fallout 3 game saves problem

ste2425 · Jan 31, 2010

well i originally completed the game a few times using the same game saves for my player stats. Well ive uninstalled it since then, backing up my saves in case i ever wanted another go. Well now ive installed that mothership zeta upgrade but for it to work you need to log into that windows live thing which i set up an it all works. Problem is coz when i played it first time round i didnt acces live now when i log into live i cannot access my old game saves. SO when i dont log in i can access my old saves but not use the upgrade when i log in i can only start again but can access the upgrade. Can anyone help out here?

ComradeSader · Jan 31, 2010

You can blame LIVE for this; once you've logged onto LIVE you can't use any saves without being on LIVE, and previous saves usually don't work.

Fix.. I don't think there is one tbh, unless you used a cracked version which didn't use LIVE what so ever.

Phxprovost · Jan 31, 2010

thats pretty brutal :shadedshu

yet another case of:
Pirates | 1
Consumers | 0

ComradeSader · Jan 31, 2010

Phxprovost said:
thats pretty brutal :shadedshu

That's Windows LIVE :rolleyes:

This might go against certain people's beliefs, but it really is the best option to simply pirate any game with LIVE - they're not worth it IMO. (this is coming from someone who has um, three LIVE games I believe: DoW2, FO3, UAW:EA. Plus how ever many more I might have in Steam)

OT: The whole "getting a pirated version" is afaik the only fix, at least the one I know of.

ste2425 · Jan 31, 2010

ok guys thanks, an sorry yea i think it is a live problem coz i have to sign in to access the mothership upgrade but when i do i loose my saves. oh well gus i have to start again. Thanks anyway

qubit · Jan 31, 2010

Interesting. I have the original FO3 on Steam. When the Game of the Year edition came out recently on Steam, I didn't get an automatic upgrade or even a reduced price special offer to upgrade to it and I was quite annoyed about it. I have to pay for the whole game all over again. Yeah right. :rolleyes:

However, as it forces you to use LIVE see Steam product page, at the bottom and lose old game saves, then I think I'm good to stay as I am.

Black Panther · Jan 31, 2010

Check out your folder: C:\Users\Windows\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\Saves

You will find saved games there. Copy them.

There should be a GFWL folder somewhere. O don't remember if it's called LIVE or GFWL.
Open it and paste the save games you copied inside it.

It should work now.

ste2425 · Jan 31, 2010

Black Panther said:
Check out your folder: C:\Users\Windows\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\Saves

You will find saved games there. Copy them.

There should be a GFWL folder somewhere. O don't remember if it's called LIVE or GFWL.
Open it and paste the save games you copied inside it.

It should work now.

ill give it a try, i didnt no gfwl saved the files in a different place, i just coppied them back the folders in my documents

brandonwh64 · Jan 31, 2010

fallout 3 was way more buggier than oblivion. I played almost 75$ through fall out three having to dodge bugs with console cheats and then ended up not finishing the game due to a bug in vault 76

ste2425 · Jan 31, 2010

tbh honest this is the only problem ive had with fo3, ive heard allot of people having bugs but i aint had one, well till now

brandonwh64 · Jan 31, 2010

the game in sense was good BUT i could not enjoy it due to the bugs.

ste2425 · Jan 31, 2010

brandonwh64 said:
the game in sense was good BUT i could not enjoy it due to the bugs.

wat bugs exactly coz i got 90% through without any problems then got bored

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fallout 3 game saves problem

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