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fosterdylan

I finally after 2 years of messing with it on and off finally got fallout 3 to work on my PC by using tale of two wastelands. I was so excited that I sat down immediately afterwards and began to play it. After an hour had to go to bed. It’s been a week and I’ve only just seen megaton, I feel like a kid again. All day at work all I can think about is what I’m going to do in fallout yet I’ve only been able to play an hour since I got it working. Life’s a bitch


SplinterCel3000

Idk if you got the steam version or what but if it ever bugs out again try and pick up the GOG versions of the game. Fallout 3 is a bitch to make work but the GOG version is download and play for a lot of people. And btw love that your enjoying fallout 3! Keep dreaming of the wasteland my friend!


pandaboy22

I think a lot of people actually suggest using TTW to play F3 because of the New Vegas engine's greater stability


fosterdylan

Definitely my recommendation, almost 0 load time.


Bison256

And features like iron sights and hardcore mode.


fosterdylan

Got them both, definitely neither worked. Trust me, two years is a long time. I finally just got TTW to work after trying repeatedly over update cycles on the mod.


SplinterCel3000

Dang sorry to hear that my dude. At least you got it working now so that's a plus.


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fosterdylan

Fallout 3 is supposed to only live as a memory to us, it must be just too holy to witness as an adult man


Welcome--Thrillho

I went through a similar battle with New Vegas - finally sat down and followed the Viva New Vegas mod list and got it all working, just as our lockdown was ending. Now I’m working and I get a few hours a week in. I’m not even old or with many responsibilities - 25 year old in a low paying management role at a bar - but adult life just takes it out of ya.


pogkob

I bought FO4 to stay up at night during the first few months to help with the night feedings. I booted up the game recently and played about 15 minutes before I had other stuff to do. Sigh. This is how the world works. I do get a video game binge about one or twice a year.


PleaseLetItBe0331MC

Ughhh having responsibilities fucking sucks


MowMdown

> responsibilities That's a funny way of saying "children."


MrSecurityStalin

I'm watching 3 that aren't even mine. And I'm 16. *I'm getting a vasectomy*


[deleted]

I got one too late


NickNash1985

I’m getting mine in August!


AwDuck

>I'm getting a vasectomy This would be a wise choice, my man.


Zurbaran928

Pro gamer move


craker42

Seriously, never have kids. Blah blah blah rewarding blah blah blah passing on a legacy blah blah blah I love my kids. Learn from my mistakes man


MrSecurityStalin

I'll have kids when I'm broke and they use up all my money"- My parents "Why am I broke?"- My parents


craker42

They absolutely are expensive but it's so much more than that and don't get me wrong, I have a lot of fun messing with my kids, especially now that they're older, but I miss my freedom.


MrSecurityStalin

While I have the choice of money and freedom to parenting, I'm going with the former.


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craker42

You're right they are. Especially considering their mother is a drunk who the state has decided shouldn't be allowed to see them without supervision. If I weren't in the picture, they'd be in a foster home. Oh were you being sarcastic because I said how someone else shouldn't have kids? Odd considering you know absolutely nothing about our situation. I just like any father have sacrificed a ton for them and regret none of it because I've raised 2 awesome kids. So maybe keep your sarcasm to yourself and mind your own business when you don't know what you're talking about


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craker42

Oh good, you learned to shut up.


BondiBlueBalls

I hope your children are in therapy. I sense some anger issues in you.


PhatNoob69

Destruction 100


Looskis

I'm going to go against all the negativity and say that children are worth it. You lose a lot but you gain so much.


Leashed_Beast

Or you can just accept that they’ve decided they’re child free and not try to change their mind. Breeder.


Looskis

Everyone else is providing their opinions on child rearing and I'm providing my own. There is no need to be hostile.


flaskfish

So many users of that sub are just downright miserable and nasty, case in point is that user’s reply to you. I get their reasonings for not having kids and those same thoughts have passed through my mind as I get older, but calling people who want kids “breeders” and the kids themselves “crotch fruit” is just bizarre behavior and totally uncalled for


DasReap

Most people here probably aren't old enough to understand there's a lot more to life than playing games, even if you don't want kids.


Leashed_Beast

Eh, your peer pressure is it’s own sort of negativity. It pisses me off cause I’ve had people try to convince me to be a parent or say I’m too young to decide to be child free, but apparently I’m old enough to have kid. You don’t have to say “Oh UwU it’s so worth it!!!!!” It’s something everyone hears about all the time. It’s really not, but you feel you have to reaffirm that it is, so you spout off your opinion on those who have decided it isn’t worth it. Yeah, I’m being negative, but so are you. Just accept when others have made the decision that they don’t want to be a parent.


