Questions tagged [fallout-4]
An open world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda and the sixth game in the main Fallout series. Use this tag for questions about the mechanics and story of Fallout 4 specifically. Use the [fallout-series] tag for questions that span multiple games.
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I can't make Fallout 4 work
When I go to load my copy of Fallout 4 on my Xbox One it goes to the "please stand by" screen and then it loads for 1-2 minutes and then crashes. I am very confused and I can't find anyone else with ...
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What is the point of an empty VATS?
In Fallout 4, when there is no one in your sight, a short press on VATS button will do nothing.
A long press, however, will activate an empty VATS. Is there a use for this?
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How many crops can one settler harvest?
A person on a different website said it's a 1:6 ratio, which I'm sure is true, but does the '6' mean 6 'value', as in they can harvest 6 crops worth 1 food each or 12 crops worth .5 food each? Or is ...
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What do these buttons mean in a Pulowski Preservation shelter?
On the inside, Pulowski Preservation shelters are equiped like this:
These 6 buttons don't have any actual ingame use but they could have meant something in the game history, or maybe an abandoned ...
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If I get my personal quarters in the Institute, then attack the Institute later do I lose everything in the quarters?
The Institute would get blown up, and if I left things in there, are they gone forever, or are they teleported to one of my settlements?
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Is it possible to change the damage of the Fat Man globally with console commands?
In Fallout 4, I don't care to use the Fat Man and I don't want it used on me. I would settle for reducing its damage and radius. I don't mind just typing in a console command when I start the game. ...
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How do people know how to use a Power Armor?
In the previous Fallout games, not anyone could use a Power Armor. You needed a specific training to be able to use it.
Now in Fallout 4, you, raiders and settlers seem to know how to use it.
Is ...
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The Cryolator disappears after using the Dogmeat glitch
Inside Vault 111, I asked Dogmeat to fetch items near where the Cryolator is stored. However, when Dogmeat retrieves the Cryolator, it disappears when he drops it. Is the Cryolator lost, or can I ...
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How do I play Nuka World DLC without Internet?
I don't have wifi at home so I went to my friend's house to download the Nuka World DLC on Fallout 4 on PS4. I played it at my friend's house for a little bit then went home, and the DLC wasn't there ...
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Does the Heavy Gunner perk affect the minigun on the vertibird?
I would think it would but I can't tell. Does the Heavy Gunner perk affect the damage of the mounted Minigun found on Vertibirds?
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Why does Fallout 4 load with broken textures?
I recently upgraded my computer to play Steam games in better quality.
Whenever I play Fallout 4, the character starts with square rainbow colored skin. There is also severe asset glitching making it ...
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Gunner artillery fire
I'm playing on "normal" difficulty and am about level 30. When I am in combat with Gunner faction, I frequently get hit with artillery - I can hear the missile incoming and then the world turns to ...
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How do I start Fallout 4 on my Primary Monitor?
I'm trying to play Fallout 4. It used to work fine on this machine, but have since reformatted and reinstalled.
The issue is, it always appears on my right side monitor (I have 3 monitors).
The ...
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Do settlers assigned to Scavenging Stations collect physical junk from around the settlement?
For role-playing reasons, I like to keep or avoid scrapping certain junk items in my settlement for decoration or to bring out an effect (e.g. I kept the junk postboxes on the streets of Sanctuary ...
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Fallout 4 Conveyors
I've spent quite some time putting together a factory in my main settlement. I've got the manufacturing expanded mod installed and I'm using the recycler as the start point, then some component ...
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Problem powering up the signal in interceptor
I did this whole set up but it still says I need to power up the signal interceptor but I don't know who can anyone help me please.
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Fallout 4 - selection in settlement
I was just wondering if there is a way to customize selections in settlements by using console, mod or something.
By selection I mean when in build mode I hold "E" key while aiming at object, it will ...
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Track "...The Harder They Fall" achievement
I am working towards the "...The Harder They Fall" achievement on Fallout 4, Xbox One.
Is there a way that I can see how many giant creatures I have killed, out of the 5? There is no progress ...
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How to count and group items on a line in the Fallout 4 Contraptions DLC?
I have been trying to set up a line with two ammunition factories. I'm using 3 hoppers to drop 1 fertilizer, 1 lead, and another lead on a single conveyor to make 10mm rounds. I've been googling and ...
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How long does a Radiation Storm usually last?
I'm playing in Survival Mode.
A Radiation Storm started so I found shelter in a closed building. I've been waiting for 24 ingame hours now, checking every two ingame hours if the storm has passed, ...
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Why do I turn into a fireball when I exit power armor?
I am working with mods, so that may be the issue, but it's annoying because I entered a suit of power armor and when I exited my character was in a fireball. If I enter the power armor I return to ...
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Helping Preston and forgetting about Shaun
My cynical character believes that Shaun is dead and will never be found, and so he hasn't even headed to Diamond City to look for him.
He does, however, like the look of this Preston fellow and ...
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Is it possible to fix Takahashi?
In Fallout 4, is there any way to "fix" Takahashi (the noodle Protectron in Diamond City) so that he can speak English to the Sole Survivor? Or is he broken forever?
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How can I see my full character without idling? [duplicate]
Is there a way I can see my full character without having to tilt the camera down at him? The only way that works is having my character idle and rotating the camera around him.
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Fallout 4 What happens to Minutemen (spoilers)
I'm at the point of no return, but by siding with the BOS what is the fate of the Minutemen? If I can continue with the Minutemen after destroying the institute will they ask me to destroy the BOS?
