Exploration vs. main plot: how did you do it? - by Thirith
june gloom on 12/3/2010 at 08:24
Just replace the stars with a period, an s, a w, and an f, in that order. Apparently typing it out gets it filtered.
Thirith on 12/3/2010 at 09:13
On the topic of exploring in Fallout 3: the metro stations are giving me slight Oblivion flashbacks...
Jashin on 12/3/2010 at 15:40
Oh it's not just the metros.
It's a Bethesda game. Expect copy and paste, weak writing along with the good.
june gloom on 13/3/2010 at 04:31
Having put something like 150 hours into this game across 2 sessions, I haven't seen much outright copy+paste outside of the metros, which are themselves justified by dint of being subway stations. Most of the sameyness comes from the same goddamn textures used over and over.
gunsmoke on 13/3/2010 at 16:17
I am supposed to meet dear ol' dad @ Project Purity, but I went to Roosevelt Academy, a few radar arrays (including one that allowed me to unleash a goddamn laser guided Nuclear strike from a satellite :D )
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http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4706/screenshot78.pngAlso the power station in the NW (great loot) and I just hit Raven Rock. No idea what's going on there yet, but I assume it is what these family members' audio logs with a number revealed in each has something to do with it.
june gloom on 13/3/2010 at 21:40
Once you have all five (they're out there somewhere) go to the National Guard Armory at the north edge of DC (east of Friendship Station.)
gunsmoke on 14/3/2010 at 01:29
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Once you have all five (they're out there somewhere) go to the National Guard Armory at the north edge of DC (east of Friendship Station.)
I have 3 so far. Was just guessing as to the location where they came into play. Thanks.
PeeperStorm on 14/3/2010 at 02:40
Quote Posted by dethtoll
Having put something like 150 hours into this game across 2 sessions, I haven't seen much outright copy+paste outside of the metros, which are themselves justified by dint of being subway stations. Most of the sameyness comes from the same goddamn textures used over and over.
There's plenty of copy/paste. The store near Tenpenny Tower is almost identical to the one near Seneca Station. The shelves of goodies at raider outposts are often identical. The medical room in Taft Tunnel is identical to the Plunger Room of Doom except for the plungers. And so on.
june gloom on 14/3/2010 at 03:06
Maybe I'm too busy enjoying the game but I really have not noticed that much. I mean, come on, shelves? That's a bit nitpicky, don't you think?
So there's a bit of reused architecture- so what? It's not noticeable unless you're actively looking for it. It's not like Oblivion where naturally-forming caves all looked alike.
CCCToad on 14/3/2010 at 05:25
When it comes to the repetitive textures, I suspect that Fallout 3(Like the first Mass Effect) suffered from trying to fit the entire game onto a single disc.
I would like to give it the benefit of the doubt by saying its due to the fallout art style, but that would be giving Bethesda too much credit.
