#far harbor is my favorite dlc

[themorbidart]

My VTM character has been put into Fallout 4 and I don’t regret it at all. He’s been so much fun to play as and to try and build a melee/charisma build around!

There’s a theory that the Sole Survivor is actually a synth and I absolutely love said theory and it makes a hell of a lot of sense (more sense than the actual twist) and it fits Calvin perfectly.

More info under the cut…

In this AU he’s ex military AND serial killer who had his reign of terror before the war in his old life. Now he gets his kicks off of killing raiders and other wasteland filth who want to hurt innocent settlers.

He’s mostly a do-gooder, but he’s a do-gooder who doesn’t take shit, isn’t super nice with his help and often demands extra pay when he’s particularly inconvenienced, or testing to see how much of a stand-up guy a leader is.

Resistant to authority, questioning government in whatever form it takes, lashing out at people who take advantage and lie and cheat and steal, this man is volatile in his quest to make the world better and the world is better for it.

Right?

Also he 100% settles down in Far Harbor at the end. He loves the seaside and the isolation.

[leavingautumn13]

ham-to-ham combat

[i have commissions open now]

[bunnywearsboots]

I miss nick again :(

[pumpkin-patch-cat]

New Job, Who Dis?!

(Grim x Gender Neutral Reader)

Warnings:(DLC ending spoilers. Suggestive themes)

Grim is now living rent free in my brain.

After completing the DLC ending of A Date with Death, I have decided it is my favorite ending and conjured up a little dialog. This oneshot hints to the endings outcome, so spoiler warning ⚠️. This was written quickly, so pardon any grammatical errors! Enjoy!

“Hold up, start from the top. What's my job description again?”

“Your job will be to give life back to those who aren't supposed to die. Sometimes, innocent people are caught up in things where losing their life was NOT part of the original plan. Because your soul harbors the essence of life itself, with you at my side, you'll be able to attempt to save those people who are at the presepist of dying too early.”

“Attempt?” You eye him quizzically from your place at your desk. Casper is sat at the foot of your bed, long legs outstretched, hands in his lap. He nods and continues.

“Basically, when a mortal is on the verge of death, their soul has become tainted with what we call a ‘blight’ or ‘blight of death’. Similar to ‘the taint’ for reapers, though much much harder to bounce back from when the soul or a mortals very existence is overtaken or ‘infected’ if you will. Some people can bounce back on their own, while others succumb and meet their unfortunate end. I say attempt because sometimes a mortal is beyond cleansing. The blight is too far gone, and no amount of divine intervention will save their existence....so naturally, when we, no, you receive cases like this, time is of the essence.

“I see...wow, that's heavy. No pressure or anything. Sheesh.”

“Yes. The job will be difficult at times. Y/n, there will be times when a person will be beyond help. You'll want to save them desperately. Times where no matter how much effort is placed into saving them, it may not work, and you will be angry. I can't tell you how many times I've witnessed an innocent person parish entirely too early at the hands of a twisted version of fate. Those moments are out of my hands, and I have to ferry them away regardless. But that's where you'll come in.” 

“Sooo I'm basically an angel??”

“No, they're grotesque creatures. They instill fear in humans and sugar coat their acts with pretty words. You'll actually give hope. Plus, you're much prettier than they are. Who really needs that many eyes and wings, honestly??? But anyways…”

You fall silent in deep thought.

“Y/n? Why are you screwing up your face like that?”

“Can I really do this, Casper? What if I mess up??”

“My sweetest, little nightmare. I'll be there with you every step of the way.” Casper smiles reassuringly.

“Thank God. OH! Do I get a cool ass scythe of my own, too?” You perk up almost immediately, wistfully looking at his impressive weapon that is currently leaning against your wall nearest the door.

“I...I'll never get used to the way you can flip subjects so easily. But yes, I guess. Once you're settled, we will get you fitted with a 'cool ass scythe'. Or at least a decent weapon you'll use to channel your soul energy. I know a guy.”

“You know a guy? That doesn't sound shady at all, but fuck yea!”

He chuckles softly at your enthusiasm.

“I'm glad you're okay with this decision. I really couldn't think of a better way for this to work out for both of us but-”

“But you have a big, sexy brain that was able to figure it out, now you're stuck with me foreeevvver.” You beam, triumphantly.

