Fallout 76 / Bethesda Docs - The Details
Added 2018-06-01 14:41:18 +0000 UTCHey Patrons,
So the cat is out of the bag and now I've had some time to collect myself I thought it would be a good idea to answer some of the questions that have cropped up.
A Matter of Length
I've had a bunch of questions about the length of the docs so let me give you a bit of a heads up. The first doc "The History of Bethesda Game Studios" is going to be something similar to our Horizon doc. Current run-time is about 90 minutes but I'm trying to trip that down a bit. The second doc "The Making of Fallout 76" is going to be around to 30-40 minutes. I was trying to get that closer to the sweet-spot we had for the DOOM doc, and also so we could fit it on this thing....
Fallout 76 Doc Premiere @ E3
So this part is pretty cool. Geoff Keighley's live show at E3 is only getting bigger and this year I've been invited to come on with himself and Todd to debut our doc live at the show. I'm not sure if an official time is out yet but I've been led to believe it'll be in the late afternoon on Tuesday - meaning pretty late in the day for our European friends. We're doing a Q&A afterwards, though I suspect most of the Qs will be for Todd. In any case it's a wonderful moment of legitimacy for Noclip and a cool opportunity to put our work in front of more people. The plan is to publish the doc a few hours earlier for Early Access Patrons and to set the YouTube VOD live around the time the show goes live to offset any worry about the stream being stripped and uploaded without our permission.
How deep into 76 do you go? Is this just an ad for the game?
Obviously I have to be incredibly careful with my words because anything I say can and will be used to infer something about that game. But we get as deep into the nitty gritty of design decisions as we have in any of our other docs. I'm very conscious of the fact that a pre-release doc being shown at E3 looks like a marketing beat for the publishers. However I want you all to know that the content of the doc is the same as what we've ever done. Obviously many of the questions of what Fallout 76 is will have been answered at the showcase, so we're essentially taking the ball and running with it from there. Getting into details and exploring the history of the project, the many design decisions that were taken and the current state of the project. It's very interesting stuff.
Bonus Bethesda Episodes!
The big secret is that once the two docs are out, we actually have a bunch more stuff from this project coming in June. We filmed for over a week and have dozens of hours of interviews with loads of cool insight that didn't make it into either doc. So in the weeks after E3 we're going to be publishing some of those. One is about the design of Fallout Shelter, one is about hunting bugs, another is about recording Ron Pearlman, and we even have one all about The Dark Brotherhood. They will be snakable 5-10 minute videos like our Sessions and will all be early for Early Access Patrons.
Behind The Scenes!
We've been filming behind-the-scenes stuff for this the entire way along and Esteban is already busy editing it together. We'll also be filming some bits at E3 and combing it all into a cool BTS video for Patrons only. We've done a poor job of showing how the sausage gets made in previous projects so I made sure to put extra time and resources into capturing this project. Expect it sometime this month.
Production Hangouts Return
$20 Patrons - we're going to have a Production Hangout this Sunday. Keep your eyes peeled for an email today.
Welcome new Patrons! Did you get double billed?
I also wanted to mention that we had a bunch of Patrons join yesterday. Perhaps some of you did so without realizing we bill on the first of each month regardless of when you signed up. Patreon does say this when you first sign up but I can imagine it's easy to miss. First of all, welcome to the Noclip community and thanks so much for your support! Secondly, if you did get double billed please send me a DM on Patreon and I'll make sure to reimburse you one of those charges right away.
I think that's about as much as I've got right now. I'm editing pretty much all day at this stage so I've gotta get back to it. If you have any questions please put them in the comments below.
How cool is this?! Agh!
Sorry, I can only keep my cool so long.
Danny
Comments
I should've been doing this since you were a host on KFGD, but I'm here now. I can't wait to go through all your previous work.
2018-06-04 12:59:13 +0000 UTCI am so happy you are doing Bethesda!
2018-06-03 06:43:48 +0000 UTCI'm so happy you've had the opportunity to do this and for myself to be part of the journey, even in a small way! This is so exciting and I can't wait to watch all the videos from this!! aaaaahhhhhhhh!
2018-06-02 05:25:35 +0000 UTCSuper cool and amazing!!! I can’t wait!! 😀❤️🎉
Aaron Trahan @AaronMadeULaugh
2018-06-01 23:44:44 +0000 UTCGods this is amazing! I was stoked for 76 anyway and when I saw you are doing a pre/post view I may have squealed!
Fragglerock
2018-06-01 20:37:42 +0000 UTCSo stoked for all of this, Danny. Thanks as always for creating some of my favorite entertainment out there, looking at subject matters around gaming presented in ways that are few and far between in this medium. Especially with the new podcast format, it plays just like any of those replyall/radio-dramas you mentioned being influenced by. Also, all these Bethesda trailers were some of the best trailers I've seen for any videos. Thanks!
Luke Spencer
2018-06-01 18:02:16 +0000 UTCI probably can't say right now but you'll see in the behind the scenes. They know our work though, we worked with Bethesda on the DOOM series and Todd watches the docs. So it all just sort of worked out!
Noclip
2018-06-01 18:00:25 +0000 UTCWow, so amazing. Your doing such a good job and you're are producing so much content, a 90 minute doc! Make sure to take a breather if you need one after this doc!
Richard Forrest
2018-06-01 17:09:44 +0000 UTCThis is the most excited I’ve been yet! Patron since day one, love them all- but Bethesda! Elder scrolls is a series that has really impacted me, and I’m excited to see what a doc on an upcoming game will look like! Can’t wait, congrats on all of your success Danny. You’re raising the bar of games coverage with ever film you release.
Tory Thompson
2018-06-01 16:57:06 +0000 UTCYes! Congrats on getting this doc in place. I’m super pumped for all the content we’ll get throughout the next several weeks!
Tohir Tillyaev
2018-06-01 15:25:20 +0000 UTCHey Danny! Just a few quick remarks on what you've said 1.) Being able to premiere on Youtube Live is awesome and with Mr. Howard no less! That's super cool! 2.) I'm really excited to see the small segments of bouns Bethesda videos. A lot of interesting topics I would love to hear about! 3.) This is cool. Freaking cool if I may say so. 4.) Congrats on being able to be a part of such a project with Bethesda! E3 is going to be NoClip's best to date!
Brandon K Gann
2018-06-01 15:16:53 +0000 UTCThis is what passion for the things you do can get you to. So happy about this next step in showing the industry that involving bright minds from the outside can flesh out the games we love even more. Can't wait for the announcement that you've been silently documenting the development of Death Stranding from the beginning and will release a feature film about Norman Reedus' abs, Guillermo del Toro's big heart and how both created the matrix in Hideo's head in 2021 to a theater near you 😂
spucktier
2018-06-01 15:14:42 +0000 UTCCongratulations on getting this project, Danny! This is freaking amazing! Did they approach you, or did you reach out to them?
Philipp Lehner
2018-06-01 15:03:36 +0000 UTC
