#fallout development

[thefalloutwiki]

Fallout 3: Metro Car Armor

We understand that there are some misconceptions about how the Presidential Metro in Broken Steel works.

The way the scene works is quite interesting and we felt that we should explain how it's actually achieved, through a series of short videos!

When the player activates the train, an armor named “DLC03MetroCarArmor” is added to the player's inventory after the white fade-in.

The armor is identical to the train visually. It is not a hat, but a Right Hand glove. It will appear above the player's head in third person and block the player's view entirely if a weapon is unholstered in first person.

A script package named “DLC03MetroCameraPackage” is added to the player. This plays an animation called “DLC031stPersonMetroCam.kf,” which is what actually makes the camera shake, as well as makes the player/train move.

It is not intended to be viewed in third person and activating the train will always force the player into first person.

The armor is assigned to the player's Right Hand slot because hand models are visible in First Person, while headwear is not.

When combined with the armor and its associated script package, the armor adjusts its position, giving the result above. The white fade-in serves to hide the armor model repositioning itself, while also disabling (removing the model from the map) the original train that the player activated.

The armor and the animation are designed and also rely on the player being in first person. If viewed in third person, the player and the train are turned sideways and looks incorrect.

If you check the player's Right Hand in third person while the armor is equipped, their right hand will indeed become the train itself and thus, appear invisible.

So, there you have it folks! We hope this explanation was in-depth and informative! It was really fun to look into and discover how the scene truly works.

We did have multiple videos recorded for this, but Tumblr only accepts 1 uploaded video at a time. :(

We've made a page for the armor as well, which you can read here:

https://fallout.wiki/wiki/DLC03MetroCarArmor

[thefalloutwiki]

Yeah, this tidbit about wanting to have other companions was really cool! Here's the full quote from The Making of Fallout: New Vegas 2017 US Gamer interview from Chris Avellone:

“If there'd been time and the inclination, having Sunny Smiles, Yes Man, Benny, Vulpes, Victor and others as potential companions would have been great. So would have Muggy (we wanted to, but adding a full companion through the DLCs that would work in the core game would have taken more time than allowed).”

I found something?

[syckubota]

my markers were calling to me like sirens in the midst of finishing my finals, so i caved in and did an indulgent 1 page skit...

[molinaesque]

By killing her mum in a mercy kill, she's doing exactly what the Ghoul did to Roger. She's learnt from him. She has turned into him. When she said, "I'll never be you," maybe that's not true. And in that moment, when she shoots her mum, it means so many things. It means 'I'm coming with you.' It means. 'I f*cking hate you, but I have turned into you, you were right.' It means she's letting go of her golden centre. I want the audience at the end of the show to wonder if their hero is still a good person. I don't know who she's gonna be in season two, but this is what happens when you break the unbreakable. I don't know who she's about to become. [...] I'd be down to play it either way. - Ella Purnell (x)

[arbutus-blossoms]

“Good days start with a good breakfast boys and ghouls .” 🍳

[schemelin]

Charon !!!!

[elbiotipo]

Perhaps the worst game design choice in Skyrim is when you are told to go kill nameless bandits who you can't talk to and just exist as random enemies, and then when you're fighting one they yell "I yield" and you're okay, that's fair, I'm just here to get some random sword I don't actually want to kill you and after all, the game tips say that if they yell "I yield" you can sheathe your sword and they'll stop fighting

Then you find out that's COMPLETELY FALSE, the game does NOT allow you to do that, the nameless bandits like all enemies in the game are programmed to fight to the death, and that's what you do, you fight them to death, because they have no names no lives or anything, they are there to keep attacking you and fight to the death for a chest with 124 gold and boots with a bonus to enchantment.

Or what's worse, the game makes them yell "PLEASE NO MORE" or "I YIELD" JUST as you deliver the killing blow. It would be an interesting comment on violence in videogames if it wasn't just a fakeout because the nameless bandits aren't actually coded to do anything but to fight you to death.

Okay, that's a bunch of poor game design choices, not just one.

[thedman0310]

Thanks @jesawyer very cool

[waterdroid]

Yeehawgust Day 24: View From The Canyon Rim 🌄

Looking over Hopeville, Sam and Ulysses talk after everything that transpired at Ulysses' Temple. In the end, both are glad no blood had to be shed that day.

[somethingaboutmint]

Long time no charon posting

[reason-with-the-underdog]

how to make an argument hurt

(hkvthm fight dynamics + akademiya-era fallout discussion)

you ever think about how one of the worst things kaveh could do to alhaitham (other than silent treatment ofc) is for kaveh to be perfectly polite and closed off and distant...

like he's talking to a stranger...

when kaveh successfully pulls on that mask of performative success and closes himself off from alhaitham entirely!!

alhaitham may still be able to read kaveh's true feelings but he can't progress any further without kaveh's participation...

imagine being alhaitham:

you can still read kaveh,

you still know what he's thinking,

but it doesn't matter bc he won't react to you

you can be annoying and a pest and he'll just passively shrug and walk away

what good is insight without the ability to use it?

it's called the "grey rock" technique, where you make yourself super bland & non-reactive so the other person doesn't get the attention/drama that they're seeking & leaves you alone

in this instance kaveh just shrugs and says "if that's what you want" or "mmm" with zero followup to whatever alhaitham says

the thing is: alhaitham chooses not to follow social conventions but he's perfectly capable of reading context clues if needed so he can very much tell what kaveh is doing :/

how long does he keep trying before he gives up on fighting a futile battle (kaveh is incredibly stubborn and strong-willed after all)

thinking about their estrangement era...

kaveh did respond in writing at least but alhaitham seems to have respected kaveh's clear boundaries regarding physical face-to-face interactions

(honestly took that inch of interaction that kaveh was willing to entertain & ran with it--)

for added flavor... consider that kaveh doesn't even consciously decide to "grey rock" alhaitham at first. its just:

he's so so tired. he's overworked, stressed, trying desperately to prove himself post-graduation, dealing with seniors who are taking advantage of him

and then there's alhaitham on the street. just turn away. kaveh doesn't have TIME to deal with talking with him right now

afterwards, he's quit his first job at his senior's studio, he's got his independent firm set up & while he's still busy, he's got more freedom now

but now alhaitham is the one to cross the street when they cross paths. and kaveh doesnt know how to fix that. can he handle a conversation??? esp if alhaitham apparently doesn't want to talk anymore???

except, oh. there's alhaitham on the message boards. at least there's still that

🥰🥰 that's the beauty of not really ever taking the time (that stellar reputation isnt going to establish/maintain itself on its own) nor allowing yourself to ever process the toxic nuclear meltdown that was the dissolution of your incredibly successful thesis/years of friendship

(reposted from twt with permission, thanks @kurigohan0909)

[thefalloutwiki]

Fallout 4: Copper Pipe

Were you previously aware that there is an unused edible Copper Pipe ingredient in Fallout 4 using the Skyrim ingredient system?

It has the Restore Health effect, similar to how eating Copper Pipes in real life restores health.

You can check out the page for the Copper Pipe ingredient here:

https://fallout.wiki/wiki/Copper_Pipe_(ingredient)

[wishchip106]

i’m craving cherik in the apocalypse again….

post nuclear-apocalypse lets go 🫡

lets say Shaw manages to start the cold war and now most of the planet is destroyed and nearly everyone is dead except for a select few (cherik)

it’s been a year since they all started living in the mansion’s bunker and things are not going well 🙁❌❌

food and water are getting low, people are having fights, two people died while going outside and cherik are not talking to eachother because they had a really bad fight or something (idk i need some form of tension for them to overcome)

lets say for story sake, Charles needs to go on a quest to find a missing item for Hank’s new invention that’s probably important and Erik decides to go with him

and then yadda yadda yadda, they traverse through the wastelands, meet new societies, nearly die a few times, get over themselves and makeup/out, find the item they were looking for and somehow make it back to the bunker faster than how they left

uhh happily ever after except you can still barely breath the air

very fun 😁 if anyone wants to write this feel free to do so i will gladly read it 🫡🫡

[mojave-outhouse]

I don't think I ever posted this one?? For some reason? Anyway Mira n Arcade wlw/mlm hostility

[genericpuff]

every now and then i get folks asking me "puff do you have any opinions on hazbin hotel"

and i know why they're asking because if there's any fandom that puts LO to shame, it's hazbin hotel / helluva boss and surely i must have some Very Strong Opinions(tm) about the show

but i seriously have never watched a single episode of that show and despite all the controversy and drama i've seen come from the discussion of both the show and its creator, the only thing that really bugs me out of the blue when i'm reminded HH exists are those exclusive playbills that people pre-ordered months ago and still haven't arrived

that is it, that is literally the extent of my engagement with the HH fandom, there will be no further questions about what i think regarding HH because i literally have no idea, they are best asked to whoever comes close to being the generic-puff equivalent of the HH fandom

[justaboot]

"I'm not the adventurer you thought I'd be..."

Quick little sketch of my all-time favorite episode in honor of our little 6th anniversary shindig! Rallied by @secret-tester @alexcanine @boingodigitalart @yeyeducks @cookieruby @the-richest-duck