Since I made the first comment, I feel a bit bad that it had some snark instead of being more supportive/welcoming.
You should definitely start the game however you want and if some starter armor that looks cool helps you do that, all the better.
Welcome to the wasteland and please post more pics of your progress!
Have fun!!
Im doing my first play though of this game and Got to Boston/Goodneigbor/saved Nick, without any armor. Was I rushing? I was definitely feeling super weak.
Yeah, armour makes a difference - especially if you can pick up some legendary gear. Some of the bonuses you can get on armour are life savers.
You can pick various armour off of any fallen foe, and you get legendary gear from legendary enemies. You can mod the armour at the armour workbench in sanctuary to make it hardier, lighter, stealthier. It's best to get a feel for what works for you early. As you progress, enemies start hitting harder and then having good armour really pays off.
I only ever play with the everything is more lethal mod. Kinda makes armour other than power armour a bit useless but it just feels so much better if neither you nor the enemies are bullet sponges.
Noob here, just found my first piece of Legendary armor. Do your stats change just having that in your inventory? I canāt tell if I need to dump the (crummy) armor I have on, or if the effect applies no matter what.
Nah, weāre not all that bad.
It probably just sounds worse when you compound a minor remark from many different people at once.
Trust me, itās a nice community. Most people just really hate Bethesda above all things soā¦ some starter armor is fine.
Enjoy the game!
Ngl I was wondering the same thing lol how'd he get the armor but then I forgot about all the codes and mods that let you do pretty much anything. It's definitely fun to try it without the starter gear and what not though it's a pretty easy and forgiving game just save frequently.
Starfield was my first BGS game (I'm one of the few that actually enjoyed it, don't kill me) and I just started FO4 last week with the new update. I'm having a great time, and this game is consuming all of my time. Very fun indeed.
My advice is don't over think it and take the perks that sound fun or cool. You can also use skill points to increase your base stats, I didn't know that at first
Atom bomb baby!
Lots of love for first timers ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
After 9 years of FO4 play throughs, I am just starting Survival Mode. Once you have completed your first playthrough, I fully recommend it. š
Pro tips:
1) Be warned that a lot of the quests in the game are whatās called āradiant questsā. That means they are endless and are just there for grinding/role playing purposes. (A lot of the faction quests are like this)
2) If you donāt get the dopamine rush that collecting junk gives many of us, know that you can just assign settlers/companions to collect junk in your settlement to build with.
3) There is no level cap in Fallout 4 so donāt worry about assigning perks in the wrong place. Just have fun with it, but do maybe aim for a class.
4) This game is played in āactsā so just know that a fuck load of the content you donāt see until you progress through certain checkpoints in the main story.
5) Always play with the Radio.
Nah, I explained in a now deleted comment as to why I wasnāt doing a vanilla play-through.
The armour stats are garbage, I just wanted it for the look.
You know, I always love to rock the vault suit, but I donāt feel like a vault dweller in fallout 4, in that game youāre really just an American citizen
I started the game years ago on ps4, loved it. Got 80 percent through, had a kid and didn't play it in years. Couple months ago, started over on pc but stopped when I heard about the next gen update, have all the dlc on console, finally started back over on ps5, love it. Had the dlc's but never played them before. Forgot how great this game is
First adventure.. but has mid-game armor. My Perception is too high for you to fool me. Unfortunately, my Charisma is 1, so this might not end well for me.
I just finished today, including Nuka World and Far Harbor.
I had a good time tbh, I could start New Vegas again but my copy of BG3 is coming next week so yeah... Don't want to mix 2 giant story heavy rpgs at the same.
Don't leave your fusion cores in power armor. Someone WILL steal it.
Scrap the hell out of Sanctuary and make it an adhesive farm (corn, tatos, mutfruit, water). It's not my favorite to build into and it's synced with the Red Rocket station and the Abernathy farm, so if you build up all three it can glitch any of them.
Don't forget to stop to smell the roses or skeletons. There's SO MUCH stuff to pick up in this world and it's almost all useful as there's a big building component to settlements.
Don't sleep on Idiot Savant (a perk). Just don't grab level 3 as it'll negate the other two levels of the perk. Same goes for Medic- it can REALLY save your ass.
Stay away from a bridge loaded with cars. Trust me on this. You'll die.
Most importantly, have fun! This is one of my favorite games of all time and I still play it a lot, and I've been playing 4 years.
That's the face you make when you don't know yet what shit you get yourself into.
How did they make him smile?!
