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Most of these things can easily be combated by a shield. If you wield only 1 sword and have either a really good shield or spellbreaker, none of these things are a problem. There is a perk that stops arrows that hit you when your shield is raised. So if you were to use spellbreaker & have good block skill, you've already eliminated magic users and archers from hurting you, and when you get close range, you just bash them with your shield and it stuns them. Then you can go in for the attack with your sword/axe/mace. As for 2-h weapons, they attack considerably slower so you'd be able to see their power attacks coming. What I usually do is power bash them right before they hit me with a power attack; it stops the blow completely, staggers and stuns them. I would also look into conjuration -- being able to summon wrathmen, atronochs, and other joyous things saves you from blows against multiple opponents.

No, actually, I'm sick and tired of vampire and dhampir protagonists that are self-loathing emos (Twilight and Castlevania), but then again, I'm also sick and tired of dhampir protagonists that are hypocrites (Blade and Vampire Hunter D). I want unabashed (and possibly oblivious) vampire and dhampir protagonists, such as Shintarou from Kanpai! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpai or Arcueid from Tsukihime http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Arcueid_Brunestud I never saw it as a self-loathing thing. It was more of having a different moral compass than the vampires that exist in Skyrim. It was actually pretty cool being a vampire; I just didn't like the idea of the Volkihar vampires because they were sort of taking the easy way to survive. They had cattle, weakened and ready to go, and it's hardly honorable to just hunt someone that can easily go down. I like the idea of hunting worthy prey for your meals. IMO, the shame in being a vampire comes in part with deliberately hurting people who are weaker than you, as well as taking pride in it. As for oblivious vampires, it's an interesting concept but I find that it's unsubstantiated in Skyrim's lore. I don't think you could possibly ignore, let alone not even be *aware* of the blood lust you'd experience. I suppose in that sense, being a vampire would be moot? It wouldn't be any more different than playing as a god mode-y human.

This is one of the reasons why the Pitt, arguably, was one of my least favorite DLCs for Fallout 3. Midea even alludes to conditions not changing or becoming worse after Wernher takes over. Either way, she's going to have it good if either Ashur or Wernher take over the Pitt. That's why I just ended up cannibalizing Marie (with help from mods) and then slaughtering all of the Pitt. There was no real way to save it, so I just decided to purge the blight off the map.

I can see how someone would want to have the option to complete Dawnguard with having killed Serana, but as others have said, it's not feasible to be able to make every moral path or decision a choice. There's just too many variables for everyone to be satisfied with the options that are presented. That being said, mods & console commands are always an alternative to fixing things you don't like in the storyline. Personally, I was kind of disappointed that I couldn't be a vampire hunting vampire. The only things my Dovahkiin really had in common with the Volkihar vampires were that they needed to drink blood to survive & that they ate human flesh. In the game I was Namira's champion & a vampire, but I had RP'd a moral code to only feast & feed upon solely 'evil' or 'bad' things (whether it be Vampires, Bandits, etc). In fact, I frequently would kill vampires by draining them of their blood in combat and then cannibalizing the corpse afterward. I saw it as kind of the ultimate desecration -- a big "f*#@ you" to them, if you would. The only thing that disappointed me with Serana is that she had no remorse for having become a vampire. It's hard to sympathize with her plight when you're RPing a vampire who feasts on 'evil' (willing) vampires. However, it did not stop me from enjoying Dawnguard. I would just make up head canons to support my decisions in that DLC.

What we must remember in these instances is that this isn't a matter of being sexist or racist. Bethesda didn't make the promotional material of the Lone Wanderer a white male because they are discriminating against any one gender or race -- it very much also has to do with marketing and economics. Video games are a business -- you have to appeal to your target audience, and in terms of gaming, that is a predominantly white male audience. Should it be this way? No, but people tend to prefer things that appeal to who they are. It's just about selling the game to the most amount of people. Additionally, it might be difficult to even market a game in which the protagonist appears to be this vague, genderless, faceless, colorless person. In my opinion, I do not even consider the promotional material regarding the PC to be canon at all. Seeing as you're able to create the main character for FO3 & NV and tailor it as you like, I don't really care who appears on the box art or promo shots. My LW, a small, mixed-race female is no less canon than "Albert" or your LW. P.s., Bethesda didn't make FO1 & FO2; that was Black Isle Studios and Interplay Entertainment. :blush:

Anyone...? :(

Hello all, I've been following the "Creating Armor Mashups for Fallout" tutorial to do my first armor mash up. It wasn't anything really complex, just jury rigging the bottom from the metal armor and underwear top together. I *think* I may have done everything sucessfully, but I'm not sure since I'm very new at this. It was going well until the point I had to open my .nif file in GECK. Then it went south. In Nifskope, it appears as it did in blender and everything looks fine. http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/idogo0/nifskope.png How I'm seeing it in NifSkope http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq84/idogo0/geck.png How I'm seeing it in GECK In-game it will display the top as black and floating, and the pants are not there at all. They're just... Kind of. Warped far to the left? I don't even know how to describe it. Anyway, It's fairly obvious I messed something up and help would be appreciated. :)

Even when you disable all mods? And did you run BOSS to tidy up your load order? Yes, and yes. I am starting to wonder if I had installed PL wrong, but everything but the water seems to be working.

