Forum:Attacking Deathclaw Promontory

I'm planning to hit the Deathclaw Promontory. The main reason is that I want to get the power armor and the energy weapons that are there. My initial plan is to take the CZ57 Avenger minigun, but I'd like some suggestions on what other kinds of weapons I should take along to use against the DC's there. I was planning on taking along and using a Fat Man launcher. But after having rationally thought it out, I don't want to use explosives, as the items I'm after would get scattered all over the place.--Ryker6108:47, July 16, 2011 (UTC)~1:46am 7/16/2011   "For the struggle of survival is a war without end!"

o have a video that you will love http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=INEImaAlTXQ thats how you kill the legendary deathclaw --Corporal grif 08:51, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

Grif, I hate to tell you this, but the Legendary Deathclaw is not in Deathclaw Promontory, it's located in Dead Wind cavern. I'm not ready to assault that place yet, but I will keep this suggestion in mind for when I am ready. What I'm looking for is suggestions for an armor and weapon loadout for attacking Deathclaw Promontory.--Ryker6108:59, July 16, 2011 (UTC)~1:57am 7/16/2011   "For the struggle of survival is a war without end!"

Depending on your loadout/character build, I'd recommend using Mercy or a Grenade Machinegun. While on my Melee/Stealth playthrough, I eliminated 70% of the population, set up mines for the Mother and Alpha Male to slow them down, then while dosed with Turbo, Med-X, Slasher, and Psycho I used Knock-Knock to strafe-attack. Good luck and don't forget the high value of their eggs and hands. WhatsYourBoggle 18:16, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

Hey the CZ is an amazing weapon but I would have to say the low clip could be fatal in close quarters with swarming Deathclaws. You just have to pick a weapon that's appropriate for your build. The very first part of the cavern is swarming with Deathclaws. One time there were easily 4 or 5 deathclaws in the first room alone. So I suggest a silenced weapon or a weapon with a big clip and fast reload. By the time you get to the lower level of the cavern the CZ is probably an appropriate choice but be careful the Legendary eats lead and a lot of it. Think about making some traps.Cpanda 19:21, July 16, 2011 (UTC)

I managed with an anti material rifle and armor didn't really matter. if you are careful, you can sneak attack critical everything, and when i had a 100 guns skill, that killed everything except the special ones in one shot. It took a lot of time because I was playing on hardcore so I had to completely devote myslef to the ammo for the AM rifle, and I was using really light armor so on very hard I had to be absolutely SURE that they wouldn't notice me. but it worked.

I appreciate the suggestions, but it's apparent that a couple of you didn't read the title of this thread. The title is "Assaulting Deathclaw promontory", not "Assaulting Dead Wind cavern". I admit that I should have highlighted Deathclaw promontory in my first and second posts. I'm looking for recommended weapon and armor loadouts for attacking Deathclaw promontory. Explosives are not an option, as the impact would scatter the items all over. I'm probably going to go with the CZ57 Avenger. I will say this, some of you have some good suggestions for attacking Dead Wind cavern. I will deffinantly keep those in mind.--Ryker6123:42, July 16, 2011 (UTC)~4:41pm 7/16/2011   "For the struggle of survival is a war without end!"


 * My tactic for Deathclaw Promontory (which I have visited three times now to collect experience and Deathclaw eggs and claws), is to position myself on a high ridge to which they can't climb, and simply pick them off with the Gobi Desert Sniper rifle (I will use the AMR now I have it). When I first visited, I used the alternative tactic of hitting one or two of them with frenzy crossbow bolts, which causes them to attack the non-frenzied ones, keeping them all occupied while I hit them with the sniper rifle. However, it seems that you don't receive experience if they kill each other, so I switched to the other tactic.111.240.177.176 02:14, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Oh sorry yeah the promontory. He that place is a fun romp. I'm able to clear it using only a Light in Shining Darkness with one of my characters. (who's max level) Sneak attacks are very viable even without a silencer because it is a rather large area. Although I don't know how to get on the ridge mentioned above that would be ideal for a sniper character. You have to worry more about the Deathclaw spawns near the back of the area since there are usually a handful more Deathclaws and atleast one Mother and Father. Again loadout is very character dependent the CZ should be fine just take advantage of its higher accuracy so you can keep a little more distance between yourself and those claws. I would definitely suggest checking your blindspots once you start moving in because a stray deathclaw can sneak up on you due to the multiple paths that run through shallow canyons and the ai pathing is kind of screwy so 1 deathclaw will go far left while another might go far right to get to you. Starting the fight off with a Fat man isn't a bad idea because the items are found at the southern end of the Promontory while you enter farther north.Cpanda 04:07, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

Don't worry about it Cpanda, it's cool. I want to thank everyone for their suggestions. I managed to get three items out of the four that I wanted(the multiplas rifle disappeared). I used the CZ57 with AP rounds and the Grenade Machinegun with 25mm HE Grenades, the AMR, and 2 Psychos(that stuff is awesome. I'm gonna use that more often). Next, I will assault Dead Wind cavern.--Ryker6105:14, July 17, 2011 (UTC)~ 10:12pm 7/16/2011      "For the struggle of survival is a war without end!"

What I found useful was mines. The Deathclaws travel in packs on the promentory and move arround a bit, as I attacking it I drop a trail of mines behind me so I know if a pack is behind me (hear a boom and they have crossed your trail). Mines are also nice as they can slow down DCs and affect more than one per explosion, throwing few mines in front of you before attacking a pack and backing up can save you.75.67.224.12 21:58, July 17, 2011 (UTC)

I just wore a bounty hunter duster+Boone's Berae and used the anti-material rifle with armor piercing rounds while in sneak. Piled them up nicely. Crossfire XVI 13:36, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

I'm with Crossfire, sniper rifles and sneaking works great on Deathclaws. Use the gobi desert campaign rifle, or an anti material rifle, and if you have finesse and better criticals and a high luck you'll one shot the suckers even on very hard for the most part.

I have a high sneak/energy weapons character. I swam in at night, left compaions at home, way way way to dangerous. Snuck through them, sneak at 100, nearly got caught twice (they must have like 20 PER) got up on a cliffside, where they couldn't reach. Took out the large ones before they had time to react, got swarmmed with 12-15 others that I couldn't stop in time. Just to realize I had forgotten to get more ammo from home. Tried my trusty kitchen knife, failed. Then I did the only thing that I could do. I GOT THE HELL OUT OF THERE! Did a kamakazi sprint all the way back to the water dropping mines as I went along. Somehow I made it... You will be fine as long as you remeber the ammo. 174.109.137.71 02:00, July 25, 2011 (UTC)

I just use a couple of stealth boys. Forget trying to kill them. If you want the armor (why?) take the armor and be done with it.Kara MacNamara 13:35, July 25, 2011 (UTC)

Or you could just sneak into there with Eulicids C-Finder and Sneak Critical a bunch of them in a big group. Sometimes you can have two charges with that gun if you didn't use one and waited so maybe you can wipe out two big groups. After that just pick off the survivors... Crossfire XVI 18:53, July 25, 2011 (UTC)

I used the YCS/186 from stealth, fairly easy. If you remain far away, you could bring a companion with you. Or just turn it on very easy, but that's cheating.