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[–] teft@lemmy.world 68 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Commonwealth ghouls have access to a wig shop.

That’s the only way i can figure it.

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 months ago

maybe she's born with it, maybe it's aqua cura

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Fallout 4 seperated the design for feral and non feral ghouls, making the former more human and the ladder less so. Ignoring that is kinda cherry picky

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

im not sure what you mean, ferals were also much more monstrous in 3's artstyle. besides, the post mostly shows how they inexplicably have full heads of hair.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Fallout 3 is not Old Fallout.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 2 months ago

They wear wigs.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All feral ghouls should look like the top.

Non-feral ghouls should mostly have their heads totally shaved because they're still ghouls and can't grow a full head of hair. Although some of them might wear wigs lmao

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

personally i think ghouls should have some more variance. admittedly, given the creation kit's systems it might be a little difficult, but surely a few extra headparts and some wackier, more deformed shapekeys could do something

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I agree with that. More horrible disfigurement would make sense for ghouls. They've become a bit too comic for my liking. I know Fallout has always had a humourous element, but I'd like to see future entries in the series lean more into the horror side of it again.

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 months ago

Hancock from Fallout 4, source: fallout.wiki Ghouls are too cute now, at least in Fallout 3 they were clearly disfigured (if unvaried and lacking expressiveness) I agree, we gotta lean into the horror of ghoulification. As of present the anti-ghoul sentiments seem really hard to hold up in setting. Like, we coulda had ghouls with half-attached ears, and cancerous growths on their necks, but now we just get kinda melty mannequins.

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In every BGS game ghouls all look identical, and it drives me insane. I feel it really detracts from the fact that ghoulification should be a unique experience to all that undergo it. Unless the Followers have invented some new kinda wasteland plastic surgery trend, of course, but I doubt that.

also ferals look so different from sane ghouls in all the bgs games which I feel is kind of a missed oppurtunity

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

best ghoul is still harold from FO2 with a tree named bob growing out of his head

[–] rosahaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

actually harold is an FEV mutant, not a ghoul, get your facts straight, bub☝🤓

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What's "onwards" of fallout 4?

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 18 points 2 months ago

76 and perhaps the TV show?

[–] sgbrain7@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Strayonaise@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Old ghouls would call the new ghouls smooth skins

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

And they continously get new powers out of nowhere

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Glowed up ghoul right here.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 2 months ago

They have to wear wigs to have that hair.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Only thing I find is a Russian forum post

https://joyreactor.cc/post/4565834

[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago