4GB Enabler/etc. needed?

[wulvfen]

Hiya fellow forumers

 

Got a new rig!!!

I now have some questions about utilities/tools that will be needed for modding my Fallout games.

I have both FO3-GOTY and NV-Ultimate Ed. and I plan to install Tale of Two Wastelands.

Got another post in the Hardware and Software forum about the same thing [ New Rig - Games/Tools/Utilities ] but my questions are more individually games related, SO....my rig

 

Asus Z87-WS Motherboard [LGA 1150] Quad Core w/ Gen3 4-Way (SLI/Crossfire)
Intel i7 4770k CPU @ 3.5 Ghz
Kingston RAM -32 GB DDR3 Dual Channel @ 1600
MSI Lightning nVidia GTX 770 GPU w/ 2GB
Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB SSD
WD Cavier Black 2TB HDD
LG BlueRay/HD DVDRW
LG Dual Layer HD DVDRW
SoundBlaster X-FixTreme 5:1 Audio card
SoundBlaster Tactics-3D Sigma Headphones
Corsair Gold ATX 950W Power Supply
Coolermaster 690 II ATX case

Windows 7 Pro [sP 1] 64 Bit [OEM] OS- as Admin

Philips 46" HDTV as Monitor
SteelSeries Merc Stealth Keyboard
SteelSeries Diablo III Mouse

All my games are installed to my HDD, outside of my Program Files into a new Games Folder I created in my efforts to avoid the UAC.

I've been using mods sporadically for a couple of years now with some success, and plenty issues, partly due to the incapabilities of my old computer [and my still fumbling attempts at using editors/merges/bashes]

However, with my new rig, I'm uncertain as to what is needed in the utilities/tools/fixes catagories for either game, if anything.

I'm fuzzy as to what the 4GB enabler does exactly?

Is it an operating system modifier [i think so]?

Does it just allow older rigs to run the game better [like it did with mine] [same question as before]?

Or is it a games engine/ini. modifier?

 

See my confusion.....I think I just asked the same question 4 ways.

 

Therefore, with my new rig, the big questions are -

 

Do I need the 4GB enablers for either Fallout if I install Tale of Two Wastelands?

Do I need any other specific "tools/utilities/mod" for game/system operation improvements?

Do I install TTW and then mod the games, OR vice-versa? [using TTW/compatible mods]?

 

Any input on requirements for the above system would be greatly appreciated.

 

I'm doing Skyrim too.

[luthienanarion]

The 4GB launcher modifies the executable to set the Large-Address Aware flag, which dictates to the OS that it can exceed the normal limit of allocated memory addresses, up to a maximum of 3 gigabytes. It has no effect on performance.

 

The game does not elegantly handle running out of usable memory; it simply crashes. The 4GB launcher just gives you more room to work with. Most of the allocated memory is used for storing loaded textures, so you're not likely to encounter a need for it unless you use high-definition texture replacers.

4GB is not required for TTW, as the game only loads the data it needs at the time and not everything at once.

[edgeburner]

Nice rig...

There are a lot of folks much more qualified than I on this forum that can give you better and more detailed information than I, but, I can tell you this....You're going to need that 4G enabler if you plan on installing a lot of mods, better textures, shaders ect. Even with a super-rig like yours, you're going to need it to help you squeeze all that you can out of a limited and buggy game engine like the one Fallout and FNV are built on.

[JimboUK]

Use the 4GB things anyway, there's no real reason not to and your games will be a lot more stable.

[wulvfen]

Hi to all. Thank You!

 

As I now understand it, the 4GB enabler is a game engine/system memory modifier that helps out Bethesda's buggy Fallout engines. OK, I'll use them.

Have before with no problems, wanted to know more about them as regards TTW. [Love the idea of travelling back and forth between the Wastelands].

 

Even at it's best [maxed upgrades/system tweaks/game tweaks/etc], my old rig running a lightly modded game was "stutter, stumble, stagger" with more than a couple of companions in the middle of nowhere, combat was almost like watching a series of still pictures in sequence.

 

As for modding anew, POPULATIONS! It's been 200+ years and people will.....you know.....[which is why CotW is a must for me, thx luthienanarion]

Gads how I hated the vanilla games dearth of humanity. In the wastes, sure, but the so-called established settlements/towns/etc. just made me sad. [Not that my old rig could have handled it if they were there]. Now that I've got a system that can handle the traffic.....

I'll be experimenting for awhile, there's several mods I've been wanting to tryout but couldn't really run before.