What does it take to kill a death claw?
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In the end game, I spent all my time hunting death claws. Anti-materiel rifle is great, especially when you get headshots. Other than that, take a hunting shotgun in case they get close and lay mines around your encampment.
Hunting deathclaws is insanely fun and profitable.
Hunting deathclaws is insanely fun and profitable.
Easiest way? Do a sneak-critical with a sniper (Any sniper/rifle with high damage works fine). All the time, on every Deathclaw.
It saves you a lot of trouble but I will still recommend you to level up a bit in advance.
It saves you a lot of trouble but I will still recommend you to level up a bit in advance.
Well, unless you shot everyone or completely ignored/skipped interaction with NPC's, following the main quest line or the quest line in Goodsprings at the least will lead to multiple NPC's telling you that mean nasty things are north and "shooting them only seems to make them angry"...pablogonzalez said:
I went north on my first playthrough purely out of morbid curiosity... people in Sloan told me about the Deathclaws. I still went north, saw that they were actually deathclaws and not some weaker level capped equivalent (like stunted scamps and scamps in oblivion) and turned around. Having played all Fallout games, Deathclaws are famous for been deadly to low level players.
This isn't to say that you did something wrong, many people will go north upon hearing of some big nasties... but to not hear anyone say anything about them or not hear warnings of the northern path? You seem to be skipping content to your own detriment.
EDIT: I would also like to add, there is another route just behind Goodsprings, but it's got Cazadors... they are actually as bad as deathclaws for lower level players. Just a heads up.
Btw all these tactics are effective unless you are facing the legendary deathclaw. In which case you use the anti material rifle and lots of mines MINES EVERYWHERE. Or if your goal is just the enclave armor that he guards use a lot of stealth boys, and luck.
Determination and lots and lots of movement.
I cherry tap Deathclaws to death either by keeping my distance from them while shooting the fuck out of my assault rifles or by using Dogmeat to distract them. People complain about Dogmeat being weak but on Very Hard difficulty, Dogmeat was practically invincible, and rarely if ever died. Other companions often serve as good distractions, but in NV they died more easily, so the "keep your distance and fire" method applied much more.
Deathclaws can be beaten at any level if you try hard enough.
I cherry tap Deathclaws to death either by keeping my distance from them while shooting the fuck out of my assault rifles or by using Dogmeat to distract them. People complain about Dogmeat being weak but on Very Hard difficulty, Dogmeat was practically invincible, and rarely if ever died. Other companions often serve as good distractions, but in NV they died more easily, so the "keep your distance and fire" method applied much more.
Deathclaws can be beaten at any level if you try hard enough.
For Fallout 3: Dart gun saves frikkin' lives. As soon as you get the schematics make it. Nothing will ever kill ever again(cept maybe for Ghoul Reaver but eh...)
For Fallout NV: Sneak crits man, they make all the difference. Seriously though I'd go for All American or Anti-Material rifle.
EDIT: If you're an unarmed build you could go slayer + perk that knocks down = Almost infinitely downed Deathclaw.(Paralyzing palm works well too)
For Fallout NV: Sneak crits man, they make all the difference. Seriously though I'd go for All American or Anti-Material rifle.
EDIT: If you're an unarmed build you could go slayer + perk that knocks down = Almost infinitely downed Deathclaw.(Paralyzing palm works well too)
As soon as I got the Anti-Material Rifle at like level 15, I went to the mine and sat on a mountain and sniped them all. Oh yeah my guns skill was at 100 so you should do that too.
I had to clear them out with the Full suit of remnants armour and the unique gauss rifle and an Anti-Material rifle with Armour piercing rounds.
In Fallout 3:
Step 1: Get a Dart Gun and the Gauss Rifle(AKA the only reason to do Operation: Anchorage)
Step 2: Fire Dart Gun at Deathclaw. No more pounce attack.
Step 3: Fire Gauss rifle at it's head a few times. Watch the gibs fly, and collect arm for Gauntlet.
Step 1: Get a Dart Gun and the Gauss Rifle(AKA the only reason to do Operation: Anchorage)
Step 2: Fire Dart Gun at Deathclaw. No more pounce attack.
Step 3: Fire Gauss rifle at it's head a few times. Watch the gibs fly, and collect arm for Gauntlet.
The Anti-Material Rifle or Gauss Rifle, depending on if you're better with Guns or Energy Weapons, plus armor piercing rounds and a sneak attack critical will make those giant lizards deader than dead. Going in guns blazing will only get you killed unless you've got a high Explosives skill and a Grenade Machine Gun, which is an expensive way to go about it, but feels more badass than slowly sneaking around the rim of the quarry for sniping. But whatever weapons I end up using, I usually put off any deathclaw slaying until my level is somewhere in the twenties, so I'd recommend the same for you. Also, stop skipping through NPC conversations. There's useful info in the things they say, and if you don't stop and listen very once in a while, you'll just be stumbling aimlessly through the game and your experience will suffer for it.
none important... i played fallout 3 so i had a basic idea of the controls and stuff so..yeahChupathingyX said: