An ambitious Fallout mod looks to take players to the beaches of Miami during nuclear winter.
Fallout Miami is a Fallout 4 mod that explores the beachside city. We’d be lying if we said that this is the best that Miami has ever looked, but the locale is certainly more sunny and cheery than the settings of previous Fallout games. There are even mutants wearing inflatable yellow duck floaties.
There’s no word at this time regarding who you are playing in post-apocalyptic Miami or what drives you to wander through this world, but Fallout Miami does figure to be a fully-fledged fanmade Fallout adventure. That means new characters, new plotlines, new companions, new weapons, and plenty of new environments to explore. The city itself is divided into seven districts that include the downtown area, the luxurious Bayshore, and a series of retirement communities codenamed Flamingo. While wandering, you can expect to find a variety of things that wouldn’t exist in any other Fallout game such as a new shark enemy that somewhat resembles a Deathclaw. Yikes.
Based on some of the media the Fallout Miami creators have released thus far on the mod’s blog, it definitely feels like the game is adhering to the ’50s while incorporating some 80s aspects. While that doesn’t exactly adhere to Fallout lore, we’re willing to excuse it in this particular instance as everyone knows that 80s Miami is best Miami.
Overall, it’s hard not to be impressed with the work that went into this mod. To be perfectly honest, it’s the exact kind of content update we hoped to see from Bethesda’s official DLC for Fallout 4. While some of that game’s post-release content was good, we longed for the days of Fallout 3‘s wild DLC that shelved most conventions in favor of exploring some wild corners of the Fallout universe.
Sadly, there’s no word on when Fallout Miami will be released, but the team is clearly dedicated to this project and are making incredible progress. Unfortunately, there’s no indication that this mod will be available for consoles.
Regardless, we’re incredibly excited to take a trip to what we presume is Will Smith’s favorite city whenever this mod is released.