Difference between revisions of "Fallout 2"

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Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.

Fallout
Fallout	1997
Fallout 2	1998
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel	2001
Fallout 3	2008
Fallout: New Vegas	2010
Fallout 4	2015
Fallout Shelter	2016
Fallout 4 VR	2017
Fallout 76	2018

Key points

The game has two major fan-made patches and it is highly recommended to install one of them (NOT both). The Unofficial Fallout 2 Patch fixes large number of bugs remaining in the game even after official patches. Fallout 2 Restoration Project combines these fixes with major modifications and additions and is closer to mod than patch

Many (but not all) veterans recommend Restoration Project only after playing through the vanilla game at least once, so Unofficial patch may be a better choice for beginners

The GOG.com version of Fallout runs the best on modern operating systems

General information

Official game page

The Vault - A huge wiki for the series

No Mutants Allowed - General Fallout Discussion

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		US - uncensored, EU censored.
Amazon.com
GamersGate
		Fallout Classic Collection
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com		Previous Interplay-published version supported OS X as well. Comes configured with the Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch and sfall.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Comes configured with the Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch and sfall.

Fallout Classic Collection includes Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.02 updates the game to the latest version.

Unofficial Fallout 2 patch fixes over 1000 bugs with the game past the last official 1.02 patch.^[1]

Fallout 2 Restoration Project 2.3.3 (Unofficial Expansion)

This package is the recommended package as it contains all recommend patches

Contains:

A large amount of restored content.
Unofficial Fallout 2 patch.
Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch.

Vault-Tec Labs Wiki - additional installation information.

Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch

Modifies the game exe file to allow higher resolutions, windowed mode, and various other enhancements

Included with the GOG.com and Steam releases

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38410/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/38410/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save games can be transferred between Windows and OS X installations of the game.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Syncs up to 953.67 MB of game data (maximum 1000 files).

Video settings

In-game video settings (GOG.com version).

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian

Issues fixed

Color Fixes For Older Games

See Rainbow color problems in older games for other solutions.

Instructions

Instructions

Error Initializing Video Mode 640x480

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9	Requires the Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch or sfall.
DirectDraw	3.0a, 7	DirectDraw 7 support requires the Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch.
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95, 98, NT
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	600 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 3.0a compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/38410/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (38410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/38410/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (38410) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/38410/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (38410) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Full list of unofficial patch corrections

