TheSpiritOfNewReno Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 So as most Fallout 2 fans will know, the Shi are sorely lacking from Fallout New Vegas. Not even a single reference. For those that do not know, the Shi rule San Francisco in the image of old China. They are the remnants of a pre-war Chinese submarine that crashed after the bombs hit. I was thinking a nice little mod would be in order. It would involve a plot to overthrow the "emperor" and place a new one on the throne, maybe. Problem is, there's no real point in redoing San Francisco as a worldspace with Fallout 4 this close. That said, I didn't know if anyone had any ideas. Or contributions, since I can honestly admit how much I stink at modding. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVlatty Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 A slight aside but I would love to see a high res texture for the point lookout sub mesh so that it could be scaled up 3x or so to a ballistic sub rather than recon. Plenty of assets readily available to make a great big sub interior. I agree with making worldspaces being rather pointless but progress in many other areas should be easy to carry over to F4. Bear in mind it will be 2016 before we see a geck release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkus37 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hey, TheSpiritOfNewReno - glad to see you still interested in modding! It's been a while since I played Fallout 2, so I'm a little rusty with the lore but I think I remember enough of it with the help of the wiki page. It really all depends on how involved you want to get with the mod - are we talking full NPC's with dialog trees, simple fetch quests to advanced multi-stage stuff, and/or custom weapons/armor? According to the game lore, the Shi were pretty advanced, perhaps even at or past Enclave levels in 2241, so they should have moved onwards and upwards in the 40 years since, but I'm pretty sure that it doesn't state they ever joined with the NCR - but that said, I don't think the NCR would have allowed a foreign power to remain in their midst without some attempt at annexation. Also, if you check out the planned ideas for Van Buren, San Francisco (and thus the Shi) was wiped out by the Enclave in (mistaken) retaliation for destroying the Oil Rig - not sure if you want to use that though. I though up a couple of possible scenarios, and they aren't necessarily mutually exclusive: 1. Emperor on the fritz - despite their technological edge, the Emperor is slowly degrading and needs replacements parts to function again. A Shi expedition was sent to the Mojave to track down such parts, but for whatever reason, needs the Courier's help to find them.2. Civil War - The Shi have been engaged in a civil war ever since it came out the Emperor was a computer. Anti-Emperor forces sabotaged the Emperor and were exiled for their crime. Don't have too much on this, but it might be some additional quest related stuff for #1.3. Patriots and Spies - The Shi have decided to show their open support for their "new" homeland tracking down any remnants of the Chinese army/spies still hidden in the West Coast. One such cell has been found in the Mojave, and the Courier is needed to track them down. Anyway, I think that's something for you to consider. Hope it helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatswrongwithmyusername Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I honestly doubt NCR would let them be independent,assuming Enclave didn't destroy them like in Van Buren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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