Infogrames Fallout 3: The Pitt + Operation Anchorage, PC, ITA
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1. 003 101 FINDING FRIENDS YOUR NEIGHBORS WILL BE AN ACQUIRED TASTE Simulations show drastic changes will occur in the human psyche due to the constant anxiety of daily survival You will find neighbors whose very existence seems a sheer nightmare But remember while those aboveground will be seasoned by the horrors of the Wasteland they are Ea people just like you Give them no reason to be hostile l and they will remain amicable e id e now A i a Figure 4 1 RESILRIACIZED MDSGT RESNMIENEP Y TB 001 13 VDSGO EE GTIEDT SESS 13 SKILLS Big Guns The Big Guns skill determines your combat effectiveness with all oversized weapons such as the Fat Man Missile Launcher Flamer Minigun and Gatling Laser Related S PE C LA L Endurance Science LX Y The Science skill represents your combined scientific knowledge and is primarily used to hack restricted computer terminals Related S PE C1 A L Intelligence Explosives The Explosives skill determines the power of any set mines the ease of disarming any hostile mines and the effectiveness of any thrown grenades Related S PE C LA L Perception Sneak The higher your Sneak skill the easier it is to remain undetected steal an item or pick someone s pocket Successfully attacking while undetected grants an automatic critical hit Related S PE C I 4 L Agility Medicine The Medicine skill determines2. Media Inc in the U S and or other countries Fallout Prepare for the Future and related logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bethesda Softworks LLC in the U S and or other countries Uses Havok Copyright 1999 2008 Havok com Inc or its licensors All Rights Reserved See www havok com for details Portions of this software utilize SpeedTree technology 2001 2004 Interactive Data Visualization Inc SpeedTree is a registered trademark of Interactive Data Visualization Inc All rights reserved Uses Bink Video Copyright 1997 2007 by RAD Game Tools Inc Uses Gamebryo software 1999 2006 Emergent Game Technologies All rights reserved FaceGen from Singular Inversions Inc FaceFX software used for facial animation 2002 2006 OC3 Entertainment Inc and its licensors All Rights Reserved NVIDIA the NVIDIA logo and The Way It s Meant To Be Played are trademarks and or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation All rights reserved Alienware and the Alienware logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of Alienware Corporation The ratings icon is a trademark of the Entertainment Software Association Windows the Windows Vista Start button and Xbox 360 are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies and Games for Windows and the Windows Vista Start button logo are used under license from Microsoft All Rights Reserved o eee VDSG VIB 001 13
3. Right Change View Run Grab E Shift L Z S Cni L Alt L Sneak Aim Block V A T S Controls Enter V A T S Mode Hold to Scan Left Click Select Target Left Click on the left or right arrows to switch to a new target Use mouse 10 highlight Specific Body Parts and Left Click Accept V A 1 S Targeting Exit V A T S Cancel Queued Attacks VAT V Space Jump Attack Nim Block and third person views Scroll to zoom your view in and out in third person Click between first person VDSS Ge RE SIRIO CEDEIRN 13 INTRODUCTION TO FALLOUT 3 Nuclear war The very words conjure images of mushroom clouds gas masks and bewildered children ducking and covering under their school desks But it s the aftermath of such a conflict that truly captures our imaginations in large part because there s no rea world equivalent we can relate to Mankind may have witnessed the horror of the atomic bomb but thanktully we ve somehow succeeded in not blowing up the entire planet At least not yet Fallout 3 presents a much grimmer reality Imagine if after World War II the timeline had split Our world forked into one branch the Fallout universe the other In that other branch technology progressed at a much more impressive rate while American society remained locked in the cultural norms of the 1950 s It was an idyllic world of tomorrow filled with servant robots beehive hairdos and fusion po
4. be assigned when you Left Click While playing use 1 8 Keys to select any of your eight Hotkeyed items RE ILRACISED VDS CG RESHAD YTP 001 13 The top portion of the Data Menu will always display your current location and the current date and time The Data Menu includes five sections Local Map World Map Quests Notes and Radio LOCAL MAP The Local Map displays an overhead map of your current location as well as any nearby doors Highlight icons to display information about doors and their destinations WORLD MAP The World Map shows an overhead map of the entire Capital Wasteland area and markers for any places that have been discovered during the course of your adventures You can even fast travel directly to any place you have previously visited by highlighting the location and Left Clicking on the map On the World Map your path to a quest target is indicated by a dotted line In some cases you may need to take a route through different areas and the dotted line will reflect that Use the Mouse Wheel to zoom in out on the map Left Click to move around the map Right Click to move or remove your own marker on a Local or World Map If your active quest has any quest targets these will be displayed on both the Local and World Maps RESTRIC DED VDS CG RE SIRIO CEDE ieso0 13 QUESTS The Quest screen in your Pip Boy s Data section tracks your progress in every quest you have undertaken To the le
5. character s stats including Stimpaks Chems and any Books or Magazines MISC This list displays Miscellaneous items including Keys Bobby Pins and other items AMMO This list displays any ammo that can be used for weapons in the game MENU CONTROLS Left Click Equip unequip or use the selected item Right Click Drop the selected item R Repair the selected item see Repairing Weapons and Apparel page 31 RESTRIC DED EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION VDS CG RE SIRIO CEDE TERO0O0T 1 3 ITEM CHARACTERISTICS Items in your inventory may have a number of characteristics that will appear when the item is highlighted DAM How much damage the weapon does the higher the number the better DR The percentage of damage resistance the item offers the higher the better WG How much the item weighs VAL The item s value in Bottlecaps CND The current condition of the weapon EFFECTS Any positive negative effects your character will experience if the item is equipped Weapons will also display the caliber ammo the weapon uses along with the current rounds loaded and remaining rounds HOTKEYS In the Inventory Menu define Hotkeys by holding one of the 1 8 Keys while simultaneously selecting the weapon apparel or Aid you want in that slot by Left Clicking the desired selec tion Note you can still change menus with the Hotkeys open and the item will
6. have been detected by an enemy e Use a Stimpak e Eat food or drink water How stealthy you are is affected by many factors e Sleep in a bed e Sneak skill Your Sneak skill only helps you when you are crouching The higher your Each time you take a chem or drink alcohol your chance of becoming addicted to it goes up If you Sneak skill the easier itis to remain undetected steal an item or pick someone s pocket stop using that item for a while this chance will drop Each item has its own addiction chance so e Enemy s perception Some enemies are less perceptive than others and therefore less using one type will not increase your chance of becoming addicted to another likely to detect you e Line of sight An enemy is much less likely to detect you if he Addiction will hurt some of your S P E C I A L attributes These penalties go away temporarily if you can t see you take that item again But addiction will never wear off on its own A doctor can cure you of any addic fion for a price You cannot become addicted to Stimpaks Rad X or RadAway e Light level You are harder to see in darker areas or at night if you re outdoors In order to heal a crippled limb you have three choices sleep in a bed find a doctor or use a Esse drew are hardestto d tact when motionless Stimpak to heal yourself Stimpaks can be used for general healing which will also slightly heal easiest to detect when running crippling da
7. your own kind RES DRG ED Ban VDS C RESIS YTP 001 13 OPTIONS AND PREFERENCES You can access the Options Menu from the Main Menu when you load Fallout 3 or at any point during the game by pressing ESC The Options Menu allows you to adjust your gameplay audio video and control settings GAMEPLAY Using this menu you can adjust the game s Difficulty and toggle certain features off or on The Difficulty setting will adjust how hard combat is The harder you make the game the more XP you will receive for combat DISPLAY Adjust the Brightness slider with this menu If you have certain TVs e g DLP or LCD projection or play in a bright room we recommend increasing the brightness You can also adjust the Pip Boy colors HUD Opacity and Subtitles AUDIO Use this menu to adjust volume levels Note the Radio has its own volume setting for your Pip Boy CONTROLS In this menu you can adjust Vertical and Horizontal Sensitivity and Invert the Y Axis You can also reassign the Action Mapping for the game s controls GAMES FOR WINDOWS LIVE Games for Windows LIVE and Xbox LIVE are part of the first and most comprehensive online entertainment network in the world uniting gamers on Xbox 360 and select Games for Windows LIVE titles The LIVE service connects millions of gamers in 25 countries making it easy for gamers to find friends games and entertainment on either platform When you become a member of LIVE you can
8. E for Windows o RESTRICTED VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE HHE se RESTRICTED VDSG VTB 001 13 MDSGT RESIS v1 B O01 13 A Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games Photosensitive Seizures Avery small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these photosensitive epileptic seizures while watching video games These seizures may have a variety of symptoms including lightheadedness altered vision eye or face twitching jerking or shaking of arms or legs disorientation confusion or momentary loss of awareness Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions Sit farther from the screen use a smaller screen play in a well lit room and do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy consult a doctor before
9. ERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION The Barter screen allows you to trade buy or sell items The prices you get for buying or selling depend on your Barter skill The menu controls are the same for as for Containers previous page To Barter simply select an item and Left Click to move it from your inventory into the other person s if you want to sell or trade one of your own items or from the other person s inventory into your own if you want to buy or trade for one of their items As items are moved back and forth caps bottle caps are the currency of Fallout will also be auto matically moved between both parties This is represented by the large caps arrow in the middle If the arrow is darkened it means one of you doesn t have enough caps to complete the transaction You cannot accept the barter if you don t have enough caps But you can accept it if the other person doesn t have enough but at this point you are giving items away for free VDSG PRE VTB 003 101 Figure 10 1 CONSIDER THE SOURCE OF YOUR FOOD You may have heard rumors that the Wasteland will have no safe food or drink This is so much bunk Science shows fresh produce and safe water will be available However you will likely encounter the need to eat irradiated food like raw chunks of two headed Brahmin meat And in your darkest of moments when all options are spent you may shamefully choose to eat the flesh of
