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[Man of Paper]

Survival Mode is PERFECT except for save points (what is this, 1995??) disabling fast travel, and disabling enemies on your compass.  Like, with all the quests that take you halfway across the commonwealth, why in god's name would they make you walk the whole way?

It's an experiment funded by Vault Tec to see how long it takes for the average person to stare at a computer screen before they gouge out their eyeballs in frustration.

On a serious note, I was wondering when they'd add that in. I only ever played Hardcore in NV (started up, saw the option, shit a brick, and never turned back) and was disappointed when it wasn't an option for FO4.

[MarcAFK]

I'll probably mod the compass, saving and fast travel back in, but try my best to not use either in an exploitative way. Honest.
Just had my first run in with a hostile subway protectron, .8 seconds seriously? They die easily enough though.
F4 is soo much easier since I got out my 360 controller, though I probably need a bit more framerate.

[umiman]

Saving is kinda mandatory in Bethesda games. Even after so many years you can still encounter some pretty annoying bugs in Skyrim.

[SOLDIER First]

If you don't turn the autosave frequency up (like me) and end up accidentally dying relatively often (also like me), quicksaving before every combat is crucial. I don't get a lot of bugs in F4, though.

[Flying Dice]

I don't trust Bethesda quicksaves after the last time they fucked me. I maintain a rotation of five savefiles for my currently-active character; the oldest is the one I loaded into at the start of the session, and it doesn't get overwritten until I need to save for the first time in the next session. Another is for major progress points (quest completion &c.), and the last three are a regular rotation for things like entering/exiting interiors, starting/finishing fights, &c. Quicksave is for every time I kill a couple dudes.

Rarely actually need 'em, but I've been screwed by bugs and such too many times.

[Sergius]

FO4 definitely has a scratch damage mechanic of some kind, but I think the cap is much higher than in previous games.  Maybe a minimum of 1 damage from an attack or something.  I know that standing around in power armor and eating pipe gun bullets still hurts me, despite the fact that my DT is many times that of the gun's damage, but it's insignificant damage.

That was in NV as well, I believe, though it applied more to enemies than to you. You'd still deal some damage if their DT exceeded your weapon's DAM, but it would be pretty paltry.

Well, I just tested it (using cheats, of course). Added the mod to a MIRV fatman, and a full set of leather w/metal helmet. I fired at the air, and I didn't even lose a single hitpoint while standing still. I fired again, this time moving as the bombs fell, and died instantly.

Doesn't seem like it's very easy to get a legit legendary helmet tho.

[umiman]

Doesn't seem like it's very easy to get a legit legendary helmet tho.

I've only ever seen the one. That stupid looking one.

[nenjin]

I always thought I wanted Beth to make a real stab at Survival gameplay. But after my last tour of Skyrim....I dunno if they really are committed to it to the degree it warrants. I know the idea is that Beth would set the standard for survival mode and everyone's mods play off it but....if vanilla gameplay is any indication modders will just redo all their work anyways. If whatever nutrition system Beth comes up with is still based on poorly balanced food items, lack of weight values for shit that matters, and if all the game elements that support survival are still focused on providing a gamey experience", I don't see their version of survival really being superior to one built from the ground up by modders.

Cause right now I have over 300 Stimpacks. And 100+ Radaway. And 100+ of every drug pretty much. 50+ of pretty much every food item in game. That's with only really using shit as a I need it. If I'm sustaining those kinds of numbers in Survival mode....it's not really survival in my book. Then again it's always been the problem that too much shit in FO and ES games is just lying around and it's too hard to remove it from the entire world so supplies actually feel scarce.

It's an experiment funded by Vault Tec to see how long it takes for the average person to stare at a computer screen before they gouge out their eyeballs in frustration.

Considering how settlement attacks work, yeah, I can see that being royally fucking frustrating. Strolling along the Glowing Sea when "Starlight Drive-in is being attacked!" Welp, so much for having a prayer of participating in that fight.

[Krevsin]

While I despise the fast travel system in place for Skyrim, Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4, I'd at least expect they'd fill in the void by giving you the ability to fast travel between your settlements or certain points on the map for a cost.

Yaknow, like the carriages in Skyrim.

[BigD145]

While I despise the fast travel system in place for Skyrim, Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4, I'd at least expect they'd fill in the void by giving you the ability to fast travel between your settlements or certain points on the map for a cost.

Yaknow, like the carriages in Skyrim. silt striders

[ZebioLizard2]

While I despise the fast travel system in place for Skyrim, Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4, I'd at least expect they'd fill in the void by giving you the ability to fast travel between your settlements or certain points on the map for a cost.

Yaknow, like the carriages in Skyrim.

Or by using the settlement trade routes you set up between the two, which could give you a sort of travel system.

[KingofstarrySkies]

I don't trust Bethesda quicksaves after the last time they fucked me. I maintain a rotation of five savefiles for my currently-active character; the oldest is the one I loaded into at the start of the session, and it doesn't get overwritten until I need to save for the first time in the next session. Another is for major progress points (quest completion &c.), and the last three are a regular rotation for things like entering/exiting interiors, starting/finishing fights, &c. Quicksave is for every time I kill a couple dudes.

Rarely actually need 'em, but I've been screwed by bugs and such too many times.

Due to playing NV heavily modded, I used quicksave literally everytime I left a cell.

[Gunner-Chan]

Due to playing NV heavily modded, I used quicksave literally everytime I left a cell.

You would of crashed far, far less by using normal saves less frequently.

Quicksaves are broken as shit in NV and oblivion and tend to corrupt in very minor ways you wont notice right away.

[Putnam]

Yeah, both of those games have mods to autosave without quicksaving for you as well (Streamline and CASM, respectively), and there is no reason not to use them.

[KingofstarrySkies]

Due to playing NV heavily modded, I used quicksave literally everytime I left a cell.

You would of crashed far, far less by using normal saves less frequently.

Quicksaves are broken as shit in NV and oblivion and tend to corrupt in very minor ways you wont notice right away.

but
but it worked more :v
It was mostly just when the game wouldn't load up a cell. So I saved before I left, usually.