Forum:Add-on for level 30 cap locked out several perks?

hello, I installed the broken steel add-on and got the level cap increase to 30. however, many of the perks that were available before, such as the sandman perk are darkened and I can't get them. now I'm completely maxed out on my levels and never was able to get maybe, the last 20% of the perks. Any ideas?

~Philo

P.S. Sorry, should have added, I'm playing fallout 3 on the Xbox 360. The perks, like the "sandman" perk, were accessible to me prior to installing the broken steel add-on. I simply hadn't picked them yet.


 * Almost certainly a glitch. BS doesn't do that normally. Are you talking about a character that existed before installing Broken Steel or one made afterward? If it was older, a freshly-made character would probably work fine. If it was newer, are you sure the SPECIAL stats on the newer character qualified for those perks? --Rooker75 17:25, October 5, 2010 (UTC)

@Rooker:

(Sorry for the late reply)

Yes, I had played the game for a bit before installing those add-ons (Broken Steel, Point Look out, The Pitt, and Operation Anchorage, plus all patches through Xbox Live). Can't remember exactly where I was in the game, but I was far enough along to get most of the perks available, like, the "Sandman" and "Mysterious Stranger" perk.

I can't remember exactly what perk I was up to, maybe had about 6-10 perks left to open. The last say, 10 perks (or however many it was) weren't highlighted yet and I couldn't access them. What happened was once I installed the add-on's, several new perks showed up on the list, many of which I had to level up to access. By the time I level 30'd, I could pick all of the new perks that came with the add-on's, but those last 10 or so from the game itself just moved to the bottom of the perk list and never lit-up, even though I had far exceeded the requirements for them.

I suppose the it's an academic discussion now as I've already hit level 30. I've put so many hours into this game that I doubt I'll just start over with a new character when I'm done. I'll need a break! LOL

Was just wondering if anyone else had this problem and if they were able to fix it.

~Philo