Fallout 3 won't stop crashing

[Flatchester]

I have been really patient with Fallout 3 over the past several years, but I feel no matter how many fixes I try to apply the game will continue to crash no matter what I try. The recent string of crashes that have been happening out in the wasteland where I usually am exploring, random intervals occuring between 10min and 1 hour. I have modified the ini, used the Large Address Aware, gotten the Intel Bypass package, set up windows basic, kept the program to run on Windows xp service pack 2 and the game will still keep crashing.

 

I'm not sure if there is anything else I can do that may stop these crashes occuring, unless there is something I'm just missing . . .

 

Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.66 GHz 8 GB RAM NVIDIA Geforce 9800 GT

 

Fallout3.esm

Anchorage.esm

ThePitt.esm

BrokenSteel.esm

PointLookout.esm

Zeta.esm

Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esm

HairPack.esm

CRAFT.esm

CALIBR.esm

Vault 101 Revisited.esm

Mothership Crew.esm

TSC Expansion.esm

TSC Air Support.esm

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm

Mart's Mutant Mod.esm

DCInteriors_ComboEdition.esm

Abbreviated Effects.esm

DarNifiedUIF3.esp

DynamicCrosshair.esp

hair_add_npc.esp

CASM.esp

Feng Shui.esp

Feng Shui - Keymap Template.esp

GNR Enhanced.esp

DTOMRC3.esp

Enhanced Tenpenny Suite.esp

CanterburyCommonsInteriors.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional VATS Realtime.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional Restore Tracers (automatics only).esp

PowerOfTheAtom_FOOKandFWE.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - Master Menu Module.esp

Sydney Follower.esp

F3UmpaAnimation.esp

The Groovatron.esp

The Groovatron_DLC_Anch_Addon.esp

The Groovatron_DLC_Pitt_Addon.esp

The Groovatron_DLC_PL_Addon.esp

Flora Overhaul.esp

DC Moods.esp

The Pitt Moods.esp

PointLookout Moods.esp

TSC Air Support.esp

Mothership Crew Clothing addon.esp

tscvendingmachine.esp

FWE_ZC_CompatibilityFoodPatch.esp

LNC StealthSuit.esp

QToadletVaultsuit.esp

FallenBrothersArmor.esp

AshurT51b.esp

CommonHouseBeds.esp

PointLookoutNoTravelTime.esp

Sydney Follower - Load Order Fix.esp

Blackened FWE + MMM.esp

Ross.esp

[Morgwynn]

Run all your plugins through FO3Edit until you encounter a fatal error and the scan stops, then look at the Mod above the fatal error and that is usually the one that is causing your game to crash. You could remove that Mod or try and change it's position in the load order and run the plugins through FO3Edit again and see if that helped and if it didn't have any effect then I recommend removing the mod and running the load order through FO3Edit again and see if the scan completes. If the scan completes without an error message try launching the game again and see if it plays. Also I recommend getting LOOT to scan your load order and make changes before going through the whole FO3Edit process because you might get lucky and have a Mod out of order that is causing the crash and LOOT should fix that.

[Flatchester]

Nope the game continues to crash, every ten or so minutes it will crash but after that it's okay. Also, when dealing with a multitude of enemies it will eventually slow down and crash.

[Deleted1205226User]

Have you tried FOIP?

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout3/mods/4968/?

[Flatchester]

I am using Blackened, so I don't see how that will do me any good if I go back to using FOIP.

[Deleted1205226User]

Sorry, I missed that one in your list.

[Flatchester]

Played it again, and it crashed in just a few minutes, and then in less than an hour. I can't take this, I'm really thinking of just uninstalling win 7 and getting an xp because my GOTY is a real piece of work.

Edited September 17, 2014 by Flatchester

[M48A5]

The Intel HD bypass package does absolutely nothing for your system. It was designed to bypass the shader check in the game and allow it to run on a substandard graphics chip.

 

I have to ask, have you ever had the game running without mods?

 

If so, you should disable all your mods and then add them back in one group at a time until the problem happens again. Then you will know what is causing the problem.

 

Since you don't state the install path, it could be that you have it in "Program FIles" and that is causing the problems.

[Flatchester]

I don't have it in the program files but a seperate hard drive. I think that maybe the more I progress my character the more crashes I have, so maybe I need more ram?

[Flatchester]

I'm still getting the same issue with the crashing, so I'm going to remove a bunch of mods and just try the game with Fallout 3, the DLC's, UUFP (updated unofficial fallout 3 patch), FWE, MMM, Project Reality, Enhanced Tenpenny Suite, Dtoms Rivet City Apartment, Stealthsuit, V101 Revisited, GNR Enhanced, Mothership Zeta Crew, DC Interiors and Groovatron.