Hurlshort Posted January 27, 2009 Posted January 27, 2009 Is the DLC only available via windows Live Marketplace? If so I'm not getting it - I do not like Windows Live and will not use it. I hear it's free now, but I don't blame you. I have no desire to register for that, even as an Xbox Live customer.
Moatilliatta Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 If you are an Xbox live customer then you are already registered if I remember my Microsoft arcana correctly.
mkreku Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 The weird thing is.. I kind of like Windows Live Games (or whatever it's called)! I've gotten used to it from Gears of War PC (where it sucked) to GTA4 (where I didn't bother with it) and Fallout 3 (where it actually works as intended). And I am ashamed to say that I enjoy hearing that sound it plays whenever I've completed an achievement.. Hope I'm not turning into an achievement whore. I also want the DLC that lets you play past level 20. I've maxxed out my character and I've just been to see Three Dog. That means I have all the game left (almost) and no character advancement to look forward to. Except bobbleheads. But I only have ONE SPECIAL bobblehead left to collect.. Because I forgot where I found the Charisma one. I refuse to look for them in walkthroughs but I am pretty sure I've found it in an earlier playthrough and I usually take a screenshot whenever I find one so it should be there somewhere. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Hurlshort Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Hmm, I played Fallout 3 on the PC, but not signed in the Windows Live. Curses!
Hell Kitty Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Hmm, I played Fallout 3 on the PC, but not signed in the Windows Live. Curses! I loaded my save from the end of the game (save files for Live are in a different folder, but you can just copy them over) and my first achievement was for completing the game. Apparently cheating doesn't stop you from getting achievements either.
alanschu Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 I have no beef with Windows Live and the PC version. Meh. It uses the same account as my XBOX Live so all I really needed to do was update Windows Live.
Deadly_Nightshade Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 I also want the DLC that lets you play past level 20. You don't need DLC to for that... "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot
thepixiesrock Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 I downloaded and beat it today. What do you guys want to know? Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Tigranes Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 1) Is there any role-playing, interesting backstory, choices to be made? 2) Is there any interesting tactical decisions to be made? 3) Does the story make sense this time? 4) Fun? Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
thepixiesrock Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 1) Is there any role-playing, interesting backstory, choices to be made?2) Is there any interesting tactical decisions to be made? 3) Does the story make sense this time? 4) Fun? 1) There isn't any actual role-playing per se. Or well, at all. You can choose what weapon set you want, and what types of units are in your "squad" as for backstory, well, they've got some holotapes that tell a little bit about like, nothing really, just about the initial invasion in some sense, but really it's like you're dropped into this simulation with the assumption that you know that you're at war and that you're supposed to be doing these objectives that they tell you. As far as choices, like, nothing really more than what I've already stated, weapons and squad. 2) Not at all really. Like, they create the illusion that you can control units, but really you get like, four guys that follow you and your tactical descisions are either "stay here" or "let's attack" 3) I mean, I found the basis of the entire thing completely conveluted. Like, the reason for you doing the simulation. There isn't really a story when you're actually in the simulation. 4) I actually had a lot of fun. Like, it's not so much an RPG, and I don't think they were trying to make it one. It really seems like a typical first person shooting game I guess. I don't know, I liked the atmosphere and the idea of being a part of a battle and all of that. But I mean, I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't like it. Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Tigranes Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Sounds like what I expected then. I'm a bit too tired of Fallout 3, at the moment anyway, to bother with it. Thanks for the info. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
Aristes Posted January 28, 2009 Posted January 28, 2009 Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm a bit burnt on Fallout until the xpac with the raised level cap and some other odds and ends thrown into it. ...And I've explored enough, I don't just want a raised level cap. I want them to fix the ending. I don't care that it wasn't hard. I hate the fact that EVERY game pretends that it has to have some over the top finale in terms of combat. What I hated was the general let down of the ending. It was just lame. It didn't really give anything to anyone. It wasn't challenging enough for the combat oriented. It wasn't written well enough to satisfy the story people. It wasn't pretty enough for the graphic mongers. It wasn't anything enough. So, they need to fix the ending and then give us a bit more to do. Then again, I'd rather spend 30 bucks on a decent expansion than 10 bucks on a glorified patch and I refuse to spend 1 buck to put armor on my horse.
Dark_Raven Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 I haven't played it in a while, time to load my last save game. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I got "OA" ysterday for the PC, I had a lot of random crashes, it seems the latest 1.1 version prefers very old nvidia drivers to work. Its all been about shooting loads of chinese thus far, which makes sense as its supposed to be a combat training simulation for the soldiers who were sent to liberate Anchorage. But it plays more or less like a late 90s FPS Edited January 31, 2009 by Kaftan Barlast DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
mkreku Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 I got "OA" ysterday for the PC, I had a lot of random crashes, it seems the latest 1.1 version prefers very old nvidia drivers to work. Are you sure it isn't ATI's fault? Come on, you can come up with one of your usual 'logical' reasons! Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 Oh, come on I wasnt even remotely stabbing at ATI this time. I was just surprised to see that FO3 1.1 breaks more than it fixes, as I had maybe 1-2 crashes for all the countless hours I spent playing the game when it was recently released. You cant roll back FO3 to 1.0 either since Operation Anchorage requires the latest update to run. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
Killian Kalthorne Posted January 31, 2009 Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I got "OA" ysterday for the PC, I had a lot of random crashes, it seems the latest 1.1 version prefers very old nvidia drivers to work. Its all been about shooting loads of chinese thus far, which makes sense as its supposed to be a combat training simulation for the soldiers who were sent to liberate Anchorage. But it plays more or less like a late 90s FPS I am using the new beta driver 161.22 GeForce driver for a while and it hadn't crash. I am going to try out the final released version to see if there is any significant difference. Edited January 31, 2009 by Killian Kalthorne "Your Job is not to die for your country, but set a man on fire, and take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."
