Fallout

Fallout

Developer(s)	Interplay Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Interplay Entertainment Edusoft
Engine	Fallout engine
First release date	September 30, 1997

Fallout

Fallout	1997
Fallout 2	1998
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel	2001
Fallout 3	2008
Operation: Anchorage
The Pitt
Broken Steel
Point Lookout
Mothership Zeta
Fallout: New Vegas	2010
Dead Money
Honest Hearts
Old World Blues
Lonesome Road
Courier's Stash
Gun Runners' Arsenal

Key points

The GOG.com version of Fallout runs the best on modern operating systems.

It is highly recommended to install the Fallout FIXT 5 patch.

General information

Steam Forum - Fallout series

GOG.com Community Discussions - Fallout Series

No Mutants Allowed Forum - General Fallout Discussion

Availability

Source(s)	Store unlock	Notes
Retail		US - uncensored, EU censored.
GOG.com		Best version with best compatibility. Windows and Mac OS X.
Steam		Windows only.
Desura		Windows and Linux; Linux version uses DOSBox with the original DOS release.

GOG.com version of the game runs the best on modern operating systems.

Most versions of Fallout are censored where models of children have been replaced by adults. This can be fixed by various unofficial patches.

F1ChildPatch • Link Patches children art back into the game. This patch is not required if Semi-Official 1.2 Patch is installed. Apply the F1ChildPatch.

Improvements

Recommended to install outside the default Program Files folder, as it may cause save games to go missing.

Fallout FIXT 5 patch compilation is highly recommended.

Patch compilation

1024x768 resolution using the Fallout1 High Resolution Patch v3.0.6.

Fallout FIXT 5

Patch compilation which contains several essential patches:

• Semi-Official 1.2 Patch.
• Unofficial 1.3.5 Patch - contains the F1ChildPatch.
• Fallout1 High Resolution Patch v3.0.6.

Simplest way to install the modern patches.

Optional fan content.

Instructions • Link

Patches

Semi-Official 1.2 Patch

Prerequisite for the Unofficial 1.3.5 Patch.

Recommended over every version of Fallout, as it updates the 'official' Fallout 1.2.

Includes children patch.

Unofficial 1.3.5 Patch

Semi-Official 1.2 Patch must be installed first.

Fixes virtually all remaining bugs.

Fallout1 High Resolution Patch v4.0.2

Allows one to choose widescreen resolutions.

Fallout1 High Resolution Patch v4.0.2 Instructions • Link 1) Extract files into the Fallout directory, overwriting a number of files. 2) Run the f1_res_patcher.exe. 3) In the main in-game menu, a new settings menu will appear to adjust resolution, as well as a number of other options.

Sfall

There is some confusion about Sfall for Fallout. No version of Sfall works or has been developed for Fallout, only for Fallout 2.

A version called 'Timeslip Fallout Engine Tweaks v1.4' or sfall1.7z is buggy and does not work properly on Fallout.

The developer Timeslip has stated: "There has never been a fallout 1 version of sfall. The mod that was available that shared the same name was not sfall in the fallout 2 sense, but mostly just a glorified fix for the black screen issues. This can now be accomplished more easily, and with less restrictions on which version of the fallout exe you need to use, with the resolution patch."

Game data

	Location
Save games (retail)	C:\Program Files (x86)\Fallout\data\SAVEGAME
Save game (GOG.com)	C:\GOG Games\Fallout\data\SAVEGAME
Save game (Steam)	C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\fallout\DATA\SAVEGAME

Missing save games

If the game is installed in the default directory, and saves are made as a non-administrator, the files will be saved to the AppData folder. This is because the program 'protects' the Program Files folder from non-administrators. The GOG.com version does not have this problem.

%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore • Link Access save games in the hidden %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore folder.

Install Game To Non-Default Location • Link Install the game in a non-default location, for example, C:\Games\.

Run As Administrator • Link

Transfer save games

Save games can be transferred between Windows, Mac and DOS installations of the game.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GameSave Manager		In the database.

Video settings

Graphics option	Native	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Use the Fallout1 High Resolution Patch v3.0.6.
Multi-monitor
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed

Windowed

D3DWindower forces windowed mode • Link D3DWindower can force windowed mode. Tutorial with a download for the English version of D3DWindower.

Issues fixed

Rainbow color problems in older games

Screen Resolution • Link 1) Right click on your desktop, click Screen resolution. 2) Open Advanced Settings. 3) Leave this open, and run the game.

ddraw.ini mode • Link Only works in a limited number of cases. 1) Open the ddraw.ini file with Notepad. 2) Find the [Graphics] header. 3) Change mode=0 to: mode=4 for fullscreen dx9 mode or mode=5 for windowed dx9 mode.

Error Initializing Video Mode 640x480

Custom Resolution • Link 1) Create a custom resolution of 640x480 with 60Hz refresh rate and 8 bits per pixel. In the Nvidia Control Panel under Display > Manage. For AMD users, this can be done in the AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

Retail install error

The CD version of the game reports an error upon start-up if run on modern versions of Windows.

Installer Compatibility Mode • Link Run the installer in compatibility mode for Windows 95.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Windows 95	Windows 95
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 90Mhz or faster	Pentium 90Mhz or faster
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	16 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 3.0a, 5.0, or higher.	DirectX 3.0a, 5.0, or higher.
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 MB free (CD version only, minimal install)	565 MB free

Mac
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	OS X 10.6.8 or later	OS X 10.6.8 or later
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	256MB of video memory	256MB of video memory
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 MB free (CD version only, minimal install)	565 MB free