“I suppose I am, and quite frankly, I would have it no other way.” With a smile on his face, Casper stands, reaches for your hands, and pulls you to your feet.

“Awww, little reaper. Since when did you get so mushy? It makes me want to violate yo- I mean...I could really go for some food right about now. Yea, food. That's what I meant."

“...You really are something else. We will grab something on the way to my place.”

“Bet. Finally making good on us moving in together?”

“Obviously. I can't escape you.” With a chuckle, he brushes his nose against yours playfully.

“It was inevitable, Casper” You respond. The grin that spreads across your face makes his "supposedly" cold heart warm.

“Seems so…and by the way…”

Casper slips his arm around your waist gently, leaning into your ear.

“I'll take you up on that offer of 'violating' me later, my little nightmare.”

“You just want to be stepped on.”

“S-stepped on? What..uh...I”

“The blush on your cheeks says you do. Can't take it back now. Your fate is sealed. I hope you're ready.” you wink.

“Haaa....fuck.”

[hydrainfodumps]

Okay since the Fallout show has an episode out, I'm gonna talk about one of my favorite Fallout theories, it's one about 4. so, at the start of fallout 4, the bombs drop and you get frozen, and you wake up 200ish years later... or maybe that's what you only think! see, theres alot of evidence pointing to the PC of FO4 being a synth.

Point 1: when you first get a gun, you're prompted to use vats, this is before you get a pip boy, so why can you do this? in the institute, there's a terminal describing some experiments with synth targeting, involving the visualization of targeted spots and numbers representing the likelihood of a hit, along with a slowdown of time, sounds like vats, right?

Point 2: in the dlc far harbor, you are asked by the prototype synth DiMa if you yourself are a synth, and you can answer yes or no, no speech checks, no lie indicator, if you answer yes, its treated the same as any other honest answer, the PC says they've considered it, and DiMa asks whats they earliest memory they have, wouldn't you know it, the earliest memory happens to be the intro of the game.

Point 3: the PC is abnormally strong, Being able to take on coursers, literal terminators that have wiped out entire settlements with ease, but the PC does it without Issue, on multiple occasions no less.

There's alot more to it, this is a general summation of the evidence, what do yall think?

[hugoballsack]

they should let me write for fallout season 2. here are my ideas

hank arrives in new vegas and is immediately jumped by a local gang. specifically the kings. i just want to know what it would look like for kyle maclachlan to have the shit beat out of him by a dozen elvis impersonators

dj carl is revealed to be the current president of the enclave. and also sergeant arch dornan's son. and a ghoul fucker.

we continue the trend of cooper howard pre-war scenes. keith mckinney from fallout 4 far harbor makes an appearance. he is played by billy eichner. i will accept no other casting decision.

we learn the reason cooper howard kept talking to his dog is because he can actually communicate with dogs. this is mentioned only in passing and never elaborated on.

a flashback scene to hank still being in moldaver's captivity. i just want to see the moment he realizes she fucked his wife

i don't know which ending of new vegas should be canon, but i do think the canon ending of the lonesome road dlc should be that ulysses lives. i just feel like he would hate all the protagonists and i love that for him

return of fev super mutants. specifically the one that sells tumbleweeds

tom waits as a ghoul hobo. it's a natural choice. he keeps showing up and demanding lucy answer his riddles

brotherhood squires are given coconuts so the knights can pretend they are riding horses. squires who do not clip-clop for their knights are executed.

norm escapes vault 31 by making a finger gun at bud and threatening him. he convinces bud it is a real gun. the whole standoff takes about 10 minutes

thaddeus is welcomed into the vault 4 community. he and overseer benjamin fall in love. they have a beautiful wedding

we are graced with an appearance by fallout 4 fan favorite companion john hancock. he has an hour-long knife fight with walton ghoulggins that ends in a draw. it is then that they kiss-

[dotssu3]

my fallout dlc ranking

HONESTly, honest hearts is the worst dlc. while there were some aspects that i liked, the racist writing ruined the entire dlc for me. it felt lazy. no time or care went into researching indigenous communities in utah and the surrounding the states.