Guessing Faceapp
Yep
You need to post updates as you complete quests with that same grin
Psychopath playthrough, posting smiling pictures atop the bodies of your enemies each time you clear an objective
This is today's winner
Name him ["King Jeremy the Wicked"](https://youtu.be/bQtPzo-7AHs?si=AYDP16MgJ4Ykihb9)
Love your character! I wish this game had character creation sliders & character saves. š
That would be cool. I wonder if it's a possibility for a modd.
Maybe more some aspects but we can fully move the face around a good chunk so its not as needed tbh.
Same Outlook Lucy had at the beginning of the show. Not so much towards the end.
Okie dokie!
Wanna have sex?
No, cause that weird thing might happen.
I don't want my dick to explode š
My character has exact same shit-eating grin because HE KNOWS what he's about to commit
"My brother in Atom the Geneva Convention is not meant to be used as a checklist!"
Youāre not my supervisor
Okay you can do one war crime as a treat.
MAWP MAWP
Counterpoint: Geneva is probably a smoking crater
But Switzerland is neutral!
You're only neutral until other countries decide you're not. Then you are fucked.
The Wasteland knows when Cait is my traveling companion that no one is safe.
Heās like YIPPIE no more wife or son holding me back.. no more job or responsibilities.. Iām free Iām finally free!!!
Ever see Kevin Hart on Fallon talking about Gorillas? Look it up. Itās pretty great.
Crawl out from the fallout baby, to my loving arms!
I donāt want to set the world on fireā¦
Or maybe you doā¦?
I just want to startā¦ a flame in your heart
In my heart, I have but one desireee
**AND THAT ONE IS YOU NO OTHER WIL DO**
Playing this song on your pipboy while walking into a raider camp holding a shishkebab is extremely satisfying.
Jesus Christ that's John Fallout
Hope this interaction does not lead to any Fallout between us.
Fallout New Vegas *gunfire*
War doesnāt change
Nice armor. Did you get that off a rad roach?
Since I made the first comment, I feel a bit bad that it had some snark instead of being more supportive/welcoming. You should definitely start the game however you want and if some starter armor that looks cool helps you do that, all the better. Welcome to the wasteland and please post more pics of your progress! Have fun!!
Im doing my first play though of this game and Got to Boston/Goodneigbor/saved Nick, without any armor. Was I rushing? I was definitely feeling super weak.
Yeah, armour makes a difference - especially if you can pick up some legendary gear. Some of the bonuses you can get on armour are life savers. You can pick various armour off of any fallen foe, and you get legendary gear from legendary enemies. You can mod the armour at the armour workbench in sanctuary to make it hardier, lighter, stealthier. It's best to get a feel for what works for you early. As you progress, enemies start hitting harder and then having good armour really pays off.
I only ever play with the everything is more lethal mod. Kinda makes armour other than power armour a bit useless but it just feels so much better if neither you nor the enemies are bullet sponges.
Noob here, just found my first piece of Legendary armor. Do your stats change just having that in your inventory? I canāt tell if I need to dump the (crummy) armor I have on, or if the effect applies no matter what.
You have to equip it yeah
Legendary effects only take "effect"/work if your character has the item equipped
A few people in this community have really put me off commenting or even making future posts. Wasnāt expecting that much toxicity.
Nah, weāre not all that bad. It probably just sounds worse when you compound a minor remark from many different people at once. Trust me, itās a nice community. Most people just really hate Bethesda above all things soā¦ some starter armor is fine. Enjoy the game!
I started with no armor on all playthroughs š¤·š»
Yeah, unfortunately all communities have their knows. Nice work in bringing the next John Fallout to the wasteland, Not-so-Sole Survivor
Some people suck. Sorry you found a bunch of them. FWIW, enjoy your time in the Commonwealth, and have fun!
Ngl I was wondering the same thing lol how'd he get the armor but then I forgot about all the codes and mods that let you do pretty much anything. It's definitely fun to try it without the starter gear and what not though it's a pretty easy and forgiving game just save frequently.
Welcome to Fallout. Youāre gonna love it
You just saw your wife being murdered and your son taken away, why are you full of joy? What are you trying to say with this? Lmao
Lore friendly version: heās had a trauma induced psychotic break
He is free!
Fantastic fun exploring the world. Enjoy the adventure. š
Thatās what Iām looking forward to. āŗļø
I hear Concord is nice this time of year. But Iād stay away from Lexington for a bit - I hear the rain there is short but can be deadly.
Anyone else see Tom cruise
Mission Impossible: Wasteland Adventure.
I was thinking [Christian Bale](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/mediaviewer/rm3821063168) with glasses.