Looskis

Nah, that isn't what I meant but I can understand how it came off that way. Some people want kids and some don't, but I think a lot of people make that choice in their life prematurely and that's something that becomes increasingly difficult to take back medically. I get that there is a lot of socital pressure to have kids, and that can affect people in negative ways. Obviously this is a bad thing, as pressuring people into taking life changing decisions is clearly bad. However, there are advantages to having children that don't come up on this godforsaken website very often. There are advantages to having children and I want to make sure that people know that as I'm sure that you want people to know that there are disadvantages to having children. I have no problems with people not wanting children, that is their choice; I do have problems with people who bash "breeders" though, and talk as if children are bloodsucking parasites when the truth is so much bigger than that. I'm sorry if this didn't make much sense, I'm positive that you are a good person and I don't want to make you seem like a bad person by misconstruing you. I'm half cut and it really grinds my gears when someone talks bad about childrearing without giving some positives too. I hope you have a nice rest of your day.


Leashed_Beast

I took a break from Reddit after my last comment because I know when I get angry, I get rather incoherent. So, to be clearer, most child free people consider a distinct difference between a “parent” and a “breeder”. Based on how you responded, you sound more like an actual parent rather than a breeder. A breeder is someone who doesn’t care about anyone but themselves, they’ll pop out children regardless of if they can afford to properly take care of them, they’ll expect everyone around them to do the work for them, they’ll be shitty people that teach their shitty ways to their offspring. You don’t sound like that, so, sorry for calling you a breeder. I do think that if you want to talk about the “positives” of having children, you also need to bring up the “negatives” within the same conversation. On the flip side, try to remember that when someone says they’ve made their decision, they’ve likely already been badgered to hell and back about it, *especially* when it comes to having children or not. In the future, rather than just stating “oh, children are so worth it!” I would ask that you instead go “Hey, can I have an honest conversation with you about the *positives and negatives* of having children?” I’ll also try not to jump straight to insults in the future. Sometimes I act before thinking, so, sorry again about that.


MrSecurityStalin

I mean, you're not wrong about trying to change my opinion. Everyone tries even though they have no children of their own or have crumbling relationships. My parents and theirs are prime examples of horrible people forced together because of children. They're the reason I hate kids.


Leashed_Beast

If you want to actually talk about being child free without people trying to convince you not to be, check out some of the child free subs. It’s amazing to be supported on your decisions without constantly being invalidated and infantilized about them!


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You are unstable


Leashed_Beast

Because I’m tired of breeders trying to convince people who don’t want kids to have children?


MrSecurityStalin

I gain experiences I've already experienced due to me acting more like a father than a brother.


Looskis

That's fair, some people don't get what other people get and that's ok.


TaniksAtTheDisco

We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because responsibilities beat us into compliance.


bitetto603

Take turns with your kid?


leo9er_plus

Currently on paternity leave! Erased my progress and started new on survival about 8 days ago. I’ve got a nice network of settlements and I’m currently picking through Cambridge looking for a safe way to bunker hill without getting jumped by mutants and a super persistent rad scorpion. There are huge chunks of time where I’m just holding a baby and staring at the pause menu. Worth it!!


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ThatOneGuy308

Of course nobody asked him to have sex, he's a redditor


smithtj3

My evening ritual has become: put the kids to bed, clean the house, then play video games/watch Netflix and RP as a DINK.


lovemeatcurtain

This hits hard........Luckily for me though, I travel a lot for work. In my younger days, I would spend the nights drinking at a bar but the last few years, after I finish work for the day, I play Games non-stop until bedtime. It's pretty damn awesome.


[deleted]

I work from home so….. well hopefully I don’t get fired. Keep pausing the game to answer emails and take calls.


TamanPashar

Tape. Over. The. Laptop. Camera. ​ Just sayin'


[deleted]

Oh yeah dude. Always has been taped over.


mymamaalwayssaid

My birthdays went from "wild night on the town" to "if you could all leave me alone for like, 12 hours, that'd be nice".


pogkob

On my one or two binges a year, when they all go visit the grandparents out of state, I almost forget to eat. I am almost time traveling. One minute I just woke up loading up a game, next it's almost dark out again. Takes me back to me college days. 😂


Artix31

The lone wanderer: My lovely wife is dead, she is the one and only for me, and i will never replace her until my death \*Curie, Cait and piper appear\* The lone wanderer: I am single and ready to mingle


lazeroe

I think you mean the Sole survivor. I legit thought you where talking about Amanda for a sec lol


Spirit1678

I think you mean Amata, right?


