Fallout: Nuevo Mexico made an enormous impression on senior editor Wealthy Stanton when he ran throughout it in 2023: “The mod of my irradiated desires,” he enthused on the time. Sadly, after at the least three years of labor it seems just like the mission has run aground, as a message on the official Nuevo Mexico Discord server says improvement is on maintain and the mission lead has determined to step again from the entire thing.
Set a mere 5 years after the occasions of the primary Fallout, Nuevo Mexico guarantees a higher emphasis on participant selection and conventional RPG parts than the newer video games within the sequence—candy phrases for followers of the good Interaction originals. It is also totally voice acted, and even has its personal authentic soundtrack. When it comes to ambition and depth, it seems corresponding to the extra well-known Fallout: London mod.
Or at the least, it did. Earlier this 12 months, the entire thing principally fell off the radar. The Fallout: Nuevo Mexico YouTube channel was scrubbed of content material and a lot of the channels on the Discord server have been erased. It apparently caught at the least a number of the builders abruptly: In response to an April inquiry, one redditor who claimed to be a part of the voice performing crew mentioned they’d “no clue” what was occurring, including, “Every thing simply sorta disappeared in a single day.”
After two months of silence, the crew has now acknowledged that work on the Nuevo Mexico mod has come to a halt.
“The mission has been on maintain for a while, and [project lead] Zapshock has determined to step again from lively participation in the neighborhood,” JK Serling, credited as head of public relations, mentioned in a message posted to the Fallout: Nuevo Mexico Discord (by way of VG247). “For now, Zapshock will not be out there on Discord or any social media platforms.”
Serling mentioned they’ve taken over duties for the mod, though whether or not that is strictly in a comms capability or with the intent of carrying on improvement is not clear. “Ought to Zapshock resolve to return to modding, they are going to solely keep in contact with shut associates and builders ONLY,” they wrote, including that updates and replies to inquiries will likely be made if and when Zapshock comes again.
It is an surprising improvement. Fallout: Nuevo Mexico was introduced roughly two years previous to our 2023 report and whereas a launch date hadn’t been set, deep-dive movies and interviews with the event crew advised that issues have been coming alongside properly. No cause for Zapshock’s withdrawal, and the next suspension of labor, was given.
The Fallout: Nuevo Mexico YouTube channel has been scrubbed, however this 2022 trailer stays out there by way of TrailerHub.
It is doable that work on Fallout: Nuevo Mexico will resume in some unspecified time in the future, with or with out Zapshock, however the full wipe of all previously-released supplies is not encouraging. I’ve reached out to Serling for extra info on the destiny of the mod and can replace if I obtain a reply.