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Author: Kkat
Description: Fallout. With ponies! Set in an alternate future, one pony must learn to survive in a blasted, poisoned land... and possibly, with the aid of friends made along the way, bring new light into the darkness of post-apocalyptic Equestria.All Chapters after the Page Break + New Side Story From Another Author
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Additional Tags: Fallout, Post-Apocalyptic, Long, OC Ponies, Adventure
Fallout Equestria Animated Comic Chapter 1
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Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Epilogue
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Chapter 1: Part 1 / Part 2
Chapter 2: Part 1 / Part 2
Chapter 3: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
Chapter 4: Part 1
Chapter 5: Part 1
Chapter 6: Part 1
Chapter 7: Part 1
Chapter 8: Part 1
Chapter 9: Part 1
Chapter 10: Part 1
Chapter 11: Part 1
Chapter 12: Part 1
Chapter 13: Part 1
Chapter 14: Part 1
Chapter 15: Part 1
Chapter 16: Part 1
Chapter 17: Part 1
Chapter 18: Part 1
Chapter 19: Part 1
Chapter 20: Part 1
Chapter 21: Part 1
Chapter 22: Part 1
Epilogue: Part 1
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[GRIMDARK][CROSSOVER][SHIPPING] Hey! A borderline clopfic for you guys! I think it goes without saying that this is probably not for everyone, but it is technically part of the story!
Author: Pacce
Description: Littlepip spends her first night with Homage and has to deal with a crisis of faith regarding what she's fighting for. Takes place right in the middle of Chapter 20.Fallout Equestria: A Mare Worth Fighting For
Additional Tags: A deleted scene, Kkat approved.
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4,993 comments:
@Kkat
ReplyDeleteid does make sense, ok thank you for the answer; anyway i loved what you did with this crossover, fallout 3 is a game about life that comes from death, it has a really strong metaphorical meaning and i feel the same meaning in this story, a good mix of sadness, horror, action, death, hope and love; two thumbs up
This story continues to remain amazing. I never thought I'd care so much about OC ponies. You are made of awesome.
ReplyDeleteStill going strong, still surprising, and still one of the top fanfics I've read on EqD. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteComments for the comment god, praise for the praise throne!
ReplyDeleteThe good: the story is amazingly well delivered with caveats of sheer brilliance thrown in which shows the author has been giving thing some forethought, in order of appearance the part I enjoyed
(SPOILERS naturally follow):
Velvet leaving, the "fast learning" experience,finding the dress being worth risking one's life, cats(in a very anti-enjoyable way), lil'pip coming to the rescue, Derpy's wasteland survival guide, chapter 5 heading(f'k yeah thats what I'm talking about!), pip taking offence at the Stable's layout, drugs!, saving the foals, Velvet being as snooty as you'd expect after being nearly worshipped by everyone she knew her entire life,pinkie bell's fireworks ;_;, got a plan?"yeah, put them in the caboose and kick it free!", /helping/ raiders?!
and the award goes to: WITH.THE.MOON!
The bad: there comes a time when mixing fallout and pony seems an arduous task, requiring some suspension of disbelief or more likely admitting that pony magic is beyond comprehensible. Not thinking about the particulars as to why the pegasus having what seems to be a viable food and energy source don't have more of a presence down below or some such, then again fallout isn't consistent on these points either and spoiling ones fun by overthinking things is hardly the point.
What ultimately raises the fanfic above and beyond the pale is that instead of distancing itself from the source material it instead embraces them fully and proceeds to either explain away or parody the parts that make no sense.
Really good chapter but anyone with half a brain could've told you that. If I was Velvet I would've been worried too after finding out what went inside of the Ministry of Morale you really captured that. We finally see one of the mane ponies! I'm really curious about what that project was. I simply LOVE finding out what happened to Minor characters so finding out about Trixie was a boon. That would've been the name of Dash's Ministry wouldn't it? It's still 20% cooler then what I thought it would be. Oh poor Calamity he is only trying to do what is right.
ReplyDeletelest we forget the part where the mane character is being burned alive surrounded by the physical manifestations of past ponies sins, thats some mythic shit ya got here Kkat
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, THANK YOU!
I was beginning to run out of steam, and the lack of anypony commenting on details they enjoyed was getting discouraging.... Then you posted this!
This is the sort of comment that really makes my day. I think you've given me enough inspiration to write another chapter with that post alone. ^.^
And even more wonderful, heartwarming comments! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you to everypony who has taken the time to comment before, especially (but not limited to) those who let me know the elements that they really enjoyed or that worked for them.
Each and every bit of feedback is cherished. My ability to continue writing this is really up to all of you, and this is how you ensure it. ^.^
Love and muffins!
--Kkat
Hey, I just have to tell you that this is the best read I've had since I finished all the good sic-fi books in existence 8 years ago. I was reading Lord of the Rings and Dune by third grade, so I had a lot of time. Really haven't read much in the way of published books since then, so I've had my fill of bad and good fanfiction.
ReplyDeleteReally, if this was a book I would buy it. It's not always perfect, but at the end of each chapter I'm left wanting desperately to read the next one. I just want to thank you for the enjoyment.
That is so Rainbow Dash.
ReplyDeleteSome time after reading Chapter 12, a theory popped in my mind.
ReplyDeleteVelvet is a direct descendant of Sweetie Belle. Now we can go and think ''One of the CMC,yeah'' and go on, but... She's Rarity's sister, one of the main cast and holder of Elements!
Now, that got me thinking... Added with The Watcher mention of ''finding'' your element, thing...
Calamity, hmm, from his colors AND way to speak, I can't help but find that he holds similarities with Applejack (even though he has wings).
Could he be related to her somehow? I thought... Maybe not directly, no... Mmh, Braeburn? Could be...
That would be some VERY interesting and especially crafty way to 'link' the character to the main cast ('s family), and thus their Element (Laughter, etc...).
It would be a subtle and rather clever way to do it, I think.
For Little-Pip, I don't know, as I forgot parts of the first 1-2 Chapters, but... if he didn't know his parents OR just about his ancestors... MAYBE, we will find him related to, say, Twilight Sparkle ?
Mmh... so much fascinating theories, so little time...
@Nova25
ReplyDeleteAlso, I started wondering about Spike.
What happened to him?
After all, Dragons are known, through the Universe of Fantastic-and-Fantasy, to be one of the most resilient and resistant creature that can be...
And from what I got so far, the war lasted a while before everything went BOOM, so he must have grown at least a bit, before the explosions...
Mmh, 200 Years is not much for a dragon, after all... Who knows... Mmh?
@nova25
ReplyDeletemy guess is that spike will be our Liberty Prime and that would be AT LEAST 20% more awesome
@Nova25
ReplyDeletelil'pip is a filly...
The Ministry of Awesome. I could be nothing else.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteY'know something? That'd make it a LOT better. She'd make a great tree.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteif i recall the gun is a pristine scoped magnum only with an ivory handle and 3 red apples on the ivory handle (though now that i think about it, shouldn't it have a half apple instead of 3 apples? unless AJ already had the gun and then named it after her brother after the Battle of Shattered Hoof Ridge.)
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteYes, I know. I just slipped on the ''s''.
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ReplyDeleteLoved the dashite bit, and ministry of awesome was well just awesome! I want to give you a muffin Kkat :)
ReplyDelete@mimezinga
ReplyDeleteHowever, I (and one other person) did do a drawfriend of this in the latest friendoff, so you could go check that out ;)
My drawing of Littlepip is, of course, my own interpretation.
And, of course, Kkat, I am thrilled to see the newest chapter! Will be back with more comments after I finish it ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward discovering what the mane cast was up to and what factors caused the ponies and the zebras to play Global Thermonuclear War. I'm also looking forward to nods to Fallout like perks and such.
ReplyDeleteIt's inspired me to start writing a Fallout/MLP story.
The awesome is dribbling out of my ears. I love it <3
ReplyDelete@E.
ReplyDeleteHm, would other autors stories releted to this fic considered as DLC's?
Anyway one of the greates fanfic here, now introducing nightkins and more lore on the Enclave/Brotherhood pegasi (why I have the feeling it will conlude
with ALL of them storming from the sky?). Also Trixie fails expectations as always.
But i'm noticing something. Many elements of the game have been well translated in the pony universe, but the mane caracter still hasn't met an animal/robotic unintelligible companion like dogmeat or Ed-e, it is canon after all. Problably it will be something like that Owlowiscious/Bobo back there.
Oh, and better yet, meybe we'll see the characters riding a flying Highwayman!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering about the absence of a meatdog, too, but writing a whole story this long on a crossover could be already hard even without forcing in it too much canon... the feeling the broken Equestria Dream is perfectly given, so... well... I can live without a meatdog.
ReplyDeletebuuuut if we are asking... well... i admit i missed a bit that in the first stable Lilpip didn't find a water chip and yelled
"a water chip!? are you kidding me? what am I supposed to do with a water chip!?"
SO DICKING GOOD.
ReplyDeleteThe reaction I have had to this fic is the same reaction I had to the actual cartoon. Shame. Lots of shame and and overwhelming urge to infect others with awesome. So much awesome.
ReplyDeleteAnd now I need to get all the guys I know to watch MLP:FiM and the bronies to play a Fallout, or at least read through the wiki.
Wow. Just wow.
ReplyDeleteI love how each part is like a new adventure which makes the Equestrian wasteland seem so big. I can't wait to see how the BoS are added into the story.
ReplyDeleteLil' Macintosh is now a unique weapon in Fallout 3!
ReplyDeleteI've gone the extra mile and made included a backstory to the weapon that is similar to this fiction's, and placed near where the PC can acquire the gun early in the game (but not after earning it).
Hope it is an acceptable token of appreciation
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16126
*Spoilers*
ReplyDeleteThis, is AWESOME, I've read just fallout fics that werent nearly this good at capturing the essence of the waistland. From the grim and descusting descriptions of the sights and smells of the riader den in the ponyville library, to the spritebots playing the patriotic music, the brainbots(Robobrains), All of the Pipbuck functions and even encorperating VATS, not to mention the slaver notes, the pre war notes. This really feels like fallout, but at the same time with the train pulled by ponies, all the referances back to the actual show(all well done by the way) even including beloved background charecters like the great and powerful trixie, it feels like mlp mixed in it as well. The charecters are excellent, lilpips internal struggles and idolization/enfactuation with Velvet Remedy, Velvets own struggles with wanting to be free and help others, and Calamity trying to rid the wasteland of raiders and slavers and wanting to help ponykind so badly that he was banished from his home as a traitor. Your story is truely incredible and I cannot wait for the next installment. I really cannot say enough good things about it ^.^.
Just a question to anyone, is it just me or does Calamity make anyone else think Rainbowdash somehow impregnated Applejack XD.
@Kkat
ReplyDeleteI was playing Vegas last night and out of the blue it came a consideration about the nature of ponies.
MLP is a setting where violence is completely banned, especially large scale violence, the megaspell day and all the war especialy in the first days of the aftermath should have created some reaction like ponies recording or writing on the walls things like "we were never meant for this" or "till yesterday my first concern was about getting a ticket to the Gala, why have we come to this, please somepony stop this, anypony" and some other "Why things went this bad" here and there, maybe written on walls or similar.
i think that including something like this in the description of ponyville when Lilpip visits the town for the first time could forge another ring in the chain that ties the two universes.
Thank you for the amazing feedback. And the Fallout mod! Whoo! ^.^ I'm putting that into my own game.
ReplyDeleteSorry about the delays in Chapter Fourteen; it should be up sometime tomorrow. This one was a monster to write. (I can write a page in about half an hour, and this beast is 22 pages long! Longest yet! Hope you find it worth the wait. ^.^)
Because you're 20% more awesome than everything else http://wakabalasha.deviantart.com/art/Rainbow-Dash-Awesome-Face-199757629
ReplyDeleteSomeone beat me to making that smiley. :(
Confound this story it drives me to speculation.
ReplyDeleteSo I was right. The mane cast weren't suited for those positions. I just hope Pinkie recovered from that addiction.
Also now that the ZAX computers are brought in the equation I'm sure that the mane cast were transferred into them...
I like how LittlePip had that slight obsession over RD's hair :D You going to throw in future jokes about that?
ReplyDelete@KKat
ReplyDeleteWhen I read these epic lengthed stories, the author always seems to fall into one of several pitfalls. The biggest one is that the Mane character always turns out to be a Godhead of power, charisma, and wit. Then, there is the exact opposite, where the Mane is just some uninteresting nobody, who brings nothing to the table, and is just an over hyped cameraman. You have walked that line straight down the middle, with fully fleshed out characters. Rare is the occasion that I have been able to relate to everypony in the story, and it is even rarer that it has done this well.
Thank you for keeping this fandom 20% cooler than the rest.
not spoilering, just a consideration
ReplyDeletechapter 14 contains way more MLP than the others, and not a single drop of fallout less, it was absolutely one step betond the others and I was already positive that the quality of the story was top tier before reading it...
keep fighting the good fight, Kk!
Heh, excellent fanfic you're writing Kkat.
ReplyDeleteI just can't wait for the next update, and chapter 14 have not disappointed me at all (I read the last 13 in one go when I discovered them !).
Sweet, the Lil Mac mod is under the chapter selection! I hope it is up to par with with avid fans of this fic and F3 alike.
ReplyDeleteKkat, I hope you like how I integrated the weapon into the game, I designed it to be acquired in a new game in about the same space of time as Little Pip acquires hers.
Chapter 14 was a huge chapter, but I never mind long reads as long as the subject matter is interesting.
I wonder how the Steelhoof pony who saved the fearless three knew about that Stable and it's contents including a Master key of sorts. Perhaps he was searching for it originally? That needs explanation in later chapters.
Alicorns are all but confirmed to be intelligent Super Mutants (Fallout 1 and 2 type, if my poor knowledge of those games serves me correctly). I noticed that there was mention of a Goddess, which could be a reference to The Master, or perhaps something so sinister that it makes The Master look like The Apprentice. Hmm...
The stable was just like a Fallout 3 Vault, in that when you first enter it, you have no idea why it is the way it is. And only through a bit of exploration and investigation do you discover the purpose of the Vault and the outcome of it's experiments.
The maneframe in the Stable sounds like something that, if shut down or reprogrammed (so it isn't a killing machine), could effectively restore the Stable to full working order - save a failed water talisman. My guess is that if that happens, all kinds of factions are going to be swarming to secure a pre-war stronghold to use for their own purposes. So many possible outcomes spawn from just that little part of the chapter.
I'm sad for Pinkie Pie, though she shouldn't have allowed herself to descend into addiction - she's the bearer of the Element of Laughter after all. But in the context of impending doom on a global scale, it is understandable.
Twilight's action are believable, and as fair as it can be. I'm sure everypony is aware and hurt by Pinkie's addiction, but even AJ it seems couldn't confront her and tell her how she honestly feels about the addiction. It's not necessarily lying, it is more refusal to speak the truth. Twilight being the one to put her hoof down finally and drive home the message to Pinkie makes sense, as Twilight is what keeps the whole group together, and is naturally more serious about things than the others. Twilight gave Pinkie Pie her ultimatum, and whether or not her plan to help Pinkie help herself worked or not is currently unknown. I hope it did.
I wonder how Calamity would feel if he saw the very pony he was punished for following 200 years later. It would be an interesting thing to read about, he may not have seen a picture of Dash before, and so he knows nothing of Dash's appearance except for the shape of her Cutie Mark. The Dash he imagines may be different from the Dash we know. Of course, only Unicorns appear to be able to use Memory Orbs, which at the most only prevents Calamity from seeing Dash a little longer - a magazine or film reel has to have survived somewhere, after all.
Damn, I read to much into things
Every time a new chapter comes out I squeal with glee. Keep writing until the fantastic finish!
ReplyDeleteAnother chapter, and so very worth it. I keep telling myself that I hope this fic never ends.. it's just that good. I've found myself attached to these characters and in love with the setting, which is a merge of two of my favorite series.
ReplyDeleteJust.. awesome. Keep it up!
@mimezinga
ReplyDeleteWe've already seen a mute robotic companion similar to ED-E: remember the robo-owl that Littlepip wanted to buy from the wandering merchant?
@Anonymous
*Spoilers ahead!*
I'm guessing Sgt. Steelhooves knew about the master key being in Stable Twenty Nine because in this same chapter, the memory orb shows him to have been dating Applejack. We don't know how far their relationship went, but being that close to one of the top eight members of government (not to mention Stable-Tek) would have its benefit. It's very possible that he knows each Stable's mission.
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Great chapter as always, Kkat! I love Littlepip's addiction (OK, maybe "love" is a cruel word to use...), and I'm excited to see whether they make it back to Sgt. Steelhooves in time, and whether he's Party material.
uh oh, Lilpip is talking to her drugs, that can't be good... Hope she finds more of them, the visual effects are always 20% cooler then the effect itself. Hey, did dash trigger a bullet time or something?
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, Raimbow ALREADY breaks the rule of phisics
@Sam
ReplyDeleteWell, it's quite likely that every Stable has a Speel Matrix Master Key in Maintenance, so even if SteelHooves knew nothing about Stable 29 other than the fact that it's there, he could have just assumed that it has one.
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I love how all the Stables have a slowly-dawning-horror element, and the jab at the Fallout 3 BB gun shooting range tutorial made me grin
But poor Littlepip needs a break, between her hopeless crush on Velvet and his addiction he is now becoming paranoid (or is she actually right about Velvet and Calamity? I guess time will tell)
Ooh, here is another thing. The simple fact that we see everything through Littlepip's eyes makes the narration slightly "unreliable" (as clearly seen with her not-an-addiction, and possibly the Velvet and Calamity pairing), I am curious to see if/how this subjective viewpoint issue will be expanded upon
This story keeps getting better and better. I really ho[e the end is no where in sight
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting from LilPip's perspective when she finally hits the level cap. "I just can't seem to develop any more expertise" type of stuff would be interesting for a drug-addicted, sexually flustered, and mentally burned out character.
ReplyDeleteGAHHH this story makes me theorhetically jizz in my pants
ReplyDeletei do have to say that the mane 6 appearing all at once was an awesome addition to the story and that lilpip's reaction to everything made it better.
like any good story its hard to keep up with all of the details but it's pretty good at making important facts obvious.
This is the one fanfic I always look forward to. Every time I come on here I'm hoping to see a metal clad pony telling me about an update. I love the story, I love the characters. I hope Steel Hooves makes it and becomes a companion. Maybe he and Calamity are related? Even though Calamity is a Pegasus and probably spent his entire life up in the clouds until he left, so maybe not.
ReplyDeleteNo one has commented on this yet, so I'd like to raise this to your attention, Khat.
ReplyDeleteAt one time, Lilpip saw, far off in the distance, a long, tall white tower, reaching into the sky. She had no idea what it was, but unfortunately, she was in a big hurry.
I love that. Not only is the idea of the tower itself powerful and surreal, it gives to the story a sense that there's always another story in the Wasteland just beyond the margins of your vision.
If you could hints toward that tower later—and also create other, new mysterious, surreal things in the Wasteland—I would be thrilled.
