SPOILER ALERT?********************
Im a lot further into the game now. (In fact Ive made it to the Gun Runners outside of Westside). I originally and stupidly decided to hike straight for NV and got stomped by a lot of Deathclaws near Sloan. It was nasty.
So after reloading it was time to take the long u shaped trip there.
Having been through a lot , and missing a fair few places Ive now made it to just outside NV. The Gunrunners are there (cool guys making a comeback!) and Ive realised just how freakin expensive Sniper Rifles are!. Ouich!.
A Quest that was reallly irritating me for a while was the Brotherhood in the Hidden Valley quest branch. I couldnt find the Ranger to scare/kill off, so had to go online to find out. that sucked. Of course ive always been a big fan of the Brotherhood so my ultimate goal is to be able to join up. Just remind me not to be in disguise as an NCR member again when I meet them.
So now Ive been sent to Freeside to cap the Van Graff family. Which I dont think Ill be doing yet.
Ive had about 3-4 crashes in total. Screen goes to black and I dumped back to XP. As for bugs, Ive seen ... well a lot. Dogs running but in the same spot (and feet not touching the ground) and scorpions mainly becoming one with the boulders they are walking on. You can still occasionaly kill them but its crazy seeing them sink ino the earth. People seem to freak out, draw their guns but there is nobody around to shoot. So they calm down again.
Its been great exploring I will admit. Im pressing F5 a lot. ive reached the stage where I have 100 in both Science and Lockpick so no computer is safe!
Nellis is really ugly. Avoid it unless you like running through a Artillery Range....