That Podcast: A Fallout New Vegas Diary

Thu'umcast Announcement

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:53:34 GMT

"That Podcast" is done, but never fear: the crew (expanded!) is back with Thu'umcast, a gameplay diary for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. This will be the last post into this feed; if you want to hear the rest of Thu'umcast, then subscribe to the new feed

You can subscribe to the new podcast in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition.

Visit the Thu'umcast page for all the details.

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That Podcast 24: The End of the Road

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:01:14 GMT

Welcome to episode 24 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

Today is pretty much the end of the road for "That Podcast" - we wrap up the latest (and last) DLC, "Lonesome Road", and offer a few retrospective ideas on the game. Along the way we mused a bit about where the franchise might go from here. Thanks for listening!

We'll likely have one more (very brief) audio update to announce the particulars for our planned Skyrim podcast. So keep the iTunes subscriptions live, at least for a little while longer.

You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. You can get to the podcast directly in iTunes via this link. You can also go to the iTunes store and leave a comment, or join the Facebook Group and discuss the podcast.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

MP3 Edition

Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 23: Lonesome Warheads

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:22:50 GMT

Welcome to episode 23 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James are joined by maki, and guest host Austin Healy, one of our regular listeners. The topic - what else: the last DLC, "Lonesome Road". We cover the entire DLC except for the ending, as - at record time - only Austin had finished the DLC. Next podcast we'll go over the possible outcomes, and likely wrap the entire podcast up. Thanks for listening!

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 22: Exploring the Big Empty

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:25:37 GMT

Welcome to episode 22 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James talk about the various locations and special weapons in the Big Empty, as well as some of the funnier stuff - especially when you have "Wacky Wasteland" turned on. This our last podcast about "Old World Blues", but we'll be back again next month when the last DLC comes out.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

MP3 Edition

Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 21: If I Only Had a Brain

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:26:49 GMT

Welcome to episode 20 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James talk about the final quest in "Old World Blues" - and touch on some of the side quests. We'll be doing one more podcast on this DLC, in order to talk about some of the side quests in more depth. If you don't want to know how OWB ends, fair warning - don't listen to this episode yet :)

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 20: Old World Blues First Impressions

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:27:16 GMT

Welcome to episode 20 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James give their first impressions of "Old World Blues" - the latest DLC for Fallout: New Vegas. So far - it's a big thumbs up!.

This just covers our first take on the DLC - we'll be back with more soon. Also on the podcast this week - audio feedback from a listener, and some feedback we took from our iTunes reviews. Speaking of which, we really appreciate all of the reviews - keep them coming!

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 19: Honest Hearts Conclusion

Thu, 19 May 2011 22:07:32 GMT

Welcome to episode 19 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James cover the three possible endgames for "Honest Hearts":.

Side with Joshua, kill the White Legs. This upsets Daniel
Side with Daniel, lead the Sorrows out of Zion. Joshua helps
Kill Joshua and Daniel, siding effectively with the White Legs

That wraps up the podcast for the next little while - we'll be back when the next DLC is released!

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 18: Honest Hearts, Now WIth Weather

Wed, 18 May 2011 08:56:09 GMT

Welcome to episode 18 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael returns to talk about "Honest Hearts" with James. We covered the first act of the DLC - i.e., not the endgame, where you have to go in one of two directions. We'll be back to talk about that after Michael finishes his playthrough.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 17: Dead Money Take Two

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:55:41 GMT

Welcome to episode 17 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, I'm joined by guest host Michael Fincher again. Now that I've finished "Dead Money" properly, we took another look at it, start to finish. I built a new character with this DLC in mind, and that's what we spoke about.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 16: Dead Money

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:47:34 GMT

Welcome to episode 16 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, I'm joined by guest host Michael Fincher - another XBox player who has recently (minutes before we recorded) completed "Dead Money", the topic of tonight's podcast.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

MP3 Edition

Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 15: The Mod Squad

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:51:20 GMT

Welcome to episode 15 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James talk about mods for the PC edition of the game. There's a lot of stuff there, even though it's still eary days in terms of mods.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

MP3 Edition

Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 14: As Luck Would Have It

Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:06:37 GMT

Welcome to episode 14 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James talk about luck, and a pacifist approach to playong the game. Michael just did a playthrough without killing anything - and it turns out that such a playthrough is a lot more practical than it sounds. He also did that playthrough with a luck of ten (casino ejection time!), while on hardcore mode.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 13: All Good Things Come to an End

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:18:36 GMT

Welcome to episode 12 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael, James and Maki talk about the final battle when you side with Caesar, and take a look ahead at what they hope to see in terms of mods and dlc. Michael and Maki also express their displeasure at the XBox exclusive first DLC coming later this month, while James lords it over them :) This may be the last of these podcasts for a bit - we think we've covered the game. We will be back when DLC and cool mods appear though, so stay subscribed.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 12: Just Dance

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:27:44 GMT

Welcome to episode 12 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and James talk about the dreaded Vault 34 (Brrrrr), working for Caesar, a few mods you can get for the PC version of the game and - believe it or not - Lady Gaga. To see what we mean about that last one, follow the link to the YouTube video.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 11: The Second Time Around

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 21:26:52 GMT

Welcome to episode 11 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Makalua and I talk about our more careful followup playthroughs, where we've tried to explore the entire map and push the plot back until the end. Michael isn't on this cast - he's on a work trip to Europe. We also discovered another Fallout oriented podcast - The GNR podcast. I've subscribed in iTunes, you should too :).