But as always, the story's humor and humanity is the best.
Sincerely,
Someone
Cave Joh...........Scootaloo here
ReplyDeleteI'm actually surprised noone has pointed out the striking similarities between scootaloo and cave johnson of portal 2
My god, every chapter just sucks me in even more.
ReplyDeleteWell, Lilpip has a house now, so now she can purchase a chem lab and get rid of her addiction :3. (I think it was the chem lab that got rid of addictions...might have been the my first infirmary. can't remember.) One way she could make sure what happened with pinkie pie and twilight doesn't happen with her and her friends.
ReplyDeleteAlso steelhooves needs to become the next member of the party :D
I absolutely LOVE this story. I cannot get enough. You make me care so much about the characters and their predicaments, through a combination of great characterization and very tense drama and action scenes. I love how reading this feels not just like Fallout, but like everything I want Fallout to be. I honestly can not think of any criticisms. Maybe I'm just high on endorphins from reading this last chapter and I'll think of some later, but holy shit. You have so much talent. I literally want to jump for joy every time I see an update has been posted.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the amazing work!
So, is Velvet Remedy's voice similar to Keely Smith in any way? For those unfamiliar with Keely:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbeMHS6mhhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shu9ySQKo0k
I just can't get her songs out of my head each time I read a new chapter...
Also, anyone tried to draw Velvet thus far?
Well now, ain't I a silly filly. 5 seconds & google and it turns out there IS a Velvet Remedy RL, a jazz singer. And her voice, from what I hear on her youtube account, is even similar to Keely Smiths'. My pony-sense is tingling!
ReplyDeleteSoo.. KKat if you are reading this, care to solve the Mystery Behind Velvet's Voice? ;)
Side note, now I REALLY want to make myself a VR plushie.
I think Velvet Remedy's voice is best left to the imagination of the readers. -.^
ReplyDeleteoooh. VR plushie! ^.^
Please continue this series as long as you can, it's tied two of my favourite hobbies together in ways that I did not think could be possible.
ReplyDelete@mimezinga
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't seen it yet, I suggest you direct your attention to the awesome work of this brony who just gave us Calamity in all his baddass glory:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/5733239
@Kkat
ReplyDeleteI love/hate what you have done to Pinkie Pie. I never really saw her as the drugy type before, but it now that you have pointed it out it kinda fits. I love how you managed to snark on both Fallout and Fallout 3 in just a few sentences with the kid shooting the waterchip with his BB gun.
Thank you.
ReplyDeletePinkie Pie's addiction flows into one of the major themes I'm playing with in Fallout: Equestria... the ponies' learning curve.
Somepony asked a while back why I didn't invoke the titular "War. War never changes." line in the story. I gave him a perfunctory answer at the time to avoid spoilers. But the deeper consideration is this:
The developments that have been thrust upon Equestria (war being the most significant) /have/ changed the state of things. And very much unlike humans, who have a long and arduous history with war to draw wisdom and perspective from, the ponies don't have the benefit of experience and hindsight. This creates a fertile ground for a lot of the mistakes and well-intentioned bad choices that lead to the apocalypse.
Drugs are another such development. Consider the fact that we were once quite naive. (Coka~Cola derived its name from the fact that, until 1903, one of its ingredients was cocaine.) In Fallout, drugs and addition are pervasive elements. In the Equestria of MLP:FiM, they are effectively unheard of. So what kind of learning curve are they going to have when "recreational drugs" are introduced into their society?
Pinkie Pie's self-image is ensconced in the idea that she is the ultimate party pony. If somepony claimed to have a treat that would make a good party even better, can you see her /not/ at least giving it just one try?
And for a lot of people, once is all it takes.
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ReplyDeleteOhmygoshohmygosh, a day speant reading the entire collection of chapters till now.
ReplyDeleteAnd boy was it worth it.
I mean, the perfect character developments (plus coherent perks!), the intriguing, very fallout-like story, the breathtaking fightscenes, the awesome way the MLP cast is integrated into the plot... I mean, is there anything I didn't like in this story? I think not. (although I noticed a couple of grammatical errors, but they're more the flaw that makes the masterpiece than anything else, really)
Among a seemingly large group already, I will be trepidantly waiting for your next releases. And obviously, thank you infinitely for all that you've already shared so far. :D
JESUS CHRIST 260+ COMMENTS!
ReplyDeleteYes! And thank you so very much for all of them. As I've said before, FOE is a massive undertaking, but all your wonderful and helpful comments (especially those which tell me the specific things you liked about a chapter) really do keep me going.
ReplyDelete(Author is like a vending machine. Put in enough feedback and more chapters come out. -.^)
PS: Tosxychor, great to have you aboard! Thank you!
Steel Hooves is kind of a d*ck. Eh, par for the course for the Brotherhood.
ReplyDeleteWOOT! Another chapter!
ReplyDeleteMy suspicions as to the identity of Watcher seem ever more accurate...
ReplyDeletePart of what I love about Littlepip is the ways she's a lot like me.. in any game, if there's a place to explore, I explore it. She sees a locked door or restricted terminal.. and has to break in.
ReplyDeleteAhh, videogame kleptomania, a major ADVANTAGE in a Scavenger World.. ;)
Chapter 15 was great, I love how the quality of the stories is consistent. Most stories get rather sloppy after the first couple chapters.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving LilPip, she's flawed just enough to make her seem real but not some much that she becomes annoying. I had my doubts about the addiction storyline, I never use chems in FO myself, but you have put a very real spin on it. Her struggle and denial with her addiction is well thought out.
I'm pretty sure I know who Watcher is, something I've suspected for a while. I can't wait to find out if I'm right :)
I'm looking forward to future chapters. Keep on being awesome!
Chapter 15 was one of my favorites so far. The dialogue and the characterization is absolutely incredible. The overheard conversation between Calamity and Steelhooves, and Little Pip's fear of Calamity and Velvet abandoning her were particularly well done.
ReplyDeleteI feel really weird because I cannot think of anything to criticize. There is absolutely nothing about this story I don't love. Keep up the amazing work!
Watcher's identity is becoming more and more obvious. Now the real question is who is still alive?
ReplyDeleteAlso I am sure that we are all wrong and you are laughing at us for this.
Goddamn I love this fic. But it bothers me to no end my inability to see how much more is this going to last.
*****SPOILER ALERT*****
ReplyDeleteI knew it! Spike is the watcher. He has to be!
Every time I think that this story can't get more awesome, it gets more awesome. I know I gave you a million internets before, but that's not enough. Take all my internets.
ReplyDelete@Kkat
ReplyDelete-*SPOILERS FROM CHAP 15*-
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first of all, good one, as usual.
but I felt like Lilpip is becoming a litte more shy, in this chap she does not answer directly to questions, and somehow all her spoken lines are less explicative than usual. I guess this is part of a struggle inside her, but could it be seen as an effective small loss on speech skills due to addiction?
second thing: I can see the "clop" part and it fits into the story with no issue, but I'm not sure if I want the story to go there deeper... I mean, ok fallout is a story of what happens to humanity when the lights turn off and Lipip clopping in the middle of a fever delirium fits to this... just... had it to be told? and most important, will it be told again?
@mimezinga
ReplyDeleteI think Littlepip "clopping" during her delirium was an essential part of the chapter. It serves to describe how lonely Littlepip is, and accentuates her growing fear of rejection by the rest of the party. She can't get a mate, and is afraid that she'll lose her two best friends in the world to each other. Worst of all, one of them is her true heart's desire.
As for Littlepip's shyness... she's certainly not shy about sticking her nose into things that might blow up in front of her, literally or otherwise. I feel like she's losing her social assertiveness because of the obligations that keep getting piled onto her: everyone sees her as this big hero that she doesn't see herself as. Calamity, Velvet, Watcher, DJ Pon3, and now SteelHooves consider her to be some sort of heroic figure. The only one that doesn't see Littlepip this way... is Littlepip herself.
To me, one of the most interesting parts of the story is that it isn't the rough wasteland environment that is so hard on Littlepip, nor is it the constant violence inflicted upon her. Rather, the hardest thing on Littlepip is the avalanche of unfulfillable obligations that have been piled upon her.
I will laugh my flank off when we find out that the Watcher isn't Spike as everypony assumes, and turns out to be one of the mane cast playing the part of Mr. House, pod and all.
ReplyDelete@Sam
ReplyDeleteI can see your point and it makes sense, especially when it comes about analyzing the reactions of Lilpip toward her situation. I guess that the only thing to do is keeep reading and see where all the story is going.
I'm also wondering why ponies and fallout work out this good... Obviously the author's skill is one important thing, but there must be something else... some strange alchemy of opposites? any idea?
I didn't mind the clopping part ; it fitted very well into the narrative, and it wasn't very graphic either.
ReplyDeleteThe gore and violence of this universe are a lot more detailed ; there's a lot more description of the tortures the raiders do and the places they live in for example (chapter 3 was pretty gruesome in that regard).
However I feel that Kkat handle these themes extremely well. He never avoid them (his story would be a lot duller if he did) yet he never goes overboard either, because he never really describes something gore or cloppy just for the pleasure of doing so, it always serves the story somehow. I love the way he handle his story, and I hope he continues to write the way he does.
And of course I can't wait for the next chapter :D
The main reason I come to Equestria Daily several times a day is in hopes that the next chapter of this fanfic will be out.
ReplyDeleteWhat I think I love most about it is that you've managed to seamlessly blend two very different worlds, and managed to make it your own unique world at the same time.
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteThe one reason don't think this is that there is that Spike was the only one in the show to ever use the term "Flutterguy".
I see now that it's hard to write about what I like in this story, because I like pretty much everything, so no matter what I praise I will feel I didn't do it justice because I left out all the other parts that were just as awesome
ReplyDeleteSo when I say that, for example, I love the Fallout-style outlandish corporate stupidity, it does not mean that everything else wasn't superb
But the "for your safety, we are handing everyone a military-grade firearm, if you see any feds shoot to kill" mail or how the "threat levels" of a megaspell event and a federal raid were swapped for the executive evacuation policy were both a nice touch
Another thing that came to mind are the time skips between sections. At first I was not too keen about them, but they grew on me, it helps keep the pace of the story.
I don't know how you can write something this much fun so fast, but please keep doing it :)
(Otherwise we will go crazy from withdrawal and start stalking you, but no pressure :)
This story gets more and more amazing with every update ^.^. I loved how Four stars was effectively Equestria's L.O.B. Industries from FO3. Like a few other commenters said I thought the clop scene was just right, not to explicit and it served its purpose of showing how alone she felt inside. She felt so alone that the onlypony she let herself fantasize about was a long dead mare who was a distant relative of the pony sleeping on her flank and it made her feel so pathetic and alone i literally felt a twinge of pain in my heart and wanted to give her a hug.
ReplyDeleteNow to my other favorite part Steelhooves ^.^. I simply love steelhooves! His somewhat mysterious, but outlined past. How he thought lilpip and Velvet Remedy were black ops due to thier reps, and the thoughtful and calculated way he explained his suspicions, his discust at looting the corpses of his brothers. Not to Mention how he recognized the zebra leigonary armor and the statement that went along with it ^.^. Goin along with that I like how you incorperated the idea of Leigon, and I completely understand why you chose them rather than the alternative. I could keep goin on and on about it but if I said everything i loved I would probably take up a whole page of comments. Keep up the amazing work Kkat ^.^.
Two days after starting this epic read, I have one word repeating in my mind. Wow.
ReplyDeleteI have thoroughly enjoyed this entire fanfic, and the sheer volume of it is almost as staggering as its quality! Hats off to you, Kkat!
Now, to specify some of the things I specifically enjoy about FOE. I suppose a good place to start is with the pacing. There was a time when I started reading that my opinion was somewhat along the lines of "this is clearly a fantastic writer, but is there a narrative there? Is it a tribute or a story?" I suppose my concern was that the narrative would ultimately just echo that of FO3 (which, granted, was the only one I ever played, so it's just as likely to echo any of those games) but, to my awareness, its really grown and developed along clear and unique lines that convinced me that you had at the very least a general idea of where this thing was headed, and it was someplace engaging and original. And you churned it out! Have I said that enough? Feel free to take a break if you need it? 20 pages a shot is a heck of an endeavor!
Now, I find myself in a bit of a conundrum. Of the two fandoms on which this story is based, I am far more familiar with FiM. As such, when FOE was really developing into its (or what I presume is to be its) over-arcing flashback story of just HOW the Wasteland became the Wasteland by using the memory orbs, part of me wanted that aspect of the story to remain something of a mystery. Then again, another part of me now wants to find that out almost as bad as Lilpip wants those Mint-alls! What really brought this internal conflict to a head for me was reading through the comments and finding all of the theories behind Watcher. When I realized just how open that possibility was, I think that (just as Lilpip's color palate or VR's voice) it should remain up to the reader. I know what resolution would make me happy, but so long as I can imagine that that was the truth, I can enjoy it. My mind goes to V for Vendetta, where we were presented with a number of candidates for codename V, but no definite answer was ever given. (Also? Definitely been getting a Vendetta vibe from the flashbacks and posters. A bunch of bronies around here've been saying it's Orwellian, but I see more of Susan's England here, and that's totally a compliment!)
Of course, any criticism I've offered feels... well, a bit presumptuous of me. I've never written a massive story as tightly woven as this before, and so take anything I say with a grain of salt. Anyway, that's my two-cents. Good story brony! I loved it! Looking forward to Chapter 16!
(And PS. I'm totally kidding about feeling free to take a break. Please don't ever take your hands off the keyboard. Keep writing. Forever. :P)
Hey Kkat.
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd just voice my thoughts here, as I'm fangasming every time I read a new chapter.
Initially, I thought that the concept of mixing Fallout and My Little Pony was an obviously rediculous concept; an idea that you would expect to come from someone overdosing on Party-Time Mint-als...
At first, it seemed to be a small part of the fic, "can I ponify fallout and make funny little abbreviations that fit the pony universe?".
But it did not take long. In fact, as soon as all the feelings Lilpip was experiencing upon seeing the outside for the first time, I realized that this was awesome and very well written.
Since then, I've noticed how mcuh of a fantastic work you have been doing. You have somehow managed to include and explore all the concepts from both MLP and Fallout.
From MLP we have things like friendship, the cutie marks (finding your identity) and what to do and how to handle certain social situations.
From Fallout you have all those horrible, harsh realities, death and suffering, enslavement and just everything that is horrible. Many of the chapters had me literally forcing myself to read on because I was really following Lilpips thoughts and many times felt like throwing myself into my bed in a sad state...
I'm also just incredibly amazed at how you managed to put in love and sexual feelings aswell.
At first I was like "yeah, of course the main character had to be lesbian...", but holy hell is she an interesting character now. She's definitely not lesbian just because.
All that being said, I find the fact that it is a fanfic, and that it is a mix of MLP and Fallout to induce an extreme case of Better Than It Sounds (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BetterThanItSounds)
It's simply impossible to explain to outsiders how awesome this is.
I have already been fangasming in an IRC channel. Many people, already having trouble embracing the fact that we enjoy ponies, will just be completely mentally KO'd upon hearing it described.
"It's like Fallout... But with My Little Ponies"
... Yeah.
So yeah, I just really love these stories, and I only now got done reading the last chapter, and now I can't wait to read the next chapter :D
And you should write a story sometime, in your own universe, so you can make it puplic and not branded as a "fanfic" :3 That would be epic!
>alternate future
ReplyDeleteyou can't prove it won't happen
Woot! A new chapter of my favorite fanfic just in time to save me from the rather poor one I just read.
ReplyDeleteMan Kkat you are a *machine*, the speed you are churning out these chapters, very nice work, loving it.
ReplyDeleteI have to say an extra big thank you to everypony (with special shout-outs to Fast and Free, BriPhilly, Maeni and Zambrony) for these amazing comments!
ReplyDeleteYou ponies and bronies are the best. It is an honor to write for you.
^.^
I'm reading this awesome fic to help keep me awake for the new DLC for NV.
ReplyDeleteHey Kkat.
ReplyDeleteI have never played a Fallout game before but I'm somewhat familiar with the general idea and theme of the series. So naturally I was hesitant to start reading this at first. Epic length fan fiction I think usually falls apart after awhile and I wasn't sure if I could get into it due to my unfamiliarity with Fallout. That being said...
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THIS IS THE BEST FAN FIC I'VE EVER READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's been alot of comments that can express just how awesome this story is in much more articulate and clear ways than I ever could, but I can't read this Masterpiece without commenting at all.
I'm just gonna give a list in no particular order of some of the infinite things that I love about this.
1. I love how the MLP content within the story has subtly but dramatically increased in importance as it goes on. I can't even describe how much I love the way you slowly incorporated more and more of the Mane Six into the backstory through the audio dialogues memory orbs and just shear cleaver writing.
2. I love how it plays with classic video game tropes. I've never played Fallout but just based on my other game experiences I can totally imagine this whole story if you boiled it away being a video game device. You've got your main quest, side quests, dungeons. Whats truly brilliant though is how you've managed to take these game mechanics and actually make them work and seem logical for the characters in a more strait-forward literary setting. Alot of bad action movies with no depth just seem like watching a video game. This isn't like that. It's an incredibly gripping and complex and compelling tale on its own while still being an incredibly kick ass tribute to the video game medium.
3. You've written Lilpip's sexuality amazingly well. She's an awesome character that happens to be a lesbian. It doesn't define her like more poorly written fics would do. Its not commented on when it doesn't need to be, its not ignored when it shouldn't it.
4. Epic fight scenes. The use of blood and gore is just perfect. It never feels gratuitous.
5. The atmosphere. The world you've created and the way you've incorporated Fallout and MLP into has such a gripping and real feel. I've truly (in the best way possible) felt despair while journeying through the Wasteland with Lilpip and crew. But the way they manage to hold onto themselves and the story thats told...
This is just magnificent in every sence of the word. I discovered this story yesterday and I've been reading every second I had spare time until now at 4 AM today. All I have left to say now is simply, Thank You.
I don't know what to say, except that I love it.
ReplyDeleteYou really make it feel like a Pony Fallout universe without ripping off everything from the Fallout games. I just want more more more, and can barely wait for the next chapter.
And yet I feel kinda sad, because each new chapter means one chapter closer to the end of the story.
Same thing with how fast the last chapters have come, I just want to keep reading this and yet I don't want you to get tired of spawning new chapters.
Keep the good work up, we love it.
I just finished chapter 16, and I want more! There's nothing I can say I love about this without repeating what everyone else has said or spoiling the story, but I still want to say again how awesome this really is. Kkat has combined my two favorite things, and done so in a very believable way that blends the best of both worlds while remaining a unique entity. I really love the recordings and memory orbs that, like in the Fallout games, reveal little details about what events were like before the apocalypse, and in this case, slowly reveal the fates of the MLP characters we know and love and how a civilization of kindness and friendship could be reduced to the horror of nuclear(megaspell) war.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of doing some fan-art, and I hope I'll get around to it.
ReplyDeleteBut can anyone confirm this info? Spoilers from Chapter 13 in this post!
Velvet Remedy has a charcoal coat, so dark-greyish. White mane with a scarlet and golden streak in it. A chirping bird (color?) as cutie mark. What about eye color?
And Calamity has a rusty colored coat and a scar-like version of RBD's cutie mark. Eye color and hair color I must admit I don't know. Black hat of course, and battle-saddle. I think I'm gonna read through the story again to find out, but in case they aren't in there, can we has info?
On a different note, I had not expected to see a new chapter today, so fuck yeah.
And by the way, I made the picture of calamity into a wallpaper size. The lovely MLP style made it easy to expand to the side :3
ReplyDeletehttp://img839.imageshack.us/img839/7053/calamitywallpaper.jpg
wow, that was fast... grats for keeping up the quality and the pace!
ReplyDeleteI have a question: the rescued blue pony just got away for good karma?
I've commented before, but I'll add that the update speed is impressive, especially given the high quality of every chapter.
ReplyDeleteThis is the only MLP fanfic I recommend on rec threads on other sites.
It is simply a cut above the rest, and is shaping up to stand with the most solid fanfics in any (older and more established) fandom.
I continue to be amazed by this fanfic.
ReplyDeleteIm curious, what happened to the little mare that was raped in chapter 16? Did I miss a sentence? Did she die?
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read a chapter of this fanfic I get the urge to load up Fallout. Then when I actually do it, I find it really hard to immerse myself in the universe because there is no Lil'Pip, Calamity or Velvet
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The blue pony: last sentence of the segment has Calamity flying down to help her. So you can safely assume she survived and was given some treatment (probably healing potions), and has gone on her way. In her condition, it probably would have been unwise to fly her up onto a monorail and expect her to walk it.
ReplyDelete@Maeni:
I'm honored that you would want to draw these characters!
Calamity's hair color is orange. I don't think I've ever specified eye color, but I love the brown color given to him in the Calamity fanart above.
Velvet Remedy's cutie mark is of a nightengale, so you should probably use the color of a nightengale. (However, I've always envisioned it as yellow personally.)
This is Crazy AWESOME. I love the little references to both the mane storyline and stuff from Fallout.
ReplyDeleteok, comments for the comment throne
ReplyDeletechap 16 is really really good, i liked a lot all the part about moral and killing a colt, it fitted quite well and exploited a theme that still was missing.
some foreshadowing for the element of sincerity or just showing what is the fate of the elements in a world without friendship? it doesn't matter, it's goodd enough and gives a good hook for further developements.
i like the story sticking a lot more on fallout 3 east coast rather than west coast (Vegas), it is a lot more grim.
missedthe total lack of memories from the past in this chap, but i guess that the next will taste better because of the waiting
overall, great story
keep fighting the good figh!
A new chapter so soon... Unexpected but definitely appreciated. Most definitely
ReplyDeleteIt might have caused concern that perhaps it wouldn't be enough time to keep up the quality, but nope, I think this was the best opening since "Fireworks."
On the other claw, I was hoping for more information about the Zebra stable (this was the first evidence that clairvoyance was involved while writing the chapter - when this specific regret formed in my mind several pages in, 3 lines later Lilpip started thinking back to it, though not as much as I would have liked)
Was the secretary Daisy *that* Daisy? Did they unceremoniously blow her up along with the other zombies -as she was supposed to have a place in the Stable- ? The horror! THE HORROR!
And then there was the Balefire Phoenix, unexpectedly awesome. (second sign of clairvoyance, I felt let down when it flew away and wished I could learn more about it - cue Velvet asking about it. Yay!)
Though I still wish I knew more about it. I found it interesting that it did not attack - did it hold on to it's mind, or perhaps it did regress and just wasn't hungry/agressive?
And then there was the unexpected reunion, turning a seemingly random and throwaway wake-up-call encounter about the harshness of the wasteland into a grey on grey moral dilemma
Actually there was another one that was interesting to read, when Calamity shot the raider colt. I was hoping to learn how Lilpip reacted to the moral wedge between Calamity and Velvet - would she hope they can put the issue aside, or feel glee that they are at odds?
Wait I still don't know if there is anything between them to begin with or it's just Lilpip being paranoid! Heeelp
And more griffon mercs! Though not anymore I guess... Or maybe that's where DJ Pon3 will send them? Unlikely, but hope dies last
DJ Pon3! And and and... Oh horseapples, I should be sleeping alredy, I'm gonna fall asleep at work tomorrow...
But the supercomputers need input, so it was the least that I could do for the continued existence of the series
Talking about supercomputers, back in chapter whatshisnumber when they were in the Manehattan Stable, it was a pity to miss out on Lilpip tearing the Crusader Maneframe apart in a fit of rage :)
Wow, I overlooked this before, and now that I've finally started reading, I feel like an IDIOT!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing! Argh, now I have to marathon every chapter back to back. There goes my night. ;)
...Also, Calamity is now my favorite OC. Of all time. Ever.
I just bought and played Fallout for the first time today because of this.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleterigh, everypony should love Calamity!
so I can keep Lilpip all for me... mwahahahaha
congratz on the star 6 rating. you most defiantly deserve it.
ReplyDeleteNow to read the latest chapter that I somehow missed... YAY!!!
For those who haven't seen it yet, let me suggest you check out the latest from our drawfriend Slushy. It's Littlepip depicted in a way every brony can recognize her without offending anyone's impressions of her!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.furaffinity.net/view/5754658
Silenced, Scoped Zebra Carbine... Is it similar to F3's G3-style ARs (U.S. Assault Rifle)?
ReplyDeleteAnd is it JUST the handle that features the Black and White wood staining? Or does it feature it on the stock too? Does it even have a stock?
In case it isn't obvious, I'm considering re-creating the Zebra Assault Carbine for use as a F3 mod, I think it'll go nicely with Lil Mac.
As for the Zebra Legionaire Suit, I'm not used to modding clothes, and I doubt I can find the matching headpiece...
Velvet Remedy fanart! Oh wow!
ReplyDeleteDoes the artist have a website?
This story has inspired awesome fanarts. I'm very honored!
@Jace
ReplyDeleteGood read, I actually stopped playing my repertoire of games to read all of it. Calamity is reminding me of Han Solo, intended or coincidence?
*spoilers*
ReplyDeleteAnother Wonderful Chapter kkat ^.^ and so quickly and such quality you truely know how to make a phillys day brighter. Love how the zebra rifle set enimies alight the same as the unique pistol from L.O.B. that was a lovely touch. Also the referance to 3-dogs broken toaster made me giggle and squee in delight. Now onto the story proper. I do wish we would have seen her maybe explored the pseudo stable a little bit, but thats a minor gripe and most of it was probably obliterated anyways. The Balefire Phoenix was something I really was not expecting but was pleasently surprised by, it was a nice little minor thing of beauty in the graveyard of manehatten. I'll leave the blank-flanksocution at the fact that I agree 100% with Calamity, don't care about the circumstances you violently rape you deserve nothing less than death. I see Tenpony tower is just as filled with snobs as Tennpenny Tower, but that is to be expected, snobs will be snobs even after armageddon. The spa day kinda served to help remind me that lilpip is a girl XD, not sayin anything bad but she's out there in the wastes bein all tough all the time and its kinda nice to see her enjoyin the spa as a nice contrast to what we've seen. The DJ Pon3 reveal was just perfect, I honestly didn't see it coming until maybe a line before it happened which is always a great thing. Very Curious as to what the white towers are though, perhaps the final prewar domestic spying venture? Perhaps something sent down by the pegasus ponies to spy on the rest of equestria to see when its safe to return, or the first signs of a possible enclaveesque entity, not sure but i cant wait to find out ^.^. This story is pure brillance mixed with fallout and ponies, and is the only story so well written and engaging that I eagerly await every update and stay up late and drop every thing to read, and is honestly better than a few post apoc novels that I own. keep up the amazing work Kkat ^.^. (sorry if i rambled its 3:10 am here :P)
Kkat once said that the zebra carbine is a variant of the perforator, don't know about the stripes, but i'd start from here
ReplyDeletehttp://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Perforator
buuuut... when lilpip uses it and from the description it reminds me the ratslayer, don't know why (maybe it's nicer to see)
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Ratslayer
hope this can help
@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteThe zebra rifle is essentially the Infiltrator...
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Infiltrator_(weapon)
...(generic version of the Perforator linked by mimezinga above) with the special effect of the Zhu-Rong v418 Chinese pistol...
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Zhu-Rong_v418_Chinese_Pistol
...and a zebra-stripped wooden stock.
I'm the artist who drew Velvet Remedy. I do hope she's at least a bit like how she's supposed to look. :P I linked my FA page through my name.
ReplyDeleteI love this story so much, definately my favorite pony fanfic.
Yay, I actually did it!
ReplyDeletehttp://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/14825
Hopefully I'll do more later, and hopefully something else than just portraits :/
And I admit, I completely ripped off the cutie mark of the Velvet in OP :P
Also congratulations on the 6 Star.
Oh, Lulu, good you dropped in :D
ReplyDeleteI hope it's okay that I snatched that cutie mark, except I made it yellow :P
Actually I like the hair better in your version, the red and yellow in mine just seems off, somehow. D'you know what that could be?
@Lulubell
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
Both your Velvet Remedy pictures are gorgeous. Immediately faved. ^.^
@Maeni
ReplyDeleteOh that's nice!
Thank you. I'm honored.
Yay for the flood of Velvet Remedy love. ^.^
Infiltrator with a stock... I think I recall seeing a mod for that on the nexus, hopefully the uploader is fine with me using the mesh and texture.
ReplyDeleteIf not, there's probably a few standard Assault Rifle mods I can make use of. I had a feeling the Zebra Carbine was either a Perforator or an Infiltrator, but since the Zebra's in F:EQ are equal to the Chinese in Fallout, I wasn't sure if it wouldn't actually be a Chinese AR.
Thanks for clearing that up, I'll see what I can do
>mfw I cannot find a decent Infiltrator or upgraded Assault Rifle mod and am now resorting to 3D modelling for the first time ever
ReplyDeleteHey, what about weapon mods? Multiple version of the same ammo is already been introduced, so why not adding mods?
ReplyDeleteOr cybernetic inplants? The characters are making quite a pretty penny lately
Excellent story, blends Fallout and My Little Pony seamlessly, and effectively uses the future as a way to drive suspense about the fates of the original mane cast.
ReplyDeleteMy feedback -
In combat it seems every time they fight they get shot full of bullet holes. This is par for the course in Fallout games of course, but it feels a bit strange with ponies, as if they can just keep patching them up and be no worse for wear.
Applejack as head of technology - I don't buy it - she's not sophisticated in that way - perhaps acknowledge this? Give her an extremely competent aide or some passage about why she still does the job effectively.
Character interaction - the love issues are fine, but its starting to feel they are at the expense of normal character interaction. Keep up the normal stuff too.
Food - we've seen in MLP that the Earth ponies have natural magic (according to Lauren) that helps them produce bountiful crops and successful harvests. In Fallout agriculture is driving the return of life into the wasteland.
So I'd like to see the role of grown food returning to the wasteland and it's important in providing food acknowledged in your story. It struck me as odd as well that Tenpony Tower only served prewar food. It would seem to me that a mixture of prewar food + a carefully protected vegetable garden full of a wide variety of plants would make their cuisine extremely desirable and make much more sense.
Anyway minor nitpicking. Much enjoying the story and I look forward to more
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ReplyDeletewhy this story doesn't have six stars yet is beyond me. It needs six stars now!
ReplyDeleteI can honestly say that this is one of the finest things I've ever read. And this is coming from somebody who studies English Literature.
ReplyDeleteThe character development and pacing is spot-on. The integration of MLP into a Fallout world is staggeringly good. Scenes are well framed with detailed background descriptions, and dialog is consistent with the characters that you have developed.
Personal favourite chapters of mine would have to be 14,15 and the latest, 18. These chapters add levels of depth to the characters, making them feel far more realistic. LittlePip's moments of weakness during the Clopping scene and her mounting addiction to PTM really shows a well rounded character, and the scenes are done so sensitively that you empathize with her.
Three times during reading this have I either had extreme shivers down my back or tears forming. The scene with Silver Bell was the first. The climax of which was so powerful, it haunted my dreams for days to come. The next was Pinkie Pie being revealed to having an addiction to PTM. That was a really potent scene because of realistic it could be (providing the tools were laid there in Equestria for drug abuse to happen). But in chapter 18, where Pinkie Pie pleads to Twilight for help, but the message doesn't send; I had to stop reading and dry my eyes. Intense.
I can honestly say, with hoof on heart, that I look forward to the updates easily on par with the anticipation of a new episode.
You truly are a gift to the community, and I hope to keep reading for months to come.
Keep up, that's just awesome !
ReplyDeleteEvery time you update, I get chills down my spine. You have a serious gift, and this comes from someone who has had serious dabblings in writing. Please, pretty please, continue this story to completion.
ReplyDeleteI am new here and don't know how to spoilers, so....yeah. Spoilers.
ReplyDeleteKhat mentioned he would like it if people left comments on what they liked/disliked and so on. So that's what I'ma do. Well, not so much the dislike part. just the stuff I really liked about this chapter. First of all, I liked the part where they started dancing. Dunno why, just did.
I liked the part where Velvet and Lilpip fight because of what Velvet does as well, that was interesting. I ACTUALLY cried a fair few tears at the Pinkie part, so i loved/hated that part. Mostly loved though.
I think the manticore part was interesting, but I feel the doctor died too easy. Oh well. And I absolutely LOVE where the ending is going, since i kinda hoped for it since the dance part and was feeling kind down for pip.
So yeah, please please PLEASE don't stop what you do, because what you do is amazing. If you made a book like this, I would preorder the damn thing.
Kind regards.
mimezinga here (can't login with my usual google account, can't figure why)
ReplyDeletethat was..... wow
the sadness in this chapter is really touching, starting from the ever worse grip that the drugs have on lilpip and going to the last undelivered message in the ministry of morale (leaving that message undelivered is fallout at its best, but it is so sad) and the part with the manticores was good action... again, great work, Kk
keep fighting the good fight
Red Racer being Scootaloo's company? Brilliant. It just fits!
ReplyDeleteI believe there isn't anything good I can say that hasn't been said already here. This thing is absolutely brilliant! Even made me download Fallout, going to try it now.
ReplyDeleteAnd with Season 1 of MLP over, this fanfic is the only thing keeping me from pony withdraw. Kinda like PTMs.
Keep it up!
Fallout Equestria is like PTM...
ReplyDeleteYou can almost breath the world and you enjoy the story. And when it ends, you come back to the sluggish reality.
You wanted some feedback, which I'm really bad at, and it means spoilers for chapter 17 below...
...Pinkie Blimps. I frigging love them. How the hay did you even think of something like that?
And Pinkie Pie... so sad... Just when she was about to stop using PTM's, it had to end... And the message not being sent made it even better.
I honestly believed that Littlepip would ask Velvet to follow her to Dr Helpinghoof after reading that message.
...could Helpinghoof be a ghoul since the clinic existed 200 years ago as well?
Anyway, you probably already got plans involving her addiction in the story later.
And Littlepip and Homage at the end was something I didn't see coming. It somehow makes me think that this is the beginning of the end of our heroes as a group, or that Homage will die in the near future, maybe by a pseudo-goddess...
Anyway, it was a long chapter and I heard that you will take a few days break. You have deserved it, and we are waiting for the next chapter, when we hopefully will hear Velvet sing some and maybe even see the "pegasus-pulled bomb" again.
Amazing story as usual, two things I noticed in chapter 17.
ReplyDelete"and if I have to become the villain of the piece to do that, then I will"
was that supposed to be peace or place? Just thought I'd point that out.
Also,
"Instead, SteelHooves had blown apart the entire wall around the safe had been dragging it around"
I think you're missing an "and" between safe and had.
good read as always, will definitely be back for next chapter.
...am i the only one getting a google docs error D:
ReplyDeletei love this story, and everything about it. and criticizing this work would amount to sounding like nitpicking, but if i had to say one thing that i found odd (not bad, just odd) was the translation from little pip getting ready to cross the "Bridge" to the next scene being half way across it.
ReplyDeleteit just seemed like an odd place to have a translation mark instead of simply having her get up and start walking across. again, thats the only thing "bad" i could think of for this gem of a chapter and that wasn't even bad. just a little odd to me. other then that, Celestia tier chapter kkat. keep up the stellar work! :D
It's been said often enough that the comments must be blurring together by this point, but damn this is a good read. You've got the pacing down, the attention to background detail is enough that one can form a clear picture without ever bogging the story down with excessive verbage... basically there's nothing you're doing that ever breaks the sense of immersion.
ReplyDeleteAnd Celestia preserve me, you just write Li'lPip so well. Every moment of joy or pain is felt concurrently with her... I'm genuinely concerned any time she's at a high point, knowing that the crash afterwards (which is inevitable, because nice things don't last in fallout) is going to HURT.
I don't know how to finish this comment without pressuring you to continue, but propperly expressing my desire to keep reading. Perhaps a couple of Mintals would help?
It was something with the latest chapter that gnawed on my mind, and I could think of why.
ReplyDeleteThen it suddenly hit me...
I may be over analyzing stuff here so I have to ask you other readers how crazy this idea really is...
What if Velvet Remedy's barn door does swing that way?
We have a few hints here and there if we start looking, even if most of them can be explained by her being nice and want to help other ponies.
First of all, why did she leave the vault? The vault got a limit set of individuals, and their main purpose is to keep the vaults population alive, getting kids to make sure that they have any survivors when the vault finally open. We can assume that everypony was raised to believe in hetrosexuality standards, while homosexuality would means resources being wasted because they can't reproduce. If Velvet knew that she liked mares, then the whole thing about her cutiemark being a singing nightengale that's not caged suddenly got a whole new meaning.
Velvet sleeping in the same bed as Littlepip when she was sick feels more like love in my eyes. Or some kind of mother instinct since Velvet is over a decade more mature than she is.
The spa was a good way to just relax alone with Littlepip.
The whole Velvet and Calamity paranoia could be a combination of drugs and the fact that Velvet need to talk to a friend about how she feel, getting some support. Seeing that she only had two friends for a while, it's just natural to talk to Calamity if she needed some support about her feelings.
I'm pretty sure that her worries about Littlepip's drug abuse got nothing to do with her feeling about Littlepip, it does however not speak against the cause.
I've probably forgot a few hints and I'm too lazy to reread the chapters just for this, so I'll just jump to chapter 17.
Now think that Velvet got some feelings for Littlepip, feelings she was afraid of talking to Littlepip openly about. She's been talking to Calamity and finally got the guts to talk about it with Littlepip. She wander with her love all alone and tries to think about a way to break the ice about the subject. So she starts talking about Calamity, what she dislikes about him and that she maybe should start looking for some other stallions. Or a mare... *hint* *hint*
Then her love suddenly goes crazy and screams about playing with her feelings, then leaving poor Velvet alone. And later when Velvet tries to talk about it, Littlepip just tell her to leave the room. No wonder she needed to talk about it with Calamity afterwards.
