Summary
A newFallout 4player ended up becoming the unfortunate victim of a flying car. The odd moment will certainly be a memorable one for theFallout 4player, but also continues to add to the list of odd moments in the Bethesda title.
Bethesda games are loved for many reasons, but even diehard fans have come to expect a certain level of bugginess, at least at release. Some of these bugs end up being embraced, likeputting a bucket over aSkyrimNPC’s head to easily stealfrom them. However, other notorious bugs, like the incredibly dangerous cars ofFallout 4, continue to pose a problem for players, including those who are brand new to the title.
Such is the case with Worldly_Froyo_8581, who shared a brief clip of their experience of being suddenly taken out by a flying car. In the clip, their character is standing in the bed of a rusted out truck while trying to take down an attacking mole rat. After firing at the mole rat, it promptly dies, awarding the player with XP. It’s a short-lived victory, though, because the car directly behind the mole rat suddenly springs into action and flies through the air to clobber the player, killing them instantly.
Fallout 4veterans may have come to expect stationary cars in the game to be dangerous by this point. Players have previously reported beingkilled by cars suddenly moving inFallout 4like this, or due to them exploding, or even getting killed for no apparent reason after simply bumping into a car. The issue is so notorious that players in the comments joked that it wasn’t aFallout 4playthrough unless the Sole Survivor came across at least one dangerous car encounter.
Explaining the Fallout 4 Player’s Car Death
In some cases,random car deaths inFallout 4are hard to justify, but in this case, it looks like it was a simple physics glitch. As the player finished off the mole rat, its model was pushed back into the car behind it, which likely caused their two hitboxes to temporarily overlap. This is the same kind of issue that can lead to random objects shaking violently when placed too close together or on top of each other. In this case, the overlap led the car to launch and unfortunately sent it hurling back at the player, rather than away from them.
As noted, bugs like these seem to be unavoidable for Bethesda titles, due in large part to the engine the games use and their huge open worlds. Players should give cars some space inFallout 4for safety’s sake, but fans of the developer will also encounter someodd bugs inStarfield, as well.
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