Vault-Tec Multiplayer Mod

[Recycler1993]

This site seems to be a pretty huge modding resource for Bethesda made games, so I thought this is a good place to present a mod I'm working on. As the title already preveals it's a mod bringing multiplayer to both Fallout 3 / Fallout: New Vegas. I already noticed that many of you are skeptical about if that could ever be done / if this is possible at all. I actually don't see a too big problem with this as most of the information required to enable multiplayer is already available via the Fallout script engine. Anything else can be obtained by rewriting some machine code portions of the games.

 

Don't want to talk too much about technical details, but I'm confident this mod can succeed. Heres a summary of the main features going to be featured:

 

• Dedicated server, MasterServer and client including a server browser
  
• Syncing of movement, actions / animations and AI
  
• In-game GUI overlay for chatting
  
• Supporting DLCs as well as Fallout user mods
  
• Scripting on the server to define gameplay rules (PAWN)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e78XaUr_t4I (already outdated, though)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw_Sk-i-k2A (New Vegas)

 

Also read: http://www.vaultmp.com/index.php?topic=2.0

Forums: http://www.vaultmp.com/

 

I've been actively working on this mod for like a month now and I'm making huge progress. Synchronization of players inventory is already going to be implemented in a few weeks, followed by snyc of NPCs (creatures), which might take some more months though. Feel free to leave feedback or register at the forums. You can download a alpha build <for testing> here: http://www.vaultmp.com/index.php?board=2.0

 

I forgot mentioning this is an Open-Source project. Currently I'm the only one working on it so if you have experience with C++/DirectX hooking/CEGUI (for writing a GUI) and an interest in contributing to the project, please leave me a message and I'll be happy to welcome you as a coder. Please note that, in this case, you must be capable of working indepently because I don't have the time to explain and introduce you to everything. Of course, you can also contribute by testing and discussing the mod ;)

 

Kind regards

Recycler