Huiscc Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 (edited) After replacing specifically the FalloutPrefs.ini file with a replacement supposedly more suitable for a playthrough using Windows 10 and ENB, I've noticed that every single time I open NVSE with this replacement FalloutPrefs.ini, it redirects me to the launcher and brings up a message proclaiming it will "now detect your video hardware and set video options accordingly". This resets both the FalloutPrefs.ini file and the Fallout.ini to their base, vanilla configuration without fail (regardless of whether or not I made them read-only as a precaution prior to launching NVSE). The main problem here is that it's opening the launcher, it shouldn't. I'm supposed to be brought straight to the game itself. Other issues that also appear after this are the launcher taking roughly 15 seconds to"set video options", basically freezing whenever it brings up this message, in addition to not closing properly if I attempt to close it, as the process will remain in task manager after and I'll have to close it manually to relaunch any variation of New Vegas. Update: Solved. The "sD3DDevice" setting in FalloutPrefs showed a different GPU than what I was actually using, meaning I forgot to replace it with my own graphics card. I only ever seem to solve these issues after I post them online. Edited July 31, 2019 by Rgmemo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiousintent Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 It's not NVSE causing the problem. It's the game itself. The "Prefs" INI file contains the detected hardware configuration data that is supposed to get set by the Launcher. (It's the primary purpose of the separate Launcher.) Not too surprisingly the INI you copied doesn't match your hardware. Your efforts to prevent it being updated are why you keep getting the Launcher run, because the game keeps seeing the hardware info is wrong. Even two computers coming off the same production line one after the other are not necessarily identical, even though they may have the same specs. The same components can come from different sub-contractors. Never just copy and replace any of your INI files with someone else's. Instead use a tool like "WinMerge" to compare yours and theirs for differences, understand what they are changing, and choose to make the change manually. In your case, rename the copied Prefs to something else (just change the extension), run Launcher and let it build YOUR Prefs file, and then compare the two. -Dubious- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huiscc Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 It's not NVSE causing the problem. It's the game itself. The "Prefs" INI file contains the detected hardware configuration data that is supposed to get set by the Launcher. (It's the primary purpose of the separate Launcher.) Not too surprisingly the INI you copied doesn't match your hardware. Your efforts to prevent it being updated are why you keep getting the Launcher run, because the game keeps seeing the hardware info is wrong. Even two computers coming off the same production line one after the other are not necessarily identical, even though they may have the same specs. The same components can come from different sub-contractors. Never just copy and replace any of your INI files with someone else's. Instead use a tool like "WinMerge" to compare yours and theirs for differences, understand what they are changing, and choose to make the change manually. In your case, rename the copied Prefs to something else (just change the extension), run Launcher and let it build YOUR Prefs file, and then compare the two. -Dubious-I'd figured as much when I replaced it, though never attributed an integral setting like the GPU to the FalloutPrefs.ini. Unfortunately I don't have the time or patience to individually try and discern the effect of each line and then run the game for both variants of the ini file for each one. The replacement ini is still built with Windows 10, high settings and ENB in mind so it's the closest I'll get to the "recommended" settings optimised for my system in the absence of my greater understanding of every individual line in the ini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubiousintent Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 It's less daunting than you think. You only need to look up each line that is different in the "TweakGuides for Fallout 3" article. If it's a "game setting" then you can assume it's from the replacement unless you remember specifying that in the Launcher. If it affects the hardware, then note the setting and leave it alone until you see the effect of the game settings alone. I like TweakGuides because it covers interactions with other settings where they apply. Alternatively there is a mod called "New Vegas Configurator" which "let's you tweak the game's configuration variables through a simple user interface. Variables have helpful descriptions explaining what each variable is used for." With an understanding of what the settings you have changed are supposed to do, I found it only needed one or two tests. -Dubious- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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