fallout shelter game review
Alright, so I finally caved and downloaded Fallout Shelter. I’d seen ads for it forever, and you know, I’m a sucker for anything post-apocalyptic. Plus, it’s free, so, why not, right?
Getting Started
First thing I did was, obviously, start a new vault. The game walks you through the basics – building rooms, assigning dwellers to resources like power, food, and water. It’s pretty intuitive, honestly. You drag and drop rooms, and tap on dwellers to move them around. My initial vault was a mess, I’ll admit. I just slapped things down wherever, not really thinking about efficiency.
Expanding the Vault
As you get more dwellers, you gotta expand. I quickly learned that merging rooms of the same type makes them bigger and more productive. So, I started reorganizing, moving things around to create larger power plants, diners, and water treatment facilities. It felt like a weird, underground version of Tetris, but satisfying.
Dealing with Threats
It’s not all peaceful construction, though. You gotta deal with raider attacks, radroach infestations, and even fires. I made sure to equip some of my dwellers with weapons – mostly rusty pistols and baseball bats I found – and stationed them near the vault entrance. Losing dwellers early on is a real pain, so I tried to be careful.
Exploring the Wasteland
Once I had a decent vault going, I sent a few dwellers out to explore the wasteland. This is where you can find better weapons, outfits, and resources. It’s risky, though. My first explorer died pretty quickly. I learned to equip them with Stimpaks and RadAway, and keep a close eye on their health.
Incidents
- Radroaches: radroaches can appear in any room, and you tap the floor and dweller to kill them.
- Raider Attacks:Radier will come to the door and destory your resource.
- Fires:fire may occur at any time.
Keeping Dwellers Happy
Keeping your dwellers happy is important. If they’re miserable, they won’t work as efficiently. I made sure to assign them to jobs they were good at (based on their SPECIAL stats), and keep the vault stocked with resources. I even built a radio room to attract new dwellers, and a living quarters, so my existing ones could, you know, “get to know each other” and make babies. It’s a bit weird, but hey, gotta repopulate the wasteland, right?
My Overall Take
After playing for a while, I gotta say, Fallout Shelter is a surprisingly addictive little game. It’s simple, but there’s enough going on to keep you engaged. I’m still working on optimizing my vault layout, training my dwellers, and exploring the wasteland. It’s a fun time-waster, and hey, it’s free. So, if you’re into this kind of thing, I’d say give it a shot.
