Forum:Waters of Life glitch - Help

== glitching out in the control room == +   + I just got this game a week or two ago and was having a great time until this part. I got to the point where the Enclave land and i'm supposed to go back to the control room to watch Dad die. I went back to the control room, but they are all just standing in there except Dr. Li and I, who are locked out. There is not talking or anything, they all just stand there and nothing happens. I've tried reloading to save points before this, but then the game really messes up and even though I enter Jefferson with the science team, the Enclave are ALREADY in there and I have to fight them. Then I manage the flood controls and go upstairs to get the fuses, and Autumn is already in the control room, but he just stands there watching while Dad is in there. I can't get in, so I can't get fuses to try it again. +   + Is this all because I accidentally got the GECK earlier in the game? I appreciate the free roaming aspect, but I hope I didn't ruin 100 hours just by accidentally finding a location too early. +   +    +    + Is there any way I can fix this??????????? I've read about glitching into Citadel early - will this fix it?? hhelp please Unregistered contributor 97.125.200.192

Here is a possible solution taken from The waters of life in the bugs section, second to last bullet point:

"When you return to Rotunda after Enclave arrives, Janice may not be inside when the door shuts. This causes the script to freeze when Colonel is supposed to shoot her. Loading from saved game prior to entering Rotunda does not seem to help in this case. However, if you quickly exit Rotunda and re-enter before dialog gets very far, Janice will appear in her proper place, allowing the game to continue."

General advice: don't delete any of your previous saves. Hopefully some of the more experienced forum members will be able to provide better info regarding this specific bug. This page may prove helpful. Also, here is the link to the Citadel. Finally, here is a youtube video from the bugs section of the citadel page that shows you how to get into the citadel early. Once you walk out of the Citadel, The Waters of Life will complete. JK1464 23:03, May 10, 2010 (UTC)