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Fallout

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Development Information
PC/Console Release Date	October 10, 1997
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Fallout is a media franchise of roleplaying video games created by Tim Cain and presently developed byBethesda. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of 22nd and 23rd century Earth affected by nuclear fallout, and has an atompunk retrofuturistic setting.

The series' first title,Fallout, was developed by Black Isle Studios and released in 1997, though its forerunner, a 1988 game titledWasteland, was developed by Interplay Productions. Interplay closed Black Isle Studios in 2004, and Bethesda Softworks acquired the rights to the Fallout intellectual property that same year, releasingFallout 3 in 2008. The development teams for main installments of Fallout and the Elder Scrolls franchises are largely the same, having alternated production between games of the series.^[1] As a result, they use the same engine and have many recurring traits shared amongst each other including in-jokes, assets, and in recent years both make use ofCreations.

Elder Scrolls-related content

Creation Club

	Release Date	Credits	Categories	Description / Notes
Coffee and Donuts Workshop Pack	January 28, 2018	600	Food	Bring some delicious fun to the wasteland with the Slocum's Joe Coffee and Donuts Workshop Pack! Adds aClassic Sweetroll directly modeled after itsSkyrim appearance
Fantasy Hero Set	October 4, 2017	300	Apparel	Move over Grognak - there's a new hero in town! Embark on a quest to retrieve the helmet and sword of a true warrior of legend, and cleave a path to victory through the entire Commonwealth! Adds theIron Helmet andSteel Sword fromSkyrim
Horse Power Armor	October 4, 2017	250	Apparel	Gallop your way through the Wasteland in this stylish, sturdy and heavily modified handcrafted Power Horse Armor. Giddyup! A parody of theHorse Armor Pack forOblivion

Player wearing the sword and helmet
"Classic sweetroll" inFallout
Different colored Horse Power Armor

Bethesda Pinball

Bethesda Pinball bundles togetherSkyrim,Fallout, andDOOM pinball tables into one collection.

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Dragonborn handing vault boy a wrapped present in promotional Bethesda art

Shared Assets

Record files uses vestigial.esm (also called an ESM file, short for Elder Scrolls Master),.esp (also called an ESP file, short for Elder Scrolls Plugin), and.esl (short forElderScrollsLight Master file) file extension names, which are a legacy holdover fromMorrowind.
- NIF file (NetImmerse File) is a format used by all Fallout games using engines derived from the NetImmerse engine first used inThe Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. These include Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas (Gamebryo Engine), Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 (Creation Engine).
The G.E.C.K. editor has an interface similar to that of The Elder Scrolls Construction Set
- A full listing of game settings can easily be opened in the G.E.C.K. editor, no .esm files need to be opened, instead selecting Gameplay->Settings... will suffice. Masser, Secunda and Wortcraft, and Witchhunter, are all related toOblivion, appearing to be leftover artifacts, although iMasserSize does govern the size of the Moon seen in game.
The sheathe/unsheathe sound effects of the katana from the Fallout: New Vegas add-onGun Runners' Arsenal sound similar to the sound effects fromThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
The whispers used in Fallout: New Vegas during auditory hallucinations are the same audio that plays near Dunmer ash pits in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
There is an unused edibleCopper Pipe ingredient in Fallout 4 with functionality copying theSkyrim ingredient system that has a Restore Health effect when eaten.
The animation rig for vertibirds inFallout 4 andscorchbeasts inFallout 76 is based off the rig used fordragons inSkyrim
The mongrels inFallout 4 reuse the sound files for the wolves inThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The sound effect used for a Deathclaw's claw strikes inFallout 4 is identical to that of werewolves fromSkyrim.
Thebear statue fromFallout 4 - Nuka-World andFallout 76 is static version of thebear model fromSkyrim.
Low-Light Vision functions almost identically to Night-Eye inThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
A stealth field can be created inFallout 3 through the console by using the command player.setAV Chameleon xx. This is the same way the character is cloaked in the Elder Scrolls series, which also uses the Gamebryo engine. Unlike in the Elder Scrolls, Chameleon does not create any visual effect on the PC on-screen, but the effect persists.
The V.A.N.S. perk functions identically to the Clairvoyance spell fromThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Pain Train works very similar to Shield Charge fromSkyrim. Due to both games utilizing the creation engine, it acts and performs the same in that enemies bounce off the player character as they strike them while sprinting.
The logo for D.B. Technical's sports team, the Bears, is a slightly-modified version of the Stormcloak insignia fromThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The only notable differences are coloration (from blue and black to yellow and green) and the removal of the swirl beneath the bear's eye.
The pickup audio for the Classic sweetroll is taken from the beginning of the "Dragonborn" title theme fromSkyrim.
Salem was originally going to feature a questline involving children who gained magic powers through mutations. They would be persecuted by people from the town of Danvers, who viewed them as witches. The magic users were originally given spells fromThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to use, but these spells were later removed from the engine, causing technical difficulties. Danvers was also cut from the game due to being too close to Salem, leading to the quest being cut and replaced by the quest The Devil's Due.
The Chinese officer's sword fromFallout 3 is in the files ofThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

References

Main article:References to The Elder Scrolls in Other Media

Reference	Found in	Based on
At the tenth birthday (seen inGrowing Up Fast, the second main quest inFallout 3), the Lone Wanderer will receive asweetroll from Old Lady Palmer, and Butch Deloria will confront the Wanderer and demand it. This is a reference to question nine of the personality quiz thatSocucius Ergalla gives you in Morrowind, it is also asked during the start of the Elder Scrolls Arena, both other Bethesda games. The question is as follows: "While in town the baker gives you a sweetroll. Delighted, you take it into an alley to enjoy only to be intercepted by a gang of three other kids your age. The leader demands the sweetroll, or else he and his friends will beat you and take it." The question and the item itself have become a staple of Bethesda games, and in Fallout 4 there is a special Happy Birthday sweet roll that is a reference to this quest. Butch DeLoria trying to steal the sweetroll is a direct reference to one of the character creation questions asked.	Fallout 3,Fallout 4	Morrowind
TheAnt nectar item bears similarities toTelvanni Bug Musk, a perfume in Morrowind; it is said that 'even a barbarian can be persuaded wearing it.'	Fallout 3,Fallout: New Vegas	Morrowind
TheVault 101 utility jumpsuit inFallout 3 features theMoon-and-Star motif used inMorrowind promotional covers	Fallout 3	Morrowind
Raven Rock fromFallout 3 is also the name of a mining town inBloodmoon andDragonborn.	Bloodmoon,Fallout 3,Dragonborn	Raven Rock Mountain Complex
Bethesda Softworks, the makers of both Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, use the name Weatherly in both games. In Oblivion, the twin brothers Jemane were driven from their home (Weatherleah) by ogres, and it is the player's mission to reunite them and secure their home once more. The quest Those! is mirrored by the Jemane questline, both relating to destroyed homes and long-lost relatives.	Fallout 3	Oblivion
The Fallout 3 level 29 neutral Karma title "Gray Stranger" is a reference to the Gray Fox, a character in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion who, when not wearing his mask, is called "The Stranger."	Fallout 3	Oblivion
Cairn Bolete fromOblivion that was said to only grow in caves where people had died, which is similar in concept to thecave fungus in Fallout 3.	Fallout 3	Oblivion
One of theThorn Guard's lines inFallout: New Vegas "We're watching you... ssstranger." is a reference to a common voice line spoken by theOrdinators in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - "We're watching you... sscum."	Fallout: New Vegas	Morrowind
The telephone poles in Freeside all have metal plates with "TES-04" stamped on them. This is a reference toThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.	Fallout: New Vegas	Oblivion
The name of J.P. Renkse is a reference to the Swedish singer Jonas Peter Renkse, from the alternative metal band Katatonia. The initials "D-E-K" heard by Renkse are a reference to the band's 2012 studio album Dead End Kings, their most recent at the time of Fallout 4's release. The lead vocalist of Katatonia and the character who wrote the terminal entries also share the same last name, Renkse. This reference was implemented by quest designerAlan Nanes, who also included a Katatonia reference in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim withNystrom's Journal, named after guitaristAnders Nyström.^[2]	Skyrim,Fallout 4	Katatonia
Deathclaw is a giant bat based onDeathclaws fromFallout, and looks "mutated" compared to a regular bat. It is found inDeathclaw's Lair, named after thesame location from the firstFallout game.	The Elder Scrolls Online	Fallout
On the fourth floor ofLayton Towers there is a bathtub containing a dead fish, a wooden "Y" block, and a stick in a bath tub, whichput together form "Fish-y Stick", a forum phenomenon-turnedElder Scrolls food item first mentioned in theCapn's Guide to the Fishy Stick.	Fallout 4	Morrowind
Diamond City security officers are a good source of information about the game world as well as rumors leading to various side quests. A trait they share with the city guards from the Elder Scrolls series.	Fallout 4	Oblivion,Skyrim
One ofPorter Gage's lines of dialogue refers tomirelurks as "mudcrabs,"^[3] a creature from Bethesda'sThe Elder Scrolls series.	Fallout 4	Morrowind,Oblivion,Skyrim
Codsworth will correctly say uncommon spellings of names such as Cori and Borri. Cori is the name of a village from The Elder Scrolls: Arena andBorri is the name of one of the Greybeards from The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim.	Fallout 4	Arena,Skyrim
InFallout 4, theExperimental Plant (or "Glowleaf") is a reference toNirnroot, featured heavily in The Elder Scrolls Series.	Fallout 4	Oblivion,Skyrim
The weaponGrognak's Axe is the weapon used by Grognak the Barbarian, a fictional comic book character from the Fallout universe. The Axe is modeled off the weapon depicted in theBarbarian class image from Oblivion. TheIron Battle Axe from Oblivion is almost identical in appearance to both depictions, but both sides of the axe head are the same instead of being different sizes.	Fallout 4	Oblivion
The legendary effect ofFreefall Legs, as well as the name of the Mass Fusion intern who created them (Jack Rockford), reference theBoots of Springheel Jak, a unique item fromThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.	Fallout 4	Oblivion
Raiders mayyell out"Oh fuck me. Bullet in the knee..." when hit with a weapon, a reference to the "arrow in the knee" line said by theguards in Skyrim.	Fallout 4	Skyrim
One of theTaboo Tattoos skillbooks located in Irish Pride Industries Shipyard features a draugr wearing the iconic Skyrim Iron helm.	Fallout 4	Skyrim
The Fallout 4 Creation Club Content features aFantasy Hero Set which includes a SkyrimIron helm andsteel sword. The Creation also referencesBattlemages, levitation, andGolems.	Fallout 4	Skyrim
The Railroad contains a number of similarities to the Thieves Guild from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Both feature an agent namedMaven, the name 'Mercer', brick-walled underground home bases, and more. Railsigns inFallout 4 are similar to the Thieves Guildshadowmarks fromThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim; both are glyphs used by underground societies to designate certain places and things to other members of the society.	Fallout 4	Skyrim
Isolde's name evokesYsolda, a well-known NPC found inWhiterun.	Fallout 4	Skyrim
TheCap Collector perk has three ranks, with the first two increasing prices when trading with non-player characters. The third rank unlocks the ability to invest bottlecaps into a store to permanently increase its available amount of caps for trading. This ability was previously featured in games of The Elder Scrolls series, such as theMerchant perk inSkyrim.	Fallout 4,Fallout 76,Fallout: The Roleplaying Game	Skyrim
Nuka Cola can be found as an item with the description "This must be some sort of mistake." as a joke to how it is out of place in theElder Scrolls world, as it based onNuka-Cola from theFallout series.	Skyrim Very Special Edition	Fallout
Sara Matthews makes a reference to theDark Brotherhood, saying"Brotherhood of Steel? I mean, Steel is cool and all, but kinda lame, right? Should have been like... Brotherhood of Terror... Brotherhood of the Night... Like a Dark Brotherhood or something."	Fallout 76	Daggerfall,Morrowind,Oblivion,Skyrim
On the road between Vault 96 and the Federal Disposal Field, one can find acart driven by a tractor, inside are prisoners. This is a reference to thecart ride at the beginning of Skyrim, which spawned the popular meme with the phrase "Hey, you. You're finally awake." Additionally, if a player gets drunk onNukashine, they wake up in the same cart facing in the same direction they would have in Skyrim. This reference was implemented by lead level designer Steve Massey.^[4]	Fallout 76	Skyrim
In an office atMount Blair Trainyard, there is a series of wooden blocks that spell out "WE KNO" next to a framed picture with a bloody handprint on it. This is a reference to the Dark Brotherhood'smysterious note inSkyrim.	Fallout 76	Skyrim
Rudy Fernandez will occasionally say "Rudy has wares, if you have caps." This is a reference to a similar line spoken by theKhajiit inSkyrim ("Khajiit has wares, if you have coin."). Carl McKevitt, who contributed to much of the Blue Ridge Caravan Company's design and writing, including Rudy, confirmed that this was intentional.^[5]	Fallout 76	Skyrim
The name of theWith Friends Like These quest inFallout Shelter shares the name witha quest in Skyrim.	Fallout Shelter	Skyrim
What if you lost a leg after taking an arrow to the knee?" duringThe Cat Burglar is a reference to phrase "I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee..." said by the guards in Skyrim.	Fallout Shelter	Skyrim
Saashi is a Khajiit SSR dweller inFallout Shelter Online, supposedly thesame character fromBlades as part of their crossover. Her description says that she came fromanother world, and after she accidentally triggered a strange trap while exploring a Nord ruin, she was teleported to the world of the wasteland.	Fallout Shelter Online	Blades
Blades Hero is a Breton dweller inFallout Shelter Online, supposedly a reappearance of theplayer character fromBlades as part of their crossover.	Fallout Shelter Online	Blades
ALich andAncient Flame Dragon appear inFallout Shelter Online, based off the enemies fromBlades as part of their crossover. The description for the dragon mention that it was supposed to be soaring in the skies ofTerraria but was discarded into the wasteland because of teleportation magic, and has now turned the wasteland is now its hunting ground.	Fallout Shelter Online	Blades
Subjects may sometimes say,"War never changes." This is an iconicphrase from theFallout franchise.	Castles	Fallout

Notes

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References

^Bethesda Softworks to Develop and Publish Fallout 3 (Bethsoft Archive)
^Alan Nanes on Twitter:"Well, didn't take long for the community to find my second nod to Katatonia. ;)"
^Porter Gage Tooltip:"Mudcrabs sure do have a certain... odor to 'em, don't they?" (SinisterSmileDLC04Gage.txt#911)
^BGS_Steve Masseyon Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord
^BGS_Carl (Carl McKevitt)on Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord