Dev Diary 137: Poll Time! (Patreon)

Heya mutants, how are you doing? Here at the nuclear factory, we are running at 100% capacity!

We are wrapping up the work on Hoover Dam which should be done by the end of this month. I can tell you now some of the most painful and most beautiful memories in the game will be made in Hoover Dam.

And now I am setting my sights on the next milestone that we want to tackle and there are a couple of options, each equally interesting. So it's best if we settle that in a small poll!

So, one option would be to finish Mesa Verde, a very cool-looking, real-world location which will give you access to a useful companion and the best in-game crafting schematics for weapons and armor. Also, you will meet a very interesting community and see some new interesting creatures!

The other option would be for me to tackle some of the gameplay stuff that has been on my to-do list for too long now: more Perks and Traits, implement cars and other vehicles, more crafting, more items such as books, better companions control... For example, speaking of books, one idea that I wanted to do is to allow the player to write books. You know how at one point, I think around 100%, your skills are so high that learning from books becomes impossible. So, this is where you jump in and start writing books based on your superior knowledge. Of course, you can't learn from your own books but you can make money by trading them.

So, what shall it be?