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I would also question the ability of a human, trapped inside said PA suit, with no FC, to move that suit around, at all...... Another point: Wearing power armor ADDS to your strength...... Really? How is that? The suit is hydraulic actuators and such, YOUR strength simply shouldn't matter at all. The suit should have it's own strength stat, not some variable...

I had my fling with alcohol when I was in the service..... but, one bad experience taught me that wasn't a good idea.... so, no more alcohol for me. :) I may drink one or two craft beers in a YEAR.... and I have to admit, they DO taste really good on some of the burning hot days we get.... but, there is no alcohol in my house, that I am aware of. :) (there might be some wine coolers out in the fridge in the garage, that my granddaughter bought.... (she's 27) but, they have been there for some time..... and I am NOT tempted.) I did smoke weed for a LONG time though, but, I don't even do that any more. Lungs can't take it. :) I am, however, a confirmed nicotine addict..... I smoke half a pack a day or so.... and have for decades. I have tried numerous methods of quitting, to no avail. I find the side effects of the drugs used, are far worse than smoking could ever be.... (nightmares, loss of clarity of thought, etc.) So, still a smoker. No bears where I am, thanks for little favors. :) Further north though? Yep. Don't hear about 'em often, and usually it boils down to stupid human tricks, when someone gets hurt/killed by a bear. We do have coyotes..... I hear them around here at night, but, haven't actually seen one in person, and I've been here for ten years.... Haven't seen too many coons around of late either... Guess they finally figured out that DOGS!!! live here, and it simply isn't safe. That, and the outside cat the wife had been feeding died... so, there is no free lunch out there any more. (that attracted all manner of critters...... coons', possums, etc.) I don't have any real wish to harm others either. I DO, however, have a very strong wish to prevent others from harming those around me, and I will take whatever measures I deem necessary to accomplish that goal. Fortunately, that hasn't been an issue... One of the reasons I LIKE living out here in the sticks. :) It's quiet, and pretty safe. Even the wildlife is pretty mild....

I don't know that any president in recent memory has had an approval rating north of 40%...... And congress? Congress hasn't had an approval rating much over 30% for DECADES. Yet we continue to put the same crooks back in office year after year. Thing is, the problem is politics itself. We have become so divided, that we simply can't agree on anything. If you asked a dem and a repub, what color grass was, you would get two different answers..... Unfortunately, it has become the business of the political parties (both of them) to KEEP us divided. And that is only getting worse..... As I look into my crystal ball.... (which is notoriously cloudy...) I see America collapsing in on itself, due to the many divisions present today, that the politicians exploit to further their own agenda... and that agenda is what is best for THEM, not what is best for the country. That sentiment died years ago.

Ok, just goes to show, no matter how you far you plumb the depths of the nexus the nexus plumbs back at you... :mellow: From the intro vid, I think I need this mod... :thumbsup: May Codsworth one day eat his hat for you! :smile: It requires workshop framework, so, I was close..... That counts, right? Right??

Seriously? :ohmy: That's a WsFw Feature! Had it installed for ages, no idea it could do that... :ermm: TYVM good Sir! I tip my hat to you... As for reloading a save... Comes down to one fundamental principle (without regard to specifics). ...I Zigged- when I should have Zagged. :down: (Like a simile in the form of a metaphor). :geek: Ooops. It's Workshop Plus.

I found a core elsewhere that was fully charged, but, I can't recall WHERE I found it.... But, given the lack of FC's in the early game, the PA isn't really all the useful, same goes for the minigun, as ammo is really limited. As for the Death Claw.... I stay on the roof of the museum, and shoot folks from up there. I also use PANPC, so, there is rather a large crowd of Raiders down there.... Frequently, when I play thru that quest, there are enough raiders, that THEY take out the DC, and he's dead by the time I feel the need to jump to the ground, and hunt the last few raiders. Of course, one of the downsides of having bunches and bunches of enemies is, you collect a LOT of weapons/ammo..... I am running Modern Firearms, and another mod that Unlevels them, so, ALL of the weapons can show up at first level. (and a raider with an M2 .50 caliber machine gun makes SHORT work of a guy, even a guy in power armor.....) So yeah, I get some good weapons early in the game, but, so does everyone else..... So, gotta be REAL careful approaching hostile territory. :D

Ok, that one cracked me up. :D Thank You. And, something funny: Trump announced he is running for pres in '24...... Like he actually has a chance. I will ENJOY seeing him humiliated again.

