Restarting Fallout 4 on the PS5

Started by Con, April 25, 2024, 02:59:30 PM

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Con

Anyone else been inspired by the Fallout TV series to start playing again?
I am restarting Fallout 4 on my PS5 (Huge TV, comfortable couch, beer fridge in easy reach) and playing it with the new 56GB update patch that was released today for higher textures and optimized console gaming.
Have to say so far its much better than how I remember the PC version
Con

Tripoli

I never played Fallout, but the series (and the very low price on Fallout 4 inspired me to give it a try
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al_infierno

I also reinstalled and started playing again.  It strikes me how much better the game feels when you take a point or two of a weapon damage perk like Gunslinger.  Just two points in that perk gives you +40% damage to pistols, which means you can shoot a lightly armored raider in the head and he drops instantly.  So much better than that "shoot a guy in the face 40 times, reload, and keep mag dumping" combat in New Vegas and prior games, even with similar perks.

The new patch is rather obnoxious for PC players, since it doesn't really change much on PC and breaks a bunch of existing mods.  Including a massive total conversion, Fallout: London, which was just recently released.  I also read that the new ultrawide support stretches the game out, which isn't ideal.

Thankfully the only mod I use still works.  If anyone on PC hasn't done so already, I recommend downloading the dialogue wheel mod, which makes it so you can see exactly what your character will say instead of the Mass Effect style wheel of vagueness.
A War of a Madman's Making - a text-based war planning and political survival RPG

It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge.  War endures.  As well ask men what they think of stone.  War was always here.  Before man was, war waited for him.  The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.  That is the way it was and will be.  That way and not some other way.
- Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian


If they made nothing but WWII games, I'd be perfectly content.  Hypothetical matchups from alternate history 1980s, asymmetrical US-bashes-some-3rd world guerillas, or minor wars between Upper Bumblescum and outer Kaboomistan hold no appeal for me.
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I guess it's sort of nice that the word "tactical" seems to refer to some kind of seriousness during your moments of mental clarity.
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Sigwolf

I actually just restarted Fallout 3 on Xbox (last played in 2009).  Once I finish that, I'm moving on to NV, then 4.  The show definitely got me in the mood to revisit the games.

Gusington

Anyone playing Fallout London? Looks insanely incredible. Playable guitars and cowmilking included  :shocked:

GOG sent me this link this morning:

https://www.gog.com/game/fallout_london?smclient=5a88a9ce-c2d2-40fe-b36b-07003cbf1c69&utm_campaign=20240725_nl_Fallout_London_EN&utm_medium=email&utm_source=salesmanago&r=true

I am repurchasing on GOG (at heavy discount) to get all the DLC and for ease of modding.

More info here:



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al_infierno

Has GOG ever "released" a mod like this before?  Pretty cool either way.
A War of a Madman's Making - a text-based war planning and political survival RPG

It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge.  War endures.  As well ask men what they think of stone.  War was always here.  Before man was, war waited for him.  The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.  That is the way it was and will be.  That way and not some other way.
- Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian


If they made nothing but WWII games, I'd be perfectly content.  Hypothetical matchups from alternate history 1980s, asymmetrical US-bashes-some-3rd world guerillas, or minor wars between Upper Bumblescum and outer Kaboomistan hold no appeal for me.
- Silent Disapproval Robot


I guess it's sort of nice that the word "tactical" seems to refer to some kind of seriousness during your moments of mental clarity.
- MengJiao

Gusington

I don't think so...not that I am aware of anyway. I have it up and running on my machine...only complaint so far is lack of widescreen support.


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Sigwolf

Quote from: Gusington on July 25, 2024, 06:26:07 PMI don't think so...not that I am aware of anyway. I have it up and running on my machine...only complaint so far is lack of widescreen support.
I haven't fired it up yet, but I'm guessing you mean ultrawide or super ultrawide support (21x9 or 32x9)?  Because I thought even the base Fallout 4 supported widescreen natively?

Gusington

^In the few hours of research I did while trying to fix the screen issue I found that Bethesda released a patch a few months ago that broke widescreen support for Fallout 4.

So for Fallout: London, the best resolution I can run is 2560 x 1440 on my 21 x 9 monitor. So it takes up 2/3 of the screen, but looks excellent in that 2/3. I can live with that because of the really high level of professionalism in the mod content otherwise, but it would be great to be able to play on a full screen.

I could not find a fix for this, so...any help is welcome.


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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

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