Van Buren tech demo

Hi, Sean. Better Crafting: March of 2011.

Mikael Grizzly said:
Anyways, can clipping be observed in the Fallout 1 intro?
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Little, if any. The soldiers don't move much and when rendering for a movie or any series of 2D frames, the animator doesn't really have to worry about weighting everything on a character. That is, if T-Ray wanted, he could just have pulled the metal as needed to avoid visible clipping.

Though that design was intended for the "real" F3 power armor (T-51b), we wanted to have an alternate texture for the armor Armstrong describes, T-45d, which ran off small energy cells. It would only have appeared in the tutorial as a "back in the day" detail.

P.S.: We had to drop some of the wiring detail on the helmet for polycount reasons.
 
If somebody is interested I have optimized version of the demo (no more double soundtracks). It is 169 MB now. You can download it here. If somebody has problem with downloading big files I give you soundless version which is 98,2 MB only (for downloading click here). You can download sounds separately from here (71 MB). Enjoy.
 
Hello! I only just discovered these boards and to my surprise, lot's of talk about Fallout3... I lost track some years ago and all I knew/know is it was cancelled. I never found any details etc, so, is there any place I can read the story at? Or perhaps someone would even be willing to write it here - either works ;) I remembered those sleepless nights spent on both F1 and 2... So much fun!
 
J.E. Sawyer said:
Hi, Sean. Better Crafting: March of 2011.

Mikael Grizzly said:
Anyways, can clipping be observed in the Fallout 1 intro?
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Little, if any. The soldiers don't move much and when rendering for a movie or any series of 2D frames, the animator doesn't really have to worry about weighting everything on a character. That is, if T-Ray wanted, he could just have pulled the metal as needed to avoid visible clipping.

Though that design was intended for the "real" F3 power armor (T-51b), we wanted to have an alternate texture for the armor Armstrong describes, T-45d, which ran off small energy cells. It would only have appeared in the tutorial as a "back in the day" detail.

P.S.: We had to drop some of the wiring detail on the helmet for polycount reasons.
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What? You didn't have normal/parrallax mapping back in the good old days? (circa 2003).
 
octopuss_cz said:
Hello! I only just discovered these boards and to my surprise, lot's of talk about Fallout3... I lost track some years ago and all I knew/know is it was cancelled. I never found any details etc, so, is there any place I can read the story at? Or perhaps someone would even be willing to write it here - either works ;) I remembered those sleepless nights spent on both F1 and 2... So much fun!
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Go to the main page, and check the button saying "Fallout 3"
 
I see. What I don't understand is why the devs simply didn't grab all the source code and other stuff they were working on and didn't save it for potential future use. I mean, Interplay wouldn't touch F3 later anyway. So also, why did noone try to buy the license or however would you call it? There surely were a few companies that would love to try to get things going.
 
chewie said:
Well .. -> http://fallout.bethsoft.com/index.html ....
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I know. It has good sucking potential for BIS fans. Might be good game but not for me. The system might be good and similar to old Fallouts, but it will lack the atmosphere, humor and shit.

Btw how long was F3 abandoned? Quite some time. I find it incredible noone took over during that timeframe. If I was Interplay I'd simply sell it to first interesting offer, rather than waiting for ages - which is what most ptobably happened... What use is a license you can't do jack shit with by yourself?
 
Bewitched said:
Yeah, btw maybe somebody would be so kind to place a link to the russian translation of the Van Buren Manual on the page :)?
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Dunnit

Also, thereisnopingponglevelmooisay
 
No, I believe this is new.
{c255}Hello, . I am Testocles, your guide in the wasteland that is the Fallout 3 engine. For what branch of development do you work?
{c16711680}I'm a designer!
{c16711680}I'm a programmer!
{c16711680}I'm an artist!
{c16711680}I don't have time to talk right now. Farewell, Testocles.
{c255}I think designers are stupid poo poo heads. Also, you are a dumb bastard.
{c255}I think programmers have butts for faces. Also, you are a dumb bastard.
{c255}I think artists are ass eyes. Also, you are a dumb bastard.
{c16711680}Listen, asshole, my ST is above 5. I am fucking strong, get it?
{c16711680}I can see through your bullshit because my PE is above 5. LASER EYES, DICKHEAD.
{c16711680}I don't have to take this shit. My EN is above 5. I am a tough motherfucker.
{c16711680}You are not well versed in the subtle and sublime art of polite conversation. I, having a CH above 5, am. FUCK YOU, COCKMASTER.
{c16711680}You are not very intelligent. I have an IN above 5, ergo, concordantly, vis-à-vis... I am. Eat it.
{c16711680}You will have a hard time dodging the bullets I'm going to shoot at your face, chode-licker. And it will be hard to dodge because, of course, my AG is above 5.
{c16711680}You're lucky I'm not in a fighting mood. BUT NOT AS LUCKY AS ME. I'M HOT SHIT. LK > 5. UNG! FUCK YOU, BABY.
{c16711680}I am a pathetic, miserable weakling because none of my stats are above 5. Farewell.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your strength is impressive. You are extremely virile and will sire many children. I apologize for insulting you.
{c16711680}Okay. Bye.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your perception is impressive. You will become a great hunter of the wastes and will fell many great beasts. I apologize for insulting you.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your endurance is impressive. You will survive many blows to the head and face. I apologize for insulting you.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your charisma is impressive. You will seduce many lonely people of the wastes and incite crowds to riots. I apologize for insulting you.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your intelligence is impressive. You will rebuild the waste with your towering intellect. I apologize for insulting you.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your agility is impressive. You will evade the worst horrors of the wastes, win the power-up, and win the game. I apologize for insulting you.
{c255}Yes, indeed, your luck is impressive. You will win many card games in the wasteland and take home a truckload of bottlecaps. I apologize for insulting you.
{c255}Farewell, sir.
{c16711680}Yeah, fine, bye... dick.
{c255}Hello, again, . Please note that I used the word "again" because we spoke previously. I'm all over this global tracking shit like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snowstorm. For what part of development do you work?
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It's all in English.stf, you just have to scroll through a few pages of junk. It's also one big block of text, but I inserted line breaks before every {c to make it more readable.
 
I'll work to isolate some character text files. Example:

