Comments on: Fallout 3 patch causing saved game problems

By: Esther

Esther — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:48 +0000

This is the main reason I raed http://www.thegamingvault.com. Awesome posts.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:32:02 +0000

Have a PS3 version and having the same problem. It will save new game data changes, but will not save my game progress unless I start a new game.

By: Luize0

Luize0 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:13:49 +0000

@Lulz, If ound a fix, well I think it’s the same situation as yours, the thing is that after the patch Games For Windows Live does not boot together with Fallout 3 and your game has 2 save systems. The first is saving the save files in the MyGames/Fallout3 and the others system is by Games For Windows Live in MyGames/Fallout3/YOURUSERNAME so it’s simple, you just copy paste the file from the submap with your username in the Saves map (so actually just bring them out of the submap), when you start Fallout 3 you’ll notice Games For Windows Live doesn’t pop-up at the top of your screen (if you haven’t already noticed) and euhm now it should be workin again ^^

By: Lulz

Lulz — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:28:57 +0000

@Seun,

so found a fix for the pc version yet? I just patched and I WANT MY GAMES BACK

By: Seun

Seun — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:01:07 +0000

Well i patched and now i can’t load any of my profiles and it starts me out on “New” only. Not sure what happened but i will get it figured out. Pain in the rump or not the game is cool and not everything is perfect. Especially in the world of video games.

I have the PC version so this bug isn’t just limited to the console versions. If i find a fix i will post it for all who have the PC version of it. Good luck you guys.

By: Steve Harrison

Steve Harrison — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:34:57 +0000

I’ve just had the problem with the save game issue on my PS3.

The save game option is greyed out and I can no longer save my progress after a software update.

It’s rather annoying having spent in excess of 40 hours playing the game to lose all progress!!

By: gme

gme — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:10:39 +0000

ya, got the pitt yesterday on PC, I had ~40 save games and all disappeared after installing, except ONE autosave. Also can’t seem to find a key to leave the pitt (hoping I just didn’t look hard enough, and it’s not a glitch).

By: Laura Taft

Laura Taft — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:33:47 +0000

Thankgod I have the PC version.
Though, It would be nice if the link would work more often than once a day. ¬¬

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:44:51 +0000

@Kukuk, Ah who cares. What is worst is that I can’t play the game without downloading the patch.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:40:35 +0000

@Kukuk, Don’t worry yourself I have.

By: Kukuk

Kukuk — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:59:12 +0000

@Aaron, I’m not so sure you have. Many reviews, and people on the official Fallout 3 forums, mention piss-poor performance and worse aliasing than the other versions. A lot of reviews even marked it down because of the exclusive flaws.

By: Michael O'Connor

Michael O'Connor — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:54:28 +0000

@Aaron, It still looks great, but the visual quality of the game is noticeably worse than the 360 and PC. Bethesda have admitted this themselves. Hereand here. He's not stating it's bad, just not as good, and I can attest that Kukuk is a proud Sony fan and not basing his remarks on fanboyism. Bethesda's support for the game on PS3 has been pretty shocking. That's not the PS3's fault. It's Bethesda's.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:42:48 +0000

@Kukuk, Actually I’m not sure if we’ve played the same Fallout 3 or if you’ve even played the PS3 version at all, the game is sharp and looks and runs very well.

By: Michael O'Connor

Michael O'Connor — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:46:25 +0000

@urass,

If you read the article thoroughly, it clearly states that these bugs occur in isolated cases, not for everyone.

By: urass

urass — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:42:25 +0000

funny, I haven’t had a single problem with the PS3 version.

Sounds like BS to me.