Rivers, guys, rivers!

[DeZako]

So mostly that. There are many dry rivers out there, its up to one talented modder to fill them. Of course, drinking from them should be allowed. Or swimming.

 

Pd: i dont have not a single clue of modding, so i dont really know how hard is this thing to do. I´ve always liked being the one to give the ideas and then disappear until the work is finished.

[bben46]

IRL (In Real Life) there is very little flowing water in the vicinity of Las Vegas. The primary reason the city was established there at all was because it had the only decent source of water for nearly 100 miles in any direction. Except the Colorado River and Lake Meade which is already in the game but was difficult to get to because prior to the dam it was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Most fresh water in the region will be from deep wells such as the one in Freeside.

 

The only places I would expect to see streams would be in the snow covered region around the North East corner. As soon as the stream flows into the desert it would sink into the porous sandy soil and vanish.

 

Those dry stream beds are called dry washes. The only time they have any water is when there is a rain storm in the mountains and there is a flash flood. within hours of the creek being flooded, you would never know it had been wet at all there.

 

The game makers were well aware of the lack of flowing water in that region when they made the game.

 

Of course, it is possible that climate change caused by the war could have made more water available there, maybe even enough for a few streams. Then you would have a large amount of brush, trees and grass along the stream, leading to an increase in wildlife and predators along the stream path. The very few streams I have seen in that area were visible from a long way off because of the green color - which really is rare in that brown landscape. :thumbsup:

[DeZako]

IRL (In Real Life) there is very little flowing water in the vicinity of Las Vegas. The primary reason the city was established there at all was because it had the only decent source of water for nearly 100 miles in any direction. Except the Colorado River and Lake Meade which is already in the game but was difficult to get to because prior to the dam it was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Most fresh water in the region will be from deep wells such as the one in Freeside.

 

The only places I would expect to see streams would be in the snow covered region around the North East corner. As soon as the stream flows into the desert it would sink into the porous sandy soil and vanish.

 

Those dry stream beds are called dry washes. The only time they have any water is when there is a rain storm in the mountains and there is a flash flood. within hours of the creek being flooded, you would never know it had been wet at all there.

 

The game makers were well aware of the lack of flowing water in that region when they made the game.

 

Of course, it is possible that climate change caused by the war could have made more water available there, maybe even enough for a few streams. Then you would have a large amount of brush, trees and grass along the stream, leading to an increase in wildlife and predators along the stream path. The very few streams I have seen in that area were visible from a long way off because of the green color - which really is rare in that brown landscape. :thumbsup:

Thats what i call being constructive. Thanks for the info ^^

Anyway, you just said what could cause the "watering" of new vegas. Its short, simple, and after a war that changed the surface of the world, it could very well transform the weather too. Or maybe create a raining weather, who knows. I´d take the climte change, though. In the end, its up to the modder, if anyone decides to develop this.