Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Chemistry in video games 3: the gas cloud

While playing an expansion pack for my game "Fallout: New Vegas," there a great chemical hazard during game play; a toxic gas cloud that engulfed and preserved an entire casino. The cloud is a blood red toxic smog that covers the game play zone known as the Sierra Madre casino.

The exact components of the cloud is never actually mention but there are clues that it contains heavy metals, primarily copper and sulphur.
The cloud is not a natural occurrence, but an artificially made biological weapon made before the nuclear apocalypse of 2077, its testing ground was at th Sierra Madre for some reason but the owner had no idea whatsoever.

The cloud struck me with question on it's contents and origin, it is amazing how much fun gameplay can be created with a knowledge of chemistry from the creators.

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