Fallout 3 dev diary

Not bad, but I think I like the design of the power armor they showed better.. I do like the fact that they give some thought to industrial design, I think too few games do this.
 
Really?

Weird. I'm a bit confused as to why they chose a "scrapped up" power armor model, when this particular concept art shows the artist can come up with some pretty damn good retro-50's design.
 
PIP-boy 2000 wasn't used on the arm was it? I get the feeling it wasn't and that only some cumbersome earlier models were used in the arm (or wrist)... Because it IS cumbersome to use that shit in the arm. Much better to carry it like a (big) PDA...
 
as stated in the NMA preview, i'm not much of a fan of the Pipboy model in FO3. the screen, the scanlines, etc look neat though, i'll admit that.

but the casing and armband dont float my boat.
(and neither do the toolbelts)
 
Good stuff.

I can only hope that the same high level of attention to detail and research goes into other areas, such as the writing and quest design.

It is odd that presumably the same people can come up with such ugly power armour, putting setting considerations aside.
 
Perhaps Vault-Tec bought out RobCo between the development of the 2000 and 3000, that'd make some sense.
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Funny that a 3000 Pip-Boy model worn on the wrist using the image of the Vault Boy is the only thing so far that seems to be borrowed from Van Buren.
 
Didn't Van Buren just swap the PipBoy mascot with the Vault Boy mascot? As far as I know, the stats and thus the Vault Boy cards were still handled in a separate screen, not in the PIPBoy like in Fallout 3.

So, not related to van Buren?
 
Well, the Van Buren version was a 3000 model, as is this one. Both are worn on the wrist, as opposed to the original 2000 model, and both use the Vault Boy in some way. The only differences is in how the Vault Boy is used and the exact name - Lil'Pip 3000 or Pip-Boy 3000. Looks like a pretty big coincidence.
 
Wait, where did you were the 2000 model, then?

Your article doesn't cite any sources. I forgot, where was that clarified?
 
I have no idea where this "it wasn't worn on the wrist!" idea comes from. *glares at Morbus*

In fact :
The Vault Dweller's Survival Guide (aka Fallout 1 Manual) said:
ROBCO PIPBOY 2000

To help Vault Dwellers record information (and information is extremely valuable, in fact, it might be the most valuable weapon we have against the end of civilization, so pay attention!), Vault-Tec has selected the RobCo Industries RobCo PIPBoy 2000 as the Personal Information Processor of choice for its Vault Dwellers.
The RobCo PIPBoy 2000 (hereafter called the PIPBoy), is a handy device that you wear on your wrist. It’s small, especially by today’s standards, and it will store a goodly amount of information for you. And using modern super-deluxe resolution graphics to boot!
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-Gerko, and possibly, the non-PIPBoy interface is from the SimTek 5000!
 
Yeah, you're right. I forgot about this part.

J.E. Sawyer wrote in his Fallout PnP RPG:

The original Pip Boy 2000 was a hand-held device, though some very cumbersome models were made to be worn on the arm. These models were unofficially called Pip Boy 2000 Plus.
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Which is how I somehow ended up thinking all 2000 models were hand-held.
 
It makes me wonder how the thing that fills whole screen could be worn on wrist...
 
Ausir said:
According to Sawyer, very cumbersomely.
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According to Bethesda, same.

Seriously, have you seen the size of those things?

They still need to clear up how that'll work with a PA, too.
 
Gerko said:
I have no idea where this "it wasn't worn on the wrist!" idea comes from. *glares at Morbus*
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Me either. I have that idea, but I don't know where it comes from.

:EDIT:
Oh wait, Ausir just said it all, that's where the idea comes from...
 
Sorrow said:
It makes me wonder how the thing that fills whole screen could be worn on wrist...
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that's because you have to hold it up so close to your eyes to read the small lettering, obviously!
 
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