Teslyn Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 This is the only game I have this trouble. It crashes entirely randomly. When it does it freezes and I must ctrl+alt+delete to bring up the system manager and then shut down the game at that point. I have the most recent patch and have my video drivers updated as well as my sound card drivers. Vista 64 Home8800 GTS 512mbCreative SB X-FiQ6600 I play the game on the high settings 1280x1024. I've tried tweaking everything I can think of in the options with no positive results. Thanks for any help. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslyn Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 I should also add: 4 gig ram. And it only freezes in doors. I never freeze when in the wasteland, only when inside buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalftw Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Having the same problem and i have the same specs as you.4gigs ram.Soundblaster x-fi extreme gamer.I've an Intel core 2 quad also.Random freezes.I believe it's something to do with the sound.All my drivers are up to date so i think it's a game bug causing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzibeatle Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 On a lark, shootin in the dark... Try setting cpu affinity for the game process to 1 or two cores. Odd bug that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod1fied Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 Sounds the same as mine barring mine can crash outside as well. Vista 64 Ultimate8800GTS 512AMD PhenomCreative SB X-FI Champion4GB RAM Considering we all more or less have the same sound card it sounds like a game bug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styxx42 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Well I hate to tell you guys this, but I have the same specs as you guys except the sound card. Mine is on boardXp 64 Sp28800GT Alpha Dog Stock Over Clock 670 mhz 512ramQ6600 B3 stepping (ya I know it is a crap revision)4gb Ram stock 4 4 4 12 timings My System LOCKS solid randomly. Most of the time I have to blindly Crtl Alt Del and end tasks on mass to get the Fall out exe. No error, no record of it in Event Manager. Nothing.The last week, uninstalled reinstalled and played for a day with a few locks ups but nothing killer then now I am basically stuck as I am listening to a radio broad cast in a grocery store as he talks about the president being voted in and I lock up almost every time after a minute or so. I have even run quickly out side and the last time I locked up while fighting a robot but this took about 5 minutes It might be sound related but I don't think it is Creative issues alone. I have a P5k Asus board Are we sure that it is not Quad Core related? I tried the ini to limit it to two cores but no luck.I thought it was copy protection related and even tried a stripped down EXE with out the Secure Rom firing up but it still locked.I also tried affinity (suggested further up the thread)for each of the 4 processors at different times. Locked. Clean install twice. lockedUpdated Drivers for the V card. Auto det Video settings and never touched them. LockedI have ended everythig running that doesn't need to be including AntiVirus (which I don't like doing)But it still locks.This is so frustrating. Same thing happens to me in Oblivion. It is never at the start of the game it is always after I have gained 7 to 11 levels.I am only 7th level and it is very regular locking now, and in Oblivion it locks with in a minute and I am 11 level. It is very bizzar. I bought GTA IV on the weekend an played it for hours with no problem and even bumped up the draw distance. Love Bethesda games but they hate my computer. I have been away from the game for a month hoping that a fix would pop up. Sorry to me too this string but I did try and add some stuff I have done to help others trouble shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domanz Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 That problem seems to be related to the engine itself since you got it playing Oblivion as well as Fallout. Hopefully they patch it some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styxx42 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 That problem seems to be related to the engine itself since you got it playing Oblivion as well as Fallout. Hopefully they patch it some day.Yes it is very strange. At first I thought it was mod related with my Oblivion. I am a Modder by nature. I choose to pay the big bucks for a PC over a console because of the awesome support by the community that games like, Total Annihilation, Operation Flashpoint, Armed Assault, Oblivion, and Fallout 3 have. because I played with the OOO mod and my level advancement was really slow that when the lockups started I had hours and hours invested. I started from scratch and after a lot of play testing I determined that it is a level based lockup. Steamline mod I used to clean my saves of clutter and that seems to help a little bit but a couples more hours of play and the lockup was back and no amount of clutter cleaning mod optimization would make it go away. Again I attributed it to mods.But when I started playing with Fallout and it does the same thing I just through up my arms. I really thought it was the copy protection. Which I HATE. But to my redface I did more research and less yelling and found out that they only do disk checking. So it is not that. BUT I will say that once I installed my copy of GTA IV that my saves disappeared from view and scared me for a bit. I am starting another thread on this though. I really hope we can find a resolution to this. FALLOUT DEV's have you heard of our issue with the game locking but windows running in the back ground? Please for the love of who ever, helps us out here. Please? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styxx42 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Holy Crap, I was looking elsewhere on the net to see if I can find a fix for my error and perhaps it is not Sound. Thread Locationhttp://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=935491 Axel PressbuttonRating: 0View Member Profile post Today, 01:03 PMPost #5 Layman Group: MembersJoined: Today, 12:53 PM My game has been 'freeze free' up until i get into the store at NW Seneca Station - it now almost always seems to be when I'm standing near to the floor safe (IMG:http://static.bethsoft.com/bgs/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Even if i don't try to do anything, just standing by it is enough to lock the game***********************This person on the official Forum is locking up exactly where I am right now. (I just did it three times to test and see) The thread is about WHERE ARE YOU LOCKING UP. Perhaps it is more poor programing and location based and not our Quads, or Sound blasters? I think I am going to shelf this game as unfinished and wait for them to get a few patches to come out for it before I revisit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styxx42 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Okay it is only basic testing, but run the game in a window and see how that works for you. I found a thread that indicated it fixed random lockups. I have only played for an hour, but it was in a spot that I previously tested (in the above post) that I locked up every time with in minutes. I will post back later this weekend how my game runs in the window. not to figure out how to move th window to the center of my Monitor.... Off to bed, Have to work in the Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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