[Julie Serebrekoff]

You've NOT solved your problem only moved it to another bsa.
Basically you've exceeded the 255 character per line count limit for .ini entries.
RE-read the OP specifically the 'IMPORTANT - Manually adding archives to your Fallout3.ini' bit in the DLC compatibility section for info on shortening the bsa names.
Plus do yourself a favor and get the Little Boy handy utility linked to in that section.

Nope. That wasn't the case. It was like that:

SArchiveList=AII.bsa, Fallout - Textures.bsa, Fallout - Meshes.bsa, Fallout - Voices.bsa, Fallout - Sound.bsa, Fallout - MenuVoices.bsa, Fallout - Misc.bsa, Anchorage - Main.bsa, Anchorage - Sounds.bsa, Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa, BrokenSteel - Main.bsa, BrokenSteel - Sounds.bsa

And changed it to that to fix the problem with missing firing sound:

SArchiveList=AII.bsa, Fallout - Textures.bsa, Fallout - Meshes.bsa, Fallout - Voices.bsa, Fallout - Sound.bsa, Fallout - MenuVoices.bsa, Fallout - Misc.bsa, Anchorage - Main.bsa, Anchorage - Sounds.bsa, BrokenSteel - Main.bsa, BrokenSteel - Sounds.bsa, Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa,

[Sammygirl]

SArchiveList=AII.bsa, Fallout - Textures.bsa, Fallout - Meshes.bsa, Fallout - Voices.bsa, Fallout - Sound.bsa, Fallout - MenuVoices.bsa, Fallout - Misc.bsa, Anchorage - Main.bsa, Anchorage - Sounds.bsa, BrokenSteel - Main.bsa, BrokenSteel - Sounds.bsa, Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa,

Your new line still exceeds the 255 char limit and you will now find that the Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa doesn't load, basically you need to shorten some more (Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa not loading shouldn't cause any problems as it doesn't add anything new...you just won't get the fixes included in it)
suggest you look at the link regarding condensing bsa names in the same section i mentioned before

[JaNnatul Naimah]

Absolutely. I visited the coil room and there was a floor with 1.0.0.15. Read the OP about the bsa's...

hmm just seems wierd that everything else would work. guess i'll go check my bsa list.

alright well no spaces is 236 and with spaces is 247. guess i'll go give this a shot.

lol yup. that was it. full sounds now. almost makes me want to go replay, but i guess i'll leave that for the next playthrough lol.

[Raymond J. Ramirez]

Ah.. bugger, I suspected it! Well got the little boy and turned ArchiveInvalidationInvalidated!.bsa and Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa on... so will that thing do the trick? Just turn the .bsa's on and launch the game with FOSE from FOMM? Eh?

[Causon-Chambers]

Ah.. bugger, I suspected it! Well got the little boy and turned ArchiveInvalidationInvalidated!.bsa and Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.bsa on... so will that thing do the trick? Just turn the .bsa's on and launch the game with FOSE from FOMM? Eh?

You will still need to make sure that the SArchiveList entry is below the char limit, which may involve renaming some of your bsa files.
(oh...and make sure that the bsa order in littleboy starts with the AII.bsa aka. ArchiveInvalidationInvalidated!.bsa and that you don't have both AII.bsa and ArchiveInvalidationInvalidated!.bsa).

[michael danso]

Hey guys, this is a bit confusing for me.

I'm just looking to patch FO3 (it's vanilla right now, I haven't patched it at all) so I can use mods, and eventually play the DLC's when I get there. Any suggestions for the simplest way to do this so I won't run into any problems?

[Alexander Horton]

Ok done.. shortened the names and it seems to be just fine now no "!" marks or anything like that. Thank you guys. :bowdown:

[Liii BLATES]

Hey guys, this is a bit confusing for me.

I'm just looking to patch FO3 (it's vanilla right now, I haven't patched it at all) so I can use mods, and eventually play the DLC's when I get there. Any suggestions for the simplest way to do this so I won't run into any problems?

