While the popularity of Fallout 4’s total conversion mod, Fallout: London, can’t be denied, Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard has revealed 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 with IGN, 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, 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—didn’t quite call the mod itself finished, however. The team has since released a major new DLC release for the mod, dubbed Rabbit & Pork. “SOOOO Big things are coming,” wrote Team FOLON on social media before Rabbit & Pork was officially released. “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 an extension to the dialogue system, as well as a host of new quests and companions.
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 bug fixes, performance improvements and even new quests. For more details about Fallout: London, check out our review. For more of our thoughts on the mod, check out why we believe it to be evidence that Bethesda needs to renew its focus on the future of the Fallout franchise.
