There are enough exploits in this game even with the RP Project, funny. I love getting those Alien Blasters off the 'merchant with guards' guy that you find in a particular square north of Modoc. I didn't even know about way back when playing this, jeez.But anyway, to cheat in this, one way, not really cheats, but one way is to use as many dirty tricks and exploits as possible. Some I would consider less cheating really than others, or less of an exploit. You can do that much less of course with a vanilla game without the Restoration Project. You can still do some to your advantage even with it.At least it's not nearly as bad as Fallout 1. If you know how it's easyto get really rich in Fallout 1 very fast, it's pretty bad.
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Hello everyone, Infernox here. I was the guy that made the Fallout 1 post a couple weeks back. After completing the game, I decided to try out Fallout 2. Now people call it a massive improvement over the original and I agree. However, the game isn't afraid to throw some unfair shit at you even at the start of the game. So, as someone who's been tinkering with the game and with constant restarts, I'm gonna help you out. Be sure you're aware of the original game's mechanics before you continue reading on.Before you start1) Install Restoration Project 2.3.3.
This restores cut content and quests and fixes things like ammo damage. However, it restores bullshit things like the Kaga encounter so YMMV on the score for this.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSPECIALSo I'm sure you're aware of what the SPECIAL system is now.
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That said, let me give a starting view of what I have. Veterans can give you a more extensive viewpoint but this is the quick and dirty from someone just at Vault City.Strength - 5: Strength dictates how well you use a weapon, your HPs, your melee damage. I keep it at 5 since power armor will boost my Strength anyways and I don't plan to use Big Guns till near the end.Perception - 7: Perception determines your accuracy. Vets of 1 and 2 will say 7 since the Sniper perk can only be gained with a Perception of 7Endurance - 5: Your resistance to things like radiation and poison. It also effects your HP as well.Charisma - 6: Unlike the original, Charisma is a bit more useful here. Now, Charisma determines the number of companions you can have with you in your party.
I think with a Charisma of 6, you can have 3 companions in your party.Intelligence - 8: Affects your speech and the number of skill points you get per level. Of course, going a low intelligence run is possible and can cause some 'unique' conversations but this is a newbie guide so we're doing 8.Agility - 10: Probably the most important of the 7 stats. It determines the number of action points you can use per round. With an agility of 10, you can use a total of 10 APs per round which is a godsend.Luck - 7: Determines things like winning at gambling, your crit rate, etc.Optional traits:Unlike NV, I use traits in 1 and 2. Here are my preferable choices. And again, vets can tell you which traits are good and which ones are worthless but I'm just giving my 2 choices for the start.1) Gifted: Practically a cheesy trait in a nutshell.
In exchange for a small cut in your skill numbers, you get an extra point in your SPECIAL stats.2) Small frame: a small cut in carry weight in exchange for another point in agility? Yes please.Tag Skills:Like in 1, 3 and NV, you can tag 3 skills. Or if you're cheesy, you can use the FO1and2 save editor to add a 4th tag skill.(Ik, sue me)Anyways, here are my 3 tag skills that can a help a newbie out:1) Small Guns - Small guns cover things like shotguns, pistols, rifles.
When you get your first gun in Klamath, things start to pick up.2) Speech - Speech opens up more questlines and conversation options during the game.3) Lockpick - there are a lot of locked containers and doors in this game.If you feel good, you could swap lockpick out for unarmed/melee if you feel like you won't be opening locked things for a while. And melee is gonna come in handy for what's up next.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTemple of TrialsOh joy, this place. The hated tutorial of this whole game. And for good reason, its bullshit because you're only armed with a spear and if you didn't tag melee, you're gonna have a bad time. But, Uncle Infernox is gonna help guide you through this place.1) Stay on a straight shot to the end.
