06-16-2004, 06:32 PM
Aha, FO discussion.
Miria and Davin suck, big time. That's their whole purpose, that's why they were included. Not to be another NPC, but to be a burden. I once "recruited" Miria and, so help me, I put a bullet in her fragile skull the first chance I got.
Skynet (Assuming you're using the 'best' brain) is not a sniper, or at least he isn't supposed to be. Stick a Pancor Jackhammer or Gauss Rifle, and you've got a highly efficient killer in your party. Personally, I wouldn't use any of my NPCs for sniping, but Cassidy comes off better.
Sulik is a fabulous party member, seriously. I wouldn't bother with melee/unarmed, but if you do either give him a Super Sledgehammer or Mega Power Fist. Gun-toting Sulik comes in two varieties: Safe (With the .223 Pistol) or decidedly unsafe (H&K P90c or H&K G11E). Again, personally, until I have enough caseless ammo to make Sulik viable with the G11E I hand him the first P90c and all the 10mm ammo I don't need. 10mm JHP Is the most common ammo type in the game, so you've got plenty to go around.
Here's my dream party, be noted that it's possible to attain/barter/steal all the weapons needed.
Yourself: Small/Big Guns specialist, using Gauss Rifle and whatever burst weapon you prefer.
Marcus: Pulse Rifle, or if you like corpses to loot; Turbo Plasma Rifle. Also does well with Mega Power Fist.
Cassidy: Gauss Rifle
Sulik: H&K G11E
Skynet: Gauss Rifle
Vic: Gauss Pistol/Rifle
A note about Vic - He has six character levels, and for the first few his primary skill is Repair. As he levels up, he becomes proficient with Small Guns which makes him deadly with the Gauss weapons.
Now, you're probably saying "hey Goober, four characters using Gauss weapons? 2mm EC is the rarest ammo type in the game!" Well, you'd be wrong. 9mm is the rarest ammo type in the game (And one of the most useless), and you can barter crates of 2mm EC from Buster in NCR and the stores in San Francisco. You can also pick up a handful in the Military Base. The Enclave is also flush with that ammo type - Loot every locker in the barracks and the Maze o' Doom⢠and you'll have enough ammo to put a sizable dent in the planet.
And... Really, how much ammo does your party use really? Unless you're sloppy with firing odds are what you'll find will put you well beyond the endgame. Unless you're using your party for combat, you'll rack up a sizable amount of kills yourself, with your party simply falling back into mopping-up duty. I gave Vic, Cass, and Skynet a hundred and fifty EC rounds each before heading into the Enclave for a full wipe and they had over half of it remaining by the time Horrigan bought the farm.
Finally, sorry for the shameless plug, point your browsers to http://seraph.samods.org and check out Seraph's patch for the game. Seraph's a good little worker and has managed to single-handedly produce a fan patch that fixes more stuff than any other (including those by groups of fixers). Especially for Cassidy fans, with this patch if you get the (Previously useless) Heart Pills from NCR and put them in Cassidy's inventory, he'll no longer suffer any fatal side-effects of the harder drugs. Cass hopped up on Psycho is a sight to behold.
Miria and Davin suck, big time. That's their whole purpose, that's why they were included. Not to be another NPC, but to be a burden. I once "recruited" Miria and, so help me, I put a bullet in her fragile skull the first chance I got.
Skynet (Assuming you're using the 'best' brain) is not a sniper, or at least he isn't supposed to be. Stick a Pancor Jackhammer or Gauss Rifle, and you've got a highly efficient killer in your party. Personally, I wouldn't use any of my NPCs for sniping, but Cassidy comes off better.
Sulik is a fabulous party member, seriously. I wouldn't bother with melee/unarmed, but if you do either give him a Super Sledgehammer or Mega Power Fist. Gun-toting Sulik comes in two varieties: Safe (With the .223 Pistol) or decidedly unsafe (H&K P90c or H&K G11E). Again, personally, until I have enough caseless ammo to make Sulik viable with the G11E I hand him the first P90c and all the 10mm ammo I don't need. 10mm JHP Is the most common ammo type in the game, so you've got plenty to go around.
Here's my dream party, be noted that it's possible to attain/barter/steal all the weapons needed.
Yourself: Small/Big Guns specialist, using Gauss Rifle and whatever burst weapon you prefer.
Marcus: Pulse Rifle, or if you like corpses to loot; Turbo Plasma Rifle. Also does well with Mega Power Fist.
Cassidy: Gauss Rifle
Sulik: H&K G11E
Skynet: Gauss Rifle
Vic: Gauss Pistol/Rifle
A note about Vic - He has six character levels, and for the first few his primary skill is Repair. As he levels up, he becomes proficient with Small Guns which makes him deadly with the Gauss weapons.
Now, you're probably saying "hey Goober, four characters using Gauss weapons? 2mm EC is the rarest ammo type in the game!" Well, you'd be wrong. 9mm is the rarest ammo type in the game (And one of the most useless), and you can barter crates of 2mm EC from Buster in NCR and the stores in San Francisco. You can also pick up a handful in the Military Base. The Enclave is also flush with that ammo type - Loot every locker in the barracks and the Maze o' Doom⢠and you'll have enough ammo to put a sizable dent in the planet.
And... Really, how much ammo does your party use really? Unless you're sloppy with firing odds are what you'll find will put you well beyond the endgame. Unless you're using your party for combat, you'll rack up a sizable amount of kills yourself, with your party simply falling back into mopping-up duty. I gave Vic, Cass, and Skynet a hundred and fifty EC rounds each before heading into the Enclave for a full wipe and they had over half of it remaining by the time Horrigan bought the farm.
Finally, sorry for the shameless plug, point your browsers to http://seraph.samods.org and check out Seraph's patch for the game. Seraph's a good little worker and has managed to single-handedly produce a fan patch that fixes more stuff than any other (including those by groups of fixers). Especially for Cassidy fans, with this patch if you get the (Previously useless) Heart Pills from NCR and put them in Cassidy's inventory, he'll no longer suffer any fatal side-effects of the harder drugs. Cass hopped up on Psycho is a sight to behold.
When in mortal danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386