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Oh my god, Fallout 3 has removed Games For Windows LiveWarning: the update breaks mods which need FOSE
Warning: the update breaks mods which need FOSE
After 13 years,Fallout 3has finally removed Microsoft’s reviled (and broken) Games For Windows Live service from the Steam release. Hooray! FO3 is still busted because Bethesda haven’t updated the game to run happily on modern Windows, but I’ll take any opportunity to dance on GFWL’s grave. However, avoid the update if you play FO3 with lots of mods.
TheSteam announcementsays plain and simple that Fallout 3 GotY “no longer requires Games for Windows Live” and “no longer installs Games for Windows Live dependencies”. Yup,it seemsthey’ve stripped GFWL from the regular edition too, obvs. Bethesda started selling Fallout 3 without GFWL on GOG last year, so it’s good to see Steam catch up.
GFWL has been dead for a while but the game still required it and would take a while trying to log in on startup. Unofficial tools have let players get around this before, but now it’s just gone. If you already had FO3 installed on Steam, Bethesda suggest uninstalling and reinstalling to get it to play right. Might need to dig save files out the old GFWL folder too.
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Removing GFWL from the non-GotY edition might also be a problem, considering the expansions were originally sold through GFWL. I do see someoneon the Steam forumssaying they can no longer access the DLC they bought. Hmm.
And yeah, Fallout 3 is still busted on modern versions of Windows. I’ll point you to the ever-helpfulPCGamingWikifor fixes and workarounds to many of the issues. A shame Bethesda didn’t fix that while rummaging in the game’s guts. It is curious that they’re endlessly releasing new editions ofSkyrimbut have left this game be.
I’ve reached out to Bethesda with questions about accessing GFWL DLC, and if they plan to fix the longstanding problems with Windows. I’ll let you know if I hear anything good back.
Fallout 3 is discountedon Steamright now, with the base game down to £2 and the GotY Edition down to £6. That GotY discount is availableon GOGtoo.
