot where I'm standing, he goes over and turns her into glowing ash. Oh well, she drank too much anyway.

I am the exact opposite.  I have about 40 hours or so into the game and I have only one save official save.  I use quick save all the time and if I have ever had a crash or issue of some kind, either the quick save or auto save gets me back in the game with pretty much no effort lost.  I really haven't had any issues, though (PC version).  Just three crashes.

[metallicorphan]

Now at about hour forty in the game, and just passed game save #1000 (although I overwrite old saves, keeping about twelve at any time). That's a save roughly every two and a half minutes. Am I being obsessive?  

Only two lockups so far, and once I purged the memory cache there's no lag to speak of, even in The Strip.

And speaking of major spoilers (whah?), I just have to tell the tale of "Poor Cass". Read only if know about Cass's eventual (but not necessarily only or mandatory) fate, or you don't mind reading spoilers. Seriously. Fair warning.

Spoiler for Hiden:

I've got Boone with me and we go visit the Silver Rush. After a bit of questing I'm told that the guy would really like me to bring Cass to him. Well, that's not easy since Cass turned me down before. But one quest leads to another and eventually I end up with Cass as my companion, along with ED-E.

So I go back to the Silver Rush, suspecting that things aren't going to go well for Cass, but whatever. We go in and I go talk to the brother and he wants Cass in an unpleasant way. I can chose to let him have her, fight him for her, or Cass and I can walk out. I think about it for a second, then mentally turn to Cass and say "remember how I told you we would travel together for a long while? BAZINGA!"

I told the brother she's all yours, and while I'm rooted to the spot where I'm standing, he goes over and turns her into glowing ash. Oh well, she drank too much anyway.

1000 saves!!!..LOL,i use about 12 separate saves as well,but i am about at 150

about Cass

Spoiler for Hiden:

i have done her side mission and i am just about to do her involvement in the Birds of a feather mission,however i am not going to let them kill her i am going to turn on them,because of a BoS mission ...but at the moment that BoS mission wont activate because of another bug

anyone been to Vault 11 yet?,the backstory of that Vault is deliciously dark oh and .....

Spoiler for Hiden:

make sure you save it when you get to the overseers office

[jztemple2]

This Guy Beat Fallout: New Vegas With Zero Kills

Pretty impressive.

[KePoW]

Anyone seen any info on the PC graphics/gameplay vs. the PS3?   (google didnt give me much)


Hate asking asking that question, but some games (like Dragon age) were better on the PC.

(And mods dont mean shit to me FYI)

Well obviously the graphics are a lot better on the PC (system-dependent of course).  That shouldn't even need to be asked.

Gameplay is the same, just depends how you like to control it.

[Caine]

This Guy Beat Fallout: New Vegas With Zero Kills

Pretty impressive.

i would love to see how he got past some of the quests this way.  of course, it helps you can have followers (and good ones at that).  would i attempt this?  no, i love the stalking and hunting mechanics in the game too much. 

[jztemple2]

Hmm, I wonder about what you mentioned, if Companion kills count on your tally. I know you get the XP. I'll have to experiment.

UPDATE: Yup, any kills your companion makes do not show up on your Pipboy tally. So having a good companion or two would make it easier to complete the game without killing anything. However, what fun would that be?  

[TiLT]

That would just be cheating, and it makes the accomplishment posted above less believable.

[Ridah]

Fallout: New Vegas sold really well it looks like - News link.

I guess it comes to show that you don't have to finish your games for it to be a success 

[metallicorphan]

i am about to trade it in tomorrow,and then i will pick it up again at a later date,they said yesterday that the patch(for PC,PS3 and 360) is incoming in a few weeks ...and then i guess the 360 patch has to go to MS for testing

just had nothing but trouble now,side missions that can't be finished are effecting the main missions and therefore effecting the outcome,and then the freezes are starting to happen more and more now,so i have finally snapped

70hrs in

[Doopri]

bummer metallic - is this par for the game?  i have yet to hit vegas (been around the outskirts but i keep suffering from "whats over there" syndrome...)

also QUESTION - i rented an apartment for an extended time

Spoiler for Hiden:

the one in novac - hilarious name by the way

.  if i put stuff in the safe / refrigerator will it stay there indefinitely?

[metallicorphan]

bummer metallic - is this par for the game?  i have yet to hit vegas (been around the outskirts but i keep suffering from "whats over there" syndrome...)

also QUESTION - i rented an apartment for an extended time

Spoiler for Hiden:

the one in novac - hilarious name by the way

.  if i put stuff in the safe / refrigerator will it stay there indefinitely?

i had no problems with the game until half way through my game(i just concentrating on discovering everything first),when i started to hit Vegas Strip more,then they just started to pile on,hopefully they can be fixed,but it wouldn't surprise me if this was not the last patch


as for your question:..i just dumped everything i had in a footlocker in a house in Goodsprings and then went to bed there as well,when i woke up Easy Pete was sleeping next to me...so that's how he got his name!!!

that was near to the beginning of the game,and the stuff is still there now(i dumped some stuff in the middle of the street as well,and that's still there),i have been adding to the footlocker items i didn't wanna carry,so,i am pretty sure where you dump your stuff it should stay there

[CeeKay]

DLC news.

[TiLT]

DLC news.

Goddammit Microsoft, stop fucking up for gamers by paying for DLC exclusivity! It's just such a snotty thing to do. In essence they aren't really bringing anything to 360 owners, they're denying something to PS3 and PC owners.

Fuck you, Microsoft! Fuck you!

[CeeKay]

DLC news.

Goddammit Microsoft, stop fucking up for gamers by paying for DLC exclusivity! It's just such a snotty thing to do. In essence they aren't really bringing anything to 360 owners, they're denying something to PS3 and PC owners.

Fuck you, Microsoft! Fuck you!

I imagine the other platforms will see it eventually, and by then the game may even be fixed

[Sarkus]

DLC news.

Goddammit Microsoft, stop fucking up for gamers by paying for DLC exclusivity! It's just such a snotty thing to do. In essence they aren't really bringing anything to 360 owners, they're denying something to PS3 and PC owners.

Fuck you, Microsoft! Fuck you!

I'd be more worked up if the DLC sounded even slightly compelling to me.  New Vegas has a bunch of loose ends to play with that will hopefully be filled with future DLC that takes place inside the existing game, as was the case with 4/5 Fallout 3 DLCs.  Since this isn't that kind of DLC, the story of a random character is a lot less interesting to me.