True Fallout Sequel Manifest (OUR vision of FO3)

[egalor]

After our first online chat meeting at gamesurge.com, we came up with a great idea to introduce our own vision of FO3 in written, the way we want it to be. This kind of "Constitution" should be our guide and outline the vector of our common effort (just to decrease the amount of potential arguing and misunderstandings). It should be clear and short.

I suggest everybody interested comes up with his own draft and brings it here for common discussion. After that some common version will be completed and adopted.

EDIT:
Here I shall compile what's been told so far, and add my own ideas. Please criticize thoroughly (I don't agree with a few points already).

TFS Manifest.

1. TFS ("True Fallout Sequel") shall be non-commercial product.
2. TFS doesn't aim to infringe any rights of the copyright holders and seeks only to promote the Fallout universe.
3. One TFS designers' priority will be the faultless functioning of the game (no bugs, unfinished quests, missing items/NPCs, etc.).
4. One TFS designers’ priority will be the work under strict deadlines.
5. TFS shall use the FIFE engine (fifengine.de), with isometric (top-down) 2D view.
6. TFS shall be designed and aimed for a turn-based combat.
7. TFS shall contain a fair amount of Drugs, Violence and Sex (DVS), no less than in FO1&2, preferably more.
8. TFS shall allow the PC to become childkiller, but would not encourage it in any way.
9. TFS will contain reference to racism issues, but will not encourage it in any way.
10. TFS shall offer original Fallout dark humour.
11. TFS will be based on North American continent and feature a brand-new world map and locations.
12. TFS shall offer new art, unique soundtrack and video.
13. TFS shall have identifiable references to FO1&2 themes and NPCs.
14. TFS shall offer an extensive main plot-line with different endings, subplots and false leads.
15. TFS shall offer profound dialogues with the NPCs, with multiple ways for the PC of saying the same thing depending on his/her stats.
16. TFS shall offer a lot of independent and intelligent side-quests.

[¬me]

At all it should have the feel of Fallout1-2.

-> 2D ISO
->using FIFE
->wonderful sprites, which can be considered as art (the whole game should be like a piece of art, as Fallout was for me)
->unique environments and regions
->brutal turnbased combat, but evolved in certain smaller things
->well developed gamemechanics like a slightly altered/evolved SPECIAL char creation
->storyline that ties the player on his screen really from the beginning to the end
->great interaction with npcs, objects and stuff

///under construction///

[thirtyfive]

- Complete and total freedom of will. Of course with consequences for your actions.
- Unique random encounters.
- Highly mutated and dangerous creatures. Such as deathclaws.
- Sadistic battle animations.
- Wide variety of weapons and armor, like FO 1&2. Maybe bigger.
- Good ol Fallout humor.
- D.V.S. - Drugs, Violence, and Sex
- Contemporary political issues: Racism, prejudice, same sex relations, etc. This is one the thngs I love most about fallout.

*more if I remember*

[egalor]

I think we have not decided on FIFE yet. Please refer to the Technical section.

Additionally, as I understand, we still don't know whether we'll use US or Europe setting. It shall be discussed elsewhere at the forum.

[keithburgun]

When you say you can also do real-time, I hope you mean that it's Arcanum-style. TRUE turn-based, or TRUE real-time, not that horrid combination used in too many RPGs recently and that Beth's FO3 will be using.

[egalor]

Hi keithburgun, and welcome to the forum

Personally, I prefer turn-based combat style, and would vote for it unconditionally.

However, I noted that Fallout Tactics also offered real-time along with turn-based, and I simply think we might retain this feature as long as it doesn't require any additional work. Original post modified accordingly.

[¬me]

egalor said:

Hi keithburgun, and welcome to the forum

Personally, I prefer turn-based combat style, and would vote for it unconditionally.

However, I noted that Fallout Tactics also offered real-time along with turn-based, and I simply think we might retain this feature as long as it doesn't require any additional work. Original post modified accordingly.

Bullshhiit! Since when are we going to leave Fallouts path? Tactics was a spinoff and Arcanum really has not a lot to do with Fallout. So how can anyone only think about including Realtime Combat!?
You really made me really angry with this.

[egalor]

OKay, okay, calm down OF COURSE I insist that we design the game with ONLY turn-based approach in mind So, turn-based, it is.

[¬me]

allright.

[K]

And I insist we keep it friendly at all times.

[egalor]

Keono, I don't think there's any quarell at all )))

[thirtyfive]

Tactics did not have real time. It was continuous turn based, but looks a lot like real time.