Fallout: New Vegas - Intelligence

[@basedbattledroid3507]

I love how it takes some of the highest intelligence in the game just to tell Doctor 0 to put a slash through the O to make it a 0

[@prydain4131]

Big brain moment

[@eclong462]

Well it actually makes a ton of sense in lore with the world and what your Courier would actually know. In Lonesome Road ED-E mentions he came from Illinois, Chicago and your dialogue options even with 10 Intelligence are “What’s a Chicago?” And “illi-what? Are you making that word up?” Your couriers intelligence is based off of the information available in his world. I doubt that the subtleties of whether an 0 has a slash through it or not and how it can differentiate itself from O didn’t survive the nukes. So it would take a lot of intelligence and information gathering to figure that out for somebody living in the post apocalypse

[@johnhoward663]

The perk Math Wrath passes the check.

[@stm7810]

@@eclong462 Yeah, thanks for the explanation, also why Fallout 4 has such different INT perks, since it goes off pre-war knowledge like only needing a 2 to start improving medical knowledge by wasteland standards, whilst nerd rage needs INT 10 because it isn't the sort of thing you just learn from pre-war books and stuff, whilst in NV Nerd Rage needs way less for that but weapon modding feels like clumsy adjustments with no available training, and you need Medicine 35 just to know about plural systems since that's not what people learn. this isn't F4 praise, just enjoying that NV treats INT as the post war knowledge it is.

[@martinpachu7125]

@@stm7810 SS knows more about pre-war, courier knows more about the wasteland

[@packardcaribien]

5 Intelligence, e.g. the average person, is unable to read a cooking recipe

[@stm7810]

Yeah, it involves numbers and obscure words, at least by never going to school standards. by NV standards the average person today would have at least 7 INT

[@gottfriedschickelgruber2478]

@@stm7810 yeah, like the kid in that tent at the followers camp, who didn’t know the word lieutenant. It’s not like kids are going to school on free side

[@stm7810]

@@gottfriedschickelgruber2478 Yeah, it was great world building to have the stats represent how they are viewed by that society, like how perception is not that influenced by sight due to all the dust in the air, and it's more about sound and feeling the ground beneath you, Intelegence is about basic medical and mechanical knowledge, like 35 medicine to know about plural systems and use the wrong term, 55 to notice someone's obvious anger issues, 75 repair to turn off a screen to prevent ghost images, 90 science to even suggest brain transfer stuff. but at the same time 50 explosives is enough to make duck and cover tactics instinctual and effective.

[@Wintd1]

@@stm7810 Well it's like Doc Mitchell said, most people in the wasteland aren't educated. Most books and magazines would've been destroyed during the great war, and there won't be a lot of educational institutions outside of civilized area's like NCR territory. The average person is probably going to have 4 intelligence, maybe 5 at most.

[@stm7810]

@@Wintd1 what I was saying is that even 7 INT is low by our societal standards, it's stuff like counting gunshots in real time, a thing that most people do no trouble. INT means less to fit the world.

[@MegaNightmare4]

Memorizing century old A.I override code [Intelligence 7]
Putting a slash through a zero [Intelligence 9]

[@scratchguns]

think of the override code as like the default passwords to a brand new router or something. Gutsy's were mass produced so its possible that override code is same for certain gutsy/handy models.

[@superdogmeatmeat]

Big brain solutions require big brains...

[@v0rtexbeater]

It says "Override 32" on hexadecimal in case you were wondering

[@Rannger31]

I mean, sometimmes common sense is not that common in people

[@devinodriscoll]

It’s for leveling purposes. It’s a check based off of what they expect what point you could reasonably be at.

[@dagoxo7arius]

9:01Bethesda when someone notices a flaw in their Fallout games' writing

[@toxicbucket8546]

Thanks

[@shadysam7161]

im pretty sure arcade wouldn't like to be the main man for why bethesda stinks at writing fallout games.

[@mr.intruder1536]

"Bethesda bad!"

[@v0rtexbeater]

"Im not the lore guy"
-Arcade, probably

[@SeriousDragonify]

I thought it was 21:32.

[@SnacxAttac]

The dialogue choices in Old World Blues is some of the best I’ve seen. With a high intelligence the courier straight up disses all the brains left and right. It’s fucking fantastic. Also befriending the one that they all picked on always warmed my heart. He got excited when you showed up and sad when you left.

[@TheCoolbox1]

Arcade at the beginning said “west of the Colorado” but the subtitles said “east side of Arizona”.
I think he forgot to put any of his points into intelligence.

[@Tucher97]

actually sometimes the script will be used for subtitles and there are lots of evidence that there was more to the story and game

[@bcrunch]

@@Tucher97 really wish the content east of the colorado wasnt cut, id love to see what a fully pacified legion region looks like

[@Tucher97]

@@bcrunch yea there was quite a bit in the game's coding and planning that saids there was more, but i saw a trailer for skyrim extended cut and that trailer claims to add additional story and quests that were removed, but that is me since microsoft is getting their shit together

[@user-yt9ek2xh6i]

That’s because the Western half of Arizona was supposed to be in the game but cut for time reasons

[@TheEmpiresStrongest]

He should lots of intelligence given he’s a member of the followers of apocalypse and the son of an enclave soldier.

[@abumuslimal-asiani2066]

Always laughing so hard when silus panicked
"That's not what i meant"
"Leutnant this man is trying to kill me, he's not who you think he is"

[@zaer-ezart]

Courier : snitches get stitches

[@JustSomeGuy489]

I need to do a high intelligence playthrough with Arcade, apparently.

[@swiftfox3461]

Heck, I usually do int 5 or 6. I should really do a more int based build this time.

[@Cixon14]

You end up doing a lot of talking, which is what I want out of my Fallout experience haha

[@aciddd5232]

Yeah, you can run around and be scientastic together, maybe pet some aminals on the way.

[@leonardo9259]

Int 1 with Arcade is hella fun too

[@MostlyJustWhipGaming]

You're not impressed by the extra skill points?

[@creamyscaledsir6420]

Robot: intruder detected you have 10 seconds to flee
Courier: I C E C R E A M

[@ItsAnH]

And that was a wild guess, considering it's a Luck stat check lol

[@vynthiswechseln3868]

@@ItsAnH 1 Int check

[@Ziomaletto]

@@vynthiswechseln3868 It's also a Luck 7 check.

[@vynthiswechseln3868]

@@Ziomaletto I didn't believe you so I checked. This game is wild.

[@zenhendershott7907]

"Shouldn't be a problem for me. I can't afford anything like that."
*Wearing a pneumatically-powered, titanium-reinforced gauntlet*

[@nathanalexander5598]

A CHEAP pneumatically-powered gauntlet, mind you

[@buttahXD]

"Oh, this? I found it in the dumpster behind a local Super Duper Mart."

[@Liide12]

To be fair, this is a setting where you can attach an explosive device to that aforementioned pneumatic fister to make folks explode WHILE hitting them.
In that regard, punching is a bit pedestrian.

[@OpticBeatz]

@@Liide12 Yeah? Up yours too, buddy!

[@wildfire9280]

@@OpticBeatz just never challenge Fisto to an up yours match

[@RamdomView]

5:15 Translation of Latin to English
Corruptia optimi pessima: The corruption of the best is the worst. The "best" meaning people of high status and/or rank as Romans called their aristocracy "men of quality".
Legum servi sumus: We are slaves/servants - Partial quote of Cicero in _Pro Cleuntio_ . The full quote is "Omnes legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus", meaning "We are servants of the law so that we can be free". I'm sure Caesar left out the last part as a means of maintaining his dictatorship.
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentis: I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts - Virgil, in the Aeneid.

[@Rex-X-Dark]

[Intelligence 10]

[@raze2012_]

intelligence 8: studied enough latin or old literature to throw in some fancy quotes
intelligence 9: "but you put a slash through a O to make 0"

[@emperorpalpatine4911]

Love how it’s mostly Gannon he was by far my favorite companion to talk to besides Rex

[@MulettoMotorsports]

Veronica does it for me.

