Can I Beat Fallout 4 Survival Difficulty With Only Revolvers?! | Fallout 4 Survival Challenge!

[@Kore153]

I basically did this challenge myself. I did a “cowgirl” play through, only using revolvers, lever rifles, and molotovs. Until i got to Far Harbor it was pretty much revolver only and was decently challenging. I ended up getting a Deadeye .44, slow time on aim and I felt so cool every time.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I never get lucky like that with legendaries in runs, always end up getting usable legendaries with bad effects, or get useless legendaries like penetrating rolling pins.

[@Hygirl2000]

Haha I got the same one, I swear I feel like the fastest gunner in the game

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I did this as a modded playthrough (using itsyaboybrandyboys lists) it was the most fun I've had until my fallout 4 started freezing and I can't fix it no matter what I try

[@legitplayin6977]

Why Molotov’s? Like did the cow”persons” used more Molotov’s than anything else? I’d thought dynamite would be more appropriate

[@vhirtue0594]

Dead eye is the best effect easy love my deadeye radium rifle

[@diablojones]

You didn’t steal Kellog’s gun, you paid the big iron price.

[@explore7891]

Hell ya, partner

[@savagex466-qt1io]

Some people feel bad useing Kellogs gun. As it was used to kill your spouse. Then again it does add to the story in a brutal way.

[@diablojones]

@@savagex466-qt1io Now I am become Kellog.

[@BrazenBull91]

​savagex466 is that not the exact reason to use it?

[@xxXXRAPXXxx]

@@savagex466-qt1io I did not use his gun because it was mediocre at best. With mods i had a lot of other guns that ware just better at everything. I think i used a glock or something that had insane (low) vats price so i had crits for days with it.

[@BenjaminIzquierdo-nb6tq]

The silver shroud quest guy is so wholesome. It so nice to see someone who genuinely just wants the wasteland to be a better place, and his interactions with the sole survivor are so cute! :)

[@brettrossi034]

Sadly its so difficult to keep him alive at the end part in the hostage part. Ive failed it countless times before i got it down lmao.

[@freshrimp9013]

​@@brettrossi034 I'd argue it's one of them best quests in the base game. Potential consequences, unique ways to deal with the final boss via dialogue, hell if you kill Kent you can scare the shit out of the raiders instead of talking them into running. It's a shame there aren't more base game quests as good as the Silver shroud ones.

[@PiercedHeartProductions]

@@brettrossi034 Before you even start talking, hit that Psycho-Jet and rip em all with headshots before our boy even knows what's happening!

[@dima_keller]

My predictions: biggest problem is getting ammunition. You can get a revolver at the very start and they deal lots of damage, so that's not supposed to be too complicated

[@gilgamecha]

As Willow says in the intro you need to use the .45 pipe revolver at the start of the game due to scarcity of .44 ammo.

[@christinaedwards5084]

.44 and .45 ammo isn’t too bad as long as you use vendors. Buy buy buy

[@JerryDreifuerst]

If sources are true, there are two .44 ammo early game accessible vendors. Leonard Moore, just south of Coastal Cottage and Eleanor, the ex-raider now-merchant slightly northwest of Fairlane Estates. Both vendor's inventory is purported to replenish after only a couple of in-game (3?) days.

[@gilgamecha]

@@JerryDreifuerst yes it's claimed these vendors offer ammo types independent of level, though I have never tested it myself personally.

[@KassandraOdessa-i5z]

Just get the scrounger perk for more ammo

[@Haru-spicy]

The guards actually do attack you when you free Mel, you just happened to open the door when all three of the guards had patrolled into a different room at the same time, so they didn't see it. That 9 Luck is getting a lot of value in this run.

[@CrackofDayGamer]

nice

[@KentoKei]

I may have only discovered Willow two weeks ago but I'm already a fan of this guy, I'll watch anything he pumps out

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Glad you enjoy!

[@CadenHall-w4l]

@@WillowPlaysGames Kellogg's pistol is A MILITARY GRADE sidearm. A "big iron" or the Western Revolver is no longer military grade. The Western Revolver is the real Big Iron

[@WillowPlaysGames]

@@CadenHall-w4l a big revolver is a big iron. And Kelloggs 44 is literally just a .44 with a different barrel. It would be available to the public.

[@CadenHall-w4l]

@@WillowPlaysGames Yes, but, the "big iron" we saw on some outlaws from the 1700s had big barrels, thus the term big iron was formed, at least on guns

[@razgriz4118]

No they had longer barrels not big barrels there were revolvers with stupid long barrels to test things

[@cowcheese7550]

dogmeet is a good BOY

[@dallasellis3027]

Yes

[@moosecockcrackerspread2336]

Synth?

