Fallout: New California Intro Video
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Final draft of the intro video. This is technically the 4th draft in the last 6 years, remade from scratch for release with a new "Brazil!" Cover Song from Pablo Cortina and Martin Purvis. :p https://soundcloud.com/cortina-pablo https://soundcloud.com/martin-purvis-1 And the fantstic art for our animation drawn by Kaz Foxsen & I from the original Part 1 release is still in there: https://www.facebook.com/KazFoxsen/ Narration by Roger Owen. Glad the mod is finally done! All FNC Videos: (will be updated after release) The Prequel to Chapter 1 Cinematic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaK_ZI0S7xs The Ending Videos: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Content Warnings (for the intro video itself):

  • Depictions of nuclear war
  • Heads on pikes

Brief introduction:

In Fallout: New California (Prequel to Fallout: New Vegas) you play as the kid from Vault 18. Orphan. Loner. Mutant. On the last big night of the Vault Ball season in 2260, you make a fateful decision that will change the course of your life -- and eventually the future of the New California Republic.

Note: If you've completed this game, there is carryover into New Vegas after the fact. You will start a brand new New Vegas campaign with added lore and elements from New California. What carries over depends entirely on the path you've taken and decisions you've made (so be patient and thorough if you really care).

Personal feelings:

I got the privilege of playing Fallout: New California before ever picking up New Vegas, and I must say I am beyond grateful for that, having been able to go in blind for both games from start to finish without knowing the future events of the latter. The mod team behind this didn't have the resources to do everything they wanted with it, so some things were cut from release, but the project is open to contribution and in a state that is perfectly playable (and, in my experience, satisfying) with 13 endings.

The lore this game expands upon in the Fallout universe is honestly some of the most impressive I've ever experienced, and I cannot recommend this game highly enough. In my own personal experience, I find the characters to be very human, and relatable, so they really did well in terms of giving them depth and character development.

I've never had a place like Hexbear, and honestly I feel all of you are the best people I've ever interacted with. That being said, I wanna give back and contribute stuff I personally really enjoy, so here's one of my most cherished games you've probably never heard of. Maybe a lot of you will find the lore and themes in this game something you yourself can really relate to, like I have.

Additionally, I'm pretty interested in the conversation that could be had about this game, since I love reading all of your perspectives and interpretations about New Vegas.

Avoiding spoilers (for those that care about this):

  • Avoid wandering into the video comments, and the recommended videos on the sidebar (just to be sure)
  • Try not to read into the "Introduction" of the mod page any further than what has already been provided here. That includes watching the "Fallout New California Narrative Trailer" provided therein, as it does spoil some events.
  • Try not to read into the "Story" part of the mod page.
  • Skip straight to the "Installation" section of the mod page.
  • Those who have played, don't spoil anything, please!
  • Add spoiler tags to anything you feel would be relevant to this, if you wish to talk about it here.

Fallout: New California mod page: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/45138/

  • Recommended mods (for FNC playthrough) page here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Iciq_jIMJvZLMjkDQdCP0tDHmezpFme9nUKjDiZ1HGU/mobilebasic (use at your own discretion)
  • sicklemode [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Mods; I was a voice actor for Autumn Leaves, a New Vegas mod that was really fun.

    Haven't played it before, something I'll be checking out when I get the chance.

    Campaign if you’re interested I have session notes and the like, but it’s just the falloutification of Southern Illinois (Soil, I called it).

    I think it'd be an interesting read, if you'd like to share it.

    As someone who played the older games first, I LOVED Boulder dome. Essentially the mod was reintroducing a bunch of themes and characters from Fallout 3 (no, not that one. The cancelled one, Van Buren; which now exists as Project Van Buren. I definitely recommend checking it out if you like isometric games)

    Taking note of this. Been in a Fallout phase lately, so why not do some exploring. Also did take interest in games like Open X-COM, so I do have some history with isometric titles.

    in BBD there’s cats, and the legion/ncr conflict spills over here. Determined place in timeline 2277, same as New Vegas.

    Excellent. Should be a pretty seamless transition in that case.

    You’d probably have a good time reading the Fallout Bible if you haven’t yet. Tons of world building lore from the original creators in it.

    Didn't know something like this existed. I've always exhaustively read through the notes on any terminal I could find because I love this kind of stuff. Looking forward to it.

    While I have your ear though I’d highly recommend Underrail (inspired by fallout), Wasteland series (inspired fallout), and Nuka Break if you haven’t seen it yet (on YouTube)

    Lots of goodies in here. I'll be sure to check them out. Thanks :)