glowin in the dark

Grey · Post by **Grey** » Mon Nov 18, 2002 4:06 am

I never really knew much radiation in the game, besides it's bad.
can some of you enlight me about this metter ?

1 - what's the damage rad can cause ?
2 - how much rads really count as dangerous ?
3 - for how much time Rad-X works ?
4 - can rad damage be healed or it's permenent ?
5 - can team mates (Dogmeat!) become radiated ?
6 - rad resistance -> does it reduce the chance of getting radiated or reduces the rad ammount the body gets ?
7 - does getting melee hits from radiated creatures radiates me ?

thank you ppl !

Barfly · Post by **Barfly** » Mon Nov 18, 2002 5:57 am

Know one thing:

Radiation casues permanent loss in stats(both prim. and der.).

That's all I know...
And-Isn't it random?

spyder07 · Post by **spyder07** » Mon Nov 18, 2002 6:02 am

You can't travel very far on the map without stoping and puking and losing health if you're really radiated.

jerman999 · Post by **jerman999** » Mon Nov 18, 2002 7:17 am

1 - what's the damage rad can cause ?

It depends on the amount of radiation. It ranges from HP damage to stat damage.

2 - how much rads really count as dangerous ?

I would say that 150 rads would be dangerous.

3 - for how much time Rad-X works ?

Less than 48 hours.

4 - can rad damage be healed or it's permenent ?

HP damage can be healed. Stat damage cannot.

5 - can team mates (Dogmeat!) become radiated ?

No.

6 - rad resistance -> does it reduce the chance of getting radiated or reduces the rad ammount the body gets ?

I think the rad amount the body gets.

7 - does getting melee hits from radiated creatures radiates me ?

Yes. Getting hit from the ghouls in Necropolis will radiate you.

Strap · Post by **Strap** » Mon Nov 18, 2002 8:48 am

heheh, once, i played with the computer in the glow without knowing that it takes a lot of time for a game of chess, and i biult up about 27000 rads in all.

i couldnt move 1 pixel on the world map without dieing instantly, lol. i have a pic, but no server.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 11:02 pm

Hmm, I searched for radiation damage in Per's FO2 guide and here's what I found.

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Rem          Message                  HR CHP ST PE EN CH IN AG Other 
 >0      "very nauseous"                                       No effect 
 >150  "slightly fatigued"             -1       
 >300  "vomiting does not stop"        -3  -1     -1  
 >450  "hair is falling out"           -5  -5 -2  -1   -2  
 >600  "skin is falling off"           -10 -15 -4 -3 -3 -3 -1 -5  
 >1000 "intense agony"                 -10 -20 -6 -5 -5 -5 -3 -6  
 >2000                                                         Possible instant death

Pastorius · Post by **Pastorius** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 11:17 pm

W00t! It doesn't affect luck!

Then again, if you've accumulated over 500 rads, I guess it's safe to say you're shit out of luck.

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 12:06 am

Actually, in the unpatched version of Fallout, radiation will boost your stats. Sloppy coding...

Strap · Post by **Strap** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 5:53 am

wasnt that because it never lowered it and then you end up recovering from it or something? or just some glitch>?

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 5:20 am

It was definately a glitch.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 11:49 pm

I think MCA mentioned it in the FOB.

Tank · Post by **Tank** » Fri Dec 06, 2002 3:39 pm

Yeah, something about a glitch... Good thing they fixed it!