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Fallout 3 PC mods now also on the 360

Someone has figured out how to put Fallout 3 PC mods on the Xbox 360, which until now was impossible.

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ActionBastard5216d ago

"Ok, I'll explain it the best I can. Firstly, I used xexloader to install fallout 3 to an external usb hd from the retail disc. (I already had the expansion packs installed) It would probably work just as well if you installed to the internal hd.
Anywhos... I then connected the hd to my computer where I used xextool to patch the xex to the latest version using the method outlined here.
Then, I edited the fallout3.ini as instructed by the "manual" instructions from this.
Then I took the contents of the mod and put them in their respective places in the fallout 3 directory.
I had noticed earlier that the title update container had an esp file in it so, i figured what the heck? Its a longshot, but ill give it a try. So....
Then, I used this guide to help me make a live container for the mods files. Im not sure what all I needed to put in it, so I just put everything in. The esp file and the folders. Just make sure you fill out the gameid and other stuff for fallout 3. Also, instead of telling it youre making a demo, select the "content" option. When that was all said and done, I had a shiny new live container. I just dropped it into the retail hd with the rest of the expansions.
After getting everything put back together, I loaded up fo3 through xexloader and what do ya know? My little "House Mod" showed up in the downloads list. :)
The first save I tried was a later save and it took a couple tries to get it to load. It wasnt until I tried an early one that everything seemed to load up and actually work.
Thats it! I hope someone can take this, make some sense of it, clean it up and streamline the process.
Have fun!"

Why not just play the PC version rather than go through that hassle?

SilentNegotiator5216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

It'll probably land you a ban.

I guess it's a cool (But kinda complicated) find, if you don't plan on using LIVE anymore.

A Cupcake for Gabe5216d ago

That is really cool. If MS wasn't such douchebag when it came to modding, I would do this. I assume the modding's only issue is achievement cheating. But I always wanted to have more classic tunes on my radio and a light saber.

Speaking of music. Why in the hell didn't fallout 3 give you a radio channel that plays your XMB/360Dashboard in-game music? Hmm...? Maybe with Vegas.

Elven65215d ago

On the 360 the guide has a built in music player.

oldsnayke5215d ago

Just a suggestion, but you do realize there are other things you could be doing than just tinkering around with how to put mods on a 360, right? as in, you know... hittin' the clubs with some friends or something. ;)

likedamaster5215d ago

So why are you here posting and not "hittin' the clubs"?

starchild5215d ago

Nice one, likedamaster.

@ Bastard up there

Why not just play the PC version? For the same reason people are playing the PS3 version. People choose which platform or platforms they want to own and they usually play games on the ones they own. Duh!

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darkmurder5216d ago

Too much effort oh well least its some form of coup for 360 but PC has been doing it much better and easier for a long time.

dangert125216d ago

if they was smart they would use they new found modding ability to do one over the ps3

CrippleH5216d ago

PS3 could support mod ages ago with UT3.
Most likely MS will ban the user for doing this anyways.

siyrobbo5216d ago

you have to have a jtagged box anyway, which you cant use on live so it wouldnt matter about getting banned

GUNS N SWORDS5216d ago

all this guy has to do is make it into a downloadable .exe and gamers wont have to go through all that hassle. you take that .exe mod, burn it on to a disc and then presto, the 360 should read it as a patch for the game.

XNA is really good at helping people make their own little executable programs, he should lean of couple of them before having people start fiddling with their consoles.

Kushan5215d ago

I don't think you've understood the complexity of this "mod". It requires a JTAG-hacked (Read: Soldered and flashed from your PC) 360 before you even begin his instructions and due to the way content on the 360 works, you NEED to go through all that hassle to get this to work. It's not really a practical thing to do, but interesting and potentially useful none the less.

tdrules5216d ago

just proof 360 is nothing more than a simplified PC with a server CPU
and the lack of RAM means any FO3 mods worth installing like hd textures will simply not run

champ215216d ago

the 360 and ps3 are pcs, which are completely under the control of their respective manufacturer.

