I didn't bother changing the difficulty but I did it just as the video on page 2 suggested... used about 10 gas mines, 5 frag mines and 3 C4. It was quite the explosion. All 37 Bars are mine!

To the poster that said there were only 4 DLCs: There was Broken Steel, The Pitt, Point Lookout, Operation: Anchorage, and Mothership Zeta. 5. "MZ" refers to Mothership Zeta, which was similar to Dead Money in that once you start it, you have to complete it to get back to the wastelands and continue on. Hence that poster's comparison.

I'm a little disappointed with not being able to go back (though I maxed out the Casino, got the Snow Globe and picked up all the gold and got most of the other exclusive items), I might like to roam around there. Oh well. I enjoyed it more than Mothership Zeta, I don't feel it added quite as much as Broken Steel did to FO3, but towards the end of Broken Steel I was starting to feel like I just wanted the whole thing to be over, which I didn't quite get the feeling of here. Also I spent about 10 hours with Dead Money, and as a default Energy Weapons user the fully modded Holorifle will be a fun toy to play with in the wastes. The other thing I liked about it was how it forced me to think about the game so much differently. The collars were a bit of a nuisance but if they weren't there, it would really have just been another location with no real differences. Also it forces you in a way to learn how to be a Melee character because there's really not enough ammo to be taking on the Ghost People with guns. AND the fact that they plan on linking the DLCs together, that's pretty cool, rather than just a bunch of one-off sidequests. I just hope the Big Empty isn't basically the same thing (trying to break into a heavily guarded facility with some sort of imposed limitations on your mobility in a dark, moody setting). Though it IS annoying that they've said none of the DLC will continue past the end, because there's only one logical outcome for the battle between Ulysses and the Courier if it doesn't chronologically take place AFTER the battle for the dam (can't exactly take the dam if you're dead and rotting in a Canyon, can you?).

Alas, on the PC verison NONE of these glitching methods seem to work :/

over all good DLC (atmosphere/eerieness etc is superb), but the "shielded" speakers annoy the HELL out of me,
I've got enough firepower to take out a tank, and I can't scrag a stupid SPEAKER?! that feels very contrived
and lack of method to get gold out on PC verison is annoying since there's little else of unique worth to take back from the trip.
Yes I know the holorifle and B.A.R. are nice but...I like fun stuff too!

"I may be a craven little coward, but I'm a greedy craven little coward!"

and very appropriate for the game!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzVM6Q4YwAA&feature=related
hehe

If you really 'need' the gold on PC, then use the tcl command to pass through the force shield and leave the short way.

I just grabbed 3. Not gonna let greed weigh me down (quite literally)

I could only carry 5, so I only needed 5. I checked the value after completing the DLC, and was excited at the 50,000 caps I now had, and then I realised there was nothing to buy with it. (Name a merchant who has 50,000 caps worth of goods that isn't the Gun Runners)

I loaded a save to start the DLC right before Kimball visits the dam, so I already stockpiled enough ammo for the finale and Lanius boss battle. I have the best armour and weapons in the game, so I can't spend the gold on new weapons or better armour.

I'm not even going to take the gold the next time I play Dead Money.

When I sold one bar to the Gun Runners, I also bought like 3 expensive guns to balance it out. Needless to say, I now own an armory

I just honestly cheated instead of messing with bugs, glitches or exploits. I won't sell them though, my character needs them for some persuasive power in addition to the Securitron army

I always take every bar, and I always will. It's not about the money though. Not for me. No, it's about breaking the rules. I'm not supposed to be able to take all that gold. So when I do, it feels like I just broke the rules of the game. And breaking rules feels good.

Video games trying to teach me a lesson = F.A.I.L.

I was so focused on finishing the dlc and getting the heck out, I only took two bars. I went and played about an hour in the Mojave. But now, if want to go back to DM, I have to blow away a bunch of gameplay for 37 bars of beautiful. Hmm.

Heh, yeah. The "A Valuable Lesson" quest for example, it was. I learned that with 50 star bottlecaps i get huge load of bottlecaps and a unique Laser Pistol, so now i shoot everyone who i suspect has star bottlecaps in the face

This is one of Fallout's trails: while there is a strong message, it also allow players is defile it.

*Grabs a bunch of coca cola caps and paints stars on them...*

Bwhahah...


Lesson's learned: 1. If I douse myself in radiation, I can live forever.
2. If I shoot someone in the groin, their chest will be blown off.
3. I can throw things through a wall if I try hard enough, and outrun explosions and turrets, and can make it to an elevator before lockdown.

OR

4. I can use my super guru computer haxor skill (Science 100) to hack ALL THAT [censored] and then give Elijah the middle finger before braining him with a gold bar and strolling out at my own pace. :trophy:

Or that's the way it SHOULD have been. Because, you know, Elijah can't have more than Science 100. Which means if I have Science 100 then I am just as friggin smart as he is and I should be able to override all his stupid little traps. Anyway, that's how I RP it. "Hey, Elijah, how my ass taste?"

To get 37 or 3700 gold bars, you can always take advantage of the console commands by pressing ~ and entering:

player.additem 03013f71 50
this will get you 50 gold bars
I suggest you unload them one by one. If you unload more than one, they'll appear as only one bar.

I'm trying to pass through the Barrier when he opens it, but I just get ragdolled in the opposite direction of where I want to go. I refuse to leave without my gold. My precious gold... :drool:

Me too! The 14801 Pre-War Money I got from the DLC is nothing compared to the 34 Gold Bars I could have had. I want mah gold!!!!!!111

:tongue:

Haha! The gold is mine! It is now sitting on my bed, after a long trek back to Novac.

I took them all. I dropped them as one, picked them up and ran the long way around while Elijah was looking for at the vault

I found the easiest way was glitch free.

You know that power transformer to the right of the door as you exit the gold room? you can hide behind it and move slowly around so Elijah doesn't notice you, then as he approaches the terminal you can stand up and walk out before the force field goes up. No dropping items through a force field, no blowing off his arm and using it as a portable container, and no frantic run until your collar blows. If your Lucky you'll have found a stealth boy in one of deans stashes(random if you can find one or not). Not to mention the pleasure of having him walk right by me and I slip out the exact door he came in.


Unless your using mods you can't pick up the gold bars with the grab function.

Strange. Could have sworn it worked in there. Well I got it all. That I remember. All locked up in my safe

That's the exact same one I used! by far the best one out there works every time and you have practically all the time in the world to get away

You don't even have to use a stealthboy with this method. This is the fastest and easiest glitch free way to go. Made a Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZF_O2ADZ2c.

I never said you needed a stealth boy to do it, simply that it helps and if your lucky one of dean's secret stashes will have one. I've never been that lucky but others have. I do know that unless your timing is spot on, one is going to move to early or to late and the force field drops before you get through. So I imagine a stealth boy would make it much easier. But as I said finding one during dead money is random.

Nice youtube video of the method I described though.

I just converted my save and modded the weight. I also have the Hologram suit and it looks cool.

I dropped everything I didn't want or need picked up the 37 gold bars called Elijah and when he came down I just crouched and slowly walked out :celebration: I went back to the casino won another 7500 in chips plus two gifts of a 1000 chips and what I had on me cashed in for Old money . Total = 76777 . When I got all my stuff leaving the bunker I picked up another 225 lbs and 3450 in caps, walked back to Novac carrying 1775 lbs It was a nice day i enjoyed the walk and I didn't have to kill anything on the way...Oh I am one RICH SOB :clap: