Fallout 3 Freezes Every 5-10 mins

[emmablues]

Load Order:

[X] RH_IRONSIGHTS.esm
[X] Anchorage.esm
[X] BrokenSteel.esm
[X] ThePitt.esm
[X] Zeta.esm
[X] PointLookout.esm
[X] Fallout3.esm
[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Operation Anchorage.esp
[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - The Pitt.esp
[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp
[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Point Lookout.esp
[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Mothership Zeta.esp
[X] BetterGamePerformance.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_VanillaPlugin.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_AnchoragePlugin.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_PittPlugin.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_BrokenSteelPlugin.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_PointLookoutPlugin.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_ZetaPlugin.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_Pitt_NewRifleSights.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_RemoveReticule.esp
[X] RH_IronSights_PL_NewItems.esp
[X] PCB.esp
[X] CONELRAD 640-1240.esp
[ ] WeaponModKits.esp
[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors.esp
[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors - OA.esp
[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors - BS.esp
[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors - PL.esp
[X] Error Fixes V1.5 - Higher FPS.esp
[ ] Wasteland Camp.esp
[ ] Millenia_AK47_replacer.esp
[ ] PersonalVertibirdHomeFurnitured.esp
[X] MME Save-O-tron.esp

 

I keep having to CTRL+ALT+DEL and start task manager to end it.

 

I did use BOSS

Edited June 27, 2013 by nkr123

[Purr4me]

#1. get and use a fallout mod manager odf some kind and first sort your mods, then find out if things get better, fallout3.esm always goes at the top, whats posted here shows no manager was used, then we see what takes place.

kitty.

[prensa]

nkr123 - Hello!

Sounds like the Fallout 3 multi core bug, the most common cause of Fallout 3 freezing.

Fallout 3 has trouble with multi core computers, mainly with ones that have more than two cores & use hyperthreading.

So if your computer is a multi core this is likely your trouble.

There is a fix, you need to edit your Fallout 3 .ini file.

The one you want to change is:

For XP:

My Documents\My Games\Fallout3\

For Vista & Win7:

Documents\My Games\Fallout3

The file you want will be called:

FALLOUT.ini

Open the .ini with Notepad & change this line:

bUseThreadedAI=0

to:

bUseThreadedAI=1

& insert this line under it:

iNumHWThreads=2

Save & close your ini.

Hope this helps!

Prensa

[emmablues]

nkr123 - Hello!

 

Sounds like the Fallout 3 multi core bug, the most common cause of Fallout 3 freezing.

 

Fallout 3 has trouble with multi core computers, mainly with ones that have more than two cores & use hyperthreading.

 

So if your computer is a multi core this is likely your trouble.

 

There is a fix, you need to edit your Fallout 3 .ini file.

 

The one you want to change is:

 

For XP:

 

My Documents\My Games\Fallout3\

 

For Vista & Win7:

 

Documents\My Games\Fallout3

 

The file you want will be called:

 

FALLOUT.ini

 

Open the .ini with Notepad & change this line:

 

bUseThreadedAI=0

 

to:

 

bUseThreadedAI=1

 

& insert this line under it:

 

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Save & close your ini.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

Changed, trying right now, will tell you later

[emmablues]

 

nkr123 - Hello!

 

Sounds like the Fallout 3 multi core bug, the most common cause of Fallout 3 freezing.

 

Fallout 3 has trouble with multi core computers, mainly with ones that have more than two cores & use hyperthreading.

 

So if your computer is a multi core this is likely your trouble.

 

There is a fix, you need to edit your Fallout 3 .ini file.

 

The one you want to change is:

 

For XP:

 

My Documents\My Games\Fallout3\

 

For Vista & Win7:

 

Documents\My Games\Fallout3

 

The file you want will be called:

 

FALLOUT.ini

 

Open the .ini with Notepad & change this line:

 

bUseThreadedAI=0

 

to:

 

bUseThreadedAI=1

 

& insert this line under it:

 

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Save & close your ini.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

Changed, trying right now, will tell you later

 

57 seconds, froze

[emmablues]

#1. get and use a fallout mod manager odf some kind and first sort your mods, then find out if things get better, fallout3.esm always goes at the top, whats posted here shows no manager was used, then we see what takes place.

kitty.

