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Fallout 3

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Does not officially support Windows 7, but it is reported to run well on Windows 7 x64 bit.[1]
The most common solution required is the multiple core CPU fix.
This game uses the Games For Windows Live DRM, which causes this game to be unavailable in some countries.

System Requirements

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Game works on Windows 7 provided that the multiple core CPU fix is applied.

Input Settings

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Mouse Acceleration

Instructions

Issues Fixed

Game Crashes Randomly

Caused by problem with Windows 7 and multiple-core CPUs, such as dual-core or quad-core CPUs.
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions



Eyefinity resolution not detected automatically

  1. Manually open your 
    C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\
  2. Right click on "FalloutPrefs.ini" Open With -> Notepad
  3. Modify Lines 15 and 16 titled "iSize W" and "iSize H" modify after the = and enter a number that your graphics card supports.
  4. Save the file File->Save then close notepad and launch the game


Main menu loads but game crashes when starting new game/loading save

FO3 is pretty primitive in the way it handles system codecs, and will frequently just crash if you have a codec installed it doesn't like. One way to test if you have codec issues is by temporarily renaming the Data/Music and Data/Video folders in your program directory to something else (try each one individually) and attempting to start the game. If that works, you have a codec problem! Fixing codec issues is beyond the scope of this guide, but the following steps worked for me:

  1. Uninstall all audio/video programs not in active use
  2. Download and install the K-Lite Basic codec pack; run the codec repair tool as part of the install
  3. Restart the computer

References

  1. ↑ http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2352399

Graphical Tweaks

Multi-display HUD fix

Display HUD on middle display

  1. Go to: 
    C:\User\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\Fallout3\
  2. Open "Fallout.ini" with notepad/text editor (the game needs to be run once for this to appear)
Find the following lines:
iSafeZoneXWide=15
iSafeZoneYWide=15
iSafeZoneX=15


Replace with (depending on your resolution):

3840x1024 5040x1050
iSafeZoneXWide=610 iSafeZoneXWide=770
iSafeZoneYWide=15 iSafeZoneYWide=15
iSafeZoneX=610 iSafeZoneX=770

Mods

Nexus site for Fallout 3

See Also