Steam Fallout 3 and DLC?

[TimeLord]

I have recently purchased Fallout 3 on Steam (half price ) but I want to get the DLC for it, can I buy the DLC disk (off internet or in local games retailer) and install it on the steam version.

Will this work? As you cant download the DLC from steam for some reason

 

[Ninja_X]

I think buying the expansion disc works.

 

[koichan]

You can either buy the retail expansion disk (though i don't think you can buy all the expansion packs this way yet)

Or you use the Games For Windows Live [http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us/index.aspx] client (Xbox Live for PCs) to buy+download.

I have all 5 DLCs brought via the windows live system for my steam copy of fallout 3

It seems the only difference between a retail and steam copy of Fallout3 for DLCs/mods is the location where the game gets installed

 

[TimeLord]

You can either buy the retail expansion disk (though i don't think you can buy all the expansion packs this way yet)

Or you use the Games For Windows Live [http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-us/index.aspx] client (Xbox Live for PCs) to buy+download.

I have all 5 DLCs brought via the windows live system for my steam copy of fallout 3

It seems the only difference between a retail and steam copy of Fallout3 for DLCs/mods is the location where the game gets installed

Yea i've tried the online way by going into windows live in-game, but the window just freezes and I have to close it and go back to the game, dunno if thats a Steam issue? Ill try that link, thanks

 

[koichan]

Yea i've tried the online way by going into windows live in-game, but the window just freezes and I have to close it and go back to the game, dunno if thats a Steam issue? Ill try that link, thanks

Must admit MS have made a horribly confusing system here. It confused me (and most other people) the same way the first time i tried to download a DLC

Windows live is (some some retarded reason) split into two separate parts: the in-game client and the standalone client.

You need to install the standalone client [http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/D/81DFABE1-24B5-4A9F-807D-E7A48FFAEF1A/gfwlivesetupmin.exe] and load it up outside of the game to buy things, but they don't actually tell you this from the in-game client

 

[Th37thTrump3t]

I torrented mine XD they came in one easy installer and it looked nice too all i had to do is point out where my data folder for my FO3 game folder is and click go, sit back, relax, and enjoy the porn XD jk