Fallout 3 patch damaging saved games

DavidMacDougall - 338 days ago

They make a really good game but they suck at the hardware part

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pansenbaer - 337 days 23 hours ago

"Thankfully, this only seems to occur with saved files before the patch..."

...Thankfully?

"Thankfully, the millions of people that have old saves are SOL..."

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chasuk08 - 337 days 23 hours ago

WOW thank god I saw this. Im gunna back up my fallout saves before I install the patch.

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nos4speed - 337 days 23 hours ago

lmao! you just have to look at this game the wrong way and it corrupts your files, its worse than pro street was :P

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Graphics Whore - 337 days 23 hours ago

Good developers, not so good programmers, reminds me of Rockstar and GTA4.

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gambare - 337 days 22 hours ago

I made a backup on a USB from my PS3 of my saved file before the patch, then patched the game, and yeah it ruined my save but then I overwrite the corrupted save with the backup save and it worked fine. Someone else made this? it worked for me

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ChampIDC - 337 days 22 hours ago

Well, I guess I'm glad I don't have the PS3 version, but why do devs always manage to mess up stuff only on the PS3? It bloody sucks.

Too many games have issues where patches mess up previous saves. It shouldn't happen, period.

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TheROsingleB - 337 days 22 hours ago

So has anyone actually had issues with the 360 or PC versions of Fallout 3 after the patch? It'd be good to find out before I go home and start it up on the 360 tonight.

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Snow - 337 days 22 hours ago

Is the patch out yet? How come i don't get the prompt when i start the game up?? :(

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Daves - 337 days 22 hours ago

Just make another user on your PS3 - you can copy saved games to this 'account' and have a duplicate.

I'd better do that as I only have one save :) I got rid of the rest clearing up some space.

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Turbo Teddy - 337 days 21 hours ago

I cant find it either. (PS3 EU version) So maybe its been pulled again.

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Nagis - 337 days 21 hours ago

Only had to get to level 20 with bad Karma, finally achieved it about 5 minutes ago. (Also backed up my files and was never prompted to update, but still, I feel good that I hit 100% before this patch. It means it is beatable and playable)

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mastiffchild - 337 days 21 hours ago

They really do mess stuff like this up don't they? I've long since traded mine in(was disappointed with the combat systems particularly the FP shooting myself so when I finished the story arc I went back to Oblivion)and was amazed they hadn't learned much from the bugs we suffered in Oblivion(got stuck with the Vampir curse twice in that one). I had all sorts of problems the first week with Fallout3 which always meant I had to restart and now it seems to fix those Bethesda have managed to break something else!
They have great ideas but don't half like making it difficult for us gamers.

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dkgshiz - 337 days 20 hours ago

For some reason it bores me. I can only play it for more then half hour, then I turn it off. Oblivion is a much better game. The biggest problem in the game. Seems to be finding missions. It takes me a long while to even find one mission! In Oblivion you couldn't walk 10 feet without finding another mission to choose from. Jesus, I wish Elder Scrolls 5 would get here soon! I'm hoping 2010 for Elder Scrolls 5.

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Flare149 - 337 days 19 hours ago

Just to confirm, the darkend save thing only occurs right after it's autosaving or loading a location. If you go back to t when you're just walking around it'll work fine

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plumpness - 337 days 13 hours ago

Im not sure if this is related but i have a problem on ps3 version where when i try to walk to the area slightly south of the place where
"the outcast" are (fort independance?) my game freezes This happens on my pre patch file as well as my old file

Oh well im finished now anyway just getting trophies of quest ive already done and thats all ( because i finished quest pre trophy patch)

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Steven Colbert - 337 days 23 hours ago

Hahahaha bugs bugs bugs

bugthesda strikes again

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Drealmcc0y - 337 days 22 hours ago

I was 30 hours through the game but I got a bug that wont let me through the door i need to go in.

The new update changed nothing, good one bestheda

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n to the b - 337 days 22 hours ago

so THAT'S what that was when I loaded up today. good. maybe now Walter of Megaton (water-processing plant) won't keep disappearing on me. scrap metal = caps! :)

fortunately my saves all seem to be intact...

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OSIRUSSS - 337 days 21 hours ago

I have this game for the PS3 and post patch I have No problems. I turn off autosave and have 2 active saves though. I'm kinda far into it and its a pretty good game.

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DNAgent - 337 days 21 hours ago

Good thing I knew this game was garbage from the beginning. I'm glad I didn't waste my time playing this garbage as it's not even a real Fallout game to begin with. It's more like what Bethesda wanted a Fallout game to be (which is basically a directors cut of Oblivion).

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dkgshiz - 337 days 20 hours ago

still haven't even been prompted to update yet. They must of pulled the update.

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JeepCreeper86 - 337 days 15 hours ago

Nothing brings a tear to my eye more than an update that corrupts my saved data files... Im glad i dont play this game (yet anyways). If i do buy it then i will def get it on my 360 now.

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