The package contents are the base game along with all add-ons, including Gun Runners' Arsenal and Courier's Stash.ĭiscussions for New Vegas began between Obsidian and Bethesda in 2008/09. The Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition was released on Februin North America and February 10 in Europe. Each one had a unique suit of armor and a unique weapon not found in-game, along with a few other in-game items. There were four different pre-order bonuses, including the Classic Pack, Caravan Pack, Tribal Pack, and Mercenary Pack. ProductsĪ total of six add-ons, Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier's Stash, and Gun Runners' Arsenal were released. After the Courier is given some medical tests, they enter the open world, and the quest Ain't That a Kick in the Head begins.įallout: New Vegas has a definitive ending which is dependent on what actions are taken during the game's events, with separate ending slides for each major location, political faction, and recruited companion. They are rescued by a robot named Victor, transporting them to nearby Doc Mitchell, who saves their life. Benny steals the package, shoots them twice in the head, and leaves them for dead in a shallow grave. The Courier, the player character, was meant to deliver a package to New Vegas but they were intercepted by the Great Khans led by Benny, near Goodsprings. "Truth is, the game was rigged from the start." Three entities are vying for control of New Vegas and the surrounding region, including the New California Republic, Vegas' Mr. The game is set in the Mojave Desert following the Great War. Some require the completion of a quest to find, are looted, or can be found in specific locations.įallout: New Vegas takes place in 2281, four years after the events of Fallout 3, 40 years after Fallout 2, 120 years after Fallout, and six years before the events of Fallout 4. Counting all the add-ons, there are a total of 81 unique weapons. Unique weapons have different textures and adornments. There are unique versions of weapons in Fallout: New Vegas.
#FALLOUT NEW VEGAS MOD MANAGER SETUP MOD#
Obsidian implemented this feature as a direct response to the popularity of the Weapon Mod Kits mod for Fallout 3.
Weapons can have a maximum of three attached mods, and they cannot be removed once placed. Karma in Fallout: New Vegas has less of an effect than reputation, which is the primary factor affecting how people react.Ī modding feature allows for the modification of weapons by adding scopes, extended magazines, silencers, and more. A high reputation with a faction or town may give certain benefits, such as gifts from the people who live there, while a low reputation may lead to hits being taken out against them. Reputation is a form of tracking relationships within the many factions and towns of Fallout: New Vegas, such as the NCR or Goodsprings.
There is a Karma system incorporated alongside reputation system, similar to Fallout 2. The setting can also be changed to only show this cinematic viewpoint for the last enemy of a group. One can choose to activate or deactivate a dynamic "Kill Cam," which shows one's success in combat in slow motion.
The player character will take more damage in V.A.T.S. Melee weapons now have special moves in V.A.T.S., such as "Fore!" for golf clubs, along with special Unarmed moves such as "Ranger Takedown." cost Action Points and one can target specific body areas for attacks to inflict specific injuries. Use of one's weapon can be seen in slow motion and greater detail. While using V.A.T.S., the otherwise real-time combat is paused. The Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System, or V.A.T.S., is an active pause combat system implemented in the game. Main article: Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System The Courier must drink, eat, and have proper sleep cycles or will suffer increasingly negative effects, up to immediate death. No Dehydration, Starvation, or Sleep deprivation. However, they still heal without needing or using any stimpaks after battle.
Only a doctor, a doctor's bag, sleeping in certain beds, healing poultice, weapon binding ritual, Auto-Doc, or Hydra can heal a crippled limb.Ĭompanions cannot die, instead getting knocked unconscious for a short time.Ĭompanions can die. Radaway heals radiation poisoning over time.Ĭrippled limbs can be healed with stimpaks, or by sleeping in any bed or mattress. Radaway heals radiation poisoning instantly. The Casual/Hardcore mode distinction is independent of difficulty settings. In order to earn it, the entire game must be played in the mode from the point first prompted until the endgame sequence, without ever turning the setting off. Either a trophy or achievement is awarded for completing Fallout: New Vegas on Hardcore mode. Hardcore mode is an optional setting that attempts to make the game more realistic, with gameplay elements such as dehydration, and non-instantaneous healing.