An Art Gallery
Name: An Art Gallery
Author: Rekicker
Version: 1.0
Date: 7/27/2010
Category: Quests and Adventures
Link: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13805
Homepage: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/modules/members/index.php?id=446387
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First and Most Important - The List of Contributors:
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My sincere thanks go to the following individuals who provided screenshots to the image share here on the Fallout 3 Nexus:
I Am Screwed by FALSE EMPEROR
Hands Up by ITACHI93
Untitled by BAGROV
Love Underground by CAMON
Untitled by BAGROV (yes, another one)
MetroGasMask4v2 by ECKSILE
Now Hiring by JUPITUS
Moon at Relay Station by KRZYMAR
Hands Up, Babe by LOST RAIDER
I Am Recon by HARABEC WEATHERS
The Chosen One Poses by EXEHL
View of the Anchorage Memorial by JUNIN
Mary by BACKSTEPPO
Skinny Dip by JUPITUS
MOB by CAMON
Going for a Ride by LUCIDDOSE
Moonlight Dancers by YEVIC192
Shellshock by EXEHL
Operation ManCannon by ZAKUSITE
Horizon by LUKAS78
Scene from a Movie by DJH_
Lost in Hell by GMALIN
Holy Crap by HERAKLESGOD
Sad World by ZAKUSITE
Pure Evil by JUPITUS
Stand and Deliver by WABFLOYD
Things Lost by THE LEE HARVEY
Democracy by EVIL BEEF JERKY
Twinkle by BACKSTEPPO
A Love Lost by DAVID RIGGS
Deep Cover by DJH_
What Harmonics Are Worth by EXEHL
I See Dead People by TIWA5874
Oh Crap by DAVID RIGGS
Team Fallout by BACKSTEPPO
Fine Kitana by JUPITUS
Daybreak by DJH_
How Far Can You Go by COOLYSTGUY
Holly by TABGGER53
MiniGun by ONAWA9393
Teddys Queen by SANDD
Alone in the Wastes by AOLORN
Billie by STRATOGROOVE
School's Out by METALHED13
Mademoiselle by JUPITUS
White Temple by ITOS
What a Waste by HUMANNATURE66
The screenshots provided by these Fallout 3 Nexus members were edited for color and contrast correction for gallery viewing. A few were cropped (as minimal as possible) to fit the gallery template. None of the images have been altered beyond these measures with a single exception: Teddys Queen By SandD was lightly edited to cover very slight nudity.
The accolades on the left side of each artwork represent the number of endorsements at the time the image was inducted into the gallery. Each silver award is 1 endorsement and each gold award is 5 endorsements.
The estimated sale price of each piece of artwork is the number of views times one-thousand (x 1k).
The inspiration quip on each artwork is the personal notation of the previous curator and they are in the style of his puzzle questions - attempts to impart knowledge, sentiment, or humor.
Again, I graciously thank each and every member mentioned above for their contributions to the image share which both inspired and made this mod possible.
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Description:
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This mod adds an Art Gallery to the Fallout 3 world. The curator sought for help in protecting his gallery but, upon reaching Rivet City, it is rumored that he died. His last known contact was Abraham Washington of the Capital Preservation Society.
This is a puzzle adventure, meaning that you will have to use a little brainpower to complete the quest. However, it is a very easy puzzle - if you have ever done a word search it will seem very familiar.
!!! PLEASE DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS - THANKS !!!
!!! IF YOU WANT TO CHEAT INSTEAD OF DOING THE PUZZLE, THE INFORMATION YOU WANT IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS WALL OF TEXT !!!
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General Puzzle Help:
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WARNING: The puzzle room is NOT NAVMESHED. Please leave your companions in the gallery, curator's room, or wherever else you wish.
NOTE: The quest marker will update after every objective - if you are lost, follow it to your next objective.
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You will receive a questioning clue along with a beam of light highlighting the first letter of the answering word.