Don't diverge and try to fight other enemies in the other corridors.2) When in combat with the ants; if you miss an attack, run away and let the ants waste their APs. They only have a certain number of APs per turn. So they'll waste their opportunity to attack by trying to catch up. And since you should have an Agility of 10, that's plenty to flee unless you feel confident enough to still fight them.3) When you hit the first locked door, just lockpick it.
No need to find a key.4) when you get to the end door in the 2nd area, there's a vase with a plastic explosive in it. Set the explosive to around 20-30 seconds, then drop it from your inventory by the door, and haul ass away from there.5) When you make it to the end, one of your fellow villagers will challenge you to an unarmed duel so you'll get through the door. This is apparently a difficult thing to do unless you tag unarmed. There's an easy way to get by him. Either have a high Speech check(via your tag skill) and BS your way through or use your Steal skill and take the key from him.
He'll be oblivious and you can use it to get through the door.Arroyo:Ah your home. But unfortunately, you have a quest to do so you can't linger for long. So go to the elder's tent and start the quest. But, here are a couple ways to get some free XP before heading out.1) One of the villagers lost his dog. Go to the Hunting Grounds to the West and go find him. Don't worry about the geckos.
They're practically blind so you can rush by them and get the dog and hurry back.2) Use the repair skill on the well to help your nephew. Even a low repair skill can repair it.3) Help Hakunin rid the garden of the two spore plants. The spore plants only have a finite number of spikes they can shoot at long range. Let them waste it and then rush in and slaughter them. OR, if you don't feel like fighting them, return later on with a gun and slaughter their ass at long range.
Once you finish, talk to Hakunin and he can make some healing powder with Broc Flower and Xander Root(sounds familiar, doesn't it?)4) Before you leave, ask the villager at the bridge to sharpen your spear. Get some flint from your bitch of an aunt in the village. You can either ask to get it from her or take it from her by stealing. Don't worry if you lose some karma is you fail to steal it twice. She'll give it to you on the 2nd fail and you can easily regain karma later on.World MapJust like the original game, you'll have random encounters on the map.
However, the game LOVES to sometimes throw random bullshit at you from time to time. The Kaga encounters for example(in the RP) are exceptionally bullshit. You can always run away if you feel too weak. And another thing, make constant pitstops while travelling to quicksave if you feel afraid you're gonna come across an encounter that will set you back.Klamath:1) Let's start off by going all the way past downtown into trapper town to the west. Ask the guy in the building to give you the key to take care of the rats.
Once you get into the next part of the building, look for 3 lockers. They should have 24 rounds of 10mm and 2 rubber boots. These rubber boots will come in handy later on.2) once you slaughter the rats, head down into the tunnels. A small door to your guy's left will net some more 10mm rounds in the desk.3) after getting past the rats, head down again and you should see a 10mm pistol on the ground.
You found your first gun. Use it to slaughter the rat god and the other critters down there.
There should also be some more 10mm ammo down there. Now head up the other ladder.4) get past the critters and either lockpick the door or blow it up via the dynamite in the cabinet by the door.
Once you go up the ladder, you should see a run-down Highwayman in the parking lot. Interact with it and grab the fusion cell regulator. This will come in handy later on.
Backtrack, grab anything you missed in the tunnels, and head back to downtown.5) Now let's meet Sulik, the first companion you should come across in this game. Unlike the 1st game, you can customize companions' attack style, how far apart you want them, etc.
You can even use them as a mule if you're running out of space. If you have $350, you can pay for his damages. If not, you can talk to the lady in charge of the store. Her husband is missing so go out into the world map and head to the toxic caves.Toxic Caves1) Ah, the toxic caves, home to the blasted golden geckos. Use your 10mm pistol well here. Now, the radiation puddles are a literal hazard.
But if you followed my guide, you should have 2 pairs of rubber boots in your inventory so you should be fine but don't stay too long on the puddles. They'll melt. (If you have Sulik with you, either give him a pair or tell him to stay put so you can find Smiley.)2) Once you get past the geckos, you should find Smiley at the end.
Don't worry, he has rubber boots so he should be fine provided he doesn't linger on the puddles. Get him (and Sulik, if you have him) and get out of there.3) Now return to Klamath and talk to Smiley. He'll teach you how to skin geckos. Trust me, gecko pelts are an excellent source for money later on. If you haven't already, talk to Smiley's wife and ask for Sulik's freedom. If you're in the mood for gecko pelts, visit Southern Klamath and slaughter them. But for now, head back to the world map and head southeast to the Den.The DenNow we're in the 2nd town.
See all those kids hanging by those stores? They'll steal something from you if you even walk by them. There's an easy way to rid the street of the orphans.(warning: only do this if you have the restoration project installed since this quest was cut)1) first, head to the junkyard and talk to Smitty. That fuel regulator you got? It can be used to up the mileage on that Highwayman he has.
Yep, you can have a car in this game to make travel time quicker. But, you're missing a component. You won't find this till the Vault City-Gecko plotline later on.2) again, if you have the RP installed, head into the residential area.
Talk to that kid about his abusive father. Go back to the Den West Side and head to the East Side.
Go to Mom's store and ask about the orphans. Deal with the squatters back in the Resident Area. Either threaten them out or just kill them.
Don't let them run away or the quest won't be completed.(This can be solved by standing in a doorway and block them.) Once this is done, talk to Mom. Go back to the world map and linger outside for a couple days. Return to the Resident Area to make sure the orphans are there now.
Good, now all of the orphans are off the streets.3) now, let's get some good weapons and shit. Go to Flick's and Tubby's in West Side and kill them both. Don't worry, the people of the Den won't get pissed except for like an addict or 2 and you can easily scare them away. Again, stand in the doorway to block any attempts of escape and kill them. Once you kill them both, loot them to get weapons, ammo, and finally some better armor.4) Now, let's find Vic like the Elder wanted. He got captured by the Slavers in East Side.
If you have Vic's radio from his shack in Klamath, you can exchange it for his freedom. He's a bit weak early-game but better weaponry and armor later on will make him a powerhouse.And that's it. Modoc and Vault City/Gecko are out east.
Up to you now on how to beat the game. Oh man I recomend a different special but it's my opinion, I think that for first time players may be slightly easier than your recommendations xdS5 I completely agree with you, you get 1 more for the implant and power armor takes care of the rest.P8 or 9 this really helps with ranged attacks and first time players tend to go for the sniper build. Can be increased to 10 if you get 9 at the beginning.E6 I always recomend this, with 6 your healing rate doubles which halves time to rest until fully healed and may be less frustrating.C2 personally I think this Stat is useless, companion AI is bad and with minimum charisma with gifted perk you can still have 1 companion and with the shades and mentats you can have 2. Also your companions will die in stupid ways and having less can be less frustrating.I9 you need to counter gifted and with 9 you can max to 10 later.A9 or 10 it's easier to start with 10 but with restoration project you get 1 way to raise agility in mid game.L8, you can max this to 10 with the realignment in the ncr, which allows you to have 100 percent crit with sniper perk later.I agree with traits, fast shot is good and good natured is not that bad either. Jynxed with 10 luck is fun too.Those are the best tagged skills, always save points to put in science and repair when needed.Good guide, another tip, one of the slavers has a psycho, steal that, use it, go to a room with only 1 entrance and with the weapons from the guys you killed, proceed to destroy them, leave your companion in other part of the map he will suicide on the slavers and cause frustration. Killing the slavers is a good boost in xp this early, you will get all the 10mm ammo you could ever want for a long part of the game which means you can abuse bursts from the smg, which is lethal at your level.Edit: spell check. As someone who's played Fallout 2 about 700 times, I would respectfully disagree with this guide.
