Fallout 1 mod Fallout Fixt - next release will be some time in Jan 2020

@Theomniadept lol, love this! I really should do a Stupid playthrough again. How did you like it? Was it your first time playing that kind of character?

 

0.80alpha is finished. Uploading now...

 

Odd. Okay, thanks.

 

->Fallout Fixt 0.80alpha released<-

BOOYAH! It's about damn time. P.S. this was totally released on June 28th just like I said it would be, I don't know what you're talking about.

This is the last planned release before switching to the Fallout 2 engine (beta stage).

Quick overview of this release: lots of cool features from Crafty's update to the Sfall plugin, fixes for some goofs I made, the mutant holodisk crash fix, a few more options for Fixes Only custom installs, and fo1_screen_refresh is back. Oh and Fixt is on GitHub now.

Changes since alpha 7.1:

Spoiler

ADDED / UPDATED
- Now has the most current files for Katja's graphics.

- Additional options available in the Fixes Only download's "MOSTLY PURIST" custom install:
-- Display player's level on levelup
-- Display player's title on levelup (Titles are from the Fallout manual)
-- Restore Vault 13 invasion of after 500 days (Default in Fallout v1.0)
-- Days Left for Water Chip can be 120 instead of 150. (Overseer says "4 to 5 months left" in the intro movie)

- Includes ddraw (Sfall) version 1.19, by Timeslip & improved by Crafty. This plugin provides many graphical and game enhancements and features, which are customizable, including the following and many more:
-- Hold down Shift to highlight items and containers on-screen.
-- Various commands can be bound to keys or key combinations. (All are disabled by default)
-- Can no longer press zero (0) to force-exit dialog.
-- Fixes for high CPU usage.
-- Display karma changes in the message box. (Disabled by default)
-- Buttons with "Take All" function similar to Fallout 2.
-- Remove inability of Vault Dweller to get critical successes or critical failures in the first few days of the game.
-- Doors can no longer dodge bullets.
-- Shows free weight as well as total weight in Barter and Inventory screens.
-- Can no longer use drugs to cheat with skill-gain books and getting Perks you shouldn't have access to.
-- Can no longer use the "A" key to run forever for free in combat.
-- Leveling past 21. (Disabled by default of course)
-- Friendly Foe functionality is now default and the Perk is removed from the game.

FIXED
- "Fixes Only" installs can no longer start with 64000 Days Left for the Water Chip timer.
-- Existing "Fixes Only" games with >150 Days Left will be reset to 150.

- Fixed crash upon ending dialog with the dying mutant.
- Fixed some installer options that weren't working as intended.

POTENTIALLY FIXED
- Made a change to attempt to fix an issue where Vats self-destruct timer would always set to 0 (instant), regardless of option chosen.

REVERTED
- Reverted an attempted fix of empty caravan encounters, that unintentionally caused *more* empty caravan encounters.
- Reverted 2 fixes/changes that caused unintentional issues gaining access to the Vats Control Computer.
- fo1_screen_refresh is once again included.
- Weapon Drop Mod no longer enabled by default on "Standard" and "Full" installations. My sincere apologies, I thought I already reverted this in the last release.

EDITED
- All instances of "nevermind" changed back to "never mind". (Thanks Prisoner416)
- Several minor fixes to spelling and grammar.
- Additions to CREDITS.TXT (French translation team, SFALL team, Engine Conversion team, Breakin'Benny, gvx, Prisoner416)

REMOVED
- Removed debug message that displayed if player was accompanied by Brotherhood of Steel Assault Paladins.

DOCUMENTATION
- Added steps to Troubleshooting Guide regarding inability to save games, sound issues, and "Not enough disk space".

MISC.
- Various behind-the-scenes changes in preparation for the full migration to Fallout 2 engine.
- Fallout Fixt source code (installers, scripts, batch files, reference materials, global variables, default settings) is now publicly available at https://github.com/Sduibek/fixtsrc
- Fallout Fixt dialog and text files are now publicly available at https://github.com/Sduibek/fixtlang - For translations into non-English languages and tracking fixes/changes/additions to the English versions.

BUG REPORTS POLICY
- All bugs, ideas, and feature requests are to be reported at the Fallout Fixt bug reports wiki at http://falloutmods.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Fixt_bug_reports
- Bug reports entered on forum threads (RPGCodex/NMAFallout/GOG/Steam/etc) will no longer be considered 'official bug reports' for the following reasons:
-- EASE: It doesn't require registration and shouldn't take much longer than it would to post it on the forum.
-- EXCLUSIVITY: You're robbing the ability to interact with your bug report from people who don't visit that forum.
-- DUPLICATE WORK: Someone (usually me) has to to personally go through all the threads to add them to the wiki.
-- HUMAN ERROR: It's easy for thread-post bug reports to be accidentally overlooked or forgotten.
-- EFFICIENCY: It results in duplicate reports and requires cross-referencing multiple sources.
-- TIME: It's in everyone's best interest for me to spend my time focusing on actually fixing the bugs.

 

Have you tried actually getting the holodisk? I can't remember if this is a vanilla bug or not.

Also have you tried the other option, where you say something like "Let's go fight them right now"? Come on man, make an effort

 

0.81alpha wouldn't happen unless the Fo1-engine version needs some kind of crash fix or something.... which it probably will at some point, lol. Just the nature of the beast.

Alpha releases: still in Fallout 1 engine. Beta releases and beyond: Fallout 2 engine.

Anyway, I'm at school right now but I'll be working on 0.90beta tonight. (Fo2-engine version) I still need to check functionality text entries like ending slides, pipboy, quests, and also make sure the newest version of all files is included, such as maps.


@Lexx I'm glad that I could accidentally help you to get back in to modding Or at least help indirectly, ha. Anyway I'll add the Razor/Boneyard/Zimmerman bugs to wiki.


EDIT: Whoa, Fallout Fixt's "popularity" is at #195 out of 24000 at ModDB right now!

 

For 0.80alpha? Yes.

 

I've considered it for sure, but the game industry from what I hear can be brutal, especially with regard to "crunches" i.e. lack of sleep and long hours for 3 to 12 months. I am not particularly interested in the psychological and physical effects of being overworked and chronically sleep-deprived.

In fact, among the sane 1st-world nations, the USA is the only one stupid enough to still think working more than 40 hours a week is a good idea, against all evidence showing otherwise.

If crunch time didn't exist in the game industry, I'd definitely at least try it out For now, my plan is to be employed doing whatever kind of programming I feel like, and have making games & modding games be strictly on my own time.

 

lol true.

@lostabroad2 reported some bugs to me that definitely need to get squashed, so I'll be releasing a patched installer within 48 hours or so.

@Lexx Barring any unforseen difficulties (but don't these always happen?!?) it will be set up to install to a subdirectory, so your vision will be one step further
I hadn't done it with the release because I wanted to get it out, but it really just needs to be set up that way.