[@emperorpalpatine4911]

@@MulettoMotorsports Veronica is close third tied with both lily and Raul. I know Raul isn’t the funniest or anything but he’s a certified badass in my eyes.

[@maleexile9053]

My top 3 arcade lily and Raul

[@CrazyConnor2]

"I can't afford anything like that" She says while wearing a power fist XD

[@AFanOfCinema]

A cheap one by Fallout standards

[@MukuonChannel]

Also known as the 5D Chess Champion.

[@s.c5714]

You should do failed checks

[@khinlop]

Failed medicine checks are the funniest after low intelligence checks.
Caesar: *ARRGHG*
Courier: [Medicine 7/35] Uhhh, does your head hurt?
Caesar: What the fuck do you think, asshole?

[@Raphie009]

@@khinlop There's also a reverse Intelligence check in Dead Money. If you have an INT lower than or equal to 4, Dog will explain his origins to you, mentioning both The Master and the Cathedral.

[@apokemontrainer2873]

@@Raphie009 Another one is when you meet Arcade, if you have 3 or less intelligence and choose the option he will tag along with you out of pity.

[@cypher4528]

@@Raphie009 Damn, this game and it's details, it makes me wonder how even more incredible it would have been had Bethesda not been petty.

[@mayonnaiseonahotdog7674]

Failed guns check "Look behind you" *pistol whip* "hey you dropped your gun"

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

My boy Gannon spitting truths every damn day even when you pass the INT check

[@sauceboss9443]

Arcade Gannon is the walking spitting image of the 🤓 emoji. I hate him.

[@clanker2821]

@@sauceboss9443 You just hate him because he’s a 🤓 and you’re a 😪

[@concept5631]

Gannon built different

[@PJxBuchwild]

God I love new vegas, it feels like the proper sequel to fallout 2

[@kalenwilliams5210]

High intelligence in the wastelands means you have common pre-war knowledge that isn’t so common anymore . Most books you find on the world are burned .

[@zackmoon592]

Love this game, and while they got the latin spot on - ancient roman pronunciation and all - they got the Greek wrong at 23:45. The courier was wrong when he "corrected" Mobius. It's ouroboros with an omicron. The -us ending is latin, and ouroboros is definitely a Greek word (and does not use latin grammar or noun endings).
Είναι "ουροβόρος" στα ελληνικά.
Mobius said it in an odd but passable way, however in Greek it's pronounced like "oor-'ov-ó-ros" (with rolled r's) and like "oor-oh-bohr-ohs" in English

[@nickmalachai2227]

00:15
Apparently "east of Arizona" is pronounced like "west of Colorado"

[@jghbi7682]

The Colorado River, not the state m8

[@lucase.2546]

yeah, considering Arcade and Freeside are west of the Colorado River, I think ‘west of Colorado’ is referring to his own perspective, which is very much not coming from east of Arizona. the line must’ve gotten messed up somewhere during development

[@nickmalachai2227]

This was a discrepancy in the wording and captioning, y'all, not any statement on geography.

[@spiritorange8325]

@@lucase.2546 Actually Arcade’s right originally There was going to be the east side of the Colorado Which is legion controlled territory.

[@KAngel32]

Weast

[@pozytywnawibracja17]

9:01
You should have that for last
It would fit perfectly

[@TheOtherLPer203]

Peace or war?
>Pizza
>Warm

[@Bladerunner5146]

Warm pizza

[@loganmcintire1837]

1:00 i remember counting the shots just by random and was like this fucking guy back in the day..

[@deznuces9342]

I started to watch this playlist from the Strenght perk. The smooth transition to Intelligence perk was so smooth I noticed it after like 2 minutes into the video haha.

[@gabeslist]

New Vegas: Big Brain Edition.

[@MaidofRage420]

It still bugs me how the one with Orris is an Intelligence check when I feel it'd make more sense as a Perception check

[@LieutenantDangleBerries]

4:07 The Courier says "Override 32" in hexadecimal...

