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MeoTwister5 · 2010-10-21, 02:19

I'm gonna get my 360 copy next week, but any of you guys have first hand accounts of how buggy this game is?

jedinat · 2010-10-21, 02:45

^I've been playing the PC version for a few hours and I haven't had any crashes or any noteworthy bugs.

It initially took a little work to get the performance up to snuff though. There's this seamingly universal performance issue (on PC at least) that slows things down to a crawl when a lot of hostile NPCs are on the screen. There is a fix for it though that involves dropping a directx dll into the installation folder. Otherwise I found that disabling depth of field really improved performance overall (depth of field is kind of a lame effect anyways). Oh, and I had to add some lines to the ini to get rid of the horrible mouse acceleration.

So far I'm having fun and appreciating a lot of the changes.

Crimrui · 2010-10-21, 03:12

I'm gonna buy this for PC...eventually. When few of ''worthy'' mods gets released together with body replacer. Want to play as female in this one but ladies faces in this and in Fallout 3 were...meh.

Kyero Fox · 2010-10-21, 07:16

aw thats kinda... weird. Could just play a guy ya know =\

Tokkan · 2010-10-21, 07:53

I like this game better than Fallout 3. The music is just really nice and I'm getting a much better sense of immersion.

MeoTwister5 · 2010-10-21, 08:00

I take it, bug wise, that it's more or less the same bugs I can expect with F3?

Crimrui · 2010-10-21, 10:05

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Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

aw thats kinda... weird. Could just play a guy ya know =\

I always play with a guy character in most of the games that let you create your own character and choose gender, Fallout 1&2 included. But in F3, the personality of my character really didn't flesh out with only basic answers from conversation options. It felt really bland, like my character is a robot. In those rare cases, where I don't imagine myself as the role player, I rather play with females.

And now, I'm assuming New Vegas is closer to F3 then it's previous games so that is the reason I said that I'll play with female character. Hope it all made sense

killer3000ad · 2010-10-21, 10:28

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Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

I take it, bug wise, that it's more or less the same bugs I can expect with F3?

Yup, there's a FPS performance bug from Fallout 3 that somehow managed to get into New Vegas. You have to use a custom .dll file to fix it. There's mouse acceleration issues that someone mentioned you need to alter settings in the .ini file to fix, and then there are reported issues with autosaves and quicksaves not updating to the latest saves forcing you to make regular hardsaves, courtesy of Steam synchro issues.

MeoTwister5 · 2010-10-21, 10:53

Well I'm playing it on the 360 so... sucks to be me until Obsidian releases title update.

Kyero Fox · 2010-10-21, 11:03

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Originally Posted by Crimson Cloud

I always play with a guy character in most of the games that let you create your own character and choose gender, Fallout 1&2 included. But in F3, the personality of my character really didn't flesh out with only basic answers from conversation options. It felt really bland, like my character is a robot. In those rare cases, where I don't imagine myself as the role player, I rather play with females.

And now, I'm assuming New Vegas is closer to F3 then it's previous games so that is the reason I said that I'll play with female character. Hope it all made sense

Fallout new vegas's story,script and everything else not including gameplay is totally diffrent. you should start off as a guy and try it out first. you can always do another play through as a chick lol.

So far ive made 3 characters because of how hard the decisions in this game are. one wrong quest and you can get hated by the people you wanted to like.

synaesthetic · 2010-10-21, 11:18

FONV = FO2 sequel.
FO3 = FO1 sequel.

Think of it that way.

-Sho- · 2010-10-21, 11:19

There's a patch out dunno if it fix the bugs .

Anyway , would be better if they improved the graphics .

Soconfused · 2010-10-21, 11:57

Been playing for about 15 hours, aside from the save bug, I'm having a blast. Though I've barely done anything, haven't even been to new vegas yet, so it looks like I'll be putting in as much time in this game as I did in FO3 (150+ hours).

Crimrui · 2010-10-21, 12:20

Oh, so it's much better handled then F3? Well then, I stand corrected, male character it is. As soon as my copy arrives I'll jump right at it =)

Kyero Fox · 2010-10-22, 01:25

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic

FONV = FO2 sequel.
FO3 = FO1 sequel.

Think of it that way.

FO3 = Elder Scrolls game with guns
FO2 = FO1 Sequal
FONV is a Standalone, its in the same world as #1 and #2 but totally diffrent MC, Like Red dead redemption and Red Dead revolver.

Cub-Sama · 2010-10-22, 19:19

Wondering whether I should get the game everyone else makes it sound interesting but question, regardless of your opinion on the game itself is the gameplay still basically use V.A.Ts, shoot inaccurately until V.A.Ts recharges then rinse and repeat? Because that is one of the reasons Fallout 3 felt so bland to me, felt more like a turn based RPG.

Kyero Fox · 2010-10-22, 21:51

not using Vats = requires skill

MeoTwister5 · 2010-10-22, 21:55

Without VATS, Fallout 3 felt like a slow paced FPS anyway. In my experience your weapon skills aren't that big of a factor in manual shooting mode. Of course you should NEVER shoot manually with the view over the shoulder.

