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Vivace-Vivian

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'lo all, just a question.

When you read books in Fallout 3 after you've maxed a skill, does it go over or not?
 

Internet Kraken

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When a skill reaches 100, any points added to it through skill books or other means will have no effect.
 

The Blue Mongoose

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tellmeimaninja said:
Nope.

Wouldn't a quick google search solve this better then a thread?

Also, I want an real-life copy of Nikola Tesla and You.
If any of the Fallout books exist, I want them all! We shall have to begin production immediately. Meet me in my secret lab in the head of the Statue of Liberty!
 
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It does for Unarmed, you can spam the Hockey Mask hat glitch with the Chinese Stealth Armor for a similar effect.

Damage scales linearly, though, so even if you get Unarmed to 100 normally, then get the Bobblehead and read all the books, you'll only get 2 or 3 more points of damage.

Still, after 20 minutes of the CSA glitch, punching out Behemoths is really easy. :p
 

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no, I thought this would be a thread about whether or not you would actually want to read the books in Fallout. I would totally read "Nikola Tesla & You"
 

The Blue Mongoose

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tellmeimaninja said:
The Blue Mongoose said:
tellmeimaninja said:
Nope.

Wouldn't a quick google search solve this better then a thread?

Also, I want an real-life copy of Nikola Tesla and You.
If any of the Fallout books exist, I want them all! We shall have to begin production immediately. Meet me in my secret lab in the head of the Statue of Liberty!
But wait. My secret lab is in the head of the Statue of Liberty. I'm afraid we have a problem.
Ah, my good man, how do you think I keep my lab secret? A slight abuse of quantum state phenomenon leads to both our labs occupying the same space, mine is merely in a different state to yours.
 

Evil the White

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Nitpicker of the Wastes said:
It does for Unarmed, you can spam the Hockey Mask hat glitch with the Chinese Stealth Armor for a similar effect.

Damage scales linearly, though, so even if you get Unarmed to 100 normally, then get the Bobblehead and read all the books, you'll only get 2 or 3 more points of damage.

Still, after 20 minutes of the CSA glitch, punching out Behemoths is really easy. :p
Haven't heard of this glitch before. How'd you do it?
 

Axolotl

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Nitpicker of the Wastes said:
Ultratwinkie said:
no, it USED to though, which lead to some awesome late game rewards but not in fallout 3.
What?

Books only raised skills to a maximum of 92% in F1 and F2.
Only if you played fair. Real men turn the difficulty up to hard when they read a book. That way you can maximise the benefit.
 
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Evil the White said:
Haven't heard of this glitch before. How'd you do it?
You put on Operation Anchorage's Chinese stealth suit, and you get two of the same type of hats. (The hockey mask counts as a hat.)

You put on the first hat, then you put on the second hat. Then you take off the second hat. The game doesn't take it off, it re-equips it. Hammer the button for a couple minutes to rocket the related bonuses into the stratosphere. Simple.
 
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Axolotl said:
Only if you played fair. Real men turn the difficulty up to hard when they read a book. That way you can maximise the benefit.
But, Dr. Presper, surely you know that two hits of Psycho to drop Intelligence by 6 helps even more. :p
 

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Nitpicker of the Wastes said:
Axolotl said:
Only if you played fair. Real men turn the difficulty up to hard when they read a book. That way you can maximise the benefit.
But, Dr. Presper, surely you know that two hits of Psycho to drop Intelligence by 6 helps even more. :p
Of course. But then you not only waste valuable Psycho but also run the risk of being addicted. But if you're using the Psycho already it may be worth it.

So remember everyone, after taking drugs the first thing you should do is read a book.
 

Legion

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Bobble Heads are the same. So if you plan on finding them then make sure to max your stats to 90 prior to finding them or else you just waste points.
 

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Drakmeire said:
no, I thought this would be a thread about whether or not you would actually want to read the books in Fallout. I would totally read "Nikola Tesla & You"
I'd get Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor.
 

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Someone needs to PDF the covers up so we can print them out and wrap some old books in them, have a shelf for 'Post holocaust survival' at home!
 

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Manhattan2112 said:
Not even a little. Which is highly unfortunate.
I don?t mind so much.
I kind of like having extra copies of Gronak and Tesla & You to decorate my home with. Most of my extras are actually Science and Flamethrower Recipes probably because they are the only ones that respawn.
 

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The Blue Mongoose said:
tellmeimaninja said:
The Blue Mongoose said:
tellmeimaninja said:
Nope.

Wouldn't a quick google search solve this better then a thread?

Also, I want an real-life copy of Nikola Tesla and You.
If any of the Fallout books exist, I want them all! We shall have to begin production immediately. Meet me in my secret lab in the head of the Statue of Liberty!
But wait. My secret lab is in the head of the Statue of Liberty. I'm afraid we have a problem.
Ah, my good man, how do you think I keep my lab secret? A slight abuse of quantum state phenomenon leads to both our labs occupying the same space, mine is merely in a different state to yours.
so that explains the noise upstairs. (mine is below the statue)