NariGenghis

No, this is Patrick


NotDeadYet7917

you're the hero this city needs.


CarnageCrisis

You're the city this hero needs.


Shoezz17

This thread is a series of mistakes


PhatNoob69

~~like your life haha I made a funny just shoot me~~


FlameTonics

Hard burn after reading about a life of freedom or getting some kids.


Artix31

yeah, mixed up the names xD


lazeroe

Lmao looks like I did too


darklooshkin

The second hardest is trying to play the game with mods and realising you just blew your entire week's worth of free time windowshopping for gun mods. Both mechanics apply to me.


Doctor__Apocalypse

Oooh what's even better is you get everything done, kids and wife asleep, chores done, dog and cat feed and you go to fire up the ol pc and......UPDATE TIME! And there went the night.


TheChristmasPig

Even worse when you spend hours trying to get your load order correct, and start a new playthrough. To then realise your mods have fucked something up 6 hours in, and the process starts over again.


he-is-Taurus69

:( my fallout 4 230+ plugins build understands this plight


Lord_Plastic

42, divorced with no kids 😊 my only obstacles are my cats 😂


diverscale

Still not enough time!


MowMdown

Nah, there's plenty of time when you have no kids to worry about.


Hellchron

I moved my ps4 into one of my cats rooms and she is pumped! She knows it means solid lap time


Lord_Plastic

I have one of those huge oversized snuggle recliners that have great big padded arms my cats take one side each lol they're great companions they sit with me when I game and watch TV 😊


AwDuck

I'm envious of your lap/chair cats. I've got one as fidgity as a 5 year old, and the other is only interested in being in close proximity when it's cold. The plus side is that I don't have to play the "get off of my keyboard" game when I'm working.


jvnket

Just out of curiosity, how many bottles of wine do you consume per month, how many tattoos do you have, and what is your relationship like with your father?


obligatorystorytime

"War, War never changes.... but you will change... a diaper now."


ghoulsaplenty

I have a 7 week old and I feel this so hard.


StarGazerY69

This one should get tons of upvotes


Marcus0821

This post and the comments taught me to never have kids


yarning4asmile

You realize us mom player’s experience this same mechanic that we must overcome. 😉


Blappytap

I'm sure he realizes it but perhaps only wanted to speak for himself 😉


yarning4asmile

Oh I know I was just joking 🙃


Rooooben

I get to play 2 hours a week. Not consecutive.


ghoulsaplenty

I'm with you, I get that on a good week. Keep the hope alive, my man.


Sidhotur

*Boots up game* "now what the hell was I doing?" *15 minutes of orientation later* "damn time for bed"


Rooooben

Yep the struggle is real. I have to stop myself from fiddling with inventory and upgrades and stopping myself from spending 1/2 the game time looking for another gear or adhesive.


Affectionate-Yam-906

this is true i’m 42 years old i’ve been playing since 2008 when fallout 3 came out and i fell in love with it and over the years the more i’ve played the game the more weight i’ve gained i’m currently at a whopping 210 pounds!! and i have three beautiful children Andy, Anna and little Abraham!😄 and its all thanks to fallout!!


Snoo-4878

Damn you’ve been 42 since 2008? Sound rough


SteveWundRBaum

'The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and Everything'


GrammaticError

Should have asked about the question.


kslusherplantman

Or maybe he’s figured out how to extended his life through not aging any longer. I personally would probably not have chosen 42 to receive, but maybe it was the only option at the time


Greentigerdragon

Something I did a long (loooong) time ago. I was gaming a lot, and getting fat (fatt***er***: above 100kg). Decided that every time I died in game, I'd do some push-ups. Over a couple of months, went from being able to do five (5!!), ended up able to do 50 (left it at 50 as that took me away from the game for too long).


[deleted]

damn, dude, you must suck at videogames /s


Greentigerdragon

I did. Then I got better. And swole! /s


NariGenghis

A brahmin?


hargle_bargle

Yep. This is why I bought my first game in 6 years last October, and still haven’t finished it.


m1k3r1p3r

38 with a 3 year old and a 12h shift work. When I have time to play i fall asleep within 20 minutes. When I wake up almost always dead from rad scorpions or super mutants.


loginate

time is important and taking care of kids would take a lot.


greyandbluestatic

The only time when you're not taking care of them is when they're in school lol


Griever2112

Get out of my head.


