Fallout 4: Let's Play Episode 17! Ada Gets Some Upgrades!

Fallout 4: Let's Play Episode 17! Ada Gets Some Upgrades!
The winner of the recent poll on the channel was Fallout 4, so that is what I'll be playing next on the channel! I have never played any of the Fallout series before so this will be a blind playthrough. I'll record episodes of this and drop other bits of content in between, I hope you enjoy!
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[@fantasycamp4000]

Mike from what I've read it seems you have to do the Quality assurance quest(the one with the crying baby) the first time you go there or it breaks. So you'd have to go to a previous save from when you were there if you want to finish it. The three rooms are in this order 1) turn off the radio in the room, 2) give the baby teddy bear the bottle and 3) pick up the three thing in the room to make it safe for baby. Three different rooms. Complete and safe at end of hall can be accessed.

[@itsdan722]

Imagine if Bethesda could make a game that doesn't inconvenience you

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Damn, oh well thanks for letting me know, i think I'll skip that then as I'd done a few other things since then 😂

[@archwayportraits]

That two shot radium rifle could be an absolute BEAST of a weapon! Because rad damage reduces the max HP an enemy has, you'll rip through enemies even if they have healing. *Edited to add* The radium rifle was added with one of the dlc, so it's more prevalent once you get into that dlc. Once you start that you'll likely find more and more of them with mods you can strip to use.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah nice thats good. It seems like I need the science perk for a lot of other stuff as well, so it may be that I end up being able to add more mods onto it anyways

[@SeenGod]

holy cow! a two-shot radium rifle! that’s an incredible find 🤘😎

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Yeah even my noob FO4 brain could tell that was something good 😅

[@soldiermedic45]

They lied to you. You can't put a jet pack on her. You can put a mr handy thruster on her to let her move like codswoeth

[@michaelstalker5724]

I recommend the thruster for quicker movement

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah okay cool the thruster seemed like a cool alternative to those ridiculous legs though 😅

[@davidginn55]

That baby crying is. Giving me a bad trip 😮

[@mike-thegamingdad]

My apologies 😅

[@jaredcaines6688]

18:50 to skip the insanity-causing 9-year-old infant baby crying. I couldn’t handle that after like 3min!

[@mike-thegamingdad]

My apologies 😅

[@jaredcaines6688]

@@mike-thegamingdad 😄 I mean, let’s put the blame on Bethesda. The sound they chose was so disturbing, lol.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@jaredcaines6688 yeah it's not a good cry at all, I mean no cry would be but that belongs in a horror film 😅

[@scottpascoe562]

50:33 Chitinous - bugs. Remember the armor you can make in Skyrim on Solsteim?

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah of course! Chitin armor!

[@scottpascoe562]

1:10:24 Rifleman I believe covers shotguns as well.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah that's cool 😁 double whammy

[@AndyJP]

Where did you get that brain for Ada, Mike? Where did that brain come from?? 🤣

[@fantasycamp4000]

it was kellogg's

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Haha, I've turned to the dark side and joined the Institute 🤣 In all seriousness though I thought I took that from the robobrain inside the general atomic factory but I could be wrong

[@carltulanko4902]

Mike, your sleep time is slow at Sanctuary because you overbuilt it. You just have to live with it or sleep at another settlement that is not built as much. For chems, I like to carry 10 of each, Jet, Water, Stimpacks and Radaway. The rest I rarely use. Stimpacks are weightless so you could carry hundreds if you wanted. If you have a bunch of stimpacks, you can do away with everything else like all the meats and other drugs. It keeps your inventory nice and clean and lightweight. Great play through and I am enjoying it very much…fantastic job!

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Yeah that's fair enough, I've just not noticed it that slow before, it seemed to start really slow and then get quicker as the hours dropped. Glad you're enjoying the playthrough! 😁

[@carltulanko4902]

Yea, my current play through is also slow…too many parts and decorations. It will start slow and around 6 to 7 hours is will speed up. then sometimes slows down again around 3, 2 and 1 hour. Hard to under build because its just too much fun creating a settlement🙂. Beautiful job at building Red Rocket by the way…well done.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@carltulanko4902 thanks very much glad you liked that settlement 😁

[@fantasycamp4000]

The radiant quests from cambridge police dept brotherhood keep going until you reach a point with the brotherhood. I won't say more

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah okay I'll pause those then for now 👍🏻

[@scottpascoe562]

33:23 Did you notice Daisey has " work " you can do? Little side quest action

[@mike-thegamingdad]

