pra Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Am I the only one who doesn't understand how the nuka cola machines in Fallout 4 are supposed to work? From the in-game model, it looks like a way too large fridge for just 8 bottles at most, where you need to pay to unlock that little door, and that would make absolutely no sense. So? Why? How? Is there supposed to be some sort of mechanism which would push bottles from the internal storage into that little window, or did I totally miss something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackninja50 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 No I also looked at it and It's design made... no god dame sense! There seems to be no way for items to move from the main body to the fridge door and the amount in the fridge door is way to little. I think we should call a specialist in on this one.... like Austine from ShoddyCast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiderMuffin Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 It's to mirror how soda machines were designed in the 1950s but with enough to be original in design instead of a complete copy http://www.antiquevend.com/RoundTop.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pra Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 The machines in F3 and NV are basically the 81-D, only mirrored.http://www.antiquevend.com/images/history/2008/cocacolavendo81/cocacolavendo81~interior.jpg <- here you can actually see how it worked. There's no way the F4 version would work in a similar way, unless you were to modify the texture like so: http://files.katzenpapst.de//files/tb/nukawtf_thumb.jpg TBH I think the model was just made by some designers who just didn't lose a thought about whenever it makes any sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit1251 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I see it as most of the cabinet being heavy shielding to protect passer by's from the drink's radiation. Yes, no? The Rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGadget1945 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 If I can believe that bottles of Nuka Cola are still drinkable after 210 years then I can believe the design of the machine makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobofudd Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I don't think the designs were meant to be for a vending machine as we know and use today. The earlier "vending machines" didn't dispense products but served more as a cooler that you would pay to unlock the door to get your item. Think of it as paying someone to open their refrigerator door to grab something to drink. People were also more honest during that time which would explain why paying would grant access to the entire machine's inventory instead of one item specifically for you. If you had that design in today's society, the first person to use the stocked machine would pay for one item then steal the rest without question. That's why later generation vending machines eventually dispensed items one at a time. The oversized design makes sense as technology was still in its infancy in the 50's and was very inefficient. That's why you have a refrigerator size machine to cool 8 bottles of Nuka-Cola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pra Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 But there are refridgerators in the game, which look mostly like today's models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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