OMG, he really does look like Todd Howard! (I didn't need to look at Todd's pic to know that; I made a Todd Howard character for one of my Oblivion mods, lol).







I remember when I was so hooked on Fallout 3 that when I drove my son to his first day starting middle school that I saw a bunch of bottle caps on the ground and pointed to the pile and called out = "Look, get those bottle caps!"








Ah, I love running through that Talon Company at their headquarters!

In an area where there's always two Mutants was only one today, the rocket launcher one. Killed him off then swam across the river. I looked to the right and saw another Mutant, with a mingun, running over a bridge in the medium distance. When I got out of the water he came straight at me and I sort of figured it was the missing one from just prior. Even if it wasn't, it was quite a funny scene; it looked like he was coming in late for work!

I'm now with Gunny in Rivet City. Well, he's guarding the outside. Don't need him inside the ship. It's almost time to once again hit Point Lookout and go on another safari with Plik. As usual I'll come with some heavy firepower but I just realized I forgot to bring the mines!

Mirocu's job is never done.

And poor Gunny. He can't go inside to get an oil bath (har har).

I am now in Point Lookout. Took the ferry in the morning and left Gunny at the docks as per usual. Next time will see me leaving the ferry and venturing out into Renee country again, with aim at Plik's safari.


Oh; and I did return to Megaton and picked up 30 mines. Should be enough

I am now in Point Lookout, a.k.a Renee country.


First order of business is always the safari so that's where I'm heading. I have passed the bridge with a roof and gone past the cathedral and I am currently standing by the rocks overlooking the sea. Next session I will head down and find the cave.


As I was moseying around the boardwalk I visited the ferriswheel place. I happened to look in one of the phonebooths and saw 5 10 25 being written inside. After looking in the other booths I could conclude that all of them had that sequence. It may have something to do with the story but I read it as 5th of October 2025.


I hope I'm wrong.

Wait, so are YOU in the game, or your character? If it's your character, how would Mirocu know about me? Kidding. I'm always kidding with you, aren't I mirocu?

5 10 25 could be the coins which once worked in those phone booths.

5 cents = a nickle
10 cents = a dime
25 cents = a quarter

Nobody actually uses caps in America, not in our times anyways.

Renee is funny



I have just finished Plik's safari and sold off a bunch of stuff to Panada. I also briefly visited Kenny in his cave. As night has fallen I am approaching the ritual site. Another hunt has begun...

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UPDATE:

Have just cleared the ritual site. Sneaked close enough for the Fatman and since they were all bunched up together, only one bomb was needed. Although one Bruiser was lucky to escape the blast somehow so my trusty Vulcan took him out instead.
I've also cleared the detention camp; the ghouls won the battle this time as many of them raged against the machines. But as always, once everything was looted by yours truly, both bots were resurrected. From a safe distance of course

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UPDATE:

I have now gone full circle and am now back onboard the Dutchess Gambit. As usual I went SW-ish from the detention camp to some of the landmarks, passed the manor and down to the beach. From there I killed off some smugglers while moving towards the playgrounds. Next session will see me back in the Capital Wasteland where I and Gunny will rush home to Megaton to hibernate.




This post has been edited by mirocu: Oct 22 2021, 05:23 PM

FINAL UPDATE:

I am now back in Megaton. Took the boat back to the Wasteland in the morning and then Gunny and I ran straight back to town, dispersing foes as we went along. I must say; the common raider, or even groups of them, are just a mere nuisance once you've been to Point Lookout. Even the Talons are nothing more than a bump in the road.
Lucky as I was; Crazy Wolfgang was outside Megaton's gates once we got back and thanks to him I managed to get everything I had sold! Gunny is now ordered to guard the front gates and I myself am resting inside my home.


This concludes the 2021 season. Well met in 2022!

-END TRANSMISSION-

Really? Now what are you gonna play? Or are you taking a break from gaming for awhile?

*click*

Pipboy App ON, Date: Sunday 06.29.78 11:22 AM

Location: West of Fort Independence.

Yo, it's Cho. Talking low, out here in the blow. Sorry. Been listening to this new radio station on my Pip Boy 3000® lately. There's this new radio station and they play Prewar music which was called "hip hop". What I was just doing was "rapping". Or trying to. I don't think I'm any good at it. Maybe I should keep my day job, which I'm pretty excellent at. Break.

So I'm out here in the wasteland, looking for a fellow by the name of *unidentified word* Dumb. Big fellow. The message I got from the kiosk back in Megaton says he's a super mutant, but a big one. Maybe he's a behemoth. Or maybe not, it doesn't say. Sucker's mine, either way. The note says *unidentified word* Aw, [censored]. Hold on. Break.

