You could've actually _technically_ been "given" a military-grade circuit board by completing The Lost Patrol quest that Danse gives you. After finding Paladin Brandis, he says that you can take anything you want from the bunker he's been hiding out in. Not only is a military-grade circuit board there, there's also a fusion core in the generator there, so you could have gotten an extra core for your power armor. ;)

Happy Birthday! Now waiting for Can You Beat Fallout 4 as Marge Simpson with voice acting.

Im slightly surprised you didnt go for Pickman's blade. Sure, he doesn't outright give it to you, but he does give you the key and even alludes to it being a gift.

I dunno, I’d consider your fists to be gods gift of “these hands” to you, but I suppose you’d need the life giver perk to have access to that

Good to hear you're feeling better. But you've opened a can of worms. Can you beat Skyrim as Marge Simpson?

The curse of the vampires got you sick lol

Okay the Laser Musket at the Museum TOTALLY counted as a gift you could've taken

11:52 The virgin “I kill the Railroad because I think they don’t do enough for the wasteland” vs the Chadbit “I kill them because they bore me.”

If you squint hard enough at the rules and turn Kelloggs head into mush with the hammer then technically he gifted you his brain remains when they hit your body. I think.

One of the reasons you say you get the refractor perk a lot is because no matter which faction you join youll be facing down a ton of lasers. Either from the brotherhood, the institute, or both

Technically the laser musket and ammo outside the museum could be considered a gift since preston was the current member of the minutemen and gave it to you.

I personally think that collecting singular quest items for a main story quest (like the cigar and brain chips) are perfectly fine.

This has been a fun little series and I’m excited to see if you can beat Skyrim with only gifts. Would be pretty cool to see!

You should’ve done Rail Road, the MILA quests (while tedious) reward you with armor, weapons, and ammo

I think one way of explaining away the whole "grabbing quest items because there's no alternative", you could say that *_technically_* by being asked to go get the item in question (even by the game itself), you are _given_ orders to get the item and thereby temporary ownership of it. It's a whole lot of semantics and technicalities, but it's the best I can do for making this run legitimate.

Nerbit, have you ever thought of trying to do a playthrough with just the domination perks to control other people/creatures/robots? I don't think it would be too hard but can be interesting to see how quests play out

I do appreciate that you finished the failed run as faithfully as possible.

Cait is the best gift anyone could ever give.

9:30 that may just be one of if not the most op outfit in the entire game, wearing it makes you immune to radiation in a roundabout way, it increases it's rad resistance based on how many rads you have but if you push past the point where you become immune by food/drink you can get to 1000 rads and not die

Wouldn’t anything you tell Dogmeat to get technically count as a gift? He does give them to you.

Happy late birthday man. Keep up the good work. Love your challenge runs

9:50 Actually believe it or not a fully upgraded regular Sledgehammer outdamages it in a melee-oriented build, especially if you get a good legendary modifier. But for non-melee characters yeah, Atom's Judgement is by far the most effective melee weapon.

You should've also only used saves that were given to you (autosaves)

The robes are even more useful than you think, they have an effect where as you get more radiation you get more and more resistant to radiation. To the point it eventually becomes 100%.

Honestly for me challenge runs are good and fun but i can not stress this enough. REQUIRED QUEST ITEMS are the exception to what i say i cant loot. They are the only exception to ANY run i do and are full on 100% free game to loot for the fact they are REQUIRED to beat the game.

I think quest items and items needed to complete quests should be fine to pick up so long as you don't USE them. Like, no using, say, a weapon that is also a quest item. You also needed to pick up the deep range transmitter off the body of a synth to complete the quest at Arcjet Systems so you could get Righteous Authority.

if you finish the Cabot quest line and side with Lorenzo he will give you mysterious serum whenever you ask for it and it gives you 5 strength 50 dr and takes away like 36000 rads with the only downside is he will only give you 1 at a time and wont give you another until you have used the first. it would've really helped out with survivability if you consider them gifts as the only one he gives you without prompt is the first one but I see this as the same sort of deal as the Mr handy giving you water in the fallout 3 run

The running joke of the omerta and railroad annihilation is always hilarious. Happy belated birthday Nerbit!

Putting 9 points into Agility from the start to get the Blitz perk allows you to deal more damage with melee weapons from great distances.

happy birthday nerby boy! i had a really interesting idea for a skyrim (or oblviion) challenge: a daedric servant. only items allowed are rewards from daedric quests, and to add a bit of challenge, you have to get at least 5 daedric artifacts before killing finishing the game, so as to incentivize you to get a few levels, since quite a few quests have a level requirement

10:55 Although it wouldn't solve the problem with materials, you can unlock Starlight Drive In without opening the door to the shack by using the cooking station next to the cinema screen.

I respect that you step around certain limitations to make the challenge either: a. Possible, or b. More fun It helps me remember that video games should be something thats fun first and foremost... and challenging yourself should have that end goal too :)

Surviving that point blank rocket was the blessing of the holy division! Glory to Atom!

