I did a search but nothing really came up so not sure if we are even covering this game.
I've never played FO before, any version, and not a big "shooter" fan but got it on sale recently and was trying to give it a go.
Is there any good information on here about FO;NV that could help a FO noob? I finished up the initial town and moved to the second town (prison area) and was immediately shot and killed...boom. so I don't know if I didn't create my character right. Don't know if the gear/weapons/skills etc are wrong. Not sure if I missed stuff (don't think so) but was just level 2 when leaving the first town.
Oh, and when doing the last "big quest" in the starting zone I had the main quest and three optional quests. My skills were not high enough to complete any of the optional ones (dynamite, town help, supplies (guns/ammo).
So I need some general idea of how to play, make sure I'm progressing right, etc. Thanks in advance.
Well, it's well balanced. No problem there. It might be something with your gear/weapons, you have to make sure they are in a good state (weapons/gear break in this game)
Also, did you choose to play the game in hardcore mode? They ask you if you want to when you leave the doctor's house.
I wouldn't worry about it too much. New Vegas was my first Fallout game too, and it took a little while before I got the hang of it. Just give it some time. Also, just for the record, we are covering New Vegas and the older Fallout games; you can even find a couple of New Vegas builds in the Fallout CB group.