R. U. G. A. Dumb. That's his name. Just realized the app won't recognize his first name. What a stupid name, by the way. Why does he call himself "dumb?" Was he named that by somebody? Hey, anything's possible out here in the Capitol Wasteland. Break.

Anyway, the mutant captured a bunch of wastelanders, or so says the note I got from Deputy Wheeler. He's been a real threat out here. Supposedly, the mutant lives somewhere right here, but so far we haven't been able to find the damn place. But maybe that's changed. Break.

*Unidentified sounds. Pip Boy App® cannot decipher.... 10 seconds ... 20 seconds ....

Just found several gore bags hanging nearby. Basically, these bags are made from the organs of deceased creatures like centaurs. They store their things in these bags, probably because they think a fellow like me is too disgusted to search through them. And they'd be right. I am not going to search through their disgusting bags. You got that right, buddy. Break.

But at least we know this: if there's gore bags, there's bound to be mutants. Another thing. The note from Wheeler said something about people being taken from nearby a burned out car partially blocking the road. And I'm looking at a burned-out car partially blocking the road. Break.

*Unidentified sounds. Pip Boy App® cannot decipher.... 10 seconds ... 20 seconds .... 30 seconds....40 seconds...*

You know what? [censored] it. I'll search the bags. Because I don't see HOLY [censored] ENCLAVE!!!

*Unidentified sounds. Pip Boy App® cannot decipher.... 10 seconds ...20 seconds ... 30 seconds ... 40 seconds ....*

ARGH MY LEG! ... MY LEG! [censored]ers got me!

*Warning: Pip Boy App[r] resource battery low. Please find charging port soon, and recharge Pip Boy App® resource battery.*

Whoa that was intense. Vertibird just flew over, flew right over me, it did. Just shot the hell out of it as it flew over me, but it didn't explode right away. Those [censored]ers were able to get out, and start blasting me. Good thing my C-team is nearby. Got them on it. Break.

Ah dammit. It says my Pip Boy battery is

*click*

Pipboy App OFF, Date: Sunday, 06:29:78, 12:57 PM



Notes: Wish I'd taken screenshots of that one! Cho managed to shoot and hit a vertibird, and it caught fire. But it was able to land, and three soldiers got out. Cho's C-team was nearby, so I clicked a hotkey, and they came running to help him. Cho got hit pretty badly though, and he's limping now.

But THEN, a group of radscorps attacked, but they attacked the Enclave! Two albinos, two giants, and one smaller scorp. They finished off the Enclave, but then they came for the Citadel Team! That was intense.

This post has been edited by Renee: Nov 27 2021, 06:31 PM

When your enemy attacks your other enemy, bring out the popcorn and Do Not Disturb

You got it, Crow.

Poor Ruga, I bet that all those battle noise close to him made him nervous, now he'll be pissed off when Cho finds him.

Lopov we canNOT find Ruga! We've looked all over that area. Cho is actually headed back to the Citadel because his gun is wearing out (a new specialized assault rifle respawns every 3 days in there, while I RP a "gun tech" rebuilds his old ones). Another thing--this is the second time we've had a vertibird attack during one of your missions.

And also, I agree with Cho. R. U. G. A. Dumb. That's his name. Just realized the app won't recognize his first name. What a stupid name, by the way. Why does he call himself "dumb?"

I told you that finding him is probably more difficult than killing him. He's not that far, though, I didn't place him on the other end of the map.

He has a hideout, though, so you won't find him walking out in the open.

Sure, that's fine. Say no more. We'll find Ruga soon. And then... BAM CRASH RAWR ATTACK Ruga Dumb will be pwned.

I've a random question about New Vegas. Are junk items used for anything? In Fallout 4 all junk can be broken down to base components and used for crafting, but I know that New Vegas has a different system for modding guns. Is junk just useless crap to sell?

Yes, some items which might be considered junk in Fallout 3 can be used during quests for New Vegas. The cook in Fort McCarran needs a whole bunch of items for instance, to get his kitchen in better working condition. Spigots, Food Processors, Pilot Lights, and so on. I'm not sure if anything can be broken down for crafting, but we can make our own ammo (right Lopov?)




There might be some items in New Vegas which absolutely cannot be used for anything except a few caps, not really sure.

This post has been edited by Renee: Dec 24 2021, 08:33 PM

There is a somewhat more robust crafting system in FONV than in FO3. In that you can make a few more things with junk items. For example, you can create weapon repair kits, which can be used in lieu of weapons of the same kind to repair degraded weapons. They are nice because you can repair any weapon with them. You need things like duct tape, and I think a hammer, a wrench, etc... to make each kit, and it is consumed when you use it to repair a weapon.

But for the most part, junk is still junk.