10. Master Trader Ranks Available 1 Requirements Charisma 6 Barter 60 When you take the Master Trader perk the price of every item you buy from a vendor is reduced by 25 RESTRIC DED LEVEL 16 YER 2 Ne A VDSG RE SIRIO CEDESI 1 13 Better Criticals Ranks Available 1 Requirements Perception 6 Luck 6 With the Better Criticals perk you gain a 50 damage bonus every time a critical hit is scored on an opponent Tag Ranks Available 1 Requirements None The Tag perk allows you to select a fourth Skill to be a Tag skill which instantly raises it by 15 points LEVEL 18 Computer Whiz Ranks Available 1 Requirements Intelligence 7 Science 70 Fail a hack attempt and get locked out of a computer Not if you re a Computer Whiz With this perk you can attempt to re hack any computer you were previously locked out of RES ILRACIZED VDS CG RESIS V TB 001 13 VDSS Ge ESRI GEE Dey eso 13 XP AND LEVELING UP Paralyzing Palm Ranks Available 1 Requirements Unarmed 70 With Paralyzing Palm you will sometimes perform a S P E C I A L V A T S palm strike that paralyzes your opponent for 30 seconds Note that in order to perform the Paralyzing Palm you must be completely unarmed LEVEL 20 When you reach the required number of Experience Points XP you will level up automatically so long as you re not in combat Eve
11. P d i NETAN Aa Figure 8 1 THE WORLD YOU MAY REMEMBER HEARING ABOUT will be rendered unrecognizable All that will remain of that more tranquil time will be decaying ruins and fallen landmarks Negotiate this world with care as the exposed rebar and damaged stairways of unstable buildings may lead to grievous pain If you suffer an injury but can dust yourself off and walk away consider the experience a lesson learned EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION RESTRICTED VDSG H RES IRIC CEDA IERO 3 DIALOGUE EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION When in dialogue with a character simply select the response that seems most appropriate to the situation and be prepared for the character you re talking with to react accordingly Occasionally you will be presented with a Speech Challenge A Speech Challenge is a response preceded by the word Speech and the percentage chance of success e g Speech 25 the higher your Speech skill the greater the chance of success Succeed in a Speech Challenge and you ll achieve the results indicated by the response Fail a Speech Challenge and future Speech Challenges with that character will be more difficult From time to time you may also be presented with dialogue options where a word appears with no percentage e g Strength or Lady Killer In this case this is a dialogue option that is available to yo
12. at each challenge the game gives you has multiple ways of solving it and multiple outcomes There are many paths fo success and yes the game does eventually end But how it ends is up to you and the character you play We here at Bethesda Game Studios hope you have as much fun adventuring in our world as we ve had creating if It s been an honor keeping the Fallout universe alive and it s time for you to experi ence that wonder all over again or for the very first time whichever the case may be Oh and one more thing When you finally catch up with Dad be nice Or not The Fallout 3 Team RESILRIQILED di VDS C KEouenemer YVTP 001 13 VDSGORIEBESNMSIGEEDS SITES 13 MAIN MENU THE GAME SCREEN RAD METER FALLOUT 3 XP BAR ACTION POINTS HITPOINTS COMPASS ENEMY WEAPON AMMO HEALTH BAR CONDITION CONTINUE HIT POINTS HP Continue playing from your most recent saved game Your overall health When your HP are gone your character dies NEW COMPASS Starts a new game of Fallout 3 The compass indicates the direction you are heading as well as enemies nearby locations and quest markers See pg 6 for more information about your Compass LOAD Allows you to select from a list of previously saved games ACTION POINTS AP The total number of AP available is based on your character s agility See S P E C I A L pg 14 SETTINGS Action Points are only used in V A T S Mode see pg 30 Takes you to the Settings Me
13. d down and your view will switch to third person After a few seconds you will stand back up automatically and your view will be restored YIELDING If you start a fight you can t win you can attempt to yield to your opponent Simply holster your weapon Hold R and if they accept your yield your opponent will cease combat Otherwise you ll need to keep fighting or run away RES DRG VDS CGC RESIES V 1TB 001 13 V A T S The Vault Tec Assisted Targeting System or V A T S allows you to pause the game assess any combat situation tactically and target the specific body parts of any enemies onscreen LIMB CONDITION PERCENT 26 ACTION POINTS AP ENEMY HEALTH V A T S Controls Enter V A T S Mode Hold to Scan Left Click Select Target Left Click on the left or right arrows to switch to a new target Use mouse 10 highlight Specific Body Parts and Left Click Accept V A 1 S Targeting Exit V A T S Cancel Queued Attacks PERCENT Chance your attack hits this body part e g 95 LIMB CONDITION Display the relative health of each part of an enemy When the bar disappears the body part is crippled AP ACTION POINTS This bar will deplete as you queue up attacks The flashing part is the amount of AP needed to do an attack Hold the Left Mouse Button to see how many you need for another attack if your AP is low ENEMY HEALTH How much health your target has left The flashing part is how much dama
14. d to Signals listed in darkened text have been discovered but you are no longer within range in order to listen to one of these stations you have to move back into the signal s receiving range RE DRE MDSGT KREouenemer YV1TB 001 13 S P E C I A L STRENGTH Strength is a measure of your raw physical power It affects how much you can carry and determines the effectiveness of all melee attacks ENDURANCE Endurance is a measure of your overall physical fitness A high Endurance gives bonuses to health environmental resistances and the Big Guns and Unarmed skills INTELLIGENCE Intelligence affects the Science Repair and Medicine skills The higher your Intelligence the more Skill Points you ll be able to distribute when you level up Raising your Luck will raise all of your skills a little Having a high Luck will also improve your critical chance with all weapons R amp E S T RILG DED EXCERPTS FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION VDS G RETIRO CEDES bse 1 13 VDSG PRE VTB 003 101 BLENDING IN ae Figure 3 1 IDEALLY YOU WANT TO FEEL AT HOME IN THE WASTELAND Learn to mimic the people around you Do what you see This will put them at ease about interacting with a stranger But and this is crucial do not lose your head Blending in does not mean undermining your ethics Say no to disagreeable situations Trust your instincts VDSG PRE VTB