They leave little to no control for the user. Its like being trapped with a system where games cost quite a bit more, hardware accessories are priced at a premium, online is charged. Its a complete milkfest. All they offer in return for the typical fanboy are afew exclusives per year, in return the user ends up paying much higher for the rest of the game experience.

meanwhile on a performance basis they perform like a 3-4yr old midrange pc.

mfwahwah5216d ago

You sound like console gamers get shafted.

I have a PS3. Cost me $400 (~$200 less then what a gaming PC would cost me).

I get exclusive games. I can still buy PC games on my old gaming PC. I DON'T pay for online. I mean, it's not as bad as you make it seem. Only thing I really miss out on is upgrading it myself (which I don't mind missing out on) and installing programs (which I have my PC for).

Saaking5216d ago

@champ
You described the 360. PS3 is nowhere near as bad.

champ215216d ago (Edited 5216d ago )

ps3 still charges alot more for its games compared to pc version, while being inferior, that still applies:P

but yea i agree ps3 is a far better bargain then the 360.

ps3 atleast has afew exclusives which would interest me, 360 none at all.

Kushan5215d ago

You do realise that this exact process would work on the PS3 if the PS3 allowed unsigned code to run as well? THe only reason this works is because the console was hacked, otherwise the console itself prevents it. The PS3 is no different in this case and some day, if it ever gets hacked properly, this kind of "modding" will work all the same.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies3d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken3d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing694d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing694d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt3d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken3d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Now is the Best Time to Get This Incredible RPG Bundle on Steam

If you are looking for an awesome RPG, look no further. Steam is offering a significant discount on its Fallout Franchise Bundle.

SimpleSlave4d ago

"You can get all Fallout games in a bundle at a significant 20% discount on Steam. Individually, all these games add up to $244.91. With the discount, you can get them all for $195.91. That is $49 less than the original price. Quite a significant discount for such a popular franchise."

😊 😂 🤣 😐 - But why?

Just wait for a sale and get most if not all of it for a fraction of that price.

20% off...lol

Tacoboto4d ago

The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.

So what the heck is this

Inverno4d ago

The original games have been given out for free by Amazon for GOG and Epic, 76 is free now on Amazon if you have prime, Epic has also given out new Vegas for free and 4 has gone down to pretty cheap prices. 194 bucks is a total ripoff when you can get these games individually for less. Don't forget cd keys might sell em for a dollar less at times too. Come on man, us cheapskates won't touch anything near or above 100 lolz

isarai4d ago

Bro that's a ridiculous ripoff are you kidding me? 🤣

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Fallout 3's Reveal Led To Death Threats And Bethesda's First Security Guard

The artist behind Fallout 4’s Deathclaw reveals just how bad things got back when Bethesda took over the series

anast5d ago

People are stupid I get it. No one should feel unsafe,

But I think they need to talk about why they cut so many corners during the development process and why none of their games ever look current. And why they think all of this is okay while they charge full price.

LucasRuinedChildhood5d ago

As much as Bethesda deserve criticism, that's not really relevant to the reveal of Fallout 3 in 2007.

VenomUK5d ago

The default angle Kotaku always go for is to highlight the worst in gaming.

I would’ve focused on the creative.

anast4d ago

The game went downhill at Fallout 3's release. This is when they started to cut corners.

gold_drake5d ago

there is no "but". the hell lol
you dont send death threats, period.

anast4d ago

Usually, you have good comments but this isn't one of them. It just rides the mob. We can do both condemn the actions and not let them use it for other things.

I can say I received a death threat and everyone needs to shut up. People are not honest and will use horrible things to their advantage.

Armaggedon5d ago

Not all games “look” current.

anast4d ago

Their games always look like the gen before it.

Armaggedon4d ago

Yeah, but thats not the result of laziness, incompetence, or a bad engine. Thats what happens with their type of open world games. Its hard for people to find a point of comparison because no one makes games like Bethesda does.

gold_drake4d ago

mh ok thanks, i still think ur wrong in this mate.

anast4d ago

No problem. I'm not here to convince you. I'm only stating an actuality. What your words do if we look at them like events.

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