Fable 2 patch detailed, removes child assassinations
by Dustin Burg 
{ Dec 3rd 2008 at 3:15PM }
No firm release date for the patch has been announced, but you can glance over the list of Fable 2 patch fixes after the break. The update, for the most part, will be enthusiastically welcomed by gamers, especially those who experienced those evil Abbot and Charlie bugs. Also, due to controversy stemming from folks which are probably pro-children activists, the patch will make it so that your children can no longer be targeted for assassination. Now, you're forced to stick with your lil' rugrats for the long haul.
Fable 2 Patch Fixes
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The Ritual / Monk's Quest – Fixed the issue with the Abbott becoming unresponsive if you leave Oakfield before he finishes talking. This will fix the problem if you've already hit it, too.
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Rescuing Charlie / Rescue My Baby – After rescuing Charlie, you can now able to interact with objects.
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Guild Cave chest – Resolves any issues with previously inability to retrieve items unlocked from Limited Collector's Edition, website or Chicken Kickin' game. If you've already hit this bug you should now get your items.
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The Spire (Pt2) – No more issues with ship captain being unresponsive.
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The Hero of Skill (Pirate King) – You'll no longer get stuck during Hero of Skill quest (Bloodstone).
- T.O.B.Y. / Trouble In Bloodstone – You'll no longer get stuck during T.O.B.Y. quests (Bloodstone).
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Your child will no longer be chosen as an assassination target.
- Furniture Shop in Albion (Bowerstone) will now always have something for sale.
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Additional unspecified fixes.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tann @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:24PM
how would you 'get rid' of your child then?
(p.s. i've not played the game so maybe you could never kill them i don't know?:S)
Adam @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:33PM
Make your wife so angry that she divorces you and then when she leaves she takes the kid with her.
Mazrael @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:32PM
Best way to get rid of the kids.. is to kill the other parent. they get taken into care..
I had a really cool evil daughter by a hooker.. but the wife got killed while she was out working (I guess) when then town got attacked by a wrath (the female ghost enemy).. it was a random event from the guards
XzaR @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:34PM
It would be great if they could fix the annoying animation or maybe not the animation but sometimes the object are not fit together or how to say it. Like sometimes the dog are standing little above the ground. I am not sure but I think if they had Euphoria as the game animation engine it would be better.
Jim Halpert DM @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:50PM
They should patch in child services...so if you get too rough with the kids they'll come check and not take them away. Wait....
Gamertag: GOPAL892005 @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:19PM
^ aint that the sad truth.
Dolemite @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:52PM
I can't believe they're not fixing the Love Hurts quest glitch. That's a glitch that prevents you from getting two achievements.
PerfectStrategy @ Dec 3rd 2008 3:55PM
Don't panic just yet guys. From the sound of it this just means that your child cannot be the target in an assassination mission. However you can still kill your child in cold blood any time you want, on a whim.
So therefore killing your child is not suggested or encouraged, but players are free to do it on their own motivation.
Sounds fine to me. Also, nice to see they have fixed all those bugs and so quickly. I personally never encountered any of them, but now hopefully more people can enjoy this great game. I had fun the entire time to 100% the game. Not often that that happens. Can't wait to crack open the DLC.
Bravo6 @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:11PM
Your kids could get targeted for assassination?? That's awesome!
CDN Crockett @ Dec 3rd 2008 9:07PM
That would be sooo kool, why would they get rid of that??
Well now I don't think I want this game...
warlock7 @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:16PM
How about the launch day patch lock-up issue on newer hardware that is all over their forums?!?!?
F MS!!!
warlock7 @ Dec 3rd 2008 4:18PM
That should be F Lionhead!!!
ZEBRA NINER @ Dec 3rd 2008 6:01PM
Wait, I tried to kill kids and I couldn't. I mean, I'll kill me some kids... just let me at 'em!
shinseiromeo @ Dec 3rd 2008 6:20PM
With them removing the ability to assassinate anyone, that just gauranteed them a loss of revenue from me. I will not by an edited game. Immoral or not, if it's in there, leave it alone. The ESRB was even fine with it.
People play games to get away, and it's proven that game violence does not cause real life violence. Bonehead move Lionhead.
Saccia @ Dec 3rd 2008 6:39PM
Actually, I'm wondering if removing child targets fixes the quest. Because, I guess you didn't notice, but you can't kill a kid with safety off.
I broke into a house and killed the parent. The kid started screaming and I swiped at her but she just cowered in fear. Spells, melee, ranged, etc... nothing would kill her.
Guess what happened next? Rather than the house getting marked as the owner being killed and getting a discount, the child kept living there but the house was stuck in the "Unknown Owner" state. So I had to purchase the property with no discount.
Many houses have kids in them which kinda destroys the whole concept that you can kill the owners and get a discount on the house.
Twirp @ Dec 4th 2008 5:33AM
Could you take your kid to the shadow temple and get rid of it there?
David @ Dec 5th 2008 6:53PM
Yeah that bloodstone glitch really pissed me, I sold the game after I beat it and got Gears of War 2.
Frank @ Dec 5th 2008 8:58PM
Kill the parent and the children die..
warlock7 @ Dec 10th 2008 8:27AM
Where's the friggin' patch?!?!?!
gilbert08 @ Dec 11th 2008 6:31PM
Where is this patch? I want my Limited Edition stuff already!
maltese @ Jan 2nd 2009 10:38PM
My husband went missing when I needed to find him for "The Rescue" quest.
So I put my allowance for my husband way down and then he showed up next to the house but he was really afraid of me because I'm evil. So I chased him around doing the hand puppet expression until he was no longer scared. He gave me gifts like I was his wife and said things only a spouse would say but he didn't have a ring above his head, but it WAS who I married. So I re-married him and took him to the Bloodstone Mansion and I got a note saying I need to pay some guy 2,000 gold or he'll tell people I'm an adulterer. But I'm only married to one person? So I check my families and there's 2, and they're both the same exact person. Just one with a kid, one without.
So I tried to make him divorce me but he wouldn't, so I shot him.
Now I've got one family I can't get rid of/can't find.
>:/