After a tough 2024 that noticed growth briefly put “on maintain” after which resumed a number of months later, Fallout: Nuevo Mexico, an bold Fallout: New Vegas mod that promised to show gamers unfastened amidst the irradiated wasteland of New Mexico simply 5 years after the occasions of the unique Fallout, has been cancelled.
“This challenge has been my ardour, my obsession, and an enormous a part of my life for years,” says a message posted on the Fallout: Nuevo Mexico Discord, attributed to challenge lead Zapshock. “I’ve poured hundreds of hours into it, late nights, early mornings, and every thing in between. I’ve met wonderful individuals alongside the best way, some who’ve develop into long run buddies and helped me develop and evolve into a greater particular person. Some of the very best moments of my life have been spent bringing this world to life, and I’ll at all times be pleased with the work we completed.
“But as a lot as I really like this challenge, I have to prioritize my psychological well being and face actuality. The crew is small (lower than 4), the workload monumental, and the prices forward, each monetary and private, are too nice. Continuing ahead merely isn’t sustainable for me and everybody concerned, together with voice actors.”
Fallout: Nuevo Mexico was introduced in 2021 and made fairly an impression on PC Gamer’s Rich Stanton when he eyeballed it in 2023, however the wheels appeared to return off in 2024 when the mod’s YouTube channel was scrubbed of content material and a lot of the channels on the Discord server have been wiped. A pair months later, a message posted on Discord confirmed growth had “been on maintain for a while,” and that “Zapshock has determined to step again from energetic participation in the neighborhood.”
Unfortunate, however that form of factor occurs with massive mods. But as famous by VG247, work resumed only a couple months later, after which a “reveal trailer” dropped in October 2024, showcasing a factional battle for dominance amidst the ruins of Mexico City, described as “the most important hub in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico.”
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Now, although, the challenge has run aground once more, and this time it appears everlasting.
“To everybody who supported this challenge, from the sort phrases, the suggestions, the thrill, to simply believing in what we have been making an attempt to create, thanks from the underside of my coronary heart,” the cancellation message states. “This message covers every thing, so I kindly ask on your understanding.”
The cancellation of Fallout: Nuevo Mexico comes only a few months after one other massive mod, Fallout: Vault 13, met the identical destiny. Fortunately for these wanting to proceed their post-nuclear adventures, the large Fallout: London mod continues to be kicking: Following a profitable launch in July 2024, Team Folon introduced in December that it has begun work on DLC that it hopes to have out someday in 2025.
