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Fallout 3: Broken Steel DLC PC problems News
PC News by Tom Bramwell
It looks as though there's a problem with the PC version of Fallout 3's latest downloadable content add-on, Broken Steel.
According to early posts on the Bethesda Softworks forum and our own experiences here, the DLC downloads and then throws up an error.
The error says: "Not a cryptographic message or the cryptographic message is not formatted correctly. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8009200D)."
There also appears to be a difference between the reported file-size (471.6MB) and the file you actually click through to download (510MB).
We're waiting to hear back from Bethesda about what's going on. The Xbox 360 version appears to be fine.
Hopefully there will be a quick fix. Goodness knows we could do without a repeat of the unfortunate problems that held up The Pitt for Xbox Live users.
Check out our Fallout 3: Broken Steel preview to see what you'll get when it does start to work.
UPDATE:: Bethesda has been in touch to update us on the PC version: "We're seeing the same error, which is a Games for Windows Live DRM Install error. Microsoft is working on fixing it, and we'll let everyone know once we've verified it."
The developer also said the following regarding unrelated Xbox 360 errors: "The Xbox Live servers don't seem to be fully synched yet with the additional achievements. This should fix itself automatically soon. People won't lose any achievements."
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kinky_mong
05/05/09 @ 11:46
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Ermm... I thought the release of Operation Anchorage went smoothly?
It appears the knives were already out anyway ready for the slightest fuck up though. |
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Pleeeese don't let the 360 version be borked again!
Also, anyone know if the level 'un'-cap will be active before the end of the main game? i.e. i'm at level 20 but haven't finished main quest yet, will I start gettin more exp during my game or will that only apply after the main game has 'ended'? |
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Hahaha. So it's the PC's turn for borked up Fallout 3 DLC is it?
Still I'm happy to wait until it is fixed before purchasing it because in my humble view Fallout 3 is better on the PC, mostly because of the numerous user mods and the fact that it looks better and runs smoother at a constant 60 fps on my setup. |
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I've been moaning about wanting the official level cap raise before I start playing again, and now it's here I can't even be bothered to buy it. What a dick I am.
I think I've decided I've just had enough of Fallout 3, and I've also decided it's definitely not as good as Oblivion (with mods). /runs |
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RedSparrows
05/05/09 @ 15:56
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I got Broken Steel, first of the DLC I have purchased, if only for the extra 10 levels (some of the Perks look metagame-changing, and funny...'self-nuke' looks good). Works fine, achievements a-ok.
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Bethesda has been in touch to update us on the PC version: "We're seeing the same error, which is a Games for Windows Live DRM Install error.
DRM causing problems? That's an entirely new thing! I'm kidding, it is a shame PC owners are having this problem, fingers crossed it's rectified as soon as possible. |
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Sunyavadin
05/05/09 @ 17:10
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Oh, it's out?
*glances at all those shiny points waiting to be spent* Guess I'll wait for the glitches to be fixed before breaking my game. |
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360 version for me is also broken, trying to finish up quests I missed and every time i get within a certain ditance of or fast travel to rivet city the game crashes, it also crashes on ancanosta station near rivet city when I try and fast travel there. if this isnt an isolated incident it indicates that bethesda didnt just do minimal playtesting, it indicates they didn't do any.
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christourlord
05/05/09 @ 21:09
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The 360 content seems a bit broken too. I completed the first new mission, "Death From Above", but did not receive the achievement for doing so...
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@ christourlord
[quote]The developer also said the following regarding unrelated Xbox 360 errors: "The Xbox Live servers don't seem to be fully synched yet with the additional achievements. This should fix itself automatically soon. People won't lose any achievements." [/quote] Really disappointed about this sitatuion, I was counting on playing this one in the next 5 days... MS really shitted on the GWL this time! |
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Doctor_What
06/05/09 @ 07:28
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After the mediocre reviews and the DLC issues, I'm not so annoyed that I got the PS3 version any more :)
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Finished it last night. Not a big deal, feels like a regular wasteland quest. The only glitch I've suffered in it so far is the achievement one. Basically, I got the mission achievements but there's 100 points unaccounted for somewhere and the maximum achievement score is set at 1200 when it should be 1350.
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