Hubologists; Zeta Scan Luck Increase ?

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LordKmet

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Question about zeta scans

There are 2 different zeta scans in Fallout 2, one in NCR, the other in San Francisco. One raises your Luck and Intelligence by 1, the other just your Luck by 2.

That's how I remember it, if I'm wrong, feel free to correct me 8)

My question is (this is the part that I don't remember :lol:), can you get both zeta scans or just one of them?

I love newly created forums... I can ask all the stupid things I want without having to check Search! :twisted: kidding.. thanks for the help.
 
My initial guess is "yes" to getting both, but you probably will want to check Per's guide. It has everything in there excluding how to digitally convert (insert name)'s mother into the New Reno bordellos. I think the real question should be "why not?!?!" :evil:

Also, I'm not for sure, but I think you have some info wrong. I know one of them increases your luck by 2, but I think there's another one that only increased luck by 1, and one that actually reduces it by 1. Never heard anything about intelligence before. But like I said, I'm not for sure.
 
Re: Question about zeta scans

LordKmet said:
There are 2 different zeta scans in Fallout 2, one in NCR, the other in San Francisco. One raises your Luck and Intelligence by 1, the other just your Luck by 2.
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I don't think that's right. I believe both scans can give you either +2 Luck or -1 Luck (pretty random in my experience, so I just save and keep trying until I get +2, but I heard there are conversation option to always getting +2 Luck).

The thing is, the scan's supposed to "purge" you, I believe that once this has happened in NCR (where I always do it), you can't let it be done again, because you're already an AHS-1.
 
Kharn is right about the fact that you only can have one Zetascan. But I do believe LordKmet got it right about the San fran scan being able to give you +1 Int and +1 Luck, while the NCR one gives +2 luck. All and all I always take the scan in NCR the first time I get there, because then I will have the effects for most part of the game. To me is kind of pointless to wait until San Fran, because the game is already in the end...
 
I'm here to say something

You know the NCR zeta scan? My intelligence was and and luck was 2. (I'm absolutely sure!) And when I went to do the NCR zeta scan, my intelligence was 9 and luck was 4. I really am absolutely sure!
 
A friend told me if I go to the hubbologists and join them, my luck will be +2. Is that correct?
 
You could have read a walkthrough, or searched the forums and come up with an answer.

But to answer your questions: partially. If you do a scan with the hubologists (either in NCR or San Francisco) there's a chance your luck will increase. There's also a chance it'll decrease.
 
Just a small note in addition to what Sander said- you can only get the +2 Luck bonus in NCR. In San Francisco, you'll be getting +1 Intelligence and +1 Luck instead.
 
There's a topic from the times near the forum's start where you could have found the answer, had you searched for "hubologists+luck" or "zeta+scan".

Thus, merged.
 
Sorry for ancient gravedig, but I don't want to create a new thread on the same subject. The thing that was bothering me is wheher anyone knows what are conditions of zeta scan lowering/increasing stats. Is this completely random, or are there some script checks? Point is I tend to get -2LK in NCR all the time so randomness factor seems to be excluded
 
hmm ... saving and loading doesn't seem to affect it, wondering in which point this random variable is set, in dialogue or another time. Thx anyway Per
 
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