Dealing with mines

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

As a Survival player, they are potentially some of the worst things ever. I have the mod Better Explosives, so even if I'm completely decked out in the best armor, or even Power Armor, chances are I'm dead right then and there. My workaround was constantly pressing Q, and actually remembering where the mines usually were on subsequent playthroughs, but now I just put enough points into Sneak so they don't trigger. Even if they didn't kill me, they do enough damage to be annoying.

How do you guys deal with em?

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by Beautiful Ham Sandwich:

As a Survival player, they are potentially some of the worst things ever. I have the mod Better Explosives, so even if I'm completely decked out in the best armor, or even Power Armor, chances are I'm dead right then and there. My workaround was constantly pressing Q, and actually remembering where the mines usually were on subsequent playthroughs, but now I just put enough points into Sneak so they don't trigger. Even if they didn't kill me, they do enough damage to be annoying.

How do you guys deal with em?

Well, since you're playing SURVIVAL, AND using mods, what exactly is your problem?
You're already "cheating" aren't you?

Not that I care, but I thought the whole "Survival" thing was for gamers who like to urinate testosterone onto camps full of refugee women and babies, while screaming "MURICA!"

[Reborn]

Vats is how

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

Originally posted by Beautiful Ham Sandwich:

As a Survival player, they are potentially some of the worst things ever. I have the mod Better Explosives, so even if I'm completely decked out in the best armor, or even Power Armor, chances are I'm dead right then and there. My workaround was constantly pressing Q, and actually remembering where the mines usually were on subsequent playthroughs, but now I just put enough points into Sneak so they don't trigger. Even if they didn't kill me, they do enough damage to be annoying.

How do you guys deal with em?

Well, since you're playing SURVIVAL, AND using mods, what exactly is your problem?
You're already "cheating" aren't you?

Not that I care, but I thought the whole "Survival" thing was for gamers who like to urinate testosterone onto camps full of refugee women and babies, while screaming "MURICA!"

Well, aren't you just full of hate? I wasn't asking for someone to help me deal with them, I was asking out of curiosity as a conversation, not as a help topic. Of course, I'm sure you're going to want to turn this topic into a "mods are cheating" discussion aren't you?

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by Reborn:

Vats is how

yup, Spam the VATS key

[Spocks Toupee]

Originally posted by Beautiful Ham Sandwich:

I'm sure you're going to want to turn this topic into a "mods are cheating" discussion aren't you?

Nah, I'm currently using 254 mods, but I'll admit I'm not one of those "GIT GUD SURVIVAL" ♥♥♥♥♥ either.

If you're not one of those, then more power to you.

Actually, after looking at it, it sounds like YOU want the same things I do from "Survival, and that's "options" to pick and choose what you want to experience, without all that "SNAP INTO A SLIM-JIM" nonsense tacked on


I just can't stand those "Randy Savage" MAEK THE GAEM HARDER SO I CAN BRAG I FINESHT IT!!!!" jerk-offs

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

Originally posted by Beautiful Ham Sandwich:

I'm sure you're going to want to turn this topic into a "mods are cheating" discussion aren't you?

Nah, I'm currently using 254 mods, but I'll admit I'm not one of those "GIT GUD SURVIVAL" ♥♥♥♥♥ either.

If you're not one of those, then more power to you.

Actually, after looking at it, it sounds like YOU want the same things I do from "Survival, and that's "options" to pick and choose what you want to experience, without all that "SNAP INTO A SLIM-JIM" nonsense tacked on


I just can't stand those "Randy Savage" MAEK THE GAEM HARDER SO I CAN BRAG I FINESHT IT!!!!" jerk-offs

That's cool then. I'll simmer down with the aggression

[Bobby]

Just keep tapping VATS when i'm in strange open, enemy areas. It will automatically lock onto mines. Then i just walk over to it keeping my crosshair on it and defuse it, simple

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Originally posted by zoo:

Just keep tapping VATS when i'm in strange open, enemy areas. It will automatically lock onto mines. Then i just walk over to it keeping my crosshair on it and defuse it, simple

Yeah that's how I dealt with it. There was no detrimental effect with constantly pressing the VATS button. I wouldn't always remember though

[Bobby]

Originally posted by Beautiful Ham Sandwich:

Originally posted by zoo:

Just keep tapping VATS when i'm in strange open, enemy areas. It will automatically lock onto mines. Then i just walk over to it keeping my crosshair on it and defuse it, simple

Yeah that's how I dealt with it. There was no detrimental effect with constantly pressing the VATS button. I wouldn't always remember though

If you hold VATS to long it shows you your path to your next objective, (green smoke trail) that's the only 'side effect' lol

[Spool]

Just walk up to them and press E. You should be able to disarm them before they explode.

[Dyshes]

Eh, there's perk that won't allow mines\other traps explode\activate.

[Bobby]

Originally posted by Dyshes:

Eh, there's perk that won't allow mines\other traps explode\activate.

That's true, but i think your companions can still activate them... best run!

[mfree]

Originally posted by Dyshes:

Eh, there's perk that won't allow mines\other traps explode\activate.

It's the sneak perk, that's a bonus.

[Mringasa]

Originally posted by zoo:

Originally posted by Dyshes:

Eh, there's perk that won't allow mines\other traps explode\activate.

That's true, but i think your companions can still activate them... best run!

Not anymore I think. Beth might have patched it out. I've had Dogmeat and Piper run all over mines and tripwires and not set them off. Might be a quick bandaid to fix the godawful companion AI.

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Originally posted by zoo:

Originally posted by Dyshes:

Eh, there's perk that won't allow mines\other traps explode\activate.

That's true, but i think your companions can still activate them... best run!

Yeah that perk is what I use now. I remember someone who wasn't a companion was with me, on an escort mission or something and triggered a mine. It sucked because I had a mine made me fail my mission, but it was kinda hilarious seeing him fly off