Broken Steel bugs

Bugs and glitches/exploits in the Fallout 3 DLC pack Broken Steel.

Installation

 * May 5th, 2009 - PC release downloads via Microsoft Games for Windows Live. Upon completion of download in the G4WL client a message may read: "Install of item Broken Steel failed. Not a cryptographic message or the cryptographic message is not formatted correctly. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8009200D)" This will happen after repeated downloads and the 'retry' button on the G4WL client will not work. Upon investigation of the DLC files themselves (located in C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\GFWLive\Downloads the winrar archive containing the DLC is corrupt and will not extract with Winrar or 7z. Note that this renders the whole DLC unusable. The DLC is currently not available to download from G4WL possibly due to this fault.

There is a fix. The ability to redownload it true file history in GFWL, you will download the fixed version. This is only possible for the people who bought the DLC, before the removal.

The download has been re-enabled and appears to be working. Further testing necessary.

Gameplay

 * May 5th 2009 - Broken Steel has a bug on the Xbox 360 version, stopping players from activating Project Purity. Sarah Lyons becomes stuck on dialogue and does not initiate the dialogue choice of who should activate the purifier. However, it is still possible to level up to level 30 and the improved enemies can still be found throughout the Wasteland.


 * May 5th, 2009 - Broken Steel has a bug on the Xbox 360 version, greatly impeding progress for the players to reaching Project Purity. The Enclave soldiers apparently become invincible and do not take any damage unless inflicted by Liberty Prime, Sarah Lyons, or car explosions. Liberty Prime may also disappear.


 * May 5th, 2009 - Broken Steel has a bug on the Xbox 360 version, some of the new achievements do not register after they have been unlocked, leaving Gamerscore unchanged and appearing locked. However the 'Achievement Unlocked' message still appears. Confirmed by this author.


 * May 5th, 2009 - Broken Steel has a bug on the Xbox 360 version, stopping players from activating Project Purity. Sarah Lyons continues to say that you have to defeat enemies by the purifer even though they are either gone or have been killed. Which casues her not to initiate the dialogue choices of who should activate the purifer. However, it is still possilbe to level up to level 30 and improved enemies and to grab some of the new weapons that the Enclave soldiers carry on them.

Minor Glitches

 * May 5th, 2009 - GNR may begin playing information about the completed Project Purity, discussing the Lone Wanderer's mother Catherine, as soon as Broken Steel is installed. This is only confirmed on the 360. Confirmed by this author.