[3] Fallout 2 Savegame Editor - No Mutants Allowed Forum

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

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-{{stub}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Fallout 2 cover.jpg
@@ Line 26: / Line 25: @@
 '''General information'''
+{{mm}} [https://www.fallout4.com/games/fallout-2 Official game page]
+{{mm}} [http://fallout.gamepedia.com/Fallout_Wiki The Vault] - A huge wiki for the series
+{{mm}} [http://www.nma-fallout.com/ No Mutants Allowed] - General Fallout Discussion
 {{GOG.com links|fallout_2|fallout_series|for game series}}
 {{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/38410/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 {{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=694 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
-{{mm}} [http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 No Mutants Allowed Forum] - General Fallout Discussion
 ==Availability==
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 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2650-1 | Steam | Fallout Classic Collection |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GameStop | 116888 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| GOG | fallout_2 | DRM-free | Previous Interplay-published version supported OS X as well. |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GOG | fallout_2 | DRM-free | Previous Interplay-published version supported OS X as well. Comes configured with the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]] and [[#sfall|sfall]]. |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | fallout-2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | fallout2 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 38410 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 38410 | Steam | Comes configured with the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]] and [[#sfall|sfall]]. |  | Windows }}
 }}
 {{ii}} '''Fallout Classic Collection''' includes [[Fallout]], Fallout 2, and [[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]].
@@ Line 51: / Line 52: @@
 ===[http://www.nma-fallout.com/threads/fallout-2-restoration-project-2-3-3-unofficial-expansion.202265/ Fallout 2 Restoration Project 2.3.3 (Unofficial Expansion)]===
-{{++}} This package is the recommended package as it contains all recommend patches.
+{{++}} This package is the recommended package as it contains all recommend patches
 {{ii}} Contains:
 :*A large amount of [http://hem.bredband.net/darek1/f2rp_wt.htm restored content].
-:*[[#Unofficial Fallout 2 patch|Unofficial Fallout 2 patch]].
+:*[[#Patches|Unofficial Fallout 2 patch]].
-:*[[#Fallout2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout2 High Resolution Patch]].
+:*[[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]].
 {{mm}} [http://falloutmods.wikia.com/wiki/F2RP_Technical_Info Vault-Tec Labs Wiki] - additional installation information.
-===[http://www.nma-fallout.com/showthread.php?181743 Fallout2 High Resolution Patch]===
+===[http://www.nma-fallout.com/threads/hi-res-patches-for-fallout1-2-the-bis-mapper.181743/ Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]===
-{{ii}} Modifies the game exe file to allow higher resolutions.
+{{ii}} Modifies the game exe file to allow higher resolutions, windowed mode, and various other enhancements
+{{++}} Included with the GOG.com and Steam releases
 ==Game data==
+{{Image|Fallout 1 General Settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
@@ Line 86: / Line 89: @@
 ==Video settings==
-{{Image|Fallout 1 Video Settings.png|Video settings (GOG.com version)}}
+{{Image|Fallout 1 Video Settings.png|In-game video settings (GOG.com version).}}
 {{Video settings
 |wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/fallout-2
@@ Line 94: / Line 97: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Use the [[#Fallout2_High_Resolution_Patch|Fallout2 High Resolution Patch]]. NOTE: This patch is already applied to the Bethesda releases of Fallout 2 on Steam and GOG.
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]]. NOTE: This patch is already applied to the Bethesda releases of Fallout 2 on Steam and GOG.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 104: / Line 107: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = In '''[[#Configuration file(s) location|ddraw.ini]]''' in <code>[Graphics]</code> section set <code>Mode=</code> to <code>5</code>.
+|windowed notes             = In '''[[#Configuration file(s) location|ddraw.ini]]''' in <code>[Graphics]</code> section set <code>Mode=</code> to <code>5</code>. Can also be done with the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]].
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 122: / Line 125: @@
 ==Input settings==
-{{Image|Fallout 1 General Settings.png|General settings}}
 {{Input settings
 |key remap                 = false
@@ Line 164: / Line 166: @@
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
-|closed captions          = unknown
+|closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
 |mute on focus lost       = true
@@ Line 179: / Line 181: @@
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+ |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
-  |interface = unknown
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = unknown
   |subtitles = true
@@ Line 208: / Line 230: @@
 {{Fixbox|1=
 {{Fixbox/fix|Install the High Resolution Patch}}
-Install the [[#Fallout2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout2 High Resolution Patch]].
+Install the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]].
 }}
@@ Line 220: / Line 242: @@
 ==Other information==
+===API===
+{{API
+|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d notes         = Requires the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]] or [[#sfall|sfall]].
+|directdraw versions    = 3.0a, 7
+|directdraw notes       = DirectDraw 7 support requires the [[#Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch|Fallout 2 High Resolution Patch]].
+|opengl versions        = Unknown
+|opengl notes           = OS X only.
+|glide versions         =
+|glide notes            =
+|software mode          =
+|software mode notes    =
+|mantle support         =
+|mantle support notes   =
+|dos modes              =
+|dos modes notes        =
+|shader model versions  =
+|shader model notes     =
+|64-bit executable      = false
+|64-bit executable notes=
+}}
 ===[http://resurrection.cz/en/ Fallout 1.5: Ressurection]===
 {{ii}} This is major game modification (fan made), basically whole new game with new gameline and quests, about 25 hours of gameplay. Due to the author's origin it's in Czech language, but English translation is in progress (about 1/3 done by 7/2014)
 ===[http://sourceforge.net/projects/sfall/ sfall]===
-{{++}} Use D3D9 for rendering for a much improved compatibility with never systems. Also allow to bind mouse wheel.
+{{++}} Use D3D9 for rendering for a much improved compatibility with never systems. Also allow to bind mouse wheel
+{{++}} Included with the GOG.com and Steam releases
 ===[https://sites.google.com/site/chulancheg/F2se.zip?attredirects=0 Fallout 2 Save Editor]===
@@ Line 238: / Line 283: @@
 |minOS    = 95, 98, NT
-|minCPU   = Pentium 90 MHz
+|minCPU   = Intel Pentium 90 MHz
 |minRAM   = 16 MB
 |minHD    = 600 MB
-|minDX    = 3.0a
+|minGPU   =
+|minDX    = 3.0a
+|recOS    =
+|recCPU   =
+|recRAM   =
+|recHD    =
+|recGPU   =
 }}
 {{References}}

Developers

	Black Isle Studios
Publishers
	Interplay Entertainment
OS X	MacPlay
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Fallout Engine
Release dates
Windows	January 29, 1999
macOS (OS X)	July 31, 2002