Forum:Advice for Very Hard

Well I decided to start a character in veryhard hardcore, any advice or tips on how to survive in the harsh Mojave. Personal stories, what skills and companions would make life easier. Dmitri the wanderer 01:36, August 23, 2011 (UTC)


 * I don't have a lot of advice since the game isn't too hard on very hard and I play exclusively on that difficulty now. I wouldn't piss anyone off to the point where you're getting ambushed randomly in the wasteland. I know it annoys the hell out of me when my game lags a little and then I look around and see 6 Legion guys come up and start to annihilate me. I usually have to back off and use a ton of chems and maybe turbo to take them out on higher difficulties because they're pretty tough. Other than that, most of the enemies aren't too hard. The White Legs in Honest Hearts were tough at times and the enemies in Old World Blues are pretty intense when you get mobbed.


 * I guess the basic advice I have is to try not to get into any huge firefights with tough enemies because it's much harder to just blast through everyone like on the lower difficulties. Try to be a little sneaker and snipe people when you can and your life will be a lot easier. :D


 * As for companions, I rarely use them on any difficulty because they always get in my way. When I want to explore a building and take people out, I don't want to have to tell them to wait because otherwise they just run through the building and start attacking everyone and it gets annoying. I don't like them doing all the work. They're good as decoys but on very hard they die easily if they just run into a mob of powerful enemies so they're not really useful in that capacity either.


 * Currently, the guns I am using a lot in my current play-through are: Christine's Sniper Rifle, That Gun, Riot Shotgun, Gauss Rifle and Holorifle. My melee weapon of choice is the Shishkebab. Gary 42 12:55, August 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * I've got a single tip. Think carefully before you act. With that in mind, you should be fine. Hugs Scar: "Say 'ello to my little friend!" 12:57, August 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * break down ammo at ammo benches instead of carrying it, keeping enough for you needs until you reach the next ammo bench - powder and cases are weightless and lead weighs a lot less than bullets (although you want to watch and make sure you don't wind up carrying a 100lb ball of lead). Build mass with Sass - Sunset Sarsaparilla is all over the place and heals for more than a stimpack, almost as much as a super stimpack, use it as your primary healing tool.  I'll be mellow when I'm dead, an atomic cocktail a day keeps you from having to worry about bed bugs, there are other ways to stave off the need to sleep but none as effective as the atomic cocktail and thanks to them even on hardcore mode one can do the entire game without sleeping.  75.67.224.12 17:52, August 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Anon above must have high Survival and low Medicine skills. I'm partial to leaning a little heavy on the Medicine skill which makes it much cheaper/faster to heal yourself with stimpaks.  If you can get them, use healing poultices instead of Doctor's Bags.  Also a reiteration, but the stealth player is going to have a much easier time than a 'berserker' who wields a sledgehammer and rushes enemies.  Flagcaptured 22:55, August 30, 2011 (UTC)