15. e Resistance is the percentage of damage done to you that your armor will absorb As armor takes damage its condition decreases This also lowers how much protection the armor offers Your Damage Resistance is the total of all the armor you are wearing Certain pieces contribute more towards your rating than others Some pieces of apparel offer little Damage Resistance but may boost certain stats or skills like Charisma or Repair REPAIRING WEAPONS AND APPAREL An item s condition affects how well the item works as well as its value Weapons of lower condition will do less damage and jam more frequently Armor of lower condition will offer less Damage Resistance You can repair items in your Pip Boy by selecting Repair R on the item You can only do this if you have similar items to use for parts Whatever item you choose to repair with will be scrapped completely The degree to which damaged items can be repaired is dependent on your Repair skill In many cases if your skill is too low you will not be able to repair a weapon or piece of apparel beyond its current condition OTHER COMBAT SITUATIONS EXPLOSIVE OBJECTS Some objects in the environment will explode if they sustain enough damage Fire extinguishers yield relatively small explosions while old cars will explode into a small mushroom cloud thanks to leftover fusion material in the engines GETTING KNOCKED DOWN If subjected to a powerful explosive force you can get knocke
16. e up your current rounds provided you have additional ammo available To reload at any time you can tap R Your accuracy and damage in combat is determined by your skill level with the type of weapon you are using i e Big Guns Energy Weapons Weapon condition also affects how much damage is done as well as the chance the gun jams when it s reloaded Repairing weapons can increase the amount of damage they do see Repairing Weapons and Apparel below and reduce the chance of your weapon jamming Right Clicking will allow you to aim and fire more accurately but move slowly When you are sneaking press L Ctrl your character will move slowly but has a chance of a sneak attack bonus on any target that has not detected you For more information on Stealth mode see pg 33 MELEE AND UNARMED ATTACKS You can attack an enemy with melee or unarmed attacks when they are within range of your character Left Click Performs a melee attack Hold to do a power attack that does double damage Right Click Block Blocking incoming melee attacks provides a large bonus to your Damage Resistance RESTRIC DED VDS Ge RES IRIC CEDE TEROO0T 1 3 ARMOR APPAREL Each piece of armor you wear adds to your overall protection or Damage Resistance The higher the Damage Resistance the better you are protected The amount of protection you receive from a piece of armor depends on the armor itself and whether the armor is in good repair Your Damag
17. ft is a list of quests those with bright text are active those with darkened text have been completed or somehow failed Your active quest is marked by a small box On the right hand side of the screen are the objectives for each quest The active objectives have bright text and are on the top of the list the completed objectives have darkened text and are at the bottom of the list Objectives n marked as Optional are not necessary to successfully finishing the quest You can select any quest as the currently active one or immediately view the location of the active quest s current target on the World Map if the location is known Quest targets are shown on your compass and maps for the active quest only Note Not every quest will provide quest targets In some quests you must discover the objective s location on your own NOTES Contains all quest related and miscellaneous notes you find in the game both written and audio Notes you have not read or listened to are listed in bright text Notes you have already read heard are listed in darkened text Left Click to listen to an Audio note the audio will continue to play even if you close your Pip Boy menu Left Click to toggle between All Notes and Active Quest Notes RADIO All the radio signals you have discovered are listed on the Radio screen in the Data section of your Pip Boy Signals listed in bright text are within range and can be listene
18. g but not limited to any duty of lack of negligence or of workmanlike effort or c indirect special or punitive damages arising out of or relating in any way to any breach of this Limited Warranty The foregoing applies even if Bethesda Softworks or its licensors and suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such losses or damages Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations as to how long an implied warranty lasts and or exclusions or limitations of consequential or incidental damages so the above limitations and or exclusions of liability may not apply to you This Limited Warranty gives you specific rights and you may also have other rights that vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction TECHNICAL AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT For technical and customer support please call 410 568 3685 9 00 am to 5 00 pm EST Monday through Friday excluding holidays or visit www bethsoft com If you are outside the United States send your Game disc to Bethesda Softworks 1370 Piccard Drive Suite 120 Rockville MD 20850 USA together with a dated proof of purchase your product number a brief description of the error or defect and your return address E RESTRICTED Eee FALLOUT 3 BETHESDA Bethesda Zenia BI THE WA 2 orem m CER NP 7 BEST ON ALIENWARE COM Fallout amp 3 2008 Bethesda Softworks LLC a ZeniMax Media company Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios ZeniMax and related logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of ZeniMax
19. ge your attack will do if successful Targeting different limbs often yields different damage R amp E S T REL DED EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION VDSOONIEEDMESIGEEDSOE IESUO TS3 Pressing and holding V will pause the game and scan the area for targets To zoom in on an enemy simply select it and release V You are now able to target the individual body parts of that enemy When using a ranged weapon the percentage value next to a body part indicates the chance to hit that body part with each shot The small bar next to the body part indicates its condition when the condition of a body part is completely reduced that body part is crippled and the targeted enemy will suffer the obvious ill effects crippling the legs reduces movement speed and any lunging attacks crippling the arms affects accuracy etc When using a melee weapon or unarmed combat you will need to be in dose proximity to have a chance to hit Both melee and grenades are full body attacks and you cannot target a specific body part Every attack on a body part uses up Action Points Generally the smaller a weapon the fewer Action Points are required for every shot Keep in mind that you re not limited to shooting at just one target at any time you can switch available targets and attack them as well so long as you have remaining Action Points When you ve used up all of your Action Points and are ready to leave V A 1 S pre
20. how many Hit Points you ll replenish upon using a Stimpak and the effectiveness of Rad X and RadAway Related S PE C L4 L Intelligence Unarmed The Unarmed skill is used for fighting without a weapon or with the few weapons specifically designed for hand to hand combat like Brass Knuckles or the Power Fist Related S PE C LA L Endurance RESTRIC DED RES ILRACIZED VDS G KREouenemer YVTPB 001 13 VDSG RES GEE Dey iso 13 PERKS LEVEL 4 LEVEL 2 Daddy s Boy Daddy s Girl E Ranks Available 3 Requirements Intelligence 4 Just like dear old Dad you ve devoted your time to intellectual pursuits You gain an additional 5 points to both the Science and Medicine skills Educated Ranks Available 1 Requirements Intelligence 4 With the Educated perk you gain three more skill points every time je advance in level This perk is best taken early on to maximize its effectiveness Intense Training Ranks 10 Requirements None HL Iron Fist UM Ranks Available 3 Requirements Strength 4 With the Iron Fist perk you do an additional 5 points of Unarmed damage per rank With the Intense Training Perk you can put a single point into any of your S P E C I A L attributes Swift Learner Ranks Available 3 Requirements Intelligence 4 With each rank in the Swift Learner perk you gain an additional 10 to total Experience Points whenever Experience P
21. iety It helps to focus on the moment at hand asking yourself what you can do right now Do not wander into daydreams of the past or worries about the future If panic does set in admit that you are panicking Have something close at hand that will calm your senses a soft blanket a child s toy even a favorite rock Anything to get you out of your thoughts RESTRIC DED VDSG RETIRO CEDESI T3 HACKING Some terminals are protected and can t be accessed without a password If your Science skill is high enough you can attempt to hack the terminal When you hack into the terminal you will see potential passwords displayed on the screen Your job is to determine which word is the correct password Each incorrect guess will tell you the number of letters that are in the right location for the actual password e g 2 5 means two of the five letters in that word are in the right place for the correct password Using the process of elimination you should be able to determine what the correct password is before you run out of tries You have at least four tries to guess correctly If you fail the terminal will remain inaccessible until you own the password You can exit hacking at any time and try again by pressing E to exit When you exit and reenter the password will reset as will your number of tries You can find hidden character sets that have a chance of removing dud passwords from the screen as well as a chance of restor
22. ing all of your tries These sets always contain two brackets at the same time facing one another on the same line The brackets may or may not have one or more characters in between them RESILRIQILED VDS CG RESIS v1B O001 13 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Crimes are divided into two categories major and minor Minor crimes cause only the victim to become hostile to you e Theft If the owner sees you steal something that she owns she will try to take it back from you If you try to escape or persist in stealing from her she will attack you or run for help If you fight back you are now committing a major crime Assault see below e Trespass If the owner sees you open a locked door container or computer he will im mediately attack you Major crimes cause the victim and the victim s friends to become hostile to you e Assault Attacking someone without provocation or fighting back when someone attacks you for a minor crime e Murder If there are witnesses who care about the victim they will become hostile toward you If a fight starts that you did not intend you can attempt to yield by holstering your weapon This may or may nof be successful depending on how the attacker feels about you If you ve angered everyone in a town and they are attacking you try leaving and coming back a few days later after they ve calmed down This will work for some towns but not all of them VDSG PRE VTB 003 101 WATCH uin STE
23. ll of the NVIDIA special effect features at higher resolutions of the game RESTRIC DED m WARRANTY INFORMATION LIMITED WARRANTY Bethesda Softworks LLC a ZeniMax Media company Bethesda Softworks warrants to you the original purchaser of this disc and the game software encoded thereon Game that under normal use the Game will perform substantially as described in the accompanying manual for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase Warranty Period This Limited Warranty a does not apply if the Game is used for a business or commercial purpose and b is void if failure of the Game has resulted from accident abuse virus or misapplication EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Warranty claims must be made to the retailer from whom you purchased the Game You must return the Game to your retailer during the Warranty Period together with a copy of the original sales receipt and an explanation of the difficulty you are experiencing with the Game At its option the retailer may either repair or replace the Game Any replacement Game will be warranted for the remainder of the original Warranty Period or 30 days whichever is longer Bethesda Softworks and its licensors and suppliers entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be at the retailer s option the repair or replacement of the Game that does not meet this Limited Warranty and is properly returned to the retailer Outside the United State