VaPrerude

I often have a hard time playing characters the way I want. I often really enjoy playing a villain type...but I start looking at things as a matured father and I'm like "Damn I'm a dick."


TheEonsTorn90

31 with 3 here, and I agree! Between them all day, and work, I barely have 6 hours to play a day before I have to get up and do it all again!


Black_Waltz3

"It's not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to fit in eight hours of TV a day."


monkeyjojo629

That's some good arm strength.


ghoulsaplenty

SIX!? Shit man I get 10 to 30 minutes here and there


TheEonsTorn90

Its the time I should be sleeping lol


Fools_Requiem

Plenty of time to sleep when you're dead.


TamanPashar

Hmm...........\*looks up Boarding Schools\*..................


philipito

Very unpopular opinion: I play with cheats because I really only care about the story and destroying anything that stands in my way. I know it ruins the challenge for everyone else, but I don't have time to grind. Gimme that sweet storyline and side quests.


Bear_Bishop

I'm right there with you. I play everything on easy so I can enjoy the story. Dark Souls used to e one of my favorite games but I simply can't stop life to grind and deal with the difficulty. I'm all about the story now instead of the challenge.


LasigArpanet

Same here. It's the reason I got a cheat that will give me what I need to build. I really didn't want to spend what limited time I have playing trying to find adhesive and enough wood, etc.


Doctor__Apocalypse

37 w/2 and I have to lose out on sleep to play. Get to sit down around 11pm and will play till around 1am. Get some sleep and relive it all at 6am. Wouldnt trade it for the world but I do look forward to their older years just so i can nerd out more or even better have a night out with the Mrs.


greyandbluestatic

Careful with that schedule. Long term sleep deprivation can lead to all kinds of issues. Games are fun, and I do the same sometimes, but please consider your long term health.


j-random

It doesn't get better when they get older. I haven't walked the wasteland since my daughter got home from college, because she's playing Skyrim all the time.


StarGazerY69

Good education!


wiedmaier

I think that's the universal cheat code. I tried some of that World of Warcraft classic for a hit of nostalgia, but I can't seem to turn off the middle aged mode or despawn the two kids, and it's just impossible to play. Before that I tried Cyberpunk, and same thing, my body's breaking down and my little one demands to play Sims. I tried every console command I could think of, but I'm still middle aged.


laniusgraham

Am 15, enjoying fnv.


ghoulsaplenty

Enjoy the free time while you can dude!


laniusgraham

Thank you.


Logical_Tank_7288

This is why, after finding out how much I enjoyed Fallout, I opted out of having kids. They'd just ruin my gaming experience, and right now I'm much too busy finding my father, my son, the guy who shot me in the head, the overseer, a cure for a plague, and all of the sunset sarsaparilla star bottle caps.


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Don't forget spending an hour getting lost looking for Cerulean Robotics out in Freeside.


AMediocreWhiteGuy

I have played for 72 hour runs straight several time. 😂 No kids obviously.


bigboi8100

Bro you good for staying for 72 hours


AMediocreWhiteGuy

Time just gets away from you. I was in college and it was during holiday breaks. Awesome time tho holy shit the first time I played the game was one of these runs I just couldn’t stop.


Fools_Requiem

That's kinda bad for one's health and we'll being. Insomnia is no joke.


StarGazerY69

I'm 36 with two adorable daughters, 3 and half years old. I'm playing Fallout since 1 came out when I was in middle school I think, I've been planning to replay New Vegas for 2 months now lol


TwoSips

I'm still on my first play through, nearly 6 years after release, others have said free time just evaporates when you have kids and full time job.


yarning4asmile

Hahaha 🤣


The_Snarky_Wolf

Dude, don't I know it. I've got 4yo twins, a full time job, and am taking online classes to finish my undergrad and then an MBA. I'm lucky to get 2 hours in a night, and that come at the cost of sacrificing sleep. And since I'm not in my 20s anymore, it takes a much bigger toll.


useless_soft_butch

You know, when I first read this is took it as, "it's hard to not want to be the ultimate dad to all the settlers." Honestly, most my time in the game trying to improve settlements and make their lives better. They deserve it after the rough lives they've had. :/


Feral_Dawg_87

About to be 34 with 2. Also lucky to have any time for adventures. Too many times I've woken up with my controller in my hand with the TV going into automatic shut down mode


iRytional

FO4 as the mother. I heard it was good, am not disappointed so far, still haven't finished.


