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Dream-Weaver
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posted January 08, 2004 19:48

Okay here is my sad story...

I have played fallout 2 for many years (since it came out) and I love the game so much that i literally play it beyond the the ending (after the enclave) however I am faced with a big problem. The fallout 2 game has a timelimit (Most people have know idea what this is so listen carefully) The game has a maximum duration of thirteen years which means that if you made a character at the age of 17 your game will automatically end at the age of 30.

My question is: Is there any way to somehow change this unlucky number 13 (representing max years) to a higher number so that i can play fallout 2 for a much longer time?

I have Called the company (yes you heard me) i called them and there phone service is no longer avalible. So i emailed them -- and guess what there email is no longer valid -- So this is my last hope -- I need the fans of fallout 2 to help me to resolve this issue.

You are my last hope. Please dont let my love for fallout 2 die out...

BTW: I am sure this can be done in the fallout 2 master.dat file but since i am not well trained in the arts of modding i dont know how to decode the "symbol language" that comes up (it will only let me open the master.dat file in windows word) Any information/help will be much appriciated!

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Sharp4850 Outsider Member # 167 Rate Member	posted January 08, 2004 21:56 im sure that somebody on this community will know... they just do. and if there isnt a way to do it im sure that theyll make a mod eventually...
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Scotty the Great Paragon Member # 1 Member Rated:	posted January 08, 2004 23:34 Right now, I don't know of any way to remove that time limit. But we are going to be working on a F2 mod shortly anyway, and removing the limit could easily be included in it.
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Dream-Weaver Outsider Member # 175 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 05:02 I am very happy to here that this timelimit might be fixed in a mod. However i am concerned because mods usually are about changing the game - so if i download this mod (not out yet) then the whole game will be different -- Are mods usually for the better? and are they hard to download? Ex. Is downloading a mod like downloading a patch?
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Slurrydevil
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posted January 09, 2004 06:59

O cmon, if you cant get the geck in the amount of time they give you, you are a pansy lol

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Arcanus Vault Veteran Member # 158 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 07:57 everything is possible if you edit the files. i have no doubt that it is a way to delete the timelimit -------------------- quote: Originally posted by Ratty: You are now the Spam God of Fallout community!
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Gauss Vault Veteran Member # 108 Member Rated:	posted January 09, 2004 08:25 You dont even know anything about this stuff hehe -------------------- No one is perfect
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Arcanus Vault Veteran Member # 158 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 10:05 of course i dont! but i gotta post you know -------------------- quote: Originally posted by Ratty: You are now the Spam God of Fallout community!
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tommyk Outsider Member # 172 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 10:11 Slurrydevil thats not his problem, If u read the post you see that he continue to play AFTER the enclave.. Just for fun.. But theres a time limit even after that.. If i read it right, I dont know, havent even finished the game yet he he /tommyk.
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Arcanus Vault Veteran Member # 158 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 10:15 tommyk jag visste inte att du var från sverige -------------------- quote: Originally posted by Ratty: You are now the Spam God of Fallout community!
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tommyk Outsider Member # 172 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 10:16 nu vet du! , sthlm even
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Dream-Weaver
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posted January 09, 2004 11:20

Does anyone know of any current mods that get rid of this timelimit?

Is there a way to edit the timelimit manually from the master.dat file?

-- I would very much prefere to change the timelimit without downloading a mod that could change the game (for better or worse)becasue i like it just how it is.

Thanks again for all of your support. I hope together we can work out this problem. Thank you.

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Arcanus Vault Veteran Member # 158 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 11:30 ill check the master and see if i find something... edit nevermind, it took me half an hour to start it. i gave up after that time anyway. [ January 09, 2004: Message edited by: Arcanus ] -------------------- quote: Originally posted by Ratty: You are now the Spam God of Fallout community!
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Dream-Weaver Outsider Member # 175 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 12:11 What program do you use to open the master.dat file? I could only open it with windows word document however the font is encripted with symbols and there are over 6500 pages of text. Do i need to open this with a type of engine? or special program?
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Arcanus Vault Veteran Member # 158 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 13:01 i used word. you'd probably need some kind of program. -------------------- quote: Originally posted by Ratty: You are now the Spam God of Fallout community!
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Dream-Weaver Outsider Member # 175 Rate Member	posted January 09, 2004 16:58 This message is for "Scotty the great" You said "they" are making a new mod that could include this. How are "they" and what type of stuff is usually in the mod?
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Gauss Vault Veteran Member # 108 Member Rated:	posted January 09, 2004 17:24 Well after arcanuss spamming spree,ehm i mean lame try to help(jk arc )u just better wait till 1 of the mod team ppl will answer u. -------------------- No one is perfect
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Dream-Weaver
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posted January 09, 2004 20:18

Okay - I will wait for them to answer.

If anyone here acually solves this problem for me (and for everyone who plays fallout 2) i am going to pay that person $20.00 through paypal (assuming they have an account) just because im such a nice guy!

I dont know if the admins allow that kind of "talk" on this forum but i think it would be fun as some sort of contest or something...

or maybe i am just retarded?

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Scotty the Great Paragon Member # 1 Member Rated:	posted January 09, 2004 23:10 Ok, what we are doing (meaning me as well as the other Community members involved) is making a mod for F2. Right now we have decided for certain to add another main quest; the problem is we haven't figured out what this quest will be for sure yet (though there are a lot of great ideas being tossed around).
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Dream-Weaver Outsider Member # 175 Rate Member	posted January 10, 2004 08:02 How long do you think this new mod will take?
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Dream-Weaver Outsider Member # 175 Rate Member	posted January 10, 2004 10:58 Is there anything i can do to help you guys?
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