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[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 50 points 3 months ago
[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 months ago

Some items also rot, the rot timer doesn't stop in the unskippable cutscenes and maybe even continues ticking down while you are not playing.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 months ago

Fun glitch: rot value is unsigned, and once it reaches -1 the item is reborn phoenix-style from the ashes of itself.

This makes for some interesting mechanics where its worth saving old rusty near-dead items until the end of the game just before a vital boss battle.

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

The variable overflows at 512 and the rot value is counted in ds

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

It can never overflow though since it's constantly decaying

[-] RandomVideos@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Not if its measuring time left

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

the rot timer is calculated based on when the item is picked up using real world time. if you reload a previous save then most likely all of your things are now rotten

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

even continues ticking down while you are not playing.

Hmm, I kind of like this idea and could see it working alright if used correctly. Reminds me of Animal Crossing, but so much more annoying.

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

I got the idea from Ark.

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

That, honestly, kept me from enjoying Fallout 3 after being introduced to the series via FO4. I understand that far in the future everything is going to be shitty and broken, but the raiders that just jumped me didn't seem to have any problem getting hits with their useless broken pipe weapons that I can somehow use to repair 5% of the durability of my shitty pipe weapon.

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Fallout 3 is a shit game (The classic example of why is that things like stealing a spoon will get you sentenced to death by mob violence) Play Fallout New Vegas, it's built on Fallout 3's engine but instead of being designed and written by indentured interns at Bethesda it was made by people who are, you know, game designers. (I would kill for a NV-esque sequel to F04)

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't call it shit, but yean NV is definitely a much better game.

[-] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

I'm currently making my way through FO3 and I haven't even discovered half of all the POI and I've been playing for months. NV piques my interest, because the story telling in FO3 is great, weapon durability aside.

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Give NV a try. I don't think there's any reason to make sure to finish FO3 first (spoiler-wise), and you might end up liking it more.

They're both decent, but pretty long, so playing both back to back would be way too much Bethesda-jank for most people (though NV is def better, it is the same engine).

If I had to choose one, it would be NV every time.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

if fo3 is a shit game then so is new vegas. cant stress that enough

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Well that's a take.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

Ooh! And if you have anything less than 100% durable then the game has a little flashing icon warning you it's not 100%. Couple that with the repair cost being the same regardless of the percentage missing!

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