Bethesda General Discussion Thread

[rusty_shackleford]

why do redguards only have 30 int in morrowind and oblivion when bretons have 50?

 

[RNGsus]

Imagine the outcry if they added attributes back for Hammerfell.

"You are a Redguard, the wiry haired denizen of one of the dumbest places for a peasant to live in Tamriel. Redguards are suspicious of whitey's magic, but their low intelligence makes them easy to train in his majesty's legions, where the Redguard's warlike spirit has enriched many provinces."

 

[Bohr]

A few years ago, Bethesda worked with Behaviour Interactive to release a management sim based on the Fallout franchise. It was fine. Then earlier this week, Warner Bros. announced a mobile management sim based on the HBO TV series Westworld. We thought the game looked fairly similar to Fallout Shelter.

And so did Bethesda — a little too similar.

Bethesda filed a suit in a Maryland’s U.S. District Court stating, that the Westworld game features “the same copyrighted computer code created for Fallout Shelter.”

Bethesda goes on to say that a bug featured in an early version of Fallout Shelter even appears in this mobile version of Westworld on Android.

Fallout’s publisher is seeking a jury trial and damages for copyright infringement, breach of contract and misappropriating trade secrets.

[Via: Polygon]



This looks pretty bad for Behaviour and Warner Bros. Bethesda contracted with Behaviour under a work-for-hire agreement to develop Fallout Shelter, and these kind of publisher contracts generally limit developers from using the technology developed for one game on other projects. Bethesda likely has a pretty solid case here, so this suit could affect the official release of the Westworld game.

 

[lukaszek]

deterministic system > RNG

 

[Oracsbox]

A nice rambling rant against Bethesda and Toddy
I like Gundam he amuses me

 

[unfairlight]

Some youtube documentary thing. I haven't watched it yet, but this guy is generally pretty good.

 

[RNGsus]

He's the guy who found and interviewed Julian LeFay recently.

 

[unfairlight]

Yeah, that interview is super good too, that's why I subscribed to him.

 

[Makabb]

this guy makes some good content

 

[RNGsus]

I doubt it.

 

[unfairlight]

Didn't that guy show his 'ultimate' modlist with some loverslab mods in it?

 

[Outlander]

So, I was looking at some books and this thing popped up:

https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Vault-Dwellers-Official-Cookbook/dp/168383397X

Craft your own glass of Nuka-Cola, a bowl of BlamCo Mac & Cheese, and more with the recipes in Fallout: The Official Cookbook.

Based on the irradiated delicacies of the world of Bethesda Entertainment’s Fallout, this Vault-Tec–approved cookbook provides fans of the award-winning series with recipes inspired by their favorite Fallout foods. Whip up tasty versions of the Mirelurk egg omelette, throw some deathclaw meat on the grill, and re-create BlamCo Mac & Cheese with Fallout: The Official Cookbook.

 

[The Dutch Ghost]

Oh there are several more planned including one about the History of the Fallout franchise which we know will not be written in favor of Bethesda.

Next to that there is also a board game planned (separate from the RPG) and other pieces of jun... I mean merchandise.

 

[RNGsus]

Whores have more scruples.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

So, I was looking at some books and this thing popped up:

https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Vault-Dwellers-Official-Cookbook/dp/168383397X

Craft your own glass of Nuka-Cola, a bowl of BlamCo Mac & Cheese, and more with the recipes in Fallout: The Official Cookbook.

Based on the irradiated delicacies of the world of Bethesda Entertainment’s Fallout, this Vault-Tec–approved cookbook provides fans of the award-winning series with recipes inspired by their favorite Fallout foods. Whip up tasty versions of the Mirelurk egg omelette, throw some deathclaw meat on the grill, and re-create BlamCo Mac & Cheese with Fallout: The Official Cookbook.

"Official"
is this actually Bethesda approved?

 

[ZeniBot]

Seeing the amount of shit Bethesda puts out with a fallout label makes me fucking depressed. Its all garbage. If it had been genuinely good and interesting things fine.. but Stickers? Fridge Magnets? Monopoly? Are you fucking retarded.
Sad thing is you know some idiot somewhere bought these.

And yet they do all this shit. Still no Plushy Death Claw. What the hell.

 

[Athos]

And yet they do all this shit. Still no Plushy Death Claw. What the hell.

They did it once.

