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Fallout

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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

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 Forum - Fallout Series.
No Mutants Allowed Forum - General Fallout Discussion.

Availability

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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Most versions of Fallout are censored where models of children have been replaced by adults.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.[1]
Instructions

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:
Simplest way to install the modern patches.
Optional fan content.
Instructions

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.
Instructions

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."[2]

Game data

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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.[3] The GOG.com version does not have this problem.
Instructions
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Transfer save games

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

Save game cloud syncing

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Video settings

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Windowed

Instructions

Issues fixed

Rainbow color problems in older games

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Error Initializing Video Mode 640x480

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Retail install error

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

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/fallout_series/fallout_mods/post129
  2. ↑ http://sfall.sourceforge.net/FAQ.html
  3. ↑ http://www.gog.com/en/forum/fallout_series/fallout_1_savegames_disappear_when_running_as_administrator