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My Grandson is playing Outer Worlds and claims it’s a lot like Fallout,
The similarities between fallout new vegas and Outer Worlds is unmistakable. Even the ending of Outer Worlds has an epilogue much like that of New Vegas. Its great game, and I had a lot of fun playing it. At one point they were going to provide some sort of DLC, but I'm assuming the plague that has hit us, impact their ability to roll that out.

Unlike Fallout, it was stable and fairly bug free :)
 
The similarities between fallout new vegas and Outer Worlds is unmistakable. Even the ending of Outer Worlds has an epilogue much like that of New Vegas. Its great game, and I had a lot of fun playing it. At one point they were going to provide some sort of DLC, but I'm assuming the plague that has hit us, impact their ability to roll that out.

Unlike Fallout, it was stable and fairly bug free :)
It’s on sale, I might have to jump on it. Honestly, while I’m enjoying F76, (really I am :)) right now at level 13 it’s more work than I prefer. My primary beef is that I’m stuck with bolt action weapons, and I’m always worried about ammo and radiation mitigation. I assume things will get better, but I might just revert to a solo game like Outer Worlds where I can better control the environment and work load.

I remember when I first played F4 without any self help, and the Cordova Auto plant was a real handful to get through. It’s nicer for me to just breeze through such environments. :p
 
My primary beef is that I’m stuck with bolt action weapons,
Yeah, a hunting rifle seems to be my major weapon for much of the time.

and I’m always worried about ammo and radiation mitigation.
Keep collecting gunpowder and lead scrap when you see it and with a tinkerer workshop you can craft your own ammo. There's a tinkerer workbench in Flatwoods. As for radiation, you're not going to be completely radiation free, its really just trying to manage it, so it doesn't impact too negatively.

Here's what works for me - I got/used the cannibal perk card, that way you can eat the NPCs after you kill them (ghouls/scorch/super mutis) - sounds gross typing it I know, but it means you don't need to carry or worry about food. I also set up my camp near a river and I have a water purifier, so that takes care of my water needs. With food and water taken care of, the next thing is find scrap for weapons repair, and I just take anything and everything when I see it.

Also keep an eye on weapon levels, that is a level 15 hunting rifle is going to do more damage than a level 1 hunting rifle. They look the same, just one does more damage. So in other words, don't ignore an opponent's weapon just because you already have it - it may be a higher level. Scrap your junk whenever you can, it saves on weight :)

My issue right now is stimpacks, I only have about 8 of them, I've run into a bad streak of luck and my supply is low, the next chance I play I may see how I can craft them if possible.

I'm at the quest of The Missing Link where you need to do a bunch of stuff at Top of the World location, prior to the wasterlander's DLC that place was empty, now there seems to be raiders and I've not started the questline for that, so I'm a little hesitant to just dive into that location.
 
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Yeah, a hunting rifle seems to be my major weapon for much of the time.


Keep collecting gunpowder and lead scrap when you see it and with a tinkerer workshop you can craft your own ammo. There's a tinkerer workbench in Flatwoods. As for radiation, you're not going to be completely radiation free, its really just trying to manage it, so it doesn't impact too negatively.

Here's what works for me - I got/used the cannibal perk card, that way you can eat the NPCs after you kill them (ghouls/scorch/super mutis) - sounds gross typing it I know, but it means you don't need to carry or worry about food. I also set up my camp near a river and I have a water purifier, so that takes care of my water needs. With food and water taken care of, the next thing is find scrap for weapons repair, and I just take anything and everything when I see it.

Also keep an eye on weapon levels, that is a level 15 hunting rifle is going to do more damage than a level 1 hunting rifle. They look the same, just one does more damage. So in other words, don't ignore an opponent's weapon just because you already have it - it may be a higher level. Scrap your junk whenever you can, it saves on weight :)

My issue right now is stimpacks, I only have about 8 of them, I've run into a bad streak of luck and my supply is low, the next chance I play I may see how I can craft them if possible.

I'm at the quest of The Missing Link where you need to do a bunch of stuff at Top of the World location, prior to the wasterlander's DLC that place was empty, now there seems to be raiders and I've not started the questline for that, so I'm a little hesitant to just dive into that location.
Blood leaf found by rivers and Soot flower found all over can be used to make a healing salve at the cooking station although it’s only half as effective as a stim pack, it’s easy to make. https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Healing_salve
 
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Have you been doing the wastelanders questline or the main one?

I'm currently on Flavors of Mayhem I just started that one as I just finished up Signal Strength That last quest was difficult, as I had to fight off level 50 Mr. Gutsys and level 26 protectrons. That was one of my criticisms for FO76, going solo, sometimes you're put in difficult situations, where you're up against a foe that is significantly higher leveled the you are. Took me about 30 minutes of using hit and run tactics to put those robots down - argh.

The good news, is I reached level 19, so I'm happy, as I can use my combat shotgun and combat rifle once I get to 20.
 
Have you been doing the wastelanders questline or the main one?

I'm currently on Flavors of Mayhem I just started that one as I just finished up Signal Strength That last quest was difficult, as I had to fight off level 50 Mr. Gutsys and level 26 protectrons. That was one of my criticisms for FO76, going solo, sometimes you're put in difficult situations, where you're up against a foe that is significantly higher leveled the you are. Took me about 30 minutes of using hit and run tactics to put those robots down - argh.

The good news, is I reached level 19, so I'm happy, as I can use my combat shotgun and combat rifle once I get to 20.
Referencing Fallout 76, I’m not sure. I’ve scaled back on what I think is the main quest line (what is labeled as main) but that is seperate from the Wastelanders quest line? There are some Overseer quests but I think they are listed as main too, versus side quests.

I did buy Outer Worlds during that Epic sale for $29 and got Civilization IV for free.
 
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