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Lived Through the Heat Death
Time for some Q&A where Damien "Puuk" Folletto has answered questions from The Chosen One:
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I like the idea of being able to kill someone quietly and, so long as no one was in visual range of the attack, no one else would know about it. Like using a knife to cut someones throat. Would this be a possibility in VB.
Puuk:
Yes, you will be able to silent kill without alerting everyone in the area, as long as you CAN kill them in one shot, stab, etc., without them screaming like a Nancy and alerting their pals.
Also, this was mentioned somewhere before, but I will restate it. When combat is started in a town. The whole town should not try and kill you. Only the town gaurds. Not farmers and children. I can understand a few farmers brave enough to try an kill you. But not all of them, and certainly no children.
Puuk:
True. Regular townies would probably run away like fraidy-cats. Depends how the area is scripted. Maybe there's a reason Farmer Dave wields his pitchfork and tries to stab you in the eye should you go on a killing rampage.
Also, again, this has been mentioned before. As it was in fallout 1 and 2, once combat was started, it wouldn't end until either, you ran off the map or out of town (if you were in town), or, you or the person/people fighting you were dead.
Puuk:
I don't see this changing much. If you're in a fight and decide to run away, it makes sense for the attackers to pursue you. Finish the fight, or run away, pretty standard stuff. There might be a scripted sequence where someone begs for mercy, but other than that, again, I don't see much change here (unless Bri knows something I don't).
Will it be possible to talk to an enemy after combat has started.
Puuk:
I don't think there is an option for dialogue during combat, unless Bri knows something I don't. As stated earlier in this query, there should be less instances where if you get in a fight in one part of the town, the rest of the town jumps in. If townies and guards are not within eyeshot or earshot, you shouldn't have the whole town going bananas on you.
Also, I'm sure this has been covered, but how will the graphics of VB stack up against the graphics of Tactics? Will they be better? Or will they be about the same? And when will we get to see some actual screenshots? Or if they are avilable now, where can I find them?
Puuk:
Graphics are 3D and a lot better and screenshots come after we've officially announced.
Will VB have graphic language like the other Fallout instalments?
Puuk:
VB will be Mature rated, so yes. But there is a filter to "hide" the offensive language, if you so choose.</blockquote>
Puuk also replied to TSM that asked if Fallout3 will have intense documentation like FO and FO2 did:
<blockquote>Hopefully we can continue to have detailed manuals, and have them spiral bound. KOTOR has spiral bound, so it is possible to have them in the small boxes. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we actually get there.
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You can find these posts in here and here at the Black Isle Feedback forum.
<blockquote>
I like the idea of being able to kill someone quietly and, so long as no one was in visual range of the attack, no one else would know about it. Like using a knife to cut someones throat. Would this be a possibility in VB.
Puuk:
Yes, you will be able to silent kill without alerting everyone in the area, as long as you CAN kill them in one shot, stab, etc., without them screaming like a Nancy and alerting their pals.
Also, this was mentioned somewhere before, but I will restate it. When combat is started in a town. The whole town should not try and kill you. Only the town gaurds. Not farmers and children. I can understand a few farmers brave enough to try an kill you. But not all of them, and certainly no children.
Puuk:
True. Regular townies would probably run away like fraidy-cats. Depends how the area is scripted. Maybe there's a reason Farmer Dave wields his pitchfork and tries to stab you in the eye should you go on a killing rampage.
Also, again, this has been mentioned before. As it was in fallout 1 and 2, once combat was started, it wouldn't end until either, you ran off the map or out of town (if you were in town), or, you or the person/people fighting you were dead.
Puuk:
I don't see this changing much. If you're in a fight and decide to run away, it makes sense for the attackers to pursue you. Finish the fight, or run away, pretty standard stuff. There might be a scripted sequence where someone begs for mercy, but other than that, again, I don't see much change here (unless Bri knows something I don't).
Will it be possible to talk to an enemy after combat has started.
Puuk:
I don't think there is an option for dialogue during combat, unless Bri knows something I don't. As stated earlier in this query, there should be less instances where if you get in a fight in one part of the town, the rest of the town jumps in. If townies and guards are not within eyeshot or earshot, you shouldn't have the whole town going bananas on you.
Also, I'm sure this has been covered, but how will the graphics of VB stack up against the graphics of Tactics? Will they be better? Or will they be about the same? And when will we get to see some actual screenshots? Or if they are avilable now, where can I find them?
Puuk:
Graphics are 3D and a lot better and screenshots come after we've officially announced.
Will VB have graphic language like the other Fallout instalments?
Puuk:
VB will be Mature rated, so yes. But there is a filter to "hide" the offensive language, if you so choose.</blockquote>
Puuk also replied to TSM that asked if Fallout3 will have intense documentation like FO and FO2 did:
<blockquote>Hopefully we can continue to have detailed manuals, and have them spiral bound. KOTOR has spiral bound, so it is possible to have them in the small boxes. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we actually get there.
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You can find these posts in here and here at the Black Isle Feedback forum.