A minor change made to Fallout 3 during the development process ended up establishing more consistent lore for the series. There are a few details about Fallout that have historically been consistent, such as the post-apocalyptic setting and the state of the world after being turned into a wasteland. However, Fallout 3 ended up defining another string of consistency that would hold up throughout the series. Every Fallout game takes on its own story, with only a few plot connections between games. Despite that, there are a few things that players can always expect out of the series.