I have closed work on this mod. Most of this work will be rolled into my next project, but v0.42 will be the final release of this project under this name. The new project will take the mod more above ground, and is really a different project.


by Malthol
version 0.42

This is a work in progress. It is playable and stable. The first quests are complete (one is a modified Have a Nice Flight quest from Personal Vertibird). I may work up some more terminal entries for backstory. Currently the Manufacturing level does nothing.

This mod adds Belling Aeronautics D.C. Test Facility and Vault 97 to the game. Belling Aero is next to the Robco Facility. There are two entrances into Vault 97; but you will find that you can only get the key to access it in one direction (take a drink from a waterfountain in Tenpenny's lobby to get started).

Includes a version of Personal Vertibird, with special thanks to NolleMaster for his permission. This is NOT compatible with any other version of Personal Vertibird, so if you've used it make a save that is clean of that plugin before trying this one. The quest will now trigger when you speak with Byrd.

PERMISSIONS
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You may not provide this file for download at any other location.
If you wish to modify this file, please wait for a full release and then ask permission. I usually respond within a couple of days at the longest.
If you wish to help with scripting for this mod, please contact me. I'm beginning to think about things that are likely beyond my scripting ability.


THANKS
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The following resources have been used in working on this mod, and I'm very grateful to these fantastic folks.

maxi2481 gave me permission to use his Enclave retextures. I wanted to create a different for the Enclave of 200 years past. If you're using his retextures in your game, you won't notice the difference.

Female vaultsuit uses Dimon's mesh for Type3 body vaultsuits.

Used DreadNaught's Vaultsuit Custom Numbers.

Used Mercury00's Make Your Own Vault Doors.

Used Cliffworm's Vault 13 and 15 resource as a base for the Living Quarters and Command levels.

Used Colintheguy's Blank Vault Suit compilation of Bloodfeign's textures, for the blank armor.

Used Nollemaster's Personal Vertibird mod as a base for the Vertibird scripts and quest.

Yevic's Personal Vault had a great looking entrance cavern, based on the Little Lamp Light entrance to V87. His use of that space inspired the backdoor to Vault 97.

Bethesda for providing the medium to work in and a tool to do so.

HISTORY
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Current Version:
v0.42 Cleaned up some visual elements. Changed how the dark/lit versions of the living levels are accessed.
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v0.41 Finished rewriting the Have A Nice Flight quest, including some additional dialogue. Cleaned up some vault design issues (armory, additional signs, etc). Several parts of the Vault are without power initially, and power must be restored to finish the quest.
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v0.4 New quests for finding the Vault (just drink from the water fountain in Tenpenny's lobby) and for activating your prototype vertibird.

Overseer's quarters included. New robot NPC. Locked several doors. A few general tweaks to appearance, placement of items, and layout.
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v0.325 Overseer's quarters, and new additions to the overseer's office. Changed Tenpenny's Basement; now the back entrance to the vault is in the locked side. Changed the elevator system in Vault 97, now not all levels connect with the Entrance (check out the command level). Added a Barracks Level and some lore based decoration and info. Finally fixed the backdoors to open without telling you they are "activated elsewhere". Pristine Nuka Cola Machine in the cafeteria.
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v0.324 more cleaning up. All new Overseer's Office, with prep to add an Overseer's Quarters.
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v0.323 cleaned up interiors for Vault 97 and Belling Aero. Added the backdoor to Vault 97 and connected to Tenpenny basement. Changed temporary door to elevator control. new vaultsuits and security armor. Added NPCs who will be the vertibird pilots in future versions.
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v0.322 basic interiors for Vault 97 and Belling Aero, with navmeshes. merge of Personal Veritbird.
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v0.2: basic navmesh inside Belling Aeronautics.
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v0.1: Adds Belling Aeronautics building next to RobCo roduction plant, and a Belling Aero interior.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
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-Clean up and add some 'fluff' to the NPCs and areas involved in the quests. Make the NPCs more dynamic. Tie in Belling Aero's interior.

-Possibly, new quests to activate additional NPC robot caretakers.

-Oother development and quests near Tenpenny Tower. To include a quest to relocate the Megaton residents before their city goes BOOM.