Nerbit you've inspired me to do my own oblivion challenge run I'm going to try and make a video out of it hope it goes well never done something like this

While you're right about the brain and cursor chips I do think that buying the teleporter parts with money doesn't break the run as you allow other purchases with reward money. Oh, and happy late birthday.

The transition between scenes at 16:31 was so seamless and clean dude, that was awesome

Fallout 4 with only handmade weapons anyone?

Happy belated birthday man. Glad you are feeling better.

A video of Fallout 4 with only gifts. This sure is a gift in its own right. Happy birthday man!

10:12 The Hammer goes smack, and the raider goes crack.

You say the run is impossible, and i can see two reasons why: kellogs brain bits, and magnets. Neither being a quest reward nor a gift, but are mandatory for the main story. I’ll see exactly what you were referring to when i get there, but those are my immediate thoughts, and im 99% certain i am correct. Edit: forgot the courser chip, but i did remember the magnets for the teleporter which i doubt most people would, so i’ll take it haha

Fists are the rewards for joining the human race faction.

18:00 All I could imagine was the goofy scream when I saw this

Great to see you come back after all this time! Can't wait to see a challenge run of Fallout 4 or New Vegas as an irish... well... uh... soldier (beating the game with only molotovs and c4)

I think I remember Curie being able to give you stempacks or some better version of them, so maybe she would have been a good companion for this

You know, I totally forgot that the Brotherhood gift you TWO sets of Power Armour. That's pretty nice of Maxon, if you ask me.

Glad you're feeling better, and happy belated birthday! I will never get tired of the MGR references lol. Also here's some random challenge ideas: Can you beat skyrim as a mudcrab? Can you beat fallout (any of them) with only a fatman? Can you beat skyrim as Ep2 Yoda? (small, daggers only, insane jumping) Can you beat fallout as an incel? (low strength/charisma, only a katana, no armor, antagonizing everyone you see)

Happy quite late birthday, Nerbit! My birthday was yesterday so I'm considering this video a silly gift! Thank you for the amazing content you create!

Danse actually doesn't give you 'Righteous authority' without you picking up the deep range transmitter, so technically the rul already failed there

Quest rewards from Skyrim (if you've not done it before) going to be pretty challenging to get some armour unless Jarl Baalgruf is feeling charitable & gives something that isn't peasant clothes & the 1st weapons you'll most likely get will be the axe of Whiterun or keeping the longbow from Ralof or the Imperial soldier that 90% never leave Helgen with lol. Be interesting to see what & where you go to complete this. I'd say items found on quest/bounty related kills (bandit leaders, dragons & giants) technically are rewards over the minor gold you get from completing them 😉

Happy late birthday Nerbit! Glad to hear that you’re feeling better

i love the "because its my birthday" for why the challenge can still go on, and be a tad more lenient

Eda gives you random junk once in a while, so she can give the scanner and circuit board

Hey Nerbit. Wanted to let you know that in Power Armor, Heavy/Slow melee weapons swing faster in third person cause you swap to 1-handed over the normal First-Person 2-Handed

I'm so happy to see Atom's Judgment in the run XD I desperately wish there was more to do with the CoA in the Commonwealth

Man this was so fun to watch. Glad to see you back in action. To be honest, when you went to Fah Hahbah, I thought you were gonna do Cassie Dalton’s quest to get Bloodletter. Atom’s Judgment came as quite a surprise to me.

Cant you ask codsworth for water and he GIVES it to you? Or is that not a gift?

Yay, an unexpected surprise, but a pleasant one for sure ❤ Hope you are well man 😊

"if you have ever watched any of my fallout 4 videos, you know where this is going to go" that was best line lol, then goes straight to railroad

The robes of atoms devoted don't just give you extra rad resistance, they actually increase your rad resistance the higher your rads, which allows you to become fully irradiated without dying, making your HP full with max rads

Isn't the laser musket technically given to you as preston tells you to take it

The truest gift here is another Nerbit video. Thanks for the fun run, and I'm glad you are feeling better.

I thought of doing this run for Vegas myself except you could use any item related to a quest, whether it was used to complete a quest or given as a reward. For example, the pulse gun would be allowed since it can be used for Veronica’s quest

As soon as he went to the nakano residence, i already knew what time it was

Finally! A new beat fallout video!!! I like Starfield, but man Iv been sad without these fallout videos! Please keep it up, there’s many like me that still want these videos regularly!!!

brotherhood member: why do you hate the railroad, and kill them mercilessly every time? Nerbit: they're boreing, so death

"Fairly frequently" take all the time you need, we'll be waiting. And it'll always be worth the wait.

Two videos in a row using unedited Metal Gear clips. This is, unironically, always a good thing.

Well know I wanna hear you doing a Marge Simpson impression. Happy late birthday, glad you're feeling better. Can you beat Fallout 4 with only Book Return items? There are many overdue books scattered across the Commonwealth, with terminals that give you 5 tokens for each one you return. These tokens can be redeemed for random junk, including weapons, stimpaks and chems. The items are randomized every new game, but the weapons and stimpaks are guaranteed. Granted, the only weapons are a Combat Knife, grenades, and a 10mm pistol (Ammo not included) so it looks like it's gonna be a CQC run. You can also buy fusion cores, meaning power armor is also a viable option. Buying stuff with caps is also not allowed, but unlike this run, you're allowed to take stuff you need for the story.