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 10: Joining the Legion

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:47:46 GMT

Welcome to episode 10 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael talks about his new playthrough siding with the Legion, while James talks about his map wanderings, including the "Legendary Geckos" in the southeast. James also talks about getting FNV to run on his Macbook using an XP VM in Parallels - with surprising success. For more details, you might want to check out this and this.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 9: Two Endgames

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:53:07 GMT

Welcome to episode 9 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Michael and I talk about the two endgame scenarios we've run:

NCR Victory
Courier takeover of New Vegas

We also discussed the other endgame outcomes we intend to try out - which will get talked about on the next podcast!

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 8: Skirting the Endgame

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:30:10 GMT

Welcome to episode 8 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, Makahlua joins us again as we skirt around the end game. We talked aboiut crashes (we've started hitting them big time), companion quests, and some of the more remote areas of the game map, like Guardian Peak. We also mention a couple of spots with good treasure you might have missed - but the hidden cache I mentioned towards the end is actually near Searchlight, not Primm. To find it, go around the irradiated Searchlight to the north, and you should "stumble" on it.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 7: Quests Everywhere

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 23:11:54 GMT

Welcome to episode 7 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, we talk about the huge number of side quests available in the game, and James goes into some detail about solving Cassidy's (one of the companions) problems.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 6: Back to the Plot... Or Not

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:52:05 GMT

Welcome to episode 6 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith, Makahlua, and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, we talk about the DeathClaws at the Quarry, the Ultra Luxe (and how Michael and Maki dealt with it more rationally than James did). Meanwhile, James got back onto the plot, siding with the NCR.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 5: Utobitha, Vaults, and Glitches

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:31:51 GMT

Welcome to episode 5 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, we talk about the wackiness in Utobitha, the Brotherhood quests, and a fascinating glitch with Veronica at Vault 34. We also talked about our further adventures with the Legion, and James' "Merciful Thug" status with them.

You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. You can get to the podcast directly in iTunes via this link.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 4: The White Glove Treatment

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:41:49 GMT

Welcome to episode 4 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

On today's podcast, we have a special guest - Makahlua, one of the regular co-hosts of Polycast, which covers everything about Civilization. This is the "White Glove Treatment" podcast - we talk about the Vegas Strip, a bunch of side quests that can sidetrack you on your way there, Lake Mead, and the impossible to deal with DeathClaws. Along the way a few other locations came up, including the murder mystery in Novac.

You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. You can get to the podcast directly in iTunes via this link.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Got feedback? Send it to James. We'd really appreciate it if you head on over to iTunes and leave a comment - enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 3: The Repconn Edition

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:35:56 GMT

Welcome to episode 3 of "That Podcast: An FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas.

This is the Repconn podcast - we talk about the quest to rid the Repconn test facility of ghouls, and the different ways the two of us approached that. Along the way a few other locations came up, including the murder mystery in Novac.

You can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. You can get to the podcast directly in iTunes via this link.

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 2: Meeting the Legion

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 06:43:44 GMT

Welcome to episode 2 of "That Podcast - a FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas. Today we delve a bit deeper into the wastes

In this episode, we talk about our first encounters with some of the bigger players in the game - the Legion, and the NCR. Michael also made it to the vegas strip, and has a few tips on getting there without spending a fortune. Meanwhile, I documented my challenges getting to Novac :)

The schedule for this podcast will depend on how much game time we get in, which of course depends on our jobs (or, in my case, my job search) and regular lives. We should be hitting the pod-waves regularly though - you can subscribe in iTunes (or any podcatcher) using this feed, or this one for the AAC edition. You can also subscribe directly in iTunes!

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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That Podcast 1: Wandering in the Desert

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:37:52 GMT

Welcome to episode 1 of "FNV Diary" - a podcast where Michael Lucas-Smith and I document our trials and tribulations in Fallout: New Vegas. We both got the game yesterday - Michael via Steam on the PC, me via UPS truck for the XBox 360. We got started pretty much immediately :)

In this episode, we talk about the early game as we saw it. If you don't want spoilers, don't listen in - we are talking about what we saw, how we dealt with what we saw, and what the options looked like. This isn't a review cast so much as a diary case (thus the title).

If you want to download the podcast directly, I've provided it in three formats:

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Enjoy the podcast, and we'll see you in the wastelands!

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