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CzarChasm posted:Kind of difficult IIRC, but yeah, worth it. Most of the Followers are good people trying to help their respective communities. There's a few exceptions, Tom.
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Huh. Well, at least some of the powder types aren't immediately hostile. They are primarily raiderish, but it seems like this place was pretty gen-pop.
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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:Mr. New Vegas never harmed anyone. He broke my heart. He told me he loved me, and then I find out he says that to anyone who listens long enough. Never again.
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I'm rather liking our protagonist's personality, it's just -something- about that deadpan snarker attitude that gets me. I look forward to seeing this LP continue and see just what kind of trouble she gets herself in.
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Chapter 5: Sun Vulture and the Primm Prison Problem, Part Two Music: I Fought the Law   Hey, you – oww – you wouldn’t happen to have a doctor in here, would you? Can’t say we do. You could take a look around, if’n you’d like. Is there a doctor in the room!? drat. That was a long walk on a limp. Hannigan better be able to patch me up. I’ve gotten fed up with these convicts not holding up their ends of the bargains.  drat, what happened to you? Ah, let’s see. I’ve gotten shot at, hacked at, punched, bitten, concussed, and fell off a roller coaster. How the hell did you fall off a drat roller coaster? Well, it was the only way to make sure the game would open up your dialogue option to let you heal me and my limbs...  Worth it. Hey, make sure to pick up some supplies from Carter. He’s been making himself useful, handling our loot. You can find him at Cell Block B.  You're a trader?  I was always the guy who could get things, if you know what I mean. Figured I might as well keep on doing it. What did you do to end up here in the first place? I worked in a casino in New Reno, and one of the pit bosses decided he didn't like me. Framed me over some caps, and I ended up in here. What can you tell me about this place? This is where the NCR sent prisoners to "reform" through hard labor. I never saw much reforming around here, myself. Why do you stay here? Don't have any other place to go. I'd just end up back in another prison, or dead out in the wasteland.  This was honestly a lucky trade. Metal Armor, this early in the game, is a godsend for me.  Looks really pointy, too.  Maybe I can recruit some people for the fight ahead. Like this dead guy. Oh. Boy, I’m glad I have a thick skull. And had a cooler package than fuzzy dice.  Drat. No one’s home. Some kind of...eyebot?  Well, can’t do anything with this just yet. This place (which belongs to Nash’s) has a dropbox inside. We use it to send some supplies to Goodsprings.  Next stop, the sheriff’s house. * SPLETCH *  ...well, this was a bust.  Yeah...not feeling it. Next door is Deputy Beagle’s place. It’s...well, less kept than his sister’s.   We pick up this awesome Bladed Gauntlet since our Sledgehammer is going to be too slow for this upcoming encounter.  Now our look is complete!   Excuse me, I’d like a room! I didn’t expect the reception here to be DYNAMITE! Don’t worry, I do my own housekeeping. This terminal opens up the locked door beside it. You can get some supplies in here, as well as a key to the side entrance to the room they are keeping the deputy hostage, in case you wanted to sneak him out.   We won’t be sneaking him out.  yoink  Ooh, the gift shop! We pick up a Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor skill book (+3 Barter, permanently) next to this floor safe. Inside the safe is a unique .357 magnum revolver, Lucky.  This upcoming fight is going to be difficult, so we catch up on our punching to deal with these guys faster.  This is some lovely room service. All you guys seem to have is bullets. Are you the manager? I have some complaints. Must’ve been the head bellboy. Wait, I still haven’t given you my tip! Don’t worry, you’ll get a big cut. This Incinerator makes this whole encounter scary for new players, and exciting for Energy Weapons users.  In fact, I actually used an Atomic Cocktail I bought from Johnson Nash just to prepare for this fight. Miraculously, the leader who wields this weapon didn’t even use it this time, so I couldn’t get any footage of it being used to burn me alive. And yes, this also scales with Survival.  With the enemies holding the deputy captive dealt with, we take the time to make some stuff on this campfire (unfortunately, we cannot harvest the brahmin).  And here is the next vital component of the build I’m running: Rushing Water. It’s basically a flat 20% DPS increase for Melee/Unarmed weapons, with decent hydration and health regen. It’s also really cheap to make, only requiring Jet and Purified Water. This is actually a nerfed version of the item, thanks to the jsawyer mod: it’s a whopping +50% attack speed buff in the vanilla game!  Anyway, Beagle is in this kitchen, which has a bunch of water and liquor all around.  You must be Deputy Beagle.  Why, yes I am. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm in a bit of a predicament here. I'd be most appreciative if you'd set me free. How'd you end up being a hostage? I must say it's been the low point of my career in law enforcement... The Powder Gangers stole into town at night and murdered my sister and her husband, the sheriff, in bed, while I was sleeping in the office. I watched them for a bit, waiting for the right moment to pounce and arrest the lot of them. Taking careful notes as I watched. To my dismay, they found me while I waited in the shadows and brought me here. I hear you may have information on some Khans that came through here with a guy in a checkered suit. My good lady, I believe I may have some information that would prove useful. If you would just untie my hands I'd be more than happy to share what information I have with you. We could pickpocket the info out of him, or just kill him, but let’s be nice. He’s obviously very shaken by this whole ordeal. I'll set you free now. Oh that's just marvelous. I think I'll be making my way outside now. The air's a little close in here.  I believe you killed all my captors, citizen. And I believe more could come down from upstairs. Now get moving. Sun and Beagle make their way back to the Vicky and Vance casino, safely.  