I've been thinking up plot and setting for a mod or semi-expansion (likely will never come to anything due to my own lack of skill on anything past drafting ideas) which would take place within The Commonwealth. I'm in just the first stages of thought, and thought I'd make a topic to keep track of things and give people the opportunity of input.
So far:
The Commonwealth - As established in Fallout 3 by what Doctor Zimmer has said, a savage anarchy-ridden war zone. Yet that has to be taken with the salt of Zimmer's personality. This could be an allusion to Massachusetts, as by the mention of the following.
The Institute - As mentioned in Fallout 3, The Institute is a bastion of science and learning which has come up with several scientific advances seemingly well beyond those of any known group in the Wasteland. Seemingly an allusion to MIT, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Institute gives a setting and landscape to begin crafting.
The Railroad - Running from as far at least as The Commonwealth to the DC Wasteland, The Railroad aids in the escape of slaves. Seemingly more devoted to the plight of androids fleeing The Commonwealth, The Railroad includes at least the known member of Victoria Watts.
Conceptual:
Hanscom Airforce Base - Located roughly 15 miles from MIT, Hanscom makes an ideal plot point. A locked down military base which survived mostly intact due to automated defenses, Hanscom has within its confines a wide variety of armaments and vehicles, including an experimental light scouting aircraft known as the Vertithopter.
Vertithopter - A 1 to 2 man aerial reconnaissance craft, the Vertithopter was an experimental prototype stage to the research which was eventually used to develop the Enclave's Vertibird technology. Using a swing-wing variable propulsion system for VTOL and forward movement, the Vertithopter has much of the same mobility benefits of its descendant, yet suffers from a much less durable frame.
Thrull - "Thrull", "The Thrull", or "That Psychotic Bastard". A hulking masked giant, leader of the heavily organized group of Raiders known as The Rippers. He is a tyrant with a rather dark reputation for brutally slaughtering anyone who challenges his power or decisions. He sees The Institute as his key to gaining supremacy over The Wasteland, and is determined to take it as his seat of power.
So far:
The Commonwealth - As established in Fallout 3 by what Doctor Zimmer has said, a savage anarchy-ridden war zone. Yet that has to be taken with the salt of Zimmer's personality. This could be an allusion to Massachusetts, as by the mention of the following.
The Institute - As mentioned in Fallout 3, The Institute is a bastion of science and learning which has come up with several scientific advances seemingly well beyond those of any known group in the Wasteland. Seemingly an allusion to MIT, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Institute gives a setting and landscape to begin crafting.
The Railroad - Running from as far at least as The Commonwealth to the DC Wasteland, The Railroad aids in the escape of slaves. Seemingly more devoted to the plight of androids fleeing The Commonwealth, The Railroad includes at least the known member of Victoria Watts.
Conceptual:
Hanscom Airforce Base - Located roughly 15 miles from MIT, Hanscom makes an ideal plot point. A locked down military base which survived mostly intact due to automated defenses, Hanscom has within its confines a wide variety of armaments and vehicles, including an experimental light scouting aircraft known as the Vertithopter.
Vertithopter - A 1 to 2 man aerial reconnaissance craft, the Vertithopter was an experimental prototype stage to the research which was eventually used to develop the Enclave's Vertibird technology. Using a swing-wing variable propulsion system for VTOL and forward movement, the Vertithopter has much of the same mobility benefits of its descendant, yet suffers from a much less durable frame.
Thrull - "Thrull", "The Thrull", or "That Psychotic Bastard". A hulking masked giant, leader of the heavily organized group of Raiders known as The Rippers. He is a tyrant with a rather dark reputation for brutally slaughtering anyone who challenges his power or decisions. He sees The Institute as his key to gaining supremacy over The Wasteland, and is determined to take it as his seat of power.