Just follow the instructions on the first page and post of this thread. by the way I recommend using FOMM and FOSE for mods.

Speaking of fose... what happens if I use a newer version of the fose and have that fose_1_0.dll in my fallout 3 folder?

[Chelsea Head]

What do we do if our Steam version is patched to 1.5? Do I use the Steam .exe and the .esm and water .esp? Or do I need to reinstall?

[Kitana Lucas]

What do we do if our Steam version is patched to 1.5? Do I use the Steam .exe and the .esm and water .esp? Or do I need to reinstall?

Well, you are lucky then
For me Steam refuse to patch my game to 1.5 (very smart from they side)
Yes, you can do as you say- without reinstall the whole game.

[Avril Louise]

Mother F... fudge...

1.5 worked. the interior is now showing correctly...

Why it vanishes without 1.5, I have no clue...

Well, I guess I'll just go through my mods, and disable any that have an issue with 1.5

I want to play BS more than anything... i'll just tough it... and hope we either come up with a fix, or we get a new patch.

Is Anyone Successfully using ANY of the Major Mods - like UF3P, FOOK, MMM, Caliber, etc., with v1.5 without any problems.

Would you please post which major mods seem to be working for you if you are using 1.5

So we can decide if we want to live with the somewhat fixed vats and still have some of our mods with a functional Broken Steel and not have to deal with all the hassle of trying to work around it!
Thank you!!

[Cathrine Jack]

Is Anyone Successfully using ANY of the Major Mods - like UF3P, FOOK, MMM, Caliber, etc., with v1.5 without any problems.

Would you please post which major mods seem to be working for you if you are using 1.5

So we can decide if we want to live with the somewhat fixed vats and still have some of our mods with a functional Broken Steel and not have to deal with all the hassle of trying to work around it!
Thank you!!

I use FOOK (including CALIBR) and MMM bugfree with 1.5

UF3P will have to wait until the next big release, when it moves to an ESM. THEN you'll be able to use it again.

[Lauren Dale]

Any updates to report for those keenly watching with crossed fingers

[Tina Tupou]

I use FOOK (including CALIBR) and MMM bugfree with 1.5

UF3P will have to wait until the next big release, when it moves to an ESM. THEN you'll be able to use it again.

NICE!

Well I think I'm gona update to 1.5 pretty soon then... right after finals.. no more games till then.

I didn't even start playing FO3 til march so I never even got to experience a working VATS from the get-go until I uninstalled and patched only to 1.0 a few weeks ago. I think I can live with the broken VATS, though it is annoying

[Kerri Lee]

I've just uploaded FakePatch_v1.5.0.22.ESM as I've discovered there were some changes applied to the NPC AI packages in the 1.5.0.22 Fallout3.ESM which FakePatch_v1.4.0.6.ESM was missing.

[Jenna Fields]

Thanks for continuing with fakepatch justin. My love is with npc/house/companion/quest & realism mods, & 4 out of 5 of those categories are utterly broke by the horrors of 1.5.

[Mrs shelly Sugarplum]

Thanks for continuing with fakepatch justin. My love is with npc/house/companion/quest & realism mods, & 4 out of 5 of those categories are utterly broke by the horrors of 1.5.

Glad it's appreciated. The only thing I've noticed with 1.0.0.15 and BS so far is one missing reference in the Old Olney Powerworks, [REFR:0100B391] (places FacRmCorInExSmL01 [STAT:00018E9A] in GRUP Cell Persistent Children of DLC03Powerworks01 "Olney Powerworks" [CELL:010035A1]). I can't get it to render with 1.0.0.15! >_< I've tried laying out another just like it, making it persistent, and that one REF just won't budge w/o 1.5.0.22. Provided I can eventually get it and any REF's like it to render, Borken Steel should be playable with 1.0.0.15 but there might be more unforeseen complications. Those AI package edits in 1.5.0.22 just might help the followers follow the player, so please post if it helps. Also, if anyone can give me the form ID(s) of any other missing BS REF's that only show with 1.5.0.22, I'll do my best to get them all to render.

