DLC-sized Fallout New Vegas mod Fallout Nuevo Mexico has now formally had its growth cancelled, with its undertaking 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 plenty of 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, based on an announcement attributed to undertaking lead Zapshock on the Nuevo Mexico Discord server, which reads as follows:
“I do know this isn’t the sort of information you had been anticipating to see right this moment, and belief me, it’s not straightforward for me to write down this both. After plenty of reflection, I’ve made the tough resolution to cancel Fallout: Nuevo México,” they wrote, “This undertaking 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 every part in between.
“I’ve met wonderful folks alongside the way in which, some who’ve develop into long run mates and helped me develop and evolve into a greater particular person. Among the finest moments of my life have been spent bringing this world to life, and I’ll at all times be happy with the work we completed.
“However as a lot as I like this undertaking, 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 at all times cherish them.
“To everybody who supported this undertaking, from the type phrases, the suggestions, the joy, to only believing in what we had been attempting to create, thanks from the underside of my coronary heart. This message covers every part, so I kindly ask in your understanding. As Fallout: New Vegas (Lifeless Cash) taught us: “However getting there, that’s not the arduous half. It’s letting go”.
This is not the only bold Fallout modding undertaking to have its growth come to a halt in current historical past, with one other, Fallout: Vault 13 having been suspended by its devs in October final yr, after having put out a sucessful demo solely a few months prior.