I didn't no, is it worth it? I don't need any more quests currently unless they are juicy 🤣

[@scottpascoe562]

@@mike-thegamingdad You have access to a comic at a book return machine, so if you want all the comics, then yes lol. Tons of loot too, its just clear the library of Super Mutants. Notthing hard, but I get it, the amount of random shit you can do is a bit overwhelming.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@scottpascoe562 ah okay I may pick that up then as I'd planned to visit the library eventually anymore to do the book token thing for the magazine

[@scottpascoe562]

@@mike-thegamingdad You need the book tokens for the magazine. I think its 50, but you find books in there ( surprsing I know lol ) and I think you did Andrews station , where all the raiders have tokens. So you should already have some in your misc. inventory

[@victorylane2377]

The missing in vats is a bug introduced with the last update. The only work around is to get the penetrator perk. Which is a perception 9 perk. Really ridiculous how they screwed something up so long after release.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@victorylane2377 that sucks so much, I wondered why I was missing back to back shots at over 90%. That's going to really screw up my VATS heavy save

[@Ngocthach7554]

The Tesla rifle can be modified it into a long range tesla rifle

[@vergyltantor3211]

The Baby Bottle should have worked. Quest must be broken.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah damn, bloody Bethesda! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@unicyclepeon]

Still loving the playthrough. Good stuff!

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Awesome thank you 🙌🏼😁

[@dimon37]

ADA is a follower that does not have affinity or follower perk.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah damn, oh well ill complete the mechanist with her and wave goodbye then 🤣

[@MJ-mk8jg]

As ever perfect timing, thanks

[@mike-thegamingdad]

No problem 😁👍🏻

[@tlowey1951]

I have read that if your in power armour any terminal vital to the quest you can hack. Any other terminal you have to remove power armour. Does not make a lot of sense to me.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Yeah that seems like it stacks up so far, strange that that's where they'd choose to apply real world physics 😅

[@scottpascoe562]

The Science perks are super important to get

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Yeah the further i get into the game the more that seems to come up. So much stuff needs it

[@scottpascoe562]

@@mike-thegamingdad Many of your higher level modifications on armor etc will require you go to all the way to 4 with it.

[@WestTexasRingo]

I know I’m a month behind, but you don’t have to go to the red workbench to get into workshop mode. Should be able to get into workshop mode the same way you get out of workshop mode. Great videos, keep up the good work.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@WestTexasRingo it's been a bit of a problem that and a few others have commented on it. I don't know if its because I play on PC, but with an Xbox controller. The normal shortcuts to enter it don't seem to work for me. I've tried so many combinations of holding buttons or pressing random things and I can't work it out 🤣

[@Jagdtyger2A]

Damn man you really need to protect your settlements, they are wide open to most random attacks and very open to Gunners, and the Enclave who could take out the last of the Minutemen

[@mike-thegamingdad]

All the fringe ones I've not done much with yet, I've just built the minimum to keep happiness static. The major ones I've got the defence stats above water+food. They don't really get attacked anymore, although red rocket did once by super mutants. They didn't last very long lol. I'll get to the others eventually, they just aren't that important yet when all thats there are a few settlers, a water tank, some corn etc 🤣

[@clairecasey8160]

Stingwings are all over taffington boat house settlement near malden hospital

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Okay good to know thanks. Not sure if I've found that yet but the name isn't familiar

[@dimitridaenen4889]

Anyone else with the baby thinking "(jurassic parc voice) shoooot her" Ok now for the congratulations part 27:35 congrats you just unlocked one the stongest companions in the game

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Haha yeah I can see that 😂

[@dimitridaenen4889]

1:41:23 whats a super sledge ? Something you should give to curry as a secondary weapon

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@@dimitridaenen4889 I've seen someone on stream give it to the super mutants companion I'm yet to find, Strong 🤣

[@dimitridaenen4889]

There are a number of super sledges in the game ... I wich I could send you some links too helpfull and interessting videos but I cant share the link in comments and I cant tag you in the vids it seems

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@dimitridaenen4889 yeah for some reason link sharing isn't allowed, I assume its a safety thing because some links could be dangerous

[@thatpittsburghguy6749]

Although you cannot put a jet pack on Ada or other robots, with increased Science and Armorer you can put a jet pack on your Power Armor.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Now that's something I want to try! 😅

[@thatpittsburghguy6749]

If you pull all Aid items out of the workbench and place them in a separate container, you'll be able to spawn more purified water from any powered water production (more sellable water).

