Rideable Motorcycle Alternative Travel System Concept : Fallout 3

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:02 pm

Actually,

I'm thinking that I might add vehicles as a form of creature. That way they can be targeted in VATS and be interacted with by other NPC's, like horses.

Hell, why not add horses too? I mean it wouldn't be much of a western without em.

I was reading about the two mods here:

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3330

http://geck.gamesas.com/index.php/GetSitting <- Can anyone help me confirm whether this script works or not for mounting creatures in fallout? (I just checked it: it should work... I think.)

Plus, there are several articles about creature mounts at the TESIV Construction Set Wiki.

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetSitting

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Making_Ridable_Creatures

» Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:54 pm

Interesting idea.
However, I think the basic FT wanderer bike does a great job in itself without upsetting the game balance.

A rideable bike might work if dealt with realistically. For instance, it shouldn`t really get very far very fast due to maintenance levels and improper spare parts. More so, riding along cross country would probably shake up the bike and wear it down even faster and that`s on the not so rough terrain; FO3 is full of undulating rocky ground with only a few clear roads. In fact, attempting to speed away over this ground while being chased by a Deathclaw would probably rsult in the biker crashing or bumping his bike and falling off and even if he didn`t, he`d be bobbing about so much, the deathclaw might well catch him up. If the bike was made like this, needing real care it could work.

If the rideable bike is a speed master rolling everywhere with ease then it won`t be such a great idea.

Also, let`s not forget that some AI should be given the odd rideable bike as well, since it would seem strange that the Player is the only one with one and would not make life so easy for him (Player on bike being chased by raider biker)..

But this is all supposition.

These are incredibly valid concerns- and trust me- I will post a document that will explain these things in a few weeks that addresses your concerns.