Key points
- Shares many similarities with Fallout 3 in terms of its engine and performance.
- Extensive modding community.
General information
- The Vault, the Fallout wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
Version differences
- Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition is the complete edition with all DLC.
DLC and expansion packs
- DLC may need to be manually enabled in the launcher after purchase.
Name |
Notes |
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Caravan Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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Classic Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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Mercenary Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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Tribal Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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Gun Runners' Arsenal |
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Courier's Stash |
Contains Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack. |
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Lonesome Road |
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Old World Blues |
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Honest Hearts |
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Dead Money |
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Essential improvements
Mod Hosts
Mod Managers
- Nexus Mod Manager - a manager that allows you to download, install, update and manage your files through an easy to use interface. It integrates with the Nexus sites.
- Mod Organizer - a tool for managing mod collections. It is specifically designed for people who like to experiment with mods and thus need an easy and reliable way to install and uninstall them. It integrates with the Nexus sites.
- Fallout Mod Manager - a fork of the original FOMM, with updates and new features.
- The maximum amount of enabled plugins (.esp or .esm files) is 150. Having more than 149 plugins enabled may lead to crashes on startup, missing animations, textures and sounds.
Fixes and Patches
- NVSE is required by many mods to work correctly.
- Requires New Vegas Script Extender.
- Reduces crash frequency (especially in the case of heavy modding).
- Minor general performance improvements.
- Requires New Vegas Script Extender.
- Fixes stuttering.
- Concentrates only on bug fixes without game changing effects.
- Is compatible with all mods, as long as it loads directly after the FalloutNV and DLC .esm files.
- Is not compatible with other patch mods, like Yukichigai Unofficial Patch.
- Requires all DLCs to be downloaded and installed in order to work.
- A huge bugfix with about 27,000 fixes.
- A few questionable fixes that are not entirely vanilla.
- Requires all DLCs to be downloaded and installed in order to work.
- A "general difficulty tweak and bug fix mod" by the project director and lead designer of the game, Joshua Sawyer.
- The mod author, MoBurma, has listed content which has been cut from the game due to time constraints.
- Restores content from the game in a number of individual mods.
- Many mods in the series are not compatible with each other, and are not necessarily suited to use in a full playthrough.
- Some mods where indicated can be buggy and not function properly.
- Mods such as Freeside Uncut require higher-end computers to perform optimally.
Game data
Configuration file location
- Default settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\Fallout_default.ini
Save game data location
- Autosaves and quicksaves automatically create a backup (
*.bak
) of the previous save when overwritten.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Most graphics options are accessible on the main launcher screen.
- Adds support for multi-monitor set-ups.
- Many fonts become blurry and terminals may become unusable.
- HUD is shown on the middle/main monitor.
- Relevant multi-monitor resolutions:
3840x1024 |
5040x1050
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iSafeZoneXWide=610 |
iSafeZoneXWide=770
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iSafeZoneYWide=15 |
iSafeZoneYWide=15
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iSafeZoneX=610 |
iSafeZoneX=770
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- If you use the console command "fov ##" achievements will be disabled for the current session of the game, edit the files mentioned above for a permanent fix.
- Suggested FOV values (with the assumption of default being good for 5:4):
Aspect Ratio |
FOV Value
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4:3 |
79.9000
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16:9 |
105.3000
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15:9 |
99.0000
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16:10 |
95.2000
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21:9 |
80.0000
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- Resolution options can be set in the splash screen.
- However, windowed mode cannot be set to native resolution, it will always be limited to a size smaller than native.
- VSync is enabled at all times, even if the Vertical Sync box is unticked. This setting can be forced in the
Fallout_default.ini
file.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore proper audio functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Czech |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Turkish
- A Turkish fan patch is available here. Separate patches are also available for the following DLCs:
VR support
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Characters "Throwing Up"
This is caused by conflicting character mods, this can usually be fixed with a compatibility patch or by using BOSS to fix the load order.
Game Crashes Randomly
FalloutNV.exe has stopped working
- This usually occurs when trying to quit the game.
Game Stuck On Loading Screen
- Perpetual loading screen.
- Sometimes attempting to 'load' a save game does not work.
Unable To Level
- Caused by using
adlevel
console command.
Some Sounds Don't Work
- Voice acting and Pip-boy sounds (and possibly others) can not be heard, while the radio and movement can.
Application load error P:0000065434
- This happens when you start the launcher.
Game Crashes on Startup (NVSE installed properly)
- This happens when you start the game, and have mods that utilize NVSE. (New Vegas Script Extender)
Player "Sliding"
- Character will continue to move or "slide" a bit sometimes even after they have stopped moving. Note that this should not be confused for the game engine forcing characters to take a full step when moving.
Data Files get auto loaded on Startup
- Affected data files are enabled at all times, even if their boxes in the "Data Files" menu are unticked.
- If you chose to delete the
.nam
files, you can recover them by verifying the game data files integrity in Steam.
Application load error 5:0000065434
- You get Applicaton load error 5:0000065434, when launching the game in any other way than through Steam. The cause for this is inappropriate Steam AppID being used. This can happen when you have a Polish, Czech or Russian version of the game.
Game crashes on intro movie on Lenovo machines
- When selecting new game when playing on some Lenovo PCs/laptops, a second of the introduction movie is played then the game crashes.
- This problem is caused by Lenovo's Onekey Theatre software (changes screen color and sound presets) conflicting with the game.
- Onekey Theatre's functions and any associated hotkeys on your machine will not work until the application is started again (can be accessed through the Lenovo folder in the Start menu).
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Physics |
Havok |
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Audio |
DirectSound |
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Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Enabling HBAO+ for NVIDIA graphics cards
- Use the Ambient Occlusion flag
0x00000005
with Quality
or High Quality
.
- Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM, when using many heavily scripted mods
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
| Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References