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Is that a bug? Does it duplicate itself if held somewhere else? Or is production faster if the workbench is empty?

[@BionicleJackson]

@mike-thegamingdad There's a cap on products like purified water in the workbench. Once you reach it, production halts. It doesn't affect other containers containers in the settlement however. Just be sure you create the containers yourself, as existing ones may reset.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@BionicleJackson nice one thanks 👍🏻

[@user-hm2ch4qh6m]

Teddy bears can be fired out of junk weapons, try that.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Haha yeah I've seen that on a loading screen. I think it was you've not lived until you kill someone with a teddy bear out of a junk jet or something 🤣

[@dimon37]

Explore other conversation branches with Daisy - she has a quest to give.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Okay will do thanks 👍🏻

[@stephenmoon6644]

Piper is probably feeling a bit insecure after being dumped for a robot.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Haha yeah very true 🤣

[@AlmostFair]

The Brotherhood radiant quests - Quartermasterly and Cleansing the Commonwealth - continue until you advance the Brotherhood main quest line with Danse. They are a source of loot, experience and exploration. I think there are different and miscellaneous ones to do after you are welcomed onto the Prydwyn. Shotguns are covered by the Rifleman perk. Question - have you upgraded your shotty as much as you can? Look out for useful mods on the combat shotties as you go.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Okay cheers! The shotgun is mostly maxed I think, there's a few mods I'm yet to max out but I've not seem those come up yet. Will keep an eye out though 👍🏻

[@NannyOggins]

You might find that giving Ada a Mr Handy thruster would benefit you. She will move faster and wont get stuck on doorways or trash! Its the first thing I do after finding her!

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Okay no problem thanks for the tip! 😁👍🏻

[@spacemaker8760]

Did the body disapear? No you allready looted the Legendary raider since he fell to the ground.Only Legendarys carry "Star" weapons. I'm also kinda happy your playing the easy difficulty, That Asultron when you first enttered Mass Bay Medical Center woud have teared you apart if not.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah okay fair enough 😁. This is on normal still I think, I did flick it up to hard earlier on but the legendary bugs kept whooping my ass so I dropped it back down 😅. The power armor helps though!

[@johnwpipes8927]

Hi Mike! Regarding your question on shotguns: They do fall under the Rifleman Perk. The only time that would change is if you put an automatic mod on the combat shotgun, or another rifle. Then it would fall under the Commando Perk. Hope that helps! You also asked about Chitinous. Think mudcrabs in Skyrim: made of or having the nature of chitin. 🤣

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Awesome thank you for the lesson! 😁🙌🏼🤣

[@scottpascoe562]

59:38 Polymer is the top mod for any combat armor variant. I think its, combat armor, sturdy combat armor, and the heavy combat armor. There may be one step in there I am missing. But polymer heavy is the best you can have, until you get to one of the DLC's. At least of the " armor " variants its the best.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

That's cool, I find something a little better later on that ends up usurping it. Nanofilament synth I think it was. Had a legendary effect as well that seemed quite strong

[@scottpascoe562]

@@mike-thegamingdad Yes. The heavy synth stuff is the best, I always forget that stuff. Probably because I always end up with the clothing armor

[@scottpascoe562]

Its the first room for the crying baby. The radio has been turned off and the baby has to be admonished for it lol. THEN you do the bear with the bottle, and a third room will open for you to do. And once done, the safe in the hall will open. It had 4 fusion cores in it. Just a little side quest you can do.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Ah okay, it sounds bugged then as the radio was already off, I think I must have turned that off last episode. As the door was already open for room 2..I wonder why the bear and the bottle didn't work 🤔

[@scottpascoe562]

@@mike-thegamingdad Like many Bethesda quests, it tends to bug out. Its just more cores, so you really arent missing too much

[@mryarob]

@@mike-thegamingdad I think u need to equip the bottle after u give it to the bear

[@rossnorris2351]

It's bugged

[@scottpascoe562]

@@rossnorris2351 100% now that he is getting the crying baby at the Police station lmfao. Silly Bethesda games

[@Touchofaweepingangel]

Please don’t build off camera; I like your build videos!

