Forum:Fallout: New Vegas article in OXM

With OXM's New Vegas article hitting the shelves here are some new bits of info given to us.


 * Character creation is similar in NV as it was in FO3. With a obvious diferences in approach.
 * A Reflectron (mirror like device) is used to create your appearence and age.
 * The Vit-o-matic (a "bathroom game machine") is used to allocate your SPECIAL points and explain what the stats influence.
 * A Rorschach test is used in place of the GOAT for skill specialties.
 * Hardcore can be toggled on/off. It acts seperately to the difficulty level of your game.
 * Items like Stimpacks and Radaway take effect over time instead of instantly in Hardcore.
 * Ammo gains weight in Hardcore.
 * If you don't drink fresh water often while in Hardcore, you can dehydrate and die.
 * Skills have an effect on conversations with NPCs. If you are high enough a skill (guns, explosives, barter, etc) you gain a option to include that as a conversation option in some situations. Giving you a higher chance to influence people.
 * Every single skill will be useble in conversations at some point.
 * The companion wheel is a new tool to manage your companions. They can be set to passive, aggressive, heal and more (not listed yet).
 * Each melee weapon has a special attack that costs AP to preform but has bonuses when preformed. The 9-iron has 'Fore' which hits the target and supposidly nocks him to the ground. You need a high skill to achieve there special feats.
 * You cannow put attachments on your firearms. You have 3 slots to use but they aren't 'socket-able' (once you choose it it's there to stay).
 * Goodsprings is your first free bed (hopefully home like in Megaton).
 * New character revealed, Neil. Not much aside from him being a Super Mutant hating (mostly Tabitha) Super Mutant found in the Black Mountain area. He can be convinvced to assist you against Tabitha.
 * Level cap will be 30.
 * 'Skill magazines' grant a temporary boost to your skills.
 * Gun play will be tweeked to be more FPS like.
 * The town of Primm will have a rollercoaster.

So far it's sounding remarkable. What do you wastelanders think?

Cpt. E. Blackadder 08:40, March 5, 2010 (UTC)

All I have to say about the temporary boost by skill magazines is THANK GOD. I hate book-hunting in FO3.

Dogmeat the thrid 20:29, March 5, 2010 (UTC)

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