So I was tearing up the Mojave, killing Legion and Nightkin and generally being a badass for this opening portion of the game. I'm about level 11 right now with a lot of points in Guns, Science, and Speech. The rest of my skills are around 25 points each. I'm currently carrying Lucky (a very decently powerful Revolver), That Gun (an even more powerful pistol that shoots rifle rounds), a Caravan Shotgun loaded with Solid Slug ammunition, and a grenade rifle. I'm also packing 3 frag grenades and mines each. Finally, I have Boone with me.
Anyway, I've been getting through the game pretty well so far this time. This is probably my first runthrough using Guns and explosives rather than Energy weapons. Of course, as I'm leaving Camp Forlorn Hope, I seem to have run into one very angry Deathclaw. I've been killing the young Deathclaws by the dozen but this Adult is the first creature to kill me in this run.
So, who has ideas as to how to kill this thing? I tried crippling its legs with the slug rounds from my shotgun in VATS, but that ended with me as a pile of disconnected limbs.
UPDATE: Alright, folks. I got a lot of good ideas here. So here's the thrilling conclusion to my random run in with that Deathclaw.
I took some of the tactical advice a lot of you gave out concerning the mines. I put down the three mines in a triangular pattern in this valley and told Boone to wait a little ways away. That minefield would act as the killzone.
I ran forward with my Caravan shotgun and took some shots at the big beastie with the slug ammo. Didn't really pierce the Deathclaw hide but I definitely got its attention. Naturally, I panicked and started running towards Boone. Thankfully, he figured out what was happening and started firing. I didn't turn around to watch but I did hear an explosion. The Deathclaw sweeped me once with its claws but Boone must have hit something vital on it, staggering it. I turned around and started unloading slugs into the Deathclaw's face until its head finally exploded. That's right. Level 11 and I killed a Deathclaw with a starter shotgun.
Feeling proud, I continued my run towards Boulder city and was immediately blindsided by another Deathclaw that had been a little farther away.
I just want you all to know that I didn't cry.
Anyway, I've been getting through the game pretty well so far this time. This is probably my first runthrough using Guns and explosives rather than Energy weapons. Of course, as I'm leaving Camp Forlorn Hope, I seem to have run into one very angry Deathclaw. I've been killing the young Deathclaws by the dozen but this Adult is the first creature to kill me in this run.
So, who has ideas as to how to kill this thing? I tried crippling its legs with the slug rounds from my shotgun in VATS, but that ended with me as a pile of disconnected limbs.
UPDATE: Alright, folks. I got a lot of good ideas here. So here's the thrilling conclusion to my random run in with that Deathclaw.
I took some of the tactical advice a lot of you gave out concerning the mines. I put down the three mines in a triangular pattern in this valley and told Boone to wait a little ways away. That minefield would act as the killzone.
I ran forward with my Caravan shotgun and took some shots at the big beastie with the slug ammo. Didn't really pierce the Deathclaw hide but I definitely got its attention. Naturally, I panicked and started running towards Boone. Thankfully, he figured out what was happening and started firing. I didn't turn around to watch but I did hear an explosion. The Deathclaw sweeped me once with its claws but Boone must have hit something vital on it, staggering it. I turned around and started unloading slugs into the Deathclaw's face until its head finally exploded. That's right. Level 11 and I killed a Deathclaw with a starter shotgun.
Feeling proud, I continued my run towards Boulder city and was immediately blindsided by another Deathclaw that had been a little farther away.
I just want you all to know that I didn't cry.
