A Fallout fan took to social media to share a map of the United States, highlighting the settings that the series has touched upon and showing what remains uncovered. The Fallout map creator received different takes from other players, who suggested different locations that would make for interesting settings in future games.
Since its inception, the Fallout franchise has been known for mixing history with sci-fi with its 1950s aesthetic. However, in the year 2077, the world was caught in a Great War that saw the globe covered in nuclear missiles and radioactive waste. While some people escaped to Vault-Tec's underground facilities to ride out the damage, others were not so fortunate. The Fallout franchise has traditionally explored what happened in and around the various Vaults, with the first two entries taking place in the New California Republic (NCR). Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 shifted the focus to the East Coast, with Washington DC's Capital Wasteland and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts taking the spotlight.
A clever Fallout 4 player online transforms their Vault 88 settlement into a theater, using the Vault-Tec Workshop DLC to bring their idea to life.
Though various theories about Fallout's Vaults continue...