Why no Mounts? : Fallout: New Vegas

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:08 am

I'd like to ride on a brahmin.

I support this.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:28 pm

itd be cool to ride a brahmin i agree.. but only if it moved at just a slightly faster speed AND you could use it as a pack mule and im talkin like it moves like 2 mph faster than you could run lol cause fo's about the exploration you cant just sprint through everything

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:30 am

I don't want to ride a brahmin I want to ride a http://www.project610.com/files/Giant%20Mole%20Rat.jpg :tops:.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:39 am

Cause then the game would not be a challenge....

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:18 am

I would love to ride on a deathclaw that would be awesome :foodndrink:

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:11 pm

It would ruin the game if there was a mount that you didn't have to use? Plus, there was the Highwayman in FO2.

The highwayman just made fast travel faster (and acted as a moving footlocker), it didn't have as huge effect as adding a mount in FO3 would

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:21 pm

Where would they get the fuel? Most sources seem to indicate that fuels like gas and diesel would last a maximum of 2 years before going bad. Even if they had oil, who would know how to turn refine it? I know some vehicles are nuclear powered. However, who knows how to repair them? If a nuclear exchange occurred then there probably wouldn't be many people with that knowledge around.

There arent many, but we know there are some, like Smitty in Den.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:44 am

nah mounts arent that important, you just need a good companion with you.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:03 am

nah mounts arent that important, you just need a good companion with you.

piggy back rides! :laugh:

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:13 pm

i guess you haven't seen best buy live because those cliffs were huge.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:55 am

Walking must be hard for some in a game, all that time spent exploring, seeing a huge game world that the developers have made and all some want to do is rush around super fast and not see any of it.

I never used horses in Oblivion, I walked everywhere and once I found plenty of places, I used fast travel or just walked there. So much to see in games like Fallout and Oblivion, why rush?

Nuff Said.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:34 pm

Walking must be hard for some in a game, all that time spent exploring, seeing a huge game world that the developers have made and all some want to do is rush around super fast and not see any of it.

I never used horses in Oblivion, I walked everywhere and once I found plenty of places, I used fast travel or just walked there. So much to see in games like Fallout and Oblivion, why rush?

going back to oblivion after fallout I realized exactly that, walking lets you find SO much more!

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:14 pm

I agree 100% that walking everywhere forces you to see alot more, and I enjoy that Alot.

As for capability, for the record, the engine can Most Certainly handle horses. Agent_c was correct in that this is the same engine as Oblivion, now upgraded twice from those days. The lack of horses in the Fallout games is a Choice by the devs, not a limitation of the engine. Cars are different, but horses are definitely supported if you have the models, sounds and animations to do it.

Miax

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:36 am

Do you think go any mount horse fast to walk see anything? Obviously made it so can see all so why have them discover do so much?

I think not.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:47 pm

*Groan* After seeing the threads I'm seeing tonight, it's going to be a long, LONG 3 days. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:30 am

NCR has Trains, how about that?

And there are chances of finding some old cars that still work out there, like a Highway man from FO2. With a game like New Vegas though, you're MEANT to walk/run/jog, the entire map was made so that running around would make you feel the distance.

If the game was map-based like FO1/2, then you can definitely have a vehicle around, no reason why they shouldn't give you one.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:07 pm

Do you think go any mount horse fast to walk see anything? Obviously made it so can see all so why have them discover do so much?

I think not.

*FIX*

Do you think mounts or fast methods of travel will allow you to walk and see anything? They obviously made it so we can see all of it, so why have mounts, so you won't discover as much as you're supposed to?

I think not.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:44 am

Mounts and the Gamebryo engine aren't exactly a winning combination, be glad there aren't any.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:03 am

*Groan* After seeing the threads I'm seeing tonight, it's going to be a long, LONG 3 days. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

I've got 5

glad i'm starting to avoid the NV forums

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:09 pm

*Groan* After seeing the threads I'm seeing tonight, it's going to be a long, LONG 3 days. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Indeed. And just imagine how the threads will be after the game releases, with the constant complaints. :shakehead:

Back on topic, what everyone else said before me applies.

- Just wouldn't fit the game
- Gamebryo + Mounts = HELL NO
- Walking allows you to discover more
- And if you really want to get somewhere faster, that's why there's fast travel

And if you really want a mount so bad, then I suppose you can wait until somebody ports http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3104 over to New Vegas.

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:44 am

Hrm..a mount would be possible as far as lore is concerned. A diesel engine can use just 'bout anything for fuel, and gasoline ones will run on alcohol which can be grown, so it's not like fuel is hard to come by. a dune buggy or motorcycle would be feasible to build.

Obsidian didn't give us one for two reasons. One: Game world is too small. Two: Game engine doesn't agree with high-speed transit as it is. Anyone using one of the various flying machine mods for FO3 can attest to that. I've out-flown the game's ability to load terrain and crashed it with my jetpack.

And if you really want a mount so bad, then I suppose you can wait until somebody ports http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3104 over to New Vegas.

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=12895. Trust me I've tried both.

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:15 pm

It's because mounts make you fat. Do you see any fat people in the current wasteland?

» Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:23 am

Have to wait for a mod to get a car.

(I hope to complete this one for NV soon after release ~but no guarantees)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7nxZUeAe0w :lol:

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:51 pm

Have to wait for a mod to get a car.

(I hope to complete this one for NV soon after release ~but no guarantees)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7nxZUeAe0w :lol:

Hah, that's actually pretty slick. I've never tried any of the FO3 vehicle mods, mounts in Oblivion were pretty gawdawful though. I never used any (except the Magic Carpet from Midas Magic, that one was all right except for the sound).

» Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:26 pm

Just as I keep stating, vehicles = bland game environment. RDR came out and proved me right. Besides the towns and quests there was almost nowhere to explore in between. Glad there aren't any.

I totally agree. The deserts in RDR were very boring with nothing to keep you intererested. On a vehicle, you would most likely drive by everything (depending on player, of course).