The vulture[1] is a deceased creature in Fallout 76. It was originally cut, but a corpse of the vulture was introduced in the Wastelanders update.
Background[]
The body of a large, mutated vulture can be found pinned to a large cliff face at Seneca Rocks.
Characteristics[]
The vulture is a significantly larger variant of the pre-War scavenging bird. It rivals the scorchbeast in size and is among the rarest sights in Appalachia. After doubling many times in scale compared to the pre-War equivalent, the vulture also has five, hooked talons, large upper arms and comparatively smaller hind legs. Its head is featherless, consisting of a jagged, vestigial beak. What few feathers remain are found on its back and are black in color. The Vault Dwellers cannot interact with it.
Notes[]
- The vulture's NPC record has data marking it as a flying enemy, similar to the scorchbeast.[2]
- A fully functional animation skeleton exists in the game's files.[3]
- One developer note within a vulture race keyword reads, "temp until we have a real vulture race".[4]
Behind the scenes[]
- The vulture was originally a concept design for the scorchbeast, but was cut in favor of the bat model during development.[5]
- References to the vulture still exist in the quest Heart of the Enemy. The viable scorchbeast DNA has an editor ID of BoSz04_VultureDNA.
- The finished model for the vulture has been present in the game's files since launch, but was only posed and placed in-game as of the Wastelanders update. Lead level designer Steve Massey jokingly described the addition as someone going "rogue" during Wastelanders' development.[6]
- In the real world, there are two vulture species found in West Virginia - the black vulture and the turkey vulture.
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References[]
- ↑ meshes\actors\vulture\vulturebodyposed01.nif
- ↑ NPC record; currently a clone of the Vertibird, which indicates it is intended as a flying creature.
- ↑ Body part data
- ↑ Vulture race placeholder keyword
- ↑ Concept art by Katya Gudkina
- ↑ BGS_Steve (Steve Massey) on Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord