Fallout 3 - Experiments with plasma confinement

[@GothAlice]

Okay, the googly-eyed standing corpse of a player got me. That's hilarious. I never knew heads could explode without actually disturbing its contents.

[@tapewolf]

Yeah, if you switch off clipping, heads don't explode. I discovered this by accident while experimenting with Dogmeat's owner, who is rigged to explode when you get close. IIRC, if you switch clipping back on again, the pieces of head all suddenly bounce away. I think the coolest one, though, is if one of the outdoor NPCs gets their head blown up. This is particularly noticeable in New Vegas with the doorman for the Elvis cult. When you re-enter the cell (e.g. from Freeside) the game will very carefully gather up the eyes end pieces of brain, prop his corpse up against the wall where he's supposed to be slouching, with the bits of gore just balanced on top of his neck. So you enter the area, only to see this headless guy keel over with a shower of kibble raining down from his neck and spilling over the street.

[@tohopes]

whoa, cool. you got a rusty metal skul gun.

[@tapewolf]

Wish I'd thought of that! But yes, the game tended to punish my insolence by ramming the alien weapon through the Lone Wanderer's head.