 

[Shinji]

Timestamp

1:22 - What was you role at Bethesda?
3:18 - Terminator Rampage
5:17 - Delta V
7:32 - Ultima Underworld
10:37 - The sense of power / danger in Daggerfall
12:41 - Any other classic games that inspired you?
14:51 - Daggerfall's character creation, story and vampires
15:51 - Vampire: The Masquerade
18:00 - Tabletop RPGs and what makes them unique
23:43 - What are TES’s story influences?
27:52 - Intrigue, factions and politics in Daggerfall
31:18 - Reactions to Arena influenced Daggerfall's changes
34:01 - Daggerfall & Arena FMV actors
38:40 - Did The Elder Scrolls change the trend of popular RPGs?
41:38 - Wizardry
43:45 - Arena and Daggerfall were "casual" games
46:03 - D&D’s complex rules
48:13 - Game of the Year award
49:09 - Arena was going to be a party-based RPG
52:42 - The origin of Sheogorath
59:08 - Challenges in worldbuilding
1:05:27 - Tamriel nations, puns and creation
1:07:45 - How did tabletop RPGs influence TES?
1:09:35 - Camoran Usurper
1:10:58 - How the original games inspire ESO
1:12:52 - Daggerfall’s ratings controversy
1:15:13 - Randomly generated quests
1:19:32 - Are graphics impeding innovation in game design?
1:22:55 - The uncanny valley
1:26:23 - Preserving old games
1:28:26 - Cult classics
1:33:46 - Movies as games, games as movies
1:36:16 - Studio interference
1:37:47 - Daggerfall’s huge dungeons
1:44:18 - The FMV bubble
1:45:55 - Good FMV games
1:50:54 - Cut features in TES games
1:52:37 - Relationships, starting families in RPGs
1:55:29 - Fable series
1:57:25 - How would you evolve character creation and progression?
2:00:00 - Was it ever a goal to make pacifist playthroughs possible?
2:03:13 - Why did you leave Bethesda?
2:05:11 - Working for Activision, ZORK, Savage Entertainment
2:10:56 - Might & Magic, rebooting a franchise
2:12:25 - GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
2:13:17 - Star Trek games
2:14:26 - Troika Games and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
2:17:52 - James Bond
2:22:08 - What are you up to now?
2:24:46 - New game written by Ted Peterson
2:26:24 - Michael Kirkbride’s writing
2:32:57 - How Bethesda’s forums inspired TES lore
2:38:20 - Thoughts on post-Peterson Sheogorath
2:40:06 - Akavir
2:43:04 - Do you have a favorite faction or race?
2:46:11 - Who wrote the Lusty Argonian Maid?
2:48:10 - The Dwemer
2:51:07 - What was your favorite quest or lore snippet?
2:52:39 - The most surprising way you saw your writing resurface
2:54:46 - How TES’s story has evolved
2:58:21 - Thoughts on Skyrim
3:02:29 - The ideal Elder Scrolls game
3:05:43 - What is your favorite role in game development?
3:10:55 - Are you still working on games today?
3:12:58 - What would your dream game be?
3:20:51 - Troubling trends in the game industry
3:25:13 - Anything else you'd like to share?

 

[Glaucon]

Nice find.

 

[LESS T_T]

New publishing arm in Russia, NOT a new BGS studio: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-12-bethesda-opens-russia-office

Bethesda opens Russia office
Headed up by Simeon Chirikov, the new office will oversee sales and marketing for Russia and CIS

Bethesda Softworks has today announced the opening of an office is Moscow, Russia.

Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, Bethesda has international offices in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Eindhoven, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.

The newly opened office will oversee sales and marketing across Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

In a statement, Bethesda said the new office underpins its commitment to its global publishing operations.

It will be headed up by Simeon Chirikov, who joins Bethesda as managing director for Russia.

Chirikov, an alumni of Electronic Arts and Wargaming, has previously acted as a consultant for Bethesda.

"The opening of the office in Moscow is a very exciting moment for Bethesda," said European managing director Sean Brennan

"We have an incredible roster of upcoming games... Simeon's extensive knowledge of the Russian and CIS markets will help us to maximise and deliver upon all these titles' potential."

 

[Makabb]

 

[Lilura]

Based on the irradiated delicacies of the world of Bethesda Entertainment’s Fallout

sigh

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

I LOVE BETHESASD

 

[Feargus Jewhart]

Don't ask what Todd can do for you, but what can you do for Todd?

Buy his game.

 

[RNGsus]