VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these “photosensitive epileptic seizures” while watching video games.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Introduction to Fallout 3 Quick Save F5 Quick Load Open Pip-Boy Hold for Pip-Boy Light Auto Move Foward Activate Ready/Reload Wait Tab Q W E R T Caps Lock A S D F Always Run Strafe Left Back Strafe Right Change View Run Grab V.A.T.S. Shift L Z V Cntl L Alt L Space Sneak Aim/Block Jump V.A.T.S. Controls F9 Left Click on the left or right arrows to switch to a new target.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Main Menu VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 The Game Screen RAD Meter XP Bar Action points Hit Points Compass CONTINUE Hit Points (HP) NEW Compass Weapon condition Ammo Your overall health. When your HP are gone, your character dies. 5 Continue playing from your most recent saved game. enemy health bar The compass indicates the direction you are heading, as well as enemies, nearby locations, and quest markers. See pg. 6 for more information about your Compass.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Compass and Activation Icons VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 The Pip-Boy 3000 RAD METER Clear triangle Indicates a location that you have not yet discovered. Filled triangle Indicates a location that you have previously discovered. MENUS Quest Target If you have an active quest, any quest targets will be displayed on your compass as a solid arrow. The quest target will flash faster and faster as you get closer to it.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Stats Menu EFF Shows all of the positive and negative effects your character is experiencing. This could be due to radiation damage, certain clothing you have equipped, Aid you may be using, and other effects. S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Your seven primary attributes. See page 14 for a description of each attribute. A (-) to the right of the number indicates that attribute is suffering a negative affect, while a (+) indicates it is enjoying a boost.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Items Menu Item Characteristics Items in your inventory may have a number of characteristics that will appear when the item is highlighted: DAM – How much damage the weapon does (the higher the number, the better). DR – The percentage of damage resistance the item offers (the higher, the better). WG – How much the item weighs. VAL – The item’s value in Bottlecaps. CND – The current condition of the weapon.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Data VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 QUESTS The Quest screen in your Pip-Boy’s Data section tracks your progress in every quest you have undertaken. To the left is a list of quests: those with bright text are active; those with darkened text have been completed or somehow failed. Your active quest is marked by a small box. On the right-hand side of the screen are the objectives for each quest.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. V D SG P R E V T B - 003- 101 BLENDING IN STRENGTH Strength is a measure of your raw physical power. It affects how much you can carry, and determines the effectiveness of all melee attacks. PERCEPTION A high Perception grants a bonus to the Explosives, Lockpick and Energy Weapons skills, and determines when red compass markings appear (which indicate threats). Figure 3.
Skills Barter The Barter skill affects the prices you get for buying and selling items. In general, the higher your Barter skill, the lower your prices on purchased items. Related S.P.E.C.I.A.L.: Charisma Big Guns The Big Guns skill determines your combat effectiveness with all oversized weapons such as the Fat Man, Missile Launcher, Flamer, Minigun and Gatling Laser. Related S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Perks VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 LEvel 4 Level 2 Child At Heart Black Widow/ Lady Killer Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: Charisma 4 Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: None The Child at Heart perk greatly improves your interactions with children, usually in the form of unique dialogue choices. In combat, you do +10% damage against male (Black Widow) or female (Lady Killer) opponents.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Level 6 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Level 8 Bloody Mess Commando Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: None Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: None With the Bloody Mess perk, characters and creatures you kill will often explode into a red, gut-ridden, eyeball-strewn paste. Fun! Oh, and you’ll do 5% extra damage with all weapons. While using a rifle (or similar two-handed weapon), your accuracy in V.A.T.S. is significantly increased.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Level 10 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Level 12 Animal Friend Cannibal Ranks Available: 2 Requirements: Charisma 6 Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: None At the first rank of this perk, animals simply won’t attack. At the second rank, they will eventually come to your aid in combat, but never against another animal. This perk affects the Dog, Yao Guai, Mole Rat, and Brahmin.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Level 14 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Level 16 Adamantium Skeleton Action Boy Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: None Available: 1 Requirements: Agility 6 With the Adamantium Skeleton perk, your limbs only receive 50% of the damage they normally would. With the Action Boy perk, you gain an additional 25 Action Points to use in V.A.T.S.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 XP and Leveling Up Infiltrator Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: Perception 7, Lockpick 70% With Infiltrator, if a lock is broken, and can’t normally be picked again, you can attempt to pick it again one more time. This includes locks previously broken by a “Force Lock” attempt. Paralyzing Palm Ranks Available: 1 Requirements: Unarmed 70% With Paralyzing Palm, you will sometimes perform a S.P.E.C.I.A.L. V.A.T.S.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Combat VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 ARMOR/APPAREL Anyone venturing into the Capital Wasteland would be wise to learn how to use both weapons and armor. WEAPONS There are several different kinds of weapons in Fallout 3, but they generally fall into five basic categories: ranged weapons, melee weapons, unarmed weapons, grenades, and mines.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 V.A.T.S. Pressing and holding V will pause the game and scan the area for targets. To zoom in on an enemy, simply select it and release V. You are now able to target the individual body parts of that enemy. The Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., allows you to pause the game, assess any combat situation tactically, and target the specific body parts of any enemies onscreen.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Stealth When you are hurt, there are several ways to restore your health: • Visit a doctor and pay for healing. • Use a Stimpak. • Eat food or drink water. • Sleep in a bed. Each time you take a chem or drink alcohol, your chance of becoming addicted to it goes up. If you stop using that item for a while, this chance will drop. Each item has its own addiction chance, so using one type will not increase your chance of becoming addicted to another.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Lockpicking Hacking W,A,S,D Keys: Apply torque with the screwdriver Mouse Controls: Rotate the bobby pin F: Force Lock E: Exit When torque is applied, the closer the bobby pin is to the correct position, or “sweet spot,” the more the lock will rotate before the bobby pin breaks. Only when the bobby pin is in the correct position will the lock rotate fully, and open.
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Crime and Punishment Dialogue Crimes are divided into two categories: major and minor. Minor crimes cause only the victim to become hostile to you: • Theft: If the owner sees you steal something that she owns, she will try to take it back from you. If you try to escape, or persist in stealing from her, she will attack you (or run for help). If you fight back, you are now committing a major crime (Assault, see below).
VDSG - RESTRICTED - VTB-001-13 Bartering Containers include things like dead bodies, desks, boxes, lockers, and more. To see what’s inside a container, direct your Crosshair over the object and press E. If the rollover text is red, someone else owns the container, and taking anything from the container is stealing, and a crime if you are detected. The Barter screen allows you to trade, buy or sell items. The prices you get for buying or selling depend on your Barter skill.
Options and Preferences You can access the Options Menu from the Main Menu when you load Fallout 3 or at any point during the game, by pressing ESC. The Options Menu allows you to adjust your gameplay, audio, video, and control settings. GAMEPLAY Using this menu, you can adjust the game’s Difficulty and toggle certain features off or on. The Difficulty setting will adjust how hard combat is. The harder you make the game, the more XP you will receive for combat.
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