User Guide

APPENDIX 1: HINTS & TIPS
Here are some hints and tips to help you in your quest to save
Vault-13. Warning!! There are some spoilers in the list below. If you
don’t want to spoil any part of the Fallout adventure, don’t read!
Most of the tips are general hints that will be familiar to experienced
adventurers.
Starting Out
When you start out, remember to equip your character with the
best possible equipment as soon as possible. Strip your fallen foes,
barter the loot away and steal (if you think you can get away with it,
and are willing to live with the consequences of your actions).
Save Often
You have ten save game slots. Use them well. Before you get to
a new location, save your game. Before entering a dangerous looking
building, save your game. Before talking to an important looking
NPC, save your game. And use all of your save game slots. Don’t
keep saving over slot 1. If something goes drastically wrong, it’s bet-
ter to be able to move a couple of saved games back and restore from
there instead of having to start over from the very beginning.
Be Nice to People
More often than not, a good reaction will help you. That’s not to
say that going the route of a heavy, or kicking some poor loser into
the dirt won’t help, but a few kind words and deeds will help you out
in the long run.
Punch People in the Nose
If you can’t get your way, then learn how to force your opinion
down their throat (with a 10mm if necessary). Words are nice, but
you don’t have a whole lot of time, and it might be easier to be the
bad guy occasionally to get what you want. A little badness every
now and then won’t hurt you too much.
Time!
Remember that you are on the clock. The Vault is dying of
thirst, and they have entrusted you with their lives. Don’t let them
down. Solving the water-chip adventure sooner rather than later will
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