Vulture (Fallout 76)

The vulturemeshes\actors\vulture\vulturebodyposed01.nif is a deceased creature . It was originally cut, but a corpse of the vulture was introduced in the Wastelanders update.
==Background==
The body of a large, mutated vulture can be found pinned to a large cliff face at Seneca Rocks.
==Characteristics==
The vulture is a significantly larger variant of the pre-War scavenging bird. It rivals the scorchbeast in size and is among the rarest sights in Appalachia. After doubling many times in scale compared to the pre-War equivalent, the vulture also has five, hooked talons, large upper arms and comparatively smaller hind legs. Its head is featherless, consisting of a jagged, vestigial beak. What few feathers remain are found on its back and are black in color. The Vault Dwellers cannot interact with it.
==Notes==
* The vulture's NPC record has data marking it as a flying enemy, similar to the scorchbeast.NPC record; currently a clone of the Vertibird, which indicates it is intended as a flying creature. 
* A fully functional animation skeleton exists in the game's files.Body part data
* One developer note within a vulture race keyword reads, "temp until we have a real vulture race".Vulture race placeholder keyword
==Behind the scenes==
* The vulture was originally a concept design for the scorchbeast, but was cut in favor of the bat model during development.Concept art by Katya Gudkina
* References to the vulture still exist in the quest Heart of the Enemy. The viable scorchbeast DNA has an editor ID of BoSz04_VultureDNA.
* The finished model for the vulture has been present in the game's files since launch, but was only posed and placed in-game as of the Wastelanders update. Lead level designer Steve Massey jokingly described the addition as someone going "rogue" during Wastelanders development.BGS_Steve (Steve Massey) on Bethesda Game Studios' official Discord
* In the real world, there are two vulture species found in West Virginia - the black vulture and the turkey vulture.
==Gallery==
Fo76 vulture.png
FO76 creature vulture profile.png
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FO76 Vulture Profile.png
FO76WL Vulture corpse head.png
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FO76 scorchbeast concept art 03.jpg|Concept art by Katya Gudkina
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 creatures
Category:Fallout 76 miscellaneous world objects