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Fallout 3 PC mods now also on the 360

Someone has figured out how to put Fallout 3 PC mods on the Xbox 360, which until now was impossible.

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ActionBastard5580d ago

"Ok, I'll explain it the best I can. Firstly, I used xexloader to install fallout 3 to an external usb hd from the retail disc. (I already had the expansion packs installed) It would probably work just as well if you installed to the internal hd.
Anywhos... I then connected the hd to my computer where I used xextool to patch the xex to the latest version using the method outlined here.
Then, I edited the fallout3.ini as instructed by the "manual" instructions from this.
Then I took the contents of the mod and put them in their respective places in the fallout 3 directory.
I had noticed earlier that the title update container had an esp file in it so, i figured what the heck? Its a longshot, but ill give it a try. So....
Then, I used this guide to help me make a live container for the mods files. Im not sure what all I needed to put in it, so I just put everything in. The esp file and the folders. Just make sure you fill out the gameid and other stuff for fallout 3. Also, instead of telling it youre making a demo, select the "content" option. When that was all said and done, I had a shiny new live container. I just dropped it into the retail hd with the rest of the expansions.
After getting everything put back together, I loaded up fo3 through xexloader and what do ya know? My little "House Mod" showed up in the downloads list. :)
The first save I tried was a later save and it took a couple tries to get it to load. It wasnt until I tried an early one that everything seemed to load up and actually work.
Thats it! I hope someone can take this, make some sense of it, clean it up and streamline the process.
Have fun!"

Why not just play the PC version rather than go through that hassle?

SilentNegotiator5580d ago (Edited 5580d ago )

It'll probably land you a ban.

I guess it's a cool (But kinda complicated) find, if you don't plan on using LIVE anymore.

A Cupcake for Gabe5579d ago

That is really cool. If MS wasn't such douchebag when it came to modding, I would do this. I assume the modding's only issue is achievement cheating. But I always wanted to have more classic tunes on my radio and a light saber.

Speaking of music. Why in the hell didn't fallout 3 give you a radio channel that plays your XMB/360Dashboard in-game music? Hmm...? Maybe with Vegas.

Elven65579d ago

On the 360 the guide has a built in music player.

oldsnayke5579d ago

Just a suggestion, but you do realize there are other things you could be doing than just tinkering around with how to put mods on a 360, right? as in, you know... hittin' the clubs with some friends or something. ;)

likedamaster5579d ago

So why are you here posting and not "hittin' the clubs"?

starchild5579d ago

Nice one, likedamaster.

@ Bastard up there

Why not just play the PC version? For the same reason people are playing the PS3 version. People choose which platform or platforms they want to own and they usually play games on the ones they own. Duh!

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darkmurder5580d ago

Too much effort oh well least its some form of coup for 360 but PC has been doing it much better and easier for a long time.

dangert125580d ago

if they was smart they would use they new found modding ability to do one over the ps3

CrippleH5580d ago

PS3 could support mod ages ago with UT3.
Most likely MS will ban the user for doing this anyways.

siyrobbo5579d ago

you have to have a jtagged box anyway, which you cant use on live so it wouldnt matter about getting banned

GUNS N SWORDS5580d ago

all this guy has to do is make it into a downloadable .exe and gamers wont have to go through all that hassle. you take that .exe mod, burn it on to a disc and then presto, the 360 should read it as a patch for the game.

XNA is really good at helping people make their own little executable programs, he should lean of couple of them before having people start fiddling with their consoles.

Kushan5579d ago

I don't think you've understood the complexity of this "mod". It requires a JTAG-hacked (Read: Soldered and flashed from your PC) 360 before you even begin his instructions and due to the way content on the 360 works, you NEED to go through all that hassle to get this to work. It's not really a practical thing to do, but interesting and potentially useful none the less.

tdrules5580d ago

just proof 360 is nothing more than a simplified PC with a server CPU
and the lack of RAM means any FO3 mods worth installing like hd textures will simply not run

champ215579d ago

the 360 and ps3 are pcs, which are completely under the control of their respective manufacturer.

They leave little to no control for the user. Its like being trapped with a system where games cost quite a bit more, hardware accessories are priced at a premium, online is charged. Its a complete milkfest. All they offer in return for the typical fanboy are afew exclusives per year, in return the user ends up paying much higher for the rest of the game experience.

meanwhile on a performance basis they perform like a 3-4yr old midrange pc.

mfwahwah5579d ago

You sound like console gamers get shafted.

I have a PS3. Cost me $400 (~$200 less then what a gaming PC would cost me).

I get exclusive games. I can still buy PC games on my old gaming PC. I DON'T pay for online. I mean, it's not as bad as you make it seem. Only thing I really miss out on is upgrading it myself (which I don't mind missing out on) and installing programs (which I have my PC for).

Saaking5579d ago

@champ
You described the 360. PS3 is nowhere near as bad.

champ215579d ago (Edited 5579d ago )

ps3 still charges alot more for its games compared to pc version, while being inferior, that still applies:P

but yea i agree ps3 is a far better bargain then the 360.

ps3 atleast has afew exclusives which would interest me, 360 none at all.

Kushan5579d ago

You do realise that this exact process would work on the PS3 if the PS3 allowed unsigned code to run as well? THe only reason this works is because the console was hacked, otherwise the console itself prevents it. The PS3 is no different in this case and some day, if it ever gets hacked properly, this kind of "modding" will work all the same.

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Fallout 3 designer expects remaster to revise gunplay to make it closer to Fallout 4

Fallout 3 game designer Bruce Nesmith explains that the upcoming remaster should revise the game's gunplay to be more modern.

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neutralgamer19923d ago

Give us FO3 with all the dlc remastered like ESO. Load times faster, quality of life improvements, gun play improvements

I believe it shouldn't just be graphical they should make improvements where they can to make the game better. A simple face lift isn't what's needed

ZeekQuattro3d ago

Still my favorite one. I remember getting a digital copy of FO3 when I got FO4(XBO). It was nice to finally play a stable version of the game. Then when I got a Series S it was an even better expierence. Quick resume and FPS boost made it feel like a whole new game. Updated gunplay would be very welcome though. One of the few things FO4 did better.

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Fallout 3 Remaster is coming after Oblivion Remastered, but "it'll be a while" until we see it

The rumoured Fallout 3 Remaster is still in development, but it will be years until fans get to play it on new platforms.

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jznrpg11d ago

New Vegas and Morrowind should have been first!

Christopher11d ago

Fairly certain we all know that New Vegas isn't getting anything because it's not a Bethesda developed game.

OMGitzThatGuy11d ago

MS owns both devs, if they want it, a 3rd party will make it.

Christopher11d ago

***MS owns both devs, if they want it, a 3rd party will make it. ***

I think the issue is that it's not a Bethesda developed game, not that MS owns both. This is more about Todd.

RaidenBlack10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Yep ... Todd doesn't like getting bettered within his own IP scope.
I still think of the Elder Scrolls spin-off Obsidian pitched similar to New Vegas, but Todd rejected.

RaidenBlack10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Replayed NV more than FO3 ... so I appreciate the FO3 remaster more.
For NV, I'd much prefer a sequel or a spinoff from Obsidian.

FTLmaster11d ago

Got a soft spot for Fallout 3, so I'd be down to play this.

-Foxtrot11d ago

It's crazy New Vegas wasn't worked on first to launch alongside Fallout Season 2.

They could have added all the cut content they had planned but didn't have enough development time to add, possibly even expand on it a little more. For example, have the Vegas strip as one big hub over being chopped into smaller sections we have to keep loading into.

neutralgamer199211d ago

Would love a complete remake or sequel with enough resources

Abnor_Mal11d ago

The only Fallout game I’ve played, PS3 had to keep stopping every few minutes to save. Next thing I knew the credits were rolling and I never did any side quest. I never replayed the game because of all the bugs the game had.

Yui_Suzumiya10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

I've played Fallout 3 more than any game. I lost count many years ago of how many times I finished it. It was my first Platinum trophy. But yeah, it was buggy on PS3 at launch before it got properly patched.

anast11d ago

They are only remaking their games that have been streamlined.

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Cancelled Fallout game gets turned into mod while everyone waits for London's release

Fallout: Yesterday is the re-imagining of the cancelled Fallout 3 game, and it looks awesome.

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