DLC-sized Fallout New Vegas mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico has now formally had its growth cancelled, with its mission lead citing a “must prioritize my psychological well being and face actuality”.
Fallout: Nuevo Mexico had been within the works since 2021, and promised a Fallout journey set within the state of New Mexico, drawing numerous inspiration from traditional Fallout. Its growth was placed on hiatus in early 2024, however was taken off maintain and resumed in August, as VG247 reported, earlier than placing out a brand new trailer in October.
Now, nonetheless, it has been cancelled for good, in accordance with an announcement attributed to mission lead Zapshock on the Nuevo Mexico Discord server, which reads as follows:
“I do know this isn’t the form of information you had been anticipating to see at present, and belief me, it’s not straightforward for me to put in writing this both. After numerous reflection, I’ve made the tough choice to cancel Fallout: Nuevo México,” they wrote, “This mission has been my ardour, my obsession, and an enormous a part of my life for years. I’ve poured 1000’s of hours into it, late nights, early mornings, and all the pieces in between.
“I’ve met wonderful folks alongside the best way, some who’ve turn into long run associates and helped me develop and evolve into a greater particular person. Among the greatest moments of my life have been spent bringing this world to life, and I’ll all the time be pleased with the work we completed.
“However as a lot as I really like this mission, I must prioritize my psychological well being and face actuality. The crew is small(lower than 4), the workload huge, and the prices forward, each monetary and private, are too nice. Persevering with ahead merely isn’t sustainable for me and everybody concerned, together with Voice Actors. Letting go of one thing you’ve poured your coronary heart into is painful, but it surely’s crucial. These really had been my days of wine and roses, and I’ll all the time cherish them.
“To everybody who supported this mission, from the sort phrases, the suggestions, the joy, to simply believing in what we had been making an attempt to create, thanks from the underside of my coronary heart. This message covers all the pieces, so I kindly ask on your understanding. As Fallout: New Vegas (Lifeless Cash) taught us: “However getting there, that’s not the laborious half. It’s letting go”.
This is not the only real bold Fallout modding mission to have its growth come to a halt in latest historical past, with one other, Fallout: Vault 13 having been suspended by its devs in October final 12 months, after having put out a sucessful demo solely a few months prior.
