Fallout and about: Game add-on pack 02. Blog 01 / 01
The guide follows the rule of having increasingly more awesome Brotherhood of Steel action poses
Darting through Old Olney, the guide tells you when to fear the Deathclaws, and even reveals more about Kidd and Witt’s demise
There’s a fully detailed map of Point Lookout, showing absolutely everything you can find. And we mean everything.
My Wasteland wandering took a turn for the swampy over the past couple of months when I attempted a meander through the wilds of Point Lookout, and furthered my cunning adventures across the Capital Wasteland in Broken Steel. The information I accrued, including some delicious Easter Eggs never seen outside of the Bethesda compound, are all bundled up nicely in the third (or fourth) official strategy guide, on sale now (August 25th). Naturally I was more than eager to explore every nook, cranny, and deranged Russian bear nest around, and thankfully the good folks at Bethesda were there for the highs (setting fire to an occult tome of fearsome power) and the lows (weeping at the headless torso of a favorite robot), as well as the stuff only the truly deranged would ever find (like that sunken ocean treasure with no buoy marker).
Those with previous Fallout guide experience will be familiar with the format. To start with, there’s an entertaining Foreward written by a Bethesda staffer, then a chapter all about the new entities, Perks, and other matters that affect your character’s ongoing well-being. Tips on all the new Perks you receive throughout your increased level cap are of particular interest, but there’s also complete statistical evidence for every new item, weapon, and inventory piece that sometimes borders on the insanely-meticulous. Did you know, for example, that the Police Hat is the only headgear you can wear with “that scar” on your head? If you did, you’ve probably been playing this game too much, but even so, you’ll still need to add this tome to your collection.
Due to the fact that Point Lookout receives a thorough inspection and trek, the Enhanced chapters are only for the additional items you receive during the two new content releases, which is what this guide is mainly all about; Broken Steel and Point Lookout. When you’re ready to embark on an Enclave-culling campaign, you’d expect there to be copious and detailed notes on every move you can make throughout Broken Steel… and you’d be right. But you’ll also be happy to find newly-updated maps showing exactly how the Capital Wasteland has changed since the invention and distribution of Aqua Pura. Every single new occurrence is logged, as well as all the Miscellaneous and Freeform Quests so you don’t miss a trick. Whether it’s befriending Bandits or shaking down a Ghoul with a bad wig, there’s a wealth of information to share here. So we did.
The gloomy and violent Point Lookout has an atmosphere so thick you could cut with a spoon. So we chartered a Ferryboat and turned over every rock and dived into the ocean depths to locate every single item in this brand-new region. Aside from taking you through the Main, Miscellaneous and Freeform Quests in these parts, there’s an extra-massive Tour chapter with dozens of secondary locations. Need to know the precise location of the downed Jet pilot, and know what was on his Blackbox voice recorder? Maybe you don’t, but we’re telling you anyway. Heck, there’s even a trip back to the Dunwich Building for a certain, supernatural Quest.
We sincerely hope you enjoy perusing through this guide as much as I did blasting Ghouls and Ghoul hunters in Plik’s private safari. After a quick trip around low-earth orbit for an extra-special final guide later this year that could cause a hernia if you lift it, my year-and-a-half rampage through the Capital Wasteland may soon be at an end….
Purchase the original guide HERE or the Limited Edition Collector’s Edition HERE.
Purchase the Game Add-On Guide for Operation Anchorage and The Pitt HERE.
Purchase the Game Add-On Guide for Broken Steel and Point Lookout HERE.
A smattering of never-been-seen-before art finishes off this tome nicely.
Well, I submitted this once, but it didn’t seem to go through, so hopefully this isn’t a duplicate post and hopefully I remembered everything. Just wanted to say I’ve really appreciated the Fallout 3 guides… they’re incredibly essential references when I just need to check a stat or check out the consequences before I make a decision in a quest. I really love that you’ve included the artwork (more please!), and that the guides are so visual in the first place with excellent layout and illustrations. Of course, I purchased the Collector’s Edition of the first guide, and one of the main important reasons for that decision was because it was hardcover. I really wish these supplement guides were also in hardcover. Is there any chance that they could be collected together into a Collector’s Edition as well? Your mention of “a quick trip around low-earth orbit for an extra-special final guide later this year” has really got me excited as to what you might be including in that final guide. There’s been a number of times when I’ve wished for an index, as I’ve found myself flipping pages trying to find the right section, or the right info within a section, with the Table of Contents not really being quite as handy as a full index would be. If you do a hardcover collecting all the DLC guides, it would be a great resource to have an index included, listing content both from the original hardcover and the new one. Lastly, I have to say the binding quality on these books is pretty good, but as with so many books, they almost need a bit more gutter – extra inside margin – so that one doesn’t have to crank them open too far to see the text that gets quite close to the spine, and risk damaging the binding. Anyway, keep up the awesome stuff man!
looks great!