Fallout: New Vegas

[Pat]

Awesome. Thanks again, man.

[Guns N R0se]

Hm, I'm thinking of buying the Ultimate Edition for PC... tempting...

[ccrogers15]

Fallout 4 BETTER NOT use gamebryo. Just saying.

[Nick Foster]

Well, it's been over a year since the last Fallout and 3 and a half months since Skyrim, which should be the last Bethesda game using Gamebryo. I see a much improved engine for Fallout 4 and Elder Scrolls VI.

[Don Garcia]

Oh, they're not using Gamebryo. Their using the *air quotes* Creation Kit Engine *air quotes*...

Edited February 25, 2012 by Don Garcia

[Pat]

Snapped a quick screenshot of my now scoped Paciencia.

 

 

 

I was wondering, though, does anyone here use the pallete-only version of Enhanced Shaders? I just started using it and now whenever a Steam notification pops up ingame, it's completely white.

[ccrogers15]

 

Oh, they're not using Gamebryo. Their using the *air quotes* Creation Kit Engine *air quotes*...

You do know the CREATION engine which is used on skyrim, is still a derived version of Gamebryo rebranded for exclusive use with bethesda right?

 

 

Skyrim is powered by Bethesda's own Creation Engine, a new engine created prior to Skyrim's release.[30][31] Bethesda has officially stated that the engine will be used at least in one more project apart from Skyrim.[32] After Fallout 3's release, the team devised numerous design objectives to meet for Skyrim, and as Howard described, the team "got all those done and kept going".[33] Had the team not been able to meet their design goals with current hardware, they would have waited for the next generation and released Skyrim then,[34] but, as Howard felt, the current technology did not hold the team back at all.[33] The Creation Engine allowed for numerous improvements in graphical fidelity over Bethesda's previous efforts. Such as better draw distance, less lagging and higher quality models. Frequent complaints about the engine however worry bethesda, as the engine is close to broken run on a Sony Playstation 3.

 

By the way, read that: Frequent complaints about the engine however worry bethesda, as the engine is close to broken run on a Sony Playstation 3.

 

So, hopefully it is not used in fallout 4 then...

Edited February 26, 2012 by ccrogers15

[Don Garcia]

404: Post not found Edited April 25, 2013 by Don Garcia

[Pat]

And I hope new consoles come quick to really force Beth to throw Gamebryo out the window.

If the rumors of the 6670 in the Xbox 720 are true, the new consoles might actually encourage Bethesda to continue using Gamebryo. With such a low power card, they'll be forced to continue this tirade of CPU-focused optimization.

[d0mm2k8]

Frequent complaints about the engine however worry bethesda, as the engine is close to broken run on a Sony Playstation 3.

The engine may be sh*t but the tiny amounts of RAM on PS3 aren't helping. Bethesda's main platforms are 360 and PC anyways, so I feel sorry for Bethesda fans on PS3.

If my PC version of Skyrim was like the PS3 version, I wouldn't play the game at all. New Vegas was worse though, and Fallout 3 even more so.

[Pat]

Alright, I have to ask, does anyone here have a fine-tuned enbpallete file for Enhanced Shaders? I'm using the default and holy sh*t is it dark. I took this screenshot in an interior at 9AM ingame time, with the brightness maxed completely out:

 

 

 

This is far, far too dark. If no one has a recommended pallete file, I'm just going to stop using the mod.

 

Edit: two other recent screenshots.

 

 

 

Edited February 27, 2012 by Pat

[Mokrie Dela]

God damn it, this games hacked me off

 

my awesome favourite in this game Ed-E is now useless due to a bug. He has no weapon.

f*cking lazy bethesda, why can't they patch these problems?

[sivispacem]

 

Alright, I have to ask, does anyone here have a fine-tuned enbpallete file for Enhanced Shaders? I'm using the default and holy sh*t is it dark. I took this screenshot in an interior at 9AM ingame time, with the brightness maxed completely out

Have you tried the "pulp" palate? Personally, I use the Advanced one, but I tried the pulp one earlier and it seemed considerably brighter.

 

-EDIT-

 

Can I just ask, what other graphical modifications are you running? The lighting effects and post-processing look much better on your setup/system than they do on mine.

Edited February 28, 2012 by sivispacem

[Pat]

 

Have you tried the "pulp" palate? Personally, I use the Advanced one, but I tried the pulp one earlier and it seemed considerably brighter.

I haven't, I'll try it later.

 

 

Can I just ask, what other graphical modifications are you running? The lighting effects and post-processing look much better on your setup/system than they do on mine.

