LogInNeil Newbon wanted to volunteer for a role in the mod.
Fallout London, a DLC-sized mod for Fallout 4, was anticipated not only by fans of the series but also by some pretty famous people, like Neil Newbon, an actor who is most known for his portrayal of Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, Heisenberg in Resident Evil, and Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in Detroit: Become Human.
In an interview with Ginx TV (via GamesRadar+), Newbon shared that he wanted to take part in Fallout London but was left on read by the FOLON team.
"Astarion and Baldur's Gate 3 had just kicked off in a wonderful way," he recalled that time. "I'd heard about Fallout London for a while, and I'd already sent them a message like a year before. Maybe two years – it was a long time ago, saying, 'Hey, this sounds great. I want to be involved.'"
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Newbon said he'd messaged the developers introducing himself as "a fan of Fallout" and said he'd "love to offer myself up to help."
"They missed my message, for about that year and a half. Apparently one of the guys said [to the rest of the devs], 'Oh I got this message from him ages on Twitter, but I don't know who this guy is.'"
Eventually, FOLON contacted him, and they were "very sweet, very kind," so Newbon got his chance to volunteer by playing Barry the Boat. He didn't mind it was not paid, the desire to contribute was what mattered.
"I also like the fact it was a free mod. So, none of us got paid. We just did it because we wanted to do it."
The actor concluded that becoming famous doesn't make actors unattainable for smaller studios as art is what's important for them.
"There's a danger I think when actors become successful that indie developers or AAs or whatever, they think they can't afford you, which is nonsense. So, you know, you see an actor win an award. It doesn't mean you can't afford them, because we are jobbing actors at the end of the day. It's just nice to remind people that actually, we're doing it for the craft."
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