TaxiVader Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hi all. I cannot get FO4 to start. please help! Here's what's happened so far: 1. I bought a new PC specifically for gaming. It has 50% more than the max specs for optimal performance for fallout; graphics card, ram, HDD, the lot.2. I downloaded FO4 from steam (already purchased) which took about 9 hours (go Australia's NBN!)3. I run the game. It starts OK, I get to the screen with the helmet that says "Play, settings etc" and I set the graphics to as low as possible (or as high as possible, or anywhere in between; I've tried all possible combinations)4. The screen goes black AS IF it's about to play, but then I just get booted back to the desktop. No error message, nothing. Just won't start. Man I'm frustrated by this. I got the PC because I was sick of the PS4 limitations and reduced file save capacity, and 'cause I want to have a go at a few mods. But atm I'm just sitting here getting angry. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiVader Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 some extra info: I have tried playing FO from steam, as well as from the files stored on the HDD of the computer. Same result for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnorKater Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Well, do you have any mods installed, or is this a vanilla game problem for you? In the latter case it would be helpful to know your system specs (CPU, GPU, SSD or HDD, RAM, OS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiVader Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hi funs. Thanks for the reply. I followed some graphics card advice and now it's working. I find it a bit surreal that in this day and age one has to rely on random hardware and software changes to get a program to work. I had this same experience with Skyrim and then Skyrim SE on PC (another crappier pc) yet the solutions there were entirely different to those needed in this case. Anyways, I guess I should just thank the GOS (Gods of Software) that I managed to press the right sequence of buttons. Halleluja! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnorKater Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Awesome. :) Would you mind providing information on how you managed to fix it, here? For anyone who might have the same issue in the future. That would be really great. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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