Breaking myself out of a hostage situation - not to diminish your role in it, of course - but it was quite thrilling. Problem is, there's still no law in Primm. What're we to do the next time ruffians menace us and hold us hostage? What are you talking about? You're the sheriff now! Oh no! I'm just the deputy. And I can't be a deputy without a sheriff. It's called chain of command! Fine, I'll help bring law and order back to Primm. You will? That's just marvelous! I'll start thinking up questions for the interview! The sheriff that was incarcerated up at NCRCF may be a good choice. You also may be able to convince that NCR guy across the road to take the town under his wing, although martial law doesn't sound so fun. Alright, one more of this town’s problems to solve, but let’s get what we came for, first. Can you tell me about the man in the checkered suit who came through here? Ahh yes, my memory is much clearer now that I am free from my bondage. I was sku... er, performing recon, gathering information on some of the Powder Gangers, when some great Khans arrived with your friend in the suit. They were talking about some delivery they took from a courier, I assume that was you. They said they'd be heading through Nipton to Novac to meet a contact there. Now that we have more of a lead from Mr. Beagle, let’s explore this place more.  Like this robot in a cowboy hat! Who are you?  Primm Slim at your service! Authentic cowpoke and official spokesbot of the Vikki and Vance Casino and Museum! Yeehaw! Tell me about Primm. Primm is a thriving resort community located in Clark County, Nevada, right along Interstate 15. Whether you can't wait 'til Vegas to try your luck, or want to hit one last jackpot before you leave Nevada, Primm's your place! The town's Primm-eer attraction is the world-famous Vikki and Vance Casino and Museum, so you came to the right place, pardner! What about the Bison Steve hotel, across the street? <clears throat, which is impossible for a robot, but hey, whatever> The Bison Steve is one of Primm's less-impressive casino hotels. I'd steer clear of that place, pardner, if I were you. Rumor is the dealers over there cheat, and that rickety roller-coaster's liable to fall down any day 'cause it wasn't built to code. Tell me the whole story of Vikki and Vance. Yahoo! I ain't had a chance to tell their tale in a mess of years. First things first: any bosh you've heard about Vikki and Vance being copycats ain't nothing but ill-tempered slander. Fact is, they begun their crime spree two days before Bonnie and Clyde robbed their first bank - so who was copying who? Now true, Vikki and Vance didn't exactly cut a wide swath of murder and bank robbery across the central U.S., like Bonnie and Clyde did. It was more like a narrow swath of shoplifting, check-cashing fraud, and gas pump driveoffs - but crime is crime! They drove reckless, too. Having lived by the gun - well, Vance owned one, anyway - it was only fitting that the duo of desperados would die by the gun. Perhaps it was fate itself that accidentally drove them into a crossfire between police and a gang of bank robbers in Plano, Texas. Or maybe they just didn't notice until it was too late. It's been said that Vikki would have tried to cash a bad check in that bank, had she lived. We'll never know for sure. All we know is that the crossfire tore the car and both occupants to pieces, and the police issued an official apology. You can put your eyes on the genuine Death Car just over yonder, and there's Vance's machine gun in the case next to it!  Neat. We can also try and reprogram Slim to be the town sheriff, but we don’t have the necessary components nor the Science skill for it. Besides, he’s not exactly all there.  Uh, Slim, the gun is gone. Just mosey on over to the display case and you'll see it plain as day. Quite a piece, that gun. Mint condition. Never fired. The display case is empty. The gun's missing. Have you gone loco, pardner? I can see the gun with my own three photo sensors from where I'm standing right now. <strange sounds> Hmm, must be something wrong with his perceptors. I can relate. Who are you?  I'm Ruby Nash. Pleased to make your acquaintance. My husband and I are Primm long-timers. He fancies himself a trader, and I know my way around a kitchen. What do you cook? My specialty is a radscorpion venom casserole. It's more appetizing than it sounds! The venom has a sharp, smokey flavor, and it numbs your mouth so fierce you'll forget you ever had a tongue! It's perfectly safe, long as you don't have sores in your mouth for the venom to find your blood. 'Cause that'll kill you dead. ...I’ll take twenty. Does sound good, don't it? How many radscorpion glands you got? I don't have any. Guess you'll be needing to find some, huh? Come back when you do. I have a new goal in life. Tell me about Primm. My mother taught me never to say something 'less it was nice. So I don't have nothing to say about Primm, for the time being at least. It's a sad state of affairs. Discuss it with Mr. Nash if you care to. Just makes me want to cry.  There’s a small housing area nearby. Has skill mags in the mailboxes, a star cap you can steal from one of the houses, but nothing else noteworthy.  Except, you know, environmental storytelling.  HE SAID THE THING, HE SAID THE THING! Yeah? I know the NCR is planning to attack the prison. Military operations are classified information. Classified or not, I want to help make the attack. Some Powder Gangers did you wrong, is that it? Get in line. More like they’ve been sorely disappointing... Still, you do look capable enough, and manpower hasn't been easy to come by... All right. Fine by me if you want to put yourself in harm's way. I'll mark the staging area on your map. Talk to Sergeant Lee.  Yo. We've got surprise on our side, and that's about it. Once we blow a gap in the fence, we've got to pour on the fire and keep them disorganized. Our goal's to take out their leader, some assbag named Eddie. With the ringleader gone, the rest will fold. That's all the briefing you're going to get. Let's go.   The NCR blows out the fences surrounding the prison, and swarm inside.  We take the indoors approach, and are met with some unhappy fellows.  Dude, you are putting way too much effort into that swing. Uh, Meyers, what are you doing? Well, with the NCR taking the prison back, I’d figure I would get back behind bars as soon as possible. ...kay. Hey, I’ve got a proposal for you. How would you feel about becoming Primm's new sheriff? Assuming an NCR pardon comes with the job - and it had better - I'll also need to be able to do things my own way. Due process has its place, but sometimes it's just a waste of time. I'll need to know that I'm not going to end up right back in prison. Does that mean you'll take the law into your own hands? When I need to, yes. Where should I go to get you a pardon? There is a NCR camp down on the southern border of Nevada. Camp Mojave I think, try to find someone of authority there. I'll let you know when I do. Okay, hurry back. I don't want anyone to start shooting at me.    