2024 review: Lamplight Secrets can be described as a very detailed and conceptually unique quest project, even through some aspects can be a bit unpolished upon playing with this mod. The concept of vanilla Lamplight settlement and it's inhabitants (aka wasteland children) didn't work for me and this part of original Fallout 3 is truly awful from narrative, world-building and story perspectives. And "Lamplight Secrets" didn't fix the main problem of this location, but provided a bit more "meat on the bones". I won't go into deep spoilers, but I want to assure you that every new bit of lore, surrounding history of Little Lamplight, is well-written and won't break your lore-friendly playthrough in any way. By going through secret experimental labs, you will find many different logs and entries while fighting against several new enemy types. And also maybe you will get in your disposal unusual companion. The structure of this quest is pretty simple, but satisfying to complete. Section by section you need to find terminals, keys, passwords and different notes in order to better understand what went wrong in this abandoned secret lab. From gameplay perspective it's pretty ordinary experience with nothing exceptional about any part of it. But if you liked to explore vanilla dungeons and Vaults, Lamplight Secrets can be an interesting adventure for additional 2 hours of your life. As for interiors design, it's nice to look at and explore different parts of this enormous base/lab which can give you some actual horror vibes at the beginning of the quest. But, yes, some "living quarters" sections could be optimized a bit more and some users can found themselves running in circles without any clear markers/signs within these part of the lab. And the final "house" location is truly gorgeous from any perspective. From the technical side of things, every script and quest stage worked without any problems in my playthrough and I didn't encounter any game-breaking bugs while playing. The only objective technical flaw is not very good navmesh-ing within new locations. Creatures and enemies were often got stuck in tables and "bio-pods", but it's really not a big deal. So, should you try this mod in 2024? Yes, it's not very lengthy, but enjoyable "standard" Fallout-esque type of side quest. Not the best quest mod for Fallout 3, but still a very good one. Endorsement from me.
@Cut Snake - Please, can your new young companion (grow up) have a child hood, adolescene and then become a young adult in her 20s etc?
The modification is great it's nice to have a mansion to stay in.
If your young friend currently can't go through child hood, adolescence and then become a young adult etc. Is it possible for such a system to be implemented and/or a system which allows for an emotional parent child bond to form.
A working in game camera would be nice as it would allow for the building an in game photo album of events etc.
I have found if you dress your new companion differently it can add an aging effect and makes her seem like an older daughter. You just have to experiment a bit. Hats and glasses (except the party hat) never seem to work right however.
Yes it's a great little mod a little strange to me as well it didn't get many hit's. It's pretty simplified to, and that's what I look for in mods. The secret entrance is a little strange, but other then that it's a good mod, and it's nice to have a child companion without having to dl a bunch of other mods as well. Plus it's Lamplight for Christ sake I've made my forth character now, and every time I've gone back there I've wondered why there wasn't more to it this give's it a little more, but lol it's a little strange still though it give's Lamplight something, and it's a pretty nice thank you.
OMFG what a mod :-) hats off to you my friend and thanks for a BRILLIANT mod. I think i've found my new home in the wastelands, no problems to report as long as you copy over ALL the files into their correct folders.
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Lamplight Secrets can be described as a very detailed and conceptually unique quest project, even through some aspects can be a bit unpolished upon playing with this mod.
The concept of vanilla Lamplight settlement and it's inhabitants (aka wasteland children) didn't work for me and this part of original Fallout 3 is truly awful from narrative, world-building and story perspectives. And "Lamplight Secrets" didn't fix the main problem of this location, but provided a bit more "meat on the bones".
I won't go into deep spoilers, but I want to assure you that every new bit of lore, surrounding history of Little Lamplight, is well-written and won't break your lore-friendly playthrough in any way.
By going through secret experimental labs, you will find many different logs and entries while fighting against several new enemy types. And also maybe you will get in your disposal unusual companion.
The structure of this quest is pretty simple, but satisfying to complete. Section by section you need to find terminals, keys, passwords and different notes in order to better understand what went wrong in this abandoned secret lab.
From gameplay perspective it's pretty ordinary experience with nothing exceptional about any part of it. But if you liked to explore vanilla dungeons and Vaults, Lamplight Secrets can be an interesting adventure for additional 2 hours of your life.
As for interiors design, it's nice to look at and explore different parts of this enormous base/lab which can give you some actual horror vibes at the beginning of the quest. But, yes, some "living quarters" sections could be optimized a bit more and some users can found themselves running in circles without any clear markers/signs within these part of the lab. And the final "house" location is truly gorgeous from any perspective.
From the technical side of things, every script and quest stage worked without any problems in my playthrough and I didn't encounter any game-breaking bugs while playing. The only objective technical flaw is not very good navmesh-ing within new locations. Creatures and enemies were often got stuck in tables and "bio-pods", but it's really not a big deal.
So, should you try this mod in 2024? Yes, it's not very lengthy, but enjoyable "standard" Fallout-esque type of side quest. Not the best quest mod for Fallout 3, but still a very good one.
Endorsement from me.
The modification is great it's nice to have a mansion to stay in.
If your young friend currently can't go through child hood, adolescence and then become a young adult etc. Is it possible for such a system to be implemented and/or a system which allows for an emotional parent child bond to form.
A working in game camera would be nice as it would allow for the building an in game photo album of events etc.
+ plus ageing would make it the best mod
they don't stay **** forever (unless your in fallout sadly)