[@Attackalpaca_2]

Best boy

[@AustinTheHunter13]

Bestest boi

[@kyteluna]

Dogmeat is the bestest of goodest dogs

[@agenthyena4752]

6 SHOTS! ENOUGH TO KILL ANYTHING THAT MOVES! MREOW! Revolver Ocelot would be proud, well done

[@kellyalger2394]

It's a nice gun, but the engravings give you no tactical advantage. Unless you were planning on auctioning it off as a collectors item.

[@marukoconton5584]

You were the stranger there among them, they dared to ask your business, they dared to make a slip, and you just so happened to have a big iron on your hip

[@cottoneyejoe8285]

35:04 "Hey Preston, some raiders were demanding a ransom from Greentop so I gave them the caps to pay it instead of taking the raiders out." "Another win for the minutemen!"

[@TheChosenVaultDwellersVault]

The western revolver does drop legendaries. I saw Jabo get a two shot western revolver in one play through, he didn’t use it but I can only imagine how good it would be.

[@joelong181]

Im currently using a 2 shot revolver and i can confirm it is very strong. Usually 1-2 shot kill depending on the enemy. Im also level 74 so im a bit strong.

[@kadenthelegend2194]

Got a western with the slow times effect and man is it fun

[@genaralryan0654]

@@kadenthelegend2194 that is just dead eye from red dead redemption, only slightly worse.

[@ryanhuskey8995]

I love the Dead-Eye effect on weapons! I obtained a Never-Ending Western Revolver on a previous play through. That was a great find!

[@RaphaelAmbrosiusCosteau51]

Imagine if you could get one that shoots two bullets AND refills your action points on a critical hit, shit would be absolutely busted

[@9brannana]

Just wanted to say that I like that your videos are longer than usual for challenge runs, it's cool to see the journey in more depth and to hear you explain your thought process when solving problems etc.

[@gilgamecha]

Second that, you explaining your thinking is what makes these videos stand out.

[@tompepper4789]

Seeing the Preston elevator transport him to his special bed was the funniest thing ever. Great fun overall.

[@neil2796]

You can use the generator room electric arc to kill all the roaches in the vault so you can collect the meat. It involves a lot of running back and forth, and the arc will probably hit you at least once, but there is a water fountain next door so you can heal between kills. That's the method I use when I do a level 1 Nuka World challenge.

[@orionphalynx6192]

Oh yeah, this is big brain time.

[@Twitt123]

The fight with Strong was probably the craziest fight i have ever seen in fallout 4. I have never even seen an enemy spawn with that type of legendary weapon before and the fact it one hit killed you in the late game is so shocking. (Ps this channel has somehow become one of my favorites out there so thank you willow for the top tier content)

[@fredblues7175]

Yes, the western revolver has legendary drops. Very rare, and the couple I came across were when I was not doing a pistol run. Surprisingly, the couple I found were not in Nukaworld! I have done revolver runs, only using the pipe revolver until I get enough caps to buy a hundred or so .44 from the vendor a bit away from Diamond city. I invest in scrounger as well and return to that vendor every couple days. It's a grind but it's very fun!

[@harperthegoblin]

Same. I normally find them without even going to nuka world.

[@UnboundedSlinky]

That Synth peeking around the corner was so funny.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

was a creepo!

[@D-M20]

Was caught so off guard by the Texan start of this. Masterpiece

[@kiracaroso]

I love Kent's enthusiasm. I have some problems with Fallout 4's story and characterization, but when it goes well, it REALLY goes well.

[@draconicdolor5523]

Bro that fight with strong blew me away, that was my single fav part of the vid and I’m still blown away by you making it out of there

[@prag-vq1cd]

I’ve always loved Kent, thought he was a bright light in a very very dark and messed up world. He’s got a good heart!

[@isaacfrentheway4416]

As a revolver enjoyer myself this is an enjoyable video. Also appreciated the character name and references throughout the video

[@bellindajane8452]

For a small youtuber these videos are formatted and edited so well. Thank you for doing such a good job entertaining 😊

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Glad you like them!

[@YScourgeOfTheStars]

Dogmeat is a very good boy, and did a great job protecting you from those pesky Varmints in the truck stop, atta boy

[@pedropimenta896]

39:44 just use the DLC to craft your own ammo. You still have to work to for the materials, but its faster than reseting the npcs!

[@JourneyOnLife]

You're right. That Kent was awesome with his acting and silver shroud quest : ) in fact the whole quest was awesome. And you played it cool.

