Fallout 3 Modding

I must say that the modding scene for Fallout 3 has slowed down dramatically. Or atleast I think so.

I frequently idle on the channel #Fallout3Modding @ Quakenet. Couple months ago the discussion there was pretty vibrant. Everyone was asking “How I do this with the hex editor” or saying “Wow, I just got my first weapon to work ingame”. Everyone pretty much knew what the other people there were working on and helped each other out when they could. Nowadays I can pretty much fit the 24 hours worth of discussion on a single window. And most of the time that discussion is about something completely different than the channel name suggests.

Perhaps the discussion has just moved on to forums and wikis. But then again, I tend to read those daily aswell and there rarely is much that I’d really consider new or ground breaking. Some flamewars, some bumps on project topics and someone complaining about or looking for another nude mod. Forums also tend to turn more and more hostile as the time passes.

Are we already past the peak of Fallout 3 modding? I think its kinda sad if we are. Luckily there is not too many intereting games coming out on Q1, so I think that Fallout 3 modding might still have a chance with the upcoming DLC and all.

But enough rambling for now. Need to continue work on Project Valhalla. Perhaps it will spark a new life to the scene once complete.