Forum:Three Quick Questions



Hi. Three quick questions, I think I know the answer to two of them. I have the Xbox360 version of Fallout 3.

1. Is there any safe (non-buggy) place I can store my things? I've been using the locker next to the door in My Megaton House and it's been fine so far. About 15 to 20 total playtime hours. But I hear some people eventually start losing things. Is my stuff safe?
 * Yes! There are plenty of places. My favorite is Springvale. Unlike either of the two possible player homes, (which require the player to pass through multiple loading-screens), Springvale offers a map spawning point directly in front of storage (a mailbox). The mailbox won't erase your items or run out of room. Decorating it is also an option. Bad places to store items would be places like the mailboxes in Canterbury Commons where NPCs walk past, since A.I. is scripted to pick up better weapons, they're likely to take your belongings. [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 20:43, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Awesome news about the mailbox! Thanks. Is there a chance that anything could be stolen, though?
 * Never had it happen (xbox360). My other favorite place is Agatha's House because the caravan is right there, and she has storage boxes out front where you spawn. Bad part with that location is it takes a while to get it, and raiders spawn in the area, so you have to carry their bodies down into the valley or they never stop coming. [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 02:47, 25 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I hate to feel like all I do is whore out my favorite spot, but I'm a *huge* fan of the rubbled out house directly south of Alexandria Arms. It has a ton of traps out front and throughout (several frag mines, a couple of bear traps, a shotgun trap, a pitching machine, and a turret), and there's a raider on the top floor with a hunting rifle who takes pot shots at you as you approach. However, once it's cleared no enemies will ever respawn anywhere near. It's very very close to a fast travel location (Alexandria Arms), you don't have to go through any loading screens to reach it, it has a bed *AND* a workbench inside, and there are all sorts of containers inside (more than 10 total) if you like organizing. I've used it for every character in every game and have never lost anything. In fact, I've never seen anything disappear off of the floor, either, although I haven't been brave enough to bother storing anything there yet. Some Sort 04:00, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

2. I had Dogmeat. He died when I sent him back to Vault 101. Is that just it? Anything important I can miss out on without him?
 * Probably not. Unless a recent patch addressed it (and I did not see it in any patch notes), the lockers in the Megaton house are not set to "player-owned."  While this can be corrected in PC versions of the game through console commands, console users (XBox 360 / PS3) are given the short end.  From what I've heard, the interior cell (meaning the inside of your house) never "resets", so anything dropped on the floor should always stay there.  It's messy, but beats losing all your stuff every three days.  Snicker 13:59, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, the locker next to the door is safe.BSMaker 14:15, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes. His death allows you to use his companion slot for a second companion. However you'll miss out on this open slot if Dogmeat dies before you're kidnapped by the enclave. Note: You lose your extra slot when that happens, so, keep him alive until after the event. [[Image:Ash_Nuke.jpg]] AshRandom (Talk) 20:47, 22 January 2009 (UTC)


 * No. There is no additional content revolving around Dogmeat.  Did you actually get the Dogmeat has died message?  If not, then he may be there, or (if it was a long distance) still on his way.  I sent him home, then waited 24 hours to show up once.  Snicker 13:59, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Nothing important. Actually, be happy, you just got a new companion slot.

3. Is there any way I can see which skill books I've used and where I found them? I basically know that this answer is no. But if anyone has any advice, that'd be great. And is it possible to get to 100 in all skill areas assuming you get all the books? I think I'll be able to get close at least.
 * No, other than keeping a manual checklist, there is not. The game records the number, not the type / location. Snicker 13:59, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Just check the wiki page on the specific skill and start checking the ones you remember getting. And yes. If you put 40 points on a certain skill, it is possible to max it.
 * +10 Bobblehead
 * +50 skill books(with the Comprehension perk
 * It's easy as hell to get all skills to 40. If I remember well, you can do it with an Intelligence of 4 by level 13. So, if you find all skill books and get the Comprehension perk you can get all your skills to 100 by level 13.BSMaker 14:15, 22 January 2009 (UTC)