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Yeah you can. You just have to search for the base game, not ultimate edition. http://store.steampowered.com/app/22380/ mind you even with the sale all the DLC is 5.74 so there's no reason not to get the UE at this point.
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You can, just not (with with very few if any exceptions) if you don't own the base game on Steam. Are there any copies of Fallout: New Vegas that are legit, for Windows, and not Steamworks?
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Jul 14, 2013 19:39
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I've never really wanted the Gun Runner's Arsenal because I'd rather scavenge and repair than stock up on caps and buy weapons, but 50¢! drat!
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Jul 14, 2013 20:04
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Are there any copies of Fallout: New Vegas that are legit, for Windows, and not Steamworks? I'm pretty sure even retail box copies use Steamworks, so no.
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Jul 14, 2013 20:28
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Are there any copies of Fallout: New Vegas that are legit, for Windows, and not Steamworks? No. When people say "non-Steam copy" they're basically using code-talk for 
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Jul 14, 2013 21:31
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I have everything F:NV on my PS3, and I am getting the ultimate edition from Steam because it is $5 and the PS3 version is basically unplayable after your save file gets too big. It will be good to actually be able to play this game again, with mod support even.
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Jul 14, 2013 21:53
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SlothfulCobra posted:I've never really wanted the Gun Runner's Arsenal because I'd rather scavenge and repair than stock up on caps and buy weapons, but 50¢! drat! The trouble is by the endgame you're going to be falling over yourself with caps no matter what, so it's good to have something fun to spend it on. There's also a certain appeal in doing something like raiding Hidden Valley at Level 3 and selling it all off to carry a superweapon through the game. I've done it with that three-shot rifle with crooked sights that Cliff Briscoe sells, as well as the MF Hyperbreeder Alpha. It was fun, if absurdly gamebreaking.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:15
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Thundarr posted:I have everything F:NV on my PS3, and I am getting the ultimate edition from Steam because it is $5 and the PS3 version is basically unplayable after your save file gets too big. It will be good to actually be able to play this game again, with mod support even. Welcome to how F:NV was meant to be played
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Jul 14, 2013 22:20
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The mod thread for FNV just got updated so the OP is chock-full of Good Things for you to consider. Such timing!
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Jul 14, 2013 22:21
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I just got this off the Steam sale, downloading now and appearently Chandler Bing is in the game??? I'm looking forward to Skyrim with guns or something, I have never played this kind game before.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:47
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Spergminer posted:I just got this off the Steam sale, downloading now and appearently Chandler Bing is in the game??? Yeah, he has a somewhat short, but very significant role. mild spoiler:Dave Foley of NewsRadio is locked in his bedroom, which makes this game interesting for someone who watched a lot of sitcoms in the 1990s 
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Jul 14, 2013 22:49
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Spergminer posted:I just got this off the Steam sale, downloading now and appearently Chandler Bing is in the game??? This game is much better than skyrim with guns. It's morrowind with guns.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:55
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Shrinkage posted:This game is much better than skyrim with guns. Well it's far less clunky than Morrowind.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:58
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How well does this run on an integrated graphics card in a laptop? I played this a bit on the PS3 but the bugginess broke a bunch of quests and after a while made the game crash every 5-10 minutes and all I have for PC gaming is a laptop at the moment.
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Jul 14, 2013 23:16
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Dodecalypse posted:How well does this run on an integrated graphics card in a laptop? I played this a bit on the PS3 but the bugginess broke a bunch of quests and after a while made the game crash every 5-10 minutes and all I have for PC gaming is a laptop at the moment. I can't remember if the laptop I took on my deployment had an integrated graphics card, but other than being a bit less smooth and responsive it was fine. Of course, I'm a product of FO1/2 and use VATS most of the time, so that doesn't affect my combat that much.
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Jul 15, 2013 01:25
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I can play on the highest settings with my intel 4000 HD laptop. Bethesda's Gamebryo may be poo poo but it can run on a lot of machines.
