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[gir]

Not sure if this has been done as of yet, but I just successfully downloaded this mod for fallout 3 and successfully made it work on my jtagged 360. Video here.

This post has been edited by gir: Dec 25 2009, 12:00 PM

[Downcastnut]

wow! thats amazing! is there any chance for a tut?

[gir]

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!

[Downcastnut]

thanks wouldve never thought of that myself will try it out

[red_ring_of_box]

was this using Fallout 3 with the latest patches? I assume so because you also have all the dlc but I figured I'd ask anyway.

[gir]

QUOTE(red_ring_of_box @ Dec 30 2009, 10:53 PM)

was this using Fallout 3 with the latest patches? I assume so because you also have all the dlc but I figured I'd ask anyway.

Yep. Used xextool to update to latest title update.

[Illumimodmi]

That my friend is BAD A$$

[red_ring_of_box]

1 more question... what did you do with update.esp?

[lithium210]

QUOTE(red_ring_of_box @ Jan 3 2010, 12:04 AM)

1 more question... what did you do with update.esp?

i'd like to know the same thing.. trying to figure this mod thing out.

[brando56894]

Thats pretty sweet. On a side note how can I get the DLC on my xbox without going on live to download them? Im in the process of JTAGing my console and definitely dont want to go on live to download them. Im assuming I might be able to download the content on my roommates unmodded 360 and swap the HDD over to my xbox and copy it to its respective place or no?

[gir]

QUOTE(lithium210 @ Jan 5 2010, 02:20 AM)

i'd like to know the same thing.. trying to figure this mod thing out.

I didn't do anything with it.

QUOTE(brando56894 @ Jan 5 2010, 02:31 AM)

Thats pretty sweet. On a side note how can I get the DLC on my xbox without going on live to download them? Im in the process of JTAGing my console and definitely dont want to go on live to download them. Im assuming I might be able to download the content on my roommates unmodded 360 and swap the HDD over to my xbox and copy it to its respective place or no?

You can do that or you can use the expansion disks.

[farntheplaya]

well this mod got me thinking if you can do this with fallout what other games would this work with?

well being a big halflife2/teamfortress2 fan the thing that makes those games is mods


after extracting the image of half-life 2 Orange box the structure is VERY similar to your steamapps folder on your PC. I think adding maps should be as easy as copying however I havent attempted no time ATM

i'll try it tommmrow. this opens up possiblites for more maps in portal etc!!

the possibilites are endless!!!!

[lithium210]

QUOTE(gir @ Jan 4 2010, 06:07 PM)

I didn't do anything with it.
You can do that or you can use the expansion disks.

If i want to apply new textures, how would i do that?  I downloaded some but its just two folders (meshes and textures) and there is no bsa or esp.

[red_ring_of_box]

hey thanks for the input Gir I also found something out, you don't need to edit the Fallout 3.ini at all for the mods to work, you also don't need to add the archive invalidation manual install instructions at all. Just repackage your mods in a live container using the same file structure you that you downloaded the mod in. I also repackaged some mods from fallout3nexus already and packaged them with the free legal alternative to XLAST called Le Fluffie App.

Though it still has some bugs namely you can't package more than 1 one sub directory full of files with version 1.0.0.9 so it can only be Fallout 3 mods that have .esp or .bsa and pretty much no sub directories. Even so its free and from what I understand legal to use. I'd be willing to upload some mods I repackaged with a moderators ok first.

The only thing that irks me is that my Fallout 3 game will freeze a lot even on XBR_Falcon_9855_3a I can only squeeze in maybe 10 minutes of gameplay before I get a freeze or dirty disc error. Anyone else getting this/fixed it?

Also Gir just for reference if you open up your title update for fallout 3 in a hex editor(which is the way I found the title update) it said that the version of my update was:

CODE

F.a.l.l.o.u.t. .3. .T.i.t.l.e. .U.p.d.a.t.e. .#.3

was this the version of your update or do I need an older/newer update.

Hopefully this freezing issue with FO3 can be resolved soon.

This post has been edited by red_ring_of_box: Jan 5 2010, 10:06 PM

[lithium210]

QUOTE(red_ring_of_box @ Jan 5 2010, 01:05 PM)

hey thanks for the input Gir I also found something out, you don't need to edit the Fallout 3.ini at all for the mods to work, you also don't need to add the archive invalidation manual install instructions at all. Just repackage your mods in a live container using the same file structure you that you downloaded the mod in. I also repackaged some mods from fallout3nexus already and packaged them with the free legal alternative to XLAST called Le Fluffie App.

Though it still has some bugs namely you can't package more than 1 one sub directory full of files with version 1.0.0.9 so it can only be Fallout 3 mods that have .esp or .bsa and pretty much no sub directories. Even so its free and from what I understand legal to use. I'd be willing to upload some mods I repackaged with a moderators ok first.

The only thing that irks me is that my Fallout 3 game will freeze a lot even on XBR_Falcon_9855_3a I can only squeeze in maybe 10 minutes of gameplay before I get a freeze or dirty disc error. Anyone else getting this/fixed it?

Also Gir just for reference if you open up your title update for fallout 3 in a hex editor(which is the way I found the title update) it said that the version of my update was:

CODE

F.a.l.l.o.u.t. .3. .T.i.t.l.e. .U.p.d.a.t.e. .#.3

was this the version of your update or do I need an older/newer update.

Hopefully this freezing issue with FO3 can be resolved soon.

Fallout 3 Title Update #3 is the latest update at the moment.  This sucks you can only use esp or bsa files, i want to do some texture changes but its two folders with many sub folders & files.