So, I tried playing Fallout 3...

[Strain42]

I know, way late to the party. But I bought the GOTY edition a few years ago and just never really played it.

So anyway, I'm playing it, having a bit of fun, and then I get out into the big world, and I get myself to Megaton and I went into a church and...I accidentally stole a spoon...and then these church guys started beating the hell out of me.

So I tried running, and before I know it the entire town of Megaton is shooting me, and whenever I died, it reloaded me outside the church where everyone still wants to kill me.

...the people of Megaton REALLY like their spoons.

 

[DigitalAtlas]

Did you attack back? If so, that's why you've started a war.

Best course of action? Make a dramatic escape and choose to blow up MegaTon. Time to be a renegade!

 

[Catfood220]

I find that running for my life out of Megaton and then just walking around the outside of Megaton once is enough for everyone to calm down and forgive you.

I always found it amusing that you can be right up to your weight limit and move around without a problem but you pick up one item that puts you just 1 over your weight limit and suddenly you move like an artheritic slug.

I really should start playing the Fallout games again.

 

[DigitalAtlas]

If you take my advice and go full renegade, remember.... It all started because of a spoon.

 

[HarryScull]

that happened to me...
i didn't start the war with megatonne...
but i god damn finished it...

as for advice either load an old save or if that doesn't work you can just run away then come back in afew days and all should be forgiven.

 

[Strain42]

I tried getting out of Megaton, but the barrage of bullets between the church to the entrance was just too much for my guy lol

 

[Ordinaryundone]

If you manage to get out of town, then wait for a few days (3, I think), all will be forgiven.

 

[Jynthor]

Am I the only one who immediately loads a save the second something goes wrong?

 

[BLAHwhatever]

Am I the only one who immediately loads a save the second something goes wrong?

A bad habit we both share.
I always want to make a "true" playthrough with living with all the consequences for my acts, teammembers or beloved units dying. But I always end up pushing F9.
Quickload. A bad habit.