Isaac said:
{c255}Hello, there! I'm Isaac. We don't get many outsiders up here at Mesa Verde.
{c16711680}Hello, Isaac. You look like an outsider yourself. What's your story?
{c16711680}Hi, Isaac! How come you not painted?
{c16711680}Goodbye.
{c255}Still in one piece, I see. Good for you.
{c16711680}I wasn't able to find a GECK, but I did find a holodisk with a lot of information about GECKs.
{c16711680}What do you do here?
{c16711680}What you do here?
{c16711680}You don't look like a Cipher. Where are you from?
{c16711680}How come you not painted?
{c16711680}Maxson Bunker belongs to the Brotherhood of Steel. You're with the Brotherhood?
{c16711680}I need to get the access codes for the Brotherhood's power armor from you.
{c16711680}Power armor in Bunker not work. Need codes from you.
{c255}You're right ? I'm not originally from Mesa Verde, but this is my home now, even though I haven't gone completely{i} {}tribal.
{c255}Not a bright one, huh? Well, no matter. As for my lack of paint, it's because I'm not from Mesa Verde.
{c16711680}Where are you from originally?
{c16711680}Oh. Where you come from?
{c255}Originally, a little town way out west. More recently, Maxson Bunker.
{c16711680}Maxson Bunker? Where's that?
{c16711680}Where that?
{c16711680}Maxson Bunker? You're with the Brotherhood?
{c16711680}Bunker? Hey, you Brudderhood!
{c255}No, not any longer. We had... a difference of opinion, so I decided it was time for me to find my own way.
{c16711680}I need to get the security codes for the Brotherhood's power armor from you.
{c16711680}Power armor not work. Need codes from you.
{c16711680}What made you decide to leave?
{c16711680}Why you leave?
{c16711680}I don't suppose you've got any high tech equipment lying around?
{c255}The Brotherhood was once dedicated to preserving technology, dealing it out in small doses to those it deemed responsible enough to handle it. That all changed.
{c16711680}What happened?
{c16711680}What happen?
{c255}I still have my own suit of power armor. At the moment, it's just collecting dust since there's little use for it around here, as you can see.
{c16711680}I see. So, why did you leave the Brotherhood?
{c16711680}Since you're not using it, can I have your armor?
{c255}No, sorry. I may not be Brotherhood anymore, but that doesn't mean I'm going to start handing out advanced technology all over the wasteland.
{c16711680}All right. So, why did you leave the Brotherhood?
{c16711680}Well, would you consider {i}selling {}the armor, then?
{c16711680}I'll just kill you and take the armor, then.
{c255}Not for any price.
{c16711680}Right. So, why did you leave the Brotherhooid?
{c16711680}Everything has a price, Isaac, and I know there has to be something I can trade to you in exchange for the armor. What do you need? Caps? Information?
{c16711680}Oh, of course. So... where do you keep the armor? Any alarms or traps I should know about?
{c255}Spoken like a true trader of the wastes. All right, if you want the armor {i}that {}badly, bring me a GECK.
{c16711680}I have a holodisk full of information about GECKs. Will you take that instead?
{c16711680}What's that?
{c16711680}A GECK? As in a Garden of Eden Creation Kit?
{c255}It's a Garden of Eden Creation Kit. I've always wanted to study them, but they're extremely rare. I almost got my hands on one, but some tribal out west used it to create a new city before I could get to it.
{c16711680}Oh, that. I have this holodisk with information about GECKs. Will you take it instead of an actual GECK?
{c16711680}Deal. Now, what do you do around here?
{c16711680}All right, it's a deal.
{c16711680}Forget it. Goodbye.
{c255}You know about them, then? I've always wanted to study them, but they're extremely rare. I almost got my hands on one, but some tribal out west used it to create a new city before I could get to it.
{c16711680}I have this holodisk with information about GECKs. Will you take it instead of an actual GECK?
{c255}Very funny. Even if you did manage to run off with it, you still wouldn't be able to use it. It's locked down by a security code, and only I know the code.
{c16711680}Interesting. So, why did you leave the Brotherhood?
{c16711680}Good to know. Now, what do you do around here?
{c16711680}Save me the trouble of stealing it and sell it to me, then. I know there has to be something I can trade to you in exchange for the armor. What do you need? Caps? Information?
{c255}Well, I didn't really expect you to find a GECK, and a holodisk is better than nothing. We still have a deal - here's the power armor. Take care of it, and it'll take care of you.
{c255}Quite a ways to the southeast from here. I can't say how they'll receive you if you decide to go there, so be on your toes.
{c16711680}I'll keep that in mind. So, what do you do around here?
{c16711680}Okay. What you do around here?
{c255}There were a lot of rumors going around - Brotherhood soldiers massacring civilians, stealing technology, and running weapons to Raiders. Among other things.
{c16711680}Were any of the rumors true?
{c16711680}That sound bad. It true?
{c255}Probably. I saw Brotherhood tech in the hands of people who shouldn't have had access to it, and command wasn't explaining how it got there. So, I wanted out, and here I am.
{c16711680}Did anyone else leave?
{c16711680}Other people leave, too?
