Fallout 3 Modding

[kj28lfc]

I installed Fallout 3 on my Desktop rather than in the Games folder as the FMM does not seem to like it in the Games folder for Windows 7 at all.

 

So i downloaded some mods, like the FEV creatures, etc.

 

I was asked if i wanted to replace some exsisting files and i said yes and fallout stoped working so i assume i did something wrong.

 

Also, is there an alround pack for Fallout i could use that will add more to the game?

 

Thanks in advance.

[fap6000]

It's going to like it alot less with it on the desktop. You never want any actual data on the desktop. Another way to put this is that you never want any actual data in /Documents and settings/username/desktop. Yah it's just another folder on the harddrive, but in cases where the computer has to enter/re-enter the windows shell, such as when exiting a application or game, or geez at startup even. Whatever is there as far as raw data will probably have to be loaded as well (you know on top of the windows shell/GUI) Take vanilla fallout 3 for example, you just dumpped 3000-4000 Mb in the desktop folder when on some computers a few hundred Mb will cause issues, Once you mod the game it gets larger, for example my fallout 3 build is like 17,000 Mb or something retarded like that. Nowdays I don't keep any data in the desktop at all, just shortcuts to data are there. I have a current projects folder I keep there for fast access but it gets deleted often.

 

The only real install location problems folks ran into with fallout 3 was windows putting security risks on the application from it being installed in Program files (where everything gets risks applied to it) This became less of a problem as time went by. Many folks still give fallout 3 it's own folder on the harddrive. I myself do it just keeping with the old ways when all this started. C:/ProgramFiles/BethesdaSoftworks/Fallout3 became C:/BethesdaSoftworks/Fallout3. Vista an Win7, you know really you shouldn't ever have to do anything more than run it as admin in compatiblity mode for Windows XP SP3 to get the game to run. Further, you shouldn't need 3rd party software to run the game, any codecs or foundation software should be installed when you install the game or thru your windows automatic updates. I updated WMP an got the codecs probably, Got Visual C++ 2005 redis from automatic updates, an found Dot net framwork (the whole family) in auto updates too. I put java an adobe flash player on this computer, just for websites though. That's it nothing fancy, I use the Direct X an grapics card driver that came in the box with the card.

 

The modding part you'll just have to figure out on your own. I certianly can't tell you how to do it, but you must develop your own methods. And sure you'll pick a bunch of cool sounding things that will never work well together. After a while you'll learn more an maybe make better decisions. That's all we can really help you with. First things first though. When you download a mod put that in your Downloads folder you created, C:/Downloads/Fallout/ Which breaks up into sub folders based off what the mod is. C:/Downloads/Fallout3/Weapons/ C:/Downloads/Fallout3/Armor C:/Downloads/Fallout3/NotSureAboutThese C:/Downloads/Fallout3/Overhawls Not a stretch of the imagination by any means, but a way to avoid having to download those mods again because you're an idiot an totally screwed up your fallout 3 build. It also helps when you need to go back an read a "read me" because after you install the mods you have a backup copy of it, which is easy to find because it's all in folders an subfolders.GOT IT? Hope so it was quite helpful fer meh.

 

The only other thing I can tell you starting out, is to compare the stuff you are about to install to what is already installed in the actual fallout 3 data folder, you might want to not use a mod based off what it's going to replace, or open content like meshes an textures, viewing them to see which is better before you install. From here you need to follow a guide, the best one would be your pinned topics here on the Fallout Nexus forums, You know topics pinned to the top of the list. Then you could also try "in so many words" guide which at least would have some of the many many sources of information. http://fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=13100