Observed arrival · 2026-10-13

NVForever: A Rust Engine for Fallout: New Vegas

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Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of the Fallout: New Vegas engine that uses game files from the player’s own legal copy.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-13 issue.

For: Fallout: New Vegas owners and engine-reimplementation developers
Worth noticing: The status table marks NPC AI, most audio, menus, and saving and loading as not started.

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The status table marks archive and plugin readers, asset formats (NIF, DDS, KF), and core simulation, collision, and physics as done; world rendering and lighting, and scripting and quests, remain in progress. Combat and dialogue are marked started, while NPC AI, menus, most audio, and save/load are not started. The listed test setup is Windows 10/11 or 64-bit Linux with Vulkan or DirectX 12, and Steam version 1.4.0.525 with the base game and all DLC; other store versions are untested.

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✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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