2023 review: Well, it was a coincidence that I found this hidden gem, while browsing through various player houses mods this time. And I absolutely don't regret my choice for new place to stay. First of all, the horror quest is, even though short, pretty decent. It always good to have an actual backstory for place that you want to live in, not just stumble upon it in the Wasteland and claimed as your own without any additional tasks. Author put enough jumpscares and scripted sound effects to provide unusual "scary" experience which you rarely can find in vanilla Fallout games. To better understand what kind of quest awaits you - just imagine more intense version of Dunwich Building "dungeon", but with more emphasis on exploration, not combat. As for the Ranch itself, it has three beds for you and your companions, light switches, little conveniently placed containers, and more space for your precious treasure or loot. All necessary things like jukeboxes, workbenches, fridges, Nuka-Cola fridge (to make Ice Cold variant), water purifier and so on. It felt very different after small, but cozy Mini Hideout which I used for all my 300 hours of current playthrough, so this kind of change is welcomed. More so, I liked the details in exterior, where you can put guards/companions or watch sunrise on top of the house. From the techincal side of things - everything worked perfectly, no bugs or conflicts. Stable and polished mod content. Overall, it's a mix of very common underground hideout with average house interior. And this combination works perfectly, creating more options and choices for player to actually make this place his new home. Should you try this mod in 2023? Yes, even if you don't need another house, this mod worth to play it at least for experiencing tension and horror, while completing initial side quest of acquiring new place to rest and live. Endorsement from me. EDIT 07.06.2023: Encountered little funny bug ater using this mod for 10 playthrough hours. Sometimes at night Bittercup will come from Big Town to patrol Firefly Ranch, Not a big deal, really, but it's good to have a responsible neighbor :)
I really enjoyed this mod! Provides pretty much anything I could hope for. Just curious, recently I can no longer enter the house for some reason - freezes during the loading screen. It only just started doing that, as before entering the house worked just fine. Otherwise, I seriously enjoyed this mod!
I avoided this mod forever because I'm a scaredy-cat, but I finally bit the bullet, and it wasn't that bad. I did jump a couple of times though! xD But at the end was a really cool house with amazing details, especially for a Fallout 3 mod. Much recommended. :)
Awesome oldie (2009)! It works perfectly, and the level of detail (scripts, interiors, exteriors, clutter, gadgets, switches...) is superb. Don't worry about finding what you need to find in the DC, it's not a problem, just follow the instructions. Excellent mod. The only bad thing is that this is the author's only mod...
I got to admit. I wish I knew more mods like this one. the amount of detail added is great. The horror aspect had me peaking over my shoulder alot once i got around it and dreaded heading into the start of it. I hope people make more mods like this in future :O
endorsed. :3 look forward to using firefly as my main base from hear on out.
There's not much else I can add, as other posters have already explained their appreciation (as well as mine!) for this amazingly detailed mod. Both the home and quest are masterfully produced. Thank you!
Just one thing - are the display cases functional, as in a skyrim-esque item placement or more of an Oblivion style drag and drop?
I wanted scary and creepy and I got it. I screamed a few times. Very well done with both the quest and the house. I really enjoyed discovering its surprises. 10/10 would scream again.
awesome mod no bugs of any sort and was really scary but had me puzzled on what was making that yelling noise i was ready to fight the basterd but all he did was send his friends i like to think when i opened that vault that it escaped and wonders the waste killing and eating love this mod good job
no jump scares thank god but it brings you back to when you first encounter ghouls when you heard that whale for the first time and how it freaked you out
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First of all, the horror quest is, even though short, pretty decent. It always good to have an actual backstory for place that you want to live in, not just stumble upon it in the Wasteland and claimed as your own without any additional tasks.
Author put enough jumpscares and scripted sound effects to provide unusual "scary" experience which you rarely can find in vanilla Fallout games. To better understand what kind of quest awaits you - just imagine more intense version of Dunwich Building "dungeon", but with more emphasis on exploration, not combat.
As for the Ranch itself, it has three beds for you and your companions, light switches, little conveniently placed containers, and more space for your precious treasure or loot. All necessary things like jukeboxes, workbenches, fridges, Nuka-Cola fridge (to make Ice Cold variant), water purifier and so on.
It felt very different after small, but cozy Mini Hideout which I used for all my 300 hours of current playthrough, so this kind of change is welcomed.
More so, I liked the details in exterior, where you can put guards/companions or watch sunrise on top of the house.
From the techincal side of things - everything worked perfectly, no bugs or conflicts. Stable and polished mod content.
Overall, it's a mix of very common underground hideout with average house interior. And this combination works perfectly, creating more options and choices for player to actually make this place his new home.
Should you try this mod in 2023? Yes, even if you don't need another house, this mod worth to play it at least for experiencing tension and horror, while completing initial side quest of acquiring new place to rest and live.
Endorsement from me.
EDIT 07.06.2023: Encountered little funny bug ater using this mod for 10 playthrough hours. Sometimes at night Bittercup will come from Big Town to patrol Firefly Ranch, Not a big deal, really, but it's good to have a responsible neighbor :)
endorsed. :3 look forward to using firefly as my main base from hear on out.
There's not much else I can add, as other posters have already explained their appreciation (as well as mine!) for this amazingly detailed mod. Both the home and quest are masterfully produced. Thank you!
Just one thing - are the display cases functional, as in a skyrim-esque item placement or more of an Oblivion style drag and drop?