Fallout 3 freezes at main menu after installing mods

[ManicZ]

Hi, would just like to say thanks in advance for taking a look at my problem.

 

So I've done quite a bit of modding, installed FWE, EVE, Project Beauty, IronSights, and MMM. Also installed darnified 11 +hotfix. I've already created merged patch from FO3edit

 

However, once I installed everything and tried to play it. The slides will stop at the main menu screen, but no text or mouse cursor will appear.

 

I tried reordering the load orders, reinstalled some of the mods, but nothing works.

 

I was wondering if the mods I've installed are conflicting so the problems start there?

 

Here is my load order:

 

Fallout3.esm

Anchorage.esm

ThePitt.esm

StreetLights.esm

BrokenSteel.esm

PointLookout.esm

Zeta.esm

Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esm

CRAFT.esm

CALIBR.esm

Project Beauty.esm

HairPack.esm

EVE.esm

RH_IRONSIGHTS.esm

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm

Mart's Mutant Mod.esm

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Alternate Travel.esp

DarNifiedUIF3.esp

Project Beauty- Broken Steel.esp

Project Beauty- Point Lookout.esp

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

AutoGates.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional Restore Tracers.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional VATS Halftime.esp

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

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty.esp

FO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty (Followers Enhanced).esp

EVE.esp

EVE Operation Anchorage.esp

EVE - FWE Master Release.esp

EVE - FWE Master Release (Follower Enhanced).esp

EVE Anchorage - FWE DLC Anchorage.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

Mart's Mutant Mod - Natural Selection.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - Tougher Traders.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - Zones Respawn.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release + DLCs.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - FWE Master Release + Project Beauty.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty + FWE.esp

Mart's Mutant Mod - Project Beauty.esp

RH_IronSights_Basic_VanillaPlugin.esp

RH_IronSights_Basic_BrokenSteelPlugin.esp

RH_IronSights_Basic_PittPlugin.esp

RH_IronSights_Basic_PointLookoutPlugin.esp

RH_IronSights_Basic_AnchoragePlugin.esp

RH_IronSights_Basic_ZetaPlugin.esp

RH_IronSights_Vanilla_BetterUniques.esp

RH_IronSights_Vanilla_NewWeapons.esp

RH_IronSights_Pitt_NewRifleSights.esp

RH_IronSights_PL_NewItems.esp

RH_FWE_Bridge.esp

RH_EVE_Bridge.esp

hair_add_npc.esp

DynamicCrosshair.esp

MegatonLights.esp

UPP - Pack 1.esp

UPP - Pack 2.esp

UPP - Experience Perks.esp

UPP - Quest Perks.esp

Realistic Death Physics.esp

pip60.esp

NotSoFast.esp

Named Wasteland.esp

Stop Insulting Me Outcasts.esp

URWLRain.esp

Overall Merger.esp

 

Total active plugins: 84

Total plugins: 84

 

 

Total active plugins: 85

Total plugins: 85

 

 

Thanks again for taking a look. Appreciate the time. :)

Edited September 8, 2011 by ManicZ

[ManicZ]

Nevermind, I've managed to get the game starting, but it will freeze usually right after the birth scene. I am still clueless as to why it happened.

 

I would appreciate nay help. :)

[UtopianOne]

Read up about the Mart's load order and unnecessary files. I believe several of them aren't needed when running the menu version along with FOIP. Also, EVE .97 has not been added to FOIP so you should be using .96 instead.

[Dusmi]

What os are you running? What kind of video card are you using?

[ManicZ]

Hi guys,

 

Thank you very much for the reply. After a lot of rooting around, I found out my problem.

 

Since I was running the game on Windows 7, I messed around with the .ini file to add the engine bug fix. I apparently inputted the wrong value. So the game freezes.

 

Well, the game seems to be running fine for now. Thanks very much for the help. :)

[FifthAbyss]

Hey, I also have this problem, and I suspected that either FOSE or an .ini issue was responsible. Could you explain how exactly you solved this problem? Thanks in advance.

[ManicZ]

Hey, I also have this problem, and I suspected that either FOSE or an .ini issue was responsible. Could you explain how exactly you solved this problem? Thanks in advance.

 

If you have a multi-core CPU, the crash might be caused by a bug in Fallout which doesn't adapt multi-threading well, and so it stops responding in small areas.

 

To fix this;

 

Open the folder My documents / My Games / Fallout3

Edit the file FALLOUT.ini.

Inside FALLOUT.ini look for a group called [general].

Inside the general group, after all the configuration parameters, just copy and paste the following 2 lines:

bUseThreadedAI=1

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Now close and save the Fallout 3 configuration file.

 

 

That should do it.

[marksblood1]

Hey, I also have this problem, and I suspected that either FOSE or an .ini issue was responsible. Could you explain how exactly you solved this problem? Thanks in advance.

 

If you have a multi-core CPU, the crash might be caused by a bug in Fallout which doesn't adapt multi-threading well, and so it stops responding in small areas.

 

To fix this;

 

Open the folder My documents / My Games / Fallout3

Edit the file FALLOUT.ini.

Inside FALLOUT.ini look for a group called [general].

Inside the general group, after all the configuration parameters, just copy and paste the following 2 lines:

bUseThreadedAI=1

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Now close and save the Fallout 3 configuration file.

 

 

That should do it.

 

configuration parameters?

[Valahul]

If your game is still randomly crashing try "Games for Windows LIVE Disabler"

[Wheatunrye]

I too am having a similar problem, and have another thread about it actually. link here. I'm confused about the multi-core bug fix because Vanilla Fallout runs just fine on my multi-core i7 computer, but as soon as I apply any mods even if it's just one mod, it crashes. actually before the menu screen loads. I tried the .ini fix and it didn't work. any other suggestions? Edited December 6, 2012 by Wheatunrye