cailic Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I just downloaded Point Lookout, Broken Steel and Mothership from Windows Live..... I think. What is wrong with the idiots at Bethesda??? Why couldn't I just buy the addons at Best Buy like did with Anchorage and..... that other one? They work FINE! Windows live thingie said my downloads were installed. Well, Fallout kept crashing when loading. So I have been messing around with it for the last three hours to no avail. I thought, well, maybe, I should uninstall the addons and then add one a time. Windows live no longer shows that they are installed. I'm downloading Broken Steel AGAIN! Without any .esm files or anything else to tell me if the mods have even been activated, I don't know what is going on. BETHESDA, YA SCREWED UP AGAIN!!! I don't care what Bethesda's reasoning was for using Windows Live, probably so they could make more money at thier customers expense. Who wants to support MICROSOFT anyway? I sure as hell don't. I don't trust them, and I certainly don't wish to do any dealings with them other than what is necessary. I seriously doubt I will EVER purchase anything else from Bethesda ever again. I don't care if they come out with the game of the century. I've come to the conclusion that they are not concerned in the least about their customers, only the money.Thank you for letting me vent. I am SO not happy right now. :wallbash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilneko Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Wasn't the Game of the Year edition (or whatever) supposed to come out this month, with all the DLCs included in the package? Or did that get postponed or something? I agree though: Live should burn in hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmanners Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I have that bookmarked: http://www.amazon.com/Fallout-3-Game-Year-Pc/dp/B002BXKJA0 October 13, according to Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenoshi Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 The simple solution is to just find where Windows Live downloaded the add-on's at and then move the files to your data files, like most everyone else does. The reason for using Windows Live seems relatively simple to me, Microsoft probably offered them money or something. They're one of the few Games for Windows Live games (at the time), and it supported achievements from playing PC games onto peoples Xbox 360 Gamer Tags, while I could care less, I can see how easily that appeals to some people (As well as allowing you to have contact with your buddies from Xbox 360). Like I said though, instead of ranting and raving about how much Beth sucks, just move the DLC to your data folder and load them into FOM. Problem Solved. I'd tell you the directory they are at, but offhand, I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gishank Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 The addon pack #2 containing Point Lookout, and Broken Steel is due to come out this month on the 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailic Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 I did a search for the files, but came up with nothing. I figured they were given some encryptic name or something. Perhaps Windows Live didn't actually download them. Either way, this is more of a pain in the ass than it should be. The simple solution is to just find where Windows Live downloaded the add-on's at and then move the files to your data files, like most everyone else does. The reason for using Windows Live seems relatively simple to me, Microsoft probably offered them money or something. They're one of the few Games for Windows Live games (at the time), and it supported achievements from playing PC games onto peoples Xbox 360 Gamer Tags, while I could care less, I can see how easily that appeals to some people (As well as allowing you to have contact with your buddies from Xbox 360). Like I said though, instead of ranting and raving about how much Beth sucks, just move the DLC to your data folder and load them into FOM. Problem Solved. I'd tell you the directory they are at, but offhand, I can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailic Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Oh! Now you tell me. I don't have the time to keep up on the latest news, so.... I guess I'm out $30, unless I can get this bloody thing working. Thanks for the info though. You might say, I'm a victim of ignorance. The addon pack #2 containing Point Lookout, and Broken Steel is due to come out this month on the 28th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmanners Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I don't even have the DLCs and yet I know how to play them offline: http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.ph...;#entry13872813 This is a subject that comes up a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cailic Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Thanks for that info. I found the .esm files and have moved them to the data directory. And I am eradicating every bit of Windows Live from my computer. Hopefully I won't have many more problems. I guess I didn't have Windows search set to search hidden folders. OOOOPS! It still erks me that I had to give my personal data to Microsoft. Any trust I had in them flew out the window when they released Windows ME. And now they have been trying to push that crappy Vista on us. It must be nice to be able to sell a beta version to the public while they work out the kinks and sell it again, as a different product, when it finally works like it should have to begin with. Am I disgruntled? I guess, but it seems there is no integrity to anything anymore. The buisness owners don't seem to care about the products they provide, as long as the products earn them money. I keep seeing it more and more, wherever money is involved and I am becoming seriously disheartened by such a dishonorable society. I don't even have the DLCs and yet I know how to play them offline: http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.ph...;#entry13872813 This is a subject that comes up a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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