IRUNMAIDEN Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I have never modded before infact this is my first post here. My goal is to make Fallout 3 look the best it can. I am having problems with this, I have looked through the mods on nexus..... Its so confusing there are so many mods for re textures, weather, terrain ect. Then there are different choices in each *categories of mods... I don't know which are better which are needed ect. Are there any comprehensive graphics mods that just make everything in the game better do weather and lighting and textures all at once? Or are there any lists or guides that describe which mods are the best and which ones should be used together? I am completely new to PC gaming. I have a gaming laptop with a 7970m GPU. Its a very powerful machine and i'm trying to get the best out of it I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbur Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I am also very interested in this topic. I have spent a few weeks going through all the mods I can in anticipation of my new pc. Like the original poster however, I cannot find anywhere that gives 5-10 graphics overhaul mods without linking to other mods or lists that a particular person likes. I simply want FO3 to look wonderful. I don't need complete changes to gameplay or anything, just a better look for the characters and environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tek27 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 @IRUNMAIDEN@Philbur Before you go all out adding mods. You'll want to make sure Fallout 3 is running stable. Even the most powerful gaming rigs built will have FO3 CTD because it's just a buggy game. Modding FO3 will be an endless headache if you don't do this. But, never fear because setting it up right it can run really really stable. I recommend getting the following utilities and tools to help you get started before installing mods. GECK: http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Main_Page FOSE (Fallout Script Extender) - http://fose.silverlock.org/ FOMM (Fallout Mod Manager) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/640 or... (choose one only) NMM (Nexus Mod Manager) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/modmanager/ Archive Invalidation Invalidated - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/944 FO3Edit (pretty complicated to the new users but it's a nifty tool to open and help check load order errors for starters) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/637 Fallout 3 Training Manual for FO3Edit - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/8629 Unofficial Fallout 3: Patch: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/3808 Note: FOSE, Archive Invalidation Invalidated are two you are going to need. Most mods depend on these two utilities. Very easy to install. FOMM or NMM (which ever you prefer) will help you organize your Load Order, which is very important so do some research on that.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Performance: Fallout 3 Ram Boost (allows you to run FO3 with more than 2gigs of RAM) - http://modsreloaded.com/fo3-ram-boost Fake Fullscreen Mode Windowed - Alt+Tab Fix - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/16001 or... (choose one only) Fake Fullscreen + FOSE with Steam (for Steam users) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18909 Game Booster by IObit (Razor Game Booster now) - http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html (can be of great use) NOTE: I also highly recommend you install Fallout in your C: drive outside of Program Files to greatly help with stability and performance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The reason why I added the above is because, mods like Enhanced Rain & Weather or BA_Wasteland Restoration Mod (two really awesome mods) can reduce FPS performance. All ENB mods, which will significantly decrease FPS by 10+. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weather/Lightning/Day/Night Sky/Stars Fellout: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/2672 F3 Project Reality MKI: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/17418 Dynamic Weather: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/10607 Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow Hotfix v2: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/6170 Landscape Overhaul Their World: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/13523 BA_Wasteland Restoration - a Green Mod: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/16703 Greener World: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/2525 Summer 2.5: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/10100 Landscape, Object, Armor Re-texture Overhaul NMCs Texture Pack for FO3: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/12056 Both Male Female NPCs Hall of Face: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/17199 Male Characters/NPCs Better Male Faces: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/6037 Beards for Fallout: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18622 HQ Beards: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18806 Female Characters/NPCs Many Faces: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/16749 Those are just some I could think of. Just remember that when you install a mod don't install another mod that does the same thing. It will either override one or the other or cause a conflict. As for ENB mods. Just type "ENB" in the search engine and you should see them all. When you do finally get around to modding Fallout 3. Be sure to understand about proper Load Order and how it works so that your game doesn't CTD when trying to launch the game, There is no such thing as installing a mod wrong unless you forget to install the Meshes or Textures. However, incorrectly organizing mods in the Load Order can and will cause massive headaches. And not knowing why will probably discourage you to even keep trying. For a better understanding here's a guide: http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/How_to_install_mods_for_Fallout_3 --------------------------- Good luck guys -teknikal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philbur Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Holy Moly. That is quite a lot to take in. Thank you so so much for all the info, I can't wait to follow up on some of that stuff. Upon reflection though, maybe I will just play through for a while and make sure that the game will work well for me before I begin to add anything. Are there any specific places/ actions that provoke a Crash that I should be wary of? Or maybe I can use it as a place to check the performance of my game? Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartanISW108 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) tek27, on 18 Apr 2013 - 14:13, said:@IRUNMAIDEN@Philbur Before you go all out adding mods. You'll want to make sure Fallout 3 is running stable. Even the most powerful gaming rigs built will have FO3 CTD because it's just a buggy game. Modding FO3 will be an endless headache if you don't do this. But, never fear because setting it up right it can run really really stable. I recommend getting the following utilities and tools to help you get started before installing mods. GECK: http://geck.bethsoft.com/index.php/Main_Page FOSE (Fallout Script Extender) - http://fose.silverlock.org/ FOMM (Fallout Mod Manager) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/640 or... (choose one only) NMM (Nexus Mod Manager) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/modmanager/ Archive Invalidation Invalidated - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/944 FO3Edit (pretty complicated to the new users but it's a nifty tool to open and help check load order errors for starters) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/637 Fallout 3 Training Manual for FO3Edit - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/8629 Unofficial Fallout 3: Patch: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/3808 Note: FOSE, Archive Invalidation Invalidated are two you are going to need. Most mods depend on these two utilities. Very easy to install. FOMM or NMM (which ever you prefer) will help you organize your Load Order, which is very important so do some research on that.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Performance: Fallout 3 Ram Boost (allows you to run FO3 with more than 2gigs of RAM) - http://modsreloaded.com/fo3-ram-boost Fake Fullscreen Mode Windowed - Alt+Tab Fix - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/16001 or... (choose one only) Fake Fullscreen + FOSE with Steam (for Steam users) - http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18909 Game Booster by IObit (Razor Game Booster now) - http://www.iobit.com/gamebooster.html (can be of great use) NOTE: I also highly recommend you install Fallout in your C: drive outside of Program Files to greatly help with stability and performance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The reason why I added the above is because, mods like Enhanced Rain & Weather or BA_Wasteland Restoration Mod (two really awesome mods) can reduce FPS performance. All ENB mods, which will significantly decrease FPS by 10+. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weather/Lightning/Day/Night Sky/Stars Fellout: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/2672 F3 Project Reality MKI: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/17418 Dynamic Weather: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/10607 Enhanced Weather - Rain and Snow Hotfix v2: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/6170 Landscape Overhaul Their World: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/13523 BA_Wasteland Restoration - a Green Mod: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/16703 Greener World: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/2525 Summer 2.5: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/10100 Landscape, Object, Armor Re-texture Overhaul NMCs Texture Pack for FO3: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/12056 Both Male Female NPCs Hall of Face: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/17199 Male Characters/NPCs Better Male Faces: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/6037 Beards for Fallout: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18622 HQ Beards: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18806 Female Characters/NPCs Many Faces: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/16749 Those are just some I could think of. Just remember that when you install a mod don't install another mod that does the same thing. It will either override one or the other or cause a conflict. As for ENB mods. Just type "ENB" in the search engine and you should see them all. When you do finally get around to modding Fallout 3. Be sure to understand about proper Load Order and how it works so that your game doesn't CTD when trying to launch the game, There is no such thing as installing a mod wrong unless you forget to install the Meshes or Textures. However, incorrectly organizing mods in the Load Order can and will cause massive headaches. And not knowing why will probably discourage you to even keep trying. For a better understanding here's a guide: http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/How_to_install_mods_for_Fallout_3 --------------------------- Good luck guys -teknikalJust a note, running FOSE disables the >2GB flag, so using FOSE you can't use 4GB enabler or anything.Just saying. Is there a way to bypass that though? Also OP, don't forget this for better looking Misc Items: http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/18101 MGs Neat Clutter Edited April 22, 2013 by ilyasw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M48A5 Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 In my experience, the Large Address Aware Enabler does work with FOSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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