[gracietoo]

I go into the rotunda and offer to go in to the radioactive control tower to activate the purifier, and probably doomed to die from radiation, but I don't know the code, and then, even though I have taken lots of Rad-x and Radaway, the screen goes white and I get the end of story spiel... is that really the end?
There were many quests still to do and places I had not yet been I think. Should I have refused or what?

[Raiden2]

That's it. Now time to install broken steel and have the ending fixed.

[gracietoo]

Raiden2, on Nov 1 2009, 10:07 PM, said:

That's it. Now time to install broken steel and have the ending fixed.

oh what?... can't I go back a couple of saves and find a way to get the game to continue?

what's broken steel? a mod?

theres loads yet that I haven't done - perhaps I ought to start again and not bother with the main quest at all... besides, Fawkes owes me a drink

[Nagaoka]

No that's not actually it. You have to stop the purifier from exploding. You said you didn't know the code? You do know it, you just might not realize you do. Your dad chose the code number, remember? Type it into the console and get the real ending.


Broken Steel is an official add-on to the game by Bethesda. It extends the game past the purifier incident. However you still need to play as normal.

[roguim]

yes that the end without Broken steel (not a mod but a Official DLC that adds a new quest-line post-main-quest).

There also some mods tha allow you to continue the game but if you intend to purchase Broken Steel (now that you know about it) be careful because their have a lot of compatibility issues.

And you still load an previous save ( before the Take it back begins ) and do the othe quest.

oh and BTW with Broken Steel the game becomes open-ended.

[gracietoo]

ah, thank you both. Well if the game ends there whether or not I put the code in, I won't go back and do it again. Thanks about Broken Steel add-on. Cheers

You might laugh at me, but actually I almost feel relieved to have 'finished' - it is all a bit grim for me really. I prettied it up a bit with a couple of greenery mods, and had the mini hideout to escape to, so that made it more bearable, but even so it was more about enduring than enjoying for me - but then ladies of my age are not supposed to play or enjoy these sorts of games... are they? We are supposed to drool over grandchildren and gossip, and knit mittens for charity, yuk, perish the thought. Ho hum

[roquefort]

"...it is all a bit grim for me.. "

You won't want the Point Lookout add-on then -- that's even grimmer, but in a different way

I'm thinking of taking a break from Fallout and going back to Oblivion for a bit of bucolic R&R. Fallout's dystopian wreckage and assorted crazies can get a tad wearing after a while..

[gsmanners]

The most grim one for me was The Pitt, but you probably could guess that it's not very upbeat from the name alone. Point Lookout at least gives you a lot clues that scary and twisted things are afoot, but The Pitt is just dirty and depressing.

[gracietoo]

Yes, I am thinking of going back to dear ol Oblivion - only downside there is that I am a rubbish fighter, so frequently die. In Fallout you just point the gun and shoot and mostly its the other guy who goes down ( deathclaws excepted). That was the bit I liked!

Was wondering if I should buy one of the older Call of Duty games - the latest is too expensive for me - but would I like it? All this destroying and killing - I would rather build up. Or should I just go back to Silent Hunter or X3TC, completely different games, and give face-to-face killing a rest? Decisions..

[spammster]

well if you like building, why not go with Simcity, Sims etc. ?

why buy FPS (first person shooter), when you don't like killing ?

and well Fallout does deliver what i says

i quote original Fallout 2 line:

FALLOUT 2 A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game

and boy does it deliver