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

[Renee]

I wanted to share a little moment of time, because Lopov is surprised for all the Vinnie love, compared to Rattler.

Must say that I was positively surprised when you, Acadian and SubRosa seemed kinda happy to see him back, because Vinnie is an evil bastard after all. I bet nobody would be happy if Rattler re-appeared. I think it's because Vinnie is still the "lesser of two evils", and it's kinda funny to see the pre-war mobster, used to wearing suit and ties, now walking around like some character from the Mad Max movies.

YES that's what I was trying to say yesterday... he looks like some guy out of Mad Max, or some other post-apocalyptic movie full of dirty people and scrappy clothes.

Well I can only share my viewpoint of the difference between Vinnie and Rattler. First of all, him being evil has nothing to do with my fascination for him. Vinnie has an interesting personality, first of all. Secondly, he is different from any character any of us have ever rolled. His backstory is deep. There's something charming about that sort of character. Mafia guys, as evil as they can be, often have charismatic side to them, which makes them interesting to listen to (at least in my opinion). His manner of dressing was also dapper and uppity. No matter what happens, he MUST have his shirt and trousers pressed before he goes outside into whatever constitutes a public area in postwar Boston. Like, he would die if we caught him in some holey shirt and stained pants. You went into some detail about how he found himself needing to lose weight, and going through all the typical pains and concerns which an older fellow must deal with. He is evil, but he is also getting fragile because of his age.

There's something about a stodgy, middle-aged man finding himself needing to change his former ways, and then he totally transforms into some ultra-futuristic character who'd fit next to Mel Gibson on the bad guys side. My only concern is if Vinnie ever met Grace Jones, he'd let her live. Grace appeared in Max Mad Beyond Thunderdome.

And here it is. With Vinnie we never had to worry about him eating some other beloved NPC, like Rattler did. We will never witness Vinnie shacking up with some prostitute, just so he can slice her up with his knife. There you go. That is the difference between those two.

This post has been edited by Renee: Apr 2 2020, 01:37 PM

[SubRosa]

I think Renee put it very well in her final paragraph there. Vinne is an old-school mobster, not a cannibal serial-killer. Watching Vinnie in action is like watching an mob movie - The Godfather of the Wasteland, or Feral Goodfellas.

[Lopov]

Wonderfully written, Renee, thanks!

There's something about a stodgy, middle-aged man finding himself needing to change his former ways, and then he totally transforms into some ultra-futuristic character who'd fit next to Mel Gibson on the bad guys side. emot-ninja1.gif My only concern is if Vinnie ever met Grace Jones, he'd let her live. Grace appeared in Max Mad Beyond Thunderdome. wub.gif

If there's one thing that Vinnie is good at, it's adapting to his surroundings. When he realized that his nice outfit won't help him much in the Commonwealth, he needed to start dressing like others. But the hat on his head is still meant to represent the pre-war style.

And if he cared about losing weight at first, now he doesn't anymore, because he sure gained a lot of pounds since being unfrozen.

[mirocu]

Anyone still playing Fallout 4?

[Renee]

I never bought FO4, or any of the last-generation games. Maybe someday I will get 4, but not until I play New Vegas more extensively. Why, are you planning on getting Fallout 4, Kråke?

[SubRosa]

Fallout 4 is still part of my regular rotation of games. I might be going back to it in the next few months, as I have an idea for a new character for it.

[Lopov]

After the disk crash Vol II that took place 2 years ago I haven't yet reinstalled FO4.

[Lopov]

Casey heard a loud metal thud on the other side of the building that once used to be a high pre-war apartment complex.

What the hell...?

He unsheathed his pipe pistol and hurried around.

Power helmet.

Right in front of him, on the pavement, was the power helmet. He looked up to the top of the apartment complex. There was only one person in Lexington who was going around wearing a full set of power armor.

My boss Butch.

Butch would rarely leave the top of the apartment complex and he'd never remove his helmet, except when going to sleep. So how come that his helmet was now down here?

What the f*** happened up there?

Not thinking too much, because thinking wasn't one of his capabilities, Casey ran up the fire staircase all the way to the top of the apartment complex, where Butch used to live. He found his boss, but he was dead. Casey sort of expected this, as soon as he saw his boss' helmet down on the pavement. What he didn't expect was...

...the hole in Butch's cheek.

Not from the bullet, though. It looked like someone viciously bit his cheek, made a big bite actually. Like creatures do.

