Fallout 2 Restoration Project

[Hoodoo]

Article about restoring the cut areas from Fallout 2, not sure if this is old news but thought id post anyway.

These restoration projects are all the rage these days, especially with RPGs. Planescape and KOTOR 2 are other games that have recieved the restoration treatment, but one of the more notable ones is the Fallout 2 project, headed up by Killap [real name withheld at request; I wouldn't trust a bunch of Australians either] an information technology and computer science student. After the series made him fall in love with everything post-apocalyptic, he became enamored with modding the second game: "Though it's been two years since the start of the Restoration Project, my Fallout 2 modding began with my unofficial patch. After it matured enough, I decided it was time for something else. I had become too addicted to modding Fallout 2 to walk away from it and having found lots of information about cut content, I decided I would go ahead and restore it all." "The process began with restoring content locations already in the game. From here, I then added in locations that were pulled from the game. This was harder since, though we knew the name of the locations and the general plot and design behind them, they were not truly set in stone by the developers. "In fact, the EPA is the only location which we had a complete [or nearly complete] design doc for. As such, I couldn't go about adding in arbitrary stuff. After all, this is a restoration project and it is my intent to make all the new content appear as though it was there the whole time."

Sounds gut

 

[Kosmonaut]

Link motherfucker, do you have it?

 

[Hoodoo]

Copied from magazine :\ try google that Killap guy

 

[Hoodoo]

http://killap.net/

http://falloutmods.wikia.com/wiki/Killa ... on_Project

hes also got a pretty recommended patch

http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/fallo ... 68629.html

but probably old news to

 

[Kosmonaut]

Thanks.

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

Already played it once through with the RP. Now I'm doing a playthrough with the MegaMod.


http://falloutmods.wikia.com/wiki/MIB88_Megamod

Which is pretty fun. New locations, a couple new factions, new game-play ideas, etc. It even makes your useless 'wife' into a full-fledged companion, who levels and is further developed.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

"Wow, Fallout 2 Restoration Patch!"
"I'm Kaga!! Everytime you start a new game you have to sit through a poorly written monologue!"
"Uninstall."

True story.

 

[Jim Cojones]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was not lack of time which resulted in dropping Kaga but the simple fact he sucked.

 

[Genma:TheDestroyer]

The final battle with him is anti-climactic as hell if you've gained even a small measure of personal power. Supposedly once you've damaged him enough you can try talking him down if you'd gone with the diplomatic approach in previous encounters.



I never got the chance, because he melted after the first shot. Seriously, he ranted and raved about how this would be the final, glorious battle...

...and then I just turned him to goo and walked away.

 

[Ion Flux]

The final battle with him is anti-climactic as hell if you've gained even a small measure of personal power. Supposedly once you've damaged him enough you can try talking him down if you'd gone with the diplomatic approach in previous encounters.



I never got the chance, because he melted after the first shot. Seriously, he ranted and raved about how this would be the final, glorious battle...

...and then I just turned him to goo and walked away.

Anticlimactic irony mebbe?

 

[ScottishMartialArts]

Whom is this Kaga you speak of and what does he do?

 

[JrK]

Kaga iirc is the guy who blocks the way to the village on the entrace to the Temple of the Chosen Ones right when you start F2RP. I believe in older versions he would have some dialog showing how you were using the right version.

However, in the latest version there is a rock on the ground behind him that, when examined, gives you feedback on whether or not everything is installed properly.

As a final remark, Killap's F2RP is ANCIENT news.

 

[laclongquan]

A failed Chosen One. Your predecessor, who doesnt amount to the challenges of real world.

You dont think you are the only Chosen, do you?

 

[kingcomrade]

I'll bet there are dozens of funny monty python references we missed. What a shame.

 

[Derper]

Old news, but a new version is right around the corner. New stuff added, and Kaga should be more polished as well.

 

[denizsi]

I'll bet there are dozens of funny monty python references we missed. What a shame.

Not that many. There are more internet meme references than you can chew, though.

 

[Jaesun]

"Wow, Fallout 2 Restoration Patch!"
"I'm Kaga!! Everytime you start a new game you have to sit through a poorly written monologue!"
"Uninstall."

True story.

Out of ALL the things this mod restores, you quit just because of that?

It was better written than anything in Fallout 3.

 

[Coldcall]

Just as an aside.

The Silent Storm engine would make an excellent modern platform for a fallout 1 & 2 remake.

Not sure how many of you have played Hammer & Sickle, but i prefer it to SS in that its way more like an old-school RPG.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

"Wow, Fallout 2 Restoration Patch!"
"I'm Kaga!! Everytime you start a new game you have to sit through a poorly written monologue!"
"Uninstall."

True story.

Out of ALL the things this mod restores, you quit just because of that?

It was better written than anything in Fallout 3.

I played through the game once with the RP mod, but it'll take a gun to my head before I'm even going to consider doing it again. I found the "new" stuff to be both ridiculous and embarassing, and I'm not at all surprised that they ended up on the cutting floor. I'll admit that some of the things the mod puts back into the game is pretty cool, but the bad far outweighs the good.

And Fallout 3 is much better than Fallout 2 RP. Feel free to quote me on that.

Old news, but a new version is right around the corner. New stuff added, and Kaga should be more polished as well.

Not holding my breath here.

 

[Derper]

"Wow, Fallout 2 Restoration Patch!"
"I'm Kaga!! Everytime you start a new game you have to sit through a poorly written monologue!"
"Uninstall."

True story.

Out of ALL the things this mod restores, you quit just because of that?

It was better written than anything in Fallout 3.

I played through the game once with the RP mod, but it'll take a gun to my head before I'm even going to consider doing it again. I found the "new" stuff to be both ridiculous and embarassing, and I'm not at all surprised that they ended up on the cutting floor. I'll admit that some of the things the mod puts back into the game is pretty cool, but the bad far outweighs the good.

And Fallout 3 is much better than Fallout 2 RP. Feel free to quote me on that.

Up yours. I for one welcome our modding overlords.

Old news, but a new version is right around the corner. New stuff added, and Kaga should be more polished as well.

Not holding my breath here.

You shouldn't, you need oxygen for your brain. True story.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

Fallout 2 is good...

... for what it is.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Silellak]

Fallout 2 is good...

... for what it is.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hoodoo]

What gets added in the RP anyway?

 

[Derper]

What gets added in the RP anyway?

Primitive village (related to Sulik's sister), EPA, Shi submarine and more. Goodies!

 

[Droog White Smile]

I'll bet there are dozens of funny monty python references we missed. What a shame.

Yeah, well, F2RP is kinda lame, since it mostly "restores" not the cut content, but the content that was never made in the first place, only considered. So this is basically just a huge mod that represents killap's "vision" of the game, not what the developers would have made if they had the time.