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Key points
- Shares many similarities with Fallout 3 in terms of its engine and performance.
- Extensive modding community.
General information
- The Vault, the Fallout wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
- All versions require Steam.
- Ultimate Edition is the complete edition with all DLC.
DLC and expansion packs
- DLC may need to be manually enabled in the launcher after purchase.
| Name |
Notes |
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| Caravan Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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| Classic Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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| Mercenary Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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| Tribal Pack |
Pre-order bonus, now sold in Courier's Stash bundle. |
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| Gun Runners' Arsenal |
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| Courier's Stash |
Contains Caravan Pack, Classic Pack, Mercenary Pack and Tribal Pack. |
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| Lonesome Road |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Mod Hosts
Mod Managers
- The maximum amount of enabled plugins (.esp or .esm files) is 140. Having more than 139 plugins enabled may lead to crashes on startup, missing animations, textures and sounds.
- Nexus Mod Manager - a manager that allows you to download, install, update and manage your files through an easy to use interface. It integrates with the Nexus sites.
- Mod Organizer - a tool for managing mod collections. It is specifically designed for people who like to experiment with mods and thus need an easy and reliable way to install and uninstall them. It integrates with the Nexus sites.
- Fallout Mod Manager - a fork of the original FOMM, with updates and new features.
Game data
Configuration file location
- Default settings are stored in
<path-to-game>\Fallout_default.ini
Save game data location
- Autosaves and quicksaves automatically create a backup (
*.bak) of the previous save when overwritten.
| System |
Native |
Notes |
| Steam Cloud |
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Stores up to 200 MB of game saves online (maximum 1000 files). |
Video settings
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- Most graphics options are accessible on the main launcher screen.
- Adds support for multi-monitor set-ups.
- Many fonts become blurry and terminals may become unusable.
- HUD is shown on the middle/main monitor.
- Relevant multi-monitor resolutions:
| 3840x1024 |
5040x1050
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| iSafeZoneXWide=610 |
iSafeZoneXWide=770
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| iSafeZoneYWide=15 |
iSafeZoneYWide=15
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| iSafeZoneX=610 |
iSafeZoneX=770
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- High field of view values can cause scopes not to cover the entire screen when aiming down sights.[1]
- If you use the console command "fov ##" achievements will be disabled for the current session of the game, edit the files mentioned above for a permanent fix.
- The change will take effect after the start of a new game. To change the FOV for the current game, add the line fDefaultWorldFOV, sample:
fDefaultFOV=80.0000
fDefaultWorldFOV=80.0000
- Suggested FOV values (with the assumption of default being good for 5:4):
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FOV Value
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| 4:3 |
79.9000
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| 16:9 |
105.3000
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| 15:9 |
99.0000
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| 16:10 |
95.2000
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| 21:9 |
80.0000
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- Resolution options can be set in the splash screen.
- However, windowed mode cannot be set to native resolution, it will always be limited to a size smaller than native.
- VSync is enabled at all times, even if the Vertical Sync box is unticked. This setting can be forced in the
Fallout_default.ini file.
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
- May require DirectSound3D restoration software to restore proper audio functionality on Windows Vista and later.
Localizations
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Turkish
- A Turkish fan patch is available here. Separate patches are also available for the following DLCs:
VR support
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Characters "Throwing Up"
This is caused by conflicting character mods, this can usually be fixed with a compatibility patch or by using LOOT to fix the load order.
Game Crashes Randomly
Game Stuck On Loading Screen
- Perpetual loading screen.
- Sometimes attempting to 'load' a save game does not work.
Unable To Level
- Caused by using
adlevel console command.
Some Sounds Don't Work
- Voice acting and Pip-Boy sounds (and possibly others) can not be heard, while the radio and movement can.
Application load error P:0000065434
- This happens when you start the launcher.
Game Crashes on Startup (NVSE installed properly)
- This happens when you start the game, and have mods that utilize NVSE (New Vegas Script Extender)
Player "Sliding"
- Character will continue to move or "slide" a bit sometimes even after they have stopped moving. Note that this should not be confused for the game engine forcing characters to take a full step when moving.
Data Files get auto loaded on Startup
- Affected data files are enabled at all times, even if their boxes in the "Data Files" menu are unticked.
- If you chose to delete the
.nam files, you can recover them by verifying the game data files integrity in Steam.
Application load error 5:0000065434
- Occurs when launching the game in any other way than through Steam due to an inappropriate Steam AppID being used.
- Can happen when you have a Polish, Czech or Russian version of the game.
- Error code
P:0000065432 may also apply when the AppID is incorrect.
Tilde console key not working
- Pressing the tilde key on the keyboard does not launch the cheat console.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
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| Shader Model support |
3 |
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32-bit |
64-bit |
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| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Physics |
Havok |
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| Audio |
DirectSound |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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Enabling HBAO+ for NVIDIA graphics cards
- Use the Ambient Occlusion flag
0x00000005 with Quality or High Quality.
- Trying to change Fallout New Vegas to be LAA (Large Address Aware) will cause Steam to give an error; In order to bypass the 4GB Fallout New Vegas Patch must be used.
- Improves stability on systems with at least 3GB RAM, when using many heavily scripted mods
Modifications
- NVSE is required by many mods to work correctly.
- Requires New Vegas Script Extender.
- Reduces crash frequency.
- Minor general performance improvements.
- Requires New Vegas Script Extender.
- Reduces crash frequency.
- Requires New Vegas Script Extender.
- Fixes stuttering.
- Concentrates only on bug fixes without game changing effects.
- Compatible with all mods, as long as it loads directly after the FalloutNV and DLC .esm files.
- Incompatible with other patch mods, like Yukichigai Unofficial Patch.
- Requires all DLCs to be installed in order to work.
- A huge bugfix with about 27,000 fixes.
- Contains a few questionable changes that are not entirely lore-friendly.
- Requires all DLCs to be downloaded and installed in order to work.
- A "general difficulty tweak and bug fix mod" by the project director and lead designer of the game, Joshua Sawyer.
- The mod author, MoBurma, has listed content which has been cut from the game due to time constraints.
- Restores content from the game in a number of individual mods.
- Many mods in the series are not compatible with each other, and are not necessarily suited to use in a full playthrough.
- Some mods where indicated can be buggy and not function properly.
- Mods such as Freeside Uncut require higher-end computers to perform optimally.
- This mod requires Fallout 3.
- The mod is still in alpha and may be unstable on some configurations.
- Adds all the Fallout 3 content, including the world, quests, NPCs and items, into Fallout: New Vegas, as a separate worldspace.
- Can cause many conflicts with existing mods.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
| Dual Core 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| ATI 1300XT series
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/22380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (22380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
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