24. mage or they can be applied directly to a limb to heal crippling damage which will also slightly heal your overall health To heal a crippled limb directly using a Stimpak navigate to the Apparel weight Heavier apparel makes more Stats screen in your Pip Boy highlight the limb using the mouse then select the limb and use the noise when moving Stimpak directly on that limb by pressing S when the limb is selected e Sound Most melee weapons make very little noise bigger guns make a lot of noise Attacking while undetected gives you an automatic sneak critical UCM RESTRICTED RE ST RIIGIED T N EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION MDSGT RESI EED C VTB 001 13 LOCKPICKING W A S D Keys Apply torque with the screwdriver Mouse Controls Rotate the bobby pin F Force Lock E Exit When torque is applied the closer the bobby pin is to the correct position or sweet spot the more the lock will rotate before the bobby pin breaks Only when the bobby pin is in the correct position will the lock rotate fully and open You can also try to open a lock by forcing it but if you fail the lock will be permanently broken and can only be opened with a key VDSG PRE VTB 003 101 PAST A FUTURE Figure 7 1 ROUGHLY ONE IN ONE HUNDRED TEST SUBJECTS HAS BEEN FOUND TO STAY CALM in the face of gnawing fear The very nature of living aboveground after a widespread nuclear event will create anx
25. nu where you can adjust your WEAPON CONDITION CND gameplay display audio and control preferences The shorter the bar the worse the condition of your weapon See pg 40 for more info AMMO CREW The ammo you have for your equipped weapon The first number is how many rounds you have before View the credits for the team that brought you a reload and the second number is your remaining ammo Fallout 3 ENEMY HEALTH BAR DOWNLOADS Shows the current health of the enemy Vi Downloadable Content you have obtained for Fallout 3 iew any Downloadable Content you have obtained for Fallout 3 oar Will appear whenever radiation damage is taken XP BAR Will appear whenever experience points are earned i RESTMICIED i RE S RiGee asas 2 VDS CG RESIS v1B O001 13 COMPASS AND ACTIVATION ICONS CLEAR TRIANGLE Indicates a location that you have not yet discovered FILLED TRIANGLE Indicates a location that you have previously discovered A QUEST TARGET If you have an active quest any quest targets will be displayed on your compass as a solid arrow The quest target will flash faster and faster as you get closer to it MAP MARKER If you have placed your own marker on the map this will be displayed as a transparent arrow Hl FRIEND FOE MARKERS People and creatures that you perceive are displayed on the compass as vertical bars Green bars indicate friendly people creatures Red bars indicate enemies Your Perception s
26. ode you gain the option to silently kill any human or Ghoul while they re sleeping And all Mister Sandman kills earn bonus XP Nerd Rage Ranks Available 1 Requirements Intelligence 5 Science 50 You ve been pushed around long enough With the Nerd Rage perk your Strength is raised to 10 and you gain 50 to damage resistance whenever your Health drops to 2075 or below RESTRIC DED VDSG RE IRI GEE Dey eso T 3 LEVEL 12 Fast Metabolism Ranks Available 1 Requirements None With the Fast Metabolism perk you gain a 20 Health bonus when using Stimpaks Pyromaniac a Ranks Available 1 Requirements Explosives 60 With the Pyromaniac perk you do 50 damage with fire based weapons like the Flamer and Shishkebab Silent Running Ranks Available 1 Requirements Agility 6 Sneak 50 With the Silent Running perk you gain an additional 10 points to Sneak and running no longer factors into a successful sneak attempt RE ILRACIZED VDS C RESIS 7 YVTPB 001 13 LEVEL 14 Chemist Ranks Available 1 Requirements Medicine 60 With the Chemist perk any chems you take last twice as long Cyborg Ranks Available 1 Requirements Science 60 Medicine 60 You ve made permanent enhancements to your body The Cyborg perk instantly adds 10 to your Damage Poison and Radiation Resistances and 10 points to the Energy Weapons skill
27. oints are earned RESTRIC DED RES ILRACHZED MDSGT RESNMSIENEP YVTB 001 13 VDS Ge RES GEE Dey eso T3 LEVEL 6 t LEVEL 8 Demolition Expert Ranks Available 3 Requirements Explosives 50 With each rank of this perk all of your explosive weapons do an additional 20 damage Rad Resistance Ranks Available 1 Requirements Endurance 5 Rad Resistance allows you to what else resist radiation This perk grants an additional 25 to Radiation Resistance Gunslinger Ranks Available 1 Requirements None While using a pistol or similar one handed weapon your accuracy in V A T S is significantly increased Size Matters X Ranks Available 3 Requirements Endurance 5 You re obsessed with really big weapons With each rank of this perk you gain an additional 15 points to the Big Guns skill Toughness Ranks Available 1 Requirements Endurance 5 With the Toughness perk you gain 10 to overall Damage Resistance up to the maximum of 85 R amp E S T REL DED RES ILRACIZED MDSGT RESIES YVTB 001 13 LEVEL 10 Finesse Ranks Available 1 Requirements None With the Finesse perk you have a higher chance to score a critical hit on an opponent in combat equivalent to 5 extra points of Luck Mister Sandman Ranks Available 1 Requirements Sneak 60 With the Mister Sandman perk when you re in Sneak m
