For a second there I thought you were going to suggest taking out the Deathclaws with Maria.funguy2121 said:
What does it take to kill a death claw?
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No sir, you've gotten it inverted. In fact, I'd be fine with using a deathclaw to take out the entire cast of The Sound of Music, or really, the entire cast of all musicals except Dancer in the Dark and Chicago.ChupathingyX said:
Oh, how wrong you are. Unfortunately, Fallout works on numbers, not logic, so it takes x amount of numbers to kill something.DJDarque said:
OT: Fat Mans. Fat Mans everywhere.
Haha, well I was actually referring to the weapon, Maria.funguy2121 said:
Also you don't need a deathclaw, that's overkill, a legendary cazador, deathclaw, nightstalker, fire gecko and bloatfly is more fun to watch.
I usually find a sneak headshot with an Anti-Material Rifle does the job very nicely, it's a one-hit kill at 100 guns, assuming you sneak headshot. Failing that, kill it with space lasers.
We're talking about new vegas. Im pretty sure there is no minefield thats just fallout 3YawningAngel said:
Lots of ammo and a lot of stimpacks, even on higher levels they take me out in 3 hits most of the time, once i ran into a place where there were at least 15 of them, so i just climbed on some crane like machinery and let my companions do the work, poor lads died at least 30 times each.
There are places you can get that they can't reach, after that it's only a matter of ammo.
I managed to take one out at level 9 using the Q33 Matter Modulator, but I'd definitely recommend both a higher level and a better gun. If you get to a high enough level and use melee or unarmed you can knock them around like baseballs though. I recommend the fire axe or ballistic fist.
I managed to take one out at level 9 using the Q33 Matter Modulator, but I'd definitely recommend both a higher level and a better gun. If you get to a high enough level and use melee or unarmed you can knock them around like baseballs though. I recommend the fire axe or ballistic fist.
New Vegas. No dartgun.Nocta-Aeterna said:
New Vegas here amigo. No minefeild.YawningAngel said:
The problem is, this thing does not like it when you put bullets into it. It will communicate this displeasure by closing in on you at about 40 miles an hour and hitting you with a decapitating lunge that can knock you off your feet. If you're still alive it will swing it's 6 foot long arms around and decapitate you thusly. At his level he could pour all the bullets he can afford to purchase or carry (bullets have weight, and are expensive when you start the game) into the thing and probably just make it mad. To put in in traditional RPG terms, he has walked up to a dragon, armed only with a wooden stick.DJDarque said:
You may want to reach new vegas (which is down that road) but I must warn you, that is a dangerous area. If you make it past that Deathclaw there are several more down the road, actively patrolling. Your best bet is to use a stealthboy (like the one the powder ganger leader in goodsprings has on him) and try to sneak by. But deathclaws are very perceptive. If you don't have the silent running perk they might still hear you move, or for that matter "smell" you or see your blur.pablogonzalez said:
I would just avoid this place for now and come back with better gear and more levels under your belt.
If you insist on fighting it at this level I wouldn't use guns at all. I played on hardcore and went with unarmed skill to avoid buying and carrying ammo for the first part of the game. This will give you three skills, uppercut, cross and stomp (at level 80 skill) that when used in vats perform quick shuffles to various parts of your opponent. You will probably die a lot learning how to do it, but with boxing tape, a little luck, and a lot of skill you can knock out a single deathclaw, then kill it on the ground. Be warned however, there are groups of multiple deathclaws past him. (two groups of three on your left facing north, one group of two on your right) and claws who pat across the road.
Once on the road do not go right. Hostile super mutants live there who will butcher you. They are big, have a lot of health and their weapons (mostly big guns) make very large holes.
Do not go left. You will run into Cazadors near rocky outcroppings and open desert. Cazadors are giant mutated wasps that are VERY fast, attack in swarms, have a two foot long stinger that tracks movement well and lethal poison. At level two you could maybe take one with a good guns skill if you back away, firing rapidly and crippling the wings. They are weak against fire and a cross punch in vats when they rear up on their backs, while stepping sideways will work you around to their backside which counts as a hit to the wings or torso.
Even with these strategies I would avoid fighting any of these things at this point. Try to sneak, stick to the road, when the stealthboy wears off, run. If you need to alter something's patrol route, a silenced varmint rifle shot will get them to head to where the bullet hits. It's pretty much a long straight run to new vegas on it. You will find a place if you stay on the road called the "allied tech building" and run into a few gang members called fiends. Feel free to hunt them. They are no problem and their weapons sell well. Pretty much any way here will lead you towards an entrance to "Freeside".
As a personal tip, find the old Mormon fort. You will find the Followers of the Apocalypse there, a post-nuclear version of the red cross. You can do all their quests with 50 speech skill and when you hit idolized they give you a powerful lab coat (10 science, 10 medicine) and a safe house with gear (reinforced combat armor, hunting shotgun), refilling refrigerators for free food, clean water, free medicine and restful beds. They also have two vendors in the area who'll give you a discount on medicine and doctor services and buy your items at full price even with a low barter skill.
Get to about level 10 and you may stand a chance. Try and get a sneak critical in VATS by aiming at the legs to cripple them. They aren't too much of a threat once their legs are crippled. Then just pound them with headshots. If you are using Guns, I'd suggest a Brush Gun. Energy Weapons, get a gauss rifle or even a multiplas rifle. If you are brave, have a ton of stimpacks and a high enough level and stat, go in with a super sledge or fire axe.
Anti materail rifle, incendeary rounds, shoot from a distance and be in sneak, either that or use Annabell. and if all else fails make a mine field with any explosive you can
One this to remember is that Deathclaws have a DT of 15, which means that they remove 15 damage from EVERY shot you take. That means that to truly damage them, you need to use weapons that impart a lot of damage with each shot. It also means that just about every weapon you can get at early levels will do jack squat for damage.pablogonzalez said:
One sneak attack with an Anti-materiel rifle.
Alternatively, any scoped weapon and enough range that the deathclaw won't notice you even after being hit. The Ratslayer is the easiest weapon to pickup early for this.
Alternatively, any scoped weapon and enough range that the deathclaw won't notice you even after being hit. The Ratslayer is the easiest weapon to pickup early for this.