Max out Int, not Agi; the extra character points will more than make up for the special, especially with the SPECIAL enhancers you can put into your character later into the game, as well as the SPECIAL points you can get for your perks.Tags: Energy weapons do more damage and have higher range for late game, so I would change the tag to energy weapons and just stack points into small guns until you have an energy weapon you can use. With Int being at 9 points, you have all the character points you could want for extra.If you really want to be cheesy and make the game 10x easier, go to Navarro base right out of the gate and get your PA/energy weapons.
You can sneak into the base as a recruit and get all that stuff at level 1 or 2 and it makes the game way easier. Not my personal recommendation, as I enjoy the challenge, but to each their own.Also, I would recommend against any mods; enjoy this game as it was released, and replay it with mods after.Didn't bother reading the rest, but I'm glad someone's putting an effort into making a guide. I never wanted to waste a Tag! Perk though when I could use it on Doctor. But having one in small guns early on makes sense, since that's what you use for at least half of the game. And like you said, you can get some weapons that will carry that all the way to the end of the game. My point was that energy weapons has more powerful weapons available.
I would always Tag it at character creation and just trickle points into every time I leveled up until the time I got to Vault City and got a laser weapon.
You can pick up your first NPC in Klamath, Sulik, a very decent choice early in the game. And later after you find the Super Sledge. To get him, you'll either need to complete quest #2 or simply pay Maida Buckner the $350 he owes her. I'd recommend coming up with the money, as quest #2 is fairly difficult without him this early in the game.Also find Vic's house on the east side and take (and keep) his radio and the pipe rifle.
Not a very efficient weapon but a ranged one nonetheless.Finally, you can talk with John Sullivan in the Golden Gecko to pick up some training in unarmed and melee weapons.Klamath Quests & Opportunities:Here is a list of some of the quests and other opportunities in Klamath, each with a brief synopsis containing at least one way to solve it. The remaining ways, and possibly other minor quests I will leave up to you. 1. Refuel the still:In Buckner's, talk to Whiskey Bob, buy him a drink and you'll hear about his still that hasn't been refueled. There's a time limit to this quest, so I'd recommend you do it soon. The exit grid is to the south, and the area will be infested with geckos. The golden ones will radiate you and hit harder than the silver ones, so if you're still a fairly low level or don't yet have Sulik (see above), try and avoid them and you shouldn't have too much trouble waiting in between their patrols.
Find the still inside the small shack in the southwest, and use the wood you'll see laying on the ground on the still to refuel it. Now report back to Bob, and he'll give you a small bit o' cash. 2. Rescue Smiley the Trapper:In Buckner's talk with Ardin Buckner to find out about her missing fiance, Smiley. She'll add the Toxic Caves to your world map, and ask that you find him. Before you leave Klamath, you'll want to find some rubber boots. You can find some during quest #4 so I'd recommend you complete that first.
Rats are going to be less of a problem than the geckos you face during this quest, so you might as well get some xp and hope to gain a level.When you're ready, head to the toxic caves, equip rubber boots on both your character and any NPC's, and make your way to the west side of the caves, killing the golden geckos along the way. Smiley's held in a room to the south, so rescue him and return to Klamath, then find him again in Buckner's. Talk to him to learn the art of gecko skinning and you'll now have the opportunity to pick up gecko pelts from their bodies and barter them away for decent money. 3. Guard the brahmin:Find Torr near Buckner's and he'll tell you about his brahmin in jeapordy. Accept the quest and you'll be taken to another area where scorpions abound in the southern area.
Kill all of them (preferably taking them on one at a time) and return to Torr. 4. Kill the rat god:Exit via the west exit grid to the Trapper Town area of Klamath. Find Slim Pocket in a building to the north, and attempt to get his key for the door. You can barter for it for $1, steal it from him, convince him that he should give it to you or simply pick the lock.
Fallout 2 Torr
When you're through, check the lockers of the Gun store for rubber boots. Enter the manhole, make it to the second level after wading through a swarm of rats, be careful of the larger rats, trying to take them one at a time, and you'll finally meet Keeng Ra'at, who can speak.
