Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a turn-based real-time tactical role-playing game set in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. It sold above 300,000 units worldwide by 2008. The game follows a squad of the Brotherhood of Steel as it becomes engaged in a desperate war. Although the game takes...
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel is a turn-based real-time tactical role-playing game set in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. It sold above 300,000 units worldwide by 2008. The game follows a squad of the Brotherhood of Steel as it becomes engaged in a desperate war. Although the game takes place in the Fallout universe, it does not follow or continue the story of either Fallout or Fallout 2. The bonus CD included Fallout: Warfare, a table-top miniatures game based on the Fallout universe, as well as a bonus mission for the main game. The game has been deemed non-canon in terms of lore by Bethesda, save a few main events in the plot. Unlike the previous two Fallout games, Fallout Tactics emphasizes tactical combat and strategy. The bunkers serve as a central point for the Brotherhood, and players can obtain the services of quartermasters, mechanics, personnel yeomen, and medics. Characters from completed missions occasionally visit the bunkers. After receiving a mission briefing from the general in charge of the bunker, the player's squad can then move to the area where the mission will take place. There, the player is given a map of the area marked with objectives and notes. Combat in Fallout Tactics is more complicated than in the previous two Fallout games. Other changes include the ability to change stance, modifiers for height, and setting sentry modes, which let characters shoot automatically in CTB upon encountering an enemy. Fallout Tactics is the first Fallout game to feature a multiplayer mode. During game setup, players are granted a number of points with which to purchase squad members and gear. Although the main character on the single player game has to be human, recruits from the brotherhood and characters in multiplayer matches can be of any of the six races featured in the game: With nuclear apocalypse looming over the world, several vaults were constructed to contain the best and brightest of humanity. By being shielded from the imminent death, the offspring of these people could reclaim and repopulate the Earth.