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Shotgunnova posted...

Oh geez, it seems the unofficial patch could be causing the problem.

It's possible. I know people mention to this day how the Skyrim unofficial patch mod breaks the Thieves Guild for Skyrim, and it's closing in on 10 years since the game's release...

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Shotgunnova posted...

Yeah, I wasn't that hopeful on a two-shot missile launcher.

You can get a Two-Shot Fat Man though, by purchasing the Big Boy from Arturo in Diamond City. It's expensive, but worth it. By using VATS criticals you can lob perfect shots at long distance: aim at the head as the second shot will drop a bit lower and strike the body.
Edit: Due to the way Two-Shot is programmed, once you get the double radius perk from Demolition Expert the radius will be far greater than normal. It's also worth mentioning that heavy weapons with explosive damage get to double dip on damage bonuses, thanks to Heavy Gunner applying as well; this is part of why an Explosive Minigun is so much fun.

Shotgunnova posted...

The only downside is that there's no water besides single-shot pumps, so I had to make quite a few down by the greenhouse.

If you have the Wastelanders workshop DLC there should be a 'solid ground' motorized pump. Although, given the cost in resources, it's probably easier to just place down 10 or 20 manual pumps.

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UnholyMudcrab posted...

I'm so glad the removed the xp penalty from killing things in the Mako

Ah, no more 'stand outside for the final shot' antics?

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Well, you could always take... Overdrive IIRC. It allows shots outside of VATs to become critical hits, based on a percentage chance per shot.

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Shotgunnova posted...

The sadist in me wants to build cages to capture Gunners, raiders, and so on, then let them flee...right into 20 heavy turrets' paths. Probably too lazy to set it up, though.

Or set them up at the edge of the overpass areas at either Greygarden or the farm next to Saugus Ironworks...

Gunners only need Caps as bait, so it's easy to repair the cages.

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Shotgunnova posted...

stocking up on .45-70 ammo (none drops in the regular wasteland? The hell, Bethesda?)

Yeah, unlike Fallout 3 bringing Point Lookout stuff to the Capital Wasteland, in Fallout 4 you NEVER see DLC ammo in the base game. You have to go trodding off to separate DLC zones to pick up the associated ammo. DLC ammo was never integrated into the ammo production of Contraptions either.

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Shotgunnova posted...

Ehh, I just got to LCK6 to invest in Better Criticals, so I don't need donut power anymore.

Stealth bonuses should still add on top of crit bonuses. Depending on your character level, it might become mandatory to one shot the infinitely scaling enemies: e.g. a Super Mutant Warlord.

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masterpug53 posted...

it's just nicer to throw caps at the goods rather than scour the wasteland for all the esoteric ingredients.

Well, the main one to abuse is the Sizzlin' Strawberry Donuts, because they function like Calmex, adding 2x damage to your stealth attacks. If you grow Razorgrain at your Settlements you can combine that with... the cereal, IIRC, to produce Donut Mix in groups of 4. Adding points to your Radiation Resistance isn't bad either.

There are some rare novelty donuts though, including the Lemon ones which people might not even know about since you can only get Lemonade from Deezer in Covenant.

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Shotgunnova posted...

There aren't metal stairs for some reason.

Do you have the DLC? The Warehouse and Barn tilesets should share metal stairs.

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Shotgunnova posted...

Wow, forgot about this. Luckily, I mostly build spartan settlements, so I don't have loose junk all over.

Yeah, I personally tend to just slap sleeping bags in the pre-fab Large Wooden Shack and end things with that. For defense I might put turrets on the Wooden Shack Bridge to give a better vantage point, but little else is built.

It's best for performance to have as few items loaded into the engine as possible.

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Shotgunnova posted...

Near the Gunners' TV station, this house exploded out of nowhere. I think it's a moonshiner hut or meth lab.

It's a moonshine still. If you walk into the hut you'll find a bunch of alcohol and empty bottles strewn about.

On the topic of Warwick though, do keep an eye on your Settler count. The game sometimes spawns them behind the building, trapped in a pool of water that is deep enough to cause radiation damage. The Settlers can die there, including the named ones.

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Of those two, Prego is definitely better. Ragu is super trashy.

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DrizztLink posted...

Does it tell you if you break a fishing record, or do I need to keep track myself?

I want to say that fishing records show up at major safe zone areas. Like, on a wall in the prison for example.

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jumi posted...

Pagan Min from 4 was evil because he was crazy and running a country.

Every faction head was terrible. You were basically choosing whether you wanted the country to be like Iraq(violent dictator), Iran(harsh theocracy), or Afghanistan(warlord fueled by drug production). The non-mystic gameplay was on point though.

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On the flipside, it's a quick way to tell if someone is interested in you. If they bug out then you know there's an unbridgeable gulf between you. If they tolerate that, then there's at least a passing interest. :P

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Since it's technically possible to overlook, I'll mention that some of the sniper scopes have a second level of magnification to help with long distance shots. Beyond that, you could probably aim for stationary enemies, either enemy snipers or those manning gun emplacements, etc.

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DrizztLink posted...

I'm sure Nick is a very helpful squadmate to have but I am literally never going to use him.

Unless they ever fixed it, I remember planes being somewhat suicidal and suddenly crashing without warning. In the case of Nick he either does a high amount of burst damage right away or gets blasted out of the sky.

From a player usage standpoint the arcade-style copters are easier to use.

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lilORANG posted...

Wtf is that nasty "sno" they add to them?

Pariels IIRC. They basically become grit stuck between your teeth...

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Naysaspace posted...

story mission and it glitches where it will never clear from your journal. Luckily it isn't game-breaking.....likely a jerryrig fix to meet production dates.

If that's the one tied to an outpost where a guy is supposed to use a helicopter to show up or escape or whatever then it's a known glitch since the game's launch. IIRC you can try again in the post game and it can trigger properly and clear out of the journal.

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DrizztLink posted...

KIFE FOR THE TOWN

Oh, yeah, I remember that mission now. Sure, a maniacal cult is trying to take over the region, but let's everyone stop to party for a bit....

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DrizztLink posted...

Is there a list somewhere of the missions I need to do right away?

IIRC the main thing that is 'missable' involves the first little town area and the preacher there. If you advance the forced story missions the town will auto-resolve itself and those missions disappear.

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DrizztLink posted...

I unhesitatingly recommend 4 though, I love 4.

I'd put one caveat on it though: if you get frustrated with the mystical missions don't bother trying to complete them all; just get the skill upgrade and call it quits.

On the topic of forced story missions in Far Cry 5, yeah, it leads to some silly moments. No matter where you are, or what you're doing, once you hit the invisible 'story points acquired' threshold you're catapulted forward. The one, ultimately futile exception, is in the area with hunters using drug-arrows where you can hole up inside buildings and fight back for a while.

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao

DrizztLink posted...

my game got all weird while dealing with the shop, now he's gone.

Instead of just static shops in the game you can find randomly spawning NPCs with a gun symbol that will function as temporary shops.

DrizztLink posted... I only have the one guy, I just started. I'm not even sure what his name is.

IIRC you have normal followers and temporary 'deputized citizens'. They can have a random assortment of bonuses. They also come in several different archetypes, from standard riflemen to quiet hunters and the like. I think allowing them to get a certain number of kills unlocks their perks.


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IIRC followers being spotted won't break the stealth bonus when clearing outposts. So if you manage the AI follower well they can clear the whole thing for you. In that regard the outposts tend to get easier as the series progresses.

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Fun fact: Trump's actually the president in the game. They only ever refer to him by his color though...

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Yeah, a lot of the unique or rare spawn enemies come with unique drops you cannot get anywhere else.

E.g., prior to a patch, El Dragon Jr. on Eden-6 dropped a belt that infinitely strengthened the player via endless stacking of buffs.

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Pus_N_Pecans posted...

If I'm being honest, the lack of a pause button is more offputting to me than the lack of an easy mode. I don't have the patience for the series either way though.

If you're not engaged in multiplayer, just Quit to the menu. The series will save your position in the world, as well as any enemies slain. It's functionally the same as pausing the game.

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Depending on the title, there are a few ways to enable an 'easy mode':

• Thief's Ring
• Highest Stability Great Shield
• Headshot stun at range

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If Fervor is the one where you fight a bunch of Tinks, then that's the most annoying Trial when aiming to beat the timer mark for all optional objectives. It doesn't help that one or two of the arena sections are large enough for the enemies to get lost. That's before you factor in the RNG for annoying types like those that change size when struck.

In stark contrast is the Trial against the Guardians. Since their defense is mostly Shields you can zip through that challenge in 2-3 minutes with a strong Shock weapon.

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Silly topic, but in the case of a fine cheesecake you're an absolute monster if you don't thinly slice it with a fork to savor the flavor of each bite.

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao

DrizztLink posted...

Turns out I was missing one area in both Eden-6 and Promethea stopping me from the Master of All You Survey achievement.

Ah, yeah. I remember there being a few annoying places for that achievement. Like, on Eden-6 there's a named area for walking up to a sign tucked inside of a small waterfall. I believe another named location is for walking up to a meaningless building labeled as a garage. That sort of thing.

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Gotta go to Del Taco and spend $20 on a few dozen tacos...

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Xavier_On_High posted...

get a mod that fixes it

Ah, yeah, I remember using a basic 'always +5 at level up if you raised a related skill' mod. For people wanting to crank out max performance you could also hold off on certain bonuses until you had maxed the stat. E.g. contract Vampirism when related stats or skills were already at 100 to bypass the normal cap, resulting in a character that is literally faster and more capable; or I believe the Arena has some bonuses like that.

The other thing to note is that health gains from Endurance are NOT retroactive. So when it comes to Birth Sign people usually went with one that gave either +Endurance or +Luck.

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao

Yeah, if nothing else you can go through the Dark Brotherhood questline.

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The world's population is drastically shrinking?

No? GTFO fake Santa. :P

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My proposal for the Supreme Court was to expand it to 19 Justices and rotate 2 out every Presidential Election Cycle. This keeps the formative goal of independence from the other branches while also avoiding the 'existential crisis' antics surrounding how and when Justices get appointed.

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thronedfire2 posted...

Im lvl 65 on Moze and I JUST figured out that if you double tap the jump button while in Iron Bear it makes you move much faster

Yes, he has a double-jump booster. He also does a nova shockwave via stomping with the melee button. The former is great for maximizing distance during operation. The latter can be helpful if you're reloading your weapons and the enemy only has a sliver of health left.

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I tend to use a booster if I'm doing Scraptrap farming to max out a character's level; and also the first time I beat the game to crank up Guardian Rank.

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Geez, that's like literally a story told by the Raiders in Fallout 4: and they're post-apocalyptic, drug-addled psychopaths.

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao

BL1 - dry, straight-laced story
BL2 - Memelands, on the plus side: Handsome Jack
BL3 - tour of planets, weaksauce social media villains

The gameplay is far ahead of previous titles, and you'll need to learn how each manufacturer functions(in BL1 manufacturers just provided a bonus to performance, in BL2 and beyond weapon behaviors can vary drastically).

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao

So I take it Gearbox didn't deliver on fan desires to flush Ava out the nearest airlock? :P

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Pitbuller_26 posted...

Plus a lot of jobs try to pay employees as little as they can and wonder why said employees aren't happy to be there or go the extra mile for their work.

That was legit me at my first job. I put in extra work and got compliments from management when it came to said work, only for that to change when it came time for performance reviews(which are tied to raises). Suddenly all those compliments were gone and replaced by middling marks that resulted in a lower pay raise.

My outlook on putting in extra work shifted so dramatically that my manager even said, word for word, "What happened? You used to put so much effort into your work." At the time I couldn't think of a polite way to say, "Well, I'm not working for peanuts here, I want REAL compensation for my work output," so I didn't say much and left that job before long.

Most people don't work with the intent of making a few rich fucks in the world like Bezos. They instead work so that they can achieve material comforts and have money for hobbies and entertainment.

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao

Meh, people would probably be far happier in general if economies restructured around a 30-hour work week. At the 40-60 rate that people work they tend to be grumpy assholes in the rest of their life. :P

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Unsugarized_Foo posted...

They still call it the 6 dollar burger? Didnt they used to call it that because it was cheaper than a 6 dollar burger from a sit-in joint but same quality?

...yes fire that group

edit: yeah, that burger was originally $3.99

Yup. I remember those days. Then they quietly shifted to the Hardee's nomenclature when the price rose above $6. These days when they're asking for $10 for just the sandwich you're better off going to an actual diner...

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DrizztLink posted...

I want to finally experience some OP shit that immediately gets nerfed, I'm always too late to the party.

I don't know how they'll top a pre-nerf 300/90 Yellowcake launcher. I had that drop for Moze(so, infinite ammo forever) and it paired perfectly with her explosive build.

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You can't go wrong with COM bonuses like that...

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Yeah, it's a temporary event. When they release the new content on April 8th it's supposed to take 500 Eridium to challenge the Varkid raid boss.

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"I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao