The patch is literally the game itself. If you bought the physical disc version, the disc more or less just contains the software launcher.
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Fallout 76 | OT | Almost Heaven, Waste Virginia
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How is it on the 1X? The engine wasn't too great on consoles to begin with.
Absolutely horrific. The performance is consistently abysmal on my X. I emptied out Grafton earlier and it still ran like shit, completely devoid of NPC's.
Shocking stuff. This is maybe the worst game I've played this year. Runs like shit, looks worse than any other AAA release in recent memory, and it's crushingly boring. I want to like it desperately and I'll be putting more time into it as I spent $60 on this shit, but my god is it a boring, stuttery mess.
I did a new character today that will probably be my main and ran into someone in the Vault at the very beginning. He was very friendly to me and talked to me over mic (I didn't have one though) and he sent me a party invite. And we just explored for two hours or so, doing quests and rummaging around helping each other out in the wastes. It was a lot of fun.
It's not "nothing for your time" though. You bypassed half of my post. You take that "nothing" and turn it into something. If you find some pipe pistols and scrap them, you unlock new mods for pipe pistols. If you refuse to craft I guess I see your point, but why are you playing this game if you don't want to craft?
I'm pretty sure the Xbox 1 (not the X) would catch fire trying to run this if that was still included, I'm just going to be honest.
This is my feelings as well. Love the story telling in the world and that all the lore is coming from that first generation of survivors that have died off. Super creepy vibes and I'm loving it.
Same thing happened to me, switching to fullscreen fixed it.
There is so much lore in this game and some of the audio recordings are really long. I'm only about 2 hours in but I've just been slowly moving along listening to survivor stories and reading terminals. Some guy called out to me because he wanted to give me a full set of armor and some weapons which was nice and all, but I got kind of annoyed because I had to stop paying attention to the recording I was listening to XD.
Outside the plans vendors have, are most plans static or is it luck to find them? Just so much I can't build in the game for my CAMP as I dont have the plans for it yet
No idea what it was that finally fixed it (probably going in and setting graphics card to default for the specific 76 application) but got it.
Thank you though.
At least some seem to be random. Last night I was helping a friend who just started and I checked some boxes I know I checked before and found two different camp crafting plans.
I don't refuse to craft, and I didn't ignore your other discussion as I agree with that. My problem isn't crafting nor is it giving junk items because it's the cycle of crafting. The problem is that's all the world has in it when exploring because it's so skewed to the junk for loot tables. I wnst to see cool rewards when getting to an end dungeon, doesn't have to be OP but just some flavourful item. Too many times I stumble on a wicked area and then find nothing it that rewards me for the choice of exploring it.
Well, they didn't have a boatload of unique items in FO4 either. I'd be willing to bet there is the same amount of uniques in 76. There is still the legendary item system as well. They also added levels of legendaries. Some items can have multiple legendary effects.
It's fair to argue over whether there should be more uniques, but they do exist. I'm at level 15 and I have two unique named weapons and I've found several legendaries.
So I was near Clarksburg when I got jumped by about a dozen anglers...despite them being only level 18 I could barely do a lick of damage no matter what I did (shotguns, sniper rifle, grenades, landmines)
Can somebody explain to Bethesda why it's utter horseshit to get ganked like that by a bunch of dumb looking fish and not be able to fight back...
Can somebody explain to Bethesda why it's utter horseshit to get ganked like that by a bunch of dumb looking fish and not be able to fight back...
Anyone else having issues with server disconnects? It happened to me twice in the last 30 minutes while trying to do an interesting quest and explore a really interesting location. The second time it reset my quest progress and put me outside of a different location. :/
Seems to me like it runs better than Fallout 4, but that's a pretty low bar.
So my list of complaints with this game is huge lol. Bethesda has hella work to do.
- Stash box size is way too low! Being overloaded with junk means you can no longer loot and the fun takes a huge nosedive.
- Bugged missions. In groups especially. Having to repeat quest objectives is NOT fun.
- Group EXP should be universal. You should not lose out on xp when your teammates land kills before you can do damage.
- No option to show armor over most clothing options and it sucks. Should be able to toggle on/off.
- Numerous issues with basebuilding. There is hardly ever flat ground for fences/gardens. Just let it all clip like hell bethesda. Please.
- Stash box size is way too low! Being overloaded with junk means you can no longer loot and the fun takes a huge nosedive.
- Bugged missions. In groups especially. Having to repeat quest objectives is NOT fun.
- Group EXP should be universal. You should not lose out on xp when your teammates land kills before you can do damage.
- No option to show armor over most clothing options and it sucks. Should be able to toggle on/off.
- Numerous issues with basebuilding. There is hardly ever flat ground for fences/gardens. Just let it all clip like hell bethesda. Please.
You're playing on base? For how long?
I can deal with that. I enjoyed fallout 4 in my ps4 base immensely.
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Just so people know, most of the Cranberry Bog is flat, but it's higher level. It's easy to find a good secluded plot of land there. There are also numerous flat mountainous crags in the Savage Divide where it is easy to build a C.A.M.P. over the lookout to The Forest.
Yep, on a launch-day PS4, and I've put a pretty good amount of time into 76 so far. It has better/more consistent FPS than any other Bethesda game I've played on a console.
On ps4 pro that isn't the case. FO4 runs much better than 76. Friends in my party on base ps4 have said it runs horribly too so I don't know. It's still fun despite that but I hope patches clean it up.
Finally dug into this tonight and I'm not sure if I hate it. I've been a huge Fallout fan since the first one, I don't mind the changes as the series has gone on....
But this feels hollow so far. None of my friends are playing it and I've met some others but they're just there. Tried doing some events but hauling food canisters around (15 of them) solo while tiny robots auto-spawn and snipe me through ledges just isn't fun. Then I die, then I have to get my stuff, my Stimpaks are running out, oops I got a parasite and didn't eat for 3 minutes, etc.
FO4 I loved despite its quirks but from an immersion standpoint this feels like the mutant brother that the other Fallouts keep in the basement. Most of the time I'm just tracking down recordings to track down another recording.
Going to give it more time tomorrow... I bought the Power Armor edition so I'm all in but the comedown after playing RDR2 and Hitman 2 in sequence before this is pretty harsh.
But this feels hollow so far. None of my friends are playing it and I've met some others but they're just there. Tried doing some events but hauling food canisters around (15 of them) solo while tiny robots auto-spawn and snipe me through ledges just isn't fun. Then I die, then I have to get my stuff, my Stimpaks are running out, oops I got a parasite and didn't eat for 3 minutes, etc.
FO4 I loved despite its quirks but from an immersion standpoint this feels like the mutant brother that the other Fallouts keep in the basement. Most of the time I'm just tracking down recordings to track down another recording.
Going to give it more time tomorrow... I bought the Power Armor edition so I'm all in but the comedown after playing RDR2 and Hitman 2 in sequence before this is pretty harsh.
Naw they need to really increase stash box limit because once you start collecting power armor, its impossible to stash all that. Or at least have a seperate stash for power armor
Man there are a lot of enemies in this game lol.
Had a silent partnership with a player and we finished an event together, pretty cool. Waves of scorchers everywhere.
Finally grasping all the systems, I think. People keep trying to kill me and they don't realize I have Action Boy 3 and a sniper rifle tho. Haha.
Had a silent partnership with a player and we finished an event together, pretty cool. Waves of scorchers everywhere.
Finally grasping all the systems, I think. People keep trying to kill me and they don't realize I have Action Boy 3 and a sniper rifle tho. Haha.
this game is outwardly bad but I still love it
I've made so many cool stories with other players in the last few days. When I feel like it, I've got pics and stories to share. On Day One I set up a CAMP just outside the vault, made a little community workshop, set up a sign that made my intention to share loot clear, and met a dozen or so new players over the course of the next hour, giving them the headstart they'd need to keep up with us BETA kids. It was fun as hell, best mp experience I've had this year
I've made so many cool stories with other players in the last few days. When I feel like it, I've got pics and stories to share. On Day One I set up a CAMP just outside the vault, made a little community workshop, set up a sign that made my intention to share loot clear, and met a dozen or so new players over the course of the next hour, giving them the headstart they'd need to keep up with us BETA kids. It was fun as hell, best mp experience I've had this year
While the game certainly has its moments of stuttering, the experience for me hasn't been that bad.
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I didn't notice but I just spent two hours on the DMV building at Charleston reading all the terminals and figuring out the servers. I think it's part of the Capitol Building? It made me a little nostalgic of Fallout 3, fighting super mutants packed inside a government building.
Made it all the way to the end of a Nuke silo but I simply ran out of supplies. Not any one thing that was too hard, just a lot of steps, lots of enemies, lots of ammo needed, one melee weapon doesn't last the whole time, etc. lol
Tip to manage your weight
Only carry 1-2 guns
Dump all chems other then rad away and stim packs and healing salves
Dump all missles and explosives if you arn't using them.
Only loot stuff you need. I'm only looting things that give me aluminum, lead, plastic and adhesive. For repairs and ammo.
Doing this I have everything I need and I stay under 80 weight.
Only carry 1-2 guns
Dump all chems other then rad away and stim packs and healing salves
Dump all missles and explosives if you arn't using them.
Only loot stuff you need. I'm only looting things that give me aluminum, lead, plastic and adhesive. For repairs and ammo.
Doing this I have everything I need and I stay under 80 weight.
I'm about 5 hours into the game, but this framerate on PS4 Pro is making it hard to have fun.
The worst part for me is when any explosions go off, I triggered a mine the other day and the game froze for a few seconds before it went off and it's happened with grenades and other traps too. Then every time you interact with anything like a work bench the frame rate stutters before it opens a menu. I just don't get how it released in this state even by their previous releases this is just a mess. The visuals don't even justify the poor performance either it doesn't even look that good most of the time.
Honestly me too. It makes the game feel less clunky to me. The NPCs haven't been great in 3 or 4 anyway, it was always more interesting to piece stories together for me and that's almost entirely what this is.
Looks like PC was the way to go as well lol. Smooth 60+fps and no bugs so far, knock on wood.
I actually do feel in a wasteland with no npcs, to be honest. But I can understand the lack of npcs can be jarring for most. I just don't care about them.
This.
Additionally:
- Get enough power armor chassis for your power armor parts. You can put the parts onto the chassis, collect the whole thing and voilà everything weighs 10 instead of the combined weight of all individual armor parts (except when those parts have a higher level than you, then storing them individually is necessary). Correct me if I'm wrong.
- Rockets and Mini-Nukes take loads of space. Only keep what you really need.
- Make use of the strength skill and perks (carry +40 weight perk, junk is 75% lighter etc.). Each point into strength raises your max carry limit. Ballistic ammo isn't that heavy but if you're carrying 2k of 0.308 rounds then it's better to drop most of it.
There are also perks for making all types of weapons lighter. Same for Stimpacks, chems and food since that can also become very heavy quickly. I easily carry 30-40 kg of chems and food with me, so perks can help you to reduce its weight dramatically. These items should be carried on you since some perks only affect those items when they're actually in your inventory. So you're better off not overloading your stash with 1kg stimpacks when they weigh 0.5 in your inventory. You can then store other stuff in your stash instead.
Same with junk, though you can lose that when you die so be mindful about that.
Obviously the closer you get to lvl 50, the easier it becomes to carry 3-4 weapons with plenty of space still available.
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