Just got Fallout 3. Any advice?

[-Samurai-]

High intelligence means more skill points per level.
Repair is a great way to break the economy.
Do all the side quests, and go into every building you can*. Explore!


*Except the Dunwhich building, unless you like shitting yourself.

Agree!

Except, being a hardened S.T.A.L.K.E.R veteran, Dunwhich was no problem for me.. but i would suggest avoiding it.

I couldn't remember what building that was, so I looked it up. I get chills just thinking about that building. I didn't get more than 20 feet in before I turned around and sprinted for the door. I marked that building on my map as a reminder to never ever enter it again.

 

[Isalan]

I usually go down the sneaky sniper route, though that changes to sneaky Plasma Rifle user down the line. As soon as you can get to Rivet City make sure to pick up the Replicated Man quest, not many monsters to kill and the reward is a fantastic gun or a useful VATS boost (or both, though this method will cost you evilness points).

 

[Mcface]

High intelligence means more skill points per level.
Repair is a great way to break the economy.
Do all the side quests, and go into every building you can*. Explore!


*Except the Dunwhich building, unless you like shitting yourself.

Agree!

Except, being a hardened S.T.A.L.K.E.R veteran, Dunwhich was no problem for me.. but i would suggest avoiding it.

I couldn't remember what building that was, so I looked it up. I get chills just thinking about that building. I didn't get more than 20 feet in before I turned around and sprinted for the door. I marked that building on my map as a reminder to never ever enter it again.

I suggest playing some STALKER then.. that game... I've seen things man..terrible things..

 

[captaincabbage]

Also, if you're curious about what a 'Death-Claw' is, just forget about it and promise us you'll never set foot near the Sanctuary. Its for your own good. Make sure to go to the Republic of Dave, it's an awesome country.

Meh, never had much problem with them... Paralyzing Palm FTW! Too bad my followers get ripped up though.

lol I never thought of that ;P Still, I nuked one at level 20 and it still came after me! D:

If you've got it on PC, get the invincible Dogmeat cheat, it makes the experience with dogmeat more fun

 

[captaincabbage]

I say definitely get some strength if you're a hoarder like I am XD
Also I found a high perception comes in handy and as soon as you think yourself a high enough level, go and get a weapon called 'Lincolns Repeater'. It's an epic weapon and my most used weapon in the whole game ;P

High intelligence means more skill points per level.
Repair is a great way to break the economy.
Do all the side quests, and go into every building you can*. Explore!


*Except the Dunwhich building, unless you like shitting yourself.

Agree!

Except, being a hardened S.T.A.L.K.E.R veteran, Dunwhich was no problem for me.. but i would suggest avoiding it.

gotta agree with them, stay the hell away from that place. XD

Also, if you're curious about what a 'Death-Claw' is, just forget about it and promise us you'll never set foot near the Sanctuary. Its for your own good. Make sure to go to the Republic of Dave, it's an awesome country.

No, don't go to the Republic of Dave unless you absolutely know how to get there. One trip to Old Olney and you will be dead. :/

Otherwise, bobble head and free rifle are nice. Just don't make the mistake I did. Some places aren't meant to be explored until you have epic items. xD

lol good point, make sure you're proficient in small arms or energy weapons, or whatever else you prefer, since you'll need it the first time you encounter a Yao Guai XD

 

[WelshDanny]

Be nice! You'll appreciate it later on in the game when you can get the most powerful companion in the game.

Or ignore me and play like a bastard.

 

[Mr_spamamam]

Always put points into lock picking. The sooner you can open hard locks the soonerr you start getting loads of cool stuff. Fort Constantine is a gold mine of stuff but all the doors are high level locks.

 

[AbyssalSanhedrin]

The best piece of advice I was given is to go straight to Springvale when you leave the vault and kill Silver for her caps and bits of loot. Your virtuosity will take a dent but nothing that can't be balanced out with a good deed or two.

Also, exit Megaton, turn left and walk around the fence until you see a small rock with three small broken trees around it's base. Investigate this rock, it will help you immensely at the start of the game.

 

[joshuaayt]

I'll even tell you my fabulous build. This will provide a fun, versatile game! Endurance is a lot less important than one would think, Intelligence is a LOT MORE important than you'd think.
S- 2 Small Guns, Lockpick, Sneak.
P- 10
E- 2
C- 1
I- 10
A- 10
L- 5

 

[SwitchUK]

Go outside. That game was garbage!

 

[camuscamel]

think very wisely about the skills you choose and be sure not to waste anything. keep decent stock of stimpacks for any given time to avoid getting stuck, other than that enjoy this great game

 

[Casual Shinji]

Invest in the Small Guns and Repair skill. Don't follow the main quest exclusively; explore your ass off, it's where the real pay dirt of this game lies. Get the Broken Steel DLC and for God's sake stay away from the Deathclaws.

 

[TRR]

this may only apply to me because i am disturbingly methodical.

put points into Barter

seriously, at about one third of the way through the game i became a mobile economy. towards the end i had more caps than all the vendors combined, and essentially infinite ammo and stimpacks. yes i wasnt just a one man army, i was a one man country.

 

[Aiden_the-Joker1]

My advice is just to explore

 

[Trikeen]

Invest in
- Lockpicking
- Speech

and go to the museum and pick up Lincoln's Repeater, that thing is amazing.

 

[MetalMonkey74]

follow the main storyline till you get the power armour ability. then explore the world to your heart's content!

dont take perks that are short term, it doesnt pay that much.

 

[GundamSentinel]

How I build my character:

For special:
Get 9 intelligence, 6 for strength (you can get +1 from a quest, +1 from a bobblehead and +2 from power armor), 2 for charisma (you really don't need it), 5 or 6 for the others (maybe 7 for agility).

Skills:
Invest in Repair, Small Guns and Lockpick at first, they are really the key skills at the start of the game. (Science is less necessary, you'll need lockpick way more often).
30 for Explosives can be useful for an early quest, but unless you really like grenades and mines, leave it at that for the time being. About 40 for medicine is good (don't forget to get the bobblehead in Vault 101).
I usually don't bother with Melee and Unarmed. Sneak only gets effective above 50, but can be very useful. Speech is useful too, Barter less so. I usually roll in the caps anyway. Energy Weapons and Big guns can be goals for later in the game. Energy weapons only really becomes useful once you get access to plasma weapons.

Perks:
Get:
Gun Nut - Nice skill boost for useful perks
Thief - I like Lockpick and Sneak
Comprehension - There are lots of books around. More points is better
Educated - Again, more points is better. Get this!
Commando - Very decent VATS upgrade
Strong Back - More carrying strength = more loot = more caps
Finesse - Criticals are your friends
Silent Running - I like sneaking
Sniper - I like headshots
Action Boy/Girl - More VATS points is better
Better Criticals - Better criticals is better
Grim Reaper's Sprint - Just keep on killing!

Don't get:
Swift learner - Unless you want to do a speedrun it's a waste
Lady Killer - Most enemies are male, the speech options really aren't worth it
Rad resistance - Unless you like swimming and drinking polluted water
Here and Now - Like Swift Learner, a total waste
Nerd Rage - Getting better at melee when close to death really doesn't help much
Adamantium Skeleton - Only real damage to limbs is from explosives, which you don't run in to too often. Just watch out for mines
Master Trader - Do you really need even more caps?
Computer Whiz - Just save before hacking...
Infiltrator - Just save before picking a lock...

Other than that, just go and explore! Have fun!

 

[Polar Atom]

Don't rush the main storyline, take your time and explore the wasteland. The first time I played it I finished it too quickly and there's more cool shit to do :L