Tips for a noob?

[Jojo]

Heard from a lot of friends that New Vegas is a dope game, so I finally decided to get it. I have no experience with any of the other Fallout titles, though. Any tips for a beginner?

[Zip-Loc-Za-Za]

Though NV is based around exploration, I would reccomend playing through the game from Point A to B in your first playthrough, especially since you've never played Fallout before.

NV in particular has tons of replayability for a new player. The game as 4 official endings which will all make sense closer to the midpoint or early end of the game. Theres plenty to explore and do for experienced players in other playthroughs, as well as dialouge options, good or evil, secret weapons and armor, faction relationships, companions and more.

Point A to B= Goodsprings>Primm>Novac>New Vegas/Freeside plus stops and exploration in between.

Hope this helps:)

[Jojo]

Originally posted by Chance the Wrapper:

Though NV is based around exploration, I would reccomend playing through the game from Point A to B in your first playthrough, especially since you've never played Fallout before.

NV in particular has tons of replayability for a new player. The game as 4 official endings which will all make sense closer to the midpoint or early end of the game. Theres plenty to explore and do for experienced players in other playthroughs, as well as dialouge options, good or evil, secret weapons and armor, faction relationships, companions and more.

Point A to B= Goodsprings>Primm>Novac>New Vegas/Freeside plus stops and exploration in between.

Hope this helps:)

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[Belanos]

Make sure you talk to everyone. There are many quests that can only be unlocked by talking to certain NPCs, and there are many things that are buried deeper in their conversation that you won't come across otherwise.

[Foster Kia]

Make sure that Quarry Junction is your first stop. It's got low level bandits and super good loot. Not very hard to go thru, honestly

[TripMcG]

Originally posted by ⚜Mr. Foster⚜:

Make sure that Quarry Junction is your first stop. It's got low level bandits and super good loot. Not very hard to go thru, honestly

+1

[Jojo]

lol, good thing there's google. So quarry Junction is a deathclaw paradise?

[BrutalGlory]

Just a few things to say - make sure you do hardcore and very hard. tbh the game is overley easy even on these setting when you learn even a little about it.

on your first runthrough dont piss off the NCR since legion has no side quests, at least until you do some of the NCR side quests. Stick to 1-2 weapon talents for your first runthough, guns is an easy one. ALWAYS take better criticals and finesse, any other damage perks are basically a choice but these two are mandatory. (+5% crit and +50% crit damage)

other than that this game is absurdly forgiving for a fallout game, no nearly as good as 3 (harder though but still not remotely hard enough.) by level 20 you should have so many caps all the merchants in the game cant keep up with what you want to sell. if this happens dont worry too much about looting (bethesda went way overboard on the whole free money thing.)

If you want to play honestly dont abuse Casinos and do NOT take Jury rigging (aka repair armour that would cost 6k to repair at a shop with components that cost 50 caps. same for weapons. such as a hunting revolver with a dinky 9mm pistol.) imo this dosent help with the whole drowning in money for no reason thing.

but honestly its your choice some people just enjoy finding places - not the combat. Play how you want just be aware if you piss off the NCR or Legion they will send hit squads that can be very difficult for new players to deal with.

[fjk1138]

My humble advice from someone who has played this game countless times:

1..Get the Hunting Shotgun from the Gun Runners, one of the best weapons in the game. You will have to be up a few levels before it shows up in the store.

2. Avoid deathclaws until you get better rankings on guns and other combat associated characteristics. Avoid Quarry Junction also. The Anti-Material Rifle does wonders on them though.

3. Spend your level up points on: Guns, Speech, Bartering, Repair, Lockpick, and Medicine. Anything else is up to you. Get the Swift Learner perk going as early as possible to help you level up faster. If you max our your Gun skills, you'll be able to take out a lot of enemies with a 9mm or 10 mm pistol.

4. Get a partner in the game as early as possible. Note that certain partners, like Boone, will side with the NCR and want to fight the Legion at the first sight of them. Having a partner will greatly aide you in combat, especially later in the game.

5. Explore everywhere and pick up every piece of crap that can be sold. As stated above, you will eventually have caps coming out of your a$$ and can buy all the weapon mods, etc that your heart desires.

6. Save any of the add on DLCs until you get to higher levels.

7. There is a huge battle at the end and it is pretty vicious, so be warned...

8. Gambling is completely optional in the game. if fact, I haven't gambled since I first played the game 6 years ago.

[Dowsnutz]

I've put hundreds of hours into fallout 3 and NV on my pc and on my playstation, My best advice would actually be to play it how ever you really want to :) have fun and explore lots!
For my first play throughs I just play the hero and do all the stuff I would do if I were in those situations, but secone play through I just be a total villian to everyone,
fallout is the perfect place to do anything you want! just have fun and explore lots, you will be lost in all the fun you will have. Cheers mate

[Bansheebutt]

When creating your character, the standard will be to tag One Combat Skill, One Social Skill, and One Utility Skill. The most commonly used Tags would probably be Guns, Speech, Lockpick.
Obviously this isn't absolutly required; the only hard rule I'd suggest is not to tag more than one combat skill. You're hugely gimping your ability to solve quests early on when you do that.

Medicine is a highly recommended skill for first time players. Obviously it makes the go-to healing item, Stimpaks, more effective, but it will eventually give you access to the Living Anatomy Perk, which will give you invaluable insight on the Damage Thresholds of the enemies in the game.
Very handy information once you get access to Armour-Piercing and Hollow Point rounds.

If you take the Survival Skill, pick up every plant and useful looking misc item you find, chances are you can use them to craft something, including extremely powerful aid items.