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.

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.  UPDATE: It seems many people who experiencing this bug have not yet updated to version 1.5  Check your update version: From the title screen, select Settings, then Display. In the lower left hand corner, you'll then see the update #.


 * 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.


 * May 5th, 2009 - 360 bug is preventing Liberty Prime from crossing the bridge to project purity. He repeatedly circles near the end of the bridge. I think this is an old bug that is yet unfixed. Reloading the auto save from the citadel exit can and most likely will solve the problem. Reloading saves made once outside the citadel does not solve the problem.


 * May 5th, 2009 - A bug after the download of Fallout 3: Broken Steel is if you have not completed the american dream, you may freeze within 5 feet of elder lyons and be unable to talk or move...and everything is normal expect you cant move. The quest does not continue, and elder lyons does not speak. weapons cannot be draw apon entrance to laboratory.


 * May 5th, 2009 - My follower completely disappeared after I volunteered to go into the chamber and awoke from the coma.


 * May 5th, 2009 - Attempting to gain the laser pistol next to the mini nuke at the end of the presidential subway tunnels results in the player becoming stuck and unable to get out without loading to the most recent save.

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. (confirmed XBox 360).


 * May 5th, 2009 - Unable to save games in Fallout 3 after Broken Steel has been downloaded (Xbox 360 version). Doing so creates "Disc is Unreadable" error.  Autosave still works.
 * May 5th, 2009 - Liberty Prime may not hit the wall to the relay station, and it may just fall apart without any motion from Prime a few seconds later.
 * May 5th, 2009 - Follower could not leave the room that the player appears in after Take It Back! Pushing the follower through the open doorway fixes the problem.