Did the Vault 81 quest WITHOUT contracting the Mole Rat Disease (MRD). Yay! It was nerve-wracking and I saved every few seconds. Never had to re-do any sections, though. So glad I read that you have to leave your companion outside and NOT hack the robot. Turns out that if THEY get the bitten, YOU get the disease. Yeah, even the nameless robot. How that works, I have no clue. Used a suppressed combat shotgun for most of it or my suppressed 10mm. Dropped a lot of frag mines, too, especially for the last fight. Sneaking lets you start the fight on your terms (mostly), though there are a few tough ambush sections.
Found and Instigating (2x damage if the enemy is at full health) combat shotgun later on, which I'd had it then. It's a monster. Overseer's Guardian would have been fantastic, too, but I don't have the rifle perk this play-through (using pistols) and it doesn't have a silencer.
Some random shots:
Suddenly all my brahmin are afraid of water--which makes you wonder how they got to these little islands in the first place.
This guy had on a hood. I can see why.
Me and Piper role playing. Really, though, she floated behind me in this pose for like an hour.
My wannabe raider girl.
