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I still only have vanilla, but I have been playing a lot of Native Expansion lately. I like the idea of making my own kingdom. I had a really good game going but ended up engraged by the black knights. I could hit any other unit in the game for 10 or 20 damage, but not them!

I think I'll fire up 1866 again. Has it made any improvements over the last 6 months (I know I could read their forums)?

I couldn't find an answer anywhere, so I figured I'd post here. How the hell does experience work for non hero followers?

I assume they get points for killing anything, but does everyone who participated in the fight get some at the end? What about when you are returned to the overhead map, who gets experience there?

Also, how is it shared?

Different question. If a sword is 1.5 hands (1 handed or two handed) how can you tell how much damage it does in one handed mode?

I've been playing Native expansion. Took over Curaw and the castle nearby and now I am running a small kingdom.

I figured this is as good of a place to ask as any, since dragon age is still on sale. I hated Mass Effect but loved KOTOR. Will I like dragon age?

I swear to god I saw it on Steam yesterday, but I don't see it on Steampowered.com.

It even said "You are buying an alpha release of this game! No refunds!" or some such.

Sneak, Use cover, dodge.

And yes, I probably should use the Sniper or AM rifle. I just love my Cowboy Repeater too much.

This only kind of works. Even the powder ganger/good springs fight offers up very little cover and lots and lots of people shooting at you.

I like the Cowboy Repeater too, but I traded it out for the .308, even though it was all sexy and modified.

I have no problems with deathclaws using my Riot Gun and That Machine (named .308). I even took down a Legendary Deathclaw without it hitting me or Boone.

I am on hardcore mode though, so most of the time Rex has to waite outside if the enemies are too tough up close or too far away ranged.

How is it even possible to start out as an unarmed character? I tried it once and just got gunned down by the powder gangers before I even got close.

So the last mission on the Brother hood chain brought back some serious Fallout 2 memories.

Honestly, if you plan on playing through the game, and haven't gotten the mission to collect crap for the Brotherhood, I wouldn't recommend reading the spoiler. For me it was some of the best story telling I've seen in Fallout in a long time.


I am finding New Vegas a little frustrating, because I decide I am going to do one set of quests but on the way there I find an undiscovered location and a new set of quests. But then on the way to that quest I find a new set of quests and on and on. I am having a really good time but it is hard as hell to focus on one set.

Some times everything works out and you think you are the best player ever. Other times, nothing works. I remember going like 22 and 3 as Shaco or something, even post nerf. Somehow I'd place perfect JITB traps and the enemy would fear INTO the other 6 JITB. The very next game it didn't work at all and I ended up like 1 and 8.

It is hard to figure out what you did wrong, which leads to a lot of frustration for me.