Where to start (with those mods installed)

[salawow]

Hi !

 

First of all, i'm new to Fallout universe. That's also the first time i play a Non-medieval-fantasy RPG. I installed Fallout 3 a couple of days ago, went here for mods (as i did for oblivion), and found that the fallout 3 modding communuty has been very busy creating some delicious things for us these last years (thanks to all modders !).

 

 

I have many mods related to visual enhancement, and some to add some out of comat "fun" into the game, so i dont think i need to list them. I also have some quest mods like "Cube experimental" but i'm not getting involded in those quest without i'm high enough in level.. well anyway.

 

I have those 2 Big mods installed as well.

 

- FOOK2

- MMM

 

 

So far i've finished the "excape the vault" tutorial, and headed to Megaton. I've bought all the ammo i could (with my tight budget), and talked to everyone. So after looking at all the quest i had, i choosed to become a wannabe postman and tried to reach Arefu. So i'm out there in the waste with my kind of futuristic metal pistol and about 45 bullet ready to be shooted. I encontered some baby mole-rat, some adult mole rat, 2 wild boar, and about 2 or 3 raiders. Now i've only done about 50% of the traval, and i'm pretty much out of ammo.. So i'd like to know, what did i do wrong ?

 

Is gooing to Arefu a good idea for a level 2 ? or should i do something else ?

Should i use melee weapon instead of those guns ?

Should i change something in the FOOK2 or MMM settings ?

 

Salawow

[7thsealord]

Don't know a lot about those particular mods (other than that MMM raises the pucker-factor considerably), but it does sound to me like you've bitten off more than you can chew. Go home and level up some more, dude.

 

Also, very strongly suggest checking this thread out - http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/276123-what-is-priority-1-when-you-leave-the-vault/

[blove]

Arefu at level 2 would be a pretty tough hike. Use your guns for anything that shoots at you and melee for anything else would be my advice. Comin in to Arefu, too far west you will hit a lot of raiders, too far east a lot of mirelurks.

[7thsealord]

... And very little (if anything) to be bought or sold AT Arefu, either. So forget about topping up on ammo or stimpacks or anything else once you get there.

 

You will be limited to whatever you pick up along the way - and you will need to go elsewhere to trade that stuff for anything else. Or just pray you meet a wandering trader. Depending which way you travel, the odds of meeting one between Arefu amd Megaton can be fair.

Edited April 25, 2011 by 7thsealord

[carlosjuero]

I would suggest sticking around Megaton for a little bit. MMM tinkers with creatures and spawns quite a bit to make the wasteland much more difficult to survive in - I honestly would suggest brand new players to the game leave that mod alone until familiar with the basics.

 

Some places to go to get stuff to survive on:

 

* For quick XP grab some Mentats and do the Power of the Atom quest [you also gain a free home] and you may also try talking to a Mr. Burke [and selling him out] to get some gear that can be used or sold for starter caps.

* Head over to the Springvale Elementary School - a good place that isn't too tough where you can load up on loot and find ammo/weapons.

* Do the first part of the Wasteland Survival Guide quest line - in specific the SuperDuper Mart [finding Food & Medicine] one; Lots of good loot in there [weapons and ammo you will need to survive or make caps off from].