And Littlepip finding love in Homage would mean a love triangle, which could add a touch to the story.
So over analyzing or another hint of great writing?
I like this fic. I like the part about everything.
ReplyDeleteWell, chapter 17.
ReplyDeleteSpoilers;
I think this is my favorite so far.
Yesterday, I had come to the conclusion that you were probably taking a well deserved break, but nope, this one was just incredibly long and amazing. How do you do this?!
So I basically really loved this episode. It made me cry, or at least, that feeling of a chill that creeps up your spine and ends up as tears in your eyes, many times. Especially the audio file bit with Pinkie Pie. That whole segment was so damn touching, and the last bit about the file never being sent + realizing the connection with the skeleton in the room made the whole thing so god damn heartbreaking.
And a small detail that I really liked, was the reference to Pinkie Pie "always being able to find space", she just keeps breaking the laws of time and space, doesn't she? :P
And the reference to Derpy dropping anvils and piano's :D
And I must say, I kinda did see the thing between Homage and Lilpip coming, but it was still really thrilling when it came up, and also and interesting point that Lilpip has actually reached a point where she will actually reach out for help, and ask for advice. Before this, she's been kind of isolated from the others, and have been increasingly paranoid, so it's nice to see that she's got someone she can really trust now :)
What I did NOT see coming was Lilpip bursting into a fit of enlightenment and put Velvet in her place. Around that point, I was shedding tears as well, and I craved the point where they would go back to being friends, and I craved for them to cry and hug each other, but I don't think Lilpip could have done that in her state of cold anger.
And I'm drawing kind of like a poster for Chapter 16, dunno why exactly that chapter, really.
There's so much I want to either draw or to see drawn!
Basically I'm a complete fanponi over this. At the moment I'm more of a F:EQ fanponi than I'm an MLP fanponi. It saddens me that the fanbase is so small for this.
Thank you so much for all of this! I will do my duty and do artwork! As much as I can.
I am no longer sure who Watcher is, I am loving this story!
ReplyDelete*insert generic fanboy post here*
ReplyDelete@Kkat
ReplyDeleteI finally bought Fallout because of this fic.
I hope your happy :)
@mimezinga
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we could not be the biggest fanbase ever, but kill me if i'm leaving this fanbase. when for the first time i've seen fallout equestria i gave it a laugh and kept reading short stories, then i came back and... look, there are MLP fics and there is fallout equestria, it has the dignity of an independent story... the only thing i regret is that you have to know deeply both MLP:FIM and fallout to get it at its best.
but when you do... well, i can understand why lilpip doesn't want to stop taking PTMs
and again, cna't sto thinking about that charred skeleton that died alone the very same day that she decided to go back to her friends, it's the fallout morale: you can change yout mind, you can decide to make peace and you can hope for a better tomorrow.... then, reality explodes taking every one of your dreams avay with it... damn...
Kk you got the spirit of fallout to its extreme and you killed pinkie pie in the saddest way ever... i don't know what to say, really, loved it but i still feel so bad if i even think of it...
you damn genius, keep fighting the good fight... even if she's not watching no more... damn...
Oh man, that was one of the best chapters yet. We are finally getting some more information on what happened. I saw the ending coming miles away, but I don't care. Its still great.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, if ya don't want spoilers, stop reading the comments first! lol
ReplyDeleteAm i the only one that saw the love hookup a mile away? Soon as she revealed who she was, I saw it. there was too much mutual hero-worship in how she was describing Lilpip. I actually was expecting her to make her move during the dance scene. I also knew who the skeleton with the status was right away, it was rather obvious.
And I'm gonna call it, Twilight Sparkle is Watcher. Ive had suspicions for awhile, but the 2 nails in the coffin were that she was in a secret base far away when the war happened, and that she made a study of friendship. Question is, is she alive by magic, technology (brainbot?) or just turned into a ghoul by the bomb that landed on her doorstep?
Only thing in the story I am drawing a complete blank on are the Alicorns. They seem to appear outta nowhere, Die horribly, and then nobody mentions them again. Are they some sorta crazed experiment? Clones of one of the Princesses? Cant wait to see how that plays out.
Seconded on the Alicorn confusion. You know, when SteelHooves showed up, with apparent experience at killing Alicorns, I figured that LilPip would at least ask if he knew anything more about them than she did. (It's not too late to do it!)
ReplyDeleteThis is the best chapter. Off the top of my head:
I liked the moon joke in this chapter: "I thanked Celestia...viciously praying that she could she send Velvet Remedy's voice on a lunar vacaction."
I would have like to know more about that strange ghoul doctor (does he have a story? why is he trying to find a cure? he's not a zombie, he's still gone immoral, how?), as well as perhaps the Taint itself.
This chapter has the first confirmed death and body of one of the Six Elements. :( I was pretty sad. I've been wondering how you're going to the Six Element's final fates, and this is the first sign.
I sure hope Pinkie somehow gets Twilight's absolution sometime in the story, hint, hint.
I sure loved the image of a big Pinkie head balloon though assaulting the Four Stars skyscraper.
One more thing: I know that some people would like the mystery of the Zebra-Equestria war to remain a mystery, but I would at least like just a little more info. But only if you think it's a good idea!
@Drax
ReplyDeleteOn Alicorns - The name of the MAS faccility where large quantities of magical toxins were stored, and where Twilight was apparently overseeing the start of a new project just before the megaspells started flying, is Maripony. Sounds familiar?
@Drax
ReplyDeleteI would say that Red Eye is behind the Alicorns. Think of the Enclave in Fallout 3, Red Eye want to clean Equestria of the bad mutated blood, with other words everypony that's not them, and repopulate with pure noble blood, since they are the descendants of government officials, Royals and military officers from before the war. They could be breeding Alicorns, or they are all Alicorns by now. They probably sent out a few Alicorns to check how the world outside are and trying to gain some power.
As fot Twilight, she seem to only be able to hack those sprite-bots for a short while, and it's hinted that the time get shorter and shorter. This could mean that she is a ghoul trying to fight back her transformation into a zombie.
...can ghouls use magic?
Anyway, she could also be some kind of brainbot, that would give her a direct access to the sprite-bots command center. Maybe her limited time is because of bad batteries/energy source so she got to recharge? Or she is forced to hide from ponies/animals/robots.
Or she could have put herself in some strong magical field that keep her alive "forever".
Or in a prototype Steel Armor suit without weapons.
Personally I want to place her near Red Eye's base, maybe as a prisoner?
Every time a new chapter comes out, I seriously scream, "EQUESTRIA: FUCK YEAH!" out loud. Just thought you'd like to know that.
ReplyDeleteI'm no good with reviews, so instead I'll just go ahead and say the one thing on my mind atm.
ReplyDeleteHomage <3
...Yeah, that's all. I'm worthless, I know. But she's so awesome!
Watcher confirmed as Twilight, and Pinkie.... Manly tears were shed :'-(
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons I loved Fallout 1 and 2 was the humor. There wasn't a moment in both games where I wasn't smiling...
ReplyDeleteFallout 3 tried but it wasn't the same. But every Germantown like terminal and holotape made killing the wasteland bastards more enjoyable, every kill being some kind of payback.
The point being I never was sad during the games.
Your fic dose justice to the Fallout universe. The story is incredible, all characters are interesting and you make the smashup between the wasteland and MLP work.
Saying all that one of the reason I am happy for every new chapter is because I learn more of what happened not just to Equestria but also to the mane cast. What happened to Pinkie hit me like a ton of bricks and that message didn't help to much. Still this is a combination of Fallout and a magic land of ponies so I still have hope.
But if th mane cast is dead FOREVER then I'm calling this right now. Twilight (or maybe RD) uploaded herself to a Crusader computer because it seamed a good idea at the time. Long story short we will the Oasis quest with Harold and Herbe... I mean Bob
Ending to 17
ReplyDeleteI lol'd, then I lol'd some more. Then I read the paragraph 3 more times, and lol'd once more.
This series is simply great. I love the characters and all the pokes at the Fallout logic.
ReplyDeleteAs a shameless plug I drew some fanart.
http://ponibooru.413chan.net/post/view/15713
Cookie for whoever gets the chapter.
@Fallin' Winter
ReplyDeleteThanks for the catch on the missing word.
"The villain of the piece" is a common phrase most widely used by artists, particularly in reference to plays or similar performances.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/villain+of+the+piece
...GASP !
ReplyDeleteWatcher ? Are you... '' Dun-duun DUUUN ! ''
I knew there was something about that ''Watcher''... it was small... it wasn't much, barely a few details and mostly thoughts...
This looks promising.
...also... Who's that ''Blue-foam'' pony again ? I really don't remember anything about this one... Is she one of the slaves from Old Appalooosa ?
Wow! Thanks for all the great feedback I'm getting! (With special hugs for Maeni, Redcore and all the others who took the time to give me some wonderful specifics!)
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
Many of those things will be addressed (although perhaps not in the way you would expect). At least one of those was spoilerishly insightful.
@Erthilo
Oh wow! oh, oh wow!
I'm speechless.
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ReplyDelete@Nova25
ReplyDeleteI believe the blue-foam pony is the one they rescued before getting on the tram (train?). It was also the bit where Calamity shot the blank-flanked colt.
@Kkat
Yay!
Chapter 17....Celestia tier stuff Kkat. Keep up the good work, I can't wait to see where this all goes.
ReplyDeleteAlso, jumped out of the chat earlier on the google docs version and was wondering if you had any other companions planned out, or any thoughts on writing in DLC content from F3, F:NV but ponified.
I personally would love to write an Operation:Anchorage style shortfic.
