The global modification of Fallout: Vault 13 has been suspended for the «well-being of the project participants». Later, the community or the authors themselves will be able to continue if they wish.
Fallout: Vault 13 has been in development since 2021, but it has attracted everyone’s attention after the release of the demo version in August this year. It was supposed to include five open-world zones, «a completely updated level system», voice acting, a full list of original Fallout quests and characters, as well as new content.
But even despite the excitement caused by the demo, the development team was unable to continue with «due to a combination of factors». In a statement posted on social media, the founder and co-leader of the project, Culinwin, explains the reasons.
«After much thought and discussion, we have decided to officially suspend development of Fallout: Vault 13. It wasn’t an easy decision, but we believe it’s the right thing to do at this point in our journey».
In a subsequent post, Culinwin named staffing issues and the well-being of participants as reasons for burnout.
«Fallout: Vault 13 was discontinued due to a combination of factors, including burnout, difficulty recruiting team members with the right skill sets, and changes in team members’ personal lives. there was no opposition from Bethesda. Undoubtedly, it was an ambitious project created by volunteers with limited resources. The decision was made to prioritize the well-being of the project members».
Although Fallout: Vault 13 will no longer be developed by the current team, the content of the mod as it stands will be released as a build on NexusMods «in the coming weeks» for those who wish to continue the work in the future». In addition, the previously released demo will remain accessible to download.
«While this may mean the end of active development, it is not the end of our journey together. Eventually, we plan to release a retrospective looking back at everything we’ve accomplished with Fallout: Vault 13, celebrating the accomplishments, lessons learned, and passion that drove this project.
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Thank you again for being a part of this incredible experience. Your support is important to us, and I look forward to seeing the community continue Fallout: Vault 13».
In addition to Fallout: Vault 13, such global modifications as Fallout: London and Fallout: Nuevo Mexico (for New Vegas). The creators of the first want to create a game studio to make the work cover the costs, and the second one just woke up from oblivion with a new trailer.
Source: Eurogamer
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