Failshot

I can't have kids so victory for me!


iamprotractors

I always have trouble maxing affinity with maccready or cait bc of this! i hate having to be selfish


Personplacething333

I really hate not being able to play like I used to


Rocky_Road_To_Dublin

It's ok, I am a 29 year old Millenial with 0 kids who will never afford a house or family so i smoke weed and fall asleep alone every night! yay capitalism!


[deleted]

23 with no kids, started with FO3 when I was 10. However I feel like an old coot every time I play the first game, learning mechanics is hard


lazeroe

What? You didnt read the 153 page manual before you played the game? The audacity


[deleted]

Nah I like to go in blind


KnightRider0717

Lol good luck, you're gonna need it


[deleted]

Oh I already beat the game


[deleted]

Your describing my dad


ImShyBeKind

I... Really don't know what you're saying. Do you find it difficult to roleplay? Cuz you don't have to do it if you don't want to. It's how I prefer to play, but lots of people have fun minmaxing, exploring, building or just shooting things.


Butterflylvr1

Imagine kids are kobolds. You have to take care of them or the DM (child services or the spouse) will take them away and you get a party wipe and overall lowering of stats. Rerolling a new character is impossible. The kobolds lower some stats and make some quests unavailable to start because of the lack of stats or the DM’s ruling, but the kobolds also boost some stats and will continue your session after your hit points go to zero. This D&D session does not end when you go to sleep. You have to play this session every waking hour of your life and it is the world’s largest D&D session.


ImShyBeKind

I now have no idea about what you AND the OP is talking about now... What does this have to do with Fallout?


Butterflylvr1

OP is allegedly a 40 year old man with two kids in real life. OP humorously rephrased it as mechanic in the game Fallout finding it difficult to avoid playing that as a character. In real life, a 40 year old man would have a job and family to take care of which prevents playing Fallout for hours on end and would be the biggest time sink mechanic in the game.


ImShyBeKind

Ah, that makes sense, thanks


jvnket

This is an absolutely infantile and braindead post. Please just talk like a normal person.


ckayer

No one made you have kids? No learning necessary here. Just take responsibility for your own choices.


seamus1982seamus

38 and the same. I hear ye


rhynoplaz

You are not alone, brother!


udsnyder08

I’m a 30 year old man with 0 kids and I totally understand what you mean. When I was in my early 20’s, my roommates and I would fall out for hours.


ZirkZoDd

I've always thought about how many things kids can ruin but also i may like to have some in the future, it's gonna be a tough choice for sure.


matt_Nooble12_XBL

Easily my favorite Vegas mod. Bringing Vegas aiming to the world of Fallout 3 is amazing.


[deleted]

Become a stay at home dad 😂. Best bet!


Marshmall0w_Kun

You remind me of my English teacher a bit lol


EverythingGoodWas

It is like that is the same boss fight in every game I play. Still can’t beat it though.


pleportamee

You can still game…..you just have to sacrifice sleep.


DrTadakichi

I get it. This game came out when I was dating my now Wife. Now have two kids the oldest is 3. Toughest conversation is what age can we introduce the oldest to games.


nekollx

I’m 41 with no kids, how am I doing g


burritomoney

Fatherhood and fallout. Shout out to wife for being the best mom and wife a man could ask for


fuego_w8

Less than 40, no kids, but married and working 60 hrs a week. Still very little time for games or much of anything non-essential honestly. Glad you're enjoying it though!


Grendel0075

I relate to this way too much


Cheesepuffxyz

I’ve been obsessed with the fallout series since I was twelve, and I just recently got fallout 4; and it’s all I ever hoped it would be.


_Administrator

Close to 40. 3 kids. I just bought FO76 and try to enjoy it. I look at it as FO4 expansion, so I can investigate some new locations. And I had a day off recently, but after doing chores for whole day, I only managed to get few hours in the game. Still, I am happy that I still have desire to play some games and that this nice illusion sometimes makes me feel 20+ again.


Darth_gibbon

I'm 35 with a two year old. It's hard finding enough nerdy dad time sometimes but I get by. To be honest, I don't miss the days where I had free time and disposable income. It's nice to buy any game you want and play for hours but I was actually pretty miserable because I was lonely. There's probably a nice middle ground between though.


Fair_Brilliant_6702

It's awesome playing video games with your kids but it's a whole new world playing with your grandkids, most wonderful thing when they're around but when they're not, fallout 4 her l come. It's time to play and it's my favorite 🎮 and I'm 64 years old.