**** Official Fallout 4 Thread ****

[Akagi]

So finally, 7 years after the release of Fallout 3, it has happened... Fallout 4 has been announced!

Cross threads:
Official Fallout 4 Mods thread
Official Fallout 4 thread (Console section)

UPDATE 10/11/2015

IT'S HERE!

https://www.fallout4.com/

Bethesda social media links:

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Twitter @Bethesda - https://twitter.com/bethesda
Twitter @Bethblog - https://twitter.com/bethblog
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/BethesdaSoftworks
Facebook [Bethesda] - https://www.facebook.com/BethesdaSoftworks.eu
Facebook [Fallout] - https://www.facebook.com/Fallout.eu

S.P.E.C.I.A.L series:

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Pre-release:

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UPDATE 06/08/2015

No level cap or "hard finish"

http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-will-have-no-level-cap-and-no-hard-finish/

UPDATE 25/07/2015

Quake-Con. more detail on F4:
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/f...15/07/26/fallout-4-quakecon-presentation.aspx
http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/24/90...ns-upgrades-special-customization-progression

RELEASE DATE SET FOR 10TH OF NOVEMBER!

E3 content:

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https://youtu.be/jXzlkJEUPDs
https://youtu.be/cii0ckqyrb4
https://youtu.be/9pgglcDz3Ts
https://youtu.be/xewYbWYpgTw
https://youtu.be/0ydnXvoYGBk

More footage at the Xbox One showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKWi71Kb4Rw

Full Bethesda E3 Showcase: (long!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KApp699WdE

Some articles following announcement:
http://kotaku.com/fallout-4-announced-for-ps4-xbox-one-pc-1708679442
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/06/03/fallout-4-officially-revealed-by-teaser-site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-32996003
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/fallout-4-release-date-news-and-rumours-1293541
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-4-officially-confirmed-for-pc-xbox-one-ps4/1100-6427776/

Trailer content:

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Download the uncompressed trailer here:
http://www.gamersyde.com/download_fallout_4_trailer-34774_en.html

Analysed screenshots: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-05-fallout-4-high-res-screenshots-analysed

Compressed vs uncompressed video stills:

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Compressed:

Uncompressed:

Compressed:

Uncompressed:

Buy the game:

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Fallout 4:
GAME - http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...39266&catalogId=10201&langId=44&storeId=10151
Amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?rh=i:vide...F3FFGV3W9B71&pf_rd_i=fallout 4&qid=1433440439
Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/app/377160/
GMG - http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/gb/en/pc/games/action/fallout-4/

Fallout 4 Survival Guide:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fallout-Vau...+Dweller's+Survival+Guide+Collector's+Edition
http://www.game.co.uk/en/fallout-4-...92?pageSize=40&searchTerm=fallout&catGroupId=
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/fallout-4-vault-dweller-s-survival-guide-12-90-speedyhen-2257337

Fallout Anthology: - Does not include Fallout 4!
Bethesda have also announced a new collectors edition bundle called the "Fallout Anthology" which includes all previous Fallout games and expansions, housed in a replica mini-nuke case!

Bethesda store page: http://store.bethsoft.com/fallout-anthology.html
Game UK pre-order: http://www.game.co.uk/en/fallout-anthology-733290

Pip-Boy limited edition! - SOLD OUT!
Includes a wearable Pip-Boy 3000*, a display stand, a Pip-Boy pocket guide, a "perks" poster, a steelbook, and a capsule case!

http://store.bethsoft.com/fallout-4-pip-boy-edition.html

*You can insert a mobile device (currently iPhone only) and sync the phone/Pip-Boy with the game, essentially creating a usable and fully interactive Pip-Boy!

Misc:

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Awesome "Vault 111" system built by Pexon! Some brilliant craftsmanship in this thread, including some brutal modification!
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18681582

Fallout Shelter iOS game:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id991153141
Fallout Shelter Android game:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutshelter

If anyone has any suggestions for the opening post I'll look over them, likewise if anyone notices that some content in the opening post is out-dated, or a link is broken, please do let me know. Updates will follow when more is released about the game.

 

[Akagi]

I swear this thread was like 14 pages long or maybe that is the console section :/

That thread got replaced by this one, so that it could have a proper and update-able opening post. Most of the posts in the original thread were arguing about the quality of the graphics and whether or not it was a port. That thread can be found here.

I hope we can move on from that in this thread. At least to some extent. I know some of you may not be happy with the quality of the graphics in the trailer, but these are early days. I encourage you to at least watch the uncompressed trailer.

Looks awesome! can't wait. Is there an release date yet?

Currently there isn't a release date. Hopefully we will find out what the release date is on the 14th.

 

[Akagi]

I'll link the pictures in spoilers in the OP or something when I get home.

 

[Akagi]

£22 pre-order key from G2Play.net

:edit: Gawds. Will copy that to the OP as it's the cheapest I've seen so far. Hope Acme doesn't mind

I don't mind. I only kick up a fuss when DJ wants to do things.

 

[Akagi]

Fallout 3 for me. Hundreds of hours gone, every location and rare collectable discovered and collected, including items that were meant to be removed. And all of that was on the dreaded Xbox 360!

Then I played it some more on PC.

 

[Akagi]

"Don't go into the basement" was one of my favourite parts of Fallout 3.

I liked the shed in the town where they were eating passers by. When I came out to the townspeople surrounding me that did make me jump!

You do know she's the only survivor, right?

Also this is true, she turns into a ghoul. You killed loads of innocent people and the person who you really wanted to kill was the only one who survived.

 

[Akagi]

Time to move the discussion along I think?

What are you hoping has been added/removed/improved compared to Fallout 3/NV?

Not including graphical quality.

I think some rare enemies wouldn't go amiss, perhaps a type of enemy which travels on the ceiling... An overhaul or removal of VATS, and better custom weapon creation (or scrap it)

 

[Akagi]

You can't get rid of over exaggerated rag-doll! That is something which gives Fallout character!

Get whacked by a deathclaw and rag-doll over a small town, or get shot to death with bullets and be thrust backwards violently like you got shot with a cannon!

Shooting through windows!!

That would probably just end up making the game a bit inconsistent, as most buildings will contain a new area and require a transition, so you would only be able to shoot through the windows of smaller buildings/ruins. And most of the windows in those places are blown out anyway.

 

[Akagi]

It would take an awful lot of adaptations to make it work properly as a co-op title I imagine. In Borderlands by comparison, you have smaller areas which all players are forced into once one player initiates the transition, and you also have game dynamics which don't activate until all players are present. With Fallout the entire wasteland will be open, so you could very well end up miles and miles away from your co-op partner. You could also have a situation where one player misses out on some game-play because your co-op partner stumbled across something on their way to you and inadvertently completed a mission...

Games like Borderlands are semi-path driven, semi free roam, with forced transitions for all players. So it works a-lot better than it would for Elder Scrolls/Fallout.

Personally I don't really want co-op.

 

[Akagi]

Link added to OP. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-05-fallout-4-high-res-screenshots-analysed

 

[Akagi]

Just bought the Steam version of Fallout 3 in the hope that it doesn't have the same crashing issue as the G4WL version...

 

[Akagi]

Using the Nexus Mod Manager?

The trouble is, 3 with those mods will look better than 4.

 

[Akagi]

Who said that?

 

[Akagi]

Tomorrow!!!

 

[Akagi]

I'm glad I'm off work Monday!

Why? It isn't being released until later this year.

 

[Akagi]

Ohhhhh... Well I guess I'll have to update the OP after work Monday then!

If someone wants to compile some links and things so that I can do it quickly as soon as I get in, that would be brilliant, but otherwise I'm happy to quickly scurry around and find things out.

 

[Akagi]

What is the oldest iPhone the Pip Boy will work with? I have a 3GS in the drawer...

 

[Akagi]

The OP will be updated later folks, I'm not going to attempt to do it on my phone with flaky internet.

In the mean time I've just pasted the E3 video links

As it is I haven't seen the videos yet...

 

[Akagi]

I am a Fallout 3 megafanboy, but I don't like VATS. Or to be more precise, I don't like how impractical it is to play the game without VATS.

 

[Akagi]

Well now I was mostly impressed by that! Not 100% on the new way dialogue works though.

I'm also confused by the fact that he was out cold for 200 years and is suddenly in a vault jumpsuit...