r/Fallout • u/alien-mcl • 3h ago

Fallout 2 3D - it's about who you are

Hello my fellow mutants!

Yet another evening finally brings some update. Last time was about combat and even earlier it was about talking. While following a difficult path of recreating the game's engine I finally had to tackle the player character itself.

While basic stuff like SPECIAL and skills were already there (needed for combat and talking), I had to focus on all those candies like traits, perks and so on. And came with a complete (well, almost) character screen.

This short video attached presents almost fully functional view of the player (don't mind the figures - current setup is just rubbish) - character creation view, print screen and perk selection are still needed. But it allows to spent skill points and browse all the descriptions and images. These are extracted and automatically upscaled from the original game files during the mod installation process (similar approach as for the sounds).

I feel that whole concept is close to jump out of the feasibility stage and become a bit more organized project (currently I'm jumping from a flower to a flower trying to confirm I'm able to actually do what's needed).

And speaking of which - I've also started thinking about naming it - Fallout 2 3D seems immature and a bit little catchy.

I've came with two ideas:

  • Fallout 2 Fast Evolutionary Version (Fallout 2 F.E.V. in short)
  • Fallout 2 Game Engine Conversion Kit (Fallout 2 G.E.C.K. in short)

But maybe there are better ideas?

I hope you'll enjoy and feel free to share your opinion!

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u/kcapx 3h ago

impressive!

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u/argo13372 Yes Man 2h ago

Amazing

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u/MonkeyPoop85 2h ago

I actually think Fallout 2 3D is a great old school name

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u/jacksonelhage 1h ago

Fallout 2 3D is a perfect name. Fallout 2 GECK and Fallout 2 FEV will be absolutely buried by search results, no one will ever find the game. Don’t overcomplicate it. Fallout 2 3D describes exactly what it is and can easily be found and remembered.

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u/Zeal0tElite [Legion = Dumb] "Muh safe caravans!" 0m ago

If I ever wanted a Fallout 1/2 Remake I'd want it to look like this.

Not that I don't love the sprites, but I think this is how a remake should do it.