Fallout 3 keeps crashing mid-game.

[Metoollhead]

First off, hi. I'm new to these forums. The Nexus seems like a really useful site for mods. :)

Anyway, I'm using FO3 GOTY edition, and the FOMM for the mods.

 

When I started playing, everything ran great, but lately, the game has been freezing some time after entering buildings. I haven't installed any of the "unofficial" OR official patches.

Can someone lend me a hand here, please?

 

Using Win 7 btw. (

Edited January 21, 2011 by Metoollhead

[Metoollhead]

I read something in this topic:

 

http://www.thenexusforums.com/index.php?/topic/246799-fallout-goty-constant-crashing/page__p__2210374__hl__freeze__fromsearch__1#entry2210374

 

The last post says there's an "infamous multi-core FO3 freezing problem". Maybe that's the one I have?

 

EDIT:

 

Yeah, apparently it is. I did what they said there, and now everything works okay.

Edited January 21, 2011 by Metoollhead

[7thsealord]

Welcome aboard. Well worth considering if your system is multicore.

 

I only started playing FO3 (GOTY) a few months ago (on a dual-core, hence not this particular issue). Based on limited experience, I strongly recommend the following:

 

(a) Disable the Autosave. Completely. No kidding;

 

(b) IF your game uses 'Games For Windows Live', then install and use the disabler for that.

 

In my case, these things together cut the rate of freezes and crashes by better than ninety percent. I cannot recommend these measures highly enough.

[Metoollhead]

Thanks for the tips, but apparently that fix I found completely eradicated the freezing problem. I wonder how come it isn't posted more often.. but maybe I didn't search hard enough.

 

In any case, I made sure to kudos him and you :)