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The first time I played Fallout it took about 3 minutes to load each new map (166MHz Pentium, maybe 64K ram). Long loading times might end up being the most Fallout-y thing about Fallout 3.

That's just good clean fun. Now where did I put my gluesticks...? edit: also includes some good general model-making tips.

Well, Supermutants can use the tails for floss (in theory). Alive or dead, they'll keep your toes warm at night. Finger puppets... Golf club warmers... A rat and a stick makes a great scrub-brush for your dishes. Lonely nights... Family planning?

90% of my total lifetime non-Fallout gaming hours have probably been devoted to these titles, in no particular order: Dungeon Keeper/ DK2 Half-Life + Mods Ceasar 3 Populous (on Sega Genesis) Majesty (Funny little FPS where you can't control your units directly, you have to bribe them to...

@Demonslayer: There were several Dragon Ball Z themed Half-Life mods. The concept translated rather well: Flying around, throwing energy balls at eachother, trying to sneak up behind people and savage them with melee attacks. ah the myriad Half-Life mods... :rip: (The Wastes was the...

Ultima 7: The Black Gate, for the first. time. evah. I've been saving this one for a long time and it really is sweet. My introduction to the series was actually U8 (years ago), which I enjoyed very. I'm glad I played U8 first because I don't think I could ever go back to it now that I've...

I didn't see this discussed in another thread, so I'll ask here: Is the game any good? (issues of sexual inclusiveness notwithstanding) Are you enjoying playing it? It looked fun, and has been one of the few new games to pique my interest. It's been getting great reviews, but I'd be...

You gotta admit, this guy is definitely putting a lot of love into his design. Edit... or he just knows how to talk up his own work. Still, I always appreciate a talented designer.

FYI, the XBox page has taken down the offending banner and replaced it with a generic one. Also, the game is listed as "1 player" on the left side of the screen. I don't know if that's new or not.

I read that part of the interview as meaning that the engine roll a dice for success on hitting the body part you're aiming at, and if you fail that roll then the engine sends the bullet in some semi-random direction. So if you aim for the head and miss, the bullet will probably whiz past the...

Very true, they're the first ones to deliver the question I've been waiting to be answered: