Adding shields to the game

[MrGazThraka]

4 hours ago, laclongquan said:

Fallout New California (aka Project Brazil, I think) does have shields, and from what I remember of those sessions, the shields do work

I'll have to see if I can find any footage online of someone using a shield in that mod then. But if we can bring whatever they did to the base game then that would be incredible 

[laclongquan]

Eh, no need for that. I did a small mod for FNC back in the days, and take some screenshots with my char carrying shield and pistols. Also, I remember shooting enemies with shields and THAT cover their head well I can not headshot.

[MrGazThraka]

On 11/9/2024 at 4:04 AM, laclongquan said:

Eh, no need for that. I did a small mod for FNC back in the days, and take some screenshots with my char carrying shield and pistols. Also, I remember shooting enemies with shields and THAT cover their head well I can not headshot.

So.... what are you trying to say ?

[XanderGrim99]

It's kinda a head scratcher is to how nobody has added shields into the game in all these years.

[laclongquan]

My personal guess is that adding shields will provide much more defensive capacity to wearers, especially in the heat of battle.

If you want to headshot people  with Vats, in battle they would generally raise their shield arm high, thus hiding their head. Even if you use Vats for headshot, the shield would block fly path so no damage to head. Kinda like how missile launcher and SMMG protect users' head.

With FNV being easy as it is, adding shields to player would make it too easy, and adding shields to raiders (for example) would make them tougher than expected... which is bad for players who are familiar with FNV difficulty. The difficulty curve will change all over the place~ 

That is how I feel with Fallout New California. Raiders' battle would change its specific difficulty.

This weird experience is how the demand for shields are never high among modders, is how I think.