Fallout Mods

The release of the editor gave birth to a number of ambitious mod projects, but none has gotten very far yet, and some of them seem rather dead:

Fan Made Fallout

The site has an interesting list of all the items and graphics available through the editor (i.e. including those that were never used). As of 2007-09-20, Fan Made Fallout is one of the least undead modding projects. It is now in status "Kansas is just over the horizon" (since 2006-01-15):

The project continues to plod along at a steady, lumbering pace. Progress is good, albeit slow. With a little patience and a bit of enthusiasm, we continue to bring the project to fruition. In the last year, we've run into some problems with the odd argument here and there, with some team members *almost* leaving because of it. Fortunately though, we've been able to press on and replace those team members that have ended up leaving for various reasons (most often due to a lack of time more than anything else). Dialogue is starting to come together along with our prototype, a version of the game we can actually play (as bare and empty as it is). As always we could do with a few more people on board and it's good to see that people continue to apply in our forums and that despite the rejects, one or two of them actually manage to sneak in. 2006 is a crucial year of work for us if we intend to finish in 2007 as is currently planned. We'll be able to tell by about mid-year whether that's just a fantasy or not.

Fallout Resurrection

A Czech mod. English version last updated 2006-07-02, adding four screenshots, Czech version 2007-03-11, so maybe it's not quite dead yet.

The entire story is set between Fallout 1 and 2, when the world is still in chaos and independent communities struggle to survive. The world is a harsh and unfriendly place where justice is defined by whoever carries the bigger gun. As you have read, the character awakens within a dark cave and has no memories of who he is or why he is there. You start with absolutely nothing and seek your past which is darker than it first seems. We won't uncover more about the plot and its depth.

Fallout Yurop

Created by a large Czech team and featuring lots of high-quality custom art, this is the most ambitious project. For a while it seemed to have the greatest chance of ever being finished, too. It is set in Europe, centering—you guessed it—on the Czech Republic, and will thus have little connection with the story and world of the two Fallout games. The project was officially launched on May Day 2003 and has considerably slowed down a year later. What's there yet is an introduction to the weapon system, concept art and some screenshots showing the remarkable quality of the custom graphics. On 2004-04-19, the project was declared "undead", but on 2004-08-05, "resurrected", and some new concept art posted, countered on 2005-04-21 by:

Urgh.... still... undead... more embalming fluid pleaseeee... urg urghhh.

Still there were two new screenshots. It does not look as if this project is ever going to reach a playable stage.