Censors force Fallout 3 changes

[CxBxW]

No problems with this; the original games didn't use real drug names either.

to anyone who played fallout and actually understood what the chems did, "med-x" sounds like it increases your protection against "meds" floating in the air, much the same that rad-x would increase your resistance to radiation.

And then common sense comes into play and we realise, infact, that this would obviously not be the case.

 

[Mad Mantis]

maybe numbtats.

Actually, I rather like numbtats. It is nice and descriptive and serves as a decent counter to mentats.

 

[Interkarma]

maybe numbtats.

Haha! That just made my morning.

 

[TheGM]

PAIN-GONE! Apply directly to the forehead.
PAIN-GONE! Apply directly to the forehead.
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[Slaughter Manslaught]

Actually, I rather like numbtats. It is nice and descriptive and serves as a decent counter to mentats.

I agree. Pain-B-Gone is also pretty good. Med-X feels... well, lame. Somehow. I mean... Stimpaks! Buffout! Mentats! Psycho! Jet! Afterburner! Rad-Away! Rad-X!

Cool names, eh?

But Med-X? Sounds... not bad, but not as cool. They should've a contest to select a new name.

 

[Adz]

Melange... The Spice

 

[Skynet 2.0]

Melange... The Spice

Dune for the win!

Anyway, it won't matter. The modding community will just change/add the drugs and their effects to match Jet, Mentats, Psycho, Buffout, Rad-X, RadAway, and of course the Stimpack. And add killable children and prostitutes into the game. Assuming, of course, that Bethesda eventually releases a Construction Set.

 

[thefalloutfan]

Actually, I rather like numbtats. It is nice and descriptive and serves as a decent counter to mentats.

I agree. Pain-B-Gone is also pretty good. Med-X feels... well, lame. Somehow. I mean... Stimpaks! Buffout! Mentats! Psycho! Jet! Afterburner! Rad-Away! Rad-X!

Cool names, eh?

But Med-X? Sounds... not bad, but not as cool. They should've a contest to select a new name.

Med-X looks on par with the other drugs to me.

Stimpaks! Buffout! Mentats! Psycho! Jet! Afterburner! Med-X! Rad-Away! Rad-X!

Yep.

 

[ookami]

Med-X looks on par with the other drugs to me.

Seems a little more like they just grabbed onto a random naming convention to copy without thinking about it.

Rad-X 'X'es (blocks) Rads. Does Med-X 'X' Meds?

 

[thefalloutfan]

I really don't see any difference, and I don't see why someone will nitpick this. Sure, nitpick about other things, but something like this? Nah, name's fine, it's going to stay that way too.

 

[EnglishMuffin]

Rad-X blocks radiation so obviously Med-X blocks the use of medicine....just like morphine?

I thought morphine was supposed to be a painkiller not a drug which stops you from using all other drugs.

Oh well, bethesda has already proven that they have a superior concept of logic from the children of the atom quest.

 

[alec]

Stimpaks! Buffout! Mentats! Psycho! Jet! Afterburner! Med-X! Rad-Away! Rad-X!

Isn't Afterburner Gum a Tactics drug only?
I liked that one, actually, so I wouldn't mind it if it was included in FO3.
Also: FOT had another drug, I think it was called Mutie or something? They should add that one as well.

More drugs = more fun.

 

[Ausir]

Isn't Afterburner Gum a Tactics drug only?
I liked that one, actually, so I wouldn't mind it if it was included in FO3.

It was introduced in Tactics, but also used in Van Buren. In Tactics, it had the exact same stats as Jet, in VB it was made more unique.

 

[thefalloutfan]

I haven't played tactics, I only wrote that one as I copied/pasted his list.

I might play tactics in the near future, just to try it out.