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|60 fps notes              = If Vsync is disabled, [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|cap the frame rate to 60 FPS]].
 
|60 fps notes              = If Vsync is disabled, [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|cap the frame rate to 60 FPS]].
 
|120 fps                    = hackable
 
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|120 fps notes              = Uncapped, affected by some major physics issues at higher framerates.  
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|120 fps notes              = Affected by some major physics issues at higher framerates. See [[#Vsync|Vsync]].  
 
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Revision as of 14:06, 24 November 2015

Fallout 4
Fallout 4 cover
Developers
Bethesda Game Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Creation Engine
Release dates
Windows November 10, 2015
Fallout 4 on Wikipedia
Fallout
Fallout 1997
Fallout 2 1998
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel 2001
Fallout 3 2008
Fallout: New Vegas 2010
Fallout 4 2015
Fallout Shelter 2016
Fallout 4 VR 2017
Fallout 76 2018

Key points

Capped at 60 FPS with the Vsync mode. Uncapped when Vsync is disabled, higher framerates will cause the physics and game speed to behave oddly, the lockpicking and hacking minigames may behave incorrectly.

General information

PC Report
Bethesda Forum for Hardware & Software Issues on PC
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Incomplete installer.[1]
Windows
Publisher website
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
Amazon.co.uk
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
Ubisoft Store
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Windows
All versions require Steam.
The Fallout Pip-Boy App is available for Android, iOS, and Incorrect store name. See here for available options.. Under Options, Gameplay, set Pip-Boy App Enabled to On.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Utilities

Fallout 4 Configuration Tool

Instructions

Mods

ENBoost

Follow the instructions carefully and be sure to read the readme
Fixes issues such as stuttering when there is no more available video memory, a problem that occurs when using high resolution texture mods.
Can force V-sync and includes a frame limiter to help prevent stutter.
Instructions

Shadow Boost

Follow the instructions carefully and be sure to read the readme
Reduces stuttering and raises framerate by dynamically lowering the distance of the Shadows until a certain FPS is achieved.
Instructions

Game data

Gameplay settings.
Gameplay settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377160/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377160/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video settings

Launcher settings.
Launcher settings.
Launcher advanced settings.
Launcher advanced settings.
Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

Ultra-widescreen

Partial fixes for 2560x1080 and 3440x1440.

4K Ultra HD

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.

Template:Input settings

Vertical Sensitivity

Instructions

Audio settings

Most languages are region locked by default.
Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Not available in Japan.[2]
Traditional Chinese
Asia only, not included in Japan.[2]
French
Europe and North America only.[2]
German
Italian
Japanese
Japan only. No other languages are included.[2]
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
South America only.[2]
Russian
Spanish
Europe and South America only.[2]
Available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish in most European countries.
Russia and Poland are limited to Russian and Polish, the English language is also available.

Issues fixed

Pixelated aura around characters and objects

This setting disables the volumetric lighting, along with the god ray effect.
Instructions

Major stuttering

This does not solve the issue entirely (Placeholder text)
Instructions

Graphical issues while raining

Instructions

Broken shadows while playing

Dark layer example.
Dark layer example.
Ultra-widescreen and 4K Ultra HD resolutions are affected by this bug.[3][4]
Instructions

Console not opening when pressing the tilde key

Instructions

No in-game audio

Instructions

Major screen tearing when Windows Aero is disabled while in a borderless mode

This is due to Aero's double buffering.
Instructions

Missing face textures while using SLI or CrossFire

Currently the game does not support SLI and CrossFire, which might cause missing face textures on the main character. (e.g. Black face texture, wrong skin color etc.)
Crossfire appears to work fine when the CrossfireX Application profile is set to TESV.exe (Skyrim) (big fps gain on my 2x5870)
Instructions

Permament slow-motion while playing

Instructions

Framerate locked to 48 FPS

Instructions

Network

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)[5]
TCP 27000
UDP 28000
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
These ports are used to communicate with the Pip-Boy app.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok[6]
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

A 64-bit system is required.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti
AMD Radeon HD 7870
2 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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>/377160/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (377160) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References