Game-sized mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico cancelled after “thousands of hours” of development – Video Gamer
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You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you’re reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereFollowing the release of the amazing Fallout: London, modder Zapshock’s ambitious Fallout Nuevo Mexico project was met with a tonne of excitement by fans. A new game-sized mod, this time for New Vegas, the mod aimed to bring an entirely new experience to the aging RPG.Unfortunately, the highly anticipated mod has now been scrapped after “thousands of hours” of work by the mod’s developer. In a “painful” but “necessary” announcement, the mod’s leader revealed that the project will not be released.In an announcement on Discord, via The Gamer, Zapshock revealed that the team behind the project is disbanding and they will no longer be working on the game-sized mod. Despite massive support from the Fallout community, the four-person team has been stretched thin, and continued development wasn’t “sustainable”.“This project has been my passion, my obsession, and a huge part of my life for years,” the mod leader explained. “I’ve poured thousands of hours into it, late nights, early mornings, and everything in between.”“As much as I love this project, I need to prioritise my mental health and face reality. The team is small (less than four), the workload enormous, and the costs ahead, both financial and personal, are too great. Continuing forward simply isn’t sustainable for me and everyone involved, including voice actors.”The developer explained that “letting go of something you’ve poured your heart into is painful, but it’s necessary”. With a small team and a massive scope to hit, the team couldn’t keep up with the massive workload needed to bring the project to fruition.For similar articles, read about the ambitious Baldur’s Gate 3 modders working on entire custom campaigns for Larian’s RPG or read about Elder Scrolls creator Ted Peterson’s thoughts on fan projects like Daggerfall Unity. Additionally, check out this Fallout New Vegas mod that adds ridable horses… I just think it’s cool.Lewis White is a veteran games journalist with a decade of experience writing news, reviews, features and investigative pieces about game development with a focus on Halo and Xbox.
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