Acadian: That fisherman was killed before the Great War, so I think Jerric is still safe. Besides, there would be a skeleton Ulfe beside him if that was Jerric...

The building with the baseball player statue is none other than Fenway Park, now Diamond City (which is located on the playing field, i.e. the baseball diamond.).

The Detective is a synth, hence his electronic eyes, and half-missing skin. He's a pretty cool guy.

Thankfully there is no sign of Boris or Natasha yet!


Renee: Elektra is in sneak mode in the tv picture. But that was after she killed everyone in the room.

Diamond City is actually pretty easy to get around. Almost everything is in a ring around that central post. There is a second ring of buildings around that one, but it only has a few things. Then past it is the outfield, which is pretty much wide open.



Lopov: I did not take any of the items from the skeletons. I did not want to disturb the scene.

Thankfully the statue does not come alive and attack, like the Gargoyles from Dawnguard.


Rihanae: I spent a lot of time working on Elektra, so I am glad she came out ok.

Matty looks like a superhero, or an old Sci Fi hero like Buck Rodgers!



Elektra has a feeling things have just gotten worse in the Commonwealth

The Brotherhood of Steel's new war machine at rest over Boston's Airport

Mirelurk Queen

Regicide

Pirates of the Bostonbbean

Eyes

For America

Nice. A few lovely close-ups in this session.

And then Led Zeppelin comes to town, ha ha.

That Mirelurk queen... looks like she's having some fun there. From a distance it's hard to tell. Whole Lotta Love indeed.

Uh oh. Looks like the Death Star with its tiltrotor escort just showed up. Beautiful sky though!

Ahah! Brotherhood of Steel Death Star. Elektra’s twin crossed blades on her back look kewl.

Wow, that Mirelurk queen would be taller than the nearby utility poles if she had better posture! I think I’d be sneaking too, Elektra.

The bigger they are, the harder she hits (just like Minsc).

Oh I love that silhouette of sneaky Elektra against that beautiful starry sky.

Yup, the eyes have it.

What an adorable face on Elektra’s final shot!

Love these shots!

Those shots with the Queen are amazing.The more lurk queen does terrify me though!

Eyes is great. I do miss great armour mods. Darn PS4 mod restrictions!

Elektra really is stunning! More selfies please!


Some of Matty.

Glamour shot

Current armour

I made Piper a blonde

Wow, Matty really is a glamour boy! I don't play FO but he and Piper certainly do look good together!

There we go. Elektra has a co-star!

Matt's glamour shot looks like it came straight from Venice Beach!

I guess blondes do have more fun!

I still get mini panic attacks when I come across Mirelurk Queens. That acid spit can really own you.

@SubRosa - that's an advanced zeppelin! Does it have a detachable vertibird under it?

The Mirelurk queen seems to be far away from any water source.

Elektra Sparrow! I assume she didn't want to get wet to reach the ship.

Elektra sure seems satisfied with her work in the last pic.

@Rihanae - blonde model Matty!

At least the Great War didn't make it impossible for people to look great.

Renee: Led Zeppelin is making another bombing run! Elektra is not really feeling a whole lotta love though. More like good times, bad times...

Those Mirelurk Queens are good eatin!


Acadian: It is sort of like the Death Star. Only there is no Luke Skywalker, Lando Calrissian, or even Dameron Poe around the Commonwealth...

I liked that pic of the Queen because the bus puts her size in perspective.


Rihanae: The first time I saw a Mirelurk Queen come bursting up through the beach I have to admit it did terrify me. But as Minsc would say: "The bigger they are, the harder I hit!"


Cain: TBH, the Mirelurk Queens are a pushover for Elektra. If she is in VATS she typically one shot kills them. The same with Deathclaws. Not much can last more than one hit against her in normal combat. If she sneak attacks, nothing survives the first blow. She is over level 60 now, with the melee weapon perk maxxed out, blacksmith maxxed and her sword buffed up to full damage possible, and other perks that helps melee like the Strength one that increases your damage when standing still, not to mention Better Criticals and Four Leaf Clover maxxed.


Lopov: The Brotherhood Zeppelin does have docking stations for several vertibirds. Maybe 4 or 6 from the look of it. I have never been on it yet though, so I am not sure how many. They must have a lot of vertibirds to throw away, because ever since they showed up, Brotherhood 'birds have been flying all over the Commonwealth picking fights with every raider, mutant, or feral they come across.

The Mirelurk Queen is just off the beach. The ocean is directly behind Elektra, and the sand she is on is the beach itself.


