Even Fallout Mods Are Getting Out the Way of Starfield

The team behind ambitious mod Fallout London has delayed its release to avoid the “elephant in the room” that is Starfield.

In a video update, project lead Prilladog admitted the delay of Bethesda’s upcoming behemoth to September caused Fallout London to move from launching around the same time to the fourth quarter of this year (some time from October to December).

“Initially we had hoped for it to be in the third quarter, as in the one that’s coming up,” Prilladog said. “However a certain space game got delayed, and is now scheduled to come out around the same time we had planned.

“So, as a result, we’re making our release for the last quarter. This not only gives you all more time to play Starfield, but also allows us more time for playtesting and bug fixing, so it’s a win-win situation, right? We just appreciate your patience. So expect us around then.”

In a thinly-veiled jab at Starfield, Prilladog pointed out the Fallen London mod team is free from shareholders “breathing down our necks” and forcing a release before the project is ready. “We hope our mod will be the perfect holiday gift for you all,” he concluded.

Fallout London is one of the most high-profile mods in development. It’s a DLC-sized add-on for 2015’s post-apocalyptic smash hit Fallout 4, adding an entirely new setting outside the United States. As you’d expect, Fallout London takes place in a post-nuclear London and features everything from “stuffy parliamentary aristocrats to a resurrection of the Knights of the Round Table to an uncompromising cult of revolutionaries”.

Clearly, Bethesda were impressed by Fallout London, as it has poached the project’s modders to work at the studio. Last week, Prilladog announced Fallout London modder PatchworkProfessor landed a job as an associate level designer at Bethesda. Perhaps PatchworkProfessor will join the team working on Fallout 5.

As for Starfield, its effective release date is September 1. That leaves plenty of time to get the outer space epic out of your system before planting your boots on the ground in Fallout London.

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].