Can I mod Fallout 3 if I got it on Epic games?

[ALV]

Fallout 3 was free a while ago so I got it from there but I don't know if I can mod it if its not the steam version

[MBK]

Why don't you try?

[ALV]

Originally posted by MBK:

Why don't you try?

I haven't got it installed yet and I don't really wanna waste my time downloading it if mods don't work with the Epic version

[ofrew]

wait when was it free

[Death Approaches]

no sorta yes

no - as a rule, none of the silverlock script extenders will work on anything but steam, or the original games when physical media roamed the earth. Some GoG ones are now supported, but come on, it's EA, no mod creator cares about them, not in a positive way anyway.

sorta- however any mod that doesn't rely on FOSE should be fine, textures are textures, meshes are meshes, etc. versioning is much less important when there's no hooking into code.

yes - you can hack your game and downgrade your Epic freebie back to a more general, same-as-DVD executable, that can be fully modded, patched, and run FOSE; go on nexus Fallout 3 GOTY section and look for "Anniversary Patcher" it's likely the first mod you'll see if you sort by downloads.

[ALV]

Originally posted by Death Approaches:

no sorta yes

no - as a rule, none of the silverlock script extenders will work on anything but steam, or the original games when physical media roamed the earth. Some GoG ones are now supported, but come on, it's EA, no mod creator cares about them, not in a positive way anyway.

sorta- however any mod that doesn't rely on FOSE should be fine, textures are textures, meshes are meshes, etc. versioning is much less important when there's no hooking into code.

yes - you can hack your game and downgrade your Epic freebie back to a more general, same-as-DVD executable, that can be fully modded, patched, and run FOSE; go on nexus Fallout 3 GOTY section and look for "Anniversary Patcher" it's likely the first mod you'll see if you sort by downloads.

Coolio thx for the info! I didn't know modders don't like modding Epic games

[Death Approaches]

yeah I don't know if it's a stigma, or their strong-armed tactics, or just that they're late to the party and "stealing" from the other distribution platforms... but yea it's a thing apparently.

Kind of like why people liked then hated amazon prime... all these shows and free shipping? great! hey wait, you moved the shows I want into a subcategory like BBC or Crunchyroll that were free but now you want more money for?!

EA doing brow-beating tactics or just offering them money for 1yr or lifetime distribution exclusives, kind of leaves a bad taste, it's not that they're doing anything wrong per se, but it just rubs gamers the wrong way I guess. I'm sure it'll change over the years, 2029 maybe modders hate steam and love epic, who knows.