Fallout 4

I'll post some pics from there when I get a bit further along in the build up

 

Started playing with the new DLC. Some initial stuff I noted.

One, I do *not* like having to align with Vault-Tec in this way to progress. But if you don't, the Overseer is expelled and all the quests are cancelled. Boo, considering your character is a victim of a Vault-Tec experiment in the opening of the game, *against your will*. It just feels dirty, tho I understand why they did it.

Two, and I'm going to be as spoiler lite as I can here...while much of the wildlife you'll find is pretty lightweight, just molerats and such....I don't know how much of it was level scaling or not, as I was greeted by a legendary glowing mirelurk hunter and a mirelurk queen on one room, along with some assorted random crawdad soldiers. But I'm in my 60s ATM, so ... just be aware.

Three, there's a circuit board lying around in each of the sectors that you'll need to find for future quests. One in the north sector, one in the east, one in the northeast. Might as well grab these early.

When you get started, the 'main' room where you meet the overseer needs a fair bit of cleaning up to open the access points to the other sector areas. Like, as in, be prepared to scrap cranes and trains. Literally.

Once you've done that, the opening Vault 88 layout is pretty friggin' yuge. This looks like it's going to be fun! FYI, you CAN fast travel out from inside the vault, just like you can from the Railroad HQ. Nice to not have to run outside to travel.

 

Can you link it by supply lines to your other settlements ?

 

Yep.

Funny enough...I was just finishing up having Macready on this playthrough...he hit idolised while I was clearing the entrance room to the new Vault 88 and gave me killshot.

I saved and immediately sent him from my home base (Sanctuary Island) to...Sanctuary Island, then assigned him (in full flamer, sniper rife, and heavy armor gear, but minus the X-01 suit) to a provisioner role to the new Vault. Immediately had all my resources available as the others before.

Although, the new Vault 88 space build area is entirely underground, so I'm not sure how/what the 'defense' section is supposed to do or how it's supposed to work. I wonder if there need to be defenses set up for constantly spawning interior mobs? That would be interesting.

Sorry, I didn't get THAT far in past the initial clear, I'm watching the DNC coverage.

 

Cool

Yeah , I'm watching the DNC too

 

Not gonna get into it here, as I'm a bit of a political junkie, and watched the RNC last week as well.

*shrug*

One of the things I like about this board is there is no politcalness.

 

Politics

 

Calm your tits Mr No TV , all I said was I was watching it

 

It just seemed to be where the conversation was going. Anyways, now that the new DLC is out though I'll probably move my Xbox to a working TV to play again.

 

Hmm I guess it's time to DL the new DLC. So is Nuka World included or just Vault Tec?

 

I totally forgot about this. I distract easily. Going to be a hot sum bitch this week so I will definitely be playing all week.

 

Yay!

 

I downloaded the new DLC last night but am trying to finish my Coastal Cottage settlement build before I start with the new stuff

Anybody else stumble across the Message in a Bottle collectibles / quests ?

 

Hrmm. Doesn't ring any bells, off the top o' me head

 

I picked up a beer bottle on the beach behind the fish packing plant because I've been collecting all the glass I find for my greenhouse builds and it started a "Message in a Bottle" quest , apparently there is 5 or 6 of them around the map

 

Cool, I'll have to look for those. I'm a sucker for side quests.

Also, two thing about the new area, Vault 88. Just found 2 new rooms found only by scrapping your way through walls of rock. Behind the last one was


So...when you're cleaning up/scrapping around, check the walls and otherwise mundane looking dead-end nooks & crannies.

Second, the glowing green uranium in this same picture is scrappable for nuclear material, FYI.

 

Make that 3 new rooms, and a new type of scorp (at least I've never seen one of these type before)...ton of HP, hits like a truck, virulent poison attack, took me by surprise ....took 3 stims while kiting to kill

 

Don't get too excited for the Message in a Bottle quests , at least the one I found just leads you to a weapons / anmo stash in a steamer trunk

 

It looks like I wasn't far off. Not a new scorp type but a rare one


I was right about the HP tho...even more than a behemoth!