Yesterday, I logged out after failing to get the sword from Whitesprings. Today, I’m headed back for another attempt.
I once again get swarmed by charred feral ghouls on my way in, but this time I retreat to the refuge, hoping the robots will take them out while I heal up. However, before I get there, I notice I’m getting XP from ghoul deaths.
I think, maybe another player took them out, but when I finally get to the refuge and turn around, I see the entire robot army fighting a level 65, diseased, glowing deathclaw. I thought about just going in the refuge, but I couldn’t resist the chance to attempt to get the kill after the robots wore the deathclaw down.
However, after getting shot up by them the last time I tried to help them fight, I wasn’t about to take a shot at anything until the robots were all dead. What transpired was the most delightful thing I’ve seen in the game.
Vehicles were exploding everywhere. Robot bodies were flying through the air. I was mesmerized.
Finally, the last robot fell and I took my shot. I was hoping the deathclaw wouldn’t be able to climb the stairs and I could snipe it from safety, but that didn’t work out. I had to abandon my spot on the porch and run in circles around the garden.
Another robot showed up and died at the deathclaw’s hands. Fortuitously, one of my shots exploded a vehicle behind the deathclaw, taking it almost the rest of the way down and I finished it off with my sniper rifle. It wasn’t carrying anything all that good, but I had so much fun.
As a bonus, the deathclaw had thinned out the ghouls, so I had a much easier time getting to the sword. However, once there, I discovered I needed a password to open the display case.
I searched the house some more, dealing with a few more ghouls along the way, and found the password in a bathroom. I returned to the terminal, unlocked the display case, and claimed my sword.
I then fast traveled to the manor to get the swing analyzer and attach it to the sword. Next, I have to use the sword to kill six different creatures.
It was about time for me to quit for the day, so I decided to walk back to my camp and look for creatures to kill on the way. First up, I spotted some super mutants down in a valley.
I killed one with my sniper rifle from the cliffside and then took the other’s health most of the way down, before dropping down into the valley and finishing it with the sword. The only other enemy I encountered on my way to camp was a bloatfly, which I also killed
I also ran my last Fasnacht of the event, which was a bit of a bust, considering I forgot to swap from my crafting loadout to my regular loadout and died twice haha. However, earlier in the day, I ran my first glowing version of the event, which was fun.
Goodbye Fasnacht, see you next time! I returned to camp, did my crafting, unloaded my stuff and logged out.
Tomorrow, I’ll work on killing four more creatures with my sword.