Johan | PD1JMB · @dynode
204 followers · 2668 posts · Server mas.to

Cleaned up a bit, still looks like a 🤪

#shack #hamradio #falloutshelter

Last updated 2 years ago

Marguerite Dabaie #arabverse · @mrrg
203 followers · 949 posts · Server comicscamp.club
Peter Drake, he/him, LFHCfS 🔥 · @peterdrake
509 followers · 8749 posts · Server qoto.org

Thoughts on Fallout Shelter

I picked up this mobile game on the recommendation of @LouisIngenthron. A spinoff of the Fallout series, it has you managing a large underground vault: assigning survivors to jobs, digging new rooms, managing resources (power, water, and food), and occasionally sending people out to explore the wasteland.

I was "meh" at first, then played it fairly obsessively for about a week, and now I think I'm done with it.

The cartoonish 1950s apocalypse aesthetic is done consistently and well. The characters seem cheerful (even when they're complaining about corpses in their workplace) and the little snippets of dialogue are amusing.

The UI is probably as good as can be expected from a tiny touchscreen limited by the inability to distinguish pointing and clicking (or to see the thing you're clicking on). It can require some rather precise pointing and dragging, but not to the point of extreme frustration.

The tutorial details ramped up at a reasonable speed. I was able to get playing quickly and later dig into the included manual.

The monetization scheme offers to give you rewards for watching a video or paying actual cash. It's not too pushy. I realize this is how the mobile game industry is funded, but I never succumbed. I much prefer getting a few levels for free and then paying once for the complete game.

One surprising flaw was that the game would occasionally hang, to the point where I couldn't exit back to the OS. I very rarely see that in mobile apps, so I was surprised to see it in a well-funded game.

A key point of interest was the game's use of time. Various processes (like leveling up, exploring, and producing resources) take a certain amount of real time, which encouraged me to check back in regularly. Fortunately, not checking in doesn't seem to hurt you (with the possible exception of endangering lone wasteland explorers), so the game doesn't create any "my tamagotchi might die!" stress. The notifications that "something happened" in my vault were useless, because something happens at least every few minutes.

It's something of a sandbox, but there are always various quests and goals pushing you to work toward one more thing.

I've now done one quest arc (rescuing Bottle and Cappy) and it seems there are no new worlds to conquer. I could make my vault bigger and fancier, get more dwellers, and go out to beat up more mutants and take their stuff, but it feels like it would just be more of the same. There doesn't appear to be an overall arc or climactic final goal. (Compare Pokémon GO, which similarly trailed off when I hadn't seen any new species in several days.)

It's satisfying and it can be reasonably played for free. If you're into playing post-apocalyptic house, you may get even more out of it.

#mobilegames #falloutshelter #fallout #gamedev #gamedesign #videogames

Last updated 2 years ago

✨ Malibu Hour ✨ · @MalibuHour
657 followers · 144 posts · Server baraag.net

Fallout Shelter Nightwear Outfit

Is it true that you can equipped nightwear outfit on 🤔??

#loli #fallout #falloutshelter #videogame #reference #lewd #parody #butt

Last updated 2 years ago

ricksaunders · @ricksaunders
130 followers · 922 posts · Server mastodon.world

Via is this great collection of photos of interiors and exteriors

vintag.es/2023/04/fallout-shel

#vintageeveryday #falloutshelter

Last updated 2 years ago

Friendly · @friendly
203 followers · 479 posts · Server mstdn.social

I think it's time to check my minions in my vault

#Gaming #falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

Friendly to y'all · @friendly
164 followers · 2958 posts · Server mastodon.lol

Rip for the person with high charisma cause I'll be using you to pump babies and increase my dwellers count 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#falloutshelter #gaming

Last updated 3 years ago

Friendly to y'all · @friendly
165 followers · 2960 posts · Server mastodon.lol

Omg I just realized in the game doesn't care if the parent and the child hook up and have babies 😱😱😱😱😱

#falloutshelter #gaming

Last updated 3 years ago

Parleur · @parleur
521 followers · 24404 posts · Server mastodon.parleur.net

J’ai gagné un dans les premières minutes de jeu avec mon nouvel abri sur . 😎

#mirv #falloutshelter #fallout

Last updated 3 years ago

SrNuves · @SrNuves
2 followers · 15 posts · Server silversword.online


Hi, made this video about using my Vault gameplay, hope you enjoy it.

youtu.be/Er24DmX4J6g

#falloutshelter #Xbox #Twitter #xboxshare #fun #videogames

Last updated 3 years ago

Benjamin Falière · @xakan
412 followers · 1690 posts · Server social.zdx.fr

On lui dit qu’elle a les yeux marrons ?

#falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

Gomez :baner: · @gomez
4431 followers · 3305 posts · Server toot.wales

Not something you see everyday! Least not where I'm from.



#radiation #nuclear #falloutshelter #nyc

Last updated 3 years ago

Lohan · @lohan
2 followers · 31 posts · Server mastodon.world

🕹️

#falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

🌸 ᖇⅈᖇⅈ 🌸:eevee: · @RiRiEevee
38 followers · 129 posts · Server tkz.one

¡Echa un vistazo a mi refugio!

#falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

Rocket Punch 🏍🏎🎮 · @rocketpunch
8 followers · 81 posts · Server mas.to

There is no better time to pick up on Steam and learn about living inside one in the new world. Look for it under the simulation genre. 👍

#falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

🌸 ᖇⅈᖇⅈ 🌸:eevee: · @RiRiEevee
11 followers · 42 posts · Server tkz.one

No es justo ver morir a los que te importan sin poder hacer nada...

#falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

Geraldo · @solivagant
29 followers · 203 posts · Server wandering.shop

Haven't played this in years, forgot how much I loved it! Still beginning stages though 😂


#fallout #falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

🌸 ᖇⅈᖇⅈ 🌸:eevee: · @RiRiEevee
6 followers · 27 posts · Server tkz.one

¡Echa un vistazo a mi refugio!

#falloutshelter

Last updated 3 years ago

Derek Chai Media · @derekchai
24 followers · 181 posts · Server aus.social

I’m probably late to the party, but I’m enjoying . I’m playing on my iPad and in my car. Any tips for a noob?

#falloutshelter #gaming

Last updated 3 years ago

Bradley · @Bradley_JF
127 followers · 3436 posts · Server mastodon.online

The first game.

RT @archaeologyart@twitter.com

Derinkuyu, Cappadocia, Anatolia, modern-day Turkey: An underground city that once housed up to 20.000 people. More: instagram.com/archaeologyart

🐦🔗: twitter.com/archaeologyart/sta

#bethesdasoftworks #history #bethesda #fallout #falloutshelter

Last updated 4 years ago