User:Axelar8/How to survive very hard Difficulty

Basics for surviving:
Here are a few things that i recommend to survive on very hard:

Gauss Rifle:
This obtained by completing the Operation Anchorage Downloadable Content (DLC). After you have completed the SImulation from the DLC you will gain access to an Armory, the  Gauss Rifle  will be sitting on the bottom shelf on the left hand side of the room.

The reason this is such a good weapon is because the weapon, first of all, is very strong, but it also knocks the enemy over making they vulnerable to an attack.When they are knocked over, walk up to the body and shoot them (i have found that shooting them in the crotch causes a Critical Damage Bonus, plus knocks them over so they won't get up, then repeat this until the enemy is dead.

if you have multiple enemies it's slightly different, Take Cover behind walls and so on, pop out, shoot one enemy then go back into cover, reload, shoot the next and then repeat this, it will take time but it's still good fun :)

Winterised T5-1B Power Armor/T5-1B Power Armor
Winterised T5-1B Power Armor:

Is the main reward for completeing the Operation Anchorage DLC. It is inside the the armory that is unlocked for completing the Simulation.It is sitting on a rack in the middle of the room. The armor is Un-Degradable, meaning it will never be damaged and needed to be repaired (Hi-5 to the person that did that). It is very great armor and offers amazing DR.

T5-1B Power Armor:

This armor obtained by: Getting all of the keys from the quest  Gotta Shoot 'Em In The Head  and unlocking the door to the specified location, complete the quest and you'll know what i mean (once you've given the keys to Mr. Crowley pickpocket them back and then go ahead with what i said)

The reason these armors are so good are because of The high DR (damage resistance) gained by wearing them, and they fact that they just look cool as !

here is a link to the page about Normal T5-1B Power Armor;  You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head

ALOT of Stimpaks!
i'm not kidding, the more stimpaks, the happier &amp; better off you'll be playing on very hard. You won't believe how many stimpaks you go through just in one place:

Example: I played through Vault 87 with 98 stimpaks, when i was done killing the numerous Super Mutant Overlords that are inside the living-quarters and the other super mutants around the place i was down to 20 Stimpaks.

How to get so many stimpaks:
There is a repeatable quest available at  Fort Independence ,, This is where you take Enclave/BoS weapons &amp; Armor to Protector Casdon and he gives you Stimpaks in exchange, you can get other things such as  .556 Ammo ,  Rad Away  &amp;  Frag Grenades . But i always choose the stimpaks, much more useful. Protector Casdin is normally found just inside the gates by the main enterence to  Fort Independence . (For more details Click This link: The Outcast Collection Agent)

' WARNING! '

If you have Alien Power Cell's with you, there will be the option to give it to him, However, DO NOT! it is pointless, what you get from him is no where near what they are worth.

What Next:
Now that you know what you need, it's time to get out there, Remember to stay alert and aware of your surrounding, listen out for moving creatures &amp; pay attention to your compass (Mainly Red Arrows indicating Enemies/Threats)

Good Luck, Any tips on how to improve this or questions about really anything Fallout 3 related

Send me a message either on here, or on XBL; GT: Axelar8.