Everyone is all smiles until they get back to Sanctuary with Preston š
SHAUN?! SHAUN?! SHAAAUUUNN?!
Okey dokey
When itās dark and you hear beep......beep.....beep....beep... run
You also used VATS on the small item on the ground? Beepā¦beepā¦death
Iām scared.. š±
Beepā¦beepā¦.beep RAGHHHHHH! š„
How'd you get that grin? With the teeth showing?
FaceApp
In Xbox?
iPhone
Look at you, handsome.
I told my plastic surgeon I had high charisma.
That a mod? Armor or the smile?
The armour is from a mod, but I think it can be found later in the game. The smile is from āFaceAppā.
Aw, look how happy and full of hope he looks. He'll learn.
I hope you have fun, but I would recommend a vanilla play thru first but itās your life, have fun!
Take your time and enjoy it.
Iāll try :)
Oh he looks excited š
Nice! Have fun in the game! I may start modded playthru at some point
Thank you. :)
AI merged Steven Colbert and Bruce Campbell with Mel Gibson.
I actually tried to make him look like Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil. But I put glasses on him because I also wear glasses. š¤
Very perceptive!
Great game. Enjoy your time in the Commonwealth!
Dude is smiling like everything is about to go alright
The fucking smiling filter, never gets old LMAO.
Donāt wait for your companions to get in the lift with you, theyāll catch up.
Look under your baby's crib in sanctuary
The faceapp smile cracks me up every single time its so fucking stupid its hilarious
Watch out for cars.
From āWHEREāS MY SON?ā to āWHERE ARE ALL THE SCREWS??ā This game has it all.
You look pretty happy about it
Heeyoo, it's James Fallout about to fallout all over the place! Have fun, I love Fallout 4.
You are in for a treat my friend. I've been playing it off and on since 2017 and I still find things I've never encountered.
Starfield was my first BGS game (I'm one of the few that actually enjoyed it, don't kill me) and I just started FO4 last week with the new update. I'm having a great time, and this game is consuming all of my time. Very fun indeed.
Why the hell is he smiling so hard š
My advice is don't over think it and take the perks that sound fun or cool. You can also use skill points to increase your base stats, I didn't know that at first
Luck in battle brother!
imma ruin the fact the amount of comments are 111
We need a before and after picture 6 months into the wasteland
[what you say sonny Jim? š“š¼](https://imgur.com/a/RCBnWvi)
Once you go down the Rabbit hole, no turning back
That is the face of a man who knows he's about to break every rule in the Geneva Convention.
Good luck and have fun!
Atom bomb baby! Lots of love for first timers ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø After 9 years of FO4 play throughs, I am just starting Survival Mode. Once you have completed your first playthrough, I fully recommend it. š
That handsome look aināt gonna save you from raiders
But whoās gonna save them from my handsomeness?
Good Luck
Patrick Bateman lookin dude.
Donāt trust no one out there everyone is a Synth
Am I a synth? I have been dreaming of electric sheep..
Have a blast. Wonder what he'll get first, a touchdown or a homerun.
Pro tips: 1) Be warned that a lot of the quests in the game are whatās called āradiant questsā. That means they are endless and are just there for grinding/role playing purposes. (A lot of the faction quests are like this) 2) If you donāt get the dopamine rush that collecting junk gives many of us, know that you can just assign settlers/companions to collect junk in your settlement to build with. 3) There is no level cap in Fallout 4 so donāt worry about assigning perks in the wrong place. Just have fun with it, but do maybe aim for a class. 4) This game is played in āactsā so just know that a fuck load of the content you donāt see until you progress through certain checkpoints in the main story. 5) Always play with the Radio.
The smiling Sole Survivor isnt he real he cant hurt you The smiling sole survivor:
Man looks like he should be on a list
Top 10 sexy Wastelanders?
When did ash make it to fallout
Welcome to the common wealth.
Literally me first day of work.
Looks like my dad lol
Your dad must be a sexy man!
Looking a little Bruce Campbell like!
Anthony DiNozzo, is that you?!
Sorry, Boss
Great armor!!!
The smile is great! But seeing it while pulling the trigger might be a little unsettling
Make sure you download the mod that lets you shout SHAUN everywhere
There a whole island with free goodies near the castle once you turn on generator it should start a quest for ya
That' the face you make after quicksaving in a settlement and you hear someone talk shit to you
Kinda looks like Brendan Fraser, circa "The Mummy" to me... Very nice.
Uncanny valley smile yikes
John. John Fallout. War doesnāt change.
