Heads Up . This mod worked fine for me, and I was able to talk to and hire the mercs and kids just fine. Until... I finished the original main story line and "Broken Steel" was supposed to load automatically. No Load! I've played completely through the game at least half a dozen times and Broken Steel has always loaded. It took me a week of frustration until I finally got smart and started disabling mods in NMM. Guess which mod stops Broken Steel from loading!
Well I see that several others have already seen this in the past. Just say No.
To any wastelanders who experience game crashes(CTD), it seemed that I have found a solution for it. Just create and apply a proper merged patch to all the mods you are using. And if you want a better experience, it is recommended to clean your mods. In my case, I use FO3edit and read its guide. How to use it? It's all in the guide with out-dated picture as illustrations. Note that I tried FO3edit ver3.2 and up but failed, so I suggest you use ver3.1 instead. Before applying the merged patch: An instant crash when entering certain doors. Random and frequent crash when wandering on the wasteland. If I cancel the loading of Wasteland Mercs 2, the problem is gone even with the last-minute save. After proper cleanning and applying merged patch: Random crashes or random game freezing per hour. I can't fix the error that Wasteland Mercs 2 - the No Child Left Behind edition lacks certain audio file or it is using wrong audio file ID entry references. I believe it has nothing to do with my existing problem since the major symptons are gone. More details about my op: 1. Fallout and its DLCs installed. 2. Load via FOSE. 3. Load order automatically sorted by LOOT.(I never manually sort it out since the merged patch makes mods compatible) 4. The merged patch was created automatically and edited manually by FO3edit.(it probably will take hours to verify all of the merged entries) 5. Manual Mods cleaning by Fo3edit.(Though I shouldn't because it should be done by modders, not me) 6. GTX 1080Ti along with WHQL driver ver398.36. 7. Windows 10 ver1803 with UAC on. 8. Antivirus and firewall installed and running. 9. Most mods were installed by NVM but a few mods were installed manually. 10. I use Fallout 3 Beautification Project ENB file and enbseries_falloutnv_v0322, and I installed Unofficial_Fallout3_Patch. Mods list: Animated Traffic Lights, AutoSave60SecondsNoCombat, Color Hi-Detailed map and icons, DCInteriors_combo Edition Total Merge, Enhanced Blood Textures, Fallout Street Lights, Fellout, Flora overhaul, FPS Grenade and Sprint Keys, Gifts4Kids, GNR Enhanced, HiRes Weapons, NMCs Texture Pack (MAXIMUM), Re Animation, Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow. 11. Resolution: 4K(DSR). 12: Average FPS: 50.
Is there any particular reason I can't talk to the kids? I'd like to give them better gear... mostly because this kid looks lame in his Wasteland Settler clothes with that BB Gun..
This mod would be great!!!!!!!!!!!! If it wasnt so broken shame the author hasn't been able to fix it....I have tried dozens of things, but it always seems to lead to crashing....could be conflicting with companion share and recruit...but I dont see how considering I have a TON of companion mods....yet this is the only one that gives me problems....it also crashes the Megaton door.....When I remove the mod, I have no more problems....I really really wish this mod were work though since it would be nice to have some randomly generated children and wasteland companions.....
Share and Care Companions/Companion Share and Recruits is your best friend. I use both, Talkie's CSR to add level token to my npc followers, and SCC to set them essential if needed or if I want them to sandbox at my new riverside apartment.
Ya broken steel wont launch with this mod FML it took me a week to figure that out. Only get this mod after you have complete the main quest line. Oh and it would be really nice if i could tell them to wait. Just saying
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Well I see that several others have already seen this in the past. Just say No.
Before applying the merged patch: An instant crash when entering certain doors. Random and frequent crash when wandering on the wasteland. If I cancel the loading of Wasteland Mercs 2, the problem is gone even with the last-minute save.
After proper cleanning and applying merged patch: Random crashes or random game freezing per hour.
I can't fix the error that Wasteland Mercs 2 - the No Child Left Behind edition lacks certain audio file or it is using wrong audio file ID entry references. I believe it has nothing to do with my existing problem since the major symptons are gone.
More details about my op: 1. Fallout and its DLCs installed. 2. Load via FOSE. 3. Load order automatically sorted by LOOT.(I never manually sort it out since the merged patch makes mods compatible) 4. The merged patch was created automatically and edited manually by FO3edit.(it probably will take hours to verify all of the merged entries) 5. Manual Mods cleaning by Fo3edit.(Though I shouldn't because it should be done by modders, not me) 6. GTX 1080Ti along with WHQL driver ver398.36. 7. Windows 10 ver1803 with UAC on. 8. Antivirus and firewall installed and running. 9. Most mods were installed by NVM but a few mods were installed manually. 10. I use Fallout 3 Beautification Project ENB file and enbseries_falloutnv_v0322, and I installed Unofficial_Fallout3_Patch. Mods list: Animated Traffic Lights, AutoSave60SecondsNoCombat, Color Hi-Detailed map and icons, DCInteriors_combo Edition Total Merge, Enhanced Blood Textures, Fallout Street Lights, Fellout, Flora overhaul, FPS Grenade and Sprint Keys, Gifts4Kids, GNR Enhanced, HiRes Weapons, NMCs Texture Pack (MAXIMUM), Re Animation, Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow. 11. Resolution: 4K(DSR). 12: Average FPS: 50.
Share and Care Companions/Companion Share and Recruits is your best friend. I use both, Talkie's CSR to add level token to my npc followers, and SCC to set them essential if needed or if I want them to sandbox at my new riverside apartment.