(too lazy to type this all out again)

joshua graham is compelling and he does carry the dlc, but that also contributes to one of its main problems: white saviorism. they had the opportunity to criticize, satirize, critique this trope, but they played right into instead. very disappointing.

far harbor, lonesome road, and dead money are my favorites, in that order, and dean, dima, and uylsses are my other favorite characters. i was very surprised to see that the fandom didn't like those characters very much, lol.

mothership zeta is good, but the gameplay is too monotonous. owb and dead money suffers from the same problem, but i felt like the story, the overarching themes, gameplay, environment, and characters make up for it.

anyways. Just rambling and talking out loud. honest hearts makes me mad if I think about it for too long because there is cool stuff in the dlc, but the main story bogs it down.

[s3a0tterart]

Fallout ocs pt.20 Xavier Chaves

(Also note can they pls release this song it slaps!)

Xavier Chaves is my co- courier with my fallout stevie both got brain damage, Xavier is just a barely functional mess and my favorite lil rat man with his boyfriend Valentino a hydra raider and pimp and close friend Medora a strawberry + mint nymph who was apart of a scandal and now lives in far harbor

Xavier is from the Mojave and lived under the ncr thumb with his family mainly his parents Joanna and his father Augusto. His father is a washed up veteran who was injured during his time in the ncr and couldnt work so he was sent back home to his sickly wife and his young son (xavier). Augusto was an alcoholic and didnt hesitate to use the money he’d get from the ncr on substances or to gamble rarely being home and when he was he was a monster to his son especially as hed get in trouble to keep his fathers attention away from his mom as she was getting sicker and sicker and xavier would be taking care of his mother before her passing. Augusto would ‘remarry’ not ling after to his side piece a addict woman who would get him into her chems as well and xavier hated both of them and eventually becoming just as bad as them with substance issues in his adulthood during the events of new vegas mainly to sooth his pains anf effects of all that happens to him the only dlcs he isnt apart of and instead stevie is apart of is Old world blues and honest hearts. Both Stevie and Xavier are apart of Dead money. Xavier is only apart of Lonesome road blues on his own

He is my rat man and i love him and his friend group who youll see eventually or soon either in the next part or just art of them together Enjoy!

[jacensolodjo]

Jacen Recs Fallout 4 PC Mods

Found on either Nexus Mods or Bethesda's Mod Page. Many mods can be found on both sites but I'm only linking to the place I got mine from. One important caveat, kiddies: some mods require you to have Nuka World and Far Harbor installed at the very least.

Locations

(All should be relatively compatible with each other. May need to download compatibility patches.)

The Beantown Interiors Project Adds numerous locations throughout the Commonwealth where you previously could not enter. Also adds places in Nuka World and Far Harbor.

South of the Sea and Its Optimization+Compatibility Mod Adds a bunch more locations and such to a relatively empty area of the map. The description says 65+ locations of varying sizes so a relatively large mod

Lexington Interiors What it says on the tin, more locations in Lexington (approximately 28)

Crowded Commonwealth Adds ~11 new locations to the game

Inside Jobs Adds locations throughout the Commonwealth, Far Harbor, and Nuka World. Also requires Automatron. (Be aware of a small conflict with Tales from the Commonwealth for the Malden Medical Office. You can still access it with both mods installed it just takes finicky clicking.)

Atomic World Adds a good number of locations throughout the Commonwealth including whole cities. Note that the navmeshing is kinda weird so companions may have trouble following you in these mod-added locations

Plenty o' Exploration ~18 new locations, interiors and full buildings, throughout the Commonwealth

Salem Expanded What it says on the tin, adds locations (~28) from the road leading into Salem and Salem itself.

Locations + Gameplay

(See above caveat)

Tales from the Commonwealth A large mod that adds locations, quests, and numerous NPCs. Some of those NPCs are romanceable such as my favorite, Birdie, an anxiety ridden Asian sniper. His comments on various locations and quests are some of my favorites

Tales from the Commonwealth's DLC Patch Needed for mod companions to comment on the DLC's locations and quests. Birdie's personal quest requires the DLCs for using DLC assets.

America Rising: A Tale of the Enclave A fully voiced mod on the level of a DLC. Locations, characters, quests. Includes new companions as well as a new player home. Be aware it will make you choose between the Enclave and the Brotherhood of Steel as canon-wise they aren't friends at all.

