05-06-2003 19:39									#1
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I got to San Fran today and started looking around, poking my nose everywhere it didnt belong and found the "Emporer" or whatever its called. Thinking ahead to the future I noticed that one of the options on the menu was to format the hard drive. Of course I said yes because the computer didnt give me crap for info. Now 6 hours later Im sitting here all confused, the Shi have fuel, but they're all dead, nothing in san fran appears to be a holding tank except those things in the "palace" and you cannot interact with them. So I give up and go search for a walkthrough and it breaks my heart to stumble upon the fact that I need that damn computer to get the fuel, but without the computer there is no fuel, without the fuel there is no transport to youknowwhere, and without transport to youknowwhere I cant finish the game!!!

woe is me.


on the funnier side of things, I found the bridge of death!

	05-06-2003 21:29									#2
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What are you talking about?

	05-06-2003 21:35									#3
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Fallout 2.

	05-06-2003 22:29									#4
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Ah. Doh.

I thought you went to SF in real life, bought a game called "Emperor" and it formatted your hard drive.

	05-06-2003 22:47									#5
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Fortunately for you, nothing particularly humorous happens at the end of the game, unless you count "being told how badly you screwed everything up" as being humorous...

	05-06-2003 22:51									#6
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quote: Originally posted by loinburger Fortunately for you, nothing particularly humorous happens at the end of the game, unless you count "being told how badly you screwed everything up" as being humorous...

Is this another one of those FF storylines where the world ends no matter what you do?

	05-06-2003 23:11									#7
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No, it's not that bad, there are only a couple of awful things that cannot be prevented. However, considering how Space05us has been playing the game, I doubt that there are very many good things that will result from his actions...

	05-06-2003 23:13									#8
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quote: Originally posted by DinoDoc Is this another one of those FF storylines where the world ends no matter what you do?

Hey! There's only a couple of those.

	05-06-2003 23:16									#9
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Arroyo will be the post-apocalyptic Rome, and I shall be it's Caesar!!


too bad I cant see the ending, not this time anyway. so much time for nothing...

	06-06-2003 01:38									#10
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That's gotta be the most surreal first post ever.

	06-06-2003 12:13									#11
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I guess they had to put that format hard drive option in there for people who do that with their real life computers and don't know what it really does

	06-06-2003 12:14									#12
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I hope you weren't using the same slot for your save games.

It helps to use all 10 slots. Often I will use the same one over and over while in the same town. When I move to a different area I use a different save slot in case I screw things up in that town/area.

	06-06-2003 12:43									#13
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Congratulations on the "most confusing post of the day".

Well done, chap!

	06-06-2003 13:30									#14
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quote: I guess they had to put that format hard drive option in there for people who do that with their real life computers and don't know what it really does

I know what it means, I was thinking ahead. I figured if its one of the options then it was part of a mission.

quote: I hope you weren't using the same slot for your save games. It helps to use all 10 slots. Often I will use the same one over and over while in the same town. When I move to a different area I use a different save slot in case I screw things up in that town/area.

I use three, but even if I had used all ten it wouldnt make a difference. I spent 6 hours messing around in game before I figured out that I screwed up, I had saved over the old files long ago.

I view it as punishment for killing children and betraying those who were foolish enough to trust me like the people of Gecko.

quote: Congratulations on the "most confusing post of the day".

its only confusing if you've never played Fallout 2

	06-06-2003 15:20									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Space05us its only confusing if you've never played Fallout 2

Whilst that may be true it is customary to indicate which game you are talking about, instead of just posting random babble.

	07-06-2003 00:41									#16
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it was also 4 in the morning and I hadnt slept in two days. Im beginning to think summer time isnt healthy for me.

	07-06-2003 14:27									#17
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4am posting isn't healthy.

	08-06-2003 12:58									#18
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I do it all the time

	08-06-2003 13:40									#19
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My new character:

Name: I used my real name and Im not going to tell you what it is. (I wonder if that would fit...)

Age: 16
Male

ST 6
PE 9
EN 5
CH 5
IN 6
AG 10
LK 6

tag skills: small arms, doctor, speech

traits: Gifted, Good Natured


and this time around Im going to make a sincere effort to save the blood bath until Im done solving the quests. I must also make an effort to not kill the orphans in Den. (its really hard to not do).

wish me luck!




p.s. look at my avatar, I think its fitting

	08-06-2003 14:18									#20
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pretty decent build.

you will be able to get the better criticals and more criticals perks, and I think the sniper perk at level 24.

you can concentrate on small arms such as the .44 revolver, hunting rifle, sniper rifle, Red Ryder LE bb gun (this is bad ass- trust me), gause rifle, G11 caseless assault rifle (really the best against wannamangos, because you find one right before you fight them), and various combat shotguns. The Nato FN FAl isn't too shabby either. Just have to scavenge for the 7.62mm ammo.

you can equip the mirrored sun glasses and that should allow you to pick up a third NPC for your party.

There is a way to avoid the Den kids from stealing from you. It's kind of a cheese way of doing things- though I wouldn't consider it cheating. It involves going into combat mode every time you pass by them.

	08-06-2003 15:11									#21
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quote: you will be able to get the better criticals and more criticals perks, and I think the sniper perk at level 24.

I purposfully geared it to be a sniper
I read the manual on the CD, which I didnt know was there until today, and looked at all the different perks.

I know the red ryder LE bb gun is bad-ass, I had it in my last game, I eventually gave it to Vic and I used the gause rifle. The FN FAL is a p.o.s., the FN FAL HPFA is awsome. On burst mode it rips into the enemy dealing 100+ damage every time, it still leaves a lot to be desired on single fire mode. the 7.62mm is easy to find when you're travelling around NCR and San Fran, you just have to buy it everytime youre in town.

	08-06-2003 15:17									#22
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oh yeah, about the orphans in Den. All you have to do is steal from them at the same time theyre stealing from you and they wont get anything, after the first time you do it you wont have to do it again unless you pass a load zone. I just like killing them because I usually have the .44 mag when I get to Den and I think its funny how when you shoot them while they're rummaging through your stuff the top half of the child graphic just disappears, no blood or anything.

	09-06-2003 07:40									#23
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do you still have that save game?

I was finishing a game of fallout 2 today, and I was thinking you could talk to badger and have him hack into the Shi computer. I'm not sure if that will allow you to divert fuel, but it's possible.

Also, even though some walkthroughs say they cannot finish the game by joining the hubogologists, I do think there is a way to fuel the tanker by joining them. At least the Captain of the ship says so.

I haven't actually tried both of these so I'm not sure. I always use the emporer computer to divert the fuel to the tanker ship.

	09-06-2003 07:42									#24
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yeah the guy in SF restocks on 7.62 mm every day it seems, actually both merchants in SF restock every day it seems. but usually not over 100 rounds.

And yes I mean the FN FALFA, much better than the orginal.

	09-06-2003 07:47									#25
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that save game is long gone. I saved the village by getting the G.E.C.K. and now Im going back to each of the cities and doing the quests.

Ive never kept Sulik for as long as I have in this game, hes bad-ass when you give him that uber-sledge hammer (cant recall what its called). He hit a gecko with it and it went flying 20+ hexes over. it was cool!

bah time for work.

	09-06-2003 08:03									#26
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OK. I was just noticing a walkthrought that you can give a Shi scientist guy hardened power armour and he will deliver the fuel for you.

and I think you can hack into a computer in the hubologist area

doesn't matter now I suppose.

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	09-06-2003 08:15									#27
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I can't believe you did that...

Sorry, that's just kinda funny...

	09-06-2003 08:51									#28
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I just did it today too. It gives you two warnings before you actually do it.

	09-06-2003 13:57									#29
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quote: you can equip the mirrored sun glasses and that should allow you to pick up a third NPC for your party.

oh, never knew that..
Which NPC and where can i find him/her/it?

	09-06-2003 14:14									#30
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It's not a specific NPC

the mirrored sunglasses raise your Charisma buy one. So if it is at an odd number like 7, you can equip them in a weapon slot (and make sure the weapon slot is selected in the game world screen) they will raise you charima by 1. then you should be able to pick up the NPC, and he should stay with your party even when you switch weapon slots and your charisma goes back down.

The sunglasses can be found in New Reno in one of the crime families- I won't get specific as to which one.