Fallout: New Vegas modder wields "creative freedom" to add rideable horses to Obsidian's epic Western RPG
Aug. 30, 2024It’s almost time to get back in the saddle.
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Modder Xilandro Axeuora is working on a creation that allows the player character, known as the Courier, to ride a horse. It might seem like a simple addition to a game already packed with content, but sometimes something simple is just what the doctor ordered.
Originally, Axeuora says they were working on a mod for cars in Fallout: New Vegas, but evidently dropped it to work on this far funnier and more thematically appropriate idea. The modder said on Twitter, “I also very much hope everyone who really wanted those damn cars, wasn’t [an] ass about them, and understood why I dropped them, will be satisfied with this far more fitting means of transportation.”
Axeuora took to Twitter to field some other questions about the mod, confirming that this isn’t a horse model lifted from The Elder Scrolls games, it’s “100% custom.” They also brushed off an old comment from New Vegas writer Chris Avellone, who once said horses are extinct in the world of Fallout, stating “I have creative freedom because I’m making a mod.” If Thomas the Tank Engine can soar through the skies, I think a horse is fair game.
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Jesse is a freelance games journalist with almost a decade of experience. He was the Associate Editor at Prima Games for three years and then moved into the world of freelancing where you might have seen his work at the likes of Game Informer, Kotaku, Inverse, and a few others. You can find him playing the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV or whatever hot new multiplayer game his friends are playing.
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