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In article <99g6k8d0nh5n4gjd9...@4ax.com>, 
Xoc...@kingston.net says...

> 
> I have to ask, what GPU do you use?

Asus branded geforce 570 gtx 

 
> Kinda funky that in a post apocalyptic world which includes weapons up
> to and including laser miniguns, one of the most effective weapons is
> from the 1860s.
> 
> Not so great if loads of things are coming at you at once, since it
> doesn't hold a lot of bullets or fire that fast, but if you like picking
> off unsuspecting enemies, it's golden.

Yes, sniper rifles are very unwieldy close in - as are slow loading 
rifles obviously. I don't know yet if they have any good SMGs in this 
game for that situation. Even the 10mm pistol can be reasonably fast if 
you can avoid getting rocked by a melee attack. 
It's a bit unrealistic that in FO3 your character always points the 
rifle skywards to work the bolt though. 3/4 of a second and a little 
shake would be more realistic. Same with the wobble on the sniper rifle 
that just doesn't stop: breathe out, steady yourself just before you 
know the target will move into the open and you don't wobble in RL. Just 
timing then ... squeeze, don't pull!

As I recall from the first Fallout, the plasma rifle did a very nice 
amount of damage that you could only get close to with a good head-crit 
(eye?) from a projectile rifle.
Been a long long time since I played that, loved all the Monty Python 
allusions/cameos - oh, and of course there was the whale and the 
flowerpot as well: Douglas Adams, Hitchhiker's Guide.

> Xocyll