Fallout crashing every few minutes

[schmitty]

I've recently got my new gaming PC for Christmas hoping I could play all my more demanding games that I own. I got it all set up and working but I noticed the game beginning to crash once every so often but I'm used to it because it happened countless times on my crappy laptop.

Anyway, I recently decided to play the Zeta DLC and the game has decided to CTD every minute or so... I tested another save outside of Zeta and it works better so I'm assuming it has to be something with that...

I've tried turning off/moving around some of the mods but it hasn't seemed to have done anything... Also, I've tried googling the problem and I've tried adding the two extra lines to the FALLOUT.ini as well as a FO3edit master update but it hasn't made any difference to my game that I can tell.

 

My load order is as follows:

 

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[X] Fallout3.esm

[X] Anchorage.esm

[X] ThePitt.esm

[X] Zeta.esm

[X] BrokenSteel.esm

[X] PointLookout.esm

[X] CRAFT.esm

[X] CALIBR.esm

[X] FOOK2 - Main.ESM

[X] FOOK2 - [*censored*] World And Neighbourhood Kit.esm

[X] FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.ESM

[X] FOOK2 - Main.esp

[ ] FOOK2 - Mothership Zeta.esp

[ ] FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esp

[X] FOOK2 - [EVE] Energy Visuals Enhanced.esp

[X] FOOK2 - Main Level Up Fix 1.3.esp

[ ] FOOK2 - DIK Level Up Fix 1.3.esp

[X] SShop.esm

[X] Hairday.esm

[X] XenoTec Corporations.esm

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm

[ ] RRCompanionVault.esm

[X] RI_Core.esm

[X] Tau Ammo.esm

[X] Sharing and Caring Companions.esm

[ ] RR5MoreMales.esm

[ ] RR5MoreFemales.esm

[ ] RRGuards.esm

[X] Companion Core.esm

[X] RobCo Certified v2.esm

[X] [DC RANGER ARSENAL v3 MASTER].esm

[ ] Mothership Crew.esm

[ ] TSC Air Support.esm

[X] Sydney Follower.esp

[X] GeonoxArmour - Fallout3port.esp

[X] SShopItems.esp

[X] ChineseHeavyArmor.esp

[X] ChineseHeavyArmorENG.esp

[X] BlackWolf Backpack.esp

[X] BlackWolf Backpack - Blank's Container Patch.esp

[X] PlasmaRifleRedesign.esp

[X] PlasmaPistolRedesign.esp

[X] DriveableMotorCycle.esp

[X] FleshBurningPlasma.esp

[X] SMG Mod.esp

[X] Testweapon Arms x Arms.esp

[X] MAVERICK.esp

[X] BlackMountainThugArmorT6m.esp

[X] ComboHeadgear.esp

[X] ComboHeadgearOA.esp

[X] ComboHeadgearPITT.esp

[X] ZL-MP5 Pack.esp

[X] AchillesRifle.esp

[X] ZL-ACR.esp

[X] Tailor Maid.esp

[X] Tailor Maid Black Retex.esp

[X] Tailor Maid Anchorage.esp

[ ] RR Companion Vault Attackers.esp

[X] Tailor Maid Brokensteel.esp

[X] Tailor Maid PITT.esp

[X] 1PipboyPDA.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - FOOK.esp

[X] Sydney Follower - Load Order Fix.esp

[X] ClawCompanion.esp

[X] MiniHideout.esp

[X] RRWastelandPosters.esp

[X] Companion Core DLC Addon.esp

[X] RobCo Certified v2 Version Updater.esp

[X] RobCo Certified v2 Zeta Addon.esp

[X] EnclaveCommander-OA.esp

[X] UndergroundHideout.esp

[X] EnclaveCommander SMv.esp

[X] KelseyCompanion.esp

[X] RI_PNeeds2S.esp

[X] RI_Alcohol.esp

[X] RI_FOSE.esp

[X] RI_PNAnchorage.esp

[X] [DC RANGER ARSENAL v3] - ITEM GENERATOR.esp

[X] [DC RANGER ARSENAL v3] - DLC GEAR.esp

[X] HiVE.esp

[ ] TSC Air Support.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional VATS Halftime.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional VATS Realtime.esp

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

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional Restore Tracers.esp

[ ] BlackWolf Backpack - Vendor Script Replenish.esp

[ ] PlasmaRifleRedesign_standardonly.esp

[ ] PlasmaRifleRedesign_A321only.esp

[ ] CALIBRxMerchant.esp

[ ] MyFOOK2 - Black & White Tranquility Lane.esp

[ ] MyFOOK2 - No Rape Victims.esp

[ ] WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp

[ ] WMKAA12Shotgun.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Followers Enhanced (BrokenSteel).esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Alternate Travel.esp

[ ] FO3 Wanderers Edition - Project Beauty.esp

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

[ ] ZL-ACRForFWE.esp

[ ] RR Companions 300 Follow Distance.esp

[ ] RR Companions 250 Follow Distance.esp

[ ] RR Companions 200 Follow Distance.esp

[ ] RR Companions 100 Follow Distance.esp

 

 

 

And my specs are (If it matters)

Windows 7 64bit

Intel i5 Quad-Core

8gb RAM

nVidia GeForce 640 1gb

 

Any help would be appreciated! :)

Edited January 4, 2013 by schmitty

[M48A5]

It is quite possible that the RRWastelandPosters.esp is causing the problem. I believe it requires RRCompanionsVault.esm to be active.

[schmitty]

Ah, no I don't think that's the problem... I turned off RRCompanionsVault as a test to see if that fixed it but it didn't... But I'll give it a try anyways and report back...

 

EDIT: Nope. Still the same... :/

Edited January 4, 2013 by schmitty

[SpartanVOO1]

Don't use this one

FOOK2 - [EVE] Energy Visuals

Enhanced.esp

You don't have EVE

Edited January 5, 2013 by SpartanVOO1

[BurningCamels]

I have this problem too. Except I don't think it's mod related. I can't play FO3 anymore cause it crashes every few minutes. I heard that the game doesn't like multiple processors or something?

[schmitty]

  On 1/5/2013 at 10:37 AM, SpartanVOO1 said:

Don't use this one

FOOK2 - [EVE] Energy Visuals

Enhanced.esp

You don't have EVE

Just tested it without it, but it still CTDs

 

  On 1/5/2013 at 2:55 PM, BurningCamels said:

I have this problem too. Except I don't think it's mod related. I can't play FO3 anymore cause it crashes every few minutes. I heard that the game doesn't like multiple processors or something?

Yeah, adding two lines to the FALLOUT.ini to limit the game to two processors was supposed to help, but it doesn't look like it has... I even limited it to one but it doesn't seemed to have made a difference...

 

I might try a clean install if I or anyone else can find a solution or it MAY have something to do with my Mothership Zeta DLC...

All the data is in the Zeta - Main.bsa and the Zeta - Sounds.bsa as well as the .esm, right? I'm not missing anything else?