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Are The Source Codes For Fallout 1 and 2 Lost?

Discussion in 'General Fallout Discussion' started by TheKingofVault14, Jul 18, 2022.

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  1. TheKingofVault14

    TheKingofVault14 Fallout Fan For Life!

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    I keep seeing this "fact" be brought up whenever a discussion about the possibility of remastering these two games, and then in response to that is the source code for both games were apparently lost by Interplay at some point. Which is WHY both FO1 and 2 need to be fully remade from the ground up, at least according to certain people.



    Can anybody confirm if this is true, and where this notion comes from?
     
    TheKingofVault14, Jul 18, 2022
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  2. Risewild

    Risewild Antediluvian as Feck
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    It came from the "Bethesda Softworks LLC v. Interplay Entertainment Corporation" court case.

    Interplay stated that the Source code of the classic Fallout games was lost, but if it was ever found it would be handed to Bethesda.

    I have no time or will to find and dig through thousands of legal documents (I don't even know if they are even public somewhere), so we will have to take the Fandom wikia word for it:
    https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Bet...nt_Corporation#Summary_of_terms_of_settlement
     
    Risewild, Jul 18, 2022
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  3. TorontoReign

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    F2 was made in like a year I think they can do it from scratch anyway. Of course now it would take like 5 to 7 years if modern devs are any indication.
     
    TorontoReign, Jul 18, 2022
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  4. TheKingofVault14

    TheKingofVault14 Fallout Fan For Life!

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    Ah so that's where it came from, thanks Rise! :)

    That's so painfully accurate, heh modern devs.
    :roffle:
     
    TheKingofVault14, Jul 18, 2022
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