Brian Fargo of inXile wants to create a sequel to the 1988 computer role playing game Wasteland. He’s looking for funds through kickstarter. If you loved Fallout, Wasteland, or old school CRPGs, you should definitely support him. Oh, and, watch the movie, because it turns out, he’s a funnyman. 
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LoveThesePics.com posted a photo gallery about a Tour of the abandoned Fix Flags amusement park in New Orleans. Very creepy photos, and very post-apocalyptic. Absolutely reminds me of Wasteland or Fallout. The park could easily be the HQ of the Killer Clowns, which is probably a staple of Postapocalyptica.
The site seems to have some pretty cool photo galleries in general… awesome for inspiration.
Here’s an assortment of links you might find useful.
How-To’s
* Map-making tutorial using The Gimp.
Inspiration, Locations
* Photos from Paris Exhibition, 1900. In color.
* Abandoned subway stations in New York City
* The Uros people of the Titicaca lake live on floating islands, which is a cool style of living for a conpeople.
Science Fiction Stuff
* Tests have shown that it is possible to protect long-duration missions from solar wind using a magnetic shield.
* Scientists figured out that Mars’ loss of atmosphere to the pressure from solar wind isn’t a slow, gentle process; instead it is quite violent: Solar Wind Rips Up Martian Atmosphere.
NaNoWriMo 2008 Research
* Wikipedia on radioactive fallout
* Wikipedia on fallout shelters and blast shelters
* Mount Weather government bunker
* Gas masks vs bad smells: Gas masks do not filter out odors, unless they are designed for the job, but vick vapor rub is a work-around used by law enforcement and emergency workers.
* Geiger counters
* Compound bows – bow hunting is done in the US
Tags: NaNoWriMo, Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Worldbuilding
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