From the previews I read, it seemed like they were focusing more on the sillier aspects of the series, but that may just be what the writer saw...
I'm having fun with Farcry 2 presently :D
It pretty much goes like this: the character creation system is the old Fallout character creation system. You have your S.P.E.C.I.A.L attributes, you have your old Fallout skills, and with every level you get a trait. Likewise, the weapons are very Fallout as well, as is the setting. However, the gameplay (as in graphics, world interaction, and combat) plays very much like Oblivion. I mean that the controls are very similar to Oblivion controls, and while the interface is very Fallout skinned, it has all the Oblivion elements... a compass that points out which direction you should run for a quest, where stuff is around you, enemies, that sort of thing. There is also a health bar, an ammo bar, and a space for an enemies health bar to appear. There are some new features that hearken back to Fallout gameplay though... there is a V.A.T.S. targeting system, and action points. You spend action points to use V.A.T.S., and when you do, the gameplay is not at all like Oblivion game play. Its more like the traditional Fallout gameplay. You target a body part, you have a % chance to hit the body part, and the game makes the shot for you automatically. You do not FPS style aim and shoot.
In my opinion, the game manages to capture the best elements of Elder Scrolls and Fallout and make an amazing and unique game that is better than either.
As for it focusing on the silly elements... I haven't finished the storyline yet, but I have not found anything more or less silly then the original Fallout games. So far it seems about equal in this regard. Like I said, the story and setting feel pretty much exactly like the old Fallout games... but with much, much, much better graphics.
Dammit, you've made me want it more now!
Hey... is it just me, or did we just have an D20Modern Board Veterans meeting?
All we need is Backstabbist and a few others and the gang will all be here... :P
I never really stopped creating house rules. If you go into my signature, there is something labeled "The Land of Nod: A Sci-Fi Campaign Setting Using Modified Star Wars Saga rules... All the house rules I ever wrote were originally written to create the Land of Nod. When Star Wars Saga came out, I just found a great system with which to build the land of Nod that did not require nearly so many house rules. It still required some, but nothing near the same amount. That allowed me to start working on what I REALLY wanted to work on, fluff.
These days, when I write house rules, they are usually to either incorporated elements of d20 Modern into Star Wars Saga (I have a couple advanced classes that I turned into Saga prestige classes, some work on incorporating d20 Cyberscape cybernetics into Saga, and now I got to thinking about incorporating d20 Apocalypse into Saga), or to fix some aspect of McWoD that I feel needs to work more like Saga or 4e. To be honest, that is probably the only thing anyone will ever see from me (specifically in relation to d20 Modern realted rules) anymore. I find the d20 Modern system a little dated, and I think Saga does what d20 Modern tried to do a lot better.
Basically, there are three types of games I like to play. Modern Horror, Sci-fi (and all its sub types), and heroic fantasy. I think Monte Cooks WoD does Modern Horror better then d20 Modern, Saga does sci-fi better then d20 Modern, and 4e does heroic fantasy better then Modern. It does not really leave me a reason to play Modern anymore.
But, most of the Modern splat books are still very easy to incorporate into Saga or McWoD, so I am still happy.
Hey... is it just me, or did we just have an D20Modern Board Veterans meeting?
All we need is Backstabbist and a few others and the gang will all be here... :P
We're a gang now? lets go knock over a 7-11....>.>
Will the 7/11 be populated by PC's or NPCS? And, do we know what their allegiances are?
Its been taken over as a front for the six fingered hand....
EDIT: I must be losing my gming skills because this sounds like the worst adventure hook ever....o
How does Modern Veterans sound?
Ok... we need some sort of signature that we can all use. Something like the 4e Avengers, but all for us!
How does Modern Veterans sound?
win a contest and you could get that as a ct....lol:P
Ok... we need some sort of signature that we can all use. Something like the 4e Avengers, but all for us!
How does Modern Veterans sound?
I like it. 'Tis very simple, yet actually sounds neat.
Sorry to derail your thread, Dave. That was not my intention. >_>
Long time no see for most of you.
From what I've seen of Fallout 3, it looks like a great game, and a d20 game based on it could actually turn out pretty well, I think.
Note that I haven't played it, only seen gameplay trailers and such. I loved the build-your-own-weird-weapon part as well as the VATS.
Also, for laughs, I made my very own G.O.A.T. for the players to take, to determine their starting occupation. It's pretty neet, if you guys want a copy of it, lemme know.
Hopefully someone can put this to use.
Now all that remains is a little bit of a bestiary for some iconic fallout critters.
Too busy for Fallout, Half-Life 2 rocks even more! :p
*flings a head crab at you*
Also, for laughs, I made my very own G.O.A.T. for the players to take, to determine their starting occupation. It's pretty neet, if you guys want a copy of it, lemme know.
Oh, this I have GOT to see. Gimme the link.
but I'll send you the goat.
pm me your email, or something, I dont know how to link stuff
I'm guessing you don't have it on a webpage.
www.rapidshare.com
I think you have to be a member, but there's no membership fee. Here's the direct link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/73107253/dba60b7c/GOAT.html
Hope it works, got the Goat stuff, along with some traits I've been working with, and finally, the vault teams starting equipment.
Probably one of the best games of all time as well.
Fallout 3.... game of the year.. .Hands down in my opinion.
Probably one of the best games of all time as well.
Still need more patching though. I'm tired of having to resurrect Walter whenever I got scrap metal for sale.
www.4shared.com
I think you have to be a member, but there's no membership fee. Here's the direct link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/73107253/dba60b7c/GOAT.html
Hope it works, got the Goat stuff, along with some traits I've been working with, and finally, the vault teams starting equipment.
Well, you don't need to be a member to download it.
HOWEVER, you're forcing me to have to buy a utility program to open up and view RAR file.
Honestly, couldn't you use Windows File Compression or WinZIP? Or better yet, since I have broadband, give us the file uncompressed?
http://www.4shared.com/file/73184518/f92e55a/GOAT.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/73184523/b36d6f11/GOAT_Key.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/73184521/5d630e3d/Goat_answer_form.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/73184524/2d09fab2/Fallout_Traits_for_D20_modern.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/73184525/5a0eca24/Equipment.html
Hope those are better
I can just upload em all seperately, but I wanted to put them in one file. www.4shared.com/file/73184518/f92e55a/GO... www.4shared.com/file/73184523/b36d6f11/G... www.4shared.com/file/73184521/5d630e3d/G... www.4shared.com/file/73184524/2d09fab2/F... www.4shared.com/file/73184525/5a0eca24/E... Hope those are better
those links don't work btw