Fallout 3 CD Key?

[DivineWraith28]

Okay so i baught fo3 has a cd key, so does that mean i need the rom to play? i thought that it was the game not the ability to play it.

[Tev]

Fallout 3 requires Games for Windows Live -DRM for now. Therefore you must register the CD-key on Games For Windows Live in order to play Fallout 3.

In the future, Fallout 3 will be Steamworks, since Games for Windows Live is shutting down on July, 2014. After that you will not acquire a CD-key from the Steam Store purchase of Fallout 3, but it will use Steam only

Then you should be able to play it instantly without installing any other 3rd party DRMs - just like how Fallout: New Vegas works currently.

Edit: Fallout 3 will likely move onto Steamworks BEFORE July, 2014. The date as to when, is not yet announced.

[DivineWraith28]

Gods be praised. You are a true hero. * addition of good karma * <sound of good karma> You have explained it so fully and actually told me what i need to do, i need to be told like an idiot, fyi im no techy.

[Forcen]

You can also play Fallout 3 without GFWL right now: http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Fallout_3#Play_without_Games_for_Windows_-_LIVE

[DivineWraith28]

Just got it and now i get as far as selecting a new game and then it crashes. my computer can run skyrim but not fo3. confused is the word.....

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TY

[Forcen]

irisharcher28 eredeti hozzászólása:

Just got it and now i get as far as selecting a new game and then it crashes. my computer can run skyrim but not fo3. confused is the word.....

Using Windows 7? The store page warns you about that.
Look for a fix on the page i linked before or ask.

[DivineWraith28]

nope 8.1

[Tev]

irisharcher28 eredeti hozzászólása:

Just got it and now i get as far as selecting a new game and then it crashes. my computer can run skyrim but not fo3. confused is the word.....

You can verify the integrity of game cache by going to Steam Library -> Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition -> Properties -> [Local Files] -> Verify Integrity of Game Cache.

This will validate the game files, if there's any broken or missing files.

Fallout 3 is also not optimized for Windows 7, and it has issues with some processors. You can get it to work on Windows 7 anyway running a quad core CPU. (I have personal experience.)

You should type in DXDIAG in your Windows toolbar's search window and give us the results.

Forcen's link eredeti hozzászólása:

Follow this link for an in-depth guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYjblafxHYI

• Go to {HIVATKOZÁS TÖRÖLVE}http://www.mediafire.com/?flgl2nct1du0y1x and download d3d9.dll. When you download, make sure you click on the button which says 'Download (1.74 MB)'. There are usually ads on this page and I would take it under advisement NOT to click on anything else.
  
• Move the .dll file to your Fallout 3 folder. This can usually be found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 3
  
• Open up the FALLOUT.ini file in: %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Fallout3 using Notepad.
  
• Find the line: bUseThreadedAI=0
  
• Change it to: bUseThreadedAI=1
  
• Add another line after it and insert: iNumHWThreads=2
  
• If the game still crashes, try this line: iNumHWThreads=1

I would personally however, recommend downloading the actual DirectX package from Microsoft's website, here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 installing it to a custom, easy to access location, extracting the d3d9.dll file from the CAB -files. (x86 for 32-bit and x64 for 64-bit Operating Systems.) and then placing the d3d9.dll file into Fallout 3's folder.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/fixtheproblem/ht/restoredx9dll.htm
You can of course, still just do it like how Forcen recommended.

[Definer]

irisharcher28 eredeti hozzászólása:

Just got it and now i get as far as selecting a new game and then it crashes. my computer can run skyrim but not fo3. confused is the word.....

Just now that Fallout 3 is known for being very buggy, including Crashes To Desktop. Chances are you will need to look for tweaks and fixes to get going. The website from Forcen's link is a good place to start.

[DivineWraith28]

turns out i didnt have 8.1, downloaded it and it still dont work do i need to re install it with the new software?