I cried. 'nuff said.
ReplyDelete@Dragoonofdeath
ReplyDeleteThe party roster hasn't been filled quite yet.
And yes, there will be an animal companion... the FOE equivalent of Dogmeat.
Chapter 17... I felt sad from the sorrowful parts, cheer at the awesome parts, and by the very end... Finally... FINALLY Littlepip gets a happy moment. Hopefully this will keep up as the story progresses. Poor Pip deserves some happiness.
ReplyDeleteTwilight never got that apology from Pinkie before she... oh god, my heart feels like it's gonna break. At least LittlePip got a happy moment at the end. But poor pinkie... and twilight... oh man, I can't stop crying.
ReplyDeleteThe small storyline about Pinkie Pie and Twilight was beautiful, I loved it <3
ReplyDeleteI'm not gonna lie, I refused to read this for the longest time, thinking this would be some kinda cop out crap and just piss the fan of both MLP and Fallout that I am.
ReplyDeleteHow Wrong I Was...
A damn fine fic sir, you keep up blending the world of MLP and Fallout the way you have, it's gripping and it hasn't let me go all day since I started from the intro this morning.
Laymen Terms...You're Doing it Right!
Good news Kkat! I posted a link to this story on TVTropes under the recommended fics section! Hopefully it'll get the attention it deserves!
ReplyDeleteThanks for another fantastic chapter! I loved every second of it. The heart-ache was damn near Doctor Who-tier and I couldn't get enough.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to the next chapter...
much more than you know.
kinda hard to feedback on such great work. The characters are well defined and engaging, the post-apocaliptic setting is very realistic (for a world of ponies) and the battle scenes so cool (the "exessive force" of Steelhooves always fun)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, wath Fallout lack is the true sadness towards the pre-war world. Sure, you see scheletons littering buldings guessing they where living like everyday, but why you should care more than that? And Pinkie... that is the saddest tale of an addict filled with good intentions.
And on a side note about Pinkie: "lilpip eats a cupkake, a strange rush overcomes her... New Trait: Cannibal"
Watcher COULD be Twilight, or still be Spike, or maybe even Celestia (as she trolled Lilpip in the Ponyville lybrary). But since Twi was in the Maripony base i think she is become the new Goddess/Master by contact with both Taint and Balefire radiation (Taint is very like The Cloud in Dead Money or the rivers in The Pit). I vote Raimbow as Watcher, maybe the other pegasus (the armor was awesome) hunt her down and put her in a ZAX and than she have gone rougue again.
And since Ancorage was mentioned, what if Applejack was building a Rainbow Dash/Lyberty Prime? Lilpip hack into it and they swoop the bad guys with Nuclear Raimbooms!
oh, and the white mistery spires in the orizon, they give me some kind of Anime-ish feeling about them (Sephirot and wathnot)
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of fallout and ponies.
ReplyDeleteYou have done the sirres justice my friend.
I only have one complaint.
I do feel your choice in makeing lilpip a Lesbian was a poor one. we get enofe of that From the shiping croud.
but out side of that i thinks fantastic.
I have been reading it for the last 4 hours.
@Dr.Vangard
ReplyDeletef*** off, we can never get enought of hot filly-on-filly action... I feel bad now...
I forgot, what happened to the other chemicals? I mean, the increasing addiction to PTM is very well depicted (I found myself really hating Lilpip in those moments), but multiple lesser drugs and medicines are a side theme of the Fallout universe. A Dash-indiced bullet-time still sound fun...
@mimezinga
ReplyDeletei totally need to see a fanart of an assault squad of rangers storming the 4 stars offices from a pinky headed baloon (vertibird)...
i will never see the vertibirds the same way....
@Dr.Vangard
ReplyDeleteEh, no real objection from me. As long as it doesn't seem gimmicky, sexual orientation is just another facet of a well-written character, which Pip certainly is.
Plus, I realized that Littlepip was completely hot for Velvet a good few chapters before Pip herself did.
A very small thing I've noticed...
ReplyDeleteIs that thing you do at the start of every chapter a technique to do something? Does it have a name?
I get the feeling that starting off with one word like that gives me sort of a "waking up" feeling. That feeling of waking up, you've forgotten the dream but you're still angry/sad/happy about something...
I like it :P
And another, even tinier thing.
"psychological elements of addition will probably"
A missing c in addiction :o)
I like the fact that there's more fanart coming around now! There's a few on ponibooru now :D
@Kkat
ReplyDeletereading this fic made me buy falloun new vegas.
i hope your happy :P
John Jesco fan art?
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His interpretation of Lil Pip's appearance is pretty much how I'm going to see her from now on, it just seems to fit well in my mind's eye.
Also, check the popular posts bar on the left. Go on, check it.
You see that? This fic is on that list. Congrats!
note: Zebra Carbine on the way, my F3 buggered it up though and I had to start again. I still need to do the texture, but it *almost* finished!
It's so hard to comment without giving away spoilers. I just continue to be amazed at the quality and depth of this fic.
ReplyDelete@ RedCore: I'm coming to this totally green, having never played any of the Fallout games, so I have no idea about the existing story or canon. No clue who the Enclave is.
ReplyDeleteI totally facehoofed at the Crusader idea! That makes perfect sense, since it was said one of them was owned by Twilight's Ministry. If she is in the machine, that would give her unique access to technology and controls over other machines. So yea, again, Twilight = Watcher!
I do gotta say, I am kinda glad Lilpip finally got a hookup. Not to put it down, but I was getting a lil tired of her drooling over Remedy every 3rd paragraph. I am very happy she got it off her chest when she told Remedy off though. I hate manipulative women like that. (gah, had to censor myself just now)
Oh! Oh Pinkie Pie.... I made such sad faces there D:
ReplyDeletealso, YAY for homage and lilpip. AWESOMENESS.
have I mentioned how much I LOVe this fic?
I love that lilpip likes girls, and I LOVED her verbally backhanding velvet remedy for trying to use her, and... so much awesome.
Oooo I think I know who Watcher is! But I won't spoil. :)
ReplyDeleteOh God where is the next chapter
ReplyDeleteOh God
Oh God
"John Jesco fan art?
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His interpretation of Lil Pip's appearance is pretty much how I'm going to see her from now on, it just seems to fit well in my mind's eye."
Yep, pretty much that. And this fic is stupidly amazing.
Oh god, I almost cried at the Pinkie Pie part, and I never cry from reading. But, Pinkie Pie is my favorite, and she was so close to stopping that bomb, and Twilight never got her message, and...it's just too much.
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ReplyDeleteJust about to read chapter 17 (YAY), and I noticed that this story is on the 'popular posts' sidebar! Is this the first time a fanfic has gotten there? Maybe... cant remember another one, usually its just drawfriend and news. Anyways, congrats on that, this fic deserves such attention! And all the WONDERFUL fanart of it as well, kudos to the artists!
For serious, Kkat, if it wernt for pesky copyrights, this would be publishable. I suggest perhaps seriously thinking about writing as a career option for ya.
and keep going with this, I look forward to an update every week-ish. You're so regular with them too! Everypony, Kkat is amazing. Fact.
I finally did it! I've got the Zebra Carbine working and am proud to publish my second F:Eq-inspired mod for Fallout 3!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16184
Awesome story. Seamless blending of Fallout and MLP (Which is really saying something!) Great writing--rather bare in places, but honestly that's completely perfect for the setting--gritty and direct. Shows you exactly what you need to see for the scene--the detail never drag on overlong, and the action is never confusing for lack of detail. The scenarios LittlePip comes across seem like they'd fit perfectly in as Fallout quests.
ReplyDeleteWonderful characters, too--not usually into original character ponies, but they're full and deep and fun to read. They somehow seem to fit both Fallout and MLP very well, which, again, is an unusual--and refreshing--combination. I find LittlePip, especially, very relate-able in a number of ways--it's especially great to see a reasonable and believable lesbian character. Attracted when appropriate, but not in any overbearing way that interferes in any crazy way just-cuz, doesn't always get the girl, and isn't overtly bitter about it. Well-done.
I was a bit skeptical coming into this (The intro was kind of meh for me, turning me off a bit initially), but the more I read, the more I loved it. Good job with this one!
Hey Kkat, I wanted to ask if I could set a fanfic of my own inside the universe that you have created. I didn't want to just do it without your permission. I'm trying to keep as far away from your storyline as possible, ignoring the ministries and staying out of Manehattan. I loved this fanfic as it combined two of my favorite things so well. I'm asking as anonymous because I haven't set up an account yet. Keep up the brilliant work!
ReplyDelete@Sir Leadhead
ReplyDeleteThe portal fanfic also made it there.
A fanfic of a fanfic?
ReplyDeleteMake a crossover fanfic, crossing FOE with inception.
We need to go deeper.
On another note;
I realized yesterday that I was neglecting my homeworks and school in general, in favor of pressing F5 on this page for comments / updates and drawing stuff from the story o.O
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ReplyDeleteheh, i was re watching "Green isn't you color" and nearly did a spit take when i saw what rainbow dash was towing (ep20 10:41). glad i could finely see a Sparkle cola ad, very well done indeed. just one of the many, many, MANY things i love about this story. :)
ReplyDelete*side note* God damn fluttershy looks weird in that ad. from now on i'm imagining her as she was when she first met spike (ep01 15:21) when i think of sparkle cola.
Extending from the addition to tvtropes, FOE now has it's own tropes page.
ReplyDeletehttp://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/FalloutEquestria
Could do with more examples I see.
I have to say, I wait on every update with bated breath. What you have been able to accomplish here is truly amazing.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one who can't see comments 401-405?
ReplyDeleteI love it!
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