Fallout 3 DLC and Games For Windows Live Woes

A reader writes with news that the Operation Anchorage downloadable content for Fallout 3 has been released. Rock, Paper, Shotgun details the extensive difficulties encountered by users of Games for Windows Live while trying to locate and install the new content. This is the first in a series of three DLC releases, and they are exclusive to the PC and Xbox 360. The last, Broken Steel, will allow players to continue within the game once the main story is finished. Unfortunately, Bethesda apparently doesn't plan to patch that ability into the PS3 version.

How to play Operation: Anchorage without Live

[Aggrajag]

Make sure that hidden files are shown in Windows Explorer, check the settings! Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Xlive\DLC Vista: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Microsoft\XLive\DLC Copy the files to: C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Data (change the drive letter if necessary) You have to use the launcher to select the mod: click on "DATA FILES" and check the box next to Anchorage.esm.

Fuck GFWL. Here's the torrent

[Anonymous Coward]

DLC Fallout 3 Operation Anchorage

http://www.mininova.org/get/2226613 [mininova.org]

Re:Umm...

[Beyond_GoodandEvil]

What I don't understand about all the end-game whining is that the first 2 Fallout games had an ending, too.
Actually, the 1st and 2nd fallout game allow you to keep playing after finishing the main quest rolling the credits, etc. They did warn that somethings may behave unexpectedly. However, fallout3 is just a great big voice over, then credits screen, then back to the main menu. Thus the fuss about the end game. HTH

Re:How to play Operation: Anchorage without Live

[Zumbs]

Unless the patch fixed the bug where the launcher would uncheck mods, you may want to have a look at Fallout Mod Manager [chorrol.com] which is a community made mod manager. If you want to check out the community-created mods, you could also check out Fallout 3 nexus [fallout3nexus.com].