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AFalloutfan took to social media to share a map of the United States, highlighting the settings that the series has touched upon and showing what remains uncovered. TheFalloutmap creator received different takes from other players, who suggested different locations that would make for interesting settings in future games.
Since its inception, theFalloutfranchise has beenknown for mixing history with sci-fiwith its 1950s aesthetic. However, in the year 2077, the world was caught in a Great War that saw the globe covered in nuclear missiles and radioactive waste. While some people escaped to Vault-Tec’s underground facilities to ride out the damage, others were not so fortunate. TheFalloutfranchise has traditionally explored what happened in and around the various Vaults, with the first two entries taking place in the New California Republic (NCR).Fallout 3andFallout 4shifted the focus to the East Coast, with Washington DC’s Capital Wasteland and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts taking the spotlight.
Though varioustheories aboutFallout’s Vaultscontinue to make the rounds, one player shared how much more ground the series can still cover. A Reddit user named Denchikmed shared a map of the United States on the r/Fallout subreddit and drew some indicators that showed where the mainlineFalloutgames took place. In addition to the first two games taking place in Southern California, Denchikmed’s map zoomed in on some locations, such as Vaults 13 and 15 and a Brotherhood of Steel base. On the same map, the Mojave Wasteland ofFallout: New Vegaswas plotted just to the east of the NCR’s territory. Denchikmed’s map also highlighted the Capital Wasteland and the Commonwealth.
Fallout Player Shares Map Of Where The Franchise Could Go
While Denchikmed’s map only included five games in theFalloutfranchise, other users pointed out the locations used in various expansions, such as The Pitt ofFallout 3andFallout 4’s Far Harbor. Denchikmed also did not listFallout 76’s Appalachia region, which covers Virginia, West Virginia, and other parts of the eastern United States. In the comments,Falloutfans chimed in and pitched ideas of locations that could appear in future entries. One user brought up the swamps of New Orleans and Florida as potential locales that could play host to mutated alligators or cryptids. Others warmed to the idea of a “nuclear winter” setting, with Chicago and Alaska as the most suggested locations for that scenario.
Between thesuccess of theFalloutTV showand ongoing support forFallout 76, theFalloutseries is at an apparent crossroadswith where it can go next. Where Bethesda chooses to take the post-apocalyptic franchise going forward remains to be seen.
Fallout
Fallout is a franchise built around a series of RPGs set in a post-nuclear world, in which great vaults have been built to shelter parts of humankind. There are six main games, various spin-offs, tabletop games, and a TV series from Amazon Studios.
