Raiden2 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Hi everyone, hopefully within the next several months I want to get fallout 3, I would have had it by now but I was set on getting the 360 version of the game. But then I saw a mod for a .50 rifle. Now I am getting it for PC. Now that my introduction is done I have a few questions to ask about character development. From my extensive research and watching a video walkthrough on youtube (which ironically did not ruin the game for me, The guy doing the walkthrough developed his character in a way that annoyed me.) I know the many options for progression. I want a character that is going to be useful in melee combat, small arms without sacrificing lock picking, science, explosive and medical skills. I also want enough strength that I can be self sufficient for sometime. I am playing through oblivion and I have beat KOTOR so I do know some about character development. However I always screw something up. Any tips and advice is appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony the Wookie Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My tip is to just do things how you feel, because it is much more fun that way. Don't worry about creating the perfect character, just pick the skills you like, there are no wrong answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiden2 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 My tip is to just do things how you feel, because it is much more fun that way. Don't worry about creating the perfect character, just pick the skills you like, there are no wrong answers.Thanks for the reply, that's usually what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spammster Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 indeed, get the game and just build the character you want, only thing you should really look out for is intelligence, cause that means skillpoints. the SPECIAL stats are pretty much the same as in F1 & F2, with the main difference, that charism actually is usefull now and not a wasted skill (yet its not overly important, so 4-5 is still a good value, just put more points in speech). yet it doesn't matter what character you create, you can do all the quests with every character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branimirzg Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Don't worry this is not KOTOR, you can't screw up in F3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csb Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I'll echo what the others have said about character development -- it's a matter of personal game style. There are those who want to play Fallout3 as a kick-butt/take-names kind of character style, and others who like "roleplaying" their way through, coming up with a more finesse-oriented character to suit some concept or other. I'm guilty of falling in the second category. :biggrin: Neither style is right or wrong, after all it is about you playing the game the way you want. Some general pointers: When you get Fallout3 and install it, don't install to the default C:\Program Files ... directory. Create a new directory path. Something like C:\Games\Fallout3. This is particularly true on Vista systems (and probably true on Windows 7), because of Windows' UAC security being particularly brutal in its enforcement of the Program Files directory. UAC can be tweaked to "allow" a hassle-free install into Program Files, but why bother :D when the other method works? Immediately after your install, get and install the 1.7 Fallout3 patch. Do not pass Go, do not collect 200 caps. Then install any of the DLCs (Point Lookout, Broken Steel, etc.). If you are DLing the DLC content rather than installing from DVD, you'll want to find the utility/mod that moves that content to the actual Fallout3/Data folder instead of its Windows Live folder and disables Windows Live (unless you really want to play Windows Live and do all the achievement stuff :rolleyes: ). Get Timeslip's Fallout Mod Manager, which is the Fallout3 version of the OBMM utility. Then get ElminsterAU's FO3Edit so that you can find and resolve conflicts between mods that you download. You'll also want Miax's great FO3Edit Guide - Web-enized to learn how to use that great utility to its maximum potential -- it's well worth the time, as using FO3Edit properly will prevent Fallout3 crashes due to conflicts and some built-in Bethesda things that it fixes. Get the K-Lite codec utility. The newest version already has the fddshow exclusion enabled for Fallout3 and Oblivion. This helps prevent screen freezes and other things that many experience. Get the latest/most compatible drivers for your graphics card. This is especially true of certain nVidia cards. The newer cards (GTS250, etc.) don't seem as prone to some of the nVidia-caused crashes, but it never hurts to get the best/newest drivers. Also get any of the great tweak guides for tweaking your Fallout3.ini file settings so that Fallout3 is optimized for your system. If you don't like fiddling with .ini file settings by hand, there is a Configurator utility available to use in conjunction with the tweak guide. Next ... go to it and download the mods you want from Fallout3 Nexus! This is what truly separates the vanilla game into a customized game tailored to just you. The hardest part is deciding what to download! Lastly, enjoy Fallout3! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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