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− | |120 fps notes = No frame rate cap.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/613008088824741888 Bethesda Softworks on Twitter: Fallout 4 is 1080p & 30fps on Xbox One and PS4. Resolution and FPS are not limited in any way on the PC]</ref> Higher frame rates break lockpicking and using terminals.<ref name="vsync issue"/> NVidia-Users with 60+ Monitors: Force Vsync to Adaptive, leave ingame-settings regarding VSync to default. | + | |120 fps notes = No frame rate cap.<ref>[https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/613008088824741888 Bethesda Softworks on Twitter: Fallout 4 is 1080p & 30fps on Xbox One and PS4. Resolution and FPS are not limited in any way on the PC]</ref> Higher frame rates break lockpicking and using terminals.<ref name="vsync issue"/> NVidia-Users with 60+ Monitors: Force Vsync to Adaptive, leave ingame-settings regarding VSync to default. Lockpicking works with 144+ FPS. |
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Revision as of 02:04, 11 November 2015
Developers | |
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Bethesda Game Studios | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
Creation Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 10, 2015 |
Fallout | |
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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
- Frame rates above 60 FPS cause mechanics such as lockpicking to speed up, resulting in unplayable gameplay.[1]
- Game speed is locked to frame rate.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | DVD only contains a small portion of game data (5 GB).[3] | |||
Publisher website | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
Incorrect store name. See here for available options. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store |
- All versions require Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | Automatic access to any DLC released for the game when available. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Game data
Configuration files location
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System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377160/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/377160/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Instructions |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Australian, European, North/South American, New Zealand, Polish, Russian, United Kingdom, and Asian (excluding Japan) copies only.[4] | |||
Traditional Chinese | Asia only (Excluding Japan).[4] | |||
French | European (Excluding the United Kingdom) and North American copies only.[4] | |||
German | European (Excluding the United Kingdom) copies only.[4] | |||
Italian | European (Excluding the United Kingdom) copies only.[4] | |||
Japanese | Japan only.[4] | |||
Polish | Russian and Polish copies only.[4] | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | South American copies only.[4] | |||
Russian | Russian and Polish copies only.[4] | |||
Spanish | European (Excluding the United Kingdom) and South American copies only.[4] |
Issues fixed
Console doesn't open when pressing the tilde (console) key
Instructions |
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No in-game audio
Instructions |
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Network
- Used to communicate with the Pip-Boy app.
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27000 |
UDP | 28000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok [5] |
Pip-Boy app
- The Fallout Pip-Boy App is available for Android, iOS, and Incorrect store name. See here for available options.. The Pip-Boy App Enabled setting must be enabled under Gameplay settings in-game.
System requirements
- A 64-bit system is required.
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz |
Intel Core i7-4790 3.6 GHz AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | 30 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 290X 3GB (Nvidia), 4GB (AMD) of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/377160/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (377160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Reddit users that the lockpicking gameplay is faster when uncapping the framerate.
- ↑ Fallout 4 - Game Engine Speed Tied to Framerate
- ↑ PSA: Fallout 4 physical disk only has 5GB of data, requires 19GB download : pcgaming
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Bethesda Softworks Releases Blog Post on Localisation, Specs, and Release Date of Fallout 4
- ↑ Havok's Blog Post: Congratulates all of the Award-Nominated Developers at E3 2015; Many Top Titles Utilizing Havok Tech, Congratulations to Fallout 4 and Many Others
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