The NCR troopers beeline for the admin building to take out Eddie and his crew. If you want to complete this quest easy, just...let them do all the work.  Eddie is the one shooting the Plasma Pistol. To make him more discernible, you know.   By the way, Plasma weapons have a chance at, well, doing that.   I’ll scramble YOUR eggs! Ewww. You know what I mean! See, everyone, I’m helping! There’s only one lone Powder Ganger left and...uh…  Doesn’t this seem a tad excessive?  Nope!  Unarmed has been feeling left out, so let’s start getting it up there.  Time for snooping!  At least someone in the NCR was smart enough. Too bad no one cared.  Guess he was kept out of the loop. NCR really considered this place an afterthought, huh?  Gee, I wonder why the guy who spoke out against the group keeping everyone locked up would be the most popular.   Too little too late, Nate. I'll radio Hayes to let him know the prison's ours. But you should swing by to see him the next time you're near Primm. Thanks for the help. No, no. Thank you. Now then, to tie up some loose ends... Thanks to the efforts of the NCR, we have some Powder Ganger clothes, and putting them on makes us seem like we are with them. This goes for all faction clothing. We don’t need it since we aren’t exactly in the red with them, but this is FashionOut, damnit. FashOut? I dunno.    What’s up? Lookin’ good; you hit up the prison like I told ya? You could say that. One problem though: doorboy didn’t let me in without paying. Huh. Strange. Hope it wasn’t too much to get in. ...you owe me 100 caps, Joey. Never said it was a sure thing, just that they should let you in. Guess Mayor Cobb needs to get a bigger reputation. You could help out with that, you know. ...sure. It’ll just cost you...  an arm and a leg! Oh don’t think I forgot about you jerks. 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Jesus this is getting fun, and normally I despise puns, but...ah...Sun Vulture makes them good, lets go with that pleasedon'teatmymeatsma'am
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Sun's puns have only just begun.
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ApeHawk posted:Sun's puns have only just begun. Yessssssssss 
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So can you tactically eat your fallen adversaries to make people scream and turn away in the middle of combat?
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Glazius posted:So can you tactically eat your fallen adversaries to make people scream and turn away in the middle of combat? Unfortunately, no. They just remark how hosed up you are and attack you. I wish there was a perk that made people just run away when they see you cannibalize people, but alas, there isn't.
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Chapter 6: Sun Vulture and the Laser Eye Surgery Music: The Wayward Wind  Novac is where we’ve been told our fancy friend was headed, but we have other business first: getting Meyers his pardon so that he can become the new law of Primm.  Traveling at the break of dawn with a baseball bat on back, we make our way towards the Mojave Outpost.  Huh, no movies playing right now. Gonna have to come back some time.  What are the chances this place is actually inhabited? I could use some more drinks. Buddy, I don’t think you wanna do that. I just took out almost ten of your frie-  ...am I telekinetic??? Oh, that makes more sense. I know that 99% of the water around here is irradiated, but take a drat bath once in a while, poo poo.    That’s friendly. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was like this before the war. Coulda helped out your buddies outside; maybe they would’ve had a chance. maaaybe Being an old police station, there’s a copy of Guns and Bullets (+3 Guns, permanently) laying on one of the desks.  As well as a jail cell with mantises that we can literally just walk right over, thanks to our higher level.    Oooh, some radscorpions! Finally! Now I can get some of those casseroles!  No! Goddamn you, Gamebryo!!   For a gas station, this place has some good stuff: a star cap, a Pugilism Illustrated (+3 Unarmed, permanently), and some more lore:        Gee, I wonder if the NCR outpost is up here. We run into a merchant that frequents around the Mojave Outpost. Good place for business.   The “desert rangers of Nevada” are a reference to the very inspiration for the whole Fallout franchise: Wasteland.  Not a long trek, but not an easy one, either.  Jeez, does no one clean around here? What is this place?  Outpost, Mojave Outpost. Watching a lot of nothing, feels like a big Brahmin pen for caravans. They've been stopped for a while, waiting for the roads North to clear - or their clearance papers to go through. Look like you've walked a ways, so if you need to shake the dust off, head to the Barracks, the bar's there. Not much, but better than nothing. What are those statues of? Those two? Represents unification. Mostly good for shade. Won't do much else when the Legion reaches us. Any work around here? Nothing I know of, but if you've come from the North, means you can travel freer than most around here. Might check the Barracks, someone might need you to hoof it somewhere. Just be careful if you go up on the roof - got a sniper watching the road. If you're gear's in need of repair, HQ's also worth checking out - talk to Major Knight, he can help. Provided you got a pen and plenty of ink. The area has some brahmin in one pen, some sleeping bags in another…  and a guard enjoying some food while on the job (as well as some whiskey in his workspace, but don’t tell anyone)   Caravan, citizen, pilgrim, or...? Canni—I mean, courier. Just need something for the log book, keeping tabs on traffic through the Outpost... although mostly just in, not out these days. If you're looking for the commanding officer, he's in the back. Although... he's got a lot on his plate, so if you speak with him... keep it short. Also, you need any gear checked, we can get you up and running again... once you fill out the work orders, and sign for the parts, of course. I'd like to talk to you about Primm. Primm? Hayes' unit is stationed up there, were having problems with some of the NCRCF convicts. What can I help you with? One of the convicts from NCRCF is looking for a pardon so he can protect Primm. One of the Powder Gangers? They've been nothing but trouble for us - why would we want one of them anywhere in an official capacity?  