[@Lone_Coyote]

8:53 What's that ambient song called? Always loved hearing that ghostly nuclear siren while watching the city debris.

[@frizz2447]

It’s from Fallout 1-it’s called Metallic Monks.

[@Lone_Coyote]

@@frizz2447 Thanks for your help.

[@rmye0721]

14:15 "electric ash" sounds like the name of a band.

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

Aaah I miss Arcade, he was an awesome character to have around. Plus his party perk was great!

[@G1antPurpleHipp0]

We should divert power to Freeview and outer New Vegas
*Staring intensifies*

[@nathan1507]

Arcade is basically a redditor who actually cobtributes good to the society

[@Sanguinary797]

Maxed intelligence makes for great conversations with arcade Gannon.

[@SciontheDark]

Arcade: I think you should redirect power to Freeside and outer Vegas.
Courier stares at him in silence.

[@maxsperling7009]

About 10 years ago when I found out about this masterpiece I was going through a really tough time, I was doubting in everything and everyone, including myself. This game taught me what it means to be highly intelligent and how it can compliment and compensate you. It really showed me how this quality can be to achieve goodness in your life. I never found a game I could relate to so much than when with FNV. Timeless masterpiece. God bless you.

[@SARGENTDOODLE]

Bless you

[@carltonbanks1556]

Bless you

[@maxsperling7009]

Bless you

[@loleq2137]

Bless you

[@tmbmonson8352]

Bless you

[@dino3965]

"Wubba lubba dub dub"
"[Intelligence 10] I understood that joke"

[@aturchomicz821]

Intelligence 4*

[@mlgkarbon]

(intelligence 1)

[@aturchomicz821]

@Magos Nihilus lul

[@nicolascarmona6815]

*[Perception 8]* Was that a poor attempt of a joke from a lame show?

[@DrewFr33m4nn]

@@nicolascarmona6815 [SUCCESS] “Looks like it was.”

[@finessekidd7820]

Always intelligence nothing beats it

[@YourBoyTrue]

So, Christine can't write or produce speech... That must mean both her Wernicke's and Broca's area were removed.

[@dialdude3770]

It appears you yourself have prioritized Intelligence.

[@Lone_Coyote]

0:13 Text says: *East* *side* *of* *Arizona*
Gannon: "WEST OF COLORADO"
Communication is key.

[@wormwoodbecomedelphinus4131]

"Stop thinking so much. Thanks."
That got a kek from me.

[@jasonfrancese8359]

5:20 The 3 Latin phrases are as follows. First one is “the corruption of the best is the worst.” Second is “we are slaves.” Third is “I fear Greeks bearing gifts.” Used translator on this one, don’t actually speak the language. If someone has a more correct pronunciation(hopefully for that 3rd one) please do let me know.

[@The3dsstuff]

Found from another comment :
Corruptia optimi pessima: The corruption of the best is the worst. The "best" meaning people of high status and/or rank as Romans called their aristocracy "men of quality".
Legum servi sumus: We are slaves/servants - Partial quote of Cicero in Pro Cleuntio . The full quote is "Omnes legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus", meaning "We are servants of the law so that we can be free". I'm sure Caesar left out the last part as a means of maintaining his dictatorship.
Timeo Danaos et ferentis: I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts - Virgil, in the Aeneid.
Thought you might enjoy :) translator is mostly correct

[@cap7648]

Dunno if it's an unpopular opinion or not, either way imo playing with high Intelligence is really fun. You can spit some scientific mumbo jumbo on people and they'll be confused as hell while they don't understand a word of what you said, it's just really fun. Plus you get cool dialouge options with Gannon.

[@Sherman483]

LOL I made the mistake of not having subtitles when with Christine. Never knew she did sign language, just seemed like she either nodded or shook her head, then silence.

[@thegoose8311]

on my first playtrough i never saw half of these npcs so this is why fallout new vegas is so great

[@JohnDoe-gf8wt]

I’m on my third play through and I don’t even think I’ve seen half.

