Fallout 2 car disappear,help ?

Law

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Apr 20, 2001, 4:10:41 PM4/20/01

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is there any way to prevent car disappear ?

because my car start go to zip right after i got it.

now the only thing i can do is save, save and more save so if the car
gone i reload the last few save games and start over from there again.

it is kinda of annoy to say the least.

and is there any other game stopping bugs i may better know before hand
?

luck i know hear the car bug before otherwise i will just uninstall the
whole game. when it first start disappear.

thx

--
Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous

Gandelon

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Apr 20, 2001, 6:16:14 PM4/20/01

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Law <la...@usa.net> wrote

> is there any way to prevent car disappear ?

The patch fixed most of the problems with the car. Since it invalidates
save games, you might or might not want to install it.

Occasionally, if the car disappears, you can get it back... try wandering in
the desert... sometimes the travel screen will be the one for the car...
when this happens, go until the car runs out of fuel, and you'll actually
have the car back (without fuel, of course, but the place will be marked on
your map, and you'll have the car back.)

> and is there any other game stopping bugs i may better know before hand
> ?

The car is definitely the worst one. I'm sure BiS rues the day they
announced they would include it, if it hadn't been a public announcement I'm
sure they would have scrapped the car long before the final release.

Aslog

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Apr 20, 2001, 6:40:22 PM4/20/01

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Have you installed the patch ?
Aslog

Augustus

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Apr 20, 2001, 6:45:37 PM4/20/01

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Law <la...@usa.net> wrote in message news:3AE097C1...@usa.net...

> is there any way to prevent car disappear ?
>
> because my car start go to zip right after i got it.
>
> now the only thing i can do is save, save and more save so if the car
> gone i reload the last few save games and start over from there again.

Other than bugs, there are 2 other reasons the car might 'vanish'.

When you go to Reno the first time there are some guys who'll steal the
car... you have to head off to the chop shop (to the east) and get the car
back.

As well, if you are travelling around on the world map and the car runs out
of power (to recharge the car, use a micro fusion cell on the engine area)
it'll be left behind on the map. In that case the car is marked on the map
and you can return when you have microfusion cells to recharge it with.

So... it might not just be a bug... most people assumed losing the car in
reno was a bug, when it was actually part of the game... a side quest, if
you would.

Augustus

Edward Cowling 'Games - Addict'

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Apr 21, 2001, 5:33:10 AM4/21/01

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In article <3AE097C1...@usa.net>, Law <la...@usa.net> writes

>is there any way to prevent car disappear ?
>
>because my car start go to zip right after i got it.
>
>now the only thing i can do is save, save and more save so if the car
>gone i reload the last few save games and start over from there again.
>

You get to know the places the car will vanish on you. There is a stage
where you end up with two cars due to a bug :-)

My only solution has been to leave the car somewhere safe and walk to
the locations known to be a problem.

--
Edward Cowling 'Games - Addict'

Law

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Apr 21, 2001, 12:52:01 PM4/21/01

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Gandelon wrote:

> Law <la...@usa.net> wrote
>
> > is there any way to prevent car disappear ?
>
> The patch fixed most of the problems with the car. Since it invalidates
> save games, you might or might not want to install it.

but i already got the patch installed.

> Occasionally, if the car disappears, you can get it back... try wandering in
> the desert... sometimes the travel screen will be the one for the car...
> when this happens, go until the car runs out of fuel, and you'll actually
> have the car back (without fuel, of course, but the place will be marked on
> your map, and you'll have the car back.)

so even the car had disappear , i travel between city on feet the car MAY
re-appear sometime ?

so far i seem to able to find out when the car will disappear,
if i use the car to leave a city and go back to that city right away without go
to other place first, the car will alway go missing. so along as i don't do
that. i will be fine.
but of course i still keep many save game just in case.

Law

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Apr 21, 2001, 12:55:13 PM4/21/01

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Edward Cowling 'Games - Addict' wrote:

> You get to know the places the car will vanish on you. There is a stage
> where you end up with two cars due to a bug :-)
>
> My only solution has been to leave the car somewhere safe and walk to
> the locations known to be a problem.

i seem not able to leave the car at any place if it still had fuel. when i
leave the map will alway on car in world map

Law

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Apr 21, 2001, 12:56:50 PM4/21/01

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Augustus wrote:

> Other than bugs, there are 2 other reasons the car might 'vanish'.
>
> When you go to Reno the first time there are some guys who'll steal the
> car... you have to head off to the chop shop (to the east) and get the car
> back.
>
> As well, if you are travelling around on the world map and the car runs out
> of power (to recharge the car, use a micro fusion cell on the engine area)
> it'll be left behind on the map. In that case the car is marked on the map
> and you can return when you have microfusion cells to recharge it with.
>
> So... it might not just be a bug... most people assumed losing the car in
> reno was a bug, when it was actually part of the game... a side quest, if
> you would.
>
> Augustus

Thx for the info. since i just go to Reno your warning come right on time.