Author: kDevil 8
Date: May 02, 07 3:44pm (PT)
Subject: Fallout 3(Van Buren) Tech Demo
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Article plus download link
quoteThank you NMA and the good folks who run the site. A real treat for those of you who always wanted to see how the game would have been and felt like. Check the guide they link to cause most of the features arent fully implemented.You didn't think we were done, did you?
No Mutants Allowed is proud to present Black Isle Studio's Van Buren tech demo (Van Buren is BIS' cancelled Fallout 3 project), you can download it via our fileserver.
A few very basic notes:
1. Installation is basically unpacking the RAR file and clicking .exe. There is some waiting time the first time you load it.
2. Don't forget that this is a pre-alpha tech demo from 2003: the combat is pretty much unimplemented (sucky realtime only), the graphics are really basic. Also, most people will want to change the resolution, which can be done after the first time you run it. See instructions here
3. The file is a whopping 241 MB, but don't be disappointed that it doesn't offer a full night's worth of gameplay (though in true Fallout style, it offers a lot of different paths to victory).
4. Also in true Fallout style, the demo is very, very buggy. Expect frequent crashes.
Since this is probably the last time we will be posting on Van Buren, let me take this opportunity to send out a thank-you to the Van Buren staff and everyone who ever worked for Black Isle Studios. Gentlemen (and ladies); it was an honour and a privilege to watch you work and a pleasure to play your games. We salute you.
Author: levio91
Date: Feb 02, 08 3:18am (PT)
Subject: re: Fallout 3(Van Buren) Tech Demo
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omg so many glitches no wonder it was enver released
Author: kDevil 8
Date: Feb 09, 08 7:31am (PT)
Subject: re: Fallout 3(Van Buren) Tech Demo
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quote levio91okay two things;omg so many glitches no wonder it was enver released
A) This is a TECH demo, the whole idea of this little product was to show off the game and its ideas. This was never meant to be actually played and enjoyed, just shown to the suits in order to show them that their money was being used accordingly instead of wasted.
B) This game got canned not because of how glitchy this was but because Fallout:Brotherhood of steel. Interplay felt that they could make more money with consoles and decided to focus on them exclusively, canning whatever was in development of PC regardless of how far along the projects were. Safe to say that was its downfall.
Author: levio91
Date: Feb 09, 08 11:35pm (PT)
Subject: re: Fallout 3(Van Buren) Tech Demo
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quote kDevil 8nah i think my ideas more realisticquote levio91okay two things;omg so many glitches no wonder it was enver released
A) This is a TECH demo, the whole idea of this little product was to show off the game and its ideas. This was never meant to be actually played and enjoyed, just shown to the suits in order to show them that their money was being used accordingly instead of wasted.
B) This game got canned not because of how glitchy this was but because Fallout:Brotherhood of steel. Interplay felt that they could make more money with consoles and decided to focus on them exclusively, canning whatever was in development of PC regardless of how far along the projects were. Safe to say that was its downfall.
Author: Euphoric
Date: Feb 22, 08 4:45am (PT)
Subject: re: Fallout 3(Van Buren) Tech Demo
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of course you do...thats why thought it, and he thinks his is more realistic, thats why he thought it
