Tim Cain Speaketh

DJ SlamÃƒÂ¡k · Post by **DJ SlamÃƒÂ¡k** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 3:37 am

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What? We're on air? S**T! :: hides the smut rag ::

Erm, hi. I am, as you may be aware, DJ SlamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡k of Vault of the Future, a Fallout site. Since DAC's resident shiv-wielding gangsta, pogo dancer and hydrogen bomb, Killzig, has granted me rights to p1mp myself on DAC's frontpage (which is undoubtedly a transitory state), I hereby present to you Vault of the Future's interview with Timothy Cain, one of the Fallout big-wigs (perhaps the biggest of them all).

Here's a teaser:

<blockquote>DJS: An idea for a Fallout 3 theme song:

TC: How about an opera? There are some powerful and very sad pieces out there, like the aria from "La Wally". I think an appropriate opening movie with such a theme could be very strong.</blockquote>And another one:

<blockquote>DJS: Why was the Troika Fat Cam abolished?

TC: We got too ugly and the camera broke. :) Seriously, we moved to new offices, and we don't have a net drop in the weed.</blockquote>We also discussed Brian Fargo, icons, walking doors, and advertising. Oh, yeah, and Fallout. Read the whole Tim Cain in his own write <a href="http://www.duckandcover.net/~Slamak/en/ ... cain">over yonder</a>!

Also, note that there's a new <a href="http://www.duckandcover.net/~Slamak/en/comics.php">Real Story</a> comic.

There, p1mpage done. That is all. :: gets shanked in the liver by Kreegle ::

[Killzig says] You can say shit here Slamak. In fact, you can say pretty much anything. Even stupid-fucking-bloodycuntish-stankass-cocknball-shit like "Muhammad is a terrorist."

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 4:04 am

An interview with Tim Cain? Wow, that's something.

An interesting read, too. Good work, Slamak!

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 4:23 am

OMG, Slaman posting news. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Doyle · Post by **Doyle** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 4:24 am

Werd up, yo! That shit is phat!

I thought this quote was interesting:

Tim Cain wrote:I think 3D graphics have become powerful enough to do the FO universe justice

Of course, whether or not it's practical is another issue.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 5:33 am

Congrats, DJS. The interview is very interesting, so thanks for sharing it with us.

Bad move: don't ask developers to give opinion on the work of the people they know and/or closely work(ed) with. You may be putting them in a difficult position between respecting each other's work and giving you their honest, if brutal, opinion.

Constipated BladeRunner · Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:53 am

Tim Cain.
Woooooooooow.

Crow of Ill Omen · Post by **Crow of Ill Omen** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 2:39 pm

That was an interesting interview, DJS. I thought you chose some good questions. Tim Cain seems like a nice guy, doesn't he?

I have a follow-up question for people who know about all this stuff. Where does GURPS fit in? Tim mentioned he worked hard to get the GURPS license. Is SPECIAL derived from it?

DJ SlamÃƒÂ¡k · Post by **DJ SlamÃƒÂ¡k** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 5:10 pm

Crow of Ill Omen wrote:That was an interesting interview, DJS. I thought you chose some good questions. Tim Cain seems like a nice guy, doesn't he?

Sure does. So does Chris Taylor (see earlier updates). Chris Avellone seems to suffer from some sort of inferiority complex (he declined the interview offer saying he's not important enough).

Crow of Ill Omen wrote:I have a follow-up question for people who know about all this stuff. Where does GURPS fit in? Tim mentioned he worked hard to get the GURPS license. Is SPECIAL derived from it?

Good guess. Yep, SPECIAL was derived from GURPS after some legal complications.

ApTyp wrote:Bad move: don't ask developers to give opinion on the work of the people they know and/or closely work(ed) with. You may be putting them in a difficult position between respecting each other's work and giving you their honest, if brutal, opinion.

I agree. That's why I pointed out (off-screen

) that if he's hesitant to answer any questions, "No Comment" is always an option. I just couldn't help it. :oops: (I was particularly worried about the IPLY stuff, 'cause he seemed pretty pissed in the last interview.

)

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:49 pm

Wahey! An interesting interview, thanks DJS.
No Tim Cain interview is complete without the 'Tim wearing a paperbag hat' pic, good thing you remembered that.

Tim Cain wrote:Troika will explore some of these genres, but we will always make classic RPG's too.

That made me very happy.

Mr Carrot · Post by **Mr Carrot** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 9:32 pm

He went ape when i said bis did a shit job on FO2.

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 9:36 pm

IIRC, GURPS license was tossed when Steve Jackson didn't like the gore and tried to pressure the developers.

Classic RPGs? Like, AD&D with hairy orcs and half-naked elven chicks?

OnTheBounce · Post by **OnTheBounce** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 9:42 pm

GJ, DJS! That was indeed a good read.

ApTyp wrote:Classic RPGs? Like, AD&D with hairy orcs and half-naked elven chicks?

Here's a radical concept: a fantasy RPG w/half-naked orcs and hairy elven chicks!

Do you think it would sell?

OTB

Spazmo · Post by **Spazmo** » Wed Oct 16, 2002 5:04 am

Well, there are some people with wierd tastes out there. And remember, Interplay did manage to sell us half-naked giant mutants.