sothpaw Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Mornin' Back in the day, I purchased a physical copy of Fallout3 from my local game shop. I've had this copy of the game for quite a while now, and still enjoy playing it. Never finished it though, as I am not keen on the game simply ending. My default save game is in front of Sarah Lyons with her impatiently waiting for me to get it together to do Take it Back. I've been looking in Steam recently and noticed that they have a reasonbly priced GOTY Edition. Originally, I was just going to purchase Broken Steel and have some fun with that, but it seems that the physical copy of the main game I possess and Broken Steel from Steam do not play ball. Steam tells me I must buy the main game from them even though I physically own a copy that sits on my desk. So, I figure if I have to buy the game from them I mind as well buy the GOTY with all DLC's. Now for my questions and pleas for help... I have this game installed, and it is modded via Nexus/FOMM. I'm trying to figure out a way to purchase this game (thus gaining the dlc's), and not ruining my saved game and mods. Is there a way to do this without compromising the mods/saved games I currently have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sothpaw Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'd appreciate any advice from folks who may have done this before (replacing the game with the Steam version while keeping mods/saves) - or folks who just know how this is done without creating new issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M48A5 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I suggest that you look in Amazon.com for a copy of Fallout3 GOTY on disc. This would eliminate any problems you would have with trying to download and integrate the game through Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sothpaw Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'll take a look into this as well. Thank you for the suggestion. Has anyone done this though? And, if so, did they encounter any isssues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sothpaw Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Cool. Found a pretty good deal at Game Stop for an online download. Still trying to figure out how to save my mods/saved games adequately. I'd hate to have to reinstall everything. Any suggestions from the knowledgeable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aonghus Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Your best bet is to take the entire contents of the "Data" folder in your game directory, and back it up somewhere else. After you install the DLCs copy this data back over and make sure to toggle Archive Invalidation before you play. It's been quite a while, but IIRC, adding the DLCs will not break mods (barring a conflict,) or save games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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