I allow a certain population of spiders in the house. (non-poisonous) They keep the mosquitoes down. :) Any other critter, nope. My house, not yours. I also take exception to various critters residing in my outbuildings. Cats are ok, they serve a purpose, woodchucks, on the other hand, are far too destructive, and they don't live long. (if the dogs don't get 'em, I do.) We don't have too many poisonous critters around here, fortunately..... So not really a worry. Raccoons with distemper though, yeah, seen a few of those. I generally just capture, and export them. (by the time they are debilitated enough for me to catch them, they ain't long for this world anyway...... so, take 'em out into the woods, and let them die on their own terms.) As for folks carrying weapons... The ones with permits are VERY seldom, if ever, the ones you need to worry about. It's the guys that can't legally even possess a firearm that you need to worry about. But, they are generally confined to the high crime areas in larger cities in any event. (the Cities nearest me are pretty small, under 40K population.) Not too much of a worry here. Mostly farmers and such around me, so, yeah, just about everyone has a gun, but, they don't, as a rule, tote them around everywhere they go. Also, where I live, if you want to carry, you need a permit. That means background checks, and some training. I don't really have a problem with that. I see armed folks rather regularly, and it just isn't a concern. Contrary to popular opinion, we are not a society of gun-happy cowboys, that will shoot you for looking at them the wrong way. :D Mass Shootings? Yeah, that's a problem. Trouble is, the politicians don't want to SOLVE the problem, they want to campaign about out, and fear-monger. The left would love to ban a selection of firearms, but, thinking that a 'buyback', or something similar would work, is a pipedream. Massachusetts tried that, and had less than five percent participation. (some folks thought even that number was on the high side.....) A 'forced' collection would never work here. There are literally millions of semi-auto firearms in civilian hands, and long guns are not required to be registered, so, who actually has them? The government sure doesn't know, and if they tried to implement some kind of search for them, in order to confiscate them, it would be instant civil war. The cops would NEVER go for it, and currently, it is not legal for the government to use the military to enforce laws. So, an Australian-style collection simply isn't going to happen. And then there is the whole problem of: Banning a segment of weapons, will only prompt the mass-shooters to use another weapon. That would likely be something even more deadly than the evil black rifle. (AR-15, and its variants) You think those tiny little .223 slugs cause damage? Just think what a .308 would do... Not to mention that the favorite weapon of mass shooters is generally pistols, or shotguns..... For close-in work, such as a school.... the shotgun is actually more effective.... For the school shootings, the biggest problem, as I see it... is that Gun Free Zone designation. All they are accomplishing with that, is announcing to any potential mass-shooter, that here is a target rich environment, in which very few, if any, will be able to SHOOT BACK. It seems to escape the dems notice that most mass shootings (that aren't gang activity related) happen in gun free zones. There has NEVER been a mass shooting at a police station, or a gun range.... Imagine that. So, get rid of the GFZ designation, so there is a very real possibility that ANY adult on the scene, *might* be armed, and watch the number of school shootings decline dramatically. Will that stop all of them? Nope. I don't think its possible to prevent ALL of them. For instance, the Las Vegas shooting. Steven Paddock apparently planned that out in advance, had a pretty significant arsenal at hand, and was firing down into a large crowd. Sure, the venue was a GFZ, but, even if EVERYONE there had been armed, it wouldn't have mattered. Stevie was well out of range of any pistol, and I don't know anyone that regularly walks around with a sniper rifle. (which is what they would have needed.....) He was able to kill so many not because he was a good shot, but because he simply sprayed bullets into a crowd. Bump-stocks were banned very shortly thereafter...... Of course, anyone with a rubber band can accomplish the same effect..... Just doesn't happen often. We had a mall shooter at one time as well, I think he managed to kill three, before someone with concealed carry permit took him down. The church shooter in texas was also taken down by a civilian with a legal weapon. Unfortunately, that was AFTER he shot a bunch of folks in a church..... The FBI also thinks that firearms are used 1-2 MILLION times a year, to stop, or prevent a crime..... If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. And THAT is a major issue. There are simply too many guns here in the US to ever expect them to go away. Besides, when has a ban of anything ever worked? Various drugs have been banned for decades, yet they are still easily available..... Even easier to get than illegal guns...... Of course, banning guns would have the same effect that prohibition did back in the 20's. A new black market would instantly pop up to supply that demand. That particular amendment actually helped CREATE the Mafia here in the US. Ooops. :) A lotta states here have what is referred to as 'castle doctrine', or 'stand your ground'. Basically, it means you have the right to defend yourself, using whatever force is necessary. If that means the bad guy gets dead, so be it. He shouldn't have been engaging in whatever behavior that got him killed. He got what he deserved, and is NOT the victim. But, there are some states where that isn't the case...... In California, a buncha years back, a man broke into another man's house, was attempting to steal his television, (back in the days where they had that heavy CRT display) fell down the stairs, broke his leg.. Sued the homeowner, and WON!..... That one was a real head-scratcher for me. How in the world does such a decision make ANY sense at all???? Don't know if that decision was ever overturned, or, if things have changed since then.... but, I have no desire to move to California. :) Even though the weather is MUCH nicer than it is here. :D

