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Change cut German version to uncut English [GOTY+NON GOTY]

By Schwarztaxi

How to change the German version to English and remove the low violence cut of Fallout 3.

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

Introduction

Download

Installation

Conclusion

Comments

Introduction

If you have bought the german cut version of Fallout 3, you have no official way to play in english and/or without the cut.

here's how to fix that

This Guide works with all German versions of Fallout 3, including update 1.7.0.4 from 04.06.24.

Download

Schote.biz does not host the files needed for the patch anymore. Instead use one of the download links below.
You can either download the original patches individually or all the needed game files combined. Both works, but the latter is easier.

Fallout 3 English Language Patches by Schote[drive.google.com]
Fallout 3 german version uncut patch[www.nexusmods.com], a mod on Nexusmods by Prinzler.

Pure game files, everything above combined[drive.google.com].

Installation

If you downloaded the combined game files:

Just unzip them into the main game directory.
Done. Enjoy your uncensored game in english language 😃

If you downloaded the patches individually:

For the main game:

run 'Fallout 3 - Assistent' from the folder "Dateien" --> "1. Fallout 3 Main Game"
click 'weiter'. You will patch Fallout 3 to english, although the installer states otherwise.
again, click 'weiter'
choose your Fallout 3 directory and then click 'weiter'
click 'patchen'
now the program writes the english language data into your Fallout 3 installation, this can take a few minutes
copy xlive.dll to the main game directory to restore GWFL functionanilty to be able to start the game. You can use the mod GFWL Disabler to remove it later if you want.
finally, you click 'fertigstellen' and thus finish the installation

For the DLC:

run 'Sprachpatch Assistent' from every DLC Folder
the installation is as for the main game patch, but patch times are shorter

Uncut Fix:

note: although the launcher is german, the game will still be english and now uncut.

Extract the archive and rename 'Fallout3ng.exe' to 'Fallout 3.exe'
Replace all the Files in your Fallout 3 directory with the files from the archive:
- your now named 'Fallout 3.exe'
- 'Fallout3ng.exe.cat'
- 'Fallout3ng.exe.cfg'
- 'Fallout Launcher' (not necessary, if you use the one from the archive, you'll have the german one)

Conclusion

If everything was done right, you have converted your German cut Fallout 3 into the English uncut version 1.7.0.3, which still works with Steam.
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76 Comments

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Schwarztaxi [author] 26 Apr @ 3:15pm

You need to unzip into steam/steamapps/common/fallout 3 goty/, NOT into the subdirectory /data.

METALGRINDS 25 Apr @ 7:48am

Installed complete files, copied the entire folder into the main Fallout 3 Data Directory (not My Games/Fallout3, and not steam/steamapps/common/fallout 3 goty/data either.) just straight into the folder. Doesn't work, launcher is in german, game immediately crashes upon starting from the launcher or starting via the exe itself, neither the regular fallout3.exe or the fallout3ng.eve work.

NiceApron,ChainsawMan 21 Apr @ 6:55pm

habe das komplett-archiv von google drive direkt ins steam F3 verzeichnis entpackt. Launcher ist auf deutsch, spielstart gibt einen schwarzen bildschirm für einige Sekunden, dann endet das spiel und ich bin wieder auf dem desktop :(

UPDATE: der schwarze-Bildschirm-crash scheint ein bekanntes, seperates Problem zu sein. ich konnte es beheben indem ich in dokumente->my games->fallout3 alle dateien gelöscht habe die .ini beinhaltet haben. Der launcher-text ist weiterhin auf deutsch, aber das spiel startet und die menüsprache ist nunmehr englisch. Habe noch nicht weitergespielt und kann nichts über audio sagen, aber ich nehme jetzt an alles ist in Ordnung!

Schwarztaxi [author] 23 Feb @ 2:28am

Since the game didn't receive any new updates and all downloads still work I'll have to assume that you did something wrong.
Keep in mind that you only need to unzip the "pure game files" into the main game directory. There's nothing more to it.