A happy family reunion

It's not over until the fatman sings

*sings*

Giddyup!

The fens

Head over heels for Elektra

This is an interesting sign

Momma Ghoul has great shoes.

Mirelurk queens sure seem a common pest. Is their spawning level-dependent or are they in preset locations?

I see a lighthouse behind Elektra. I'm not sure how many are there in Commonwealth but so far there has been only one in Point Lookout.

He stepped on his own head.

I absolutely love the incongruity between the ghoulish family and mom’s pretty dress.

Wow, Fatman sings pretty loudly!

Aww, Teddy’s got a new pimped out ride.

Wicked-looking blade Elektra’s sporting in ‘fens’.

In ‘head over heels’ Elektra’s armor looks positively electrifying.

Lopov: I noticed that the ghoul family is looking pretty good after 200 years. Dress, shoes, even their house was all in good order.

There are some spots where the Mirelurk Queens are definitely predetermined. But I think they also are part of the very high end of leveled lists as well, because they become more common at high level.

There are several lighthouses in the Commonwealth. I never counted, 3 or 4 at least, maybe more. The entire eastern edge of the map is coastline, so there are plenty of opportunities for them.


Acadian: Ghoul Momma definitely knows how to dress to impress!

The Fatman wins every Rap Battle!

Elektra is sporting an upgraded blade for her sword. It is longer, has that cut out in the center, and does more damage. She does about 5,000 points of damage in a sneak attack now.

Elektra's armor is made to complement her name! Or perhaps it was the other way around...


Elektra meets Ralph Kramden

Abbey Road

Mean Joe Green

Offensive tackle

Sacked for a loss

One does not simply walk into Mordor

*Simply walks in*

Pyramid scheme

Great shots! I love the glowing Deathclaw (my third favourite glowing creature, after Molerats and Radstags), and the Glowing Sea is always a fun time.

Ralph Kramden. . . the name is familiar. Ah, Jackie Gleason show. Then as soon as I saw the shot it all came back – the bus driver!

Rainbow Robots on patrol!

Wow, Joe does indeed look pretty mean. And big. But as Minsc often says, the bigger they are. . . .

If you are Elektra, you damn well simply walk into anywhere you want!

Hahahahaaaa "Abbey Road". I wonder which one's supposed to be Paul. I think Paul was the shoeless one in that pic.

Yikes... Mordor. What part of Boston is that supposed to be? Or... I guess it's like the Capital Wasteland, in which all the suburbs have been wiped out.

Where did you find all those Protectrons at?

hazmick: I think the Glowing Radroaches are one of the coolest looking critters, and the Glowing Radstags.

The Glowing Sea was a Deathclaw Smackdown! You couldn't swing a dead ghoul without hitting one!


Acadian: I used to watch the Honeymooners all the time when I was little. "One of these days Alice!"

Elektra does walk wherever she wants these days! Thanks to all of her perks, she does something on the order of 5,000 points of damage on a sneak attack.


Renee: The Mordor pics are of The Glowing Sea. It is an area south west of Boston that got hit really hard by the nukes. There are no buildings left standing. Some have been completely buried however, and still have parts underground you can get into. Naturally it is all highly radiaoactive. The Rad Storms you sometimes see in the rest of the Commonwealth all blow in from the Glowing Sea.


Cain: I think those four protrectrons came from Neponset Park. It was Robotics Pioneer Park. They were all in a single little building, and turned on all at once with the computer terminal there. I have never seen that many in one place, so I had to get a pic of them all. Watch out for the Deathclaw nearby...


After all this time, Elektra meets Shaun

The Institute

Now Elektra knows how the Barbarians felt when they first broke into Rome

Birth of a synth

Dr Madison Li!

Home sweet home

Raider Flyiiin Soooo Hiiiiigh!

Yeah, but the Deathclaws are what keep bringing Alice back to the Glowing Sea - good hunting. I have a mod that makes glowing creatures emit light, which makes them look even more awesome.


Ooh shiny shiny Institute.

Quite the collection Elektra has going there!

Wow, SubRosa, your game looks fantastic. That meeting with Shaun and seeing the institute look quite. . . sterile. That institute place looks very imposing though - a synth factory I'm guessing? Aww, Elektra at home with her little pony flanked by legions of bobblebears. Beautiful night sky. . . well, except for the bloody raider trying to do a moon launch.

hazmick: I modded the Deathclaw Steaks to give you +2 Endurance instead of the +1 Agility. I thought that made more sense. Considering that they are Deathclaws!

I keep most of Elektra's stuff in containers. There are only a few things she actually has laying around on shelves or the desk.


Acadian: The Institute has your basic Death Star interior. High tech and soulless. It matches their goals.



Attacked by the Brotherhood

Elektra hitches a Vertibird ride

Flying over Boston

Headed for the Brotherhood's airship

Docking

The Hangar Level

Elektra is in disguise

The disguise did not last too long...

Up close and personal

Elektra and company make their escape

There go the charges Elektra had set

High explosives love hydrogen

Broken Steel

Some women just want to watch the world burn

Oh ho ho!! Elektra recreated the Hindenburg disaster!

What a cool story! Loved Elektra disguising herself and sneaking into the Deathstar via VertiBirdie. Leaving charges and slipping away was brilliant. Such fun to watch the Deathstar exploding and falling from the sky. Let it burn!

Subrosa: Elektra is stunning! And fierce looking. All the action shots are cool and I'll miss seeing more now Elektra story is over.

Rihanae: Matty is HAWT. I think I'll use instagram for Eva Bree's shots. Love the filters and the cartoon nature of them. How did you make Piper a blonde? I've scoured the console mod list and can't seem to find anything?

EDIT: I took a leaf out of Rihanae's book and am using instagram for my screens as I'm on Xbox. I don't know why I hadn't thought of using this before! Eva. She's a redhead, but you can't really see with this screen.

TheCheshireKhajiit: I almost used "Oh the humanity!" for one of the picture names. But I was not sure if anyone would understand the reference.


Acadian: Elektra was definitely using the Force in those pics. The force of her right arm and sword!


Diamandis: It took me a long time to get Elektra's look together. Once I decided that she was going to be a ninja, I actually created two separate versions of her. One Asian with black hair, and one with red. I went with the red because it looked better with her red and black armor. Since I was going red hair, I made her more Western in appearance, and used the name Elektra.

Eva is cute as a button in her pre-war world!


The final assault upon the Institute begins

Elektra leads the way

A high explosive present for the fusion reactor

All that remains now is to push the button

A miniature star is born underneath the Commonwealth Institute of Technology

Nuclear fire

Watching the Institute burn

Lieutanant Elektra reporting for duty aboard The Yangtze

Goodbye Institute - the number one source of clean clothes in the wasteland.

Ah, Elektra met Captain Zao! One of the most interesting NPCs in the game.

I'm loving Elektra's armor. Also love the look on her face in 'high explosive present' - priceless!

Must admit, Khajiit had to look it up as he didn't know about the radio broadcast!

The banter between Tinker Tom and Deacon during the vertibird ride alone makes the RR questline my favorite. The missus and I were giggling like fools when I did that ending.

hazmick: Their clothes might be clean, but their fashion sense leaves much to be desired! I think the clothing world is better off without them.

I really liked Captain Zao and his beloved Yangtze. It would have been cool if you could have seen it surface and sail away.


Acadian: That Nano Suit was a good find. It is one of the top kudo'ed armor mods on the F4 Nexus.


TheCheshireKhajiit: I remember hearing (and seeing) the clip of the Hindenburg disaster back from childhood. The Led Zeppelin album cover helped too. I saw a documentary about it last year, and it stunned me to learn that about half the people onboard lived. Some jumped from the flaming zeppelin, but many just walked out. In some cases one person lived, while the person standing right next to them died.


Cain: Tikker Tom is one of my favorite characters in F4. He does not have much depth. But he is very colorful. I found that is one of the secrets to writing good characters. Especially when you have a large cast and cannot give a lot of attention to every character. Instead give each person something interesting that makes them stand out, so they are memorable. Tinker Tom is very memorable!


Annie Ley Oak now wanders the Commonwealth Wasteland

Lining up a long range shot with a 'borrowed' hunting rifle

Powered up

'Merica!

Listening

Spinner

The Good, The Bad, The Oh F@@$%K What is That Thing!

Godzilla dies at the end

Power armour and miniguns - that's all a girl needs. That and sewer Deathclaws.

Welcome to Annie! Based on her hair color, I'm sure she'll have more fun in Boston. Her face looks fabulous - you are so good at that. Heavy metal vs Godzilla!

Meet Kim-Ly Pham Nguyen

Fresh out of the vault, she is confronted by the harsh reality of the post-apocalyptic world

Welcome to Kim! Wait. . . this doesn't look like Coldharbour!

