I have no idea if you can replay chapters on 1999 and not use vending machines. Since the Hall of Heroes is relatively close to the start, I’d advise either restarting, or playing it through to the end and doing a seperate no-vend playthrough. Being able to buy ammo for Lady Comstock and other encounters, basically allowing you to keep the Carbine + whatever weapon all game would be probably a lot more fun and less stressful. However, this would then entail an EXTRA playthrough, on one of the most brutal difficulties I’ve ever seen. NB. If I was to hazard a guess about whether or not it would work, I’d guess at no.

Good luck, and if you do try to reload chapters, let me know how it goes!

Basically, can I load the chapters out of order and bypass vending machines or would I have to restart my game and play through from the beginning?

Un….Real!

It has all a gamer wants in a game. Elizabeth is one of those NPCs you’ll fall in love with. You might not use all the vigors and perhaps ignore using the other ones but still useful especially in struggling situations.

I find the optional quests hard to accomplish so here’s a walkthrough you can use: http://www.cheatmasters.com/blog/2013/03/26/bioshock-infinite-walkthrough-faq-guide/