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Van Buren tech demo avaliable for download

posted 17 years ago by NightBlade40
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As the subject implies, the tech demo for Fallout 3 as envisioned by Black Isle Studios (codenamed Van Buren) has been leaked onto the web and is downloadable from the following location:

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=892

There's also a guide for basic installation and execution of the game, as well as things like game controls and details of what they implemented:

http://www.nma-fallout.com/article.php?id=35862

It's a pre-alpha version of the game, so not everything is implemented correctly (or at all in some cases) and the game is buggy and prone to crashing. Still, it's a great piece of history and pretty much the only chance to play Fallout 3 as it was originally conceived.

[–] Threedots-dead 17 years ago

Yeah, pretty awesome. I don´t get how it got out though. You have any idea?

"Did I leave the gas on? No, I´m a @#¤%ing squirrel!"

[–] EyeNixon 17 years ago

What's there isn't worth playing, it is a tech demo though. Although they did remove a large amount of skills in order to slap on that weird character customization stuff. I made a baldy with a hermit beard and such, it didn't even work out though, my beard would constantly go away and reappear. God damn bugged piece of crap.

Yeah, it might be a nice piece of history, but the only reason to touch it is to look, good luck actually finding anything that might be a semblance of the promise that the game could have been, you can't get anything from this muddled mess.

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[–] Threedots-dead 17 years ago

Hopefully some dedicated fans can recreate it using the tech-demo and design docs.

"Did I leave the gas on? No, I´m a @#¤%ing squirrel!"

[–] EyeNixon 17 years ago

I doubt that, unless the remnants of Black Isle is nice enough to release the editing tools, which might take forever to learn.

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[–] Threedots-dead 17 years ago

Perhaps. There is already a project underway, though, but I´m not sure what engine they will be using.

"Did I leave the gas on? No, I´m a @#¤%ing squirrel!"

[–] EyeNixon 17 years ago

Project? Do you mean one of those fan mods planned a few people are making for Fallout 2?

I remembered seeing a few of those around.
Personally, if they are going to use a system like Van Buren, they need to improve the engine a lot or just start over from scratch. I heard it was incredibly difficult to effectively program for Van Buren's engine.

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