Combat is more difficult in this mode, and stimpacks heal over time instead of instantly. The Hardcore Mode is optional, but allows for a more intense game experience. FNV uses the same engine as Bethesda’s Fallout 3, but it is not a sequel, just another game set in the same universe. The story of the game focuses on the conflict between the New California Republic, the Caesar’s Legion (a group of slavers based on the Vegas Strip), and the residents of New Vegas, with a reputation system to sort it all out. In FNV, you don’t play as a vault owner, but you receive a Pip-Boy from someone who was. The City of Las Vegas was relatively unscathed by nuclear bombs, and there are more buildings intact and vegetation alive as a result. Designed by some of the people who worked on the first 2 Fallouts, FNV is set in the wastelands of the Mojave desert.
Some details regarding Fallout: New Vegas came out over the weekend including information about an optional Hardcore Mode, which will track things like the weight of ammo and your thirst level.įallout: New Vegas is due out this fall, but information on the game has been relatively sparse until now.
