Can You Beat Fallout: New Vegas While Addicted To Every Chem In The Game?

When playing Fallout New Vegas, you’re bound to find, use, or more than likely hoard Chems for an emergency situation that never comes. They give you buffs for a short period of time in exchange for a game of chance: maybe you’ll become addicted to them. Addictions can be removed by visiting a doctor, but what if you didn’t want them removed? What if you wanted them all? Can You Beat Fallout New Vegas While Addicted To All Chems?

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Can You Beat Fallout New Vegas While Addicted To All Chems? (in text form)

I know where this playthrough is headed, I can sense it in my knees, or maybe it’s gonna rain later, tough to say. I named myself Rickety Cricket because that’s where this is going. That’s a girls name, we all knew this. A beautiful woman was born and God let her pick what makes her SPECIAL, we all know what it isn’t, good gosh. I figured I had 2 options here: optimize as best I can for a quick playthrough despite not knowing what afflictions the addictions would cast upon me. Or, I could just make a character as generic as possible and suffer the consequences of being normal. I picked Option 2. Always pick Door 2, behind it is where the digital style lives. Skills, I did put thought into though: Guns, Medicine, Lockpick, the reasonings should be obvious. With likely hits to my Charisma from some Chem, my Speech is likely to take a hit meaning I can’t go with the Speech cop-out at the end of the game. My only option is guns. Those hinderances are also why I picked Skilled and I swear on my dead dog’s grave I almost picked Logan’s Loophole before I remembered what this playthrough was supposed to be.

I’ll skip through most of the pain in the ass it was to make this happen. Basically, I made a bat command which is just a text file you can put a bunch of console commands into, then run that one bat command in the in-game console and you can execute all those commands, I made one to give me enough Chems to turn this into My Requiem for a Nightmare. That didn’t work, so I had to do it manually with all 9 chems that can give you an addiction. These are: Alcohol, Buffet, Hydra, Jet, Med-X, Mentats, Ant Nectar, Psycho, Nuka-Cola Quantum (that one shocked me), Turbo, and Ultrajet. As I’ve read them, the effects of withdrawal have been displayed on-screen so I don’t have to go through those, too. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of where my SPECIAL stats started, and where they ended up after becoming addicted to all these chems. Also, I’m not getting any benefits from their use anymore. If I was, you’d see those buffs here in the Effects page.

And with that, the actual game can begin. My first and only goal for the next 11 minutes was leveling up via the Ghost Town Gunfight quest as well as get some supplies for the road. Sunny Smiles joined our cause and with the best member of the Beatles too, it would be enough to evicerate Joe Cobb and his little cornish babies. I should point out that due to the addictions and whatnot, absolutely nothing is off limits. I can use any exploit I want with a guilt free conscious. I didn’t use a single one because they all require effort and I’m lazy. Why cheat when you can run up the clock and give the substitute teacher a candy to let you turn the test into a take-home test.

[ESOdanny]

RIP Paul.
I'll remember you for all the happiness you brought to the world and everything you did to build the community! Mitten Squad had been on the YouTube grind for over a decade, the amount of time and effort it took for him to reach this point cannot be understated. He truly achieved so much in such a short time on this planet. You will be missed Paul.

[ChocolateMilkmanTrue]

The fact that the last video ever uploaded involves him being addicted to drugs, is bitterly ironic, and a joke he'd find funny. I'm gonna miss this guy, and I hope Paul is in a better place.

[Fazbear-pomm]

For once, the Mojave has never felt so cold without a nuclear winter

[xoghost]

An incredibly depressingly poetic last video. Rest well man.

[lucas]

RIP Paul. You were one of the best content creators I ever watched. This is where the real game is finished.

[MahDryBread]

You helped carve out a genre that people are making a living in now. You changed those people's lives for the better. Every interaction I had with you was nothing but friendly, and it seems like everyone else who's spoken to you says the same thing. People genuinely really like you.

I don't think you'll ever really be forgotten. YouTube moves fast, but old YouTube people will always be around to remind people of who came before. Rest in Peace, Paul.

[jamesbryan]

The irony of this being his last video isnt lost on most of us. But in a sick way, its what Paul wouldve wanted. One last ultimate, dry as fuck, and dark as shit joke. RIP Paul aka MittenSquad, i always loved your content.

[gretztrumentals]

Its a strange feeling to miss someone you've never met. When I heard the news of his passing, it truly brought tears to my eyes. Watching these videos bring me sadness, but this man and this channel will never be forgotten. Unfortunately his demons got the best of him. As a former alcoholic going on a year of sobriety, I vow to never touch another drop for as long as I live. Rest easy Joseph aka Paul ❤

[antonelisgaviria]

“Addictions can be removed by visiting a doctor, but what if you didn’t want them removed?” It breaks my heart to read that on the last video he posted, and I can’t find the words to write something at the moment. Paul’s videos genuinely made an impact on my life, and I wish more than anything that he is getting everything he’s ever wanted in the afterlife. I hope you have found your eternal happiness, Paul. You will be dearly missed.

[mareklwhip]

The irony of his last video being about addiction. Such a tragic death in the community. I've followed Mitten Squad for years, and I loved his content. He had such a simple but hilarious way of delivering his jokes, and his twists on games are truly one of a kind. Paul will be dearly missed.

[NobleHunter]

He was a great courier who delivered joy, laughs and entertainment. Rest in peace, Paul.

[commanderAnakin]

"Can you beat life as a great YouTuber?"

Yes, yes you can. Rest in peace.

[TheActualNCRTrooper]

Patrolling the Mojave makes you realize how lucky we were to have Paul

[Strydom_]

This is where the real game began, Rest in peace Paul.

[Dizzyclassic]

Rest in peace, Paul. You were one of my favorite Youtubers ever. I always loved watching every new video that came out. I'm really sorry things had ended up like this. You had demons to conquer, and I'm sorry nobody was there to help you.

[roblesius]

My wife will never understand why I found and continue to find your vids so amusing, but when I inevitably introduce my kids to the Fallout series, Im going to show them your vids. Rest in peace, pal.

[mare]

The wasteland has been quiet. Rest in peace paul.

[Tofu_Delivery_Boi]

So long Paul…I can’t believe he’s gone. We love you Paul we’ll never forget your impact on the Fallout community and people’s lives in general. Between witty humor and amazing writing, he was truly one of a kind. Rest in Peace Mitten Squad.

[gloveman]

RIP Paul. You were the first creator i watched for Fallout and you made so many smile. Rest easy, you've beaten the game.

[artesanodelarteinsano]

Another star in the midnight ranges has begun to shine...
RIP this legend.