Yeah, it must have been some creature.

But creatures don't remove helmets. And creatures don't throw helmets around. A wasteland creature couldn't kill Butch that easily.

His fingers firm on the pistol's trigger, Casey thoroughly searched, what once used to be a luxurious apartment with a terrace with a beautiful vista. But whoever or whatever killed Butch, was already gone.

This post has been edited by Lopov: Feb 5 2022, 07:15 PM

[SubRosa]

Uh oh, looks like Casey might be up to bat next...

It sounds like Faye is taking a bite out of crime...

[Renee]

Yikes Lopov.... see I don't know which character this is. I Assume it's Faye, but why isn't there a bloodbath of grossness all over the place?

It sounds like Faye is taking a bite out of crime...

Ha ha ha ha!

Anyway, seems like y'all know Casey and Butch. I never played FO4 so I don't know the circumstances.

This post has been edited by Renee: Feb 16 2022, 01:01 AM

[mirocu]

Necroing this thread for those who play Fallout 4.



I guess some of you still do it and if so you've been remiss in your reporting

[Renee]

Yes thanks for this, Crow. 🦅 Finally am playing some Fallout 4, finally sort of getting the hang of combat. Just discovered we can bash enemies with the butts of our guns!

10.30.2287 - day before Halloween. Aren't holidays recognized in this game? Maybe got this confused with Starfield. Anyway, FINALLY my gal Jenn X got a ferking quest done-- she retrieved a locket from USAF for some lady at Abernathy Farm,and also got to Level 4... pwned a bunch of raiders too.

Raiders in the Boston area seem to have appropriate Bahstahhn accents, unlike the wrong Jersey accents of Fallout 3. Folks in Maryland do not twalk like they's from Joisey!

This post has been edited by Renee: Yesterday, 12:10 AM

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Yes thanks for this, Crow. 🦅 Finally am playing some Fallout 4, finally sort of getting the hang of combat. Just discovered we can bash enemies with the butts of our guns!

10.30.2287 - day before Halloween. Aren't holidays recognized in this game? Maybe got this confused with Starfield. Anyway, FINALLY my gal Jenn X got a ferking quest done-- she retrieved a locket from USAF for some lady at Abernathy Farm,and also got to Level 4... pwned a bunch of raiders too.

Raiders in the Boston area seem to have appropriate Bahstahhn accents, unlike the wrong Jersey accents of Fallout 3. Folks in Maryland do not twalk like they's from Joisey!

Holidays are indeed recognized in Diamond City (Fenway Pahk). Pretty sure that’s the only location though. Also, I think it’s only Halloween and Christmas.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Yesterday, 02:55 AM

[Kane]

Necroing this thread for those who play Fallout 4.



I guess some of you still do it and if so you've been remiss in your reporting

I'll get there eventually! I borked my install when I tried moving it to my new m2 drive and haven't rebuilt it yet.

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Can anyone comment on the 10th anniversary update content? I want to get back into Fallout 4 soon to see how that stuff is, and I have had a bit of an itch to play the game again for a while. I want to try survival again, though at least modded so I can save anywhere--because I'm not going to deal with the BS of losing a ton of progress because I wasn't allowed to save for a long time.

Holidays are indeed recognized in Diamond City (Fenway Pahk). Pretty sure that’s the only location though. Also, I think it’s only Halloween and Christmas.

Correct, unless some more was added in the 10th anniversary update. It is a nice touch, but would've been nice to have more.

[Renee]

Shoot that's correct, FO4 came out ten years ago, I'm in the habit of thinking it's "new'.

I think the latest update is just technical stuff; Some stability fixes, etc. I don't see anything about holidays, although " extra content" is mentioned.

My character is still hanging around Abernathy Farm, basking in the glory of completing her first quest: the retrieval of a Silver Locket which belongs to one of the farm hands. Some raiders at a USAF station stole it,which is weird. How would the farmers know which raiders took it?

NEW THINGS I NOTICE

1). Our character's got loads of idle animations; yawning, fidgeting, and so on.

2). -- Xbox controller hotkeys are hugely expanded. Instead of hotkeying just one item per D-pad direction we can put multiple items. So if I press the D-pad once and press A, a cheap 10 mm pistol is equipped. Press it twice now she's got a double-barrel shotgun. 3x = Glow Sighted Light Pipe Pistol, whatever that means.
Basically, the number of items per hotkey seem to be limitless.

This post has been edited by Renee: Today, 08:34 PM