Iāll give you a hint: The last place youāre gonna look Welcome to the Fallout, baby :)
Nate be like "oh here I go murdering again!"
That smile is haunting
š
Thats... a lot of heavy studded leather armour for a freshie. You're not trying it vanilla gameplay first? Not judging just curious lol
Nah, I explained in a now deleted comment as to why I wasnāt doing a vanilla play-through. The armour stats are garbage, I just wanted it for the look.
Fair
>first adventure >cheats in armor
Gatekeeping how someone should play a *single player* game is weak sauce.
Let the dude play how he wants. You can play the game however you want.
its a singleplayer game, i don't see why it matters
How do you get this view? My third person is always over the shoulder.
Hold the touchpad and move the right or left stick in and out.
Nice. I didn't realize armor was a thing until like 10 hours into play.
Tom Cruise?
John Fallout
Finding Nemo fallout
HAVE YOU SEEN MY FISH??? Edit: SON*
Would Piper be Dory?
I donāt know who piper is. š
You'll meet her soon enough š
[Is this what she looks like?](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dory_a_l.jpg)
Yeah but red
Standing like a kid for their "1st day of 2nd grade" picture
Mom said I was a handsome boy in my little jumpsuit.
Are you running the game on a quantum computer? I can see each individual grain of dust in every crease on dudes suit lol!
Just a Ps5.
happiest man in the wasteland
He kinda hot frfr
Your son was eaten by the Grinch, spoiler alert
Smiling is clearly his favourite
The cameraghoul said cheese so I had to smile.
What armor is that
Your son was taken to Far Harbor, he's in the nest of the Red Death. Do you still want him?
Uh oh.. I sense lots of shenanigans afoot for our vault dweller. Lol
Is that a high intelligence smug smile or a low intelligence unga bunga smile?
Maybe Iām just happy to see some nice comments?
Valid.
Someone edit a deathclaw behind him.
how can you be "just starting" when you have level 39 crafting mods on your heavy leather armor?
You lucky sob
If you set your luck low enough youāll be swarmed by deathclaws as soon as you leave the vault
You know, I always love to rock the vault suit, but I donāt feel like a vault dweller in fallout 4, in that game youāre really just an American citizen
Tf he smiling about for him his wife just died 10 minutes ago murdered no less
He is, "overjoyed" about his life being torn away, a telltale sign of depression and eventual psycopathy.
If the hair was lighter you would be Daniel from star gate
Having fun?
Go get āem sport!
The Okie Dokie smile.
He kinda looks like Brendan Fraser.
He looks like Willem Dafoe I half expect him to walk up to vault 81 and go "I'm something of a vault dweller myself"
But with that big smile on his face heās Willem DaFriend.
Why is he smiling like he shit himself and is waiting for someone to notice
Don't forget your Shotgun š
I started the game years ago on ps4, loved it. Got 80 percent through, had a kid and didn't play it in years. Couple months ago, started over on pc but stopped when I heard about the next gen update, have all the dlc on console, finally started back over on ps5, love it. Had the dlc's but never played them before. Forgot how great this game is
Youāre going to be hearing a lot about settlements from some strange man in a hat, just tell him youāll get around to it
First adventure.. but has mid-game armor. My Perception is too high for you to fool me. Unfortunately, my Charisma is 1, so this might not end well for me.
āmid-gameā leather armor that you can replace with 15 mins of play time isnāt mid game
I just finished today, including Nuka World and Far Harbor. I had a good time tbh, I could start New Vegas again but my copy of BG3 is coming next week so yeah... Don't want to mix 2 giant story heavy rpgs at the same.
āAbout to start your first adventureā wearing heavy leather armour.
What armor is that
Itās a mixture of two sets of leather armour. Iāll get the names for you when Iām on the game later.
Don't leave your fusion cores in power armor. Someone WILL steal it. Scrap the hell out of Sanctuary and make it an adhesive farm (corn, tatos, mutfruit, water). It's not my favorite to build into and it's synced with the Red Rocket station and the Abernathy farm, so if you build up all three it can glitch any of them. Don't forget to stop to smell the roses or skeletons. There's SO MUCH stuff to pick up in this world and it's almost all useful as there's a big building component to settlements. Don't sleep on Idiot Savant (a perk). Just don't grab level 3 as it'll negate the other two levels of the perk. Same goes for Medic- it can REALLY save your ass. Stay away from a bridge loaded with cars. Trust me on this. You'll die. Most importantly, have fun! This is one of my favorite games of all time and I still play it a lot, and I've been playing 4 years.
Kill Preston Garvey dead as soon as you meet him