Bahahaha!

hazmick: That is a fun little set-piece in Concord. I can see why they used it in all the preview videos. Though it all seems to happen a little early in the game.


Acadian: It was not easy to get that hair color. I had to use a mod. The vanilla game has four varieties of what they call blond hair. Each one is a different shade of brown.


TheCheshireKhajiit: Kim looks fabulous. Her name makes me think she is either Korean or Vietnamese. In either case, it means she has a long history of fighting prowess in her genes.


Close-up

Annie gets an assist from Mirocu

A light in dark places

Walking tall

Close-up Again

From the depths

Annie ley oak... annie oakley. How have i ONLY just got that 😂

Love these. A stunning blonde with a keen eye for sniper rifles... my kinda gal!

Close ups? STUNNING.

How nice of mirocu to lend a helping hand

You have such a great eye for great shots. Keep 'am coming! I'm excited to see how Annie's journey progresses.

I know what you mean about the hair colors. ESO has medium brown or light brown. Happily the light brown looks pretty good for a honey blonde. The more yellow gold for Annie looks great for her environs. In fact I simply adore her 'California blue-eyed blonde' look. As you know, I'm much more a fan of that than the goth look that you often enjoy with your characters.

Thanks for the close ups! Both Annie and your game look fabulous!

Kim-Ly is the child of a Vietnamese father (Bao Pham) and an American mother of Irish decent (Aurora "Rory" O'Toole). Complete backstory in the Boston Bewilderings thread.

Love your pics, especially the one with Mirocu!

More pics from Kim-Ly's adventures in the Commonwealth:

An old friend!

Base camp set. Time for a little recon!

A new friend!

The Beginning of Red Rocket Fortress.

It's Codpiece! I wonder if you got to name your Mr. Handy after you bought it, or if they each came with their own factory-installed name?

Neat black vault suit. I think I have that mod.

Fort Red Rocket. I have never tried building a lair there. Does Trashcan Carla stop there like she does in Sanctuary Hills?

This one doesn't think TCC stops at Red Rocket, but she does travel close to there on her way to and from SH.

The Vault suit retex is part of UCO.

Khajiit thinks they come preprogrammed with those names.

Two good looking girls here.

Annie looks awesome with that hair color and the hat. SubRosa- do have some NV music happening there on this playthru?

Wow. Kim-Ly looks great with that shiny dark hair and the stealth thing. The washed out cold eyes are a very interesting contrast.

Yeah her eyes are hazel green (a bit of an homage to Big Trouble in Little China ).

Rihanae: I guess I was more circumspect with Annie's name that I thought!

Annie only borrowed that M14. She occasionally picks one up from a body to make long range shots. But she is not really a sniper. That is Hecate's forte. Annie is a combat infantrywoman, so her M4A1 is her main weapon, and she prefers he business up close.


Acadian: Annie is definitely less goth than my other characters like Persephone or Hecate.



Chinese girls do not come with green eyes! I have seen that movie about a hundred times.


Protrectrons on parade

Party crasher

Stomp

The Heavy Guns Bobblehead

Annie tries on some Raider fashion

The Small Guns Bobblehead

It's a classic! Khajiit downloaded a mod that messed up the color of "Hazel Green" in the eye color menu. Had to change it to just "Hazel" which was much more similar to the original "Hazel Green".


Lol, Khajiit chuckled at "Party Crasher". Nice pics!

Kim-Ly found a crossbow!

Khajiit - Your game looks great! Love the robots in FO. Aww, ‘dorable doggie. Neat Xbow!

SubRosa – Robots on patrol! Whoa, I think we regret this patrol! Nice use of the bots as tanks so Annie can git her gun going. Hee! Annie has the hair for a bobblehead.

Omg the bots in this game look so hilarious! They look like they belong on Teletubbies!

"Stomp" is positively frightening though. Seriously, it looks like that deathie could jump right through my screen.

[censored], I've fallen so far behind. Does Annie = Annie Oakley? Unlike Elektra, it looks like Annie does her own stunts. She doesn't need a double, lol.

SubRosa- Who needs a gun when you have that much robotic support!

Oh no- a Deathclaw squashes everyone! Awesome! I would love to hear the squealing audio from those robots. What was the end result of the battle? Did Annie open fire, or just let things play out? How many robots bit the dust?

CK- Kim Ly is rocking another disguise. What an awesome look! A punk, raider, hunter. That weapon looks dangerous. Do not turn your back! You could pin some crows/raven to the wall with it.