After years of development, the development team of the super-large module “Fallout: London” for “Fallout 4” finally officially announced the launch time of this module through a latest progress reveal video not long ago. .
“Earth: London” was originally expected to be available for download in the third quarter of 2023, but the mod team postponed the original plan due to the launch of the Bethesda Game Studios team’s latest sci-fi original IP masterpiece “Starry Sky”. However, the team originally planned to have the module online before the end of 2023.
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As the end of the year approaches, the development team recently announced another delay, confirming that “Austin: London” will be launched in April 2024. One of the main reasons is that many members of the script team have been affected by “current global situation issues”, most likely the Ukraine War and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which affected their participation in the development of “Austin: London” time course. Therefore, the team must undergo a reorganization, but this also directly affects the testing process of this module, and the team stated that it must be polished before official release.
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According to the team’s public statement, their goal has always been to wait until the module is truly ready before launching it. They do not want to release a module full of problems and earn boos from the community, but to be able to A finished product that brings joy to everyone and makes them proud of themselves. For now, the team has tentatively set the latest release date for “Austin: London” on April 23, 2024. Although the main development has officially come to an end, in the next few months, members of the development team will work tirelessly to conduct a series of tests and balance adjustments to meet the high standards of players, so they must Set a reasonable deadline.
In the latest public development video, the module development team also showed players several key contents and behind-the-scenes secrets that will be seen in “Afterlife: London”.
- During the 3-year development process of this module, more than 200 volunteer developers participated in it in some way
- The city of London in the module will include 15 explorable areas: Bromley, Camden Town, City of London, Croydon, Eastminster, Greenwich, Hackney, Isle Warrington, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlet, Wandsworth, and Westminster
- Players can build 7 unique settlements using the mechanics of the game itself.
- The overall playable area of ”Fall of Afterlife: London” is equivalent to the sum of the main game of “Fall of Afterlife 4” and the DLC “Far Harbor Town”, making it the largest “Fall of Afterlife 4” module to date.
- This module will bring 121 weapons, 514 costumes and props, 29 races, 64 types of plants, 425 types of buildings, 203 types of consumable and craftable materials, plus corresponding animations
- 74 new soundtracks, 47 sound effects, 3 different new stations
- 53 main missions scattered throughout London, 35 side missions, 25 faction missions, 64 miscellaneous missions, and 16 extended gang missions
- 7 companions (including a British dog), 5 of which have full voice acting, detailed relationship levels, and exclusive companion missions
- There are more than 90,000 fully recorded lines, which is 1.5 times that of “The Last of Us: New Vegas” and “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim”, and only a little less than “The Last of Us 4”, but “The Last of Us: London” “The protagonist will not have a voiceover
- Redesigned ammunition production system
- Revamped skill and dialogue systems that allow players to make skill checks during conversations
- New animations for player actions like climbing ladders and swimming
- Fast fulfillment options such as trains, taxis and boats
- Dynamic weather system
- Brand new smoking mechanism
- playable guitar
- milking cow
It is conceivable that “Afterlife: London” will bring players extremely rich content and in-depth exploration of post-apocalyptic London. This allows players to play more brand-new experiences in the style of the “Destiny” series while waiting eagerly for “Destiny 5”.
