Fallout 3 Crashes Fix/Reduce Guide

[GJUnLeAsHeD]

Hey wondering if anyone can help me out when i try to change my graphic settings through options it the screen goes black but the game crashes. I only want to get the game to fit my screen then i hit okay and hit play and then it stops working.

[Papajack55]

Article link: Fallout 3 Crashes Fix/Reduce Guide

 

If you are experiencing crashes at random or same point of game this article is for you.I try to update that guide with new problems and fix.

 

----Introduction----

 

Hi!I see a loots of people have problems with Fallout 3, with that annoying crashes to desktop (like this), so i decided to test and gather, most effective solutions.

 

----Solutions----

 

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1.If you have a multi-core CPU, like the Quad, and you experience a Fallout 3 crash when loading interiors (Specially in closed spaces):

 

- Open the folder My documents / My Games / Fallout3

- Edit the file FALLOUT.ini.

- Inside FALLOUT.ini look for a group called [general].

- Inside the general group, after all the configuration parameters, just copy and paste the following 2 lines:

 

bUseThreadedAI=1

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Now close and save the Fallout 3 configuration file.

 

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2.Fallout 3 crashing or crashing to desktop or crashing at the start of the game:

 

- Click Start

- Click All Programs or Programs,

- Go to the ffdshow folder.

- Click Audio decoder configuration.

- In the left hand pane, click Info & debug or DirectShow control (This is the second entry in the list).

- In the right hand pane, near the bottom, find a check box labelled Don't use ffdshow in

- Check that box, and in the text box underneath (it lights up when you check the check box), add fallout3.exe. Do NOT use spaces, since ffdshow will think that's part of the filename. A valid entry would be explorer.exe;fallout3.exe.

- Finally, click OK and start Fallout 3.

 

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3.Fallout 3 crashing after loading my save/autosave (also that solution can help reduce CTD):

- In game menu go to Settings>Gameplay and turn off all autosaves(On wait, sleep and fast travel)

 

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4.Solutions reducing CTD:

 

- it's simple turn off HDR(Fallout Launcher>Options>Screen Effects and chose Bloom or None

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-Click Start

-Click on Run

-Type dxdiag

-Clink on Display tab

-Disable AGP Texture Acceleration

(Also update DirectX to latest version)

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-Update your .NET Framework to higher then 3.0 version

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-If u are using mods(for egzample:WMK, FWE, PB, FOOK, MMM, UF3P(Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch) etc together) and have crashes, download FO3Edit,

-Unpack it to Fallout 3 directory,

-Run FO3Edit,

-Tick all mods that you use,

-Pres "OK" button and wait,

-If program load all mods pres Right mouse button anywhere and chose option "Create Merged Patch" and give it some name for egzample "Fallout 3 Merged Patch"

-Close program save changes and this should help work mods together,

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-Also if you are running UF3P(Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch), MasterUpdate can help you,

-Download FO3Edit,

-Unpack it to Fallout 3 directory,

-Make a copy of FO3 or rename it to FO3FO3MasterUpdate,

-Run it, wait and play,

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I noticed(on my self) that a 90% of my CTD was corrupted save, so here are my advices:

-First look at point 3,

-Then when u play try not to use autosave future every 2 sec,

-Use ESC>Save game and crate new save(don't overwrite existing save),

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5.Few fix for Windows 7 by Thor.:

 

-Remove Alchemy,

-If you are running Windows 7 try install the older audio drivers from xp, this is in Windows seven pro,

-Install them using the the XP compatibility mode it should work, the xp drivers don't use alchemy.

 

(This is for people using Creative cards)

 

it might work for you.

 

Note Windows 7 will run just fine without it. No noticeable change.

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-I found that also will stop that nasty crash to desktop when launching the game in Windows 7, try using the basic taskbar lay out. the old vista one. That also works.

 

It doesn't like many of the Windows 7 features for some reason, even Vista's.

 

Hey great idea, but I have tried to disable AGP Texture Acceleration but the newest DirectX doesn't let you do it manual any longer. (Or I'm missing something somewhere) Just thought I'd give you a shout and a holler. :)

[UnwiserSphinx]

I have a bloody annoying problem witch is causing game to crash straight after playing the ending movie, it happens straight after it ends at starts to load something then crashes to the loading screen can someone help plz. Thx.

Reinstall Broken Steel if you have it.

[pikman4]

I have tried all of these and more and I still crash immediately after I press new game. Any suggestions?

[omgery]

I have tried all of these and the game still freeze every 5 minutes.

Anybody know whats happening?

I dont use any mods or anything.

Just Fallout 3 (not GOTY) and 1.7 patch

 

My spec:

 

Mac Mini

Processor

2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5

Memory

8GB

Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 768MB

 

Windows 7 Ultimate N 32 bit (Boot Camp).

 

I also download a wine wrapper for the game so I can play it on Mac OS.

But the game crashes when i hit the new game button. Theres something wrong with the wine they said.

 

Please help me with my problems. Either one (win or mac) i would be thankful.

Edited July 25, 2012 by omgery

[omgery]

Okay, now the game's running, but the keyboard and mouse stop responding every 5 minutes.

Somebody has the same problem?

Please help...

[Papajack55]

Okay, now the game's running, but the keyboard and mouse stop responding every 5 minutes.

Somebody has the same problem?

Please help...

 

Are you running more than one core in your comp? Like a dual core or quad core or something like that? If so there is a way to bring it down so Fallout can play without having those many problems like your having. See, Fallout 3 is a single core game, more or less. If you try playing a single core game on a dual core or quad core computer, you will have a couple of problems like your having.

 

Also, always check your connections to your keyboard and mouse just to be extra careful, which you probably already did. Then check how many cores your running. Let us know, one of us will get back, ok?

 

Now if your running a multi-core comp, like I am, I had to do this: go to MyDocuments/MyGames/Fallout3and make a new folder and type this in rename it this exactly with no commas or anything

 

bUseThreadedAI=1NumHWThreads=2

 

That's what I did, and I haven't had any problems since. Even with 227 mods running, except when I had a conflict between two certain mods.

 

If this doesn't work for you, let me know, ok? We'll think of another way.

Edited August 4, 2012 by Papajack55

[johnDk2222]

hi im running macbook pro

osx 10.8.2 lion

1.8 GHz Intel Core i5

4gb ram ddr3

 

Fallout GOTY

when i open the game the title screen loads then as soon as i hit new game or try and load a game (downloaded a save), i get an unexpected error message and the game crashes. I have tried the .ini file changing the threadedai ect but the game will not load at all then.

 

 

Love this game had on xbox and struggled to get new vegas to work on the mac so went to this one but neither work.

 

can anybody help???????

[jmababa]

I have fix find a exe of ultimate edition that works cause they've fixed this errors in ultimate edition luckyly my cousin had a ultimate edition mine was GOTY only I copied his ultimate edition exe into my GOTY exe it fixed everything

Edited May 1, 2014 by jmababa

[Dovahjim]

I have an issue where I've entered in my mods, and when I load an autosave or almost any save, the game loading screen enters an undending loop. Any ideas?