New load order:

[X] Fallout3.esm

[X] Anchorage.esm

[X] ThePitt.esm

[X] BrokenSteel.esm

[X] PointLookout.esm

[X] Zeta.esm

[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esm

[ ] AWorldOfPainFO3.esm

[ ] RatTrapRemastered.esm

[X] RH_IRONSIGHTS.esm

[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Operation Anchorage.esp

[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - The Pitt.esp

[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp

[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Point Lookout.esp

[ ] Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Mothership Zeta.esp

[X] BetterGamePerformance.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_VanillaPlugin.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_AnchoragePlugin.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_PittPlugin.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_BrokenSteelPlugin.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_PointLookoutPlugin.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Basic_ZetaPlugin.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_Pitt_NewRifleSights.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_RemoveReticule.esp

[X] RH_IronSights_PL_NewItems.esp

[X] PCB.esp

[X] CONELRAD 640-1240.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits.esp

[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors.esp

[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors - OA.esp

[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors - BS.esp

[X] Xepha's Darkened Interiors - PL.esp

[X] Error Fixes V1.5 - Higher FPS.esp

[ ] Wasteland Camp.esp

[ ] Millenia_AK47_replacer.esp

[ ] PersonalVertibirdHomeFurnitured.esp

[X] MME Save-O-tron.esp

 

No difference still freezing, I am running Windows 7

[prensa]

nkr123 - Hello!

 

Did you definitely make the changes to your FALLOUT.ini in your Documents folder?

It's a common mistake to make the changes to the Fallout_default.ini that's in your Fallout 3 folder rather than the FALLOUT.ini.

The FALLOUT.ini is the one that the game uses when in play & is the one you need to change.

 

Both lines must be done as well, not just one.

 

Fallout3.esm should definitely be at the top of your load order & RH_IRONSIGHTS.esm should go below the DLC's.

Hope this helps!

Prensa

Edited June 27, 2013 by prensa

[emmablues]

nkr123 - Hello!

 

Sounds like the Fallout 3 multi core bug, the most common cause of Fallout 3 freezing.

 

Fallout 3 has trouble with multi core computers, mainly with ones that have more than two cores & use hyperthreading.

 

So if your computer is a multi core this is likely your trouble.

 

There is a fix, you need to edit your Fallout 3 .ini file.

 

The one you want to change is:

 

For XP:

 

My Documents\My Games\Fallout3\

 

For Vista & Win7:

 

Documents\My Games\Fallout3

 

The file you want will be called:

 

FALLOUT.ini

 

Open the .ini with Notepad & change this line:

 

bUseThreadedAI=0

 

to:

 

bUseThreadedAI=1

 

& insert this line under it:

 

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Save & close your ini.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

 

 

#1. get and use a fallout mod manager odf some kind and first sort your mods, then find out if things get better, fallout3.esm always goes at the top, whats posted here shows no manager was used, then we see what takes place.

kitty.

 

I am running the d3d9.dll fix

[Purr4me]

you will find all that you require as for help in my signature, the best of the best this site has to offer. I am done here.

kitty.

[emmablues]

nkr123 - Hello!

 

Did you definitely make the changes to your FALLOUT.ini in your Documents folder?

 

It's a common mistake to make the changes to the Fallout_default.ini that's in your Fallout 3 folder rather than the FALLOUT.ini.

 

The FALLOUT.ini is the one that the game uses when in play & is the one you need to change.

 

Both lines must be done as well, not just one.

 

Fallout3.esm should definitely be at the top of your load order & RH_IRONSIGHTS.esm should go below the DLC's.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

 

Ran game with no mods, still freezing