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by Snowy » Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:05 am
It is a spectacularly bad patch. Considering the size of Bethesda their approach to quality control is mesmerisingly shit. They all know that the TV series is being made which could bring a revamped interest in a whole series of games the most recent of which (discounting FO76 because, well, it is wank right?) has had some basic stuff omitted for years and has been left to the community to fix. Why has this patch not been in the works for fucking ages, undergoing intensive testing and getting polished to a high gloss and released ahead of or at the same time as this gargantuan marketing boost is released on Prime? How many gaming IPs get put on the map like this ffs?
I was itching to play FO4 again before the credits rolled on the first episode. I reinstalled, but it just wouldn't work in 32:9 so have been biding my time waiting on the patch. Downloaded on Thursday evening, fired the game up, set it to 32:9 5120x1440 resolution, and started a new game. The first issue I come across is when I get to naming my character - the field to do so is off the screen because they haven't re-sized the UI to run at this resolution. I fixed it - quit, restarted in a lower windowed res, did my stats and name, saved, quit, went back to the proper res and carried on. Fuck me though, what an incredibly basic thing to have not even tested (or worse tested and decided that it was not worth fixing).
If I released something in that state, I could well lose my job. If I released something in that state with the eyes of the world on it (OK exaggeration, but hey here's potentially a whole new wave of potential customers for Bethesda and they release this shit???) then I would expect to be fired. Apparently Nexus Mods saw almost DDOS levels of demand for FO4 mod content since the TV show was released.
What a bizarre company. That they have never addressed their 'don't give a fuck' attitude to quality control has always amazed me, but to retain it while they get this publicity boost is absolutely bananas. They should adopt a strapline for their company - I suggest Bethesda - Ehhhhh that'll do...
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