All right. If his sentence was closing up I can see about getting him pardoned. Thanks, pal. So, can you tell me about the Outpost? NCR border guard duty mostly. It's our job to make sure the caravans can move safely along I-15 and Highway 95. Not the best posting or assignment, but it beats being sent East, or patrolling the Colorado. Legion's pretty thick there. Who are you? Me, I'm Knight - Major Knight. I've been stuck here dealing with these caravans for ages now, but somebody's gotta do it. Not exciting enough for you? It ain't so bad. If Caesar's Legion decides to push West through Nipton ol' Mojave Outpost here will be the front line. Anything I can do to help around here? Help? Oh, well... you could speak to Ranger Jackson. He might have something for you. He sort of runs things around here, mostly ends up sending reports back West that aren't filled with the best news. I suppose you could talk to Ghost, up on top of the barracks - uh, Ranger Ghost. Something about trouble in Nipton, maybe. What kind of trouble? Not exactly sure... radio's been on the fritz, and since I haven't heard any shooting, I don't think it's urgent. Can't hurt to go ask her.  Major Knight is special in that he is pretty much the go-to man for getting through red tape fairly quickly, and having a 100 repair skill for weary travelers.    Looks like we got a new visitor in the ol' Brahmin pen. Not many people coming here in a hurry, only passing through. And if you're passing through, you picked a bad time. Road north has gone to hell, and if I let a caravan through, they won't make it. Any way I can help? Help? No, look, I apprec... You know, what, yes, I could use the help. And you look like you can handle yourself. I need to get the caravans moving again, that means clearing a path north. There's too much crawling the asphalt up the road to allow it. I just came from the north. Ain’t nothing there. Don’t worry, I just spawned them for you. ...sounds like a deal. Thanks, I appreciate it. Come back here when you're done, I might accidentally "lose" some supplies to pay you with. You sure seem like you have enough soldiers. Soldiers, no, recruits, yes. And the Mojave Outpost has been ordered to have a standing force at the NCR perimeter at all times. So sending anyone out reduces the Outpost's numbers and would be in direct violation of my orders from back West. You sound frustrated. Frustrated? No. I have my orders - signed, and approved all the way up the chain from Kimball. And I understand the reasons. The Outpost isn't a Legion target, yet, not like Vegas or the Dam - but if the caravans get choked here, that's going to bite NCR hard. Anyway, didn't mean to talk your ear off. Some days... just feel like more requisition forms and daily reports come across my desk than results.  First, we head back to Primm to make sure Meyers got his pardon.  He’ll be a harsh sheriff (the game makes it very vague as to exactly what he considers “breaking the law,” so we’re deciding to be blissfully unaware of him shooting someone for littering), but at least the residents won’t be getting taxed by the NCR and they don’t have a busted up robot making moral calls for them.  That’s the spirit! See, we made the best choice!  I, uh, don’t know why she is saying this.  Oh, I got some radscorpion glands for ya! Hand 'em over and I'll get to baking! <receives three casseroles> The townspeople start heading back to their homes, even though this lady was stuck on the bench for about three minutes. They are in desperate need of help.  Thanks to the new sheriff, all the remaining convicts in the Bison Steve have been dealt with. You could totally handle them yourself, but this frees us of some armor and weapon condition degradation.  There were even convicts on the roller coaster, but they seem to have fallen down or something. Oh well.  Not a whole lot of interest in the upper floors of the hotel. Just some flavor text…   And some sweet, sweet drugs!  Opening a very easy locked first aid kit got us just enough experience to get us to level 5! More Unarmed, please!  I have all the parts needed for this eyebot. Hopefully it just needs some easy repairs. Definitely a step up from a radio... Hello! Name’s Sun. <introductory beeping> ED-E, huh? Nice to meet you. <mutual beeping> So, ED-E (people either pronounce it “eddie” or “eedie”) is a pretty neat companion, and most player’s first of the game. It can shoot lasers, plays campy combat music when engaging in fights, and gives us the Enhanced Sensors perk while traveling with us, which basically gives us the equivalent of 10 perception and detects stealthed enemies. In short, it’s an amazing companion for us.  Companions in this game are interacted with by the Companion Wheel, which gives us shortcuts to access their inventory, give them tactics, talk to them, tell them to back away (no one uses this option, they just shove them back), heal with a stimpak (don’t ask me how it works on robots, it just does), and dismiss them. It was fairly revolutionary at the time but Fallout 4 never used it because...Bethesda makes dumb decisions, that’s why.  On our way out of Primm, we see a sulking Beagle. Well, if it isn't the "lawbringer." What's your problem now? My problem is that I'm no longer a deputy. I'm just a Beagle now. You never seemed that enthused about being a deputy, anyway. I liked the title, not the job. Apparently two-and-a-half months of law enforcement experience doesn't count for anything. The new regime is just that: all new.   This is an example of ED-E’s perk in play. Normally, with our 1 Perception, we wouldn’t see them until nearly a few yards away.  These ants don’t look so big from up her- NEVERMIND NEVERMIND DIE DIE DIE Good job, ED-E! <happy beeping> You mentioned a reward before? No, I mentioned you might accidentally get supplied, and I meant it. Not allowed to contract mercenaries at the Outpost. Still, a requisition form or two can get lost, and they're not going to come check... so here you go, just between us. We get some ammo, a Service Rifle, a couple of weapon repair kits, some caps, and two Caravan Lunches (really good food for hardcore mode, but they weigh quite a bit.)  We notice a ramp leading to the roof of the next building, as Major Knight mentioned a ranger talking about trouble up in Nipton...which we’ll have to cross to get to Novac.  