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Does the Iron Fist perk affect melee weapons?
I'm aware of the Big Leagues perk, but can the Iron Fist perk affect a melee weapon such as brass knuckles?
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Why is my character model constantly shrinking? [closed]
So, I have this curious problem with my character model. The problem being that my character models shrink when I exit V.A.T.S or enter a new area. The commands player.setscale and player.modscale are ...
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Is a molotov cocktail a grenade?
Got lots of molotov cocktails that I use often, and want to get the Demolitions Expert perk so they do more damage, but is a molotov cocktail a grenade or no?
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How many times do I need to do likable actions to get max affinity?
I noticed that all my companions liked me healing Dogmeat, so I gathered them all in Sanctuary, damaged Dogmeat and gave him stimpaks. But I ran out of stimpaks. Does anyone know how many times you ...
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Where are the Fallout 4 screenshots saved? [closed]
I cannot find any file of screen shots in My Document and game folder for Fallout 4. Where are those files?
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How does vendor restocking work in Fallout 4?
I've been looking for 2mm EC ammo and according to the wiki it is supposed to restock every 48 hours at Arturo. However he has not gotten any new 2mm EC ammo for at least 10 restocks.
Do vendors ...
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Where to get 2mm EC ammo?
I bought 2mm EC ammunition from Arturo in Diamond City, however he never sells it anymore. His caps supply have been restocked about 10 times now but still no 2mm EC ammunition.
Is it really rare for ...
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Fallout 4 saves are scrambled up in the load list xbox one...how do I fix it?
Ok so...I cant make it to lv 25 to upgrade my deliverer to its fullest potential....and it's because every new save I make vanishes to the bottom of the list or somewhere besides the top...not only ...
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Fallout 4: Do I really need the Institute to continue and complete fallout 4?
I don't think I'm going to move forward anymore with the Institute, as a glitch has occurred in my previous question! But is it worth actually trying to fix this? Do I really need the Institute or do ...
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How to get Father off the roof?
I need Father for the meeting in Mankind Redefined, as well as Underground Undercover.
Unfortunately, Father is standing on top of a building near Boston library precinct. I have tried killing him and ...
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Can I get addicted to the mysterious serum?
During the missions Special Delivery and The Secret of Cabot House, some choices may lead to me being given a Mysterious Serum. Is it possible for my character to become addicted to using it?
On a ...
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Do companions aim down sight or hip fire?
I'm going to start modding a gun for a companion soon, and I'm thinking about long barrels, stocks, etc. But then I realized that maybe they hip-fire all the time, and that would make the long barrel ...
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Will the Combat Shotgun do More Critical Damage at my Level?
I'm playing through fallout 4 on survival, and just got access to combat shotguns; they do more damage than the double-barreled shotgun, but they lack the sawn-off upgrade to increase critical damage. ...
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Does the damage of the Overseer's Guardian include one bullet or both?
For example, I have the calibrated power receiver on my Overseer's Guardian, and it does about 140 damage. Since it fires two bullets each time the trigger is pulled, does each bullet do about 70 ...
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Fallout 4 on Steam not launching?
Ok. So I bought Fallout 4 again on another account on Steam. It downloaded and installed and what have you. When I went to launch the game, the launcher appeared as normal, but when you clicked play. ...
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Piper won't stop being naked
Piper is my companion, and I got her to stay in the Starlight Drive-in. I did the interview for her, went and did some quests, came back and she is running around in my power armour (should have taken ...
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Can you build anywhere in Fallout 4?
Can I build in, say, one of the forests and get people to join my settlement, so we can grow? Or do I need to join the settlements that I already own or already placed? I want to design the whole ...
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Fallout 4 PS4: Are the character outfits bugged?
I have had to load a previous saved game (again), only this time Kellogg's outfit, the minute men General's Uniform, and the Silver Shroud outfit have vanished from my workbench. Is this another bug?
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how to fix explosive minigun blowing away enemies in V.A.T.S
I am playing Fallout 4 vanilla survival level 50+ and I found a legendary Explosive Minigun. I like using frag grenades so I maxed my Demolition perk before. Now when I use the minigun in Vats, the ...
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Why can't I interact with Danse?
I sided with the Brotherhood of Steel and got Danse to stay alive after the Blind Betrayal quest. However every time I go to see him at Listening Post Bravo (where he hides out) it won't let me fully ...
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I somehow scrapped Nick Valentine, is my game broken?
So I was scrapping some junk, and Nick Valentine walked by in front of me. I didn't pay attention to him and continued scrapping. I scrapped a pile, then turned to another. I was trying to scrap all ...
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How does the Pack Alpha perk from Nuka World work?
The perk description states:
Your damage resistance is greatly increased (25% less damage) and you deal more damage (25%) while unarmed or using melee weapons.
Does it increase the damage resistance ...
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Pickman's Blade is a Nuka Cola?
At the top of a tool box I was looting, I saw 'Pickman's Blade' with a star next to it. Currently running a sniper build in the game, I was super excited because this was an easy find for something ...
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Can the Vacuum Hopper pull items out of Nuka World's Tribute Chest?
The chest has to be activated before it can be looted by the player, so I was wondering if the Hopper instead of the player can loot the items inside.
I can't test it as I did not unlock the chest ...
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Are game add ons disabled upon xbox live gold membership expiration?
I bougth 2 Fallout 4 addons to play in my Xbox One console when I had Xbox live gold membership and about 1 week after the membership expiration, I cannot play them anymore. On the game's start screen ...
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