Patches for Fallout 2

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Yes, the "replace the control board" MAY work if you find a IDENTICAL HD. same model number, board revision. ect...

There are some weird extra formating things that may bugger it, like extra sector swapping (to slow down error's) but it *should* work.

The way Datarecovery services sometimes do it is:
to take out the Disk Platters and exchange with a replacement drive. Or use a controler replacement to "take over" the drive. (not cheap by any means)

Heck I once flashed a Pentium MB with the wrong BIOS and it still ran OK.
:roll:
You'd be surprised how much abuse some hardware can take!

But you still have to have *GOOD* soldering skills and nerve and the 'replacement' board, unless someone feels generous enough to donate, eh?

OR

Check your IDE Channel on the motherboard ITSELF. Are you 100% positive that the HD is zapped? It could be JUST that channel thats borken (spelling intentional).

Also buy a better Power Supply. If it lets surges go right thru the rails to your HD... your CPU may be NEXT! :shock:
 
I'm so sorry Celes man. We all waited for this patch so much, just look at the views of this thread man. Well, it's nobodys fault, and we'll just have to wait 6 months more.

Anyway, if you open a paypal account to fix his damages, you can count me in.

Peace.
 
Can you post the model and typo of the HDD Cel?

you shouldnt need to solder it on, they are usally conected via a ribbon cable.

But if it was a power surge the motherboard usaully goes first. Can you see if there are burn marks on the circuit board for the HDD? Also if possible try the drive in another PC. Doesnt hurt to fiddle around with weird master/slave/cable select combinations, I've seen some drives only work on certian settings (like on slave when no master drive is connected. Also some drives can still be read from even though you cant boot off of them as the primary master
 
Hi,

i need the inofficial patch 1.5 for fallout 2,
is the english patch running with the german version of the game?
there must be any problems with the language (dialogs etc)

MfG
 
@ Matrium, The link below will take you to the downloads section of NMA that will let you download the patch, it is only in Polish and English though sorry.

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/dload.php?
action=category&cat_id=16

Can one of our German members answer about if this can be run on a German version of FO2 or would it need to be translated? Sorry I cant help more :)
 
yup data recovery 99% works...
it ain t cheap but my bro has a pc shop and sent many HDD of lawyers and other guys who NEEDED their files to repair and they came back workin'
 
Hey Celestial I'm totally sorry what I said earlier. I don't even know why I said something so damn stupid because it wasn't even your fault. I hope you can forgive me.


Sometimes I just hate myself.
 
Maybe something like that. I'm really sorry and I will bother you no longer. Take care and good luck with further patches.
 
Hehee, there seems actually seems to an intelligent and gentle person inside that rock-hard shell. :D
 
Then you're using Win* you MUST make backups! But there is a real chance to recover (most of) the data !

I know a friend who has "saved" my HD twice (on PC only that is - never needed that for Mac/Amiga....) Now I make backups from my PC to my Mac just to be save....

It is a very tedious and hence expensive task to recover some of the data....

So are there really NO backups ?
What about the beta-testers - Celes didnt you have some ?



Greetings
Jona
 
i smell something fishy about this situation....

like some government plot to kill us all or something..
 
Hmm, the thread is really long so I may have missed something, but haven't several people been working on this patch, and shouldn't the others at least have their more recent files then?

Ah well, Celestial said he'd be gone so we can just forget about it until he returns. Hope dies last!
 
isn t epa thinghie already in game anyway?
i tought it was just a mean of putting it in the world map
 
No, that's the abby.

EPA and primitive tribe were meant for FO2 but scrapped, like the origonal FO2 plot that didnt involve a disease.


Think the burrows, or the vipers from FO, EPA is like them, planned but not made.
 
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