Forum:Fallout: Moon

Ok, I already know this might sound goofy to some of you, but hear me out...

Ok, 2020: the Delta IX is created and is the last rocket to the moon, right? Well, what if the Delta IX was the last USSA manned rocket to the moon? Now, the real people that are going to the moon are the few (and I mean extremely few) who can afford to make a rocket, private companies. Now, say from 2020 onwards; companies began to 'colonize' the moon so that the can do tests or even mine some rare-earth elements. They begin sending workers to the planet, and they live there for god-knows how long.

Right before the Great War, many of these companies are trying to get more money off the shock value of being on the moon. They start to build hotels and condos on the moon, and start using rockets with cheaper fuels with them. Everything is peachy, and some people even manage to buy tickets to go offworld.

Then, the Great War. Everyone on the moon goes underneath the radar as the world hits the fan, and the good life of the moon begins to go to ruin. Now, it's 2085. You're one of the members of the Luna Hotel & Resort who wants to see home again, and you've heard about your chance. Rumors have been going around about a lander that could probably enter the atmosphere, and it'll take you home. Only problem is that you have to go through all the crazies that live on the moon to get it.

So, how would this sound? ---MerchantofDeath 03:32, May 8, 2011 (UTC) No.... just no. Aleksandr the Great 03:46, May 8, 2011 (UTC)

I remember when New Vegas was just a rumor, there was this video circulating about it taking place partially on Mars or the Moon. It showed a spaceshuttle crash into a city on Mars or the Moon and it was odd. Note this was before we even knew the name of New Vegas or where it was located, just that it would exist. This was a time for debate and theories, and this was one of them. But, as Aleksandr the Illiterate put it, no....just no. Sorry. Sombar1 05:14, May 8, 2011 (UTC)

So you're calling me illiterate just because I summed up my thoughts with a simple answer? I only did that because, no offense, this is probably one of the worst ideas for a fallout game.... ever. First of all, its not canon in the fallout universe. Second, its the freakin' moon. Why would you want to play a fallout game on the moon of all places? Lastly, there wouldn't be much variety in gameplay as there is very little to do on the moon even if people do colonize it. So there are my points against this concept Sombitch, just thought I clear that up for you. Aleksandr the Great 02:18, May 9, 2011 (UTC)

Aleksandr, the illiterate part was a reference to your name. It is Alexander the Great, not Aleksandr, you left out the e. I completely agree that this is a bad idea. It was just a comment on the lack of an e. Take it E-asy, get it? Lol. Sombar1 03:56, May 9, 2011 (UTC)


 * Aleksandr is the Russian version of the name Alexander. Ausir(talk) 09:46, May 9, 2011 (UTC)

Well Sorry, I thought you were insulting me. I'm not very keen to being insulted personally when it isn't called for so I tend to flip out. Like Ausir said, its the Russian spelling but I myself am not Russian (I do have Polish/Hungarian descent but it is very diluted). Let's just say my mom doesn't come up with the best names.... Aleksandr the Great 20:06, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

I feel like a douche. I'm sorry, i just was never familiar with that spelling. And i can relate. My name is Ulysses, and growing up it is one hell of a name, on top of the fact I have three middle names. Sombar1 22:39, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Back on subject. Whilst a post-bomb astro-colonists return game might be a good idea, I think the idea is stronger if it stands on its own two feet, rather than have the fallout label stuck on it. Its its a fallout game, you're going to have a massive group of fans against you (as I think you've already worked out by you're opening comment) and its being tied into a specific timeline that doesn't support a colonisation idea (If there's another planet already out there, why not go there instead of a vault? Doesn't this leave the entire Enclave plan as redundant?) - better for it to be in its own universe and own timeline Agent c 23:31, May 10, 2011 (UTC)

Meaning no offence, I think it cannot even stand alone. I mean, it could, but it'd be bland and so typical, not really an original idea but more of a repackaging of many ideas. In this I see Left 4 Dead mixed with the Martian Chronicles on the Moon. Nothing new there, I'm sorry. Sombar1 00:19, May 11, 2011 (UTC)

Well it doesn't matter if its in the fallout universe or not. Its just that any game limited only to the moon as its setting would probably be very bland, even if it was colonized. It just doesn't seem like very good judgment when you can use actual planets instead of floating space rocks.Aleksandr the Great 05:05, May 11, 2011 (UTC) Dude your crazy WTF are you going to battle on the moon? Deathclaws in spacesuits? you're f ing insane dude--Kanto&#39;s Champion 10:16, May 13, 2011 (UTC)

I understand what you guys all mean. I just thought that the retro-futuristic feel of a game that would sound like that would work out in the end. ---MerchantofDeath 02:03, May 17, 2011 (UTC)

I like the idea of involving the moon! Seriously considering the setting of Fallout, in general, realism is only on the margins. Come on, this is a world where cold fusion is a reality. It's totally possible that Vault Tec had something going on up there. One really important point to consider is that the Fallout world is in fact an amalgam of mid-century American ideals. One good way to test if things would fit into the Fallout universe is to comb over mid-century kids' comics, etc... Were there cornball fantasies of advanced moonbases going on in the middle of the 20'th century? I think it's safe to say yes. See Project Horizon. 02:35, May 20, 2011 (UTC)