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Haha okay no problem 😁👍🏻

[@scottpascoe562]

Marcie needs something alright lol

[@mike-thegamingdad]

A long walk off a short cliff? Some rope and a short drop? A good shag off Jun long? 😂

[@scottpascoe562]

@@mike-thegamingdad Start with option 3, and progress from there depending on results from option 3 lol

[@mike-thegamingdad]

@@scottpascoe562 🤣

[@Jagdtyger2A]

From what I have seen in videos, the end of the Brotherhood quests ends up with them dominating everyone and everything in the Commonwealth. Sort of like having Hitler's SS in charge and the Enclave is not much better. But if you are into Power, the BOS is your path. Personally, my favorite Faction starts out the weakest...The Minutemen. They embody the ideals I was raised on; just a personal preference

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Yeah so far of the lot (if it wasn't for Preston 🤣) the minutemen would be my choice. Can't make my mind up on the Railroad yet, the Institute are downright evil. BOS seem like tyrants. The minutemen feel the most "good"

[@Jagdtyger2A]

@@mike-thegamingdad From what I have learned, the Rail Road is compatible with the Minutemen

[@fantasycamp4000]

Wah Wah

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Haha irritating isn't it 😂 I so wanted to be able to turn that off, and then it followed me around every building I went into 😫

[@BionicleJackson]

People like to criticize Bethesda for being buggy, like the whole crying baby bit. If you get out of order on the doin' of the things, you're screwed. Oftentimes, though, the nonsense is intentional. We all know that power armored fingers are going to be too chunky to use a keyboard, so keyboards required one to get out of the power armor. However, it was also evidently determined that while questing in power armor, it really broke the flow of the game every time the player character was required to exit their armor to access a terminal. So, terminals that are required for quest progression are exempt from requiring one to exit power armor. It's a case of ruining everyone's experience to satisfy the few who would cry if they had to actually think about whether wearing power armor in particular situations would be a good idea. Generally speaking, wearing something so big and bulky indoors would alert EVERYONE to your presence and cause enemies to flock to your location. Dispatch them, jump out of the armor, and go about your business. Instead, you can 'nade a badguy and his buddy 3 feet away will respond with " What was that." Then you can sneak up on that fool and put a bucket on his head ... or pickpocket his lungs 😅 pick up 400 lbs of concrete and a light bulb, put it in your back pocket, and go. Because your 105 lb supermodel character in high heels can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan ... Game logic equates to "Even the smoothest of brains can have fun without thinking about it." Honestly, though having the ability to think means you need to learn not to. We're being programmed to "Let that $h!t go." Don't question the stupid bits you're having fun 😊 Oh yeah. That 200 year old but still good perfectly preserved pie is out there, waiting for you.

[@erwinzyx]

Interesting theory regarding accessing terminals in power armour. However the real reason why you can't access some terminals while wearing power armour, is because a piece of furniture, such as a chair may be in the way. When accessing a terminal, the player character's body is moved directly in front of the terminal. Because power armour is so large, it may not fit between the terminal and any static object, such as the aforementioned chair. It's a limitation of the game engine.

[@BionicleJackson]

@@erwinzyx Aye collision is always a thing however there are many instances where this is not a cause.

[@mike-thegamingdad]

Oh yeah I get it makes sense that you can't sit in an office chair in power armor, holding ctrl-alt-del is probably out of the question with those chunky fingers. As you say most of us aren't after stuff making sense in real life. I want my 200 year old perfectly preserved pie in fallout, I want to cure my hunger by eating 48x bags of flour and 150x potatoes in Skyrim. We can cure bullet wounds and broken limbs with a shot in the arm, and put human brains in robots. But using computers in a suit of armor is where Bethesda draw the 'now you're just being ridiculous' line 😅

[@BionicleJackson]

@@mike-thegamingdad I'm not so sure about the tatoes. Bionicle the gaming grandpa is susceptible to tendinitis and that's a lot of pressing "A". I think somewhere in the creative process at Bethesda, there really is play testing. Not specifically to bug check, but rather to see if specific mechanics are actually fun. If it's not (like for example having to jump out of power armor to use terminals when trying to blow through a quest), then that mechanism gets reworked, and a memo is forwarded to all the peeps in map design " Don't require the PC to get out of power armor during a plot line quest." The other terminals are inconsequential thus aren't addressed. It's basically the same sort of thing they do with locks. There's never anything a PC needs to progress the storyline behind more than a normal difficulty lock (they may actually all be easy locks 🤔) in any Bethesda game. Getting slowed down or having to return later isn't fun, so they make it a non issue. The big unknown is how many players find what mechanisms tedious vs challenging but ultimately fun and rewarding. Those are the big money calls and Tod leans fairly conservative. It's why having the extra control in the game settings for Starfield was applauded as a step in the right direction. It lets players have some preferential control and everyone can walk away happier.