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goobster  ·  2505 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 17, 2018

Best writer's advice ever: Kill Your Children

In other words, whatever your favorite part of your writing is? It will be deleted eventually, because the story doesn't need it. So mourn Rosa, and then get on with the rest of the idea. It clearly has your interest right now, so run with it!

Fallout 4. Finally figured out the perks system, and now regret almost all of my prior perks. I'm level 35, and will never have a gun that does more than about 70 DMG, simply because I didn't put enough perk points into Gun Nut. Sheesh.

And I went back and did a couple of the earliest Quests, which I had been ignoring as I explored the world.... and managed to unlock some key information and functionality (like Trade Routes) that I had NO IDEA EXISTED.

This has transformed the game for me. Not "done" yet, but already planning my NEXT playthrough!





FirebrandRoaring  ·  2504 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Man, you're doing well on the "fighting in the apocalypse" front! I'm pretty sure there are ways to respec your perks, either in the original or, more likely, in the DLCs.

If not — there are mods available for XBox One's version of Fallout 4, as well: all legal and Microsoft- and Bethesda-approved. Won't crash your game, either, unless it's a particularly bad mod, and I'm sure you have the sense to distinguish, even if you've never tried modding.

Here's the link to the one big mod depository, already filtered for those that have XBOne support. Some small, some real big, like the Sim Settlements mod that has two expansions packs already and allows for massively-improved settlement experience.

Also: Fallout 4: New Vegas. How 'bout that.

Thanks for the advice. Rosa's not dead: she just sees a new light — which, appropriately, may give her a new, more solid character ground. I'm good to go with it now.