can anyone help me (FNV)

[NotaSwede]

asked on reddit no useful advice, only have NVSE. thx

[dubiousintent]

That is indicating a "bad call" to an API (a library routine). This is most likely due to a change in the API library, or a disk error resulting in the API module file not being found. (Try running chkdsk first.) If it is not a disk error, you need to inform the Vortex Support forum. Be sure to include that screenshot.

 

This is the second instance of this error reported here in the last week. Multiple reports to the Vortex forum will help convince them they have a problem and it's not just "user error".

 

Also: Please work through either the 'Solutions to Starting the game problems' or the 'Solutions to "Crash To Desktop" (CTD) problems' sections in the wiki "Fallout NV Mod Conflict Troubleshooting" guide.

 

* Did you install Steam to it's default location? (GOG is not a problem as it places the game correctly.) If so, please see the wiki "Installing Games on Windows Vista+" article for why the original default Steam behavior of installing games to the "C:\Program Files" or "C:\Program Files(x86)" folder tree was bad (they learned better, and don't do that any more but didn't change it for older games); and why "disabling UAC and running as Administrator" is NOT sufficient, with instructions how to move it. Among other things, later versions of Windows (since the game was released) force files in "system protected" folder trees to be "read only" regardless of how you set them manually. It includes instructions on how to correctly move the Steam folders out of that folder path.

Don't move it to a folder under "User\Documents" either, as "executable" files are not permitted to run from there for similar "anti-malware" reasons.

This is the single most important thing you can do to fix and protect yourself against problems in the future. As much of a PITA as that is, it's never going to be any easier than now. System updates often cause issues with games installed to these folder trees. With the game moved out of the default location you will not need to be running it as an "Administrator Account", which is safer. Please see the 'Restoring to "Vanilla"' section of the wiki "FNV General Mod Use Advice" article as well.

If you did move Steam out of the default location, then likely any access privilege problem is one of "File and Folder permissions" on the parent "root" folder under which you installed the games. If this is not set correctly to allow at least "System", "Administrators", and "Users" to have "Full Control" then you can't overwrite other files or make changes. You then (while logged in as an "Administrator Account") need to enable the "Properties | Security | Advanced | Change Permissions" setting of the parent folder to enable the box: "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object", so those changes get applied to the existing files and sub-folders.

 

FYI: In my opinion a 2GHz processor is going to mean you have to forget about a "heavily modded" game, especially going without graphics mods on a laptop or tablet. A game this old does not take advantage of the multi-threading capability of modern processors, so raw speed is more important. Anything less than 3GHz seems to have poor performance. Not to say the game is unplayable but that mods which add NPCs and "improved" graphics will have an adverse impact. Take it slow and test between adding each mod in the future.

-Dubious-