[@maleexile9053]

I've only played fanv for a year and a half and I've done over 10

[@deanrazor9023]

@@maleexile9053 damn I’ve had it since the day it came out and I’ve done maybe 4

[@timothymcwallersonsr7937]

Why is it so difficult to find this video? There are ten million videos on Low Intelligence checks but it feels like this is the only High Intelligence check video out there. Having to "-low" in search query is so awkward.

[@Whatamievingdoing]

He’s a tyrant, the bad kind
There is a good tyrant?

[@GrandDadGaming]

The irl Caesar was the good kind bro

[@jonusaguilar8156]

I think Mr. House would fit that description of a good tyrant.

[@Travrinity]

Subtitles: East side of Arizona
Arcade Gannon: West of Colorado

[@rangr2189]

good work dude keep it up

[@BorkBigFrighten2]

The average person (Intelligence 5) thinks that the Brotherhood shoots eye lasers.

[@noahfessenden6478]

You mean...they don't?

[@MegaTech81]

Intelligence 6: Can understand complicated charades game from mute scientist
Intelligence 9: add a slash to a zero to make it more legible as a zero

[@sgrizzo48]

another loop is Dala, short for Mandala, which in sanscrit means a circle, so another loop ;)

[@PARTYARTIE92]

I didnt even know Math Wrath had unique dialog
the game just hit puberty and im STILL learning new things about it

[@readmore8302]

Is it just me or does Silus sound alot like The Outsider from Dishonered?

[@bill8215]

Yeah

[@readmore8302]

@@bill8215 was listening and was trying to think where I've heard that voice before, then it clicked. However he actually isnt the same voice actor, just a coincidence.

[@bill8215]

😔

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

23:45 And I thought that was just the VA mispronouncing a line.

[@zackmoon592]

That's actually not correct. The courier was wrong. It's Ouroboros with an o (omicron). The -us ending is latin, and ouroboros is definitely a greek word.
Είναι "ουροβόρος" στα ελληνικά

[@FearlessReptileVA]

I’ve played this game many times, I’m trying to remember, does Agility and Endurance have any dialogue checks? If I ran across some it must’ve been very few, I’m not remembering any.

[@s.c5714]

Im pretty sure endurance doesnt i dont know about agility

[@s.c5714]

Btw whats my profile pic

[@TyuErt]

Endurance has checks for drinking with cass

[@rezonateOW]

I know theres an Agility "check" on Ranger Ghost, where her intro line is different based on if u have high/low Agility

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

@@TyuErt what? how? i use cass every time and have never seen this

[@E0S1776]

Boone will always be my favorite. I genuinely feel bad for him. He had to endure so much and essentially loose everything he ever loved.

[@DaveMiller6042]

4:15 that translates to override 32

[@mikeybroski3686]

Hexadecimal, heh heh.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

Silus, lemme tell you a little about the tale of the Burned Man...

[@s.c5714]

Oh hell yeah

[@thewonderfulweeaboootaku8502]

I like to think that when Arcade started swearing my Courier snorted a little. lol

[@pahkah.1398]

After getting through 2019, and entering 2020 to then have covid happen:
0:00

[@MrDuploelephant]

This game is amazing

[@sksuppressor756]

First clip the guy says "west of the Colorado" but captions say "east of Arizona". Never have I noticed the captions being different from the speech. Even includes onomatopoeia yk? 🤣

[@twinzzlers]

Holy cow, guys I managed to scroll through a new vegas comment section without seeing someone whine about Bethesda.

[@fred4800]

2.39 player fell asleep for half a minute

[@midnightparish]

you may be smart, but the important thing about you is that your vitals are good.

[@kingweeb3365]

Nice to see this

[@arifmeighan3162]

Me and my homies speaking hexadecimal to the mister handys

[@RobertsonIsland]

Dude that first clip is Zachary Levi wtf

[@alexschannelorsomething6673]

I enjoy how most of these involve Arcade Ganon.

[@jbekkedal]

Great content.

[@kyleaubreydelmundo7021]

Man I did not know smart people/nerds are Silus' nightmares.

[@Choppytehbear1337]

I really wish you could fix Christine and have her as a follower.