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Jul 15, 2013 01:31
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The Ultimate Edition is $5 at the moment on Steam seriously go and buy it if you haven't already.
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Jul 15, 2013 01:43
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Lord Lambeth posted:I can play on the highest settings with my intel 4000 HD laptop. Bethesda's Gamebryo may be poo poo but it can run on a lot of machines. I am doing this but at High settings, 3rd level, on my Intel 3000 HD. The game runs fine, I can run at the highest but it does clip when things get hairy.
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Jul 15, 2013 01:47
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Re-installed after a long absence with a fresh run of mods and man I'd forgotten how fun this was. According to steam I've put in 248 hours and I'm still finding things, or other approaches to things, I never really considered. Arcade, for instance, became the meal at the Ultra-Luxe.
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Jul 15, 2013 16:29
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New Vegas specifically runs pretty well until there are more than three or four NPCs on screen at once or you get into a shootout with more than a few enemies, then it tanks pretty hard. Speaking of Gamebryo though, is anyone else really bothered by the dumb clunky movement in both Fallout 3 and NV? Jumping takes a second before your character actually jumps, your character wobbles and takes a second to move when you hit a movement button, it's just maddening how sluggish it feels to walk around.
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Jul 15, 2013 17:40
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CJacobs posted:Speaking of Gamebryo though, is anyone else really bothered by the dumb clunky movement in both Fallout 3 and NV? Jumping takes a second before your character actually jumps, your character wobbles and takes a second to move when you hit a movement button, it's just maddening how sluggish it feels to walk around. Yes, the game runs smoothly, but any kind of precision movement is impossible. The worst thing is that the shooting is equally sluggish.
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Jul 15, 2013 17:52
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I've always thought the reason that shooting is so clunky in FNV is the horrible NPC movement- compared to something like a modern military shooter where people move fairly fluidly, FNV characters tend to just jerk around and zig-zag without any warning- it makes it a pain in the rear end to predict where they're going to go if you're trying to snipe them.
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Jul 15, 2013 18:14
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It doesn't help that the engine is plagued with terrible microstuttering.
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Jul 15, 2013 18:17
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A swell goon just got me the complete edition of this in the summer sale thread and it's great but I have a little problem. Any time my controller is plugged in it removes the mouse cursor from the game. Is there a way to stop this other than unplugging the controller?
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Jul 16, 2013 03:46
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Kly posted:A swell goon just got me the complete edition of this in the summer sale thread and it's great but I have a little problem. Any time my controller is plugged in it removes the mouse cursor from the game. Is there a way to stop this other than unplugging the controller? Unplug the controller, lots of games with 360 pad support will switch to "pad mode" if it detects the slightest input from the controller, even a slight nudge of the stick.
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Jul 16, 2013 03:49
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If you have a controller plugged in, NV will automatically choose it over the mouse when you start the game. Unplugging it is unfortuantely the only way to get it to not use it by default.
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Jul 16, 2013 03:55
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Kly posted:A swell goon just got me the complete edition of this in the summer sale thread and it's great but I have a little problem. Any time my controller is plugged in it removes the mouse cursor from the game. Is there a way to stop this other than unplugging the controller? Use the controller to turn it off in the control menus, and then you'll be able to use your mouse.
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Jul 16, 2013 03:57
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Capn Beeb posted:Use the controller to turn it off in the control menus, and then you'll be able to use your mouse. Perfect! Thank you. I know unplugging it was the obvious answer but it's easy to forget to unplug it before starting the game.
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Jul 16, 2013 04:13
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Hammer Floyd posted:One thing that I know will never happen (but I'd like to) is to see a bit more nastier content in FNV. I remember the controversy with the whole Morphine = Med-X thing so it definitely wouldn't happen. I also don't think you should be able to shoot the kids or anything like that. However, the setting and the environment sets everything up to paint a pretty drat bleak picture. To me, it felt like they were holding back on some ideas instead of going all out. EG: I reckon they could've made the Fiends utterly deplorable. The whole anarchic environment generally gives you the sense that anything goes, so it can be a bit jarring when the game feels restrained. You're in a world where there is only kinda a law. I think that idea could have been dug up a bit more, but again, I know it wouldn't happen. I think in Westside there's a quest that revolves around a bunch of slavers, one of which was also a pedophile rapist, selling a bunch of kids to the Fiends. One of the Fiends being a dude who "fucks everything he roasts" and "roasts everything he fucks". That's pretty hosed up, I think.
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Jul 16, 2013 21:45
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Question: A friend gifted me NV while it was on sale, enjoying it enormously. Intending to get the DLC shortly. When the DLC is added, is it added to games in progress, or only new games?
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Jul 16, 2013 22:23
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Wolfechu posted:Question: A friend gifted me NV while it was on sale, enjoying it enormously. Intending to get the DLC shortly. When the DLC is added, is it added to games in progress, or only new games? DLC works fine with in-progress games.
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Jul 16, 2013 22:24
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Fag Boy Jim posted:DLC works fine with in-progress games. Sweet. I get the feeling this will get multiple playthroughs anyhow, I just didn't fancy having new games running aside my first one.
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Jul 16, 2013 22:27
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^^^The DLC for this game is awesome. Pick up a couple mods, especially the JSawyer mod. That thing makes everything feel more real.Phimose Knight posted:I think in Westside there's a quest that revolves around a bunch of slavers, one of which was also a pedophile rapist, selling a bunch of kids to the Fiends. One of the Fiends being a dude who "fucks everything he roasts" and "roasts everything he fucks". Cook-Cook! He's got a great recipe! Actually there is a ton of messed up stuff. The Areotech Office Park/North Vegas has all the drug dealers/slavers. You should also find out what happened to Boone's wife.
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Jul 16, 2013 22:32
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Wolfechu posted:Sweet. I get the feeling this will get multiple playthroughs anyhow, I just didn't fancy having new games running aside my first one.
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Jul 16, 2013 22:32
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2house2fly posted:Just remember that you can't play New Vegas after the final quest, so you'll need to do the dLCs before then. There's a pop-up before the final quest begins to let you know you're about to enter Endgame, so don't worry about passing the point of no return. I'm level four, working all week, and not buying the DLC till Friday. Don't think I'll be hitting the endgame before then 
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Jul 16, 2013 22:34
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If you're only level 4, it's worth getting all the DLC and starting over just so you can run the JSawyer mod. It makes things a little more difficult, but fixes so much that I wouldn't consider playing New Vegas without it.
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Jul 16, 2013 22:36
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Guys, I really don't think playing with jsawyer.esp your first time through is a good idea. Really as a general rule you should familiarize yourself with the bulk of the game before even considering rebalancing mods.
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Jul 16, 2013 22:42
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Head Hit Keyboard posted:Guys, I really don't think playing with jsawyer.esp your first time through is a good idea. Really as a general rule you should familiarize yourself with the bulk of the game before even considering rebalancing mods. HTFU. I played with it straight up and it was good.
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Head Hit Keyboard posted:Guys, I really don't think playing with jsawyer.esp your first time through is a good idea. Really as a general rule you should familiarize yourself with the bulk of the game before even considering rebalancing mods. The only mods I've added so far are a couple supposed to help with the music stuttering and miscellaneous performance improvements; my lovely single core PC needs all the help it can get. Saying that, it runs remarkably well, even on medium graphics settings. Other mods will be added, I'm sure, but I do wanna play through the straight game first, DLC or no. I feel bad enough for skipping Fallout 3 and going straight to this.
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I don't think JSawyer makes the game unreasonably difficult for new players, it just balances out a lot of the super overpowered DLC stuff that can really ruin the game.
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