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Fallout 3 (Van Buren)/Creatures

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This is a sub-page of Fallout 3 (Van Buren).

Creatures

Models for several unused creatures exist in the Van Buren tech demo. They are described below.

Ant

Where's his eyes?

Your average post-apocalyptic and very large ant.

Ant Queen

Fatass.

An oversized Ant Queen. Would probably either be a boss character or a high-level enemy.

Bat

It's Batman! LMOA

Even bats aren't safe from 50's-style evil radiation.

Badger

A badger as an enemy? That's would've been awesome as hell!

A texture for a badger can be found in the game's files, but there is no model for it. It is unknown if badgers would've been an enemy or a harmless critter.

Beetle

It should've been a dung beetle.

Guess.

Centipede

He's naked!

A centipede, but its skin doesn't load. There are multiple skins for it, showing that it was going to appear in a variety of colors.

Cougar

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One of the random wildlife you would run into would be a Cougar.

Cow

Imagine if Van Buren was released and this was in place of Brahmins. NMA would have a heart attack.

There is a model for a cow in the game's files. What's unusual about this cow is that it has one head, which every other Fallout game uses a two-headed cow called the Brahmin.

Deathclaw

Somebody wants to give you a hug!

Everyone's favorite endgame badass monster would be in Van Buren as well. Of note is that this model is the later model, not the earlier one.

Desert Stalker

Watch out Gordon Freeman, it's an Antlion!

The Desert Stalker would have been an overgrown Antlion.

Zombie

Black Isle, they're Ghouls, not zombies, you racists! Or maybe they are zombies?

Where there is no Ghoul-specific model, there is a texture sheet called “CR_zombie_default_LG.tga” that looks a lot like a Ghoul. Since “zombie” is a term for Ghouls, it's possible that the sheet is for a Ghoul character. However, it's more likely that this was intended for an actual zombie. Van Buren shares code and textures from another cancelled game from Interplay, Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound, and based on the metal armor and different art style, this texture is a leftover from it.

Gila Monster

It's not just a Gila...it's a MONSTEEEERRR!!!!

Hey, another large animal!

Venus Mantrap

Don't get too close to it, or it'll somehow eat you.

An overgrown plant that would probably act like a Venus Flytrap. This poor creature was cut from Fallout 2 and was then scrapped when Van Buren was canceled.

Rad Toad

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A mutated toad.

Rat

How the shit was the Vault Dweller able to miss hitting these guys with a pistol?

A Fallout game isn't complete with cannon-fodder enemies!

Sheep

Sheep meat is delicious!

Hmmm...
To do:
Get an image of the model, and maybe a link for model importing that hasn't been dead for several years.

A texture and model for sheep can be found in the files, but they have no animations.

Thorn Slinger

Gardening GONE WRONG.

The Thorn Slinger would be another evil plant that would attack the player. It would probably throw projectiles at the player.

Wasp

All of these giant animals would make Resident Evil blush.

One last “oversized normal animal” for the road.

Weedling

What the fuck? Who would think this would be a good idea?

The Weedling is a bipedal plant.

Wolf

Somewhere out there is a fantasy novel heroine that's missing the wolf pack that raised her, and Van Buren being canceled is to blame.

Hmmm...
To do:
Get an image of the model

A texture and model of a wolf can be found in the files, but the model has no skeleton or animations.