User:HunterZ

Useful links
These links are for my own benefit, and are at the top of this page because I am lazy:
 * Special:RecentChanges - recent changes to this wiki (I can't seem to find a link to it anywhere).
 * User:HunterZ/Notes - notes to myself on my current FNV playthrough.

Intro
Hello! I'm just a fan of the whole Fallout series, and of post-nuclear fiction in general. I've played (if not completed) all of the Fallout games and spinoffs that are available on the PC platform, and have enjoyed them all to various degrees.

I feel that the "original" two games (Fallout 1 & 2) are probably the best; however, I also think that Bethesda was probably the best fit for developing a "modern" Fallout at the time Fallout 3 was created, as they have always excelled at making sandbox/open-world western RPGs. Despite being buggy and using the same engine as Oblivion, I feel that Fallout 3 does do a decent job of capturing the feel and lore of the Fallout universe.

I think the biggest compliment I can pay to Fallout 3 is that, while Fallout 1 & 2 each had moments that made my skin crawl (e.g., meeting the Master and discovering The Glow), I find myself persistently creeped out while walking the wasteland in Fallout 3 - despite quickly becoming the most dangerous creature in the wastes myself!

Anyways, my motivation for being a contributor here is to help with cleaning up and otherwise improving various wiki content as I refer to it while (re)playing the games. I am currently playing through Fallout: New Vegas with all DLCs installed, so most of my efforts are currently focused on random FNV articles.

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Rambling & horn-tooting
Here is a list of Wasteland/Fallout games I've played, along with some bragging about some stuff I've done as a result of being a Fallout fanboy:

Wasteland

 * Wasteland:
 * Attempted a couple of times starting around the late '90s but never really got more than halfway in.
 * I would have loved it to death if I had discovered it when it was new.
 * Wasteland 2:
 * Pledged via Kickstarter!

Fallout

 * Fallout 1 & 2:
 * Completed in the late '90s. I actually played Fallout 2 quite a bit first, but I don't think I finished it until I went back and played FO1 (due to my OCD regarding sequels).
 * I wrote the Ammo & Armor FAQ (which originally started as posts on Interplay's official Fallout forum).
 * You can probably guess that I like how FNV brought back some of the more advanced mechanics from the original games.
 * Fallout Tactics:
 * Attempted a couple of times over the years, but never finished.
 * It's just not enough of an RPG, and the squad-based format overwhelmes me with character customization options :p
 * Fallout 3:
 * Completed the base game with no DLC, then installed and completed all of the DLCs.
 * Played in a couple of bursts between the end of 2008 and the middle of 2011.
 * By "completed the game", I mean that I discovered every single map location and completed almost every quest (most notably skipping the end of the Tenpenny Tower quests because the resolutions were lame).
 * Fallout: New Vegas:
 * Currently in progress. I've caught up with Benny & Mr. House, and have been doing lots of exploring before pushing ahead further with the main quests.
 * Started at the end of 2011 with all DLCs installed, but I am not going to start the separate-area ones until around when I finish the base game.
 * Made a half-dozen mods, which you can find on my New Vegas Nexus user page.

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