[celebrity]

After all this trouble do I really need to reinstall? My game is at that 1.0 version and it uses fakepatch 1.4 ..so me thinks I just try what happens now when the fakepatch 1.4 is turned off and fakepatch 1.5 is turned on.

[Schel[Anne]FTL]

Glad it's appreciated. The only thing I've noticed with 1.0.0.15 and BS so far is one missing reference in the Old Olney Powerworks, [REFR:0100B391] (places FacRmCorInExSmL01 [STAT:00018E9A] in GRUP Cell Persistent Children of DLC03Powerworks01 "Olney Powerworks" [CELL:010035A1]). I can't get it to render with 1.0.0.15! >_< I've tried laying out another just like it, making it persistent, and that one REF just won't budge w/o 1.5.0.22. Provided I can eventually get it and any REF's like it to render, Borken Steel should be playable with 1.0.0.15 but there might be more unforeseen complications. Those AI package edits in 1.5.0.22 just might help the followers follow the player, so please post if it helps. Also, if anyone can give me the form ID(s) of any other missing BS REF's that only show with 1.5.0.22, I'll do my best to get them all to render.

Thanks for keeping this going, it is the only reason I can still play the game and develop my mod! .

We sound like we are getting closer to a full fakepatch version for BS and that is exciting in itself, if only because I can finally buy it.

[LijLuva]

Can i just put the new fake patch over the old fake patch? Or should i need to uninstall the old fake patch first?

[Amy Gibson]

After all this trouble do I really need to reinstall? My game is at that 1.0 version and it uses fakepatch 1.4 ..so me thinks I just try what happens now when the fakepatch 1.4 is turned off and fakepatch 1.5 is turned on.

You don't need to reinstall. Just swap out the Fake Patch plugin as it contains a few new Beth edits from 1.5.0.22's ESM.

Thanks for keeping this going, it is the only reason I can still play the game and develop my mod! .

We sound like we are getting closer to a full fakepatch version for BS and that is exciting in itself, if only because I can finally buy it.

No prob. :) Although I can't make any promises, I will try to get BS fully working with 1.0.0.15's exe. I want to target those Feral Ghoul grenades in VATS! They took the time to make them http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa150/JustinCoherent/Fallout%203/VATSTargetable.jpg, although 1.5.0.22's .exe won't let it happen... >_<

[Ross Thomas]

Hmmmm...would it be possible for you to make a Fake Patch for users of patch 1.4...basically just create an esm with only the 1.4 to 1.5 changes. I think there are a lot of us out there that prefer 1.4 due to using SLI/Crossfire, stability issues, etc, but still can't use patch 1.5 because of the mod issues. So a Fake Patch with the few changes between the 1.4 and 1.5 esm would be great to fill that gap!

[Emmie Cate]

Hmmmm...would it be possible for you to make a Fake Patch for users of patch 1.4...basically just create an esm with only the 1.4 to 1.5 changes. I think there are a lot of us out there that prefer 1.4 due to using SLI/Crossfire, stability issues, etc, but still can't use patch 1.5 because of the mod issues. So a Fake Patch with the few changes between the 1.4 and 1.5 esm would be great to fill that gap!

The newest Fake Patch file has all of the missing 1.5 edits, so it could just as easily be used to bridge the gap from 1.4.0.6 to 1.5.0.22.

[Darlene DIllow]

So having all the pre-1.5 edits in the Fake Patch esm won't conflict with the original 1.4 Fallout esm (doubling up the "fixes")?

[brandon frier]

So having all the pre-1.5 edits in the Fake Patch esm won't conflict with the original 1.4 Fallout esm (doubling up the "fixes")?

Nope, as they're all just 'dirty' entries except for the AI package edits if your Fallout3.ESM is a 1.4.0.6