Rumor: Fallout 3 Patch Causing Freezing, Save Data Issues
Fallout 3If we understand the concept of a patch correctly, it's supposed to fix things, correct? And while the new Fallout 3 patch is certainly designed to do just that, it may come with a nasty side-effect for some gamers...
According to The Gaming Vault, the current rumor is that the Fallout 3 1.10 patch, while it does fix certain bugs and glitches, may also mess with your save data. Some people have apparently reported missing items in their inventory (and that includes crucial items required to advance the plot of the game), and PS3 owners are claiming the game is now more prone to freezing after loading particular areas. Other saving issues may pop up as well and it may affect old save files, although nobody can confirm if this is a widespread issue. The most common problems apparently center on freezing, and if you think you've got a screwy patch, the only way to fix it is to delete the patch from the "Game Data Utility." Then just start the game without installing the patch and you should be good to go. We hope this hasn't hit any of you, and if it's a larger than expected problem, we have to assume the developers will issue another patch that won't nail your save data.
For the most part, patches and updates don't cause problems with games; we've seen some e-mails from concerned readers, asking if they should ever risk downloading them. Well, sometimes you need them and many times, they really help. You just have to take the bad with the good and fortunately, there's a whole lot more good than bad these days.
Related Game(s): Fallout 3
1/13/2009 John Shepard
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 @ 11:17:58 PM
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potato
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 12:16:33 AM
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Before instaling the patch ive backup my saved files into a memory stick and then i installed the patch when i saw that it screwed up my game i deleted my patch and reput my old version from my memory card and im good to go now.
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Jizmack
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 12:35:19 AM
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because if your talking about playstation home its already here man let it go lol. And Fallout 3 isn't that great it deserves 4/5 stars for me.
1 star for story.
1 star for blowing the hell outa everybody.
1 star for cusomization.
1/2 a star for graphics
1/2 a star for not being a bad port.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 1:01:52 AM
Last edited by WorldEndsWithMe on 1/14/2009 1:02:54 AM
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PS3_Wizard
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 8:36:58 AM
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Deleted User
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 7:13:04 AM
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Orvisman
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 10:07:27 AM
If I had to bet, however, expect this exlusive DLC content on the PS3 at some point, probably on retail disk at first.
I'm also betting the PS3 gets the GTA: Lost & The Damned DLC on a retail disk at some point too. Can you say loophole?
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Jed
Saturday, January 17, 2009 @ 2:13:17 AM
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pavlovic
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 8:47:38 AM
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BTW, the patch 1.20 for COD:W@W also damage the save file for the single campaign, so if you want to play it, you shouldn't download that patch, but if you want to go online you should download it. *sigh*
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Alienange
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 9:40:11 AM
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Tristan
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 9:49:02 AM
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For some reason, the Fallout series has always been plagued with bugs, really annoying bugs. If you have played Fallout Tactics on the PC, you'd know what I'm talking about. I just hope Bethesda would find a real fix soon (Interplay never did with Fallout Tactics).
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Kingharris
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 9:51:52 AM
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King James
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 10:00:34 AM
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King James
Monday, January 19, 2009 @ 3:42:21 AM
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Ultimadream
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 10:47:28 AM
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Skatejimmy5
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 10:55:21 AM
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Pushtrak
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 4:27:28 PM
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BeezleDrop
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 @ 8:36:27 PM
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Jed
Thursday, January 15, 2009 @ 4:49:18 AM
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JofaMang
Thursday, January 15, 2009 @ 9:36:35 AM
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Both of our PS3s run double aftermarket fans and are cleaned regularly. the BC-80gb has had some issues with controllers dropping connection randomly, but since last firmware update have been able to reconnect without rebooting the PS3. That is a system issue that occurs in almost all games for me, not just Fallout.
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Azzriel
Thursday, January 15, 2009 @ 6:33:37 PM
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Etrnal
Sunday, January 18, 2009 @ 6:16:49 PM
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L20maxCAP
Monday, May 18, 2009 @ 6:50:37 PM
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Got the platinum trophy with about 23 freeze ups here and there, all requiring power cycling, waiting 5 minutes did not work at all. NONE of the freezes related to friends coming online.
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Qubex
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 @ 10:05:29 PM
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