I do the first half and ED-E handles the second. <confirmational beeping> Alright, but really, depends on the work. I think there's trouble in Nipton - no traffic from there on the roads, and while I can explain that away, the smoke from the town I can't. I'm sure it's been hit - what I need to know is if they survived it. Might be Powder Gangers with all that smoke in the air. If there's anybody left, they'd be in the Nipton Town Hall. Go there, check it out, let me know what you find. What's the pay? The pay? The pay is a good goddamn thanks from the heart of the Republic! <scoffs> Just making GBS threads you with the NCR line, done wonders for morale around here. President Kimball keeps saying getting shot at is its own drat reward. Do this job for me, though, I'll do what I can. People know I hate most everyone, so if I put in a word for you... that's gold. …well, guess it wouldn’t hurt to get on the NCR’s good side from here on out. I'll do it. Listen - I don't want you getting killed for this, so if you head there and run into trouble, I'm asking for eyes and ears, not your life. All right? We have a new assignment, but the night is getting darker, so we head into the bar to get a few drinks in us.  Seriously, does no one here pick up after themselves? I swear, Jackson himself could sweep up this place with just his mustache.  New face in the Outpost, must've come from the North. So - what'll you have? Anything you can tell me about the Outpost? Not too much, lot of caravans going nowhere. Few prospectors here and there, but... they don't do more than stink up the place. Lot of troopers going nowhere, too. Everybody's backed up here. You think it'd be good for business, but most of the traders are tight with the caps, even the larger caravan outfits. Any work around here? Work around here? Might check with Jackson in the main building. Or Ghost up on the roof above, but watch out, she's... well, she's kind of a bitch. Don't tell her I said that, though. Might take a bullet some night when I'm going to the latrine.   After a fairly normal intermission, Sun relaxes with some whiskey, her radscorpion casserole, and a future new friend sitting right next to her.
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I like how with these quests they're kind of fleshing out the NCR from the edges in. Genuinely concerned but horribly overstrained. If this were Ranger Jackson's game at some point they'd be demanding his gun and/or badge.
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This upcoming destination is a really great set piece with a lot of environmental storytelling. Looking forward to seeing you show it off.
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RickVoid posted:This upcoming destination is a really great set piece with a lot of environmental storytelling. Looking forward to seeing you show it off. It's one of my favorites in any game, and I plan on going into greater detail why. Which means this upcoming update will be released on Thursday/Friday, since I want to expand my backlog (work has been picking up and I just got done recording Update 8).
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Compared to FO3 and NV, you could tell it was mostly Obsidian behind the latter. They actually did everything they could to ENGAGE a player, DLCs included, and the upcoming town was just fantastic at establishing one of the factions, hoo boy, what a trip NV was. Shame 4 sucked so much rear end compared to NV. Infinitely gaining levels...bah, a level 50 cap is plenty to establish a character with perks every other level.
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I'm not saying this LP made me pick this game up for the hundredth time, but, well, I think I just hit 30 hours somehow
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Feb 19, 2018 20:56
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Man I would pay so much to have a properly remastered and enhanced F:NV. I bet that obsidian could accomplish some interesting things on the F4 engine.
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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:Man I would pay so much to have a properly remastered and enhanced F:NV. Luckily for you, then, a team of modders is working to remake F:NV in the F4 engine!
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Feb 19, 2018 22:29
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I'm happy that this project exists but I would so like to have obsidian fixing some of the glaring issues like DLCs not really fitting well into the overall plot or power level. and even enhancing and polishing the game more.
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Feb 19, 2018 23:28
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all i ask is a better way to ease into the post-nipton phase of the game. the fistful of times i've played NV i've almost always ricocheted straight off the game post nipton because most enemies end up gaining tons of extra health and defenses all at once, and there's this really loving obnoxious period until you can get a new round of decent guns that you can't kill anything with any sort of speed.
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e: hey this isn't the NV thread
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Feb 19, 2018 23:44
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there's also all the legion patrols that start popping up after nipton, and even when i was chill as hell with them the fuckwads had a real habit of going nuts on me - and holy christ do those jerks eat a ton of bullets.
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Coolguye posted:there's also all the legion patrols that start popping up after nipton, and even when i was chill as hell with them the fuckwads had a real habit of going nuts on me - and holy christ do those jerks eat a ton of bullets. You don't have to kill the legion guys at nipton, although the urge to do so is understandable. Im playing the game now and killed all of them, and didn't get Legion assassins until i took out Nelson. eating only apples fucked around with this message at 02:22 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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Feb 20, 2018 00:11
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the legion slaver teams still attack me even if i am really chill at nipton. i dunno what i'm doing wrong per se but they have a tendency to start out neutral and then go hostile for reasons i can't really identify.
