Forum:Rad Rain

OKay,so I was thinking about the swimming forum and I thought "Hey,why isn't there rain?" and then it hit me.Radiated Rain.Every few days how about Rad Rain drizzles in a random Encounter and every drop gives you one rad.Plus,you have to get to a dry area in order to stop being radiated and if you're caught in the rain you can't fast travel until it stops raining. It's D.C. It rains all the time.C'mon.Radiated rain evaporated from the Potomac River.It's perfect! Thoughts?? HuangLee 17:27, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Well, in this world, the only remaining radioactive particles 200 years after the bombing would be too heavy to rise to ever get into rainfall, and the fallout would be long gone (from the atmosphere) within weeks of the blasts. Granted Fallout3 isn't our world, but still, it'd be hard to explain "radioactive rain" falling 200 years after the massive atomic bombings. 64.58.0.90 18:24, 2 June 2009 (UTC) Krag

It would still be cool though. I&#39;m 81.234.140.17, Adjust. 19:07, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah. And I think we abandoned realism when you could fight feral rad-zombies with laser weapons... AngryNorwegianDude 20:44, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

What, one rad per drop? You'd die in seconds! Fat Man Spoon 20:46, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

There's a mod for that. It looks great, there's even thunder and lightning.

http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6170

Imp of the Perverse 21:02, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

RE: "Yeah. And I think we abandoned realism when you could fight feral rad-zombies with laser weapons" I disagree. There is a difference between realism with added speculative content, and pure fantasy. Fallout3 seems to try to keep real things realistic, while also adding speculative items like 50s-inspired radioactive mutations and not-too-speculative personal directed energy weapons. There is no magic. Its not fantasy. I hope the vanilla game stays that way. If somebody wants fantasy elements in Fallout3, that's what player made content is for. I just hope the vanilla game doesn't get all cheesed up with fantasy cr...I mean stuff. Yes, I'm looking at you Mothership Zeta. 64.58.0.90 22:25, 2 June 2009 (UTC) Krag

Nuclear wars are supposed to change the weather all around the world, therefore, NO RAIN, and no sunny ol' sun. -KHROMATICxKHAOS

If you're referring to the "Nuclear Winter" tripe, that has been shown to be nothing but political lobbying, with no real underlying science at all. Far more debris has been thrown into the atmosphere through volcanic action, yet no lasting global weather changes followed, not to the degree that Nuclear Winter doomsayers predicted. Sagan et al pretty well ruined their reputations with the Nuclear Winter farce. There is no known reason why there wouldn't be rain in DC following a nuclear exchange. There is still water in the Atlantic, the sun heating the atmosphere, and a tilted earth. Seasons and weather changes should still occur. 64.58.0.90 04:33, 3 June 2009 (UTC) Krag

There is a mod for PC users for this. 144.134.163.91 12:26, 3 June 2009 (UTC)Brandon.367

Sounds good, but could be annoying when you need to fast travel and the rain comes up. Maybe you can't fast travel if you IN the rain, but if you're out of it you can.

Firstly,that comment above this one(^);Yeah,that was what I ment.You must leave the rain to keep your life or... fast travel....Furthermore,in response to Fat Man Spoon,you could use Rad-X,RadAway,or LEAVE BEFORE THE RAIN FALLS,because of course you'd see the clouds first on most occasions. HuangLee 17:56, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It's a good idea, but I still think 1 rad PER DROP is a bit much. Fat Man Spoon 19:47, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Word. You would be reduced to a glowing pile of ash in seconds. The idea needs some refinement... AngryNorwegianDude 08:01, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Heres my say, 1. you know why theres no rain? The answer is Bethesda isn't great at rain (don't kill me for this) but look at TES:4 oblivion, it had rain but it went through roofs rather than fall onto it. 2. you'd want to just have a constant rad effect gauging how many rads you recieve based on the rainfall if its: heavy, light or full on 'holy shit its raining we're all gunna freaking die..game over man game over!'(i'm not saying game over cos its a game but you should get the point). 3. to go along with rain you should see the occasional wastelander running and screaming for your help only to turn to goo. 4. real weather reports from GNR rather than the 90% chance of dismemberment crap. Mr snip 09:48, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

I like the GNR weather reports idea. Now all we need are umbrellas, possibly with built in SMGs. I think in that guys rain mod, the radiation level was so low that it failed to set of the HUD geiger counter, but it was still enough to make a 5 minute firefight in a downpour something you'd need Radaway for. The lightning is a great effect. Also, I was in that diner in Canterbury Commons when it started to rain, indoors, which I though was stupid, but then I looked up and the roof was full of holes. The other characters weren't responding to it though. Imp of the Perverse 20:21, 6 June 2009 (UTC)

Your right it never rains, then again it is I think September/October when you start the game. But I have lived near DC for my whole life and rarely has it actually rained a lot in fall.

This sounds good, maybe a use for listening to the radio more often and carrying an advanced radiation suit at all times(yes I carry and advanced radtion suit at all times)Grendel 6.5 04:10, 9 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Moira Brown turns into a Ghoul when you bomb Megaton. Yeah, radiated rain or even nuclear winter would be at least as realistic as that. But like the last guy said there is already a mod for this, so the topic is moot right? (you can't mod in weather reports because you'd need more voicework, such is the problem with "AAA" titles) --70.142.41.253 21:07, 12 June 2009 (UTC)