Is it necessary to set fallout.ini file to not read-only?

[rmm200]

OK - this is very Fallout 3 specific.

I checked my Fallout.ini - and my file did not have the Vortex reference shown by Augusta in her last 4 lines.

I went into Vortex / Fallout 3 / Settings and found BSA Redirection under Workarounds.

I turned that on - and Vortex updated Fallout.ini, Fallout.ini.baked, FalloutPrefs.ini, FalloutPrefs.ini.baked, FalloutPrefs.ini.base, and Fallout.ini.base.

Now my ini file matches Augusta's.

Conclusion: For Fallout 3, Vortex needs to modify your ini files. Keep them RW.

Also: Set BSA Redirection in Vortex if and only if you do not use another Archive Invalidation mod.

General note: A lot of games have game specific "features" in Vortex. These are implemented in the game extension. Settings is a good place to check for them.

[rmm200]

Second note: Any modifications Vortex makes to game files are a very valid topic for this forum. Have at it.

[Tannin42]

Vortex needs to write to the ini files to provide functionality like archive invalidation, profile-local save games and so on.

read-only means the file can't be written to.

 

So yes, the ini has to be writable for Vortex to function correctly.

[rmm200]

On the off chance you don't recognize the poster - Tannin is the mod author. Believe him.

Rest of us are best-effort guys.

Edited April 15, 2019 by rmm200