VATS : How Bethesda Set their Sights on the Lowest Common Denominator and Hit a Bullseye

Ausir was able to extract dialogue files from the Van Buren tech demo. To our surprise, there was quite a bit of dialogue that looks like it came from the actual game. We haven't cleaned it up at all yet because we wanted to get it out there, but read on!

Be warned....it's VERY messy at this point. 

Here are some clips:

What does this mean for the future of NMA and DAC? If the evidence from the blacklisting of RPGCodex and STG are anything to go by, there's a significant possibility that as the hype machine for Fallout 3 kicks into gear, Bethesda will attempt to use DAC and NMA in order to serve as marketing tools, as was the case with STG and STGU. Eventually, when Bethsoft finds that NMA and DAC won't tow the party line, they'll be blacklisted, and Bethesda may possibly even attempt to garner DAC's complacency with meaningless benefits and exclusive info.

The previous statement serves as a warning. If Bethesda does attempt to control NMA and DAC they are sure to be severely dissapointed.

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If I were a betting man, I'd say that the Fallout communities should brace for impact.

Read on for the full impact of his argument.

This is the history of the System Wars, part 1. It is a brief history of the elder times when the world was good, the coming of the beasts, and the wars that followed. It details the release of a false savior, and the prophecy of a King. The forces of good shall triumph!

Originally published sometime in October or November 2002, here is the ninth and final Fallout Bible, restored for your viewing pleasure.