Alright, will try that. It is a bit messy, I give you that. :) Heh. EDIT: It's not working. Have gone through my files. Texture is still missing. :c

My load order: [x]fallout3.esm [x]anchorage.esm [x]brokensteel.esm [x]pointlookout.esm [x]rzw_master.esm [x]project_beauty.esm [x]rzw_television.esm [x]dcinteriors_comboedition.esm [x]advanced recon tech.esm [x]norepairneededv2.esm [x]FNNsys.esm [x]theinstitute.esm [x]pueblo.esm [x]abbreviated effects.esm [x]streetlights.esm [x]enhanced weather - rain and snow.esm [x]project beauty- broken steel.esp [x]project beauty- point lookout.esp [x]RZW_videocollection01.esp [x]RZW_videocollection02.esp [x]bonds re4 pueblo expanded.esp [x]usablecigarettes.esp [x]18inchCSlatinmachete.esp [x]wearable teddypack.esp [x]9th circle upgraded.esp [x]fellout-full.esp [x]rivensfullfacehockeymaskreplacer.esp [x]rivensjasonmask.esp [x]naughtyraiderarmor_ezstd.esp [x]renhair.esp [x]advanced recon armor.esp [x]advanced recon armor-easierstealth.esp [x]advanced recon gear.esp [x]advanced recon tech.esp [x]schooluniforms.esp [x]asharaspresets.esp [x]sete di sangue.esp [x]NEVECv1.esp [x]femalebospowerarmourv0.5.esp [x]jessica outfit.esp [x]coleenstent.esp [x]tenpennysuite.esp [x]galaxynewsraido100[m].esp [x]ferrymanshood.esp [x]tenpennyghoulsatpeace.esp [x]sprint mod.esp [x]asharasbatmanitems.esp [x]pinionsuite.esp [x]mantis07reflex- realism.esp [x]mantis07reflex.esp [x]yokosoutfits.esp [x]devour gore.esp [x]frenchmaid.esp [x]notsofast.esp [x]megalight.esp [x]sneak.esp [x]charonimproved.esp [x]blackwolf backpack.esp [x]blackwolf backpack - vendor script replenish.esp [x]blackwolf backpack - vanilla big guns fix.esp [x]blackwolf backpack - anchorage gauss rifle fix.esp [x]followershire.esp [x]accurate sniper rifles.esp [x]inebriation-FOSE.esp [x]dogmeat_packmule.esp [x]portablemattress.esp [x]sailoruniform.esp [x]dogmeat_outfits.esp [x]persona_and_secret.esp []wejazz.esp [x]amy_armor.esp [x]as50.esp [x]tailor maid- broken steel.esp [x]mazas_campfire.esp []a little mutant problem.esp [x]tailor maid.esp []3efdrg.esp [x]attentater's wasteland economy.esp [x]tombraider.esp [x]ghostbodysuitv3.esp [x]LNC stealthsuit.esp [x]1pipboyPDA.esp [x]enhanced weather- REBOOT.esp [x]enhanced weather- sneak bonus during storms.esp [x]enhanced weather- weather sounds in interiors.esp [x]enhanced weather- rain and snow in fallout.esp [x]yevicsurbantownhome.esp [x]cleanwater.esp [x]dD- enhanced blood main.esp [x]ghostarmor hgec - conversion.esp [x]brokensteel ghoul ending hotfix.esp [x]red eye mask & goggles.esp [x]binoculars.esp [x]ghoulification_lite.esp [x]someclothes.esp [x]ewwghoulybody.esp [x]t.y.r. armor.esp [x]hz_glock.esp [x]teslaforgirls.esp [x]RZW_videocollection00.esp [x]RZW_videocollection03.esp [x]RZW_videocollection04.esp []f3eyelashes.esp [x]swampfolkoutfit.esp []point lookout shack.esp [x]lookout outfits.esp EDIT: Added esps just to be safe.

I recently had gotten the Point Lookout DLC for FO3. I have the 1.7 patch, and no fake/unofficial patches. I've done quite a bit of searching and can find no direct resolution. Hopefully, I can find one here. Basically, whenever I travel outside of the Capital Wasteland and head to Point Lookout, the swamp and ocean water vanishes; leaving just the ground textures so it doesn't even look like there's water at all. I still get the SFX from the water being there: I can hear it. Objects still float/hover as if they were in water, I still get rad sickness, it is possible to swim in it, and there is water distortion when I shoot at the ground. Another thing: Whenever I go into caves/portal areas, the water textures show up. I could see the water in the bog, etc. However when I go into the "mainland", the water vanishes, leaving a ton of floating objects (like boats and garbage) and no swamp. How can I fix this? :(