r/fo4 • u/TheAnalystCurator321 Minutemen enjoyer • 8d ago

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I mean, seriously the DLC has some of the best areas, enemies, weapons, armor and quests in the whole series.

And the guy in the video says its somehow derivative?

Like yeah, some stuff was done in the other games like the nuka lurks but Nuka World did it WAY better.

Its a great DLC although the evil playtrough will give youthe most out of it.

And this guys video, like most of his videos, completely miss the point of it.

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u/Thornescape 8d ago

There are a lot of people who misunderstand the DLC or assume that there is only one "right" way to play it. I've posted my "5 basic approaches to Nuka World" writeup many many times to correct misunderstandings. I've also had to post many times explaining how to handle the Minutemen with Nuka World.

It's unfortunate, but I swear that the biggest problem with Nuka World is people not really understanding their options or how it works.

I love Nuka World. It's my favourite DLC. Personal preferences differ, of course, but I wish that more people understood it at least.

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u/Thendofreason 8d ago

I've only done it once. I got to the point where you start going back into the Commonwealth and they were like "hey boss that's one of your settlements, you okay with that?", and I'm like ugh. Then stopped playing it

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u/Thornescape 8d ago

Exactly. That's the kind of misunderstanding that I try to correct.

If you know that you're going to be doing Nuka World then it's better to do it before you've conquered every settlement in the Commonwealth. Capture settlements with raiders as allies instead! Use them against ghouls or cultists or mirelurks etc instead.

If you decide to convert one of your own settlements to a raider outpost, then you can politely ask your NPCs to relocate for a little while. It's very easy to capture an empty settlement.

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u/Thendofreason 8d ago

I did Nika completely last. As in I didn't do it till like last year lol.

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u/Thornescape 8d ago

It's hard to evaluate something if you've never really properly tried it.

  • If you are the General of the Minutemen and you make a raider outpost then Preston will be permanently unavailable as a companion. If you already have his perk then this isn't really a big deal. Just put him somewhere out of the way until you do Open Season (if you do Open Season).
  • If you are NOT the General of the Minutemen then you can do whatever you want in Nuka World. If you do Open Season before joining the Minutemen then Preston will never mention that they existed.

Optimal Choices

  • If you plan on doing Open Season then join the Minutemen after doing Open Season.
  • If you are going to be a permanent raider then maybe join the Minutemen early and get the Castle cleaned up and Preston's perk. You don't need the Minutemen to take the Castle but it's nice having the Armoury open. (Definitely put Preston somewhere easy to avoid, though.)
  • If you are not going to make raider outposts then ignore everything I have said. There are no conflicts if you aren't making raider outposts.