Sorry for being that guy, but can I get some recommendations for first time Fallout 1

Mujar

Mujar

First time out of the vault
Obviously nothing too crazy as this is my first playthrough, and this is the first time I've ever downloaded mods that weren't from the nexus so I'm lost. I'm just looking for some quality of life mods that don't really change the game as a whole but make it more enjoyable, I'm sure you get what I mean. Any recommendations and maybe a quick run down on how to get them installed would be appreciated. Thank you and wish me luck on my first playthrough of Fallout 1 and 2.
 
Just download Fallout Fixt, or just play the game vanilla. SPECIAL+ perks are really unbalanced, but there is not much you can do about that.
 
Vault11 said:
Just download Fallout Fixt, or just play the game vanilla. SPECIAL+ perks are really unbalanced, but there is not much you can do about that.
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I was just scrolling down the list of what I think is the mods and saw stuff like animated containers and stuff like that, and I've heard about a high res mod, would you not recommend those?
 
I just downloaded fallout fixt and Chrome is giving me a warning saying that the file is infected. I've had my anti-virus give false positives before but I've never actually seen Chrome itself stamp something I've downloaded as malicious so I'm being cautious. Has this always happened or has the file been tinkered with?
 
Mujar said:
I just downloaded fallout fixt and Chrome is giving me a warning saying that the file is infected. I've had my anti-virus give false positives before but I've never actually seen Chrome itself stamp something I've downloaded as malicious so I'm being cautious. Has this always happened or has the file been tinkered with?
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Well, it is covered in FEV.

EDIT: See this
http://www.nma-fallout.com/showthread.php?203334-Fallout-Fixt-will-no-longer-be-available-on-Mediafire-com

You should definitely go with the "fixes only" pack first, then install the restored content on your second or possibly third playthrough.

Also, remember that Fallout 3 is more like Fallout 1, and Fallout: New Vegas is more like Fallout 2. Depending on which one of those you prefer, Fallout 1 might not be as appealing to you. I for one find it much more shallow and simply less interesting than the sequel.

Welcome to NMA, by the way!
 
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Mujar said:
I was just scrolling down the list of what I think is the mods and saw stuff like animated containers and stuff like that, and I've heard about a high res mod, would you not recommend those?
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Fallout's containers are animated [afaik]. As for the hi-res mods... I'd call it a bit of a misnomer, as I don't think any of them actually improve the resolution of the games. What they do is enable the engine to display more of the map on-screen at a time; the upshot being that everything in the game seems to appear smaller on the screen. The art has fixed dimensions, and the game originally [only] supported 640x480 in 8-bit color, so setting the hi-res mod to 1920x1080 (if it even offers that :mrgreen:) will fill out the center screen with the original 640x480, and fill in the surrounding edges with whatever is adjacent in the map.

So I would recommend setting the resolution low... like maybe only enough to fill in the sides if you have a 16x9 monitor; otherwise you get the game's fullscreen dialog UI, as a tiny 4:1 square in the center of the screen, when they talk to you.

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Quality of life tips:

  • You can type the amount of bottle-caps you want to trade; you don't have to click the arrows 999 times to pass the max amount of caps
  • Always examine the text box when something happens; like a combat or skill use result, or when you examine something.
  • Examine everything. The mouse UI has several hidden functions ~like the old Photoshop toolbar. You hold the mouse down, on the item in the map, and the context buttons appear.
  • Due to historical reasons, the NPC party members you may acquire... cannot see your PC in front of them when they shoot at targets; [don't stand in front of them when they shoot at targets].
  • Do read the manuals; found on this site in the downloads section.
  • Be mindful of where your NPCs choose to stand. There is no way in Fallout [1] to force them to move. If you walk into a tight corner, and they walk in after you, you may well be stuck there, with no way to leave. Fallout 2, allows you to spend their APs to force them to move; if they have APs at the time.
 
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Mujar said:
I just downloaded fallout fixt and Chrome is giving me a warning saying that the file is infected. I've had my anti-virus give false positives before but I've never actually seen Chrome itself stamp something I've downloaded as malicious so I'm being cautious. Has this always happened or has the file been tinkered with?
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This is a compatibility issue between Mediafire and Chrome. Naturally I won't be using Mediafire anymore to host my files, so everything is OK now :nod:
 
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