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A Human Becoming
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Infamypack said:
Yeah, I figured as much. I played with my low charisma character.
ElectricThunder
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Hmm, from what folk are feeling on this...I wonder how long it will take for that new fangled Mod tool dealie from a couple days back to be used by somebody to "recreate" what they thought this DLC could've/should've been? Kinda weird timing for it to exist right before a bit of DLC that seems to be somewhat polarizing that the very least....
CharpyImpact said:I guess no one has suggestions for good modsHow sad.
Check a few pages back. Someone asked the same question and got a lot of good replies.
The mods aren't going to come out over night though... the really good ones (balance overhaul and whatnot) will take some time.
Alright! Operation: Anchorage just red ringed my 360!
I've had my 360 since August 2007 and had absolutely no problems with it. It froze only a couple times before in other games but that was it. Ran like a charm. I've put in about 20 hours into Fallout 3, just completed the Reilly's Rangers quest, and downloaded Operation: Anchorage tonight. I get the radio message that activates the "Aiding the Outcasts" quest and head straight to that Bailey area with the firefight between the Outcasts and Super Mutants. 30 seconds into the skirmish and bam, the game freezes. I've seen this before I thought. So I turned the system off, then turned it back on and there they were, staring me in the face, those dreaded three flashing red rings.
It was my first system and first red ring problem. I thought I might've avoided this problem, having had my 360 for so long. Guess not. I just hope Best Buy doesn't screw me over with the 2 year product replacement plan I bought with my console.
I've had my 360 since August 2007 and had absolutely no problems with it. It froze only a couple times before in other games but that was it. Ran like a charm. I've put in about 20 hours into Fallout 3, just completed the Reilly's Rangers quest, and downloaded Operation: Anchorage tonight. I get the radio message that activates the "Aiding the Outcasts" quest and head straight to that Bailey area with the firefight between the Outcasts and Super Mutants. 30 seconds into the skirmish and bam, the game freezes. I've seen this before I thought. So I turned the system off, then turned it back on and there they were, staring me in the face, those dreaded three flashing red rings.
It was my first system and first red ring problem. I thought I might've avoided this problem, having had my 360 for so long. Guess not. I just hope Best Buy doesn't screw me over with the 2 year product replacement plan I bought with my console.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
So i cant go back to the simulation to find the other intels?
Ended up with 7 but i didnt expect it to boot me out and not give me an option to stay until i wanted to leave. Fuuuccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
Ended up with 7 but i didnt expect it to boot me out and not give me an option to stay until i wanted to leave. Fuuuccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
Bloodworth
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Metalic Sand said:So i cant go back to the simulation to find the other intels?
Ended up with 7 but i didnt expect it to boot me out and not give me an option to stay until i wanted to leave. Fuuuccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!
There's already a WikiCheats guide for them. Good thing this is a fun quest to replay, but I managed to snag them all.
Ok what the fuck have Bethesda done to the targeting reticle for picking up items in the Sim part of the DLC?
Its fucking horrendously annoying! You have to have pinpoint accuracy to pick shit up and you cant 'sweep' over items nice and easy like you can in the game proper.
Just had to get that off my chest.
Its fucking horrendously annoying! You have to have pinpoint accuracy to pick shit up and you cant 'sweep' over items nice and easy like you can in the game proper.
Just had to get that off my chest.
Just borrowed this from work yesterday and I haven't been this sucked in since Bioshock. Absolutely in love so far. I do have a quick question that's probably somewhere in this thread, but I'm weary of spoilers.
Did the patch (360) change the fact that once you complete the main quest/story you can't continue your game or is that going to be part of the third DLC? I've heard both so I just wanted to make sure.
Did the patch (360) change the fact that once you complete the main quest/story you can't continue your game or is that going to be part of the third DLC? I've heard both so I just wanted to make sure.
MrTroubleMaker
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anyone else get some wierd achivement glitch (PC) where you get them in the game and if you look at your game details in GFW it say's you got them, but if you look at you played game list it say's you didn't get them, ie 50 out of 54 (1000 instead of 1100), even though I have all of them... strange
also, I was half way though, you got to shoot them in the head, before I started the DLC, well anyway's when you pic up a certain item at the end of the DLC quest
, it also say's you complated YGTSTITH .. well I'll finish that one an then start the DLC over again
I haven't found anything yet to repair it with, but the traiders can repair it, the best one is crazy wolfgang
also, I was half way though, you got to shoot them in the head, before I started the DLC, well anyway's when you pic up a certain item at the end of the DLC quest
T-51b
mattso said:
I haven't found anything yet to repair it with, but the traiders can repair it, the best one is crazy wolfgang
dodonpalex
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voltron said:
That bugged me too, annoying thing to change.
Templar Wizard
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SPOILER IMPRESSIONS:::::
Got it, finished it in 2 hours.
Impressions:
As a concept, it seemed to be interesting. exploring the chinese invasion and what would be pre-fallout Fallout.
It was there, but only as the VERY thin outline to what was a poor multi objective FPS mission. FPS is not what Fallout3 does very well (but it still works).
What Fallout does do well is allow you to explore some morality boundaries, especially in a world where the accepted framework of society has been burnt away, in the DLC we have NOTHING to do except use VATS and choose a loadout.
Maybe the exercise was to show players who complain about the failings of Fallout3, that this is the alternative
, take out all the 'Brown' and you get linear 'Ice Blue'.
The ending, where you can defeat the boss by having a speech over 50% is pretty pathetic, its not even a 'use your speech skill to enter into dialogue tree with General Tang', just one line, as bad as, if not worse than the President death.
3/10,
It didnt crash once, my evil character because neutral at the end of the mission, i got a sword.
Got it, finished it in 2 hours.
Impressions:
As a concept, it seemed to be interesting. exploring the chinese invasion and what would be pre-fallout Fallout.
It was there, but only as the VERY thin outline to what was a poor multi objective FPS mission. FPS is not what Fallout3 does very well (but it still works).
What Fallout does do well is allow you to explore some morality boundaries, especially in a world where the accepted framework of society has been burnt away, in the DLC we have NOTHING to do except use VATS and choose a loadout.
Maybe the exercise was to show players who complain about the failings of Fallout3, that this is the alternative
, take out all the 'Brown' and you get linear 'Ice Blue'.The ending, where you can defeat the boss by having a speech over 50% is pretty pathetic, its not even a 'use your speech skill to enter into dialogue tree with General Tang', just one line, as bad as, if not worse than the President death.
3/10,
It didnt crash once, my evil character because neutral at the end of the mission, i got a sword.
A Human Becoming
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voltron said:
I was wondering if that was just me.
voltron said:
dodonpalex said:
They haven't changed anything. If you hover over an item in the DLC, notice that it says "Activate" and not "pick up". So what they've done is they've made all pick-up-able items switches instead of items, and when you "activate" the switch (say, something that looks like a grenade but really isn't), it disappears and an item is added to your inventory (in this case, a grenade). Switches are a lot more particular about where you point with the aiming reticule than items. I don't know why they've done this but I assume it has something to do with the fact that you can't "pick up" anything in the simulation.
Crap, so I can't get the DLC to activate in-game...?
360 version, downloaded it, says it loads new content, I can see it in the downloads section from the main menu, but it won't activate for any of my saved characters. I even uninstalled the game and played it from the disc, nothing. I go to the Red Racer factory, nothing. Saved there, redownloaded DLC, started it up and wandered around...nothing. Any ideas?
360 version, downloaded it, says it loads new content, I can see it in the downloads section from the main menu, but it won't activate for any of my saved characters. I even uninstalled the game and played it from the disc, nothing. I go to the Red Racer factory, nothing. Saved there, redownloaded DLC, started it up and wandered around...nothing. Any ideas?
joeblackisback
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So I finished the simulation and now
the outcasts want me to open the armory, but it says it requires a key. WHERE IS THE KEY??
Mooreberg said:
I decided to bring Fawkes along, but when I entered a subway, he wasn't there. I tried exiting and entering again. He wasn't entering the subway for some reason, so I just sent him back to the entrance to the Underworld.
It's a pretty streamlined DLC with small amount of room to explore. It's a nice pace of change, I guess some don't like it but I kept all of the special weapons within my suite so they don't break down. :lol
joeblackisback
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Ysiadmihi said:Use the terminal that's...right...beside...it
I think I need to stop playing when I'm tired.. lol
Imperial Hot
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Finished Operation: Anchorage last night. I really enjoyed it, especially how it is its own self-contained campaign and story. It is like a scaled down version of Fallout within the game, except within a completely different environment. Definitely worth checking out. I got a good four hours out of it, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Can't wait for Bethesda's next DLC.
Can't wait for Bethesda's next DLC.
A Human Becoming
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You think the combat is bad? I will not dispute that they took out aspects of Fallout 3 I really enjoy (exploration and choice), but it's still a nice diversion from the rest of the game. My favorite sidequest is heavy combat (Reilly's Rangers) and this DLC completely stream lines it. If you're level 20, I could see passing on this. If you are not, I'd say it's worth doing. You get some good equipment for completing it and if you do like the combat it, you'll have plenty of it to enjoy.
ICallItFutile said:
I like the combat. Just not in this DLC. It's just Goldeneye-esque encounter after Goldeneye-esque encounter with stupid soldiers hiding behind crates and popping their heads up once every ten seconds. It's basically Whack-A-Mole. In vanilla FO3 the environments are much more open and thus combat becomes much more fun and varied. Add to that your pre-set weapon arsenal and the other things I mentioned in my previous post, and you have one boring-ass mission.
A Human Becoming
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I think it didn't bother me because I used the sniper rifle, which I had never used before. I guess that made a big enough difference, because you are right, the combat is less interesting then in the main game.
I was disappointed when
I was disappointed when
after disarming the pulse field, I expected an epic battle outside, only to go inside the Chinese HQ and fight a somewhat hectic boss.
Conflict NZ
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ICallItFutile said:
I talked the boss into killing himself with the electrified sword, pretty awesome finale to a sub-par mission.
I'm enjoying Anchorage so far, just like I thought I would. I'm looking forward to finishing it and taking the loot out into the main game. How anyone can beat this in 2 hours is beyond me, by the way. I played it for at least 2 hours today, and I'm no where near the end of it.
MaizeRage25
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Does this game bother anyone else's eyes?
After a couple of hours, my eyes are really strained.
After a couple of hours, my eyes are really strained.
Finished the DLC. Was pretty fun IMO. The focused nature of the whole thing was refreshing for Fallout 3. It was also pretty damn ballsy for Bethesda to do a DLC pack that uses the gameplay mechanic that basically everyone complained about (FPS).
Also the fact you get the Gauss Rifle at the end makes it totally worth it.
Also the fact you get the Gauss Rifle at the end makes it totally worth it.
I still can't get my DLC to work, so I'll ask again.
I have downloaded, but I can't find the DLC files anywhere on my harddrive. I tried redownloading, but I still can't find them. When I log onto live in the game, I get a message that tells me that the DLC is installed(the stand-alone Live launcher tells me this too), so they're obviously there(yes, I've tried searching for them) The only GFWL folder I can find is the one for my profile and Launcher language packs.
However, a new profile folder has been added into my saves directory. Can I then copy my old saves into this new GFWL save directory?
I have downloaded, but I can't find the DLC files anywhere on my harddrive. I tried redownloading, but I still can't find them. When I log onto live in the game, I get a message that tells me that the DLC is installed(the stand-alone Live launcher tells me this too), so they're obviously there(yes, I've tried searching for them) The only GFWL folder I can find is the one for my profile and Launcher language packs.
However, a new profile folder has been added into my saves directory. Can I then copy my old saves into this new GFWL save directory?
MrTroubleMaker
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Jaagen said:
search for the file names
Anchorage.esm
Anchorage - Main.bsa
Anchorage - Sounds.bsa
they will be in a hidden folder, so you need to make sure you can see hidden and system folders in explorer
they should be in
C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Xlive\DLC (Windows XP)
or
C:\Users\Your User Name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\XLive\DLC (Windows Vista)
copy them into Fallout 3\Data folder
then click on "Data Files" and check the box next to "Anchorage" before loading the game
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Operation:_Anchorage
Im not sure about the saves