[HEADING=2]Good evening Escapists[footnote]That doesn't sound right... Escapees? Escapologists? Escapish? I like Escapish, makes us sound like we're the population of a country.[/footnote][/HEADING]
This is my first thread ever! [footnote]If you care about why, it's because I've never needed one before, usually what I want to make a topic about has already been made and I see no point in making duplicate threads.[/footnote]
I'm in a bit of a pickle about how to start playing Fallout 3. Yes, yes, I know I'm a little late to the party and I've probably missed a lot but anyway, I'm going to start playing soon.
[HEADING=3]A little background information so you can better understand my problem:[/HEADING]
I love the Elder Scrolls series, as many of you do, and, like many of you I also enjoy adding mods to the game. Some examples would be mods that add more weapons, more skills to the skill tree, and more places to explore. I also add subtle mods like ones that make the lighting brighter or more customisable, and mods that add/improve the weather and so on.
Normally I've had the games for a while before looking into adding mods, for various reasons.[footnote]:
Skyrim because I had it since launch day, so there weren't many major mods for a while.
Oblivion and Morrowind because I had them for a while and had a rather... Unreliable... Internet connection.[/footnote] Now that I am about to start Fallout 3, and have a reliable internet connection and the knowledge to use mods and to some extent make them, I'm not sure whether I should continue as I have, or delve straight into adding mods.
[HEADING=3]The pickle:[/HEADING]
Do I start a completely new game straight after installation, no mods, just dive straight in to a vanilla run, or do I add some mods? Then that brings up the question of what type of mods I add... Do I only add minor mods which change the lighting or weather, or do I add mods which create huge amounts of new weapons and places to visit?
My question to you, people of the Escapist, is should I play the game the way the developers intended me to play, or should I add lots of mods, some of which may significantly alter the gameplay? Or should I only add mods that add content, and don't really change the way the game pans out, such as mods which alter the lighting, add more variety of weapons, and make previously inaccessible buildings accessible? Is there any significance to doing a vanilla run through of Fallout 3?
[HEADING=3]Other unimportant stuff:[/HEADING]
I know that this is a long post for such a simple question, but it was my first thread and, well, start as you mean to go on I suppose... Also inb4 Daystar's the first poster...
This is my first thread ever! [footnote]If you care about why, it's because I've never needed one before, usually what I want to make a topic about has already been made and I see no point in making duplicate threads.[/footnote]
I'm in a bit of a pickle about how to start playing Fallout 3. Yes, yes, I know I'm a little late to the party and I've probably missed a lot but anyway, I'm going to start playing soon.
[HEADING=3]A little background information so you can better understand my problem:[/HEADING]
I love the Elder Scrolls series, as many of you do, and, like many of you I also enjoy adding mods to the game. Some examples would be mods that add more weapons, more skills to the skill tree, and more places to explore. I also add subtle mods like ones that make the lighting brighter or more customisable, and mods that add/improve the weather and so on.
Normally I've had the games for a while before looking into adding mods, for various reasons.[footnote]:
Skyrim because I had it since launch day, so there weren't many major mods for a while.
Oblivion and Morrowind because I had them for a while and had a rather... Unreliable... Internet connection.[/footnote] Now that I am about to start Fallout 3, and have a reliable internet connection and the knowledge to use mods and to some extent make them, I'm not sure whether I should continue as I have, or delve straight into adding mods.
[HEADING=3]The pickle:[/HEADING]
Do I start a completely new game straight after installation, no mods, just dive straight in to a vanilla run, or do I add some mods? Then that brings up the question of what type of mods I add... Do I only add minor mods which change the lighting or weather, or do I add mods which create huge amounts of new weapons and places to visit?
My question to you, people of the Escapist, is should I play the game the way the developers intended me to play, or should I add lots of mods, some of which may significantly alter the gameplay? Or should I only add mods that add content, and don't really change the way the game pans out, such as mods which alter the lighting, add more variety of weapons, and make previously inaccessible buildings accessible? Is there any significance to doing a vanilla run through of Fallout 3?
[HEADING=3]Other unimportant stuff:[/HEADING]
I know that this is a long post for such a simple question, but it was my first thread and, well, start as you mean to go on I suppose... Also inb4 Daystar's the first poster...
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