fallout 3 strategies

[Patient zer0]

so I've gotten out of the vault and made it into megaton. talked to all the peeps but don't have any of the skills to either fix or detonate the bomb. fix the three leaking pipes around town so I took the letter from that chick and headed for her town.

how am I supposed to buy, fix, pick locks, kill people faster etc when I can't find anything that grants me that. do I need to finish each misson then get more attributes?

im currently en route to find the family and the chicks brother to give the letter to.

[TonyStark]

You need to level up and get XP in order to earn points to assign to certain skills. Which means doing side quests and getting in firefights with mutants from time to time in order to help yourself level up. You can pick some specializations in the beginning of the game, but you need to get points in order to level them up as you go along.

[Patient zer0]

I wasn't sure where to alocate my points in the starts so I just evenly spread them.

I do notice when I kill a raider ill get some points.
but where do thos points go?

[dryerdoor]

I wasn't sure where to alocate my points in the starts so I just evenly spread them.

I do notice when I kill a raider ill get some points.
but where do thos points go?

Those are XP points. Those go toward your rank. It's good to get a slight boost in your intelligence, you get more skill points when you level up.

[Patient zer0]

ahh gotcha. thanks budday.
im almost done this side mission I guess it is. so Ill see what that brings.

[suggums]

also if you've picked up any mentats yet, you can use those to temporarily boost your perception and intelligence enough to mess with the bomb

[patsopinion]

im stuck!

i cant get into vault 87!
any suggestions



and read the hole list of vaults
one has goodies!

[dryerdoor]

im stuck!

i cant get into vault 87!
any suggestions



and read the hole list of vaults
one has goodies!

Vault 92 has an awesome goodie. And that is really weird that you can't get into 87.

[Patient zer0]

I think I wasted the mentats in a low health fire fight frenzy, I had them hot keyed

[patsopinion]

Vault 92 has an awesome goodie. And that is really weird that you can't get into 87.

im in the town of little kids and i can tell how to get out (the pully) but it wont let me open the gate to leave through the passage i need to get through to leave the town

quite frustrating


and if theres a town of just little kids and no adults; 200 years after the nuke, and the grownups must leave; does that mean that the kids are making more kids?
or does that just mean that the other people in the world are dropping off the kids; like an anarchist daycare/village

[angrymissy]

im in the town of little kids and i can tell how to get out (the pully) but it wont let me open the gate to leave through the passage i need to get through to leave the town

quite frustrating


and if theres a town of just little kids and no adults; 200 years after the nuke, and the grownups must leave; does that mean that the kids are making more kids?
or does that just mean that the other people in the world are dropping off the kids; like an anarchist daycare/village

Did you go to bigtown yet? answers are there.

[angrymissy]

I wasn't sure where to alocate my points in the starts so I just evenly spread them.

I do notice when I kill a raider ill get some points.
but where do thos points go?

Don't evenly spread them - pick a few things you want to master and put the majority of your points there. I did lockpick, science, small guns, medical, speech.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

What's the most worthless statistic? Luck? Charisma?

[Patient zer0]

probably luck
I think charisma might play off of speech

[angrymissy]

What's the most worthless statistic? Luck? Charisma?

Luck increases your crit rate

Charisma increases your chance of speech success

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Luck also gives a % bonus to all skills at every odd number. ex: luck at lvl 1 gives a +1 bonus to all skills. Luck at lvl 7 gives a +4 to all skills. That in mind, is it worthwhile? And charisma just helps speech- every other stat helps so many other skills. And you can always find speech skillbooks to make those speech challenges easier. Or just quicksave and reload if you fail the challenge 'till u get it right.

[dryerdoor]

im in the town of little kids and i can tell how to get out (the pully) but it wont let me open the gate to leave through the passage i need to get through to leave the town

quite frustrating


and if theres a town of just little kids and no adults; 200 years after the nuke, and the grownups must leave; does that mean that the kids are making more kids?
or does that just mean that the other people in the world are dropping off the kids; like an anarchist daycare/village

In order to get in, you need to talk to that snotty mayor, and get the mission where you have to save the 3 kids from the slavers in paradise falls (i think)

Did you go to bigtown yet? answers are there.

Bittercup is such a cunt.

By the way, did you give them guns, or did you fix the robot, or kill the mutants yourself?

[Patient zer0]

right now im on a bridge trying to find the 'family' and im overcumbered? wtf is that? im moving super slow.

does that mean I need sleep?

[Chimee]

You have too many items. I suggest dropping some of the heavier ones.

[Patient zer0]

oh ok cool..
I just picked up a sniper rifel and I think im carryin 2 flamers, not of the ghey eelk

[Patient zer0]

any idea where this family is located? I followed the hollow arrow and im on a rock cliff area with an entrance to vault 101 but I can't get in.

also I don't think this 'family' is in there anyways

[patsopinion]

hint
pick up ammo even if you dont have the gun for it

prob the easiest way to earn credit is selling railway spikes and darts
and they carry no weight value

[Patient zer0]

where is this friggin family its driving me nuts!

[Chimee]

any idea where this family is located? I followed the hollow arrow and im on a rock cliff area with an entrance to vault 101 but I can't get in.

also I don't think this 'family' is in there anyways

It wouldn't be the hollow arrow, that's your waypoint marker. The solid arrow should be a a good deal north of Vault 101. The town is on an overpass.

[Patient zer0]

I was in the town found the girls family. they are dead. but it still says find family and deliver the letter?

[angrymissy]

In order to get in, you need to talk to that snotty mayor, and get the mission where you have to save the 3 kids from the slavers in paradise falls (i think)



Bittercup is such a cunt.

By the way, did you give them guns, or did you fix the robot, or kill the mutants yourself?

I killed them all myself. I didn't even realize I had other options, I went htere pretty early in my game.

[angrymissy]

I was in the town found the girls family. they are dead. but it still says find family and deliver the letter?

They give you 3 locations to look. It's the train station location. You go under and find a room w/ ghouls making Super Jet, and there is a manhole in that room, you need to go down there.

[dryerdoor]

They give you 3 locations to look. It's the train station location. You go under and find a room w/ ghouls making Super Jet, and there is a manhole in that room, you need to go down there.

There's also a good perk if you decide to help out Arefu and the cannibals called "Hematophage" which heals you 20 HP if you drink blood packs.

[booster11373]

Never up a skill past 90, there are boobleheads for each skill that are worth 10 points a pop, plus there S.P.E.C.I.A.L ones as well that put a point in that set

[dryerdoor]

Never up a skill past 90, there are boobleheads for each skill that are worth 10 points a pop, plus there S.P.E.C.I.A.L ones as well that put a point in that set

What level are you at right now?

[booster11373]

What level are you at right now?

you top out at level 20, I finished 1 game and have started another, in that on Im level 7

[dryerdoor]

you top out at level 20, I finished 1 game and have started another, in that on Im level 7

Wow? Really? I have lockpick, repair and science over 90. Did you put intelligence up?

[booster11373]

Wow? Really? I have lockpick, repair and science over 90. Did you put intelligence up?

the first time I did similar things put alot of points in to lockpicking science medicine and small guns,

This time Im not to worried about science, hacking a computer usally involes opening a door to a safe or shooting a turret

high lockpicking will open any safe and I just blow up turrets

[dryerdoor]

the first time I did similar things put alot of points in to lockpicking science medicine and small guns,

This time Im not to worried about science, hacking a computer usally involes opening a door to a safe or shooting a turret

high lockpicking will open any safe and I just blow up turrets

Make sure to put your intelligence somewhat higher that anything else.

[angrymissy]

I HAD to have science and lockpick maxed because it bothers me to see something I can't open... plus, the terminals (esp in the Vaults and stuff) have all sorts of interesting storyline info on them a lot of the time.

[dryerdoor]

I HAD to have science and lockpick maxed because it bothers me to see something I can't open... plus, the terminals (esp in the Vaults and stuff) have all sorts of interesting storyline info on them a lot of the time.

My favorite Vault is the one with the Gary clones, and the one where you get Fawks (i think it's Vault 92 or 87).

