Fallout 3 on Steam

Masterdog · 2 Jan 2009 at 17:08

As a newbie to RPG-type games, am I better off buying a boxed copy of Fallout 3 rather than getting it on Steam, in order to get the manual? Or is there one included with the Steam download? Or (thirdly) will I be fine without a manual? Thanks!

Snograt · 2 Jan 2009 at 17:38

You'll be fine without a manual - the game takes you by the hand and explains everything in the early stages.

xen_ · 2 Jan 2009 at 17:52

You should be fine without the manual. I have the steam version and it works fine.

Zogger · 2 Jan 2009 at 18:04

I wouldn't say the game explains everything that's in the manual - a couple of bits are quite useful to know. This should be the download for the manual, but the steam website seems to be dead atm..
http://store.steampowered.com/manual/22300/

This is a useful website, http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_3_Guide
but bear in mind that there are spoilers galore on a lot of pages. If I need to know something I try to avert my eyes from most stuff

, and I try not to read too much otherwise it feels like I've cheated by knowing something before I should

snowdog · 2 Jan 2009 at 18:19

Snograt said:
You'll be fine without a manual - the game takes you by the hand and explains everything in the early stages.

Well not everything

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I have finished the whole game without knowing about quick buttons for weapons ( used pip boy to switch always) and without knowing you could cue up more than 1 shot/slam in the vats at a time

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Masterdog · 2 Jan 2009 at 20:53

Thanks fellas, downloaded the manual and will have a good read beforehand. Eeee, here we go...