So, his personality aside. He did prove what it this country really needs, from somebody who's going to be sitting at that desk. 1) Somebody with serious management skills and knowledge. 2) Somebody who knows and understands cause and effect. 3) Somebody who hasn't been in the political system as a lifetime politician. 4) Somebody rich enough that it's really difficult to buy them off, or sway their decisions. 5) A person who really does want to try to fix all these foul ups made from idealology before common sense, and wisdom before the wants of the private interests. And will talk the talk, and walk the walk to actually DO it. Overall, I think that he's making a HUGE mistake in trying to run in 24. Even if he makes it through the primaries. If he takes the lead, it will be a repeat of what put Biden in the chair. Too many that don't want to vote for him, or vote to make sure he doesn't get it. So they vote for the same kind of puppet that is destroying the country. Trump had one term, and for the most part, did ok. Toward the end, he rather ran off the rails though, and after he lost, he went absolutely bonkers. Unfortunately, he has stayed bonkers.... Should he be elected a second time.... his ego, and the perceived slight of losing in 2020 is going to influence his thinking, and not in a good way. He will have zero restraint..... His mouth will write checks that the country can't cash, at least, not cash, and survive..... I could see him taking one of two actions on Ukraine, either pissing off the Russians enough, he starts WWIII, or, yanking ALL support for Ukraine, and Russia does its 1930's Germany impression, and starts absorbing the smaller countries around it.... I REALLY don't wanna put those theories to the test though.... I would like to think the american people are smarter than all that, but, I have been disappointed before. (but, not surprised.....) i do not agree on anything above mentioned. all what is saw of trump in his four years of presidency was that he never found a balance, that he poisoned social life, he was never responsible if some of his ideas went wrong or never worked, he was always incapable to admit fails and defeat even if it was obvious. he always praised himself first. what he really was and he really is good in is to find and name others who are responsible for his fails and crashed ideas and to play down the problem with his "friends" and supporters easy to identify mostly as white supremacists. i don't think that the support of some (still too many) mostly white supremacists and supporters of conspiracy will bring him his second presidency - but if so i just say "wow america, trump will make america great again! and if not - the president trump is not responsible..." with his "bright and shiny personality", "leadership quality" and his "bash the establishment" qualities. putting all his lacking skills aside, trump is a "good man". maybe, deep in his heart but the problem is - probably everybody compared with trump is, just most with lesser money;) I don't suffer any illusions that Trump is a 'good man'. Nope. He most certainly is NOT. He is an idiot with lots of money, and that gets the republicans attention. If he DIDN'T have that money, no one would give him a second thought.

