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Honestly this post sounds like trolling... I really, really doubt a nice computer will win her heart. Besides, if she's that into tech, simply having it wouldn't be all that impressive, knowing the actual hardware and being able to share in her appreciation would be a different story. Not all Koreans are into StarCraft. Think of it this way, in the long run, you want her to be impressed with you, not some object, especially one that becomes dated pretty quick.

Who cares about steam achievements? Not I said the little red hen http://www.newvegasn...le.php?id=35677 Very nice, but in the end, Steam achievements are worthless. That is unless they give you a feeling of accomplishment inside. Blame it on myspace and facebook - I'm pretty sure I didn't start seeing a heavy focus on them until they got popular. It makes sense that casinos would ban you after a point - if you're winning more than the casino is taking in, it go out of business.

You EVIL EVIL Person! Then again.... the NCR never did piss me off enough to incur my wrath ;)

Honestly I don't normally put up with games this buggy, FO3 & FONV are a special case since I played FO1 and FO2 and developed a fondness for the universe. The worst I'm normally able to put up with is BioWare level bugginess, and I don't recall ever having one of their games CTD short of unstable memory as their bugs are more along the lines of the minor ones you'd find in these FO3/FONV games. While it may seem odd to actually try to crash the game, my reasoning for it is most people would say Q&A did a lousy job and the customers have inadvertently become beta testers it would seem. Might as well know what breaks the game so as to know to avoid it or find a solution to fix it. It's probably not video related, but being brand new doesn't guarantee an issue free experience. Software and drivers don't necessarily get along all the time, and there are times when using older drivers will actually be more stable and/or have higher performance. For any game that would have the issue, you can luckily just override the direct 3d dll instead of loading old drivers just to run one game. Honestly, as far as troubleshooting crashes, it may not even be worth the time, considering the engine itself is the main problem. Certain commands and actions will crash the engine, and they can occur without any modding whatsoever. I've never had a problem with companions themselves crashing my system, but when you consider the scripting they all have, and the fact that not all of them are even bug free in the vanilla game, it's not hard to believe that the system would feel more stable without them. But, if you have to skip content, there's probably something more to it. While I admit I tend to do quests in a particular order, a lot of that is just avoiding known bugs, like Raul and Ranger Andy. I'd strongly suggest takin a look at the Fallout Wiki to see if any of your problem situations are listed in the quests notes as you may find you're simply experiencing an actual bug and there may be workarounds listed.

The first time I hit Nellis I definitely got blown to bits a few times. Was annoyed to find out stealth and stealthboys have absolutely no effect, but if they did it really nerf the fun of it anyway. Vault 11 was pretty interesting, but the house bug really killed the "magic" for me. I wasn't able to enjoy it as I was more concerned on how the vault was related to House. And as for fighting Vulpa, the first time I tried I nearly made it back to mojave outpost, trying to beat them all with a beat up varmint rifle and 9mm pistol.

Honestly never had that much of a problem with Faction mod free (or modded). Glad to hear your initial trial run is vanilla (as it should be). You honestly don't need to be vilified for people to become hostile- by the time you're vilified it's effectively guaranteed. Short of getting amnesty when starting on the final quest lines, you're rep never stops being completely negative as far as I've ever seen. Same goes for positive, as you end up with a mixed rep. Also keep in mind faction armor can affect your rep - there's also a bug that occurs when using jury rig and repairing equipped armor.....

Hehe that would make sense, its not surprising to hear of that happening.

I've never had that problem - at least in regards to getting all the aggro after completing "Heartache by the Number". I've never completed Birds of a Feather since it requires Cass dying, but I've always started it to not have to deal with weapon checks every time I walk in.

First things that come to mind: "I dont know a lot about computers" & "Dell Laptop with Windows Vista" Very bad combination, especially for PC Gaming. Laptops that aren't purchased with gaming in mind will generally lack the video capability to play 3D type games. Vista added the need for running things as Administrator, as well as having plenty of "growing pains". To make things worse, Fallout 3 or later are far from problem free out of the box for many users, so its almost guaranteed to be a bad experience for the novice user. The only reason I ever had the patience to stomach all the problems I've had with FO3/FONV is that it takes place in the FO Universe and modding allows you to change the experience as you see fit. Modding does add plenty of new elements to FONV, but unless you're willing to learn and aren't afraid of ending up frustrated hours on end, it's probably not worth it.

First thing to check is whether or not you're planning on using mods - it's preferable to keep the same mods throughout a single playthrough to reduce the likelihood of crashes or general incompatibility. Honestly, I think everyone should do their first playthrough completely mod free so as to have an idea of what goes on and what can break in the game before getting mod happy. While there are commands that can adjust quest stage, I strongly recommend against them because of all the additional scripting their tied to. The game isn't hard to break as is, and manipulating quest stages can lead to many undesired effects. Cheating will disable achievements (if you care about that sorta thing). Really I'd suggest playing it over again, especially if you're still trying out mods as I've seen plenty of people get stuck gamewise because of a mod conflict or problem they weren't aware of. Better to find out early game than late.

As I've been building my own rigs for almost 10 years now, the first question one must ask him/herself is Do you really enjoy the PC gaming side more than consoles? Building has definitely become easier over the years, troubleshooting on the other hand is about the same if not worse. PC gaming has been the biggest influence on my technical knowledge. Whether its hardware related, Windows related, or other software, there are just so many avenues for things to go wrong, unlike with consoles which are designed for a specific purpose. Wolf3d, Doom, NoLF, HL & Half-Life 2, CounterStrike, Tie Fighter, Fallout 1 &2, C&C Series, Starcraft 1 and 2 are just some of the games that turned me away from consoles. But I really have to emphasize that you really need to be motivated to delve into the current world of PC Gaming.

The rendering engine is the same, so you're not going to see any major improvements, it's not like the difference between Half-Life and HL2.

Honestly, this deserves a sticky as it would probably help ease the load of people asking the same questions over again.

Please provide a tutorial on how to run Fallout New Vegas without Steam Far as I know you must have steam to run new vegas. Sorry. but a Moderator suggested running it without steam I think the mod meant running the launcher manually instead of going through steam directly

Faction issues reported by members have almost (if not always) been mod related.... would you happen to have the Wasteland Defense mod?