Duck and Cover

I agree wholeheartedly. Fallout should stay Fallout. Like I said, my team and I were discussing different game ideas and the futuristic techno-fantasy idea was one of the top 2 next to a Fallout game. When I heard the rumor about a "Fallout fantasy" title, I was a bit disgusted at the idea...

What I meant by that was that the style of the genre of fantasy and technology would be blended together in a way similar to what was done in those games. i.e. a castle with computer equipment, a fire-breathing dragon, and a huge robot with rocket launchers, that type of thing. Not looking to reprod...

Well, thanks for clearing it all up for me, gentlemen. I guess my team and I will have to make either a game with a different theme and story, or go with a Fallout-inspired game, or the like. We tossed up quite a few ideas when we decided to work on a project, and it came down to a Fallout/post-apoc...

Hmm... what about Wasteland Half-Life, the Fallout PnP game, and all the fanfic? I'm sure not everything is endorsed by IPLY/BIS. If I'm not mistaken, Wasteland HL is using weapons and items from the game, too. Anyway, I just figured I'd ask. A small group of friends and I were going to venture into...

If a person used their own code, graphics, and sounds to build a fan-based Fallout sequel with no plans to charge money for game distribution/use, would they be within the legal boundaries to release this game to the community? Or would IPLY/BIS throw a hissy fit?