My absolute favourite genre is sci-fi, but even it must be somewhat based in reality, I must have Vulcan DNA or something as when it defies ALL logic without explaining I just say Yeah-Nah (there you go StormWolf, another unique to Aus term, somewhat more recent than Pox, although it's an oxymoron I would say the 'Yeah' is used to re-enforce the 'Nah' ie it's a more forceful NAH, lol :smile:) If we look at the alien movies for example, off they go to LV426, although they do not specify the distance in light years I would determine it just may be in the tens or even hundreds of light years in distance from Earth, now the nearest system is Proxima Centauri, a whopping 4.2 light years in distance, with the current propulsion tech available it would take around 70,000 years to get there. They do go into cryo sleep as an explanation for the time it takes but as far as I can tell the propulsion system doesn't seem to be anything extraordinary, it may be far more advanced than current propulsion, but it's not warp, wormhole or folding of space, which would instantly relax my logic and allow acceptance but the vehicles have thrusters so the Vulcan in me says no, this is illogical, even if you give it the benefit of the doubt and say it's 100 times faster that's still a travel time of 700 years to Proxima. These things would be acceptable if I didn't overthink EVERYTHING, but that's just me and that's what I do, so when a director leaves me in the dark as too how and why I switch off. Prometheus is another prime example, the trip to that planet was just skipped over like a bad joke, that vehicle looked to just be using thrusters as well. On the other hand, I am able to enjoy Star Trek, It has explained everything from Warp Drive, artificial gravity (Inertia dampeners) and just about everything else, so good on Gene for catering to thinkers, that's all it takes, an explanation, even if it's totally outrageous, I can accept and enjoy. TL;DR If the movie tells me people can jump over the moon, it's Yeah-Nah, but if the movie tells me people can jump over the moon BECAUSE (Insert explanation, can be outrageous if they wish) then OK. LOL, after reading my own post I realise I have contradicted myself, calling myself a thinker, but then saying I need to have things explained, ah, damn, must have overthought it, hehe. :D I was always curious about the space drives some folks used in their movies, where travel times were just a few years, but, people were put into cold sleep for the trip...... and there was no mention of some kind of FTL drive.... Avatar springs immediately to mind....

I don't think a lot of the guys doing that kind of thing, even consider that the homeowner might be armed, and shock of shocks, FIGHT BACK. They seem to think that their knife/gun/whathaveyou makes them invulnerable, or that the resident won't really shoot them.... (and yes, many folks have been shot with their own gun, because they DIDN'T pull the trigger when they should have.) Where I live, crime is pretty rare though. At least, so far as break-ins go. However...... there was an instance a few years back, where a few guys broke out of prison, (which is about 9 miles from me.....) broke into a home, raped the wife, and 14 year old daughter, stole whatever they could get their hands on, then stole the familiy's truck as well. At the time, the homeowner didn't have any firearms. Today, he has a concealed carry permit, and doesn't go ANYWHERE without his sidearm. I believe his wife got hers as well.....

Hhhmmm.... If someone breaks into my house, with bad intent, they will be facing the business end of an SKS. Complete with 30 round mag. I am old, disabled, and VERY short on patience. If that someone is armed, they don't even get a 'drop it!' before I pull the trigger. I will put them down before they have a chance to harm me, or my family. (and that includes my pets......) (always remember, continue firing until you are SURE your target is no longer a threat.) I used to do the cop thing for a living. (military police) and folks that hoped to simply hold an intruder/badguy, until the cops showed up... well, we were usually cleaning THEM up... So, nope, no tolerance for folks in my home, that I did not invite.

I think you mean 3rd. :wink: The first time, he was a joke when he ran as an independant. 2nd time, he ran as republican, and took it. This will be his 3rd run :wink: Disregard that. Yeah, your right, his 4th run. So, his personality aside. He did prove what it this country really needs, from somebody who's going to be sitting at that desk. 1) Somebody with serious management skills and knowledge. 2) Somebody who knows and understands cause and effect. 3) Somebody who hasn't been in the political system as a lifetime politician. 4) Somebody rich enough that it's really difficult to buy them off, or sway their decisions. 5) A person who really does want to try to fix all these foul ups made from idealology before common sense, and wisdom before the wants of the private interests. And will talk the talk, and walk the walk to actually DO it. Overall, I think that he's making a HUGE mistake in trying to run in 24. Even if he makes it through the primaries. If he takes the lead, it will be a repeat of what put Biden in the chair. Too many that don't want to vote for him, or vote to make sure he doesn't get it. So they vote for the same kind of puppet that is destroying the country. Trump had one term, and for the most part, did ok. Toward the end, he rather ran off the rails though, and after he lost, he went absolutely bonkers. Unfortunately, he has stayed bonkers.... Should he be elected a second time.... his ego, and the perceived slight of losing in 2020 is going to influence his thinking, and not in a good way. He will have zero restraint..... His mouth will write checks that the country can't cash, at least, not cash, and survive..... I could see him taking one of two actions on Ukraine, either pissing off the Russians enough, he starts WWIII, or, yanking ALL support for Ukraine, and Russia does its 1930's Germany impression, and starts absorbing the smaller countries around it.... I REALLY don't wanna put those theories to the test though.... I would like to think the american people are smarter than all that, but, I have been disappointed before. (but, not surprised.....)

