Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel : Official Sybex Strategies & Secrets

by Rymaszewski, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780782128888
• ISBN10: 0782128882
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

-- Comprehensive walkthroughs and hard-core strategies for serious players.
-- Contains in-depth statistics on all weapons, vehicles, and items.
-- Provides extensive multiplayer information, and in-depth information on the details of the game.

Author Biography

Michael Rymaszewski was born in Poland but spent his formative years in Ghana, West Africa. He has written more than a dozen strategy guides

Table of Contents

Introduction	xv
PART 1 THE DIRT ON FALLOUT TACTICS	1	(92)
Getting Started with Fallout Tactics	3	(12)
Is It Fallout 3?	4	(2)
The New Face of Fallout	6	(7)
Playing in Turn-Based Mode	7	(1)
Overwatch	8	(1)
Playing in Continuous Turn-Based Mode	8	(2)
The Sentry Modes	10	(2)
The Chance to Hit Threshold	12	(1)
Selecting the Right Difficulty Level	12	(1)
Getting the Game to Run Well	13	(2)
Building Character	15	(18)
Becoming Yourself	16	(7)
Agility	18	(1)
Perception	19	(1)
Intelligence	19	(1)
Strength	20	(1)
Endurance	21	(1)
Charisma	21	(1)
Luck	22	(1)
Choosing Tag Skills	23	(6)
Small Guns	24	(1)
Big Guns	24	(1)
Energy Weapons	25	(1)
Unarmed Combat	25	(1)
Melee Weapons	25	(1)
Throwing	26	(1)
First Aid	26	(1)
Doctor	26	(1)
Sneak	27	(1)
Lockpick	27	(1)
Steal	27	(1)
Traps	27	(1)
Science	28	(1)
Repair	28	(1)
Pilot	28	(1)
Barter	28	(1)
Gambling	28	(1)
Outdoorsman	29	(1)
Selecting Perks	29	(2)
Building the Perfect Team	31	(2)
Winning at Fallout Tactics	33	(18)
Why You Should Choose the Turn-Based Mode	34	(1)
Why You Shouldn't Choose Turn-Based Mode	34	(1)
The Joys of Continuous Turn-Based Play	35	(2)
Continuous Play Drawbacks	36	(1)
Winning the Game	37	(1)
A Few Good Men and Women	38	(4)
Making the Most of Your Squad	39	(3)
Playing with the Right Toys	42	(2)
The Fallout Tactics	44	(5)
Cover, Cover, and Cover	45	(1)
Firepower and More Firepower	46	(1)
Making the Enemy Lose It	46	(1)
Flanking Fire	47	(1)
Storming Rooms	48	(1)
The Vehicles	49	(2)
The Gear	51	(42)
Getting in Gear	52	(4)
Looting	52	(1)
Bartering	53	(2)
Gambling	55	(1)
Stealing	55	(1)
The Biggest Bazaar in the Nuked World	56	(1)
Armor	57	(2)
Leather Armor	57	(1)
Leather Armor Mark II	57	(1)
Metal Armor	57	(1)
Metal Armor Mark II	58	(1)
Environmental Armor	58	(1)
Environmental Armor Mark II	58	(1)
Power Armor	58	(1)
Power Armor (Advanced)	59	(1)
Tesla Armor	59	(1)
Small Guns	59	(10)
Handguns	60	(1)
Beretta M9FS	60	(1)
Browning HiPower	60	(1)
Calico M950	60	(1)
Casull Revolver	60	(1)
Colt 45	61	(1)
Desert Eagle Mark XIX	61	(1)
Flamer Pistol	61	(1)
Gauss Pistol	61	(1)
HSI Mauser	61	(1)
M-79 Grenade Launcher	62	(1)
Needler Pistol	62	(1)
SIG Sauer	62	(1)
S&W M29 Revolver	62	(1)
Zip Gun	63	(1)
Submachine Guns	63	(1)
Calico Liberty too	63	(1)
FN P90c	63	(1)
H&K MP5	63	(1)
MP 38 Schmeisser	64	(1)