{c255}A whole bunch of people, actually. All the Scribes ? Brotherhood must be really hurting from this one ? and a few of the Knights, too, I think.
{c255}Hmmm... he probably used a polymorphic encryption technique, something only a handful of the Scribes knoww anything about it. Fortunately, I'm one of them. Give me a few hours and I'll create a decryption algorithm for you.
{c16711680}[Wait.]
{c16711680}Actually, I'm familiar with that technique, too. I'll help you out ? it should cut down on the time.
{c255}All done. This holodisk has everything you need to remove the security codes.
{c16711680}What about you? Aren't you going back?
{c16711680}How come you not go back to Bunker?
{c255}No, Mesa Verde is my home now. No military chain-of-command, no drills, and no war. Besides, {i}someone{} has to keep Trig from blowing up the village.
{c255}This place is home now. It's better than the Bunker.
{c255}I live here, of course. It's nice and quiet most of the time. Now, if you're asking me about my {i}job{}, then I'd have to say it's assisting Trig with her repairs and, uh, ?inventions".
{c16711680}Something wrong with Trig's inventions?
{c16711680}Her inventions not good?
{c255}Most Ciphers are traditionalists. They build and repair electronics based on the specifications laid out by their ancestors, and {i}nothing{b} {}more. Trig is different ? she often tries to be... creative.
{c255}No, no, I didn't mean for it to sound like that. It's just that Trig's inventions don't always work out the way she intends them to.
{c16711680}What happens when she's creative?
{c16711680}What that mean?
{c255}Most of the time, nothing. Other times, explosions. Trig is imaginative, but lacks the practical knowledge to carry out her ideas. I've been teaching her some of what I know, with mixed results.
{c255}It just means that her inventions sometimes hurt people on accident. I've been trying to teach her some things which could help her, but she's still impractical at times.
{c16711680}What kind of mixed results?
{c16711680}Not understand. What you mean?
{c255}See that monstrosity by the cliff? Trig's "death cannon". It doesn't fire, and I'm afraid of what might happen if it ever does. That's what I mean.
{c255}You see that big machine by the cliff? Trig calls it her "death cannon". It doesn't work, and I'm afraid bad things will happen if it ever does work.
{c255}Well, I had considered Trig's "death cannon" as the best example of one of Trig's interesting but impractical ideas, but it looks it works after all, thanks to you.
{c16711680}Has she learned {i}anything {}from you?
{c16711680}Oh. She dumb.
{c255}Certainly. Trig knows how to build working radios now, something no Cipher has been able to do before. I'm careful not to share too much knowledge, though. Too dangerous for the Ciphers.
{c255}No, Trig is actually very, very smart. She's learned how to build many things from me, like radios. She's the first Cipher who ever knew how to do that.
{c16711680}Too dangerous?
{c255}Mesa Verde is not the place to experiment with things like high-energy equipment. Even if it was, I'm also afraid of making this village a target for every greedy warlord in the region.
{c255}Hey, you're wearing {i}my {}armor!
{c255}Is that {i}my {}armor your friend is wearing?
{c16711680}Uh, yeah. I figured that since you weren't using it, I could borrow it.
{c16711680}Yup. Me borrow it.
{c16711680}You're mistaken. I retrieved the armor from a Raider I killed. The suit only looks like yours because they're probably the same model.
{c16711680}Nuh-uh! Me kill bad guy and take it from him. This armor and your armor just look same.
{c255}Right. Well, I guess you're going to keep it, seeing as how I don't have a chance of taking it back by force.
{c16711680}No, I said I only borrowed it, and I meant it. Here, take it back.
{c16711680}Nope. Me borrow it only, not steal for good. Me give it back now.
{c16711680}Goodbye.
{c255}Oh. Well, you're right - most power armor {i}does{} look alike. I suppose someone might have borrowed my armor to study it. Sorry about the mistake.
{c255}I'm not senile yet. That's {i}my {}armor, no mistake about it.
{c16711680}All right, here. Take it back.
{c16711680}Okay. Me give it back.
{c255}It doesn't make it right that you took it without permission in the first place, but since you're giving it back, I guess I'll just have to forgive you."
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Also:

Isaac quest entry said:
Bring a GECK to Isaac in exchange for his power armor.

Isaac wants me to bring him a GECK to study. In exchange, he'll give me his old power armor. I wasn't able to get a GECK, but DIANA gave me a holodisk with a lot information about GECKs. Isaac might accept this instead of an actual GECK.Isaac said he didn't really expect me to find a GECK, and he accepted the GECK holodisk instead. As we agreed, he gave me his power armor.
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If you're going to isolate the text files, could you do add them to the Vault wiki?
http://falloutvault.com

That's where I plan to put them.

(And yes, I know it gives lots of errors, we need to find a new host for the wiki...)

EDIT: Oh well, it's completely down now again... did I mention we need a new host?
 
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