[@arellajardin8188]

Nice work! Choosing to wear the Shroud costume on Survival is definitely a choice. I'm glad you have more patience than I ever could have. Oh, so miniguns suck, do they? Well, there's my challenge suggestion! Of course, the Shredder mod and the Basher perk are a tremendous help.

[@zachwright7374]

just saying with no ammo the minigun with shredder is a blender that uses ap unless in power armor which make a great weapon arguable better than the actual minigun

[@BenjaminIzquierdo-nb6tq]

The shroud costume can be upgraded to give armor points if you save Kent, and can be upgraded multiple times

[@saammyxx]

I loved watching you complete this challenge, your dialogue is top tier

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Glad you enjoyed and think so!

[@Nosebleed47692]

Nice to see that loading up on drugs when you're struggling is universal fallout experience!

[@captainginyu2310]

The king has returned and blessed us with another video, PRAISE BE!

[@WillowPlaysGames]

lmao

[@rileymiller3154]

Fun fact you can actually grab the silver shroud prop tommy gun it's useless but still it's a fun little thing you can do

[@chaosamber7719]

Thank you for including all the dialogue during the Silver Shroud portion of the run; that was always one of my favorite sidequests in the game Also, Dogmeat is a very good boy

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MisterFreakingSunshine]

I am obliged to reiterate that Dogmeat is a very good boy, as prompted.

[@MuensterCheeseBalls]

I think the western revolver can be a random legendary spawn because I actually found a Resolute western revolver from a random legendary Angler

[@okupant880]

Radioactive one for me. I was doing a power armor build so the effect got buffed by a lot.

[@savaix]

When I heard Sinjins voice all I thought was the line from Kaz in mgsv "THEY PLAYED US LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE" 😭 I knew I recognized that voice, what a cool quest, never knew he acted in fallout too

[@walterrichardson]

Best fallout 4 content I’ve seen in a while, excited to see more!

[@Pure_Eclipse]

That was probably the best fight against strong and it gave you a great drop. Great fight in both sides. Good dog he was great in the fight with strong

[@nanolies]

44:09 so, just so you know, the Protectron is ALLIED to the turrets for some reason. If you aren’t stealthed and aren’t able to kill the turrets with one hit it’ll be hostile to you when you kill them. The only other way to keep it from turning hostile is just not destroying the turrets.

[@joppe39]

It also doesnt help that he pickpocketed the protectron right in front of said protectron. :)

[@Wingslapped]

I like seeing side quests in challenge runs. Makes it more interesting.

[@CerberusMalt]

You got lucky with Mel, all 3 guards walked out of the room at the right time for you to open his cell. It's not F4 being silly, you got lucky timing.

[@DarkAssassin274]

Great video! There is a free pipe revolver in the safe in the house in sactuary. :)

[@absoultethings4213]

Loving the challenge runs. You’re a great narrator

[@Aybruhlemmegetsome]

Oh man ive been waiting for you to upload again,im so excited to watch this video.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

More to come!

[@Mommaslife347]

You play and talk about the story in such a interesting way i love it

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I hope it's good and you enjoyed!

[@noahdelafuente]

A challenge I did a bit ago was that I could only carry as much weight as I could lift irl (I used my squatting rep weight) and I could NOT turn left (so I had to turn to the right all the way til it ended up turning left LOL). I think it would be super funny to see this challenge as maybe an additional challenge to something else as this alone could get repetitive. Great video though!!! Earned a new sub from me!

[@bonfiregaming1747]

I'm glad to see you're enjoying the screenshot mod.

[@bonfiregaming1747]

Also dogmeat is a good boy

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Yeah it works great!

[@river7874]

Dogmeat is the goodest of boys. I actually named one of my cats Shroud because of the Silver Shroud quest line. He's jet black with light grey iris's. It was fitting.

[@kieranbonczek570]

do a run where you can only use weapons that dogmeat finds please, it would be funny (p.s. you can get the cryolator in the vault with dogmeat instead of lockpicks)

[@the1misscinny]

I LOVE the Silver Shroud quests. It also ties in with the Mechanist. You can talk to her in character, and she'll talk back in character. It's awesome.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

It's one of the best quest lines in the game, it also has voice lines in both far harbor and nuka world, I showed off the nuka world one but can't remember where the far harbor one is.

[@time4musicparadox740]

There is a free .44 revolver legendary you can get early on, it's east from Finch's farm across the river, it's legendary is fire dmg not the best but better than the normal one

[@MikeKilo1969]

The Gainer, I was waiting for somebody to mention it.

