Summary
A gamer recreated Searchlight, a town found in Obsidian Entertainment’s critically acclaimedFallout: New Vegas, using theFar Cry 5engine. The 2010 RPG and its sibling, Bethesda Game Studios’Fallout 4, have seen their respective player bases rise following the recent release of the Amazon Prime Video television adaptation.
Among the settlements scattered throughoutFallout: New Vegas' post-apocalyptic rendition of the Mojave is Searchlight, a ruined town located at the convergence of Nevada State Route 164 and Highway 95. Aside from featuring a military outpost for the New California Republic faction called Camp Searchlight, this area has a police station, fire station, school, trailer park, and two churches. A content creator has managed to build Searchlight inFar Cry 5, giving the town a next-generation visual upgrade.
In a recently uploaded YouTube video, user Mojo Swoptops provides a walking tour of theirFar Cry 5recreation of Searchlight. This project, which was built using the map editor ofFar Cry 5’s Arcade mode, was quite challenging to achieve, according to Mojo Swoptops, because the YouTuber found it difficult to survive in the area while gathering references. Searchlight and its NCR military camp are teeming with ghouls, which are former humans who have mutated due to high radiation exposure. These creatures are a pretty common sight in the Mojave Wasteland, but players should still be cautious around them as some ofFallout: New Vegas' most powerful enemiesare ghouls, such as the Glowing One and Vault 34’s Overseer.
This is not the first time Mojo Swoptops has created a faithful replica of a location from theFalloutseries. The YouTuber recreatedFallout: New Vegas' Goodsprings with theFar Cry 5level editor, giving the game’s starting area a next-generation visual overhaul, though Mojo Swoptops' Goodpsrings experienced snow instead of the scorching heat and dry winds that the Mojave is usually known for.
Popular Video Game Franchises Recreated in Far Cry 5
Mojo Swoptops has recreated locations from other game franchises using theFar Cry 5map editor as well. The content creator reimaginedCall of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s iconic Shipment inFar Cry 5, giving the rendition more personality than the original by adding flowers, guitars, and graffiti. The YouTuber has also brought theSkyrimcity of Dawnstar into Ubisoft’s 2018 shooter.
TheFalloutgames -Fallout: New VegasandFallout 4, in particular - have received huge popularity boosts thanks to the well-received Amazon TV show that started airing on April 10.Fallout: New Vegaswas able to break its all-time player count record on Steam, whileFallout 4’s digital and retail sales skyrocketed by 7,500%.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas.It’s the kind of town where you dig your own grave prior to being shot in the head and left for dead…and that’s before things really get ugly. It’s a town of dreamers and desperados being torn apart by warring factions vying for complete control of this desert oasis. It’s a place where the right kind of person with the right kind of weaponry can really make a name for themselves, and make more than an enemy or two along the way.As you battle your way across the heat-blasted Mojave Wasteland, the colossal Hoover Dam, and the neon drenched Vegas Strip, you’ll be introduced to a colorful cast of characters, power-hungry factions, special weapons, mutated creatures and much more. Choose sides in the upcoming war or declare “winner takes all” and crown yourself the King of New Vegas in this follow-up to the 2008 videogame of the year, Fallout 3.Enjoy your stay.
