Zuhl3156

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The USS Constitution mission was great. One of the best quests in the game.

Did you get the 'Broadsides' weapon for it? Supposedly you have to choose between siding with the crew or the Raiders. I sided with the Captain and the crew and I must have hit one of them with a stray round because they suddenly turned on me and tried to kill me. I just loaded a previous save and decided to go back to it later. I am about to try it again today. I hate Raiders so maybe I should just go around and kill all of them first before the battle begins.

Yep, you get the canon from it. Gotta worry about clipping the bots out there or the crew will turn on you fast. Using that canon on the deck is especially bad about hitting friendlies with. I had to revert saves on that mission 5 or 6 times because of that.

Brad_Hawthorne
 
Yep, you get the canon from it. Gotta worry about clipping the bots out there or the crew will turn on you fast. Using that canon on the deck is especially bad about hitting friendlies with. I had to revert saves on that mission 5 or 6 times because of that.

I know I smoked a bunch of Raiders before I figured out how to get into the ship. I must've hit a 'friendly' with the cannons because I kept firing them just to hear the roar. I giggle at some of the silliest things sometimes, LOL. There are a lot of missions there to retrieve parts for the Final Voyage and is why I want to do it and get some more XP.

So I am a little late on the bandwagon, purchased FO4 about a couple weeks ago.
I am already 20% complete according to steam but only have around 24 hours logged?  Does the storyline get beefier the further you get in?  I remember having over 100 hours logged on Witcher 3 at 20% complete.
 
Side note- I'm not a huge fan of settlement building.  Maybe it grows on you....just haven't been able to get into it yet.  I like to wander and roam but didn't want to get far off track yet being at the beginning of the game.  Maybe the settlement building is what builds your hours?
 
Thoughts or comments?

spyderrico
So I am a little late on the bandwagon, purchased FO4 about a couple weeks ago.
I am already 20% complete according to steam but only have around 24 hours logged?  Does the storyline get beefier the further you get in?  I remember having over 100 hours logged on Witcher 3 at 20% complete.
 
Side note- I'm not a huge fan of settlement building.  Maybe it grows on you....just haven't been able to get into it yet.  I like to wander and roam but didn't want to get far off track yet being at the beginning of the game.  Maybe the settlement building is what builds your hours?
 
Thoughts or comments?

I not building anything fancy or elaborate for my settelments. I just make sure they have beds, a roof over their heads, and food and water. A few well placed turrets for defense is nice too. Then I assign one of the settlers to a supply route.
I decided to start that quest in The Institute where I have to kill the Synth guards. Those little buggers are hard to kill. I must have had to kill over 100 Synths trying to escape and no matter where I went I couldn't get out of there. I just loaded the saved point before I started that foolish mission. After I completed Synth Retention I return to Father and told to examine my new quarters. So I went there and nothing happens. No XP for finishing the quest, no nothing and I waited for hours. Anybody have any advice for this? I know there are more side missions somewhere in The Institute. I finished the Constitution quest and got my Broadsider cannon. I haven't used it on anyone yet but I'd like to gut-shoot a Raider and watch him get propelled backwards a few yards. LOL

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spyderrico
So I am a little late on the bandwagon, purchased FO4 about a couple weeks ago.
I am already 20% complete according to steam but only have around 24 hours logged?  Does the storyline get beefier the further you get in?  I remember having over 100 hours logged on Witcher 3 at 20% complete.
 
Side note- I'm not a huge fan of settlement building.  Maybe it grows on you....just haven't been able to get into it yet.  I like to wander and roam but didn't want to get far off track yet being at the beginning of the game.  Maybe the settlement building is what builds your hours?
 
Thoughts or comments?

Regarding settlement building. IMHO I think that is part of the fun. Yes, it builds the hours because you need materials to do so and are forced to venture out of the settlements to acquire it. Yes, it is a pain in the butt sometimes but fun to watch when you have the defenses up and running and the baddies decide to commit suicide. LOL Besides, this allows you to use your imagination to see what you can build. Simple or extravagant, you decide. I should also note that there is a limit to how much you can do to each settlement. All settlements are different in their size limit so keep an eye on that portion of the screen.
 
For me, I am of the adventuring type and don't really follow the main line. This way, I have something to fall back on when the adventuring starts to thin out. Also, I have as of yet to find any of my adventuring to cause any issues with the main line that I have completed. No "Failed Quest" notifications like there was in Skyrim. Knowing this allows me to venture out more.
 
This game, as noted before in a previous posting has an estimated 400 + hours of quests and such. I wouldn't worry about the position and logged hours scale. Just get out there and have fun. SAVE OFTEN!!!! You WILL die......... often. LOL
 
Concentrate on your XP leveling because the further you venture away from "safe" territory the harder the enemy is and rookies are easy prey. LOL

I lost one of the Railroad quests to help 13 Synths escape The Institute. I must've waited too long. I can't get past the quest where I have to kill the guards in The Institute. After I kill them I can't seem to find any way out and the rest of the Synths just stand there with a blank stare on their faces.  

Zuhl3156
I decided to start that quest in The Institute where I have to kill the Synth guards. Those little buggers are hard to kill. I must have had to kill over 100 Synths trying to escape and no matter where I went I couldn't get out of there. I just loaded the saved point before I started that foolish mission. After I completed Synth Retention I return to Father and told to examine my new quarters. So I went there and nothing happens. No XP for finishing the quest, no nothing and I waited for hours. Anybody have any advice for this? I know there are more side missions somewhere in The Institute. I finished the Constitution quest and got my Broadsider cannon. I haven't used it on anyone yet but I'd like to gut-shoot a Raider and watch him get propelled backwards a few yards. LOL

The Synths that I encountered were tough also. Depending on the range I use several weapons. 308 and 50 CAL for long shots but are a one and done method. But they do extensive damage. Then I use the beefed up shotgun and combat rifles of 44 and 5.56 cal. The 5.56 seems to be a very good choice in general as it seems to cover many enemy classes. It also carries a lot of ammo. I do use a laser pistol for very close quarters also due to the speed of firing. But then you know this. LOL
 
What is the weight of the Broadsider cannon? Also what type of ammo does it use?

Zuhl3156
I lost one of the Railroad quests to help 13 Synths escape The Institute. I must've waited too long. I can't get past the quest where I have to kill the guards in The Institute. After I kill them I can't seem to find any way out and the rest of the Synths just stand there with a blank stare on their faces.  

 Is that quest early in the line of quests there or later?
 
I haven't been there yet.

The Railroad doesn't have any quests for me now except for the one to free all of the Synths where I have to kill the guards. So far that one is a no win situation for me. There were a handful of 'Dead Drop' quests and some 'recover a DIA cache' quests before I finally got those two. The mass rescue quest has disappeared from my menu.