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And happy 4th!
PART 1 of 2
The TSC isback from the dead! Or will be. Let me make a few initial announcements as to
what the plan is.
WHAT IS TSC RESURGENCE?
I have beenworking on the Fallout 4 release of the MZC mod for a while now.
The story takesplace around a decade after the foundation of the TSC, so the organization is already
in full bloom. It will shed some light on the events that happened after FO3. The
mod will follow a storyline, much like the original Mothership Zeta Crew,
instead of the TSCVegas open roleplay.
I won’t gointo details about the story here, because it would take away the fun of
actually playing it.
WHEN?
The bigquestion.
I have twoclear publication windows in my head. At by the end of september I’ll make an
official announcement where I’ll determine if I can manage to reach the first
one or push it to the second one.
WHY?!
But why ohwhy Fallout 4?
Manyreasons. The first and foremost being that… it simply happened. Without going
into too much detail, a few years ago I was in a pretty dark place and I
started playing Falout 4 VR. There was an embrionary version of the original
attempt of modding TSC Boston laying around and I simply had a creative itch.
I needed tocreate something for myself again, to remember what it was to do things for the
heck of it, free of the pressures, restrictions and betrayals of the
professional world. It was a therapeutic time sink. I started tweaking with it,
and before I knew it, I had a faction again, so I decided to start preparing it
for publication.
Also,visibility. FO3 is a great game, but the modding community seems to have
forgotten it in favor of vegas. About half the community only plays it using
TTW, and I was told that implementing MZC into TTW would require a full rework
from the ground up, and that is not something I have the energy or time to do. And
why not vegas, then? Well, because I seem to be the only one who enjoys the idea
behind TSC vegas haha
Also, fallout4 was screaming for TSC presence. My playthroughs felt empty if I could not
continue the roleplay from the previous games. It got so ingrained in my
headcanon that I simply felt a gap. A bit egotistical, pathological even, but
what an I say? Too many hours invested into this, I suppose.
And VR. Ilike playing in VR. I simply can’t go back to playing Fallout or ES games without
VR, and I mod for what I play. Don’t worry, though. The mod is created for FO4,
not FO4 VR. This doesn’t affect the mod in any way other that I’ll make sure
the interactors and stuff are placed in a vr friendly way.
PART 2 of 2
DO YOU NEED HELP?
While I can manage by myself playing the jack of all trades, there’s some places I can’t
reach all that much into that would massively benefit from a specialist. At the
moment I could really use the help of:
-Artists to make a nice TSC and Resurgence sets of armor, power armor and their
standard weapon.
-Animatorswho can prepare events to make the Valkyries truly shine and give interesting
idles to breathe life to the NPC.
Other thanthat? You can help spread the word a bit, so people who enjoyed the first mod
know the TSC is making a comeback.
SHOULD IMAKE A PATREON?
This is a dilemmaI have. A patreon could help me pay for commissions and get better and faster
work. It would also provide incentive, since I would only touch the patreon
money for commissions OR after a significant update (not informational, I mean released
content).
However, realistically,I don’t expect the patreon to give much, and in the end it could create
friction with some people who think that by paying 5 dollars they somehow
bought my eternal servitude. Having people breathing down your neck for a grand
total of 50 dollars a month (with luck… and before taxes!) is not a very good
deal haha
However, Imight reconsider it. If you know of successful stories of modders this size regarding
funding sites, I’m all ears.
AFTERPUBLICATION
The modwill be an ESM, a master file, much like the original one was. This makes it
much easier for anyone who wants to tweak the mod to be able wo do so without
problems. It worked so well with the first mod that I ended up convincing
myself that I had done it by design, but in reality it had been because of a
navmesh issue that forced me to make it into an ESM hahah
Firstrelease will be quite large, but will not show its full potential. Once the
thing is out in the open, I’ll be ready to accept more direct help and
involvement to polish and establish better mechanics, but I want the first
release to be fresh and not feel like everyone knows about every last thing
that will be in the mod months before it comes out.
(Actually Ioriginally aimed for a surprise release, straight to the mod, but the risk of making
the mod grow and grow and grow forever was too great so I forced myself to reveal
it.)
I’d like torecruit and make the mod grow from then on, but what happens will massively
depend on how popular the mod actually gets. It’s been good having this as a therapy
project, but I’m not going to spend more years performing for an empty room.
WILL YOU CONTINUETHE FO3 MOD? OR THE VEGAS ONE?
Many thingscould happen, but it mostly depends on the engagement. Here are some possible
scenarios, but NONE OF THEM IS A PROMISE.
-If theengagement is very high, I might recruit those willing to take care of the mod
and form two teams, one for new vegas and one for FO3. I wouldn’t mod directly
but I’d take the role of director. THIS IS UNLIKELY TO HAPPEN THIS DAY AND AGE.
The modding scene is pretty much a professional industry now, and a mod like
MZC, once impressive, is now just another drop in an ocean.
-If theengagement is high and a Fallout 3 remaster is announced, things could get
interesting.
-If theengagement is low, I’ll consider this mod as a last farewell, a more organised
one. I’ll salute those who remained and finally put the TSC to rest as I almost
did years ago.
-If theengagement is mixed, it could be a middle point. It will depend on how much fun
I’m having with it.
-If thingsgo south, passing the torch is also a possibility, but it would need to be
someone I can trust in both character and skill. I don’t want to look into the TSC
“universe” a few years later and find that it’s a giant mess or a strange mix
of weird porn and propaganda haha Perhaps it would be better to just leave the
thing “open”. We’ll see if we reach that point.
Well, thankyou for going through all this. A long text, but it’s been years. Hopefully we’re
in the same page now.
I’ll keepmaking updates through this discord, which I suppose will become something of
the official Discord server now haha https://discord.gg/tUFhnhNeAh
This firstone will also be posted on the nexus mod page, but I don’t think I should flood
it. Not really designed for this kind of anouncements.
Cheers,mates.
Long livethe TSC!
Long liveCommander %PCName!
...and maybe get rid of that stupid water fountain in poseidonis.
What a time!
Wooooo
But hey, after such a long hiatus, you might not be feeling up to that. And that's fine, i'm just saying it would've been cool to finally have the complete story for this mod. That's all, have a good one.
I've actually been on it for quite a while. I've only published this because It's reached a point where I'm sure the thing won't sink.
All I'll say for now is that it's closer to the original than vegas. A story, missions... all that.
Personally, I don't really see a point in not doing that, if you have no intentions of releasing the final chapter.
(It's been the better half of fifteen years.)
Not a big fan of FO4 myself, will certainly be playing the content you release regardless, but I'm an FO3 and FNV man by nature. Ultimately, I believe we must honor the roots and carry on the legacy there, no matter how obsolete the Gamebryo Engine is.
(Also, welcome back.) ; )
Hello, old friend.