Fallout 3 DLC not working

Discus and support Fallout 3 DLC not working in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; Hi all, Downloaded Fallout 3 today (Thursday 7th April 2016) at approximately 15:00 GMT. The game loads fine. Mothership Zeta was installed on the 360... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by ArcticGhostXCV, Apr 7, 2016.

  1. Fallout 3 DLC not working


    Hi all,

    Downloaded Fallout 3 today (Thursday 7th April 2016) at approximately 15:00 GMT. The game loads fine. Mothership Zeta was installed on the 360 through the games marketplace many years ago, and appeared under the ready to install list. Mothership Zeta appears
    in download list on main menu. I installed the Fallout 3 DLC discs (one containing The Pitt and Operation Anchorage and the other containing Broken Steel and Point Lookout). The discs both installed without issue. All 5 DLCs appear under manage game for Fallout
    3 however only Mothership Zeta actually appears as a registered download on the Fallout 3 menu. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Gamertag: RisingPaladin95

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    ArcticGhostXCV, Apr 7, 2016
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  2. MiSTxHaZe
    MiSTxHaZe Guest
    Fallout 3 DLC not working?

    Same thing happened to me even with xbox live but it says its on my hard drive but not in my download history, it also tells me to buy it when i go to the marketplace. It only says ive bought The Pitt.
     
    MiSTxHaZe, Apr 7, 2016
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  3. MicxCheck
    MicxCheck Guest
    Fallout 3 DLC not working?

    I purchased my DLC (all of them) a while ago for Fallout 3, and now they just aren't working. I'm using the system I originally downloaded them on and they won't work . is there anyway I can use them!?

    Simple Look

    - No internet access.

    - Same console

    - Disc works properly

    -HELP!!-
     
    MicxCheck, Apr 7, 2016
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  4. User 9242019
    User 9242019 Guest

    Fallout 3 DLC not working

    I don't think those will show until you play the first part of the game and leave the starting Vault. Radio signals will then be picked up and the quests will be added. The menu in game isn't used to launch any content as none of the DLC is stand alone,
    but you should see a pop up that says "Loading Extra Content" when starting the game each time.
     
    User 9242019, Apr 7, 2016
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  5. Just started up a fresh save. Completed the first vault. Once I got out, Mothership Zeta triggered but no joy with any of the other DLCs Fallout 3 DLC not working :(
     
    ArcticGhostXCV, Apr 7, 2016
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  6. You have to have the disc that has the DLC's inserted, I had this problem with the physical GOTY edition and had to have the disc 2 inserted in order to play the DLC's. Meaning you will only be able to play one set of DLC's at a time, since you can only
    have 1 disc inserted at a time. This can also lead to issues for you, because you may lose progress and gear you may acquire when you play without that disc inserted every time you play. It's a seriously frustrating matter to do this, so for me I ended up
    just buying all the DLC's for a grand total of $24.95. Which I should not have to do, they should allow it to install the files and play without the disc just like the disc would do on an actual Xbox 360. I understand the issue of not wanting to spend more
    money, but re-buying the DLC's digitally will allow you to play them without having to insert a disc, which is a lot more convenient and is a sure fire way to ensure you don't lose gear and progress by not having the disc inserted. This probably sounds like
    a nightmare of some sort and in Fallout 3's case it really kind of is with this backward compatibility feature. Now it isn't all bad, the other 4 games that I have with it have no issues, at this time it's really only a pain with Fallout 3. Good Luck Fallout 3 DLC not working :)
     
    DragonSamurai75, Apr 10, 2016
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  7. BLIZUNTS83
    BLIZUNTS83 Guest
    Dragon is correct and this feed should be closed or mark it as answered.
     
    BLIZUNTS83, Nov 2, 2018
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  8. Metal-barbie13 Win User

    Cant play downloaded game

    Yes. I have fallout 3 and fallout new vegas that played perfectly. The fallout 3 stopped launching after I downloaded some DLC and stopped working tho
  9. Goukieny Win User

    Fallout

    I have the GOTY of fallout 3 and it works perfect! my only problem was figuring the dlc for the game I would install the dlc but it would not show when i load the game...... I find out when you install fallout 3 then the dlc you have to keep the dlc disc
    in the tray in order for the dlc to work unless you bought dlc from the store this is how you play the game...
  10. Pandasaur cx Win User

    Fallout 3 DLC Disks

    Remove the DLC's and just insert Fallout 3. Manage Fallout 3 and install the DLC from that screen.
  11. GutsyToaster Win User

    Fallout 3 non-GOTY retail disc DLC downloaded but not recognized

    The Known Experience Concerns states that the retail non-GOTY DLC discs should work if I have the digital version of Fallout 3, which I do.

    "Fallout 3: You will only be able to play disc based DLC for Fallout 3 if you also own the digital version of the game. Disc based DLC includes the Broken Steel and Point Lookout disc and the Operation Anchorage and The Pitt disc. This restriction
    does not apply to the Game of the Year Edition."

    So in my case, it should work but does not. The DLCs are downloaded but not recognized when they should be.
  12. Goukieny Win User

    DLC 360 on One

    I have a fallout 3 problem myself. I have fallout 3 GOTY, my game disc does not read well on the one but the 360 it reads fine. the dlc disc of fallout 3 is fine and can read on the one.

    Because I preordered fallout 4 I got fallout 3 game itself for download but no dlc with it so I put in the dlc disc and the console installed the dlc no problem. I run the game and check downloads and none of the dlc shows up at all not even when I load
    the game but it's on my game manager as installed...
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