[@CarTierlists]

The voice actor for Silius really didn’t do well on his delivery tbh

[@seronymus]

I actually like his super stoic tone and think it suits him tbh

[@maleexile9053]

@@seronymus becomes Marcus Aurelius

[@seronymus]

@@maleexile9053 wait wth how did you find my comment deep on two totally different videos??

[@maleexile9053]

@@seronymus scrolling

[@maleexile9053]

@@seronymus we both have the same hobbies and tastes it's a small world

[@grayshepard692]

Doctor 0 is fucking Doctor Venture.

[@askyrimenjoyer]

relatable.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

0:02 Captain America: *L A N G U A G E !!!*

[@mdl222]

25:00
Relevant advice.
For sages, by sages.

[@jakkul26]

Wait how exactly is it that Christine can be a whizz on a terminal but can't write? If her cognitive functions make it hard to string words together, she shouldn't be able to do either. And if her motor functions make it so that she can't perform the motions... she still shouldn't be able to do either??

[@madvillaintree4909]

Stop thinking so much. Thanks

[@secondpath5148]

Maybe the nerves in her fingers are messed up from the auto docs Ripping her up?

[@freedom-man]

"A fair point, but from the perspective of someone on the east side of Arizona, the man is clearly out of his mind."
wait but he said west of colorado wat

[@MykolaTheVaultDweller]

4:17 says "Override 32" in hex ascii

[@kissakissa4779]

Fuck i love this game

[@C0wb0yBebop]

14:30 where is the scenario with Dog and the ghostly woman on the right part of the screen ? The background has a red tinge to it … very off

[@supking403]

I hate Caesar until Gannon starts talking

[@Rensune]

A lot of these should be Perception..

[@Thatoneguy-lz8rr]

Dr. 0
More like Dr. Venture lol

[@drewthompson5366]

I love high intelligence low intelligence isn’t very fun

[@theinternetpolice2078]

While not having unique SPECIAL dialogue checks in FO4 is regrettable, imagine how much of a pain in the ass it would be both the Sole Survivor's VAs.

[@siegfried2k4]

Considering the buttload of cut lines fully voiced by the Sole Survivor, why not?

[@stm7810]

they should have done silent protagonist with an extended dialogue interface, it would have been much easier for them and allowed the use of perks and stuff in dialogue, like using Medic or gunslinger in the investigation of your spouse dying, or INT for getting more info from the institute, I do like that Sturgis says you already could rip off the gun if you have STR 8, and more things like that would be cool.

[@rabidwolf3681]

i had 8 intelligence my whole playthrough and didnt get some of these checks. what gives?

[@foreignfat6009]

Ok...Lot of int checks I can understand, they make sense and lot of people, including me can me same arguements. But what the shit 4:15 where did you get that code? Eh?

[@secondpath5148]

It's hexadecimal. It translates to "Override 32".

[@foreignfat6009]

@@secondpath5148 How did courier knew the old override code for house company, without ever interacting with said robots before or knowing who House is.

[@smackstar1015]

21:20 Highest int check in the game by the way:

[@geraldspoonsman8411]

1:49 " i thought snipers worked in teams" you've clearly never played team fortress 2

[@EhCanadianGamer]

22:21 Don't know why we didn't see you pick the "Math Wrath" dialogue option. Wouldn't that also be an intelligence dialogue option?

[@FalloutTactics]

i have a video with the math wrath dialogue options on my channel

[@concept5631]

The fact Arcade isn't completely swayed _at the beginning_ by a successful intelligence check shows his character.

[@-pat-9429]

Inteligent just sounds educated..

[@HingwayTheStingray]

2:13 wouldn’t that be perception?

[@zacharyclark4092]

Perception is noticing no pack brahmin, but intelligence is recognizing thatd be a bit light for a merchant travelling from Goodsprings.

[@andrewx8888]

4:19 The Hex code translates to "override 32" Clever.

[@failtolawl]

Sawyer really did try to force feed us Gannon huh

[@Y10HK29]

4:14 Overrride 32

[@Jules-69lol]

Damn Arcade sounds insufferable wew