Honestly? Nevada Skies and nothing else. Like I said, that was only the palette version of Enhanced Shaders. I am using the Small version of NMC's Texture Pack, but that wouldn't effect the lighting. As for setup, I just have everything completely maxed out with bloom/HDR enabled. I don't even use whatever mod it is that improves special effects.

 

A few more screenshots (taken with Enhanced Shaders disabled):

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, after trying to do Arcade's loyalty quest and running into a more or less gamebreaking bug (none of the remnants I'm supposed to recruit at the beginning will enter dialogue with me, and so far there is no way to fix this), I ditched him in favor of Raul. After throwing some new armor on him, he's already my favorite companion.

 

 

[d0mm2k8]

Pat, are you using an animation mod of some sorts? Your characters just look so much more believable than what I see with my New Vegas.

[Pat]

 

Pat, are you using an animation mod of some sorts? Your characters just look so much more believable than what I see with my New Vegas.

The only two mods I have installed that modify animations are Weapon Animation Replacers and PCIDLES. Really, it mostly just comes down to proper utilization of the console commands "tfc 1" and "sgtm."

Edited February 29, 2012 by Pat

[Mokrie Dela]

has anyone got any advice for my problem with ED-e?

[d0mm2k8]

 

has anyone got any advice for my problem with ED-e?

Are you on PC? If so you can try resetting him in the console. Press the key below ESC, click on ED-E and type 'Disable' then 'Enable'. This should make him disappear then reappear, but will reset him so any bodged code associated with him will possibly be disabled (assuming it isn't enabled on him by default).

 

 

Weapon Animation Replacers

That's the one. This may just convince me to start a new save now. It's the small details that persuade me.

[sivispacem]

Can I just ask, what other graphical modifications are you running? The lighting effects and post-processing look much better on your setup/system than they do on mine.

Honestly? Nevada Skies and nothing else. Like I said, that was only the palette version of Enhanced Shaders. I am using the Small version of NMC's Texture Pack, but that wouldn't effect the lighting. As for setup, I just have everything completely maxed out with bloom/HDR enabled. I don't even use whatever mod it is that improves special effects.

I had a bit of a tweak after poating this. I've got a really good balance of ENB settings and also enabled hardware ssao at a driver level. It doesn't look anywhere near as good as the software one in enhanced shaders, but on the flipside it only saps 1-2fps instead of 20.

[Mokrie Dela]

has anyone got any advice for my problem with ED-e?

Are you on PC? If so you can try resetting him in the console. Press the key below ESC, click on ED-E and type 'Disable' then 'Enable'. This should make him disappear then reappear, but will reset him so any bodged code associated with him will possibly be disabled (assuming it isn't enabled on him by default).

 

 

Weapon Animation Replacers

That's the one. This may just convince me to start a new save now. It's the small details that persuade me.

nah, 360. Does that mean i'm screwed?

 

Would firing him as companion, waiting 3 days (that seems fix a lot of other things) then re-hiring him work?

 

I also have 2 quests awaiting (aside from wild card:finishing touches - that the right name?) - one's a wrecked caravan west of primm, the other in an abandoned BOS bunker can someone remind me what they are? I think they're dlc - ones defo the lonesome road. maybe playing that would help...?

 

Or maybe i should just fire him and blow him up and get Rex instead.

[Tycek]

Location west of Primm is called Canyon Wreckage and it's starting point for Lonesome Road, Abondoned BoS Bunker is starting point for Dead Money if you have them installed of course. problem with ED-E is quite strange as I have never had this kind of bug. Did you maybe gave ED-E to followers to install their upgrade, because bug like this can happen in that case? I've never had it though, even when I was choosing to give it to followers.

[Mokrie Dela]

Location west of Primm is called Canyon Wreckage and it's starting point for Lonesome Road, Abondoned BoS Bunker is starting point for Dead Money if you have them installed of course. problem with ED-E is quite strange as I have never had this kind of bug. Did you maybe gave ED-E to followers to install their upgrade, because bug like this can happen in that case? I've never had it though, even when I was choosing to give it to followers.

i think the BOS did him up. he looks brand new, a nice grey and i think the weapon was improved.

 

But one day - a while after the upgrade (he worked after the upgrade) - he just stopped firing. i read about a bug where a casino confiscates his weapon, or something, i wonder if it's that.

 

I might just fire him, start DM then LR (any advice on going into them, like what weapons i should take/leave behind) then find him and if he still don't just nuke him. such a shame because he was awesome with the new zapper, he tore through pretty much any enemy....

 

 

[Toup]

Did you make him wait for too long?

[Mokrie Dela]

Did you make him wait for too long?

i've never made him wait, with the exception of losing him to start HH.

[ccrogers15]

Not to be rude, but you got cheated with ED-E. You should load an old save and bring him to the followers instead, since ED-E gets better upgrades:

 

Brotherhood upgrade:

+8 Damage Threshold

 

Followers Upgrade:

+5 DAM, +8 DPS, +0.5% Critical Chance and +15 Critical Damage

WAY BETTER!

[Mokrie Dela]

Not to be rude, but you got cheated with ED-E. You should load an old save and bring him to the followers instead, since ED-E gets better upgrades:

 

Brotherhood upgrade:

+8 Damage Threshold

 

Followers Upgrade:

+5 DAM, +8 DPS, +0.5% Critical Chance and +15 Critical Damage

WAY BETTER!

Nah I knew what I was doing. My protag doesn't like the followers or NCR, but befriended Bos while working with yes man*

 

I just infiltrated gunrunners looking for Isaac (some guy in mccurran) and turned found to see ed-e shooting a red laser at the enemies (though I was sure it was blue) so it SEEMS as though it's back :s WTFH?

 

Also anyone know where I can get some vault suits without going into a vault?

 

 

*my second playthrough will be with a benevolent protag

[Toup]

Not to be rude, but you got cheated with ED-E. You should load an old save and bring him to the followers instead, since ED-E gets better upgrades:

 

Brotherhood upgrade:

+8 Damage Threshold

 

Followers Upgrade:

+5 DAM, +8 DPS, +0.5% Critical Chance and +15 Critical Damage

WAY BETTER!

Nah I knew what I was doing. My protag doesn't like the followers or NCR, but befriended Bos while working with yes man*

 

I just infiltrated gunrunners looking for Isaac (some guy in mccurran) and turned found to see ed-e shooting a red laser at the enemies (though I was sure it was blue) so it SEEMS as though it's back :s WTFH?

 

Also anyone know where I can get some vault suits without going into a vault?

 

 

*my second playthrough will be with a benevolent protag

I'm pretty sure major part of the people who played New Vegas chose the independant Vegas way. Well, at least everyone I know that played it did...

[ccrogers15]

On new vegas i played for all endings, to get the trophies. But my MAIN fallout nv save is aimed for NCR. I like NCR, way better then ceaser or house getting to rule it, and independent vegas will turn people into retards who dont trust outsiders (ala north vegas square).

[Tycek]

I might just fire him, start DM then LR (any advice on going into them, like what weapons i should take/leave behind) then find him and if he still don't just nuke him. such a shame because he was awesome with the new zapper, he tore through pretty much any enemy....

Don't fire ED-E, just leave him in the Lucky 38 (after LR he will get some sweet upgrades).

 

This is probably the bug that you got

 

It is possible for ED-E (after the armor upgrade) to not use its weapons and not even move. If you fast-travel or use the wait command, it will rejoin you.

 

And about advices: in DM you will be stripped from all your possesions, so it doesn't matter what will you take with you. In LR you can get every weapon and armor, so take your favourite or something powerful (to kill some deathclaws).

[Mokrie Dela]

I might just fire him, start DM then LR (any advice on going into them, like what weapons i should take/leave behind) then find him and if he still don't just nuke him. such a shame because he was awesome with the new zapper, he tore through pretty much any enemy....

Don't fire ED-E, just leave him in the Lucky 38 (after LR he will get some sweet upgrades).

 

This is probably the bug that you got

 

It is possible for ED-E (after the armor upgrade) to not use its weapons and not even move. If you fast-travel or use the wait command, it will rejoin you.

 

And about advices: in DM you will be stripped from all your possesions, so it doesn't matter what will you take with you. In LR you can get every weapon and armor, so take your favourite or something powerful (to kill some deathclaws).

something powerful? Hmm. Gattling laser then?

 

Wish i could get the plasma caster repaired as i wanna see what it does. Sure isaw a tesla cannon somewhere.

 

probably leave my .45 at home, maybe keep my thermic lance. got varmint rifle with explosive rounds i think. i hear lonesome road is dificult so ill probably stock up on energy cells and stimpacks

 

not sure what happened to ed-e - the problem has been happening over several fast travels and waits..... but he's suddenly shooting again....

 

disregard my question about vault suits btw. i got them

 

Any weapon suggestions for LR?