“I got into this because I really wanted a 10mm pistol that could shoot mini-nukes or something like that,” says modder and Fallout content creator Nikki. tunnel snake fooltell me.
She added that small personal mods like this came quickly after becoming familiar with the appropriate GECK – Eden Creation Kit – a mod building kit used to create add-ons for Fallout 3 and New Vegas. agenda.
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Creating these fun or wacky little mods that can spice up your game or put a cheeky smile on your face for an afternoon of rampaging through the wilderness is the first step on the ladder for everyone. For most modders. Because, believe it or not, they’re a great way to fulfill another of Nikki’s main reasons that drove her into modding: “Wanting to understand what’s going on in the game.”
It’s a simple desire to add something to the game that doesn’t exist yet, or that doesn’t quite fit in with what you consider its current form, and to learn a little bit about how to bring something that already exists into reality. In progress.
It’s about wishes coming true, and last year, Nikki’s was a tribute to Matthew Perry. If you’ve been around the game, you’ve definitely seen Perry (for better or worse), who played Chandler Bing on Friends and plaid-suited Benny in New Vegas ). He tells you the game was rigged from the start, shoots you in the head, and a moment later you’re staggering down the Las Vegas Strip telling him his marksmanship needs work.
On October 28, 2023, the man behind the character passed away suddenly at the age of 54. Hearing Perry utter his iconic line in the game was, for many Fallout fans, especially ones like Tunnelsnakesfool For fans, it has a completely different meaning. They regard him as one of their fans. New Vegas favorite. So, she came up with an idea.
“I wanted to honor him more specifically as a Fallout fan because I think this is a hard hit for a lot of fans. It’s not just because he was a character [in] But he was like a huge fan who got hurt playing Fallout 3,” she explained. “I knew I wanted to do a mod, but I didn’t want to do it right away because I didn’t know, it felt weird— And a little disrespectful. So, I waited for a while, thought about it a lot, and then I thought, ‘Okay, I’m going to do something simple but meaningful’. “
Nikki wanted to incorporate more of Perry himself “as the man behind Benny” into the game, so she very carefully planned every aspect of the memorial and surrounding items that would make up her mod, which would come to be known as “For Marty” – A tribute to Matthew Perry.
“Obviously, I [the memorial] After very specific consideration; it’s the first place you see him when you play the game, you know, I tried to find a good reference,” the modder outlines. “I specifically left out anything related to alcohol or drugs Something relatable, especially because of his struggles in life.Then, I wanted a gun, that was [conveying that] He is always with you. “
Since releasing the mod, it’s received a positive response from the Fallout community, and Nikki said she’s received a few requests to create standalone versions of the mod’s gun – a version of Benny’s iconic pistol Maria, but by re-creating The textures gave it a Friends theme—simply because people liked the new design. “I’m glad people are liking it and responding well because I didn’t want it to seem tasteless,” she added.
While, as Tunnelsnakesfool admits, her Perry Memorial mod “wasn’t complicated to make,” as a small piece of work that doesn’t feature dialogue or companions or anything like that, that’s not to say it — or any New Vegas — Mods – put together a walk in the park. “Oh my gosh. No,” she joked when I asked her what advice she would give to someone looking to get into Fallout modding. “Specifically. [when it comes to modding] New Vegas, the system is so old that it crashes almost constantly, which is the most frustrating thing,” Nikki explained. “Even [with] small module [I made]the most random things will crash it and you don’t know why, you’ve done everything right but it won’t [work]. Your game will never start again. “
However, if you’re ready to live with the pain, she suggests you consider doing some helpful things to help you move on. “I would say delving into a lot of mods, bigger mods [that] Fallout 4 and New Vegas both have servers, Discord servers.Fallout: There is a Discord server in London, New Mexico [has one]you can seek advice from [those modders]. Then, if you’re modding New Vegas, any YouTube videos from 12 years ago might be of great help. The video will be released in 2010 when I go back and it will answer all my questions. “
“[So,] Definitely going to watch those tutorials,” she continued. “The most important thing is [to] Save a backup of your game so you don’t break it by modifying it.you want [want to] Save a copy of everything or you’ll want to pull your hair out. ” Finally, Tunnelsnakesfool points out that having a little programming experience with any program or language (her experience is Python) certainly won’t hurt your chances of keeping your look intact.
“I think if you’re patient enough, you can do a mod,” she concluded. “I don’t mean to make it sound like it’s impossible, it’s just frustrating.”
While, like many worthy pursuits, modding can be incredibly frustrating at times, it’s its potential that gives you a way to add what you can create to your game of choice. Anything to make it so special.
Whether you want a mini nuke pistol or want to pay someone a personal, heartfelt tribute (as professional developers and players have done for the likes of Destiny 2 star Lance Reddick), And to provide the entire community with the opportunity to add it to their own experiences, you can do so.