Fallout

[omimouse]

And now I am playing my way through Fallout 2. I had forgotten about the boxes and boxes of water-chips in the Vault at Vault City. Talk about a head-desk moment.

This time through, I am playing by the motto of "If it's not nailed down, it's mine. If I can pry it up, it's not nailed down. Being in somebody else's pocket/backpack doesn't count as nailed down either. Being behind several locked doors that had to be repaired to even be lockpicked (with an electronic lockpick) and under guard by a rocket-launching robot just counts as difficult to claim, not nailed down."

I have a hunting rifle, as the ammo for the assault rifle was next to impossible to find for long enough to get really uncomfortable. I also have MarkII Leather Armor.

Now, there was supposed to be a way to get into the various Brotherhood Outposts? I think I remember how to get into Navarro; I just have to find the place again first. Speech is a lovely skill to have tagged, oh yes it is.

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[dimers.livejournal.com]

I just can't get away from the sniper rifle. The range on that thing is outstanding; it's not hard to shoot stuff a couple screens away. Damage is great, you don't run out of ammo fast ... it's nice to support this with a good melee weapon or close-range machine gun, but it's simply my weapon of choice. Until the Gauss rifle, as I mentioned. =)

For melee, I prefer boxing. You can get so many bonuses to unarmed skill, and there are two whole side quests dedicated to it ... aim for the head, get a knockout -- do it two or three times a round, for that matter.