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Fallout 3

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Patches

Official

Direct download from publisher

1.7 US English

1.7 UK English

Unofficial

Nexus link

Unofficial Patch

Mods

Nexus site for Fallout 3

Known Issues

Windows 7

Symptoms

  • Eyefinity resolution not detected automatically

Solutions

  1. Manually open your My Documents->My Games->Fallout3
  2. Right click on "FalloutPrefs.ini" Open With -> Notepad
  3. Modify Lines 15 and 16 titled "iSize W" and "iSize H" modify after the = and enter a number that your graphics card supports.
  4. Save the file File->Save then close notepad and launch the game


Symptoms

  • Game crashes after install


Solutions

These behaviors are the result of Fallout 3 not being compatible with Windows 7. The following steps may help the game run correctly.

  1. Start the installer in compatability mode for Windows XP SP3 and as an Administrator
  2. Download D3D9.dll from MediaFire or a similar source
  3. Open up the fallout.ini file in: My Documents\My Games\Fallout3
Find the line:
bUseThreadedAI=0
Change it to:
bUseThreadedAI=1
Add another line after it and insert:
iNumHWThreads=2
This will limit the game to 2 cores and prevent the engine bug from causing the game to freeze.

Graphical Tweaks

HUD Fix (for use with multiple monitors, display HUD on middle monitor):

Go to "\My Documents\My Games\Fallout3",

Open "FALLOUT.INI" with notepad/text editor (the game needs to be run once for this to appear,)

Find:

iSafeZoneXWide=15

iSafeZoneYWide=15

iSafeZoneX=15


Replace with (depending on your resolution):

3840x1024 5040x1050
iSafeZoneXWide=610 iSafeZoneXWide=770
iSafeZoneYWide=15 iSafeZoneYWide=15
iSafeZoneX=610 iSafeZoneX=770

System Requirements

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