Fallout 2 Megamod 2.47.5 BUGS, BUGS, BUGS

[DemiStruct]

I played Fallout 2 and Fallout 2 RP, and just recently, I've installed Fallout 2's MIBB 88 (Megamod) After installing my own mods and playing through Megamod I will never look at RP again. THIS mod installed with other mods are funner than tipping a cow during mating season BUT. There are infamous bugs which anger me highly. And I wish they were fixed! Here are some bugs noted.

1): When trying to rescue Sulik's sister in the slaver camp location, the dialogue for both sulik's sister and the slaver guarding the camp is completely broken and frozen. You can move your mouse and all but the dialogue box is just stuck there as a freeze frame and you can't complete the quest which is a shame!

2): When trying to join the B.O.S. and help destroy any Enclave soldiers during a specific quest location error words pop up on enclave soldiers, you eventually fight and kill them after a while but after this the dialogue box opens up and a windows error pops up causing the game to ctd and the quest being broken.

3): huge unnecessary lag once you further delve into the game, this happens in sierra nevada depot, mariposa military base, and in general sometimes to half of the game idk why, but it's highly annoying and I know for a fact it's not my laptop trying to bottleneck the game (which it does so to solve that I have to play in windowed mode for now which solves the issue temporarily) but other than that, it's just these 3 things that bother me and oh one more thing.

4): The quest from arroyo to become a warrior is broken once, you get the 3 golden gecko hides. Once, you come back in the alotted time (there's also an alotted time issue which gives 14 days but says come back in 12 days) the tribe and all it's tribesmen accuses you that you cheated during the temple of trials and that you must clear your name. How can I clear my name, when the quest, doesn't give you any hints or clues as to how? The only solution to this is retrieving the GECK I must assume.

Misc errors, I have also noticed but hasn't made it on the 4 things I mentioned.

1: When trying to be a slaver and complete the quests for metzger he asks you to bring him 10 firearms, I brought 10 firearms to the guy and nothing happens, quest is broken fix it.

2: Can't find any cans for whisky bob, only firewood and whisky hence quest is broken unless I'm doing something wrong.

3: Can't talk to torr about bugmen snatching the brahmin unless im doing something wrong.

4: Can't kill the rats in klamath since, the option to go down the ladder to the ray lair says, "These steps are rusted and is impossible to get down to" Unless I'm doing something wrong that mini side quest is broken.

5: Starks quest to go and comply with the village, or he'll take them in as servants. I went to the village and there's nothing but a black and empty screen featuring yourself and whatever allies you have that can still move around in a voided black screen hence side quest is broken.

6: Stark's quest to go, scout out the 8 sectors of broken hills. Scouted and nothing happened to my advancement of the side quest. Quest is broken unless I'm doing something wrong.

7: Can't find Rebecca's book in the den (unless i'm doing something wrong)



Also, if anyone is interested, the mods I currently have installed are,
1: Custom perks mod,
2: Experience mod,
3: Random Encounters mod
4: World location map lists mod
5: Perk Every level mod,
6: Lootable armor mod
7: F12Se just a side add on (Use it for actions points mostly, don't like how AP is distributed in the game).
8: And of course MIB88 (Megamod)

That's all I can think of for now, if anyone is interested get this message out to the developers so they can improve on it, I love this mod to DEATH better than the RP, but it still has quite some bugs in it that need to be fixed!

[Morior Invictus]

There have been complaints about the bugs on the No Mutants Allowed forums which is the more likely place FO2 modders will be made aware of bug reports. Unfortunately anyone who complains about bugs get their comments rated down so I guess the modders are pretty sensitive to criticism. I wouldn't expect any fixes anytime soon.

[DemiStruct]

Originally posted by Übermensch:

There have been complaints about the bugs on the No Mutants Allowed forums which is the more likely place FO2 modders will be made aware of bug reports. Unfortunately anyone who complains about bugs get their comments rated down so I guess the modders are pretty sensitive to criticism. I wouldn't expect any fixes anytime soon.

WHAT? that doesn't make any sense though, Criticism (correct criticism) is essential for improvements on mods! If I was making a big mod like megamod I would've love to fix these issues! Megamod is AMAZING but it really needs to fix it's bugs.

[Morior Invictus]

My guess is that because the mod does so much that it's hard to avoid at least some bugs. I know some mods have unavoidable issues simply down to how the in-game engine is designed.

[DemiStruct]

Originally posted by Übermensch:

My guess is that because the mod does so much that it's hard to avoid at least some bugs. I know some mods have unavoidable issues simply down to how the in-game engine is designed.

Makes sense, but I think those issues can be improved upon or avoided at least, to a minimal

[123]

Can i ask you how did u manage to install megamod? Cause i've been trying and failing at each turn. Already uninstalled and re-installed it like 6 times eliminating folder afterwards and trying several options but somehow it gives me 1 or 2 error messages. First i installed it with clean fallout installation under a different folder other than program files not to have issues. Second, it asked for version 1.02 so before installing megamod i installed 1.02 patch. third once i installed the patch and megamod i tried executing the game and it showed me a font error. Figured out it was the fallout.dat file so i copied the one in the original disk pasted it on the directory and manage to execute the game showing me the 1.02 version and megamod installed correctly. fourth, when i created my character and tried saving it didnt let me. If you could give me any help on this respect i would appreciate it.

[DemiStruct]

Originally posted by 123:

Can i ask you how did u manage to install megamod? Cause i've been trying and failing at each turn. Already uninstalled and re-installed it like 6 times eliminating folder afterwards and trying several options but somehow it gives me 1 or 2 error messages. First i installed it with clean fallout installation under a different folder other than program files not to have issues. Second, it asked for version 1.02 so before installing megamod i installed 1.02 patch. third once i installed the patch and megamod i tried executing the game and it showed me a font error. Figured out it was the fallout.dat file so i copied the one in the original disk pasted it on the directory and manage to execute the game showing me the 1.02 version and megamod installed correctly. fourth, when i created my character and tried saving it didnt let me. If you could give me any help on this respect i would appreciate it.

Sorry for the super late response but, as far as megamod goes I would suggest going on NMA (No mutants allowed) they're really good and provide updates to help fix the mod. Let me actually help you now, it sounds like your complicating the process or may even have an earlier version of the mod installed. Let me ask, what Version of Megamod are you using? I have version 2.47.5 And the install process is simple. This is what I do. I first install fallout 2 clean. Once installed, I take my fallout 2 folder from the steam installation folder and put it in my games folder in my documents tab on my local c disk drive. Once, I do that, I THEN install megamod version 2.47.5 and the install directory goes into my same fallout 2 folder it's inside the fallout 2 folder. Once, I do that, then I even install more mods but in the fallout 2 to fallout megamod folder. Ask me more questions if you need any. Also, create an account on no mutants allowed it really helps.

[Not So Serious]

Game is unplayable.

Took hours to get through the temple due to bugs. Between the final guard having errors for dialogue, and the game crashing when I steal the key off him. Eventually, relocating the files and trying a different approach got me through to the village of Arroyo.

Where I got a loop on the elder's dialogue. Then "Memory cannot be written" the first time I move to another area.
Several NPCs have had their name changed to Error. And none of the quest NPCs can be talked to.

It's taken hours just to reach this point.
If wrestling with bug after bug is what I have to look forward to, then this mods going to have to be a hard pass for me.

[gaerl]

hello. on what site did you downloaded the 2.47.5 version? i only found the 2.47.1

[DemiStruct]

Originally posted by gaerl:

hello. on what site did you downloaded the 2.47.5 version? i only found the 2.47.1

No Mutants Allowed there's always custom fallout content on there

[gaerl]

Originally posted by jamesgault2399:

Originally posted by gaerl:

hello. on what site did you downloaded the 2.47.5 version? i only found the 2.47.1

No Mutants Allowed there's always custom fallout content on there

hi, thanks for the reply. i found the 2.47.5 but when i run the game i have the message "couldn't find/load texts fonts", i have put the fallout 2 file from steamapps to games and followed instal instructions but still...