21 years before The Courier was shot…
It’s a big day forFallout. Most eyes are trained on theFallout 76beta that goes live later this evening. (It begins on Xbox One at 7pm eastern;here’s how to access the beta.) But there’s another lesser-known project that released today.
After seven years of hard work, theFallout: New Californiagame has finally released. It’s aFallout: New Vegasmod that takes place afterFallout 2. It details the war between the Enclave and the New California Republic, and it leads intoFallout 3andNew Vegas. And, unlike that other game, it’s purely single-player.
Developer Radian-Helix Media has crafted a hefty campaign forFallout: New California. There are approximately 48 quests (give or take depending on what choices you make) and 13 endings. The map is two-thirds the size ofNew Vegas‘. Radian-Helix expects it’ll take a minimum of 6 hours to finish, but players who are completionists will find themselves stretching it out for approximately 30 hours.
All that’s required to playFallout: New Californiais a PC copy ofNew Vegas. Anyone who bought it through Steam or Humble will have a 4GB update to download. GOG has patchedNew Vegasso that it’s ready forNew California. From there, it’s a 6.6GB download for all the files for the new campaign. For exact instructions,follow the steps on the ModDB page.
It’s also worth noting that this istechnicallya beta.Fallout: New Californiais content-complete, but some bugs are going to pop up when it’s in the hands of the masses. Still, it’s a landmark day for Radian-Helix. It took seven years, but everyone can finally playFallout: New California.
