So, with New Vegas just a day and change away for US residents, my thoughts have inevitably turned to modding the game. I've already got ideas to that end. Fortunately, we've been told that the GECK will ship with the game on the game disk.

That's great for people who buy retail. But for people like me, people who bought the steam version because it's more convenient to our situation, how will we get access to the GECK? I assume it'll be hosted somewhere, but will this somewhere be steam itself, the Bethesda website, or somewhere else? I know steam has that handy "tools" download section with lots of other game SDKs and dedicated server kits. Will it end up there?

I notice there's no GECK-looking files in my preloaded NV folder (just the modules bsas and other stuff I'm pretty sure isn't GECK related), so it's probably not bundled with the digital version like it is with the retail version.

When will we be able to download it, and where from?

Uhh, what?

Edit: Ask Liam Neeson. He's found it before.

I don't know for sure, but keep an eye on http://fallout.gamesas.com/eng/downloads/geck.html page.

Q: When will you be able to download it?
A: October 19, 2010. The Day of Release

Q: Where will you be able to download it?
A: More than likely at http://fallout.gamesas.com. There may even be some links up on the forums or the Bethesda Blog as well. And I wouldn't be surprised if there was even a link on Obsidian's website.

The GECK is the modding tool for Fallout games.