Defeat it and move on to the locked door nearby. Use some dynamite on it, climb the ladder and you'll find a 'Fuel Cell Regulator' for your car later on. 5. Rustle the brahmin:Talk to the Dunton brothers, either during quest #3, or in town at their house, and ask for work.
If you're working on quest #3, they'll ask for your help in stealing the brahmin by telling Torr to leave. Alternatively, if you speak to them in town, they'll also ask that you talk Torr into leaving the brahmin. Either way, you'll have a chance here to be slightly evil.
6. Rescue Torr:If during quest #5 you asked Torr to leave, you can now go to Buckner's and speak with Ardin.
She'll tell you that he's now missing, and once you point to the Dunton's, you'll be asked to find him. Exit via the grid to the northwest, defeat the robot and rescue Torr, who's nearby.
Rough Map Canyon Trapper Town - Klamath WildernessNotable Areas. Downtown. Buckner's Bar. Vic's old office. The Golden Gecko.
Trapper Town. Wilderness. CanyonNotable Characters. Townsfolk of Klamath. Barflys. Trappers.
Aldo, the Klamath greeter. Torr, Mrs.
Buckner's dimwit son. Ardin Buckner, she owns Buckner's. Maida Buckner, Ardin's daughter. Sulik, an NPC who you can pick up later, he's doing work for the Buckners. Smiley, Ardin's boyfriend, he's a trapper. Whiskey Bob, the barfly at Buckner's.
Jon Sullivan, he can give you a boost to melee and unarmed skills. Slim, he has the key for Trapper TownNotes. Loot all of the footlockers and shelves for items. You'll need them to barter for more things in Klamath.
Also, attempt to steal from the miscellaneous characters, especially any money, stimpacks, or weapons/ammo. Be sure that you also have 10 beers and 10 bottles of booze, for you will need it later. Help Torr guard the 'Moo-Moos' against the 'bugmen.' Attempt to kill the Dunton brothers while doing this.
Ask John Sullivan to improve your fighting skills. Offer to refuel Whiskey Bob's still. Tell Mrs. GUN Information: Pipe Rifle/10mm PistolThe Pipe Rifle can hold only one 10mm bullet at a time, and its range and damage aren't anything special.
The 10mm differs from the former in that it offers a 12 bullet magazine rather than the single-shot Pipe Rifle.Once you're back in Klamath, save the game, and start to steal from the other citizens of Klamath. Be sure to steal money, weapons, and 10 beers and 10 bottles of booze. Steal from the person's back, and after each successful steal, save the game. After you have had enough stealing, make way to the north-east, and go to a building that has a sign which reads 'Vic's.' Go in the building and take everything from the drawers and shelves. Be sure that you get the radio, the pipe rifle, and the JHP ammo. In the southeastern corner of Klamath, close to where you entered, there is a building with a 'Guns and Bullets' magazine in a shelf.
Fallout 2 Klamath
Read the magazine to receive an increase in your small guns skill.Go back to the Buckner building, and talk to Whiskey Bob. Offer to refuel the still for him. (You might need to buy him some whiskey while you're at it.) Head south, until you reach the wilderness. Once you're there, enter 'Sneak' mode.
Go to the south-west until you reach a shack. Enter the shack, pick up the firewood, and put it in the still. After that's finished, leave for the 'civilized' part of Klamath.
NPC Information: SulikFirst and foremost, Sulik is a fighter. He is skilled with sub-machine guns and melee weapons, especially the spear and sledgehammer. He's not too bad at hand-to-hand combat, either. With a super sledgehammer or a powerful SMG, like the H&K P90C, he's walking death.
The only problem is that the SMG's will become too weak at the end. He's really good to have in the beginning.After you're in Klamath, talk to Whiskey Bob, and he'll give you $50. With all of the money and stuff that you've stolen from the denizens, you should now have more than $350.
