good call; I've got a few of them hidden away in my library, but haven't yet given them a proper go. I think I will, thanks.
Shortly after the release of the TV show I realized that Fallout won't ever be what I hoped for again, and I've made my peace with the fact that it's going in it's own direction now. But I'd be damned if I didn't still yearn for what those older games had. Still haven't found something to fill that void. (Though a copious Fallout modding hobby certainly has helped me see a Fallout with some of those problems resolved.)
I really love these kinds of Fallout art, they just harkon towards the image of Fallout being a true TTRPG. I wouldn't blink twice to see this in a Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-playing Game rulebook. This one by Adam Adamowicz gives me a similar feel.
I heard there was a gang of folks wearing football uniforms in town, please be careful!
It's hard to describe how formative the theme of progress between the west coast games was to my interests, which is something the east coast games sorely lack. There's a little hope though that the new TV show could give closure, if nothing else for the west. (Even with it's own questionable choices.)
Truly, I don't think the designs of the Advanced Power Armor and the M72 Gauss Rifle will ever leave my mind. It's a real shame we won't get to see that style again as the series continues.
I've gotta say, the OG combat armor really nails the whole 'retrofuture' style, I think I've just got a fondness for the grit of Adamowicz' designs. And honestly, who doesn't love the NCR Veteran Ranger armor, I had to stop myself from using it as the image just to not taint the discussion.
Personally, my favorite depiction probably has to be the winterized combat armor from the Operation Anchorage DLC, which finds a neat balance between the sleekness of the classic Fallout designs and the more realistic modular look found in later games.
Personally, I've had luck just installing everything through wine using MO2 on Lutris on Arch Linux, so I'm always surprised to see Linux modding guides like this.