[booster11373]

My favorite Vault is the one with the Gary clones, and the one where you get Fawks (i think it's Vault 92 or 87).

what the fuck is up with Gary any way? is there anything in there? anything to do except kill Gary?

[booster11373]

I HAD to have science and lockpick maxed because it bothers me to see something I can't open... plus, the terminals (esp in the Vaults and stuff) have all sorts of interesting storyline info on them a lot of the time.

That wasnt really important to me on the second run I just want guns and caps!

[angrymissy]

That wasnt really important to me on the second run I just want guns and caps!

I had a shitload of caps at the end of that game. Around 20,000. I maxed out repair too.

[angrymissy]

what the fuck is up with Gary any way? is there anything in there? anything to do except kill Gary?

That's whats bizarre about that vault. NO INFO AT ALL! Just Gary's. HA HA HA GAAAARYYYYYYYYYY

[dryerdoor]

I <3 Gary(s).

[patsopinion]

i went fucking crazy on laser weapons
wouldn't do it again

only comes in handy at end of game and even then wasnt so hot on it



rocket launchers fucking rock the fat ass

[Patient zer0]

I couldn't find the family so I went back to the town on the bridge and torched everyone with the flamer cause I was pissed.

when you guys say you finished the game does that include all the little missions you find along the way? or just thr main ones?

also how do I find the rangers? they are on a rooftop but can't get past the second level of the hospital. I can't find anywhere to advance from there.

[Chimee]

I beat all the side missions as well. There should be some wreckage on whatever the upper floor of the hospital is that stretches across into the upper floor of the hotel.

[booster11373]

I beat all the side missions as well. There should be some wreckage on whatever the upper floor of the hospital is that stretches across into the upper floor of the hotel.

I beat the main story and all the side missions that open up with good karma

[booster11373]

I couldn't find the family so I went back to the town on the bridge and torched everyone with the flamer cause I was pissed.

when you guys say you finished the game does that include all the little missions you find along the way? or just thr main ones?

also how do I find the rangers? they are on a rooftop but can't get past the second level of the hospital. I can't find anywhere to advance from there.

finding the rangers is well worth it, once you help/save them they give you a choice of reward. So far the ranger armor reward is the best in the game better the power armor in my opinion

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Technically, you don't need Intelligence too high to max out your skills. At 4 intelligence u can get the educated perk which adds +3 skill points each level u get, then get the comprehension perk, which adds an additional point to the skill books you can find. After that you find all the skill books and thats 50 extra points/skill if u find every book and 48 additional skill points by the time you reach level 20. On top of that there are the bobbleheads so you have 328 (?) points to distribute with 60 more possible for each skill.

'Course, it's a pain in the ass to get all the skill books. Depends on how fast you want to max a skill I guess.

Is there honestly anything good about Charisma? It doesn't seem to open up special speech paths it just seems to raise your % of success in a speech challenge.

[Chimee]

finding the rangers is well worth it, once you help/save them they give you a choice of reward. So far the ranger armor reward is the best in the game better the power armor in my opinion

I fucked myself on karma because of the Tranquility Lane quest. I finished that with about 200 XP left before Level 20 and had horrible karma.

[Patient zer0]

so r u guys playing a second time to play missed missions?

or just to play again?

[Chimee]

so r u guys playing a second time to play missed missions?

or just to play again?

I'm probably going to play again just to explore the game some. I had no idea that there was a dog in the game, I learned that last night.

[patsopinion]

finding the rangers is well worth it, once you help/save them they give you a choice of reward. So far the ranger armor reward is the best in the game better the power armor in my opinion

what about the tesla powered armor?

[angrymissy]

what about the tesla powered armor?

The Tesla powered armor is way heavy and not repairable with things you can find easily (ranger armor can be repaired w/ combat armor), and the rangers armor gives +10 to sm. guns.

There is even better armor in the game (the one you can get in the "shoot em in the head" quest), I have both pieces, and I still use the rangers combat armor.

