NPC weapon noise

[Amargosa]

Can guards hear it when NPCs fire their weapons at the player? The constant stream of guards arriving at the scene after an exchange with an NPC suggests that the Noise Suppression mod is made useless due to NPC fire.

 

[metatheurgist]

They most certainly can. No it's not useless, you just have to take them out before they can fire back. It's not a get out of jail free card.

 

[Northpin]

Can guards hear it when NPCs fire their weapons at the player? The constant stream of guards arriving at the scene after an exchange with an NPC suggests that the Noise Suppression mod is made useless due to NPC fire.

They're aware of all sorts of sounds.
So make sure the NPCs dont get to make any.

And if a NPC fires back at you, you did something wrong to begin with

Also, Audio Mask and Noise Suppressor are best on high dps weapons.
The usual choice is Audio Maks on Executioner and Noise Suppressor on Tormentor.

 

[Amargosa]

The objective is to kill as few NPCs as possible in missions against non-anarchy factions, that inevitably leads to them firing first when they see you doing something.

 

[SlickPBW]

That’s why you need to be swift, silent and deadly, like a ninja.

 

[Helmut Grokenberger]

If you give NPCs the opportunity to fire back at you you are using your suppressed weapon wrong. Also remember there are two mods, one is for outisde and one for inside.

 

[Rat Catcher]

The objective is to kill as few NPCs as possible in missions against non-anarchy factions

Is it?

I wipe out every non-anarchy NPC, mission or not. Oddly, I don't take missions to anarchy settlements either.

 

[SlickPBW]

Very notorious of you.

 

[Rat Catcher]

Very notorious of you.

It isn't as if notoriety interferes in any meaningful way with gameplay. Unless one is solely interested in BGS gardening, I suppose, something that leaves me cold.