Kyero Fox · 2010-10-22, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Without VATS, Fallout 3 felt like a slow paced FPS anyway. In my experience your weapon skills aren't that big of a factor in manual shooting mode. Of course you should NEVER shoot manually with the view over the shoulder.

for me Shoulder view is for showing off your armor and thats it

it messes with my aim when fighting,

~~Arbitres~~ · 2010-10-22, 22:17

Same here. OTS messes with my accuracy. I prefer POV/FPP because it's easier to line my shots up. When you're a Ghost build, accuracy and stealth is what matters.

I never used V.A.T.S that much, actually. I find it irritating that it is suppose to be helpful but isn't - hell I'm legally blind and I can make better shots. V.A.T.S. just feels impractical to me.

By the way, anyone has a screenshot of a fully modded Sniper Rifle~?

2010-10-21, 02:19	Link #81
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	I'm gonna get my 360 copy next week, but any of you guys have first hand accounts of how buggy this game is? __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2010-10-21, 03:12	Link #83
Crimrui Hollow Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mecha cockpit	I'm gonna buy this for PC...eventually. When few of ''worthy'' mods gets released together with body replacer. Want to play as female in this one but ladies faces in this and in Fallout 3 were...meh. __________________

2010-10-21, 07:16	Link #84
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	aw thats kinda... weird. Could just play a guy ya know =\ __________________

2010-10-21, 08:00	Link #86
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	I take it, bug wise, that it's more or less the same bugs I can expect with F3? __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2010-10-21, 10:53	Link #89
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	Well I'm playing it on the 360 so... sucks to be me until Obsidian releases title update. __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2010-10-21, 02:45	Link #82
jedinat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 38	^I've been playing the PC version for a few hours and I haven't had any crashes or any noteworthy bugs. It initially took a little work to get the performance up to snuff though. There's this seamingly universal performance issue (on PC at least) that slows things down to a crawl when a lot of hostile NPCs are on the screen. There is a fix for it though that involves dropping a directx dll into the installation folder. Otherwise I found that disabling depth of field really improved performance overall (depth of field is kind of a lame effect anyways). Oh, and I had to add some lines to the ini to get rid of the horrible mouse acceleration. So far I'm having fun and appreciating a lot of the changes.

2010-10-21, 07:53	Link #85
Tokkan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Australia Age: 35	I like this game better than Fallout 3. The music is just really nice and I'm getting a much better sense of immersion.

2010-10-21, 11:18	Link #91
synaesthetic blinded by blood Author Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oakland, CA Age: 40	FONV = FO2 sequel. FO3 = FO1 sequel. Think of it that way. __________________ Indie science fiction author and all-around weirdo: Check out my original fiction here! Read an excerpt from my sci-fi novel Binary System!

2010-10-21, 11:19	Link #92
-Sho- ~Omedetô~ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !	There's a patch out dunno if it fix the bugs . Anyway , would be better if they improved the graphics .

2010-10-21, 11:57	Link #93
Soconfused Old God Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: you....don't wanna know Age: 37	Been playing for about 15 hours, aside from the save bug, I'm having a blast. Though I've barely done anything, haven't even been to new vegas yet, so it looks like I'll be putting in as much time in this game as I did in FO3 (150+ hours). __________________ What exactly is the point of becoming powerful if one cannot indulge the hedonistic opportunities that come with it?

2010-10-21, 12:20	Link #94
Crimrui Hollow Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mecha cockpit	Oh, so it's much better handled then F3? Well then, I stand corrected, male character it is. As soon as my copy arrives I'll jump right at it =) __________________

2010-10-22, 19:19	Link #96
Cub-Sama Member of DOLLARS Artist Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In the magical land of Moonswell pass Age: 28	Wondering whether I should get the game everyone else makes it sound interesting but question, regardless of your opinion on the game itself is the gameplay still basically use V.A.Ts, shoot inaccurately until V.A.Ts recharges then rinse and repeat? Because that is one of the reasons Fallout 3 felt so bland to me, felt more like a turn based RPG. __________________ We are DOLLARS, credit for sig goes to CMHerrera-chan

2010-10-22, 21:51	Link #97
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	not using Vats = requires skill __________________

2010-10-22, 21:55	Link #98
MeoTwister5 Komrades of Kitamura Kou Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 39	Without VATS, Fallout 3 felt like a slow paced FPS anyway. In my experience your weapon skills aren't that big of a factor in manual shooting mode. Of course you should NEVER shoot manually with the view over the shoulder. __________________ Medical Student vs. Anime Last Exile - Fam the Silver Wing -

2010-10-22, 22:17	Link #100
~~Arbitres~~ Disabled By Request Join Date: Jan 2010	Same here. OTS messes with my accuracy. I prefer POV/FPP because it's easier to line my shots up. When you're a Ghost build, accuracy and stealth is what matters. I never used V.A.T.S that much, actually. I find it irritating that it is suppose to be helpful but isn't - hell I'm legally blind and I can make better shots. V.A.T.S. just feels impractical to me. By the way, anyone has a screenshot of a fully modded Sniper Rifle~?