Ahhhhh, ok. I thought maybe this was one of the new abbreviated terms that has sprung up from nowhere. Thanks for the clarification! :thumbsup: All very true, but when did making you think become insulting? Are we so sensitive now that if we have to research a little bit to understand something we are insulted? Instead we want to be spoon fed everything like "bad fan-fiction"? And do any of us really honestly care what the actors writers directors or producers political whatever is? Or are you more like me; because these are my thoughts when I hear some actor/singer/athlete try and tell me how great X politician is. "I could honestly care less I pay for your stuff to be entertained, if I wanted wrong opinions I would watch the news. Now dance or something entertain me." Most people do want to be spoon fed. Thinking is hard. It requires people to abandon their preconceptions, see past their biases, and to allow new information and ideas to percolate into the process. The overwhelming majority are too wedded to their opinions to allow any of that to happen. Want proof, read this forum. As for caring about the writers and producers politics, how many shows (and even networks) have been boycotted because the main character was gay, or because the lead couple had vastly different levels of melanin, or for some other perceived "woke agenda"? Naiveté is not becoming, so stop it. The reality is that most audiences want to hear their beliefs, their opinions, their biases and their prejudices coming from the lips of the actors. They don't want to stretch their intellect nor to hear anything new or different. They want their echo chamber. Why do you think Fox News is so popular? If you're being sarcastic, or snarky... then I agree with you. If you think this is reality... then I gotta say that you're running around with the wrong people. Critical thinking is a requirement. Free thinkers are a must. But then, this comes from an anarchist who grew up in the "Show Me State" where we have to see it to believe it. And groups that believe that anybody who just believe something blindly are just sheep for the meat grinder. The kind of people that you're describing... seriously need to get out of that bubble, and start seeing their world through their own eyes, make their own decisions, and accept consequences for their own choices. Trouble is, they don't WANT to. They are comfy in their little bubble, where only their beliefs are valid...... and accept consequences of their actions??? C'mon man, this is the 21st century, where no one is responsible for their own actions. It is always someone elses fault..... Society, bad parenting, bullied at school, etc.

Those are amongst the least problematic. Remove the 'garbageman' from ant city and they will look like that in no time. & even today's 2nd army in the world Ukraine uses rusty weapons. Not as unrealistic as dead fauna, irradiated water, rad storms & (dirty) people (still) living in makeshift huts after 210 years, to just name a few. When it comes to textures: I suspect (hope) there will be a bunch of new stuff coming with the announced update. Maybe some changes (new options) for the engine too. I would call it mandatory for a 'next gen. update', but I'm not Bethesda. The only people who use rusty weapons are the very people you don't want using a weapon - because you know they won't take care of it. Rusty weapons only make sense when you first find one. Once you'd found it you shouldn't be caught dead firing it in a rusty state. Playing the entire game with the same rusty weapon is literally an insult to the player base. I'll make an exception, you found a rusty Colt SAA - you keep it rusty, it's worth more rusty (and you wouldn't dare fire it) than it is if you cleaned it...... That said, that weapon is useless to you in a firefight...... Makes a decent club....... :)

I have an extremely low tolerance for stupidity.... and politicians demonstrate new depths of it every single day. It's depressing. :) Maybe the US NEEDS a good civil war, to oust some of our less savory 'leaders'...... Though I doubt it would really make much difference.

Alls well that ends well??

Right there with ya, my aussie friend. :D I wish he would just go away, and STAY away. His followers will slowly fade from the scene as well..... The republican party is already moving away from him.... his support keeps evaporating, but, he doesn't notice. Trump and Putin have a fair bit in common......

Well, he didn't really do that bad of a job, with a few exceptions..... his personality though? Yeah, that leaves a lot to be desired, right along with the whole 'casual acquaintance with the truth'.... I would like to think the majority of folks have figgered out that he WOULD NOT be good for the country in a second term.... Quite the opposite, actually..... And I really would prefer NOT to find out. :D

@stormwolf01 LarannKiar Has a mod that lets you catch and throw back grenades. :ninja: But I don't want them to be able to do that to me. :no: Range is the key. I throw grenades at fairly long range..... so much so, that they tend to still be airborne when they go off. :D

I have to admit, putting a few of them on ice does have a certain appeal to it. :)

Well, fortunately, (hopefully?) we aren't stupid enough to re-elect him....... Although, we have done stupider things before......

*snicker* Of course he is going to run again. In his mind, the country loves him, and needs him. Most of the republican party has pretty much abandoned him now though.... so, not sure if he will get the nomination. I certainly hope not. If he does, we can look forward to another dem pres. Even Hilary could win against him this time around. :D

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