Ambush! Mod

[TheLurker]

This is my idea for a mod. It is rather long, and I hope someone makes it eventually, though I won't count on it.

 

AMBUSH!

 

In this mod, the player (ideally) can skip the whole "Vault 101" business and spawn somewhere in the wasteland (Ideally a distance away from any towns). The player is given a list of things to do, some food and water, some armor and weaponry, and some random misc. items to be sold. From here, more changes are revealed.

 

Firstly, a BIG feature is the Caravans. In addition to the normal 4 caravans, a whole bunch of other caravans (led by Scavengers) are wandering the wastes along roughly the same routes. Each one has a sizable defense (the equivalent of 4 Rivet City guards), and respawns. The 4 "vanilla" caravans are heavily guarded by a small army (The normal "strong" guard and around 8 Rivet City guards + a Robobrain) of guards, but are loaded with supplies.

 

Some "Guard the Caravan" quests are available, which involves the player escorting the goods through various potential problems and ambushes to the next town, at which point they are paid. The player can buy raiders/guards in Megaton via a recruiter in town (They would be relatively cheap, say 5 raiders for 600 caps, but a limit of 20 followers), and use them to help in missions (largely as cannon fodder and such).

 

On the other hand, the player can choose to make a living by targeting and attacking the caravans, stealing the goods, and sneaking away to sell what cannot be used. If the player felt he/she was prepared with lots of friends and equipment, they could attack one of the larger, stronger caravans for an exciting firefight (possibly ending with a huge loot and the surviving bandits being used as pack horses to return to town).

 

Furthermore, the player being a bandit is not the only thing the caravans need to be wary of. Raiders are covering the area in number, and often catch the caravans in canyons, valleys, etc where they surround and attack the caravan (with variating success). At that, Slavers, Talon Company, and even the Enclave raid the caravans.

 

But beyond this, the wasteland is quite dangerous and hostile. The various groups (BoS, Talon Company, Raiders, Super Mutants, etc) are clashing constantly, and the wasteland is a war zone. However, the player can chose to get involved and help the various sides gain the upper hand.