Barrenwood A whole new island world space with numerous locations and quests connected to it, with fully voiced NPCs. It has two settlement locations that you can connect to the base, vanilla game.

Radio

(All either add stations or songs)

Old World Radio Boston compatible with the other mods below. Also adds settlement items such as flags and radios. Not just music but also radio shows like the game's Silver Shroud station.

Elvani's Track Pack best used with the below. Adds 36 lore-friendly songs to Diamond City Radio. See page for list.

More Where That Came From Diamond City Radio see above. Adds 111 lore-friendly songs to DCR.

Atomic Radio Pairs well with Tales from the Commonwealth and there is even a combo mod. Like Old World Radio, it adds its own standalone station that includes lore-friendly ads for lore items such as Sugar Bombs. Contains radio shows similar to the Silver Shroud and PSAs in the vein of after school specials (such as puberty), and commercials for things like Grognak the Barbarian.

Armor

Armorsmith Extended What it says on the tin. Works best when combined with the below but not needed. In fact some versions will leave concealed armor unneeded.

Concealed Armor what it says on the tin, hide armor so you can see the clothes underneath such as in the below mod Eli's Armour Compendium

Armor and Weapons Keywords Community Resource (must be used in conjunction with above)

Strength of a Nation puts Ukraine colors on power armor (T45, 51, 60, and X-01) which gives a perk when all pieces are painted, as well as the quote "I need ammunition not a ride" as said by President Voldymyr Zelenskyy on the chest piece of your chosen PA, and adds the Ukr national anthem to the radio (classical music station so may take a while to actually hear it).

Eli's Armour Compendium customizable clothes and armor as well as a location in-game near Diamond City

Old World Camouflage what it says on the tin

Sadly only for Xbone, but I might as well mention Clone Armory.

Weapons

(All should be relatively compatible w/ each other. YMMV. Yes I do like having a good pool of weapons to choose from so this is my biggest category next to the locations mods. Some have unique variants you can find. Others can only be found at vendors instead of in enemy loot lists. I tried to list how to find them/where to buy the modded weapons. Many are moddable/customizable with things such as scopes and the like.)

Mosin Nagant and a couple Unique Variants mod (requires the base Mosin Nagant mod and match scripted vs. non-scripted). Says it starts to spawn at lvl 25 but I found one before level 10 (likely a 'bug'). BUT, if you get the unique variants add-on mod, you can pick them up as soon as you leave your starting area of choice.

SVT-40 WW2-era weapon used in famous battles like Stalingrad. A renowned Nazi killing weapon along with the Mosin Nagant (see above). Spawns on Gunners/vendors at lvl 16, the bayonet alone at lvl 10. Or find the 2 variants. See page for locations.

Service Rifle Based on the weapon from Fallout New Vegas which is based on the M16. Loot list at lvl 10, vendors, or find unique variants with a quest beginning at lvl 25.

Modern Firearms Tactical Edition What it says on the tin, adds modern day weapons from SMGs to Sniper Rifles. For a list of all available weapons, click here. You can find them on enemies as soon as you leave the vault (or equivalent starting location if you use a start-up mod)

M1 Garand Loot list Gunners and/or vendors at lvl 17, the bayonet by itself lvl 13, or find the legendary variants as soon as you leave your starting location. Can also spawn in using the console. See the page for instructions.

See Through Scopes what it says on the tin. See thru those damn scopes. Customize the magnification and scope reticle.

Star Wars Mandalorian Amban Rifle OP as hell but that's okay because the Amban Rifle is OP as hell in the show. Can only be crafted in the chem lab, which you can find in Sanctuary and thus have an OP weapon relatively quickly.

Aquila Laser Rifle slightly OP totally customizable laser rifle. Find east of Boston Mayoral Shelter (beware of strong enemies). Or spawn in using the console. See page for details.

Spetsnaz Rifle based on AS VAL and VSS Vintorez. Found on Gunners, sold by vendors with no level requirement, or use the console. See the page for details on the last option.

Sturmgewehr STG-44 WW2-era weapon used in many an FPS. Find one at the Museum of Witchcraft near Major Jefferies' body in Salem or at Gunner Plaza on Captain Wes. Also found in loot lists and vendors rarely. Can spawn in using console. See page for details.

