Why do Vertibirds suddenly appear?
On several occasions while exploring the Commonwealth, a (presumably Brotherhood) Vertibird shows up out of nowhere and engages targets at a nearby location for approximately 5 minutes. Cursory googling only comes up with generic Vertibird information.
1) Are these sequences pre-determined for certain locations? Or is it a random occurrence that can happen anywhere?
2) Is there anything the player can do to influence anything?
3) Will I miss out on anything if I ignore these events and explore the area later? The Vertibird is usually flying around a location I wasn't planning on visiting during the current salvaging expedition.
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What are Vertibirds based on?
Vertibird is a designation for a series of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. These multipurpose tiltrotor aircraft were developed by the United States military and rapidly became a primary gunship and transport aircraft.Can Vertibirds take you to undiscovered locations?
You can, but only under the right circumstances. The locations' "discovery area" must reach high enough (or you must be flying low enough) to pass through it during the flight. This is not a reliable way to discover new locations, but you're sure to pick up a few if you use the Vertibirds often enough.How do you get off a vertibird?
Idling long enough inside the vertibird to where the camera pans around the character in third person, then moving the camera after landing, may cause the player to become stuck inside, and the vertibird will take off with the player unable to move. After a few moments, the player will fall out of the vertibird.What are Vertibirds powers?
Since vertibirds were primarily used by the Enclave, and the Enclave was literally stationed on an oil rig, we can assume they used some kind of oil to power their vertibirds. They definitely don't have any kind of on-board fuel generation though, otherwise their range would be a lot higher than it actually is.WHY DO VERTIBIRDS ALWAYS LAND ON MY HEAD???
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