[Patient zer0]

why is it so tedious to get to locations?

im trying to find this damn ranger station

[TooLowBrow]

why is it so tedious to get to locations?

im trying to find this damn ranger station

use the map to fast travel to locations youve been to, then run from there. dont crouch till you are around enemies

[Patient zer0]

I tried that.
when I was in the hopsital and hotel area I couldn't fast travel so I tried going outside and it was the same problem.

[angrymissy]

I tried that.
when I was in the hopsital and hotel area I couldn't fast travel so I tried going outside and it was the same problem.

There are usually a bunch of Super Mutants outside the hospital that you have to take out before you can fast travel

[booster11373]

The Tesla powered armor is way heavy and not repairable with things you can find easily (ranger armor can be repaired w/ combat armor), and the rangers armor gives +10 to sm. guns.

There is even better armor in the game (the one you can get in the "shoot em in the head" quest), I have both pieces, and I still use the rangers combat armor.

I found the 51b armor pretty early and still wear the Ranger armor

[Chimee]

I gave up on the 51b armor early on because I couldn't repair it. I stuck with generic power armor instead.

[booster11373]

Speaking of the Rangers, does anyone understand what the hell the guy on the loud speaker is all about near their compound I looked around for him but couldn't find anything is this another "Gary" kind of thing?

[angrymissy]

Speaking of the Rangers, does anyone understand what the hell the guy on the loud speaker is all about near their compound I looked around for him but couldn't find anything is this another "Gary" kind of thing?

He is saying "STAY AWAY" or something like that, there is a Wastelander near him who tells you that he has a bomb he will blow up if you get close. I had high enough Charisma or Speech to tell him to go talk the guy out of it, and he blew the Wastelander up. It's a weird miniquest that I haven't been able to find a positive resolution to (if you get too close, you get blown up too.

[booster11373]

Radio signals!

On the way to the Republic of Dave I found a radio tower with a weak signal of someone calling for help, they are supposed to be in a drainage ditch somewhere near the tower but I can find it

any help.........

Never mind I found it, helpful hint that everyone probaly all ready figured out, radio signal gets stronger the closer you get to the source

[CountryBob]

Bethesda makes the best games. i hope they do another Oblivion type soon.

[angrymissy]

Radio signals!

On the way to the Republic of Dave I found a radio tower with a weak signal of someone calling for help, they are supposed to be in a drainage ditch somewhere near the tower but I can find it

any help.........

Never mind I found it, helpful hint that everyone probaly all ready figured out, radio signal gets stronger the closer you get to the source

I need to go back and find that again because it was pissing me off. Is it the signal where they guy says his son is sick or something?

[booster11373]

I need to go back and find that again because it was pissing me off. Is it the signal where they guy says his son is sick or something?

thats the one

Spoiler if you want to save time

the signal get stronger the closer you get to the source i.e. the message is easier to hear, that being said they are all dead and its just a place to get some supplies

[dryerdoor]

Did anyone become a Regulator? Also, my favorite perk (so far) has to be the Mysterious Stranger perk.

[booster11373]

Did anyone become a Regulator? Also, my favorite perk (so far) has to be the Mysterious Stranger perk.

I became a regulator the first time through, its really just another way to make money 10 caps for every "bad" guy you put down you have to bring proof

[dryerdoor]

I became a regulator the first time through, its really just another way to make money 10 caps for every "bad" guy you put down you have to bring proof

Early on, it's good for raking in the caps.

[Chimee]

Did anyone become a Regulator? Also, my favorite perk (so far) has to be the Mysterious Stranger perk.

It made me smile every time he showed up.

[JohnnyDaytona]

right now im on a bridge trying to find the 'family' and im overcumbered? wtf is that? im moving super slow.

does that mean I need sleep?

No, you are over encumbered. You can only carry so many items by weight. You've got to much stuff drop things you don't need or repair guns you have dups of. Don't feel bad I read a site where the guy thought he was "Outnumbered"

[patsopinion]

No, you are over encumbered. You can only carry so many items by weight. You've got to much stuff drop things you don't need or repair guns you have dups of. Don't feel bad I read a site where the guy thought he was "Outnumbered"

repair often

repairing items will increase their value so even if you arent using a weapon its important to repair it

and it means that you can carry more items with each having a greater value

repair often