Slowtrain Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 So I played for a few hours. The tutorial/growing up thing was pretty tedious, but once that ended things were OK. I killed everybody in the vault then went into a nearby town and beat some people to death with my bat and took their stuff. I'm enjoying the scavenger hunt aspect of the game more than anything else. For some reason, I'm not feeling any inclination to be nice to anyone. I'll talk to people briefly, then I hit them with my bat. I think it is because I've decided that I'm really not interested in anything Bethesda's writers can come up with, so why bother listening. So far though I am enjoying being a psychotic brute quite a lot, and am curious to see how the game responds to it. The baseball bat is a great starter weapon. I've used the handgun a bit, but it is not as fun as the bat. The FPS combat is pretty easy so far, probably because I've been playing STALKER: CS right before this, and as far as FPS combat goes, there is really no comparison. But yeah, so far its decent. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Slowtrain Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Does some of this stuff like WOnderglue have an actual use in game? I've got an 8 strength and yet am at the limit of what I can carry. I need to dump some stuff, but I can't tell what is useful and what is just clutter. edit: well some stuff like plates and cups are pretty obvious clutter. But what about a motorcyle clutch? Weird stuff like that. Edited February 11, 2009 by CrashGirl Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
Amentep Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Does some of this stuff like WOnderglue have an actual use in game? I've got an 8 strength and yet am at the limit of what I can carry. I need to dump some stuff, but I can't tell what is useful and what is just clutter. edit: well some stuff like plates and cups are pretty obvious clutter. But what about a motorcyle clutch? Weird stuff like that. some of the stuff like the clutch can be used to create special one-of-a-kind weapons. Some of the other junk can be used as ammo for one of the created weapons I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Musopticon? Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Don't stock up on the junk, sell it away. There'll be plenty more to find in the over 150 locations you got left to rummage! And the part hunt is kind of a minigame as well. Funnily enough, I'm finding a similar thing to happen in Oblivion Lost. I'm basically artifact hunting just to get the best combination(or "mesomodificate" as the silly Ukrainish likes to tell me) artifacts as possible. It's also nice to see how much previous knowledge of the story helps me out. Yesterday I took a vacation from the main story and, instead of going to x18 to fight Burer and face poltergeist hell, went to Wild Territory, deftly avoided the Kruglov escort part and did some missions in Yantar. Am also avoiding using the Nato weapons, even though I found an awesome H&K G36 from Army Warehouses, just because finding ammo at this part takes some effort and because I like the Kostyer attachment. Gadgetry has to be one of the better points of the game. You don't necessarily need all the attachments, but since finding them is kind of random and rare, it feels very rewarding. Case in point, I've only used the attachment grenades against random dog packs, even though it packs a massive whallop and some of the new monsters are pretty deadly. Not to mention, the updated controlled(or the older version actually) is one nasty bastard. Two of them zombified the Duty camp and half of Freedom base before I decided to intervene and the Freedom guys finally use the Vintorezes to their utmost. I love the new random and natural conflicts and situations that spring up constantly in the mod. Not only do they keep the player on his toes, but also make the game world feel more lifelike and deadly. Also, the dwarves are borderline hilarious at times. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Starwars Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I must say that I didn't enjoy Oblivion Lost particularly when I tried it out. Some features are cool, but it's really not "how STALKER was supposed to be from the start" (which I've heard many people say) as far as I'm concerned. It feels very... un-subtle. That's also my main complaint as to many of the larger mods, they just unleash to much crap for my taste. I've always viewed STALKER as a really slow, 'creeping' and lonely game (even though the original partially failed at this also with respawn problems and the endgame). That said, I was looking at the forums and saw that there is a Faction War mod released, that basically just unleashes all the factions. I think the author is planning on adding a freeplay mode for it, and once he does that... I'll likely try it out. To tell the truth, just seeing the A-life system "unlocked" can be a lot of fun even if that mod will likely make the Zone feel like a crazy circus rather than the subtle horror of the original. Also, I gotta say... I really like the Wild Territory area. Love how it's laid out and how it looks. It's a pity that we never really get to explore Pripyat and the Power Plant exterior without being in a warzone at the same time, because those areas are amazingly done as well. Listen to my home-made recordings (some original songs, some not): http://www.youtube.c...low=grid&view=0
Slowtrain Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I think I am going to restart. I'm not very far along and I'm already beginning to regret everyone who is lying dead in my wake. Does anybody know if there is a mod yet to remove the growing up/turorial part? I really don't want to have to go through that again. So far that is really the only thing I dislike about the game. But I REALLY dislike it. A pox on Bethesda for such crap. Notice how I can belittle your beliefs without calling you names. It's a useful skill to have particularly where you aren't allowed to call people names. It's a mistake to get too drawn in/worked up. I mean it's not life or death, it's just two guys posting their thoughts on a message board. If it were personal or face to face all the usual restraints would be in place, and we would never have reached this place in the first place. Try to remember that.
mkreku Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I made a save file just before I exit Vault 101. That way I can start a new character just before you get to make your final choices. As usual with Bethesda games.. you should have learnt by now. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Tigranes Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I'm sure somebody would have uploaded such a save file. I'd also recommend the NMA Compendium mod just for nerfing VATS & Every-Level-Perks, but it's up to you. Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress)
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