Talk:Fallout 3 exploits

Scrap Metal Glitch
Who wrote that section? It was loaded with grammar mistakes and run- ons. Spence 07:13, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Can this be done on the 360? Casdin just turns hostile and doesn't take the scrap metal back.
 * I can confirm that this works for the 360. I did this after I have turned in enough tech to gain access to the fort, using a total of 10 pieces of scrap metal to begin with. Initially, I tried using 4 pieces only and failed. 99.237.168.180 23:29, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Have anyone succeeded in doing the scrap metal glitch with something else? such as alien power cells (i tried but he didnt take em back)

It's impossible to get infinite Alien Power Cells, as far as I can tell (I have tried several times.)--GrammarFailure 22:36, October 17, 2009 (UTC)

I have succeeded with power armour.Tony hk 47 04:46, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

On my 2nd try on this glitch this he keeps attacking me on the last step,ive tested getting maxed positive karma,100 speech and 10 charisma, he still attacks me, but he never attacked on my first try when i was lvl 20, anyone got any ideas what you need to improve on? made a new character (good karma) and he didnt have any problem (lvl 2) to do the glitch, i read on a forum that if u have killed an outcast u cant do this glitch anymore, i cant remember ever killing one but perhaps one died in a fight against a npc and that counted, who knows...

Why is the top level section edit-locked? I am specifically looking to perform this glitch, and would like to improve the section's readability to aid my attempt. All I can see right now is a wall of text with an inconveniently placed screenshot and a few bullets. Blank spaces and highlighting mechanisms improve readability. Pinkynperky04 02:46, October 28, 2009 (UTC)

(in reply to GrammerFailure)I posted a glitch that makes it ALOT easier to duplicate ammo like the alien power cell. Its the one that requires a mesmotron. It should work for both the 360 and the ps3. Snakefrog0725 22:08, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Negative amount
Game allows have negative amount of anything in your inventory. You can't use this items directly (for example, negative count of ammo, stimpacks or armor), but they are usable in world interactions: where NPC (quest items, workbench using, ...) take this items. Note, these items have no weight.

So, using same method such as "scrap methal exploit", you can make infinite bottlemine, nuka grenads and other and other.

When you do modification of amount, Game thinks, that you have NO items. for example: you have 3 tin cans. you "remove" 40. now you have -37. if after it you "remove" another 40, you'll have -40 tin cans in your inventory. If you add 1 tin can (take from world, for example), you'll have 1 (positive) tin can in your inventory.

SCRAP metal glitch on 360
WARNING: if you do succeed in obtaining the invisible amount of scrap metal by doing the Casdin/Pickpocketing glitch, afterwards if you loot ANY real scrap metal in the world (ie. metal boxes, toolboxes) then it will negate the invisible amount, causing you to do the whole Casdin pickpocket thing over....

-Raelik

Doesn't work on PC ver 1.7?
I tried the glitch with 58 scrap metal. I gave him 58, stole them back. Gave him 56, stole them (not caught), tried to steal his laser pistol -> caught. But the game doesn't remove any scrap metal when I get caught - neither 56 nor 58. Do I need to have "stolen" scrap metal in the first place? IIRC, all metal I have so far was not stolen but free to take. --Lje 21:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
 * it WORK on PC ver 1.7. (I don't use unofficial patches) Kelebmel 13:36, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

How much charisma does your character have? My current problem is, that Casdin attacks me instead of taking back the stolen scrap metal. I run a char with only 1 point in charisma. I've already befriended the outcasts (which is achieved automatically when trying the glitch with more than 50 metal). --Lje 16:34, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Scrap Metal on PS3
Does this glitch work on PS3? It won't work for me. Is it because I also stole the SM I had already given him?

I can confirm that it does work on the PS3. My brother did it fine with 18 scrap metal, 1 Charisma, neutral karma, and was at level 20. When I do it, Casdin always go hostile. Maybe your level affects something.

It worked fine for me using a stealth boy, having very evil karma, and at level 6. Remember, if you killed ANY outcast (including the rebellious outcasts at the outcast outpost in operation anchorage) this glitch will not work

I've killed a few outcasts by accident. I attacked a robot once accidently and they tried to kill me, so I killed them and I accidently shot one from anchorage and then killed 2 because they also shot at me. Will this still work? Good karma 5CHR?

new infinite xp exploit
In the museum of history, theres a terminal (avg) that unlocks a cell door (avg). hacking the terminal brings up the option "secure exhibit," which locks the door. you can pick the lock, lock the door, and repeat for infinite xp. 68.192.9.90 21:49, October 23, 2009 (UTC)

Fixed 72.241.208.222 21:46, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Multiple followers inquiry
So, I have Charon and Dogmeat as followers, but I would really like to have Clover as well. The problem is, I'm hostile with everyone in Paradise Falls. I've tried creating clones, stopcombat, enable/disable, but nothing works. Is it possible to make an entire town un-hostile?

cloning followers
is there any point to this I mean I could see if it was do-able on the xbox a console command only for the PC and maybe hex editing the xbox. Lancer AR 00:30, January 16, 2010 (UTC)

effect equipment stacking for temporary followers ?
if you use the equipment stacking exploit, does it affect temporary followers like sticky, shorty, and red ?

Which, if any, of these exploits are still there on patch 1.7?

removed
Knock Knock of Little Lamplight has an easy Speech Challenge that does not get cleared. Can repeat for infinite experience.

doesn't work IIf you check you expirence count on pip-boy you will find it doesnt increase while doing this over and over again.JASPER42 12:05, July 6, 2010 (UTC)

An easy way to get unlimited ears is to kill littlehorn over and over again.(It can be time consuming if you use a weak weapon)71.140.89.31 21:20, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

Sergeant RL-3 Glitch
On the PS3 GOTY Version it dosen't work,..I tried 30 times, and it does not work with ANY Follower. I have Sargent RL-3 And I want to get Butch then go get Dogmeat,.. Any advice?


 * You must not be following the instructions properly; it's not patched. I just tested this three times with two different followers (Butch and Cross) on the PS3 GOTY Fallout 3 and it worked all three times. CaptFrost 00:02, September 5, 2010 (UTC)

Should we temp. close down the exploits section
You know that bethesda is going to be looking for previous glitches in the old fallout 3 so they don't make the same mistake twice. If they find this (which they may have already) then we may not have any good exploits left in the new vega game. It would suck If we couldn't do the clone followers glitch for those who have the PS3 and the Xbox360. They probably know about some of them. If they do know some of them they may not have had the time to jot down how to do it. If they don't know how to do it it will be a little harder for them to figure out what the root problem was. most of them are on youtube though but this site would be a hotspot for exploits. So should we temorarly clear the exploits section intill fallout: new vega comes out? Say something! 72.241.208.222 21:55, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * So you propose hiding information so as to reduce the quality of Fallout: New Vegas?

-- 22:01, October 3, 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) That's stupid, plain and simple.
 * 2) It's a little late for that anyway.
 * 3) It's Obsidian, not Bethesda, that's making the game.
 * 4) Your mother was a hamster
 * 5) *Your father smelled of elderberries.
 * 6) I prefer a high-quality game.
 * 7) They probably already know all the glitches anyway, without us listing 'em.

lol, elderberries? Yeah they probably do know all the glitches.

No but I just want to see what others think about it. I can tell you like high quality games and so do I, but some of the glitches are amusing and fun. Now I hope you know I was only refering to the "Exploits section" and not the glitch section. Exploits are glitches that can be used to your advantage and (possibly) not harm you game. Nice quote BTW.
 * Well it's too late in any case, the bugfixing that they were able to do before release is done, the game is out for printing/packaging. But I daresay there'll be all new glitches to find and exploit in New Vegas.
 * "I fart in your general direction!" -- 22:33, October 3, 2010 (UTC)

Bottlecaps and Free Repair glitch(PS3)
I used this glitch and finally got it to work with ease but stuff started disappearing out of my inventory and then the game glitched and I could only see Black and every once and a while if I looked there would a be a quick flash of a rainbow shiny thing Any ideas? As in maybe I should'nt do it anymore Has this happened to anyone else?

Console =/= Exploit?
For the duplicating mines section, it tells you to use the console to enter. Presumably, this page is for exploits that don't use the console, as there is a whole page for that. If you want to use console, it's much more efficient to use (for frags, etc). I'd remove it, but I want at least one agreement before I do. --LordDragonfang 16:41, August 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * Exploits are things that the developers didn't intend for players to be able to take advantage of but are present in the game. The console was made available intentionally to players for them to take advantage of it. UserGreatMara.png pistol.png 16:59, August 1, 2011 (UTC)
 * That's what I thought. Removed, then. --LordDragonfang 01:23, August 2, 2011 (UTC)

Shouldn't the missile launcher mine/grenadier glitch be in here?
See the bottom note: Missile_launcher_%28Fallout_3%29

Body containers section
Instead of dragging an entire body around full of loot, it's easier to take a disembodied head. The game still sees a raider's head as a raider, and is a lot easier to carry. Not sure if it's worth adding to the page, so I'm mentioning it here first.

MTracey1 PSN/XBL: Mackem1985 Gr an Tu ri smo Wiki Ad mi ni st ra ti on  15:32, September 1, 2011 (UTC)