While the popularity of Fallout 4’s total conversion mod, Fallout: London, can’t be denied, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard has revealed in a recent interview that he hasn’t really gotten the chance to check it out yet. As part of a series of interviews surrounding the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout series, Howard spoke about the challenges involved in working on a project as ambitious as Fallout: London. When it comes to actually playing it for himself, however, Howard didn’t really say anything.
In the interview, Howard noted that he had only seen Fallout: London through some videos, and that he hadn’t yet played it. He did, however, go into detail about how difficult it is for a modding team to convert one game into something else altogether.
“I would say we look at a lot of the modding that’s going on, and when you have those total conversions – I just want to say how hard that is,” said Howard. “And so, the fact that it came out, first of all, because most of those never come out, and the fact that it came out… It seems a lot of fans love it. It’s just – I need to express to everybody out there how difficult and what a journey that is for some of these big mod teams to do stuff like that.”
Fallout: London, as you might have guessed from its title, converts the setting of Fallout 4 into England’s capital city. The story behind the mod’s central campaign revolves around the protagonist’s loss of memory regarding their identity, as well as the mysteries surrounding Smythe. The mod is a fully-featured one, and includes all of the gameplay mechanics you know and love from Fallout 4, from combat and VATS to base-building.
The team behind Fallout: London—Team FOLON—isn’t quite done with the mod, however. The modders have been planning a major new DLC release for the mod, dubbed Rabbit & Pork, and while it doesn’t yet have a release date, the modders said in February last year that it was “getting closer”.
“SOOOO Big things are coming,” announced the mod team on social media. “Fallout London‘s first DLC is getting closer, and the team at Team Folon Ltd has been working non-stop to bring the ‘Rabbit & Pork’ DLC to you all. Maybe some more surprises too. Exciting times ahead. Stay tuned!”
Fallout: London was released back in July 2024, and a large part of the effort behind the total-conversion mod was in accurately and artistically depicting its setting of post-apocalyptic London. Alongside a new setting, the mod also brought with it an extension to the dialogue system, as well as a host of new quests and new companions that players can meet.
Shortly after its initial release, Fallout: London‘s developers had confirmed that the mod had seen more than a million downloads. Since its launch, the mod has also seen a host of updates, which have included everything from bug fixes to performance improvements and even new quests. For more details about Fallout: London, check out our review.
