Fallout game using JA2 sourcecode?

[greenknight]

Not sure if this has been asked previously, but I have done a search and not found anything on the topic....

Anyhow, has anyone tried to create a Fallout style game using the Jagged Alliance 2 sourcecode (which was released for public use by Strategy First)? Seems to me that with only a few modifications (mainly to do with levelling characters and giving them perks), the JA2 engine would be almost perfect for Fallout.

BTW, for those who aren't aware of it, the JA2 sourcecode can be obtained from several sites, such as this one for example. Thanks to a fairly generous licence agreement, anyone can use the code for any non-commercial purpose, which means fan made games (distributed as freeware, for example) should be ok. The only real issue I could see is if whoever holds the Fallout licence (Interplay???) objects.

 

[mad]

JA2´s engine is somewhat limited for Fallout-kind of gameplay. If someone made a mod using it´s source, it´d be more like FOT - not that I wouldn´t mind playing it tho.

That being said, no, I have not heard of such a project. Sound like a lot of work to me, requiring skilled programmers.

 

[Ashmo]

Yes, there was a thread about a Russian mod for Jagged Alliance 2 somewhere. Use the search function and you will find.