28. playing ax RESTRICTED wu VDSG RE SIRIO CEDA IERO 13 CONTENTS 0S osado lt 4 a 2 Cau or Tor ECC S 2 cedeeas nn j QE Ole o E T TOC 4 lie uesS elul c CN a ee 5 Series ans ctvatiendicons 2 094393 Je 0S T ORE 6 he tite ene ie L5 ple RR vou omn ok ie ee ee ee dum 8 ee eee Ru ERE IE E NO 10 ok orco Ss Ale we ame 12 SOLS a S00 Mu AAT s 14 Wo DMNIL UIUMr 16 iG ies EM uem os cc es Pe ee ee 18 Plan Leveling Ups Sem See o n0 ee ee ee 2 CU Me ae o oL rema 2 NEL ME 28 Nibeit amp ombat Sgudtiois c c ERE 29 ULLA PRU UE IV uu 30 US 2 ta po Se ee ee 57 d 650 2 a E 33 ESTNE a eue essteeRRRRRIIIRSC 34 TREE CTS Liaw cece 35 Ac ect ST iL Sa 36 LIO t c OM unm eee weet obs ee esa dass 3 7 COW oS Uu mu miu RT ren 38 Cg 24 ollfzm e bl C ED 5 i pl oi 39 zm ode Oa a ed ne oe 4 BouncegeWindD WS edad PX UCM rtu 40 INSTALLING AND STARTING THE GAME Simply insert the Falloute 3 game disc and run the setup exe if it doesn t start automatically Follow the on screen instructions to install After you have installed Fallout 3 launch it from your Windows Start Menu or double dick the icon on your desktop RES ILRACIZED CONTROLS Open Pip Boy Hold for Pip Boy light Auto Move Foward I F5 Quick Save F9 Quick Load Activate Ready Reload Wait Tab Q W E R T A T7 Caps Lock A S D F Always Run Strate Left Back Strafe
29. ry time you level up your Health increases you gain Skill Points to assign to your skills and you can choose a new perk aa i Note the level for your skills is their natural level and does not include any bonuses you may be E Ranks Available 1 h Requirements None If you kill a target in V A T S all your Action Points are restored upon Grim Reaper s Sprint receiving due to items or Chems exiting V A T S a Solar Powered iN Ranks Available 1 Requirements Endurance 7 With the Solar Powered perk you gain an additional 2 points to Strength when in direct sunlight and slowly regenerate lost Health EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION RESTRIC DED RESLRIQILED VDS C RESME VviIB O01 13 COMBAT Anyone venturing into the Capital Wasteland would be wise to learn how to use both weapons and armor WEAPONS There are several different kinds of weapons in Fallout 3 but they generally fall into five basic categories ranged weapons melee weapons unarmed weapons grenades and mines Your effectiveness with any weapon depends on your character s skills the condition of the weapon and the Damage Resistance of any opponents When using any weapon aim with your crosshair and Left Click to attack When using an automatic weapon Left Clicking will continuously fire as fast as it is able Your character will automatically reload a weapon when you us
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31. see your Friends games and activities communicate with other members and track gaming achievements Become d Gold member to receive additional benefits such as sending and receiving invitations to multiplayer games Go to www gamesforwindows com live for more information about LIVE and availability of LIVE in your region CONNECTING TO LIVE To connect to Games for Windows LIVE you need a high speed Internet connection and a gamertag If you already have a gamertag you have what you need to connect to Games for Windows LIVE If you don t have one you can get one for free To sign in or sign up launch the game then press the Home key For more information go to www gamestorwindows com live FAMILY SETTINGS Family Settings in Games for Windows LIVE complement Windows Vista parental controls Manage your child s access and experience with easy and flexible tools For more information go to www gamesforwindows com live familysettings AN IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING GRAPHICS AND HAVING THE BEST POSSIBLE EXPERIENCE Fallout 3 used some of the most advanced graphics effects available today aimed at achieving real time performance for a great game playing experience The game was developed and tested using NVIDIA GeForce 8 9 and GTX 200 Series graphics cards and the intended experience can be more fully realized on GeForce 8 9 and GTX 200 Series graphics hardware On a GeForce 8600 or better you will be able to turn on a
32. ss E The number of attacks you can make is limited by your Action Points The effects of being crippled depend on the limb These effects apply to you as well as to your enemies e Head Reduced perception concussion effect e Arms Reduced aiming ability Enemies will be disarmed at the moment their arm is crippled e Chest Higher chance to be staggered when taking damage e Legs Reduced run speed Enemies cannot perform leaping or charging attacks Some enemies have Antennae or a Combat Inhibitor Crippling that will cause them to frenzy attacking anything near them 90 VDSG PRE VTB 003 10 ASSESSING THE SITUATION T n USE THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE JOB Once you are able to see this harsh and violent world without attachment and anxiety you will have the opportunity to fine tune your skills Without fixating on your enemy s terrifying intentions combine arma ments and strategy Some situations might call for a E 0 laser rifle while others just a simple metal pipe qp 47 Figure 6 1 RESILRIQIED VDS G RESIS V TB 001 13 VDS Gi RES GEE Dey eso 13 AID STEALTH When you are hurt there are several ways to restore your health Your stealth state is displayed when you crouch press L C rl HIDDEN means nobody detects you DETECTED means someone sees you but is not currently an enemy CAUTION means e Visit a doctor and pay for healing someone is searching for you DANGER means you
33. t you would like to apply a Stimpak to restore that part s condition directly RAD Shows your current level of Radiation Resistance and how many total Rads of damage your character has taken If you have RadAway in your inventory press A to use it to flush Rads out of your system If you have Rad X you can press X to increase your character s Rad resistance for a period of time Z a 7 CHUM tte MING SS W777 77777 N ge ee T UNOMNNIANNSSONN 25 INE You can he exposed to radiation either directly from the environment or by ingesting irradiated food and water A small amount of radiation will not hurt you but as your accumulated exposure goes up you will begin to suffer ill effects including death eventually Figurel 1 YOU VE LEFT THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF THE VAULT WHAT NOW The moment you exit the vault you will notice a piercing bright light Like a creature of the night your eyes are not accustomed to the bare sun Make sure to shield the retinas with tinted goggles EXCERPT FROM THE VAULT DWELLER S SURVIVAL GUIDE POCKET EDITION RESTRIC DED RES DRG VDS CG KEouenemer viB O01 13 ITEMS MENU The Items Menu has five sections Weapons Apparel Aid Misc and Ammo WEAPONS This menu displays all the weapons in your inventory APPAREL Displays any items you can wear including armor clothing and accessories like hats AID Aid shows all items you can consume to change your
