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The v 1.1 update for Fallout 3 is out. Use the links below to download it. You can also download the update by way of Games for Windows LIVE.

Fallout Update US English v 1.1
This update is for US English version only.
View Update Notes

Fallout Update UK English v 1.1
This update is for the English language version released outside North America.
View Update Notes


Find updates for the French, German, Italian, Spanish and Austrian versions of the game on the corresponding language page.

Be sure to update your game with the update that corresponds with the version of your game.

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Update 1.0.0.15 Notes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed occasional crashes when exiting the game or using Alt F4 to exit.
• Fixed crashes when using Alt-Tab while binks or credits were playing.
• Thee game now restarts properly after title updates finish installing.

Update 1.1 Notes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed occasional crashes during loading and waiting.
• Friendly or neutral NPC health bars, when taking damage, no longer flicker repeatedly.
• Fixed issue where certain NPCs would occasionally disappear from the game.
• Fixed issue where dead NPCs would occasionally come back to life.
• Fixed rendering issue with the Gatling Laser gun's tracers.
• Fixed issue where the haircut menu would occasionally not appear properly.
• Added ability to remap your VATS and pip boy buttons.
• Fixed rare load/save issues that would cause NPCs to behave incorrectly.
• Fixed issue where quest objectives would occasionally not update properly due to talking activators,
• intercoms and conversations.
• Using Radaway from the Pip-Boy's Status Menu repeatedly no longer crashes the game.
• Player no longer gets stuck in level up menu if their skills are maxed out.
• Fixed issue where multiple followers would occasionally not load into an interior.
• Fixed rare issue with getting stuck in VATS mode.
• Fixed rare crash with fighting NPCs with corrupted data.
• Fixed rare crashes while loading and saving games.
• Fixed rare issue where player would fall through the floor while in VATS.
• Fixed occasional crash after scoring a critical hit in the head with a Railway Rifle.
• Prevent NPCs from inadvertently dying from falling.
• Fixed occasional issue where the controller would stop working properly.
• Fixed crashes related to repeatedly equipping and dropping clothing and armor into the world.

Quest Fixes

• Fixed several instances where quest item stayed in inventory permanently after completing quests.
• Fixed an issue where the distress message would occasionally not play in Trouble on the Homefront.
• In The Waters of Life quest, the Citadel gate will open properly if the player fast travels away after exiting the Taft Tunnels but before reaching the Citadel gate with Doctor Li.
• For the Home Sweet Home quest, the broken protectrons in Big Town become active at the proper time.
• In The American Dream quest, fixed specific issue which prevented the player from accessing their belongings in the locker by the door if they left the room first.
• Fixed infinite caps exploit in Strictly Business quest.
• Fixed rare instance where Dad would have no valid dialogue during The Waters of Life quest.
• Prevent issue during the Finding the Garden of Eden quest where player would fade to black, instead of traveling to Raven Rock, while in combat with a follower.
• Fixed several XP speech exploits with certain NPCs.
• Fixed XP exploit with a robot in Fort Bannister.
• Fixed issue where player's controls can become locked permanently during The American Dream.

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Tips for Success with the Patch

For Best Install, do the following

1. Reboot the Machine in a Clean State

Click Here to Clean Up

2. Give the patch time, it can take several up to 20 minutes to do it's job. Don't try to stop it in mid process if it appears to hang or stop updating. In fact, don't even touch the keyboard or mouse while it is updating or run other applications (hence the Clean Boot).

3. Make sure you update your mods, see next Post

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Mods will need to be updated to have a File Date that is after the Patch Update Date. In other words, if you patch the game on 01/16/09 at 8:00PM, then your mods will have to have file dates later than that.

Tech Forum Link

To do this, load the mod into Geck and then Save it after you have installed the Patch. Or, use FOMM (Fallout Mod Manager) and drag the esm to the top of the list.

Note, you may need to rethink your mod mix after patching too. In past games, patches have caused some mods to give issues and make the game unplayable. So, to test, start a new character with no mods selected, and then add mods back one at a time to test for issues.

Additional Information on the Patch and Mods from Timeslip

• The patch changes the timestamp on fallout3.esm, which changes its position in the load order if the player has any other esm mods installed. (Of which there are many; most pre-geck mods were made in tessnip by copy/pasting the header from fallout3.esm without changing the this-is-an-esm flag, so even if the mod is named *.esp it still behaves like an esm.) That load order change is what breaks save games, and can be easily fixed in fomm by right clicking fallout3.esm and clicking 'move to top'.
  
• FOSE betas 1 to 3 aren't compatibile with the patch. If someone is using any fose mods they need to get beta 4 or they wont work correctly.
  
• Anyone using my (as in Timeslip's) Games for Windows Live patch needs to remove it before attempting to install the patch, and not reinstall it again afterwards until I update it: It causes the 'ordinal <xxxx> is missing from xlive.dll' error, and probably interferes with the g4wl marketplace installation too. (Not that blocking that installation is a bad thing, imo...) I'm not sure if quarn's g4wl patch causes the same problem too, but it's very possible that it does.

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Today a new update (v1.4) is available on Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE

It's a small update in preparation for the game's second DLC, The Pitt, which is slated for release this month.

New Features

• New achievements for The Pitt
• Support for multiple downloadable content

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A new update for Fallout 3 is available. For Games for Windows LIVE, you will also be prompted if using a Games for Windows LIVE gamertag, or just download and install from us. LINK

The update is in preparation for Broken Steel and also addresses some bugs too.

Here are the release notes.

Update 1.5 Notes (PC and Xbox 360)

New Features
New achievements for Broken Steel

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with VATS calculations not appearing properly for perks (PC)
• Fixed crash related to altered references between master files
• LOD objects render properly when loaded from DLC worldspaces
• Fixed issue with companion NPCs not loading into cells immediately after player

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With the release of Point Lookout, we have an new update (version 1.6) for the game. This update is PC only. Xbox 360 users will continue to use the 1.5 update.Here are the release notes:

New Features

• New achievements for Point Lookout

To download the update, start up Fallout 3 in Games for Windows LIVE. You can also go here here for US and UK updates. Click on these links to get the update for other territories: French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Austrian.

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With the release of Point Lookout, we have an new update (version 1.6) for the game. This update is PC only. Xbox 360 users will continue to use the 1.5 update.Here are the release notes:

New Features

• New achievements for Point Lookout

To download the update, start up Fallout 3 in Games for Windows LIVE. You can also go here here for US and UK updates. Click on these links to get the update for other territories: French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Austrian.

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With the upcoming release of Mothership Zeta, we have a new update (version 1.7) for the game. This update is PC only. Xbox 360 users will continue to use the 1.5 update.Here are the release notes:

New Features

• New achievements for Mothership Zeta.
  

To download the update, start up Fallout 3 in Games for Windows LIVE. We'll have the update on the Fallout 3 official site soon.

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With the upcoming release of Mothership Zeta, we have a new update (version 1.7) for the game. This update is PC only. Xbox 360 users will continue to use the 1.5 update.Here are the release notes:

New Features

• New achievements for Mothership Zeta.
  

To download the update, start up Fallout 3 in Games for Windows LIVE. You can also get it on our site here.