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The rest of the word will be written in a single direction from the starting word. However, this direction could be backwards, forwards, upwards, downwards, or diagonally up-left, down-left, up-right, or down-right for the rest of the word. *IMPORTANT: The entire word is written in one direction*
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Once you have found the word that answers the clue, activate (Press 'E' by default) the last letter of that word to continue. *IMPORTANT: The last letter of the word is the switch you need to press to continue*
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Retrieve your reward from the distribution console (highlighted by a beam of light).
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Continue until your gallery is full of artwork. Enjoy the artwork. Be eternally happy and stuff.
NOTE: Remember to use the Automatic Artwork Installation System in the Curator's Office to actually have the artwork put on display in your gallery.
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Details:
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-The key to the gallery is on the table next to the computer terminal inside Abraham Washington's room. It looks like a metal ID card.
-All containers in the gallery office, curator's room, and panic room are persistent for your storing pleasure. They will retain whatever items you put in them in pristine condition - even hundred year-old food.
-The cot in the curator's room will provide the well-rested bonus, as will the bed in the panic room.
-The entire art gallery is navmeshed BUT the puzzle room is NOT NAVMESHED. Do not bring your companions down into the maintenance area or they will probably flip out and shotgun themselves in the face. This is a single-player puzzle.
-The puzzle contains 35 words and it can take quite a while to complete even if you get every clue right away. (I cannot tell you how much time I spent going through the puzzle again and again for testing purposes and, even though I knew every answer, it still took about 30 to 40 minutes each time.)
-There is an image provided in the main folder of this download called 'PuzzleFloor.gif' and it provides a simple overhead view of the puzzle floor. I suggest trying to solve the puzzle without this image at first but I am providing it for reference in case you become stuck on a certain clue.
-You can replace the artworks with your own images for your art gallery if you wish by replacing the DDS images in the data\textures\AnArtGallery folder. The current size is 1024x512 but they can be reduced to 512x265 if necessary (however, they will look blurry in-game at high resolutions). If you make a gallery full of different images (like puppies or flowers or girls with guns) then please contact me. I'd be happy to link to your alternate gallery here so that others may enjoy it as an expansion to this mod.
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Requirements:
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Fallout 3 Patch 1.7
NO DLC EXPANSIONS ARE REQUIRED
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Install:
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- Extract the files from the archive.
- Copy files to (install folder)\Fallout 3\Data\
- Start Fallout 3 Launcher, click 'Data Files', place a checkmark beside AnArtGallery.esp
OR - Start Fallout Mod Manager (FOMM) and place a checkmark beside AnArtGallery.esp
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Un-Install:
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- Start Fallout 3 Launcher, click Data Files, uncheck the .esp file.
OR - Start Fallout Mod Manager (FOMM) and uncheck the box beside AnArtGallery.esp
- Delete the folders associated with the mod (AnArtGallery in both data\textures and data\meshes).
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Compatibility:
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No known compatiblity issues
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Bugs/Issues:
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No known issues - this mod was extensively tested
Please inform me (Rekicker) if you discover a glitch or conflict
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History:
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1.0 7/27/2010 - Initial Release
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Contact:
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Rekicker
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Recommended Mods:
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Any mod that gives you a better/brighter Pipboy light! It's dark in the puzzle room. Like, space dark.
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Credits:
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Once again, thanks to all the contributors listed above!
A great big THANKS to Fallout 3 Nexus for hosting images and files for us
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Fallout 3
Thanks to InsanitySorrow for creating the ReadMe Generator
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Tools Used:
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GECK
Adobe Photoshop
Fallout 3 ReadMe Generator
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License/Legal:
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This file is provided as is and the author holds no responsibility for anything that may come to happen from using this file.
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Cheating Information:
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!!! STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CHEAT !!!
-I wasn't going to mention this outside of PMs but I suppose there are people who just want the gallery full of artwork without having to do the puzzle. Therefore, to fill your gallery, use the console command 'tcl' to float through the maintenance door instead of opening it. Inside you will find a cheater switch that will populate the artwork to your gallery (unfortunately, it comes with a small karma hit and causes you to fail the quest, but neither issue is a big deal). To get into the full panic room, 'tcl' through the back wall of the panic room and use the switch on the other side to open the hidden area.