Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

[barghwata]

The whole wizardry(which by itself is already a lot) is an example. Quest compass? You don't even have a map, nigga. You write it down or get fucked.
Minimalistic quest log? Wizardry, Ultima, Betrayal at Krondor, Darklands among others do not even have a quest journal, you have to write it or you have no idea what you are doing.
Various possibilities of Build? That is a given for games like Wizardry. In fact, any old dungeon crawler, be it turn-based or real-time, rape Fallout on this.
"-The fact that stats induce events." is something that Fallout deserve praises is also something that most people that played Fallout expect from other games(which most of the time is done really badly, like FO3).

And let's not forget about some of Fallout's predecessors like Dark sun and Wasteland.

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

The whole wizardry(which by itself is already a lot) is an example. Quest compass? You don't even have a map, nigga. You write it down or get fucked.
Minimalistic quest log? Wizardry, Ultima, Betrayal at Krondor, Darklands among others do not even have a quest journal, you have to write it or you have no idea what you are doing.
Various possibilities of Build? That is a given for games like Wizardry. In fact, any old dungeon crawler, be it turn-based or real-time, rape Fallout on this.
"-The fact that stats induce events." is something that Fallout deserve praises is also something that most people that played Fallout expect from other games(which most of the time is done really badly, like FO3).

Right , I admit I should have changed it to " is one of those games compared to recent games"

 

[Ol' Willy]

Some Fallout 1 only facts that were retconned later:

- Vaults are just vaults. No experiments or such bullshit. If your Vault has malfunctioned, please send a complain to VaultTec.com
- Ghouls are exclusive to Necropolis. Harold is not a ghoul but a FEV mutant.
- FEV supermutants are exclusive to California.
- .223 pistol is a unique one.
- Deathclaws are rare and elusive beasts. People mostly don't even believe they exist.
- BoS is exclusive to California. No Washington units or other bullshit. BoS was formed by US army renegades from Mariposa Base.
- No tribals. People didn't degenerate so much.
- No real-life weapons.
- Iguana bits are actually made from human meat
- Caps as currency are set up by Hub merchants, so there's no logic in other states using caps too.
- PSI abilities do exist.
- There's no random legions of raiders that appeared out of nowhere: Khans, for example came out of Vault 15. Jackals came from Vault 15 too, but were cut from Fallout 1 - they appear in Van Buren, New Vegas ans Sonora. Vipers were cut and didn't appear anywhere else.
- GECK is mentioned only in manual and it's just an agricultural tool - no laser turrets included.

 

[Viata]

So all of Fallout 2 is to be ignored?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Yo, I heard it's totally impossible to avoid combat in this game if you want to play some kind of brave diplomat.

 

[undecaf]

Fallout also almost succumbed to silliness. It was at some point supposed to have a tribe of talking humanoid raccoons (S’Lanter I think they were called). Thankfully that was cut.

I thought it was an interesting bit of trivia back when I learned it.

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

Fallout also almost succumbed to silliness. It was at some point supposed to have a tribe of talking humanoid raccoons (S’Lanter I think they were called). Thankfully that was cut.

I thought it was an interesting bit of trivia back when I learned it.

Where did you find that information?

 

[undecaf]

Where did you find that information?

Someone mentioned it to me offhand around 10-15 years ago, and there it was...

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/S'Lanter

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Yo, I heard it's totally impossible to avoid combat in this game if you want to play some kind of brave diplomat.

You heard wrong.

Your join date is showing.

 

[Duralux for Durabux]

Can the "Black isles studios " tag be removed? It was just Interplay at the time.

 

[The Jester]

Can the "Black isles studios " tag be removed? It was just Interplay at the time.

Done.

 

[Ol' Willy]

allout also almost succumbed to silliness. It was at some point supposed to have a tribe of talking humanoid raccoons (S’Lanter I think they were called). Thankfully that was cut.

Thank Tim Cain for that.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Is this the thread to discuss fallout 76?

 

[Grauken]

Haven't see a Fallout thread in a while

 

[Ol' Willy]

Yo, I heard it's totally impossible to avoid combat in this game if you want to play some kind of brave diplomat.

Fallout 1 quests solvable only by combat:

1) Killian/Gizmo situation. One of them should be killed, no compromise.
2) Killing barkeep if siding with Skulz in Junktown.
3) Helping Farmer in Hub. Raiders could only be killed.
4) Rescuing BoS initiate from Hub. Kidnappers could only be killed.
5) Working for Decker/Taking him down, requires some killing.
6) Killing Deathclaws to clear the way to Gun Runners.
7) Blades/Regulators situation, one group should be eliminated.

 

[Grauken]

Yo, I heard it's totally impossible to avoid combat in this game if you want to play some kind of brave diplomat.

Fallout 1 quests solvable only by combat:

1) Killian/Gizmo situation. One of them should be killed, no compromise.
2) Killing barkeep if siding with Skulz in Junktown.
3) Helping Farmer in Hub. Raiders could only be killed.
4) Rescuing BoS initiate from Hub. Kidnappers could only be killed.
5) Working for Decker/Taking him down, requires some killing.
6) Killing Deathclaws to clear the way to Gun Runners.
7) Blades/Regulators situation, one group should be eliminated.

you don't need to solve all quests to play through a game

 

[typical user]

It's called nucular.

It's unclear whether it actually is.

I remember when I accepted the quest to get rid of squatters on some farm and they killed me over and over with high grade military equipment. .223 pistol was almost worth it if not for the annoying loud firing sound.

You misspelled "awesome".

You try firing that thing at 2:00 AM on speakers.

 

[Ol' Willy]

you don't need to solve all quest to play through a game

No shit? Did my list says in the title "Quests, needed to finish the game"?

Although, without some of these quests Junkyard and Boneyard will stay unresolved.

 

[Lemming42]

Yo, I heard it's totally impossible to avoid combat in this game if you want to play some kind of brave diplomat.

Fallout 1 quests solvable only by combat:

1) Killian/Gizmo situation. One of them should be killed, no compromise.
2) Killing barkeep if siding with Skulz in Junktown.
3) Helping Farmer in Hub. Raiders could only be killed.
4) Rescuing BoS initiate from Hub. Kidnappers could only be killed.
5) Working for Decker/Taking him down, requires some killing.
6) Killing Deathclaws to clear the way to Gun Runners.
7) Blades/Regulators situation, one group should be eliminated.

You're right in that all these require combat, but not all require killing. You can technically get through 1, 4 and 5 (if taking Decker down) without actually killing anyone, but you do have to draw their fire at the very least and injure them at most.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Haven't see a Fallout thread in a while

Almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

 

[Häyhä]

- No real-life weapons.

What are the Mauser and Desert Eagle then?

 

[The Old Kiwi]

It's called nucular.

By WHOM, pray tell?

 

[Häyhä]

It's called nucular.

By WHOM, pray tell?

 

[Lawntoilet]

Where did you find that information?

Someone mentioned it to me offhand around 10-15 years ago, and there it was...

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/S'Lanter

Very retarded. I wonder if it's some kind of reference to notorious Nobel winner/possible Cleve Blakemore alt Kary Mullis' story about encountering a talking raccoon: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...-surfer/31e7e720-44e4-49ff-8458-a9822cdcb47e/

 

[NJClaw]

Nice.

Now what?

Umm...talk about Fallout?

It's shit

What's wrong with you