While Bethesda Softworks is focused on the development of Fallout 76, fans continue to experiment with earlier parts of the series. One of them showed what the location from Fallout 2 could look like on Unreal Engine 5, while others recreated the entire Fallout: New Vegas map in Minecraft.
Image Source: YouTube (Anil ISBILIR)
YouTube channel owner Anil ISBILIR recreated the Klamath settlement from Fallout 2 on Unreal Engine 5. The enthusiast used the Lumen dynamic global illumination system and screen space ambient light blocking (SSAO) technique, and obtained the sky with the natural movement of clouds using the Ultra plugin Dynamic Sky by Everett Gunther.
Some of the models I made myself, some I borrowed from others (the Chryslus Corvega car is the work of Jonathan Bogart, a self-taught Australian artist), but most of them are free materials from the Quixel Megascans library with minimal editing. Anil ISBILIR has no plans to release a remake – this is just an example of how a modern engine can transform a classic game.
But the Fallout: New Vegas map in Minecraft is not just a demonstration. Anyone can study it: for this you need to join the role server through the official Minecraft New Vegas community in Discord. The authors reproduced the game world on a 1:1 scale, using, among other things, sounds and textures processed in a pixel style from the original, added the necessary mechanics (distribution of skills, leveling up, survival, and others) and transferred all items, including weapons, equipment and food. Users can create a character in the editor, join any of the factions and engage in dialogue with familiar NPCs and other players.
The Minecraft New Vegas gameplay trailer has garnered over 280,000 views and 15,000 likes.
Although Bethesda Game Studios plans to start work on the next big Fallout only after the release of The Elder Scrolls VI, in recent years, rumors about a new installment of the franchise have been intensifying. In 2021, VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb reported on talks with Microsoft to develop a sequel to Fallout: New Vegas, and in April of that, a mysterious newvegas2 test branch opened in the Steam version of Fallout 4 (which, however, may not be related to to continue).
One way or another, interest in Fallout: New Vegas remains not only among fans: in February of this year, Fallout co-authors Timothy Cain (Timothy Cain) and Leonard Boyarsky (Leonard Boyarsky) told the publication The Gamer about wanting to see a remaster of it.
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