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Fallout 2
Fallout3box.jpg
Developer(s) Black Isle Studios
Publisher(s) Interplay Entertainment
Engine Fallout Engine
First release date January 29, 1999
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

Information The GOG.com version of Fallout runs the best on modern operating systems.
Advantage It is highly recommended to install the Fallout 2 Restoration Project 2.1.2b (Unofficial Expansion) patch.

General information

More information Steam Forum.
More information No Mutants Allowed Forum - General Fallout Discussion.

Contents

[edit] Availability

Source(s) Store unlock Notes
Retail DRM-free US - uncensored, EU censored.
GOG.com Gog.png Best version with best compatibility. Windows and Mac OS X.
Steam Steamicon.png Windows only.
Desura Desura.png Windows only.

[edit] Improvements

[edit] Fallout 2 Restoration Project 2.1.2b (Unofficial Expansion)

Advantage This package is the recommended package as it contains all recommend patches.
Information Contains:
More information Vault-Tec Labs Wiki - additional installation information.

[edit] Unofficial Fallout 2 patch (version 1.02.27.3)

Advantage Fixes over 1000 bugs with the game past the last official 1.02 patch.[1]

[edit] Fallout2 High Resolution Patch v4.0.2

Information Modifies the game exe file to allow higher resolutions.

[edit] Game data

  Location 
Save games (retail) C:\Program Files (x86)\BlackIsle\Fallout2\data\SAVEGAME
Save games (GOG.com) C:\GOG Games\Fallout 2\data\SAVEGAME
Save games (Steam) C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\fallout 2\DATA\SAVEGAME

[edit] Transfer Save Games

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

[edit] Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GameSave Manager Hackable In the database.

[edit] Cheats

[edit] Fallout 2 Save Editor

Information Also known as F2se.zip.
Advantage Compatible with mods.[2]

[edit] Falche v2.1 (FO2)

Disadvantage Not compatible with Fallout 2 Restoration Project 2.1.2b (Unofficial Expansion).

[edit] Issues fixed

[edit] Color Fixes For Older Games

Information Also known as 'rainbow colors'.

Fix Screen Resolution • Link

1) Right click on your desktop, click Screen resolution.

2) Open Advanced Settings.

3) Leave this open, and run the game.

Fix ddraw.ini mode • Link

Information 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.

Fix Install High Resolution Patch

[edit] Error Initializing Video Mode 640x480

Fix Custom Resolution • Link

1) Create a custom resolution of 640x480 with 60Hz refresh rate and 8 bits per pixel.[3]

[edit] System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Windows 95 Windows 95
Processor (CPU) Pentium 90mhz Pentium 90mhz
System memory (RAM) 15 MB 15 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB 600 MB

References

  1. ↑ http://www.killap.net/fallout2/patches/corrections.txt
  2. ↑ http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46523
  3. ↑ http://www.gog.com/en/support/fallout_2/error_initializing_video_mode_640x480
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