After a tough 2024 that noticed improvement briefly put “on maintain” after which resumed a number of months later, Fallout: Nuevo Mexico, an formidable Fallout: New Vegas mod that promised to show gamers free amidst the irradiated wasteland of New Mexico simply 5 years after the occasions of the unique Fallout, has been cancelled.
“This mission has been my ardour, my obsession, and an enormous a part of my life for years,” says a message posted on the Fallout: Nuevo Mexico Discord, attributed to mission lead Zapshock. “I’ve poured 1000’s of hours into it, late nights, early mornings, and every little thing in between. I’ve met wonderful individuals alongside the best way, some who’ve develop into long run pals and helped me develop and evolve into a greater particular person. A number of the finest moments of my life have been spent bringing this world to life, and I’ll all the time be happy with the work we completed.
“However as a lot as I really like this mission, I must prioritize my psychological well being and face actuality. The crew is small (lower than 4), the workload monumental, and the prices forward, each monetary and private, are too nice. Persevering with ahead merely isn’t sustainable for me and everybody concerned, together with voice actors.”
Fallout: Nuevo Mexico was introduced in 2021 and made fairly an impression on PC Gamer’s Wealthy Stanton when he eyeballed it in 2023, however the wheels appeared to come back off in 2024 when the mod’s YouTube channel was scrubbed of content material and a lot of the channels on the Discord server had been wiped. A pair months later, a message posted on Discord confirmed improvement had “been on maintain for a while,” and that “Zapshock has determined to step again from energetic participation locally.”
Unlucky, however that form of factor occurs with huge mods. However as famous by VG247, work resumed only a couple months later, after which a “reveal trailer” dropped in October 2024, showcasing a factional battle for dominance amidst the ruins of Mexico Metropolis, described as “the largest hub in Fallout: Nuevo Mexico.”
Now, although, the mission has run aground once more, and this time it appears everlasting.
“To everybody who supported this mission, from the type phrases, the suggestions, the thrill, to simply believing in what we had been attempting to create, thanks from the underside of my coronary heart,” the cancellation message states. “This message covers every little thing, so I kindly ask in your understanding.”
The cancellation of Fallout: Nuevo Mexico comes just some months after one other huge mod, Fallout: Vault 13, met the identical destiny. Fortuitously for these desirous to proceed their post-nuclear adventures, the huge Fallout: London mod continues to be kicking: Following a profitable launch in July 2024, Workforce Folon introduced in December that it has begun work on DLC that it hopes to have out someday in 2025.