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Feb 20, 2018 01:34
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Coolguye posted:the legion slaver teams still attack me even if i am really chill at nipton. i dunno what i'm doing wrong per se but they have a tendency to start out neutral and then go hostile for reasons i can't really identify. o ok. real weird idk whats going on i am upset with myself eating only apples fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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Feb 20, 2018 02:16
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eating only apples posted:i am upset with myself 
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Coolguye posted:the legion slaver teams still attack me even if i am really chill at nipton. i dunno what i'm doing wrong per se but they have a tendency to start out neutral and then go hostile for reasons i can't really identify. Are you wearing NCR armor? Ohhh I think I know what's going on. Boone makes you auto-hostile to the Legion. Siegkrow fucked around with this message at 03:12 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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Horrible Lurkbeast posted:I'm happy that this project exists but I would so like to have obsidian fixing some of the glaring issues like DLCs not really fitting well into the overall plot or power level. and even enhancing and polishing the game more. there is the jsawyer mod, which is made by one of the devs (joshua sawyer) and attempts to rebalance the game. Among the many elements it changes, the level cap is reduced from 50 (with all dlc) to 35 to reduce godmode player characters, and makes changes to the way armor works to make slow-firing high caliber bullets more effective against armored targets (and small-caliber high rate-of-fire weapons less effective against armor). Overall it increases the difficulty but in a way that feels fair. double nine fucked around with this message at 11:30 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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Feb 20, 2018 11:26
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Jsawyer is mandatory as far as I'm concerned but there's plenty more to be done
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Chapter 7: Sun Vulture and the Fanatic Mr. Fox Music: Foxy Lady  No, only looking around.  Well, keep those eyes up and turning - or I'll set 'em spinning. Got no time for gawkers... or anyone looking for something I ain't selling. How about a drink instead? ED-E here is full of them. <drunken beeping> How about a drink? How about a couple, is what you mean. Either you’ve had too much to drink, or not enough. I can relate. Are you all right? All right? No, I'm not all right. Drinking to forget, and it's only getting me mad instead. Whiskey always gets my temper up - now more than ever. Drinking used to cause all sorts of trouble back West - before I punched enough people, that is, and they learned to lay low when the whiskey hit. What are you trying to forget? Lost my caravan heading north, the driver burned to ash - and they didn't even take the cargo, they just burned that, too. Doesn’t sound like raiders. My guess is Legion, they're trying to cut NCR's supply line... and the Mojave Outpost is proof. Got us locked up tighter than a New Vegas virgin. No caravans in, out, and just try arguing with Jackson about it. "Roads aren't safe," he says.  I've met him. Nice impersonation. Yeah, he's been with NCR so long all he can see is the worst outcome of everything - so he doesn't do anything. Jackson won't let me head north, it's not safe... and even though my caravan's gone, my caravan papers are keeping me here. So if you came here for work, my advice? Go find the Crimson Caravan branch, south of Vegas. They can help you out. I’m...sure a position just opened up recently. I’ll check it out. Besides, I already cleared the roads for Jackson. No poo poo? Drink's on me, then. Still, not like I'm going anywhere. Caravan title's still keeping me here, even though it's dead and gone. Anything you can tell me about the Outpost? You're looking at it. It's a watering hole without much to brag about. It's like a Brahmin drive gone wrong - supposed to be a gate north, but you come here, you get caught in the pen. Better to head back home. If you don't have a gun and a will, don't matter much what you do when you reach here, except stare at that loving monument outside. That loving monument outside?  If the Republic put as much effort into protecting the East as they put into those two asinine giants outside, then they'd be worth that monument. Statues of two men shaking hands covered in blood don't seem to be nothing to brag about. Covered in blood? I'm speaking figurative, isn't any blood on their drat hands. Course, when Caesar comes walking through here, there'll be blood for real. And after the blood dries in the sun, he'll melt that piece of Jet-induced sculpture down, and reshape it into a bull.  What are those statues supposed to be? One's a ranger, one's an NCR trooper, supposed to represent unification of West and East... or some such poo poo. As far as those two iron lovebirds go, they've got more spine than you'll see in a year from the NCR government. [NCR] I think they're both rangers, one desert, one NCR. loving nerd. Well, fine, whatever, they can be shaking each other's dicks, wouldn't change the Mojave now. That was a...nice talk. Might have to keep an eye out for her later. For now, let’s just head on down to Nipton. Disgusting. An inch away from the trash cans, and they can’t even manage to toss them in. <defensive beeping> They aren’t recycling the cans, robro. And even if they are, I wouldn’t trust them with such a delicate process.   Nipton is just a hair away from the Mojave Outpost, towards the east. The area near the crashed airplane is infested with radscorpions, which ED-E will mercilessly engage. One of the drawbacks to having a companion with such high perception.   <cautious beeping> Enemies, huh? Thanks, pal.  We’re taking out the brass knuckles for this occasion.  With our Unarmed skill over 50 now, we can perform an uppercut attack in VATS, dealing 15% more damage than a regular unarmed attack in VATS.   Most of the time, though, it’ll look like you’re punching the air.    After the Jackals are dealt with, Sun and ED-E make their way further, and find another scripted encounter.  Hey, can you two show me how to get to Nipton from here? Oh, I see you’re both busy. ...we never get a break, do we?  No need to thank us, just need directi- Uh... What was that you took from his corpse?  What? This? He stole this from me at gunpoint. Lucky for me, he got distracted and I got a chance to draw on him. It's a, uh, necklace that I made out of these special caps. You ever see any caps with a blue star on them like these?  