Fallout 2 Patches

Do not, I repeat do not, ever play Fallout 2 without the patch installed. I tried it out once, because I was interested in the differences. I gave it up when I lost the front end of my car, leaving me just with the trunk. Some other fixes:

• Boxing in New Reno will no longer lock up the computer.
• The Dice Game will give you winnings.
• The Lloyd quest in New Reno will not lock the computer.
• Talking to Tandi about the Vault 15 quest will not lock the computer.
• Loading and Saving of Save Games have been sped up.
• Party members will not turn hostile (under most circumstances) any longer, so you will be able to talk to them all the time.
• Ghouls in Gecko will not randomly shoot at you.
• Harold will give you the right information when you are trying to optimize the power plant.
• Shopkeepers will get money more often - this is more of a tweak then a bug fix.
• Endless stopwatch in combat should be fixed.
• Francis has been fixed.
• MUCH more

Unpatched version savegames are incompatible with the patched version, if you patch the game later, you'll have to start anew. There is a third party savegame converter, which, however, I have never tested.