Key points
- Capped at 60 FPS with the V-Sync mode. Uncapped when V-Sync is disabled, higher framerates will cause the physics to behave oddly, the lockpicking and hacking minigames may behave incorrectly.
General information
- PC Report
- Bethesda Forum for Hardware & Software Issues on PC
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
- The Fallout Pip-Boy App is available for Android, iOS, and Incorrect store name. See here for available options.. Under Options, Gameplay, set Pip-Boy App Enabled to On.
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Shadow Boost
- Dynamically sets the shadow distance, depending on the framerate. Results may vary, framerate may not improve in all cases.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Launcher advanced settings.
Template:Video settings
Ultra-widescreen
Partial fixes for 3440x1440 and 2560x1080.
4K Ultra HD
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
- Most languages are region locked by default.
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Not available in Japan.[2] |
Traditional Chinese |
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Asia only, not included in Japan.[2] |
French |
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Europe and North America only.[2] |
German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Japan only. No other languages are included.[2] |
Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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South America only.[2] |
Russian |
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Spanish |
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Europe and South America only.[2] |
- Limited to English only in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
- Available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish in most European countries, other than the United Kingdom.
- Russia and Poland are limited to Russian and Polish, the English language is also available.
Issues fixed
Pixel aura around objects
- This setting disables the volumetric lighting.
Fix Stuttering
Graphical issues during rainy weather
Broken shadows while playing
- Higher resolutions (e.g. 3440x1440, 3840x2160) may have an intrusive dark layer overlapping gameplay.[3][4]
Console doesn't open when pressing the tilde (console) key
- Add an English keyboard through Windows and push Alt+⇧ Shift to switch. Placeholder fix.
No in-game audio
Major screen tearing when Windows Aero is disabled while in a borderless mode
- This is due to Aero's double buffering.
Missing face textures while using SLI or CrossFire
- Currently the game does not support SLI and CrossFire, which might cause missing face textures on the main character. (e.g. Black face texture, wrong skin color etc.)
- Crossfire appears to work fine when the CrossfireX Application profile is set to TESV.exe (Skyrim) (big fps gain on my 2x5870)
Permament slow-motion while playing
Frame Rate Won't Go Higher Than 48 FPS
Network
- Used to communicate with the Pip-Boy app.
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s)[5] |
TCP |
27000 |
UDP |
28000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Shader Model support |
5.0 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
- A 64-bit system is required.
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 |
8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 290X 3GB (Nvidia), 4GB (AMD) of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References