Pretty sure, yeah. it's really nice, isn't it? Have you ever seen caps with pretty blue stars on them like these? Yes, I've got a few myself. Ah, then you know how rare they are. I'm just glad they're back where they belong. You can never be too careful these days. Well, it was nice to meet you. I'm going to take a few moments to get myself together, then head out.  What an odd lady. <inquisitive beeping> You like reading dead people’s diaries too, huh? Well, let’s see what’s in here, shall we?  ...she’s pointing a gun right at us, isn’t she? <affirmative beeping> Sucker! Bet she’s seeing stars now! <embarrassed beeping> I thought that was a clever line... yoink x9  Smoke, fire...legion flags... And a man raising a celebratory fist in the air...oh boy.  Smell that air! Couldn’t ya just drink it like booze! W-what lottery? What lottery? THE lottery, that’s what lottery! Are you stupid? Only lottery that matters! Oh my God smell that air! Are you feeling alright? Are you kidding me? Never felt better! Are you a Powder Ganger? Powder Ganger? What? I mean, yeah, used to be, sure! But not no more! Powder Gang is small-time, man! I’m a winner! I won the motherfucking lottery! Okay then. I’ll...be off. And so begins the saga of Oliver Swanick, the luckiest lottery winner of the Mojave Wasteland. What great tales will he weave with his newfound fortune? Will he reach the highest heights? Will he fall to the lowest lows? Perhaps his fate is best left unknown. But what we do know is he literally just runs towards the radscorpions we passed by and cowers in front of them.  poo poo. Hopefully someone in here knows more. Nothing too exciting in here, except for maybe a safe with random crap in it. The person sitting down, though…   Goddammit, I was nodding off until you barged in here! And I don't hurt when I sleep! Just give me some goddamn Med-X and gently caress off, will ya? I don't have any Med-X for you. Bullshit. You're holding, you just want it all for yourself! Well, yeah. They’re my drugs. <nagging beeping> Myyyyy druuuuuugs, ED-E. Mine. What happened to this town? The Legion happened. What the gently caress's it look like? Tell me about the lottery. It ain't like we came to Nipton to play it! Me and my crew had it worked out to kidnap some NCR troopers who come to town to get laid. Had it all worked out with the scumbag mayor. We were gonna ransom them off, keep their weapons for ourselves, a nice score. How'd your plan go wrong? We get in position and next thing we know, we're surrounded by those loving Legion freaks. They dragged us and everybody else into the center of town. And that rear end in a top hat with a dog on his head, he starts talking about how we're bad people! He said we needed to be punished for what we did, not all of us, but some of us. And then he gives everyone a loving lottery ticket... What happened after everyone got lottery tickets? What do you think? He started drawing tickets, and that's how people got punished. First up was the "lucky losers." They got decapitated - guess that's "lucky" because it's pretty quick. Then came the crucifixions. Goddamn but those went on and on and on... Third-place runners-up got enslaved. I got the gently caress beat out of my legs, and the winner they let go free. How did you survive? You're looking at the second place winner of the Nipton lottery! That rear end in a top hat Swanick took first place, so him they let walk! Why are you still here? I dunno, I just love it here. What the gently caress do you think, rear end in a top hat? Prize for second place was I got to live, but they beat my loving legs with hammers. I'm loving crippled, get it? What happened to the mayor? Him? When his ticket came up, they burned him alive on a pile of tires. You said some of the people were enslaved? Yeah, a bunch of those Legion fucks dragged them off right away. They was headed East, if you're feeling heroic. It's not my problem. That's how I figure it. Got problems of my own to handle.  I’m sure he’ll be fine. <mournful beeping> Not a doctor, ED-E. And Med-X don’t fix broken bones. He just wanted to OD on it, and I only have, like, ten left. The NCR will help him...or at least throw him back into the NCRCF. <meta beeping> You’re right; he’s stuck there forever. Let’s go. On second thought...holy gently caress... <shocked beeping> There actually IS a way to get them down “safely,” but we’ll get into that later.  That must be Mr. Dog Head.  I want you to witness the fate of the town of Nipton, to memorize every detail. And then, when you move on? I want you to teach everyone you meet the lesson that Caesar's Legion taught here, especially any NCR troops you run across. What "lessons" did you teach here? Where to begin? That you are weak, and we are strong? This much was known already. But the depths of their moral sickness, their dissolution? Nipton serves as the perfect object lesson. What exactly happened here? Nipton was a wicked place, debased and corrupt. It served all comers, so long as they paid. Profligate troops, Powder Gangers, men of the Legion such as myself - the people here didn't care. It was a town of whores. For a pittance, the town agreed to lead those it had sheltered into a trap. Only when I sprang it did they realize they were caught inside it, too. You captured everyone? Yes, and herded them to the center of town. I told them their sins, the foremost being disloyalty. I told them that when Legionaries are disloyal, some are punished, the others made to watch. And I announced the lottery. Each clutched his ticket, hoping it would set him free. Each did nothing, even when "loved ones" were dragged away to be killed. You slaughtered innocent civilians? Innocent? Hardly. Cowardly, though. They outnumbered us, yet not once did they try to resist. They stood and watched as their fellows were butchered, crucified, and burned, one by one. They stood and hoped their turn would not come. Each cared only for himself. Your crimes are unforgivable. <hypocritical beeping> Eating people isn’t as bad as judging others by your standards and lashing out at them, ED-E. And I only eat DEAD people. Besides, this guy’s just pure evil. I mean. If you insist. Hell, I’m not even going to take any drugs before this fight. These fuckers ain’t worth it. You can handle the rest, right buddy!? <confidant beeping> Pfft. Couldn’t even put up a good fight. At least he conveniently fell into a barbecue pit he made himself. Mmmm, roasted misogyny. Dog-breath here has some good items on him: Healing powder, antivenom, water, Legion money (which is worth a good amount more than NCR money)…  But the real prize is his dog head helmet.   