Boston Bewilderings, The Fallout 4 "Where are you now?" thread Options

[Renee]

And Radscorpions burrow like Molerats and will burst out of the ground at your feet!

Oh yes, molerats actually burrowlike moles and jump in our faces if we don't anticipate. So do some mirelurks.Radscorps too? Sheesh. I have a feeling mudcrabs in ES6 will be really, actually tough.

Even if enemies aren't burrowed, they're really good at camoflauge in this game, and this includes raiders too. Raiders no longer always strut about like they own the universe, sometimes they're hiding and really hard to spot.

I also saw a clip where a Deathclaw reached down on a player from above - nightmare fuel!

Deathclaws still jump, really high now. Jenn was on the second storey of a ruined, open-faced building, shooting the deathie from above, thinking she's safe, when the monster simply jumped in front of her and then clawed her like a kitten playing with yarn.

I've seen other enemies jump, too. Saw a raider jump for instance. Maybe he really "fell" off a ledge, not a true jump, but the jumping/landing animations were unmistakable.

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 2 2026, 09:32 PM

[Kane]

If you spot a Glowing One take it out ASAP. They can let out a burst of radiation that revives any dead ghouls around, even if they are ones you killed.

[mirocu]

Crikey! So now there's even Arch Viles in the Fallout universe

[Renee]

Crikey! So now there's even Arch Viles in the Fallout universe

This game is way more serious and survivalistic. If there's a criticism I can make, it's that Bethesda's humor in Fallout 3 is all but gone in 4.

[Renee]

Is there a doctor in any house?

Jenn X is really sick, her HP are constantly in the teens no matter what she eats, how many stimpaks she stabs, her health remains like 16/one-hundred something

I have a feeling it's really radiation poisoning; the right half of her health bar is totally red. The heartbeat sound constantly plays in her game. She got caught in a rainstorm a day or two ago and even tho she gobbled Rad-X I have a feeling radiation increases if we walk around in rain, correct? Especially if the rain is sort of yellowish. Blegh. :SICK:

So the question; where can she find a doc or at least some Radaway?

I'm spoiled by mods, I admit. Not that I cheated a whole lot on PC, but with Console gaming, there are no answers to this unless you know where to go.

Diamond City is an obvious answer, except it's way too far. She'll die long before she gets there; Lexington is about as far as she can go (from Abernathy Farm) without fast-travel.

Graci.

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 3 2026, 03:21 AM

[Kane]

I'm surprised you didn't find a lot of Radaway; it's pretty common and can usually be found in the first aid kits. There are definitely docs in major settlements who will take care of it, and there is also a traveling doc you can run into. Check with Trudy at Drumlin Diner, or Trashcan Carla. Both are hard to miss when leaving Concord.

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Deathclaws still jump, really high now. Jenn was on the second storey of a ruined, open-faced building, shooting the deathie from above, thinking she's safe, when the monster simply jumped in front of her and then clawed her like a kitten playing with yarn.

I've seen other enemies jump, too. Saw a raider jump for instance. Maybe he really "fell" off a ledge, not a true jump, but the jumping/landing animations were unmistakable.

Yeah, Deathclaws are way more intimidating in Fallout 4 than in 3/NV. I don't really get when people say it's the other way around--the 3/NV deathclaws benefit from the fact that you can't sprint in those games, but other than that, nah. Plus the Deathclaws in 4 have unique kill animations if they take you down.

If you spot a Glowing One take it out ASAP. They can let out a burst of radiation that revives any dead ghouls around, even if they are ones you killed.

Seconded. Also, try to shoot out its legs. Glowing ones tend to be more bullet-spongey, so shooting out its legs will prevent it from attacking you. (I think they also won't use their revival ability on other ghouls, but I can't remember.)

Is there a doctor in any house?

Jenn X is really sick, her HP are constantly in the teens no matter what she eats, how many stimpaks she stabs, her health remains like 16/one-hundred something

I have a feeling it's really radiation poisoning; the right half of her health bar is totally red. The heartbeat sound constantly plays in her game. She got caught in a rainstorm a day or two ago and even tho she gobbled Rad-X I have a feeling radiation increases if we walk around in rain, correct? Especially if the rain is sort of yellowish. Blegh. :SICK:

So the question; where can she find a doc or at least some Radaway?

I'm spoiled by mods, I admit. Not that I cheated a whole lot on PC, but with Console gaming, there are no answers to this unless you know where to go.

Diamond City is an obvious answer, except it's way too far. She'll die long before she gets there; Lexington is about as far as she can go (from Abernathy Farm) without fast-travel.

Graci.

That's odd--you should have found a decent-enough amount of RadAway at this point, like @Kane said. But that is the big difference in the radiation mechanic between 3/NV and 4. In 3/NV, it would eventually lower your SPECIAL stats, but in 4 it decreases your max health. If you really can't loot RadAway (which can also sometimes be found on feral ghouls), Diamond City is your best bet. The doctor's name escapes me at the moment, but he's in what is effectively the center of town.

[Renee]

We have found Radaway in the past, just haven't saved any. Jenn just eats those on the spot usually; didn't realize how sick we can get in this game if we're not careful.

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

This game is way more serious and survivalistic. If there's a criticism I can make, it's that Bethesda's humor in Fallout 3 is all but gone in 4.

Meant to also respond to this. The humor isn't gone. You'll find it as you play some more. You'll also have some situations in which you can respond sarcastically to people and that sometimes gives genuinely hilarious responses from your character.

We have found Radaway in the past, just haven't saved any. Jenn just eats those on the spot usually; didn't realize how sick we can get in this game if we're not careful.

Do not recommend consuming them right away. They'll heal more radiation damage than you think, so you should save them until it becomes really necessary to use them. Unlike in 3/NV where the healing from stimpaks and RadAway was a straight number of points based on your character's relevant skills, 4's mechanics work off percentages, starting healing at 20% of your health bar. There is a perk (I think it's just called Medic) that will increase that healing of health/radiation damage to 40%, 60%, 80%, and then I think something special at the final rank.

[Kane]

This game is way more serious and survivalistic. If there's a criticism I can make, it's that Bethesda's humor in Fallout 3 is all but gone in 4.

Meant to also respond to this. The humor isn't gone. You'll find it as you play some more. You'll also have some situations in which you can respond sarcastically to people and that sometimes gives genuinely hilarious responses from your character.

We have found Radaway in the past, just haven't saved any. Jenn just eats those on the spot usually; didn't realize how sick we can get in this game if we're not careful.

Do not recommend consuming them right away. They'll heal more radiation damage than you think, so you should save them until it becomes really necessary to use them. Unlike in 3/NV where the healing from stimpaks and RadAway was a straight number of points based on your character's relevant skills, 4's mechanics work off percentages, starting healing at 20% of your health bar. There is a perk (I think it's just called Medic) that will increase that healing of health/radiation damage to 40%, 60%, 80%, and then I think something special at the final rank.

You can also build arches in settlements that remove rads, but I think you need Science 1 for that. And the resources.

This post has been edited by Kane: Jan 4 2026, 06:06 PM

[SubRosa]

The dark humor is still there. I just came across a construction protectron guarding a site of a long destroyed military convoy. It said to me: "This site has gone... 0 days without a workplace injury." Then a group of Super-Mutants attacked.

[macole]

Boasting never fails to bring on disaster.

[Kane]

Meant to also respond to this. The humor isn't gone. You'll find it as you play some more. You'll also have some situations in which you can respond sarcastically to people and that sometimes gives genuinely hilarious responses from your character.

I think my favorite one is the Mr. Gutsy you can confuse into self-destructing.

[mirocu]

The dark humor is still there. I just came across a construction protectron guarding a site of a long destroyed military convoy. It said to me: "This day has gone... 0 days without a workplace injury." Then a group of Super-Mutants attacked.

[Renee]

Good to hear it's not all doom & gloom in 4, that there is some humor left. Honestly I got rather bored with New Vegas due to its lack of humor/ entertainment. A lot of the Fallout 'purists' state New Vegas is the 'last true Fallout game' because Beth's versions aren't 100% serious all the time but whatever. These are videogames, and part of gaming, for me, is to enjoy the experience.

/Soapboxmoment

I also remember all those silly painted bots y'all used to post pictures of in the screenshots thread. Even just their pictures had me rolling sometimes!

Jenn X is about to die, straight up, and maybe I'll even honor this with dead-is-dead rules, rolling somebody new. Diamond City is too far, she'd have to walk there, hasn't Discovered it yet, so FT is out of the question. The heartbeat sound plays constantly in her game, which is annoying as [censored]; it's like: JEE

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 5 2026, 09:03 PM

[mirocu]

No stimpaks, doctors, anything?

[Kane]

You aren't too far from Covenant - head there and see id you can find some Radaway. There is a vendor in the settlement and one of the traveling doctors stops there, too. You might be able to wait there and catch him.

[Renee]

No stimpaks, doctors, anything?

She's got plenty of Stimpaks, but there are no docs (that I know of) within walking distance. Haven't been to Covenant yet, cool, thanks Kane!

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 5 2026, 09:05 PM

[mirocu]

She's got plenty of Stimpaks

But... why is she so injured then?

[Renee]

Thanks for asking, varis. Varis means Crow in your language, yes? Or did Googletranslate get that wrong? -- maybe I got your language wrong; I can't remember if you're Swedish, Finnish, or from Norway.

She's mostly sick from radiation poisoning, I think. Because pretty sure rain is radioactive in this game, right everyone? She walked in some rain for hours until I realized her Geiger counter was ticking nonstop, then finally she ate some RadX. It was too late for chems at that point though. Funny thing is, I got a mod for Fallout 3 for rain & snow (because DUH... it rains in the DMV!)

Anyway, that FO3 mod has an option for Radioactive Rain but I never ticked that on because isn't there enough which can kill us in these games? So.... maybe if I'd used that option I'd be in the habit of taking Rad-X during rain, but see... mods (AND mod options to make them easier or harder) have made me lazier as a gamer.

This post has been edited by Renee: Jan 5 2026, 09:52 PM