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#1 User is online   Dark0ne 

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Posted 25 November 2008 - 01:59 PM

Gstaff has let people know on the official forums that the Fallout 3 SDK will be released "in the coming weeks". Here's the blurb:

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Bethesda Softworks Announces Creation Kit and First Downloadable Content for Fallout 3

Editor to be Available in December; Downloadable Content coming for January, February, and March

November 25, 2008 (ROCKVILLE, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced plans to make both its editor and downloadable content available for its award-winning game, Fallout® 3 in the coming weeks. The official editor for Fallout 3, called the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation Kit), will be available for free download in December and will allow Games for Windows® users to create and add their own content to the game. In addition, the first official downloadable content, Operation: Anchorage, will be available exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows® in January, and more downloadable content coming in February and March.

“We’ve always seen the original world of Fallout 3 as a foundation for even more content. Some created by us, and a lot more created by users,” said Todd Howard, game director for Fallout 3. “It’s fun to create your own character, but it can be equally fun to create your own adventures. We can’t wait to see what the community does with the G.E.C.K.”

The release of the G.E.C.K. provides the community with tools that will allow players to expand the game any way they wish. Users can create, modify, and edit any data for use with Fallout 3, from building landscapes, towns, and locations to writing dialogue, creating characters, weapons, creatures, and more.

Three downloadable content packs will be coming to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live starting in January that will add new quests, items, and content to Fallout 3.

Operation: Anchorage: Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. An action-packed battle scheduled for release in January.

The Pitt: Journey to the industrial raider town called The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh. Choose your side. Scheduled for release in February.

Broken Steel: Join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all. Continues the adventure past the main quest. Scheduled for release in March.


No word on what all the hush was about, but I guess it's time for all the folks waiting for an SDK to go out and get the game ready for the G.E.C.K. release.

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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:05 PM

View PostDark0ne, on Nov 25 2008, 01:59 PM, said:

Gstaff has let people know on the official forums that the Fallout 3 SDK will be released "in the coming weeks". Here's the blurb:

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Bethesda Softworks Announces Creation Kit and First Downloadable Content for Fallout 3

Editor to be Available in December; Downloadable Content coming for January, February, and March

November 25, 2008 (ROCKVILLE, MD) – Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced plans to make both its editor and downloadable content available for its award-winning game, Fallout® 3 in the coming weeks. The official editor for Fallout 3, called the G.E.C.K. (Garden of Eden Creation Kit), will be available for free download in December and will allow Games for Windows® users to create and add their own content to the game. In addition, the first official downloadable content, Operation: Anchorage, will be available exclusively for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Games for Windows® in January, and more downloadable content coming in February and March.

“We’ve always seen the original world of Fallout 3 as a foundation for even more content. Some created by us, and a lot more created by users,” said Todd Howard, game director for Fallout 3. “It’s fun to create your own character, but it can be equally fun to create your own adventures. We can’t wait to see what the community does with the G.E.C.K.”

The release of the G.E.C.K. provides the community with tools that will allow players to expand the game any way they wish. Users can create, modify, and edit any data for use with Fallout 3, from building landscapes, towns, and locations to writing dialogue, creating characters, weapons, creatures, and more.

Three downloadable content packs will be coming to Xbox 360 and Games for Windows Live starting in January that will add new quests, items, and content to Fallout 3.

Operation: Anchorage: Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. An action-packed battle scheduled for release in January.

The Pitt: Journey to the industrial raider town called The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh. Choose your side. Scheduled for release in February.

Broken Steel: Join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all. Continues the adventure past the main quest. Scheduled for release in March.

Well, now we have a more reliable source :) (talking about another thread coming from the Sitebot)
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:08 PM

Stuff the downloadable content packs!

Gimme the GECK!
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:12 PM

This is great!
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:15 PM

Well bethesda its about time! Lol this is excellent news!
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:15 PM

AT LAST! The moment we've all been waiting for! This will make things a lot easier for all of us modders. I'm sure we're all releasing a big sigh of relief! And they say they will expand the main quest :). Still not sure why they kept us in suspense for so long?
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:26 PM

Well all I have to say is thank God. I was beginning to worry that Beth was actually going to give modders a big silent middle finger and never release an SDK. The news about any upcoming DLC is far less exciting than the prospect of what the community will bring to the table. Don't get me wrong, it's always nice to have official content to expand upon the original game but in the end it is the modding community that will insure the longevity of the games' stay on my hard drive. I can't wait to see what some of our talented modders create for us. Smart move Bethesda.

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This post has been edited by FalseEmperor: 25 November 2008 - 02:26 PM

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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:27 PM

Should have a way to pin this thread on the top of the "View new posts". Threads announcing it will pop like corn :D

PS: The only saddening thing (to me, at least) is Oblivion threads will, maybe, fade out very fast
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:40 PM

View Postnosisab, on Nov 25 2008, 04:27 PM, said:

Should have a way to pin this thread on the top of the "View new posts". Threads announcing it will pop like corn :D

PS: The only saddening thing (to me, at least) is Oblivion threads will, maybe, fade out very fast


Don't count on it. They will quieten down sure, but as it's been pointed out before, Morrowind modding is still going strong.
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Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:42 PM

All hail Bethesda! Once it gets released, I'll finally be able to have more fun. ^___^
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