Rytiko

Agreed, the dehydration from using chems is extra annoying. I'd probably be fine with it if it weren't for all the time I spent in and around Goodneighbor, where I can only buy the 2 or 3 purified waters and squirrel bits that Daisy sells every 24 hours. Inevitably have to go up to bunker hill at the end of a day (or in my case, night (night person perk, for exp and vats)) of questing to drink from the well and refill some looted bottles.

So I’ve been toying with an idea for a short/medium length quest string, and really have no idea how feasible it is. I want to bring the Beatles to the Commonwealth. Not exactly lore friendly, but my understanding of the Fallout universe is that the cultural revolution of the 60s and 70s never happened. Music never evolved, and citizens were stuck listening to the Ink Spots for 40+ years until the bombs fell. I have a loose idea of involved quests, as follows: You find the band in the Third Rail in Goodneighbor trying to negotiate a gig with the Mr. Handy owner. He’s not having it though, so John approaches the player for help. Player talks to the owner, and can resolve the problem with a speech check about changing things up/magnolia is getting old, or by agreeing to pay the band’s fee yourself, plus a little extra because the robot is a dick. He agrees to let them play one time. The band is happy that you helped out, but need something from you first. They’re feeling down, so request the player bring them 13 Day Trippers (one for John, Paul, and George, 10 for Ringo). They know of a location where you can find them, or you can craft/buy them, doesn’t matter. Just bring them 13. They tell you to come back in 12 hours. Upon returning, Ringo is missing. You are sent to bring him back so they can play the show. Not sure how to help the player find him other than a lame quest marker, but f*** it, put him in a cave. Surrounded by non-aggressive mirelurks. Just sitting by a fire until you talk to him. After convincing him to return with you, the mirelurks become aggressive and you have to kill them all. Returning to the band with Ringo in tow, they play a show at the Third Rail. Here’s where things get nasty on the modding side – there was a New Vegas mod that added guitars and animations, but that probably took a lot of work and time to build. And it does nothing for drums, so Ringo would just kinda stand there like a jackass (which could work, I guess). Add a few songs, not sure but it seems like you could script them to play by emulating what the game does for Magnolia. I was thinking 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps,' 'Revolution,' 'Come Together' (written for the player, since there's no Tim Leary campaign to write it for in the wasteland), maybe 'Maxwell's Silver hammer' Afterwards, the band thanks you for your help, tells you to give peace a chance, and will replace/alternate with Magnolia in the Third Rail. It could end there, but another fun thing to do would be to set up a music festival. The player tracks down a few people – a robot named Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, the guy from the Animals, I don’t know – and builds a stage at a new settlement area. Completing the quest triggers a “concert” where each group plays one song. Afterwards the player is rewarded with a bunch of caps, and a legendary guitar melee weapon (haven’t landed on what the effect should be. Charm? Absurd crit damage boost?). Will also require (or be vastly improved by) at least 4 NPCs be voiced. I’m half sold on just doing it with terrible brit impressions, a la Walk Hard. Haven’t written any dialogue yet, but I like the idea because the dialogue can be fun and bring some of the absurdity that Bethesda decided was no longer important to the Fallout world. It can also be just heady enough to make the player think about how shitty it is that guns seem to be the only solution in the wasteland. All that said, I have no modding experience. I would like to learn, but haven’t had the patience to sit down and figure s*** out yet. I also have an idea for a much more involved adventure mod that adds Metal Gear Solid 5 factions Diamond Dogs (or Outer Heaven) and XOF. Involves a Big Boss immortalized with Cabot’s serum and a pre-war ghoul named Skullface. And an oil rig. But that’s for a separate post, and once new faction mods start coming out I’ll see what they’re doing and think about how plausible the overall idea could be.