Scorpio	64	(1)
Spear Gun	64	(1)
Sten Gun	64	(1)
Steyr AUG	64	(1)
Thompson Gun	65	(1)
Uzi	65	(1)
Walther MPL	65	(1)
Water Gun	65	(1)
Shotguns and Rifles	65	(1)
AK-47	66	(1)
BAR (Browning Auto Rifle)	66	(1)
Beretta 470 Silverhawk	66	(1)
Enfield XL-70E	66	(1)
FN FAL	67	(1)
H&K CAWS	67	(1)
Hunting Rifle	67	(1)
Ithaca Model 37	67	(1)
M-I Garand	67	(1)
M-14	68	(1)
M-16	68	(1)
M-72 Gauss Rifle	68	(1)
Neostead Combat Shotgun	68	(1)
Pancor Jackhammer	69	(1)
Ruger AC556F	69	(1)
Sniper Rifle	69	(1)
Big Guns	69	(3)
Avenger Mini Gun	70	(1)
Bren Gun	70	(1)
Browning M-2	70	(1)
Chaucat-Lebel	70	(1)
Flamer	70	(1)
Gatling Gauzss	71	(1)
Lewis Gun	71	(1)
M-60	71	(1)
M-249 SAW	71	(1)
Rocket Launcher	71	(1)
Vindicator Mini Gun	72	(1)
Energy Weapons	72	(3)
Energy Pistols	72	(1)
Glock 86 Plasma Pistol	72	(1)
Laser Pistol	73	(1)
YK 32 Pulse Pistol	73	(1)
Energy Rifles and SMGs	73	(1)
Gatling Laser Gun	73	(1)
Plasma Rifle	74	(1)
Pulse Rifle	74	(1)
Pulse Rifle Prototype	74	(1)
Spasm NeuroDisruptor	74	(1)
Sunbeam Laser Rifle	74	(1)
Unarmed Combat Items	75	(2)
Brass Knuckles	75	(1)
Impact Gloves	75	(1)
Lacerators	75	(1)
Mace Glove	75	(1)
Power Fist	76	(1)
Punch Dagger	76	(1)
Punch Gun	76	(1)
Razor Claws	76	(1)
Sappers	76	(1)
Shredders	76	(1)
Tiger Claws	76	(1)
Melee Weapons	77	(4)
Axe Handle	77	(1)
Barbed Spear	77	(1)
Broken Bottle	77	(1)
Cattle Prod	77	(1)
Claw Hammer	77	(1)
Cleaver	78	(1)
Club	78	(1)
Combat Knife	78	(1)
Crowbar	78	(1)
Deco-Filament Knife	78	(1)
Diamond Spear	78	(1)
Dynamite Spear	78	(1)
Festering Spear	79	(1)
Iron Pipe	79	(1)
Knife	79	(1)
Louisville Slugger	79	(1)
Machete	79	(1)
Micro-Sledge	79	(1)
Piston Spear	79	(1)
Ripper	80	(1)
Rusty Old Monkey Wrench	80	(1)
Scalpel	80	(1)
Serrated Blade	80	(1)
Sharpened Pole	80	(1)
Shiv	80	(1)
Snake Spear	81	(1)
Switchblade	81	(1)
Spear	81	(1)
Thrown Weapons	81	(3)
Grenades	81	(1)
Acid Grenade	82	(1)
Boom Bugs	82	(1)
Flash Grenade	82	(1)
Fragmentation Grenade	82	(1)
Incendiary Grenade	82	(1)
Molotov Cocktail	83	(1)
Plasma Grenade	83	(1)
Powder Bag	83	(1)
Pulse Grenade	83	(1)
Other Thrown Weapons	83	(1)
Boomerang	83	(1)
Chakram	84	(1)
Dart	84	(1)
Fantasy Ball	84	(1)
Rock	84	(1)
Throwing Knife	84	(1)
Throwing Stars	84	(1)
Traps	84	(1)
Meds, Food, Drink, and Drugs	85	(5)
Meds and Healing Items	86	(1)
Healing Skill Items	86	(1)
Healing Items	87	(1)
Food	88	(1)
Drinks	88	(1)
Drugs	89	(1)
Other Items	90	(3)
PART 2 THE FALLOUT TACTICS	93	(146)
The Alpha Bunker Missions	95	(22)
Brahmin Wood	96	(6)
Mission Walkthrough	97	(1)
Gaining Entry	97	(1)
Rescuing the Imprisoned Villagers	98	(2)
Storming Raiders' Headquarters	100	(2)
Mission Postmortem	102	(1)
Freeport	102	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	104	(1)
The Bridge Massacre	104	(1)
The First Real Gun	105	(3)
Mission Postmortem	108	(1)
Rock Falls	109	(8)
Mission Walkthrough	110	(1)
Storming the Gate	110	(2)
Daisy and Luke	112	(1)
Dyson and the Robot Arm	113	(1)
Storming the Raiders' Headquarters	114	(2)