So, yeah, Caesar’s Legion. This whole sequence is quite possibly my favorite in any game, and it is a terrific introduction to any faction I have ever seen. I’m sure there are probably better ones out there, but everything about this literal turn of events (Nipton is at the middle of the bend) is just masterful. We’ve been hearing enough about the Legion to know that they are a force to be reckoned with: how brutal they are, the presence they exhibit towards the NCR, what they do to people, etc. But telling us through dialogue is one thing; we needed a demonstration. The Lottery of Nipton is that demonstration. It is where the game curves from your typical Western inspired setpiece towards a darker story than we were led to believe. The game directs us towards Primm, where we have to fight some escaped convicts and save the cowardly deputy. We are then told that the next stop we have to make is Novac, which would normally be a straight shot from Primm, but are asked to find a replacement sheriff for Primm. The game doesn’t tell us that we can reprogram Primm Slim to be the sheriff unless we actually speak to him, but instead tells us that the two options we have are either the NCR lieutenant or the incarcerated sheriff. When speaking to either of them, we are led to the Mojave Outpost for either a pardon or for the Lieutenant stationed at Primm to be assigned as sheriff.  Even if we didn’t talk to anyone about any leads we could get, the game turns us away from just marching straight off the New Vegas by putting some of the deadliest mobs between us and the bright city. We even have a road we can follow, and most players would follow that trail on their first playthrough. The Mojave Outpost even has its own beacon of two tall statues to get the player to stop there, with the fork on the road and everything. From the Mojave Outpost, we are instructed to ask Ghost if she has any work for us, which is to scout out the smoke coming from Nipton. Well, we get there, and we see the smoke and the fire and the heads on pikes and the waving flags of a bull. And we meet Oliver Swanick, who is excited for winning a lottery, but he gives us vague answers as to what the lottery actually is. He runs off (or the player kills him, to loot his corpse in case the lottery gave him anything we want). He has nothing on him but the winning lottery ticket and the clothes on his back, so we delve deeper into the town.  Before we get to the town hall, we have a door to the general store to the left. As the player is most likely to go into the store first for loot or what have you, they go inside and meet Boxcars, sitting in a chair. He gives us a much more helpful description of what happened (and in a much angrier tone), and this braces the player for what they are about to encounter. Then we step outside, turn to the left, and see crucified bodies and a squad of Caesar’s Legion, led by Vulpes Inculta (roughly translated to Uncultivated/Rough Fox). He explains in his own romanticized way what transpired at Nipton, and shows us exactly how the Legion operates and views the world. Vulpes doesn’t try to defend his actions, even telling us to attack him if we wish. He only asks that we spread word of what happened. Everything about these events is to show us that the Legion is a major threat to everyone, and it is much more effective when they tempt you to kill them because of their monstrous ways than force you to fight them over and over again like most games do.  We will find out more about Caesar’s Legion as we progress through the game, but we have a good understanding of what they are: a militant society driven by the image and structure of the Roman Empire.  The houses in Nipton are empty, and mostly uninteresting. The hotel to the left of the Nipton Town Hall has some dead NCR troopers inside.   A Mister Gutsy greets us as soon as we enter some nerd’s home.    ...at least he ain’t making sexbots.  Legion soldiers can be harvested for their ears. It’s useful later.  Next to the nerd’s place is a spot where another Wild Wasteland proc happens. It features Luke Skywalker’s aunt’s and uncle’s skeletons. And nothing else. Since they are such loved and memorialized characters, I’ll let you picture them here yourself.    This house has a bunch of traps and safes inside. Dude was a paranoid fucker (I can relate), but it didn’t help him in the long run (I can also relate).      The wiki says that this is a Dr. Strangelove reference. So, there you go.  To the south of the town is a trailer park.  Again, nothing of interest except for the fact that at least one of the citizens actually went down fighting.  Right, onto the Town Hall proper.  The entire place is littered with dead bodies killed by the Legion. Normally, that would be whatever, just more corpses. However, some dead bodies have mines placed underneath them, as one final “gently caress you” to looters. And by looters, I mean players.  Doggies! Look, I’m one of you!<growls>  Are there any good dogs in this hellhole!? There’s a breakroom in the basement, with the key on the reception desk. It...has breakroom stuff.   After eating 25 corpses, we gain the Dine and Dash perk!  It allows us to harvest some Human Remains from corpses we eat, giving us some more food on top of what we just ate.   The mayor’s office is the only room that isn’t a complete mess.  We have some mentats, Programmer’s Digests, and a Big Book of Science (+3 Science, permanent). Obviously, the former mayor had trouble getting into the computer and needed a lot of help.     Ugh. <disgusted beeping>   Double ugh. <double disgusted beeping> With our mission completed, we give the dire news to Ghost.  Nipton was attacked by the Legion. Legion this far West? You're loving kidding me. I can show you the crucifixions. And the tire fires. And the heads on spikes. And the mined corpses. And the trophy I am literally wearing on my head. That's not outside the border, they're moving in - and fast. Nipton wasn't the most friendly town, but... All right - thanks for checking on that, wish it set my mind at ease, now I'm more on edge than ever.  Thankfully, a health-oriented home owner managed to leave these delicious greens for Sun to munch on before finally marching towards Novac, her next big clue. ApeHawk fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Feb 26, 2018 |
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I love this game.  Never did a cannibal run, though. Always saved it for an evil playthrough, but it turns out, I don't really have being evil.
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Feb 22, 2018 20:41
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Being a cannibal (in the post-post apocalypse) isn't evil. It's being resourceful.
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ApeHawk posted:
Actually... I've mentioned this in other LP's and am shameless about self promotion, but he's named after me for a fan fiction competition on the Obsidian boards. I admit, I'm just happy for once he didn't get shot and/or eaten, as is tradition. And is based off a 10 year old photo of me a tad 
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