I wonder how well this run would play in Skyrim? You get a bow given to you in the tutorial, all major factions give you their armor as part of their questlines, with weapons being given by the Companions and Civil War factions, and Lydia is given to you as a Follower. Though the Dragonstone may be a run-failer.

Happy belated birthday Nerbit! Now do a Lincoln flip! Hopefully whatever you caught doesn’t come back, around this time of year people tend to get sick so make sure to stay warm and keep clean.

"As my reinforcements arrive from the best fallout game" Yeah that fallout 3 mod for fallout new vegas is my favorite instance of the brotherhood

The Bethesda doesn't usually put much thought into Balance but when it comes to quest rewards they seem to put in extra little thought to it.

HE'S ALIVE! Also, wouldn't be right? Truly, Nerbit is a man of unstoppable character. He may be willing to beat children to death in a video game, but he doesn't dare ignore quest events in an arbitrary birthday themed challenge in that same video game.

This channel has inspired me to do one thing in Fallout New Vegas, beat the game while being chased by every chaser in existance,

15:20 Wow! A Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel fan! I never thought I'd see one in the wild.

What I expected: Beating the game while only gun bashing with the Righteous Authority What I got: Beating the game as a glass cannon build with one of my favorite weapons in all of Fallout 4 Happy belated birthday btw

18:39 that's got to be one of the funniest deaths in any of your videos

sounding like marge simpson sounds like the perfect time to do a marge simpson run. but if you felt like you coldnt then i cant blame you. look afteryourself and keep bringing us amazing content nerbit. thank you so much

Happy late birthday! You are one of the few creators that have me put everything aside the second I see a new video. Your style of commentary is just incredibly fun to listen to. Keep it up mate, and thank you for your time and effort put into this!

YEEEAAH!! Was so happy to see Atom’s judgment, for sure one of my favorite melee weapons, and often overlooked imo

Happy birthday! Can't wait to see you in Skyrim next year

Cant wait for "Can you Beat Skyrim/Oblivion with only gifts and rewards"

you know, I was gonna ask at some point if we'd ever get an atoms judgement only run, but this video proved that that wouldn't be much of a challenge and more of a cakewalk

Nerbit i really enjoy putting on your videos when playing fallout or skyrim, encourages me to stick to stuff that helps my build or playthrough

I was hoping you'd end up doing the Cabot house questline siding with Lorenzo at the end for unlimited gifted mysterious serums that give +5 strength more damage resistance and radiation drain. I was thinking you might've done it right before going to the glowing sea for the first time.

11:00 I'm pretty sure you could still build the radio if you could somehow get through the door. Scrapping items using the settlement's Workshop Mode sends the junk straight to the Workshop and not your inventory. I will admit that I could be mistaken, but I think there's enough scrappable material in the Drive-In to build at least one generator and one radio.

I chuckled quite a bit when you turned around at the end after the Institute exploded and whacked Maxson in the head.

Happy belated birthday! I’m glad you’re feeling better :)

I saw this in my feed and thought "happy birthday!" Also I've been looking forward to how you'll do this one.

Happy late birthday, and good to hear you got over the Marge-throat. That said, a suggestion: "Can you beat Fallout 3/New Vegas as a Crimson Dragoon"? You can only use what the NPC Dragoons have (Sniper rifle, Chinese assault rifle, Chinese officer sword, and of course the Chinese stealth armor), and you need to be as much a stereotype ninja commie as possible. For obvious reasons, would be easiest in 3, and not possible in 4.

you seriously need to do a metal gear rising challenge run. The memes you use is insanely awesome

I just finished binging all of your Challenge videos for the first time. Loving your content!

Happy Birthday dude and happy 1 year of the Mrtal Gear challenge!

“As a wise man once said I need a weapon” I love you bro 😭

"This run is in shambles." Yes, but it's wildly entertaining lol

Happy late birthday! If I recall, the materials needed to make a recruitment beacon and a single generator are automatically placed in the workshops of settlements you’re asked to set them in. The Bobby pins are a much worse issue, though. Oh, and atom’s robes are even better for the sea than you’d think - they give increasingly more radiation resist the higher your rads, up to outright immunity with 901 rads. And the best part? Once you’re immune, the game will let you heal despite the radiation, meaning you can have full health and radiation immunity. Combine that with the inquisitor/crusader of atom, and you’re unstoppable.

7:22 The real trick to this run is grabbing dogmeat and getting him to bring you all the loot, dropping it at your feet, because dogs can give gifts too! Boom! Gottem!!

hey, man, i know its four months late and the video itself is super late, but happy birthday. im always glad to know you treat yourself with the respect to cherish your birthday every year- i hope your days been going well

Putting those years of playing Metal Gear to good use with the Rocket Gunner i see.