[@The_Obsessed]

I know it's not the best but I love the tracer.

[@gilgamecha]

53:00 To be fair The Castle has water purifiers, very defensible walls (when patched up) and most importantly the artillery schematics. With those a general can rule er protect the Commonwealth.

[@orionphalynx6192]

I think it's so funny how in both Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4, smoking kills. But not due to lung cancer, but because it leads vengeful protagonists to the smoker in question.

[@DorjeDark]

Dont remember last time that I sit down for 1 hour an enjoy a entire video. Awesome content bro. I'm eager for the next videos

[@WillowPlaysGames]

More to come!

[@DorjeDark]

@@WillowPlaysGames the bell is ON 😄

[@Ricardo_Rick]

I guess you forgot, but if you came back to kent (after listening to the silver shroud radio one more time) he would have upgraded the suit into an armor, making it way more resistant to damage.

[@iTokyoDemon]

You got my sub. Not for anything really involving the video, but because of when you said "Theres a big red button that says subscribe..." I looked at the subscribe button and it was glowing. I have never seen this, Ive never seen anyone say anything about it. But fuck it, it was shiny and my brain is small. Edit: Good video though. Seemed a lot more challenging than originally expected

[@crows_are_superior4464]

Had this idea for a “fire only” run. Molotovs, Flamers, and the shishkebab mainly, and any incindeary legendary weapons. Tried it myself, it’s pretty fun. Though I did learn not to immediately charge the forged with two molotovs and nothing else

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Would of been easier to run into the castle and get a flamer while dodging mirelurks than forged with 2 molotovs

[@crows_are_superior4464]

@@WillowPlaysGames I FORGOT ANOUT THAT FLAMER FUCK THAT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME LIKE FOUR HOURS

[@WillowPlaysGames]

lmfao

[@lemonguy100]

These are fun! If you need ideas my favorite way to play Fallout 4 Survival is always No VATS and No HUD. Permadeath makes this much more memorable as well. Makes a lot of random encounters into: "I don't know who that is, and I honestly don't want to get shot first." I'd use a mod like the Immersive HUD for taking away your HUD for most things, and possibly just remap VATS onto something else.

[@virtualdeathdrop5002]

i found you randomly on my YT Homepage a few days ago and instantly was hooked because you do a similar way of making Fallout 4 Videos like @MahDryBread does with Pokemon and i absolutely love it. Keep up your work😁✌

[@WillowPlaysGames]

Ham Dry Bread is a really cool dude, he collabed on my melee run and we talk on twitter! his videos on how he makes pokemon runs helped me a lot in making mine!

[@Lord_necromancer]

​@@WillowPlaysGamesheheh, "Ham Dry Bread". Sounds like a crappy sandwich.

[@PyreValor]

5:05 dude we get it. You have a praise kink XD

[@Mangaka-ml6xo]

I noticed a few minutes ago how recent the channel is. I'm really surprised, the quality of the audio, editing and commenting made me think I was watching videos made on a channel that was several years old! The channel can count on an additional subscriber, I've been having a great time so far and am expecting this place to grow quite large in the future!

[@samvimes9510]

I had no idea Mama Murphy could give you the recall code for the courser.

[@WillowPlaysGames]

yup!

[@Stormpriest]

I am simultaneously inspired by this, and flinching a little bit as I really despise the vanilla weapons. I do however, have a whole bunch of really nifty mod based revolvers.... Rubbing my chin in an evil fashion

[@TransbianKitty]

Good boy Dogmeat!

[@yuthura7871]

5:06 you are such a good boy,dogmeat.

[@levidoyle3411]

Dogmeat = best boy

[@JacobEves-u5q]

36:16 "Yeah this year's hottest gift. Get one before they're gone" had me wheezing

[@epis8613]

Perfect character name

[@WillowPlaysGames]

thanks lol

[@BeastSlayer1424]

Love these Videos also the voice at the beginning was funny 😂

[@WillowPlaysGames]

happy you enjoyed! and yeah I thought so too!

[@shortlegsthekingofgnomes8962]

Really hope you start to cover new vegas challenges with mods or without them, love the channel btw just found you a week ago ❤

[@DustinBarlow8P]

"Who hasn't been tortured from time to time? Price of throwing down agianst The Man is always a few scars but You Pick Yourself Up and you move on" For some reason I am highly inspired by the shady ass mayor!

[@Trakhen]

oh MAN i literally just started that a couple days ago! made it a Mysterious Stranger run where i also only use Trench Coat/Fedora (so Railroad kinda a must) and no settlements whatsoever - fun af!

[@FivePebbles-e8s]

47:40 In the couple of years I’ve been a fan of fallout 4 I’ve never heard any of Colter’s dialogue. This video made me aware of the fact he sounds like Saxton Hale.

[@Martin_Boru_The_Herald]

good boy dogmeat

[@chungusfootfungus]

Cant wait for the next part. This game is a masterpiece

[@lukebriggs1575]

Willow I love your challenge runs. Could you please do heavy weapons soon. I'd love to see the unique weapons and gameplay. ❤❤❤

[@HydraKittten]

I got a neverending Western Revolver once, it was awesome

[@Final272]

Good video.. Have you tried war on the commonwealth mod? It makes fallout 4 a warzone. Think that would be a good survival challenge in itself. Also yes Dogmeat is a very good boi.. Until he blocks a door

[@kevin-jw1pb]

This dude gonna hit 100k in couple months calling it rn this some premium content

[@WillowPlaysGames]

I don't think a couple of months is the right timeline but the channel is tracking towards that! I'm blown away how popular these videos are.

[@cthatcher11482]

It would be fun to see a laser musket only run

[@Dalthos2]

> 1 int > Spells Texas incorrectly Awesome immersion.

[@bones0013]

He completed the game with the big iron on his hip

[@bratan_]

When i came to the Glowing Sea for the first time, i killed 12 deathclaws, and 2 of them were legendary queens. Spary n' Pray, baby!

[@atokirina11]

I fear that now might be a bit to late to tell you about Leonard Moor, a merchant that sells a boatload of .44 ammo regardless of the players level.

[@jimbothehutt8001]

I like your funny words magic man.

[@Tayzorr]

Man. Looking at that ending again, it sure feels like nuking the Institute would probably kill most of inner city Boston. Also your vibes are lovely and positive, looking forward to more of your stuff.

[@iStarlit]

You ready for a rootin tootin good time? The western theme of nukaworld was very fitting for this run.

[@e.liepins4657]

You should try with only 10mm pistol👌

[@michaelproctor8100]

An unmodded 10mm pistol.

[@SpookyMortalis]

Watching these types of videos makes me want to erase my game data and start a new game and do one of these challenges

[@WillowPlaysGames]

if you do pick the challenge that intrigues you the most, if you wanna be a rootin tootin cowboy go for it! the best challenge runs are the ones that you can sink your teeth into

[@Assassin831]

Can you please only use lever rifles

[@thelieutenant6141]

Yooo I remember I recommending this while back good to see it being made Edit: Dogmeat is a good boy

[@freewilly1193]

Can confirm the western revolver can drop in randomized legendary versions in nuka world. I got an explosive western revolver in my main.

[@flute136]

i think ive got one not in nuka world map

[@freewilly1193]

​@@flute136nice, I thought they only dropped in nuka world.

[@coffeecrispy2673]

​@@freewilly1193probably gets added to the loot table once you beat it

[@flute136]

@@coffeecrispy2673 i dont know man i barely run nuka world out of many characters.

[@coffeecrispy2673]

@@flute136 i have no clue either, i dont regularly play any of the dlcs

[@squidwardtennisballs9598]

Love ur videos pls don’t stop uploading these survival play throughs makes life a lot more enjoyable

[@rustyjones7908]

I like Smiling Kate's design and attitude. It's a shame she doesn't get more screen time. Then again, I feel like the raider gangs weren't distinct enough in general. If you read terminals there are definitely distinct gang territories under different leaders, but they all look pretty generic. Nuka World and Automotron added some more visually dusting gangs at least. Too bad Rust Devils pretty much replaced every random encounter.

[@alexrog6868]

dog meat is a good boy

[@bigearl1624]

There is a unique incendiary revolver across the river from Finch Farm, in a concrete pumphouse.

[@penandinkproductions571]

Can you beat fallout 4 with only a hunting rifle

[@kylepapenfus211]

i got a challenge for you power armour only meaning any part of the power armour can be used to damage also great video keep it up

[@justaperson6997]

I would think also by extension you could you the pain train perk

[@kylepapenfus211]

@@justaperson6997 yes

[@unevencornet3412]

Fuckin finally

[@WillowPlaysGames]

yeah here it is!

[@unevencornet3412]

Just a audio bug I got a bit worried

[@WillowPlaysGames]

okay!

[@swalke6861]

So I don’t know if you knew this before you started but you can get a decent revolver near Finch Farm called the Gainer and it’s a legendary revolver that does 15 points in burning and it’s a reference to the book Fahrenheit 451. It’s pretty good both the gun and the book

[@moist139]

Bro, it's Texas Red💀💀💀