HK G11 "Kraut Space Magic" this gun is directly from Fallout lore. It's a gun that can be found in Fallout 2. The name refers to how it fires, which is considered a clockwork kinda bizarre thing. Starting at lvl 15 you can start quests to gain the weapon. Requires skill check 6str, 7per, 8char.

M1928A1 Tommy Gun aka the gun made famous by gangsters throughout Hollywood and a weapon held by one of the Vault Boy bobbleheads yet mysteriously not in the games since FO2. Found on Triggermen starting lvl 12, other enemies such as Gunners at lvl 20. Or find uniques as soon as you leave your starting location. See page for locations.

Character Creation

Lots More Male Hairstyles/Lots More Beards and Moustaches what it says on the tin

Fast Start New Game skip past the pre-war part

WX Hair Colors makes the hair colors look more natural especially the browner ones

LooksMenu better Chargen

Misc

Weightless Junk and Other Items no, really, verbatim title. And does what it says: weightless junk and other items (such as meds)

Unofficial Fallout 4 Patch What it says on the tin

Everyone's Best Friend Allows for Dogmeat+Another Companion

K-9 Harness gives armor and extra carrying capacity to Dogmeat

Rich Merchants stop going from merchant to merchant to offload your loot

Improved Map with Visible Roads What it says on the tin. Cleans up the Pip-Boy map to look a lot better. Works on Far Harbor's map, as well. Corrects placement for some locations as well.

Settlement Things

Mandalorian Flag A black and red mythosaur skull flag. Only one version: wall hang

Looks Mirror adds a mirror to be crafted that will bring up the looks menu for free

Ukraine Flag adds multiple versions of the Ukr flag. One that hangs on a wall, one that is in a flag stand, one on a pole that sits still, and one on a pole that is animated to look like it's blowing in the wind. Besides the wall flag, the others are invisible in the workshop list but just keep scrolling to see previews I promise the mod isn't broken or whatever lol

[unholycourier]

the absolute irony of being very into nautical themes and harbor towns thus far harbor being one of my top favorite dlcs but i absolutely detest the idea of going into dark waters ESPECIALLY if there’s something like a sunken boat or anything remotely man made in it or ANYTHING is floating in there. aka literally every dead whale skeleton in far harbor

[tortoisesshells]

🎶 1, 4, 24, and 28 please? 🎶

Thank you, kind friend!

your favorite album opener

"20 Years" off of Barton Hollow is certainly up there!

4. a song that reminds you of your favorite season

Answered here, but for a deep cut from my childhood: "The Long Black Veil" (specifically The Chieftains ft. Mick Jagger).

24. a song from a soundtrack (musical, movie, video game, etc.)

I was talking about this recently: "Our Island" off the Far Harbor DLC for FO4. It has no business being ambient music for simply wandering around, not necessarily doing anything plot-related.

28. a song you always skipped, but ended up loving once you listened to it

Less "skipped" and more "never got to because I kept skipping back to 'Thunder Road'" on the Live 1975-1985 album (yeah yeah whatever I'm a bad fan): the live at the Roxy in 1978 version of "Adam Raised A Cain".

Music Asks

[roystory4]

fun fact but the part of webh that covers the far harbor dlc is referred to as “the nakano matter” bc that was the naming mechanism for one of my favorite radio series, yours truly johnny dollar. in fact the weekend that far harbor was released, the radio station i listen to that re-runs old series was in the middle of THE VALENTINE MATTER arc.

anyway the other reason is that my favorite voice for johnny dollar was bob bailey, who also played george valentine in the goofy-turned-serious mystery/thriller LET GEORGE DO IT. this series’ opening episode was about the untimely death of a man with the last name of winter

the more you know.

[theseventhoffrostfall]

What are your favorite Fallout dlcs?

hmm. I liked Honest Hearts and Dead Money, Lonesome Road was kind of alright. Mothership Zeta was the non-obnoxious version of Old World Blues and therefore better, but I don't have the affection for it that others seem to, it's kind of just an okay way to kill a few hours. Nuka World was probably, looking back, not all that great but it was a glimpse of something interesting and creative in 4, so graded on that curve it's up near the top. Far Harbor wasn't offensive but was kind of dull, and the rest of 4's shitty DLC's that weren't just settlement packs are so bland they aren't worth talking about. Never got around to playing Literally Just Pittsburg or Family Reunion At My Uncle Randy's House from 3, so I can't rate those

[bunnywearsboots]

Small things I adore about Fallout 4: (A follow up to the things that make me mad post I made forever ago)

The animations your companion will do randomly, such as Nick fixing his hand with a screwdriver, Hancock twirling his knife, ect.

The way the Sole Survivor’s voice changes as they act as the Silver Shroud, and how it even in the dlc’s they brought the character back for

I actually really enjoy the settlement system, as I like making things and such, despite it sometimes being buggy but hey it just works

When you first enter Sanctuary after leaving the vault and the beginning strums of I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire starts to play and when I first heard it I was very charmed by it

Deacon’s random outfit changes (even ones at inappropriate times so he’s just in underwear it’s amusing, and scary)

The dialogue between companions when you change them out, some are nice and fun while others are sarcastic and snarky and I like it

The whole entirety of the Far Harbor DLC, soundtrack/visuals /story all of it.

Tom and Deacon throughout the quest to blow up the airship- they made me baffled and amazed the first time I did it

Dogmeat- literally just Dogmeat

I genuinely like Preston, he’s such a good character. He actually has a sad backstory and I wish more people would realize that.

The fact that Gage will refer to mirelurks as mud crabs- you know, an entirely different creature from a different game

I absolutely loved the Blind Betrayal quest, it’s actually one of my more favorite ones. I don’t quite like the brotherhood of steel, but Danse’s quest is so important to me.

[know-it-all-and-all]

today I was ranting about fallout 4 with some friends actually and yes I agreed with you in this, she is such a good character and she is DLC ex girlfriend of Veronica is an amazing character, I always hope if I save all of them she would go and see Veronica that also left the brotherhood... Sad story and I love it.

Btw dead money is my last favorite dlc of new Vegas but not my last in the overall dlc of all games my favorite of all times are;

1.Lonesome road

2.Old World Blues

3.Far harbor (aka the only good thing of F4)

You really need to relax. This place is a Pre-War paradise, you know.

[freeuselandonorris]

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i kinda hope there’s a cool ending for arasaka, i also can’t imagine it being positive, but maybe they just let you go afterwards if all they want is johnny’s engram and you get some cool rewards. it’d be fucked if it was a bad ending.

honestly a bit disappointed you can’t play 3 or nv because they’re so fun. i haven’t played the dlc’s in 4, but from what i know about them, the 3 story ones alone make it worth it. far harbor is supposed to be really good, adds a new big area in maine and lots of quests to do. i’m really excited for that one. nuka world is like, an amusement park with functional rides and lots of fighting so i’m hype about that, too. automatrons has to do with getting robots for your settlements and stuff. the story ones are generally regarded as being better than the base game. the others add more to the crafting and settlement mechanisms, so their worth is really dependent on how much you like those features! if you enjoy them, they add to the worth, but some people could care less about them. i never messed with the crafting or settlements when i played it originally, but i’m going to do that when i pick it back up.

i had no idea the portal games are on switch, i might have to buy them on mine!! it’s one of the funniest games i’ve ever played, and i somehow forget that until i play it again. also, glados is my favorite video game antagonist. she’s incredible. i’m gonna end up playing portal at work if i buy it on my switch tbh. (i dont have the oled version, so im a little jealous)

rightttt i would kinda respect them if they just put some hideous ending in if you sided w arasaka though lmao. like i would be upset if it happened to me after i'd sunk 80 hours of playtime into it but also...that's some bold storytelling u know!!

(side note but did you see this photo of lando........once again i cannot stop thinking about cyberpunk driver AU pls help)

hmmm inch resting thank u for the info! honestly i probably would not touch the crafting/settlement ones but the story ones might make it worth it. tbh i should not be spending any more money on games for a lil while anyway (or on like...anything else lmao) so maybe i'll hang around for a while and see if the PS store puts the bundle into a sale given that it's popular again, bc the story dlc sounds worth it.

yeah i completely missed it until now and idk how! but honestly i would say the gameplay is actually better and more intuitive on the switch than it was on PC, it just fits so well. totally agree about GLaDOS. the ending still cracks me up when i think about it. i loved stephen merchant as wheatley in the sequel too. it's super cheap for both of them on switch, i think i paid like £13 for both? it's called the companion collection. def def worth it.