If everything goes according to plan, Lee says you can expect to load up Project Brazil some time around late October or early November. When Fallout 4 was announced, it was less of a 'now we have to do it' as it was 'goddamnit, now we have no choice but to rush.'' 'We were actually doing really good and were making outstanding progress after lighting out own fire in January, with a March release date in mind. 'People have been commenting for years that Fallout 4 would beat us as a joke. While the announcement of Fallout 4 came as a surprise to them along with everyone else, they say it hasn't spooked them at all. There were so many possible outcomes that we had to find unique ways of dealing with them all creatively, and that burned us all out.' 'A gnarly spaghetti monster almost killed the project in 2014,' Lee told Polygon, 'where all the Vault 18 decisions (2 main paths, x2 sub paths, x8 possible companions) created a really complex mess of variables. It's an ambitious endeavor, one that project lead Brandan Lee said nearly met with disaster. Their choices at each stage will shape the next, creating 2 playthroughs worth of unique content. The full campaign will contain 16 Main Quests and several side stories, all related to the player's journey through Vault 18 and the wasteland of San Bernardino. The game will be released in chapters, with the first release containing 3 parts. The Mod branches off from New Vegas right from the New Game menu. The story takes place in 2260 - many years before the 'Courier' awakes in New Vegas, while the Enclave struggles to rise again on the West Coast. Along the way you'll discover a pitched battle between the Survivalist Army, the New California Republic, and The Super Mutants, which shapes the politics and events leading to the NCR's invasion of the Mojave. It's still a work in progress, but when it's completed you'll be able to start from scratch, building a new character from one of two unique paths of stat-generating questions and short quest lines.įallout: Project Brazil adds an all new story around a new player character, an adopted resident of Vault 18, embarking on a quest to a hidden complex in the ruins of Los Angeles. Project Brazil is the working name for a massive, near total conversion of Fallout: New Vegas.

No, it's not set in South America so stop asking. Here's two to keep an eye on, and one you can play right now. Yes, nearly 5 years after the game came out there are still teams slaving away on big projects. Yes, I'm still outside the city, but with the help of a fan-made tweak I should be on my way shortly.įor some developers out there, the announcement also reminded them of the the New Vegas mods they've left unfinished. News of Fallout 4 reminded many fans of the series (like me) of that one Fallout series game they never finished.

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