Fallout 3 Tips and Tricks

07 Nov

Posted by fx in Gaming (Bethesda, Fallout, Fallout 3, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

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We’re addicted to Fallout 3 at Vault9 (or some of us at least) so feel free to come and join us for a chat or any questions you may have. To sum it up quickly so far though, there’s 3 things I would have liked to know from the start.

Tip 1: V.A.T.S Not Working (L2 and R2 don’t work)

This is the same problem some PS3 users had with Oblivion – the reason VATS doesn’t activate is because L2 and R2 aren’t working. This is caused by your PS3 remote not being Controller 1 on the system.

Exit the game, go to Settings and then Accessory Settings; the first option will allow you to set your controller to number 1. After that you can start the game and it should work fine.

Tip 2: Finding DogMeat

If you don’t know, Dogmeat is a canine companion who will follow you around and find things you need throughout the game. However, its easy to never find him and he would have been a big help early in the game.

When you first speak to Moira in Megaton you get a quest to go to Minefield (for the first book chapter), on your way there is a good time to get Dogmeat. A little south and east of minefield you’ll run into an area called “Scrapyard” where you’ll see some raiders attacking a dog – help save the dog and he will join you!

Tip 3: Getting a partner

Dogmeat doesn’t count against your 1 partner limit, and when you first go to the Citadel you can recruit a Brotherhood of Steel member. Make sure you run into and speak to “Star Cross Paladin”, a female Brotherhood Paladin who will join you and help out!