Talk to Sulik, the guy in the south-eastern corner of the Buckner building. Ask him what's going on, and then ask him if you can pay for his damages. Offer to pay for them, and then you'll get Sulik in your party. Also, talk to Ardin, ask her what's wrong, and then offer to find Smiley (her boyfriend) for her.With Sulik, head to the north-west section of Klamath. Go to the Golden Gecko, and talk to Jon Sullivan, the guy to the left in the Golden Gecko.
Ask him if he can teach you magic first, and then ask him if he can teach you pugilism. Afterwards, head to the west of the Golden Gecko to go to the Canyon. Once in the canyon, kill the robot for some experience. Head back to Klamath, and then go east for Trapper town.When you enter trapper town, save the game, and steal from all of the townsfolk of Trapper Town. Be sure to go and get two gecko pelts and two healing powders from the westernmost building in Trapper Town.More importantly, your mission here involves killing the rat god. To kill him, you have to go to the Blades building and enter through the north-western entrance. When you enter through that entrance, you should see an old drawer and a man wearing a green shirt.
Talk to the man, and ask him about Trapper Town. Talk to him again and ask him if you can have a key to go to the northern areas of the town. He'll give you the key.When you get the key, open the locked door, and after you get past the door, close the door. Go outside, and enter the old guns store. Loot the lockers, and be sure to get the rubber boots and the 10mm ammo.
Give one pair of boots to Sulik. Afterwards, leave the gun store, and then go to the western entrance of another building. Tell Sulik to remove his armor and get the leather jacket from him, and wear it. Kill all of the rats there, and enter the stairwell that leads to the basement.After you enter the stairwell, go to the northern room with a desk.
Examine the desk, and get the 10mm ammo. Kill all of the rats in this level, get the knife on the first easternmost end (it's near the dead body) and a crowbar in the remains of some bones (it's in the second easternmost end) and take the ladder that leads to the lower level of the rat caves.When you're in the second level, kill all of the rats. The rat god will be there, and he isn't too tough. After all of the rats have been killed, go to the north-east section of the caves, and climb the ladder that is next to the bookcase. You're on your way to finding the fuel-injection module.In this level, kill all of the rats.
In the southern corner there's a locker which contains two stimpacks and 20 dollars. In the southern eastern corner, there is a dead repair robot. A tool is nearby. Get the tool, and head towards the locked door on the north side.Once you are there, examine the shelf and take the dynamite and the crowbar.
Place the dynamite really close to the door, set the timer, and wait until it detonates. After it detonates, go up the ladder. After you go up, head south, and examine the broken car on the south. After you get the fuel cell, head back to Trapper Town, and then to Klamath.
Once in Klamath, go to the Buckner house, and trade for a Leather Armor using spears, meat jerkey, etc. After you get the leather armor, make sure you have some rubber boots. Leave Klamath, and head for the Toxic Caves to find Smiley the trapper.
I'm at the beginning of the game and have made it as far as the Den. Ammo and money are short. My question: Shouldn't geckos drop pelts or hides so I can sell them at the Golden Gecko?
I have killed many geckos but their bodies have nothing when searched. Do I need a special tool?To answer this, you need a perk, You receive this perk when you save 'smiley the trapper' in the Kalamath, Just go back and talk with him after you save him and you get it, after that every gecko you kill, you'll get a pelt.Posts: 3471 Joined: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:40 am. To answer this, you need a perk, You receive this perk when you save 'smiley the trapper' in the Kalamath, Just go back and talk with him after you save him and you get it, after that every gecko you kill, you'll get a pelt.You have to finish the quest about smiley in Klamath. You go to the toxic caves and rescue him. Then he will teach you gecko skinning and some outdoor skill.There is a mod out that allows you to skin the fire geckos as well. It is worth getting since the fire gecko pelts are worth 650 or so each.
Though they weigh something like 30 pounds each. Fire geckos are extremely overpowered though.I wish there was a way you could have your pelts turned into armor at the tanner in Modoc, I have no freaking idea why that was not an option.
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