Fallout Collection 66% Off

[JimboUK]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2008/

 

Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics.

 

Just a heads up for those who have never played them, I don't know how long the offer will go on for.

[Killeri404]

 

WEEK LONG DEAL! Offer ends 25 February

 

Are those games really worth 6,79€ for me? I have played FO3 and NV, didn't like FO3 so much because it was too easy to get maxed up character. And too OP vats and list goes on and on (yes, I started with new vegas)

I really would get FO1 and FO2, but for tactics, most of people just dislike it. So should I get only FO1 and FO2 or the whole collection?

 

Actually I would save 0,01€ if I buy only FO2 and FO1 separately. But still looking for answers :P

 

And do they work on windows 7? Because FO3 does not, and those are older, and I don't want to mess up with DosBox as I had to do with The Elder Scrolls games Arena and Daggerfall (both are from same time)

[AxlRocks]

They should work fine on Windows 7 from what I've read, and Vista really isn't very different, which is what I'm on, although, while I truly don't think it's needed I will warn you, some people seem to have major issues with Fallout 1 in particular. But here's my take on it; I bought the collection, downloaded and installed Fallout 1, ran it and it ran totallly fine other than the "rainbow color" glitch, which is basically just a universal bug on any modern system, without the unofficial patch. Next, I downloaded the unofficial Fixt patch, installed it (has it's own automated EXE too, very simple), I did NOT backup the game like it recommends (besides, Steam will redownload stuff if needed by using the Verify Integrity tool and the game is only 600MB in total), booted the game back up and since then it has been perfectly bug free. I have a good bit of the game to play yet, but with the current version of Fixt, I haven't seen anyone complaining they had script issues in quests and things of that nature, and I've had no technical issues like CTD's etc. So yeah, F1 won't run correctly from the beginning, but it's very simple to patch, with great results in my case, oh, and they're native Windows applications, no DosBox needed (thank goodness).

 

Fixt does a ton of stuff outside fixing the bugs too, like correcting in-game issues like dialogue mistakes etc, and also removing the censorship of the UK version, which from what I have read is what you'll get from Steam (or GOG too) no matter your location. Mainly, the removal of the censorship reintroduces children into the game. It also allows you to play at modern resolutions, and that's not just stretching the screen. You'll actually have more visible area. It also restores some cut content I believe, so you really end up with everything the game should be and more.

 

Oh, and the game is really fun as well haha, but it's definitely really different from F3 and NV, you might check out some random Youtube let's plays to make sure you'd be into it. So far, I can recommend F1 at least, still too bad it hasn't been rewritten to work flawlessly out of the box on modern systems, but I've seen worse.

 

If you do decide to get it or the collection, or for anyone else who does, here is a link to download Fixt:

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=57362

 

And here is the Fallout 2 Restoration Patch, pretty much all you need for F2 just like Fixt for F1:

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=54328

 

Edit: So I go to fix something, and my post totally breaks. Yay, time to fix haha

Edited February 21, 2013 by AxlRocks

[phoneyLogic]

Thanks for the fixes on NMA. I'm one of those who had problems with the Steam releases.