The team behind theFallout 4: New Vegastotal conversion mod released a new trailer today, showcasing impressive visuals and combat.
Falloutseries fans have eagerly anticipated a follow-up toFallout: New Vegassince its release in 2010. Obsidian Entertainment’s spin-off game received widespread praise at release, and has cemented its place among the series' better entries. Unfortunately, the likelihood of a direct sequel for the last decade appeared slim.
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Last year,Obsidian releasedThe Outer Worldsto critical acclaim, and positioned it as the “spiritual successor” toNew Vegas.However,Microsoft’s recent surprise acquisition of Bethesdareunited Bethesda and Obsidian under the same umbrella, sparking speculation that a sequel could be in the works.
Until someone either confirms or denies the existence of a sequel, players can return to the Mojave with a fresh perspective. A volunteer mod team has been working on recreating the fan-favorite usingFallout 4’sengine, dubbedFallout 4: New Vegas.According to the project’s FAQ, the team has been hard at work for over three years. Players will be able to trek across the desert in greater detail, and enjoy the newer game’s fluid combat. In addition, the mod will also featureNew Vegas’sskill system and gambling.
The project aims to be as faithful a recreation as possible, but notes that there are certain limitations. Certain features fromFallout 4 –petting the dog, for example, as well asFallout 4’s settlement building– will carry over. A little of the opposite will also be true; whileFallout 4’s Sole Survivor campaign is playable with the mod installed, some of its features will bleed back over. Depending on individual players' feelings aboutFallout 4, it could turn out to be a positive, though the FAQ does not specify which of the project’s features will cross-pollinate.
Fallout 4: New Vegasfollows in the footsteps of similarly ambitious projects. Most notable areSkywindandSkyblivion, which aim torecreateMorrowindandOblivionwithinSkyrim, respectively. In large part, these projects come from a place of love. Bethesda games are notoriously buggy, and can be unstable when heavily modified. Instead of spending a Saturday installing a dozen gigabytes' worth of HD texture packs for a decade-old game,F4NVseeks to streamline the process. If seen to completion, the mod will offer long-time fans the chance to see a game they love in sparkling glory, and make it more accessible to a generation of fans that cut their teeth onSkyrim.
As with any fan-made project, there are no guarantees.Fallout 4: New Vegasdoes not have a timeframe for release, but will be available for PC versions ofFallout 4if it does.