34. tat determines if you can detect them CROSSHAIR Your crosshair will change whenever you are able to interact with an object Press E to interact with the highlighted object A red icon text always indicates a crime will occur if you perform the action R amp E S T REL PED VDSS Ge RES GEE Dey soo 13 THE PIP BOY 3000 RAD METER MENUS BABS os oe eee Seems oC Enter Exit Pip Boy Pelt Clicka gt SE o 8 SS ML Select Items Tabs Menus in Pip Boy Up Down Arrows Mouse Wheel l or Click and Drag Scroll Bar Scroll up down through lists RAD METER To the top left of your Pip Boy is a personal radiation meter that tells you how many Rads you ve currently taken in radiation damage SECTIONS There are three main menus in your Pip Boy 3000 Stats Information about your characters stats and abilities Items All of the items your character is currently carrying Data Contains your maps quest info notes and access fo any radio signals you can pick up RE ILRACHZED VDS CG KEouenemer viB O01 13 VDS G RE SIRIO CEDE ieso0 l 13 STATS MENU EFF Shows all of the positive and negative effects your character is experiencing This could be due to radiation damage certain clothing you have equipped Aid you may be using and other effects S P E C 1 A L Your seven primary attributes See page 14 for a description of each attribute A to the right of the number indicates that at
35. tribute is sutfering a negative atfect while a indicates it is enjoying a boost Check the EFF section of your Status Menu for more information SKILLS Information on your skills See page 16 for more information ES PERKS S P E C I A L abilities you can choose every time you Level Up See pages 18 26 for more information on Perks The Stats Menu has five sections Status S PE C 1 A L Skills Perks General GENERAL The following information always appears at the top of the Stats screen Your character s Level current and max Hit Points HP current and max Action Points AP current Experience Points XP and the amount of XP needed to level up Lists your many accomplishments while playing the game as well as your current Karma status Evil Good Neutral as well as your rank within that status e g Reaver STATUS MENU The Status Menu has basic info about the health of your character With the Up Down Arrow Keys you move between the three important subsections for Status aO CND ADAPTING TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD Shows the condition of each part of your character s body indicated by a bar The shorter the bar the more damaged that body part is When the bar is gone that part is considered crippled and will appear as a dotted line If you have any Stimpaks in your inventory press S to use those to restore your overall health and some of the condition of each body port Highlight the body part to select the body par
36. u because of the level of the indicated S PE C I A L Skill or Perk and you will always be successful when selecting it You only get one chance at each Speech Challenge so if encounter one has a low percentage to succeed you may want to exit dialogue and try the Speech challenge at a later time affer you ve raised your Speech skill RE ILRACHZED VDS C KEounenemer YTP 001 13 CONTAINERS Containers include things like dead bodies desks boxes lockers and more To see what s inside a container direct your Crosshair over the object and press E If the rollover text is red someone else owns the container and taking anything from the container is stealing and a crime if you are detected Your inventory is displayed on the left the container s is on the right You can switch between the two lists using your mouse Use the Right Left arrow keys or Left Click on the arrows next to the container name to filter the lists All Weapons Apparel Aid Misc Ammo You can take things from the container or move them from your inventory into the container by selecting an item in either list and Left Click Scroll up and down in lists with the Mouse Wheel or Up Down arrow keys Press A to take everything from a container X closes the container Warning Don t leave things in containers you don t own They may not be there when you come back for them RESTRIC DED VDS CG RE TIRIO CED S TES9 1 713 BARTERING EXC
37. wered cars And then in the year 2077 at the climax of a long running war with China it all went to hell in a globe shattering nuclear war That s where you come in Fallout 3 takes place two hundred years later in the year 2277 in post apocalyptic Washington D C and its environs The Capital Wasteland as it has come to be known is a nightmare landscape of roving Raider gangs freakish Super Mutants rotting Feral Ghouls and malfunctioning military robots It s a good thing you ve been living underground for the past nineteen years safe and secure in an official Vault Tec facility known as Vault 101 Everything is fine and dandy until your father who has been the one constant in your life decides to leave the vault unexpectedly forcing you to follow in pursuit So much for safety Now here s the good news When that giant vault door slides open and you re thrust into the harsh sunlight of the Capital Wasteland you re completely free to make your own destiny Follow after dear old Dad or forget he even exists Head straight into the ramshackle town of Megaton and meet its eclectic inhabitants or shoot first and exchange pleasantries later That s really the most important thing to remember about Fallout 3 it s your game so play it the way you want There is no right way to play Try out the many skills and perks found in this manual Try using V A T S the all new combat system But most of all remember th
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