transfer the dlcs from epic games to steam

[Dlarkus]

hi since the ultimate edition of fallout new vegas with all the dlcs is free on epic games and I only have the standard edition on steam, I wanted to ask if it is possible to transport the dlcs from epic games over to steam and if so how exactly do you do that

[Maviba]

The easiest way to find out is trying.

In theory its probably easier to transfer your steam save game to the epic version and use it there.

However since its a very old game, transfering the DLCs to steam MIGHT work, if the game launcher (not steam) is just checking if there're (compatible) DLCs present in the directory tree by ignoring the DRM.

It probably won't work if FONV's DRM is still active and steam checks if you actually own the DLCs on steam before starting.
In that case DLCs will be either ignored, you get some Errors about a missing registration or registry entry, or the game might even chrash.

Try starting the game directly from the game directory without having steam being active.
If it doesn't start or if it opens steam then its DRM is still active and it probably won't work.
You might still try copying the DLC folders from epic to steam game files and see what happens.

But usually both game and DLC have to be from the same vendor in order to function.

[Mechenyi]

It should, they're basically no different than a normal mod, assuming EG didn't actually make any changes to the plugins themselves to make them incompatible with Steam's version, or encrypt the entire game's data like M$ store does.

I saw that TC said the EGS version is missing Honest hearts though, and maybe even one of the item packs as well, so it's not really worth it.

[Maviba]

Originally posted by Yurodivyi:

It should, they're basically no different than a normal mod, assuming EG didn't actually make any changes to the plugins themselves to make them incompatible with Steam's version, or encrypt the entire game's data like M$ store does.

I saw that TC said the EGS version is missing Honest hearts though, and maybe even one of the item packs as well, so it's not really worth it.

Hmm? There's a huge difference between a mod and a DLC, especially when games are DRM protected like they're on Both EGS AND Steam.
And a DLC is part of the game and is usually linked to your acount or the game id it has in your library.

Therfore games and DLCs from different stores are usually not compatible to each other.
There are some exceptions though so it might be worth a try.

That's not an EGS thing only. Same applies to steam

[Mechenyi]

Originally posted by Maviba:

Originally posted by Yurodivyi:

It should, they're basically no different than a normal mod, assuming EG didn't actually make any changes to the plugins themselves to make them incompatible with Steam's version, or encrypt the entire game's data like M$ store does.

I saw that TC said the EGS version is missing Honest hearts though, and maybe even one of the item packs as well, so it's not really worth it.

Hmm? There's a huge difference between a mod and a DLC, especially when games are DRM protected like they're on Both EGS AND Steam.
And a DLC is part of the game and is usually linked to your acount or the game id it has in your library.

Therfore games and DLCs from different stores are usually not compatible to each other.
There are some exceptions though so it might be worth a try.

That's not an EGS thing only. Same applies to steam

The DLCs, at least on steam(i'm not going to install egs spyware to find out if theirs is any different), aren't "protected" at all. It's an .esm file, a couple .bsa archives, and a .nam file to force the game to activate the .esm plugin. If the plugins are for the same version of the game(which they might not be since EG changed the .exe), there's nothing stopping you from copying those files into your steam directory just like any mod.

Not endorsing it because Steam probably wouldn't like it, but this is literally what pirates used to do, and part of the reason why mod authors used to not help people with non-steam versions of the game.

[Salamand3r-]

EGS currently doesn't have HH, so you won't get *all* the DLCs.

Game might not launch them natively, but if you launch through a mod manager, it should work just fine.