If you're a Fallout 4 fan, you might have heard the very sad news that the real-life inspiration behind virtual pupper Dogmeat recently passed away. Called River, she was a big, gorgeous German Shepherd who not only helped bring Dogmeat's likeness, animation, and personality to life, but an important part of the dev team behind the post-apocalyptic RPG game. Now, fans and modders are showing their love for River with in-game tributes.
Modder Mangaclub has created a lovely memorial to River in the form of a statue that you can craft at a workbench and place where you'd like in your game. It's a weathered stone statue, with a German Shepherd - presumably based on Dogmeat's mesh - sat resting on top of a plinth, as a mourning figure in robes sits beside it. It's a really touching tribute to the real-world doggo, and you can find it at Nexus Mods here.
Elsewhere on the site, creator Sirucus has uploaded a simple name swap mod that lets you rename Dogmeat to River in case you'd like to honour her in another way. It is an excellent name, after all.
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Earlier this month, we got our first really good look at a huge - and hugely impressive - "DLC-sized" Fallout 4 mod on the way from a group of talented creators called Fallout: London. Featuring a map roughly the same size as the base game's own Commonwealth, the mod is a post-apocalyptic, Fallout-style take on the UK capital - and now we've got a good look at even more content coming its way.
In a new Fallout: London 'Second Quarter 2021 Progress' video clip, the modding team gives us a whistle-stop tour of what it's been cooking up for the upcoming creation recently, and it looks like there's a whole lot. First up, we can expect some gruesome new beasties to haunt London's streets - including one inspired by monsters that would have appeared in a non-released iteration of Fallout 3 - codenamed Van Buren - called the Gahenna, which the Fallout: London crew says have been adapted to fit Fallout: London.
Found near "the fracking disaster area of Croydon, they're slightly larger than humans and appear to be made of black tar and shiny oil," the video explains, with a penchant for melee attacks and toxic gas. Oh, and there's a "screaming victim's skull" lodged in a bulb where their heads should be. Shudder. Additionally, there are the "Thamesfolk" - people turned almost reptilian by the noxious Thames water over time - and their 'pets', which are some long-tailed and clawed creatures called the "Thames Hounds", and more.
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River, the gorgeous German Shepherd who played Dogmeat in Fallout 4, has died. She was owned by Joel Burgess, former lead level designer on the game, who would bring River into the studio so the developers could learn from her behaviour. In a lovely Twitter thread that's made me a bit teary, he talks about River's role and how she wasn't just Dogmeat's in-game model, but a companion to both the player and team.
