Forum:Starting out

I am a new player of fallout new vages, i have played oblivion before, but i can't control it like oblivion, can any give me some help like tips on playing Caravan, and any npc like umbra in oblivion that we can kill him or her to get a strong armor and weapon in the begining of the game.

Well the object in Caravan is to get 26 (or as close as possible without going over) in your piles. Depending on how your opponent is progressing, getting two piles to 26 may not be enough and you might need to get your third up a little before it grants you a win. The easiest way to pull a 26 off would be to start with an 8 or 10, then put the other on it and add a king to the 8 to double it to 26.
 * Be aware what the face cards do- jacks remove a card (and all cards attached to it), queens reverse the order (ascending or descending; determined by the second card you put on a pile), and kings double the value of a card (and you can use more than one on a single card). Jokers placed on non-face cards eliminate every other instance of that card from the field (on both sides).  Oh, and you can place face cards/jokers on your opponent's cards to screw them over; I often use kings to put their piles over 26 which forces them to eliminate the entire pile most of the time.

Unfortunately, I don't know of any good ideas for strong weapons/armor in the early game, as you'd have to repair it shortly after and that would either require a decent amount of caps or finding the same/similar item. Though I would suggest you get a cowboy repeater fairly soon; with all three mods (maple stock, long tube, custom action), I was using this until around lv25 or so. The Ratslayer gun isn't too bad though for a good starter, since it's silenced and you can use it to stealth-kill enemies without getting infamy by their faction. Balmung03 06:21, February 12, 2011 (UTC)