Pete Hines responds

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:58 am

[Game -> Update]

brillo let me know that Pete Hines has <a href="http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewto ... sponded</a> over on <a href="http://www.nma-fallout.com">NMA</a> to the recent magazine articles.<blockquote>No, like I said, there are no devs for Fallout 3. Todd is the executive producer for both Oblivion and Fallout 3. Knowing who it is that will be in charge of the project is a bit different than having developers on the team to talk about things they've decided to do, or not to do. Again, those people still don't exist.
 
 The stuff hitting the magazines now was all done at the same time as the online interviews that appeared back when we announced we obtained the rights to Fallout 3, except for the Game Informer bit, which was done a few weeks afterwards.</blockquote>This is positive news. I think that <a href="http://www.bethsoft.com">Bethesda</a> said a lot of stuff early on that didn't really mean much as they hadn't worked out what they were going to do with the license. As Exitium said in <a href="irc://irc.gamesurge.net/fallout">#fallout</a> (DAC's IRC channel), "just ideas being tossed around". So is turn-based combat and a top-down view still a possibility?
 
 Thanks for the tip, brillo.

Mismatch · Post by **Mismatch** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:28 am

fuck, all theese news and shit are getting me really confused...
one day news say "All is lost,."
And then the other day bethsoft say:
"Disregard that"
And 3days later all looks bad again....

and teatime... are you bloody omnipresent or summit? You seem to be around posting things 24h/day.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:32 am

well i work full time... but over the weekends i'm on a lot. and work can be boring and I know how to scan the news sites in 5 minutes for any news that people have missed...

Tank · Post by **Tank** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:56 am

Admit it, you're like me, ""sleep is for the weak", right?

"makes another pot of pitch-black coffee*

fallout ranger · Post by **fallout ranger** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 1:33 pm

I used to be here 'round the clock, but skewl is taking alot of time.

Sykotik · Post by **Sykotik** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 2:16 pm

Tank wrote:Admit it, you're like me, ""sleep is for the weak", right?

That's "sleep is for the week. In class. When you should be listening to the geezer at the front of the lecture hall".

...

Yeah, it's not that smart. :q

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 3:49 pm

They should seriously think about launching the official FO3 website which only says "nothing to talk about, go away asshole" or something to that effect.

NeVeRLiFt · Post by **NeVeRLiFt** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 4:06 pm

Thanks for the great news and updates.
Between DAC and NMA I feel confident that there is some hope the developers will know what the fans of Fallout are looking for

Keep up the great work!!

Sykotik · Post by **Sykotik** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:04 pm

NeVeRLiFt wrote:Between DAC and NMA I feel confident that there is some hope the developers will know what the fans of Fallout are looking for

And blatantly ignore it, because "omg turn based is so '98!! top-down, whassat? some new supercool console we can peddle our horseshit on??"

Oh, I'm sorry, was I being negative?

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:46 pm

DAC has better forums than NMA

Sovy Kurosei · Post by **Sovy Kurosei** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:22 pm

It is true. I can't use NMA since they won't allow people with hotmail accounts to sign up.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 8:46 pm

I think that policy originated from DAC?

Sovy Kurosei · Post by **Sovy Kurosei** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 9:22 pm

Well, I was able to sign up for DAC using a hotmail e-mail account...

PsychoSniper · Post by **PsychoSniper** » Sun Sep 19, 2004 11:00 pm

Just use the email account you got thru your ISP.

Stevie D · Post by **Stevie D** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:24 am

Well, if Todd's got his heart set on goggle-tastic 3D, then goggle-tastic 3D is prolly what he's going to demand from his team, what?

brillo · Post by **brillo** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:43 am

Stevie D wrote:Well, if Todd's got his heart set on goggle-tastic 3D, then goggle-tastic 3D is prolly what he's going to demand from his team, what?

Uh, was anyone expecting 2D?

T-900 · Post by **T-900** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 2:51 am

Not as such :confused2:

All I need is the Fallout feel, and turnbased combat... bugger all else, just give me that and i'll call it Fallout 3...

If it's a real time combative RPG with an open-ended storyline I'll call it Fallout:Nuclearwinter Nights.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:08 am

I don't mind sprite graphics. Especially because 2d environments lend themselves to higher-quality artwork. Wait nevermind, let's not get into another graphics vs. artwork debate

T-900 · Post by **T-900** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 5:33 am

There's just little point in even considering sprite based graphics, with Bethesda in charge...

Hell.. interesting point brought to mind: They are touting this being a dark, horrifically violent game in the fallout style of utter mutilation.. and i fully expect the Bloody Mess trait will be included... Imagine Fallouts style of violence with a next-gen 3d engine?

brillo · Post by **brillo** » Mon Sep 20, 2004 6:08 am

T-900 wrote:There's just little point in even considering sprite based graphics, with Bethesda in charge...

I don't think there'd be a point with anyone in charge.

As much as the thought of a hand drawn/animated FO makes me drool, I can't even come close to imagining something like that released today. And honestly, I'd have a hard time seeing even a pre-rendered version like the first two get released.

T-900 wrote:Hell.. interesting point brought to mind: They are touting this being a dark, horrifically violent game in the fallout style of utter mutilation.. and i fully expect the Bloody Mess trait will be included... Imagine Fallouts style of violence with a next-gen 3d engine?

Heh.