Mopping Up	116	(1)
Mission Postmortem	116	(1)
The Beta Bunker Missions	117	(32)
Preoria	118	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	119	(1)
The Cockroaches of Preoria	120	(1)
Meeting the Laser Turrets	121	(2)
A Soldier's Choice	123	(1)
Mission Postmortem	124	(1)
Macomb	125	(6)
Mission Walkthrough	126	(1)
The Battle of Bowlarama	126	(2)
Getting Your First Rocket Launcher	128	(1)
The Mines of Macomb	129	(2)
Mission Postmortem	131	(1)
Quincy	131	(8)
Mission Walkthrough	133	(1)
Rescuing Hilary and Evita	133	(2)
Felix and the Generators	135	(2)
Elliot, Gorgi, and the Ghouls	137	(1)
Mission Postmortem	138	(1)
Mardin	139	(10)
Mission Walkthrough	141	(1)
Le Gun du Jour	141	(2)
The Cockroach Pit and the Matriarch	143	(3)
Beating Up on the Beastlords	146	(1)
Mission Postmortem	146	(3)
The Gamma Bunker Missions	149	(28)
St. Louis	150	(6)
Mission Walkthrough	151	(1)
Le Gun du Nuit	151	(2)
Looking for General Barnaky	153	(1)
Solo, Talon, and the Pit	154	(2)
Mission Postmortem	156	(1)
Jefferson	156	(8)
Mission Walkthrough	158	(1)
Walking through the City	158	(2)
The River of Death	160	(1)
The Secret in the Factory	161	(2)
The Last Generator	163	(1)
Mission Postmortem	163	(1)
Kansas City	164	(6)
Mission Walkthrough	165	(1)
Mad Mutants and Sleepy Ghouls	166	(1)
Super Mutant Stalingrad	167	(3)
Mission Postmortem	170	(1)
Osceolla	170	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	171	(1)
Roshambo and the Sleeping Mutant	172	(1)
Gas Tanks and the Flaming Mutant	173	(3)
Mission Postmortem	176	(1)
The Delta Bunker Missions	177	(26)
Junction City	178	(5)
Mission Walkthrough	179	(1)
Blowing Up the Reavers	180	(2)
The Tunnel and the Robot Head	182	(1)
Mission Postmortem	183	(1)
Great Bend	183	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	185	(1)
North by East	185	(2)
South by West	187	(2)
Mission Postmortem	189	(1)
Coldwater	190	(6)
Mission Walkthrough	191	(1)
The Cockroaches and the Casino	192	(2)
Power Armor x 3	194	(2)
Mission Postmortem	196	(1)
Newton	196	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	198	(1)
Getting Real Armor	198	(2)
The First Tank Battle	200	(1)
Beat on the Bots	201	(1)
Mission Postmortem	202	(1)
The Epsilon Bunker Missions	203	(36)
Canyon City	204	(5)
Mission Walkthrough	205	(1)
The Streets of Canyon City	206	(1)
Take Them from Below	207	(1)
Mission Postmortem	208	(1)
Buena Vista	209	(8)
Mission Walkthrough	211	(1)
Winter Wonderland	211	(2)
Breach!	213	(3)
Mission Postmortem	216	(1)
Scott City	217	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	218	(1)
The Jamming Towers	219	(1)
Gracing the Catwalks	220	(4)
Mission Postmortem	224	(1)
Cheyenne Mountain	224	(7)
Mission Walkthrough	225	(2)
Ambushes and Barricades and Turrets Oh My!	227	(3)
The Ultimate Door Opener	230	(1)
Mission Postmortem	230	(1)
Vault Zero	231	(8)
Mission Walkthrough	232	(1)
Security Wing	232	(2)
Cryogenics Wing	234	(1)
Power Wing	235	(1)
The Calculator	236	(3)
Mission Postmortem	239