Fallout 3 on Windows 7.

** I did this and fixed my probs or mostly..>

Open up the .ini file located in My Documents>My Games>Fallout 3. *Do not alter the one in the actual game directory in Program files labeled Fallout_Default_ini*.

This file is where the save games etc are at. You might have to turn on show hidden folders or extensions, but it is 1 of the files as soon as you open my games- fallout 3.

Look In the FALLOUT.ini find the line

bUseThreadedAI=0
change the 0 to a 1

then below it add the line

iNumHWThreads=2

It trips me out- I notice and see in photos or videos folks do not tweak his system for gaming. The same things we had to do 6 years ago for performance still matter today- and folks are using areo or glass what ever- are not turning off other back ground stuff or security- They think well I have a new system and 8 12 what ever gigs of memory what ever- Most all games use no more than 2 cpus and 4 gigs or less memory- but of the 2 cpus and 4 gigs of memory- all else on the system is best off- or you can have same lil performance probs you did 5 years ago and with less a system- I do not understand how folks do not get that- or Folks think new is best or better what ever.

Lots of folks tend to think all game probs are video card related when near half are sound related- people posting for help or most that might help only want to type or read 1 word or sentence or small paragraph- when you do give more info or back ground- folks see walls of text and will not read it- yet when they do help they ask 5x to post more info or a back ground- Ha ha it gets comical after a while- Stickies and such are good- more folks might get better help at the products home site. I like this w7 site - folks will try and help with most anything..

Most all my system or game probs- I have to search google ask it questions every way I can think of- I can not just wait on someone to maybe post and try to help on any one forum- and many product sites are not help if you are complaining- you just get attacked by fan boys and then maybe ban. I figure out 98% of my probs before others can or try to help- I type a lot so most folks skip my need for help- its like that- I understand it..

Most all sites ask for full system specs or many will not try to help at all.. Most do not care to flip back through 1000 posts looking to see if system specs was posted 1x- it should be in every post or in my system specs an area provided just for that reason- and folks can view your system specs from any page in the thread with ease.

Ha ha some probs are not video what ever related but the mouse or keyboard speeds need to be turned up some from windows- Folks will argue tho. No 1 setting works for all programs or games- As a fact when I installed borderlands on my new w7 system- I went to play I had real bad lag like stuff- I had forgot to turn up my mouse and keyboard speeds- fixed it instantly. I get a big laugh folks gaming on lap tops- you almost want to ignore them folks- they are on a lap top trying to game- so.

Hope you folks have fun or if probs get them fixed- See ya..

My Fallout 3 steam goty has been calling to me these last few days- "I am here- come play some." but I have been having big fun with postal2 stp aw awp- started my second game enhanced this time- it is a great game- I wish the ending was open- say after beat the boss in aw it goes to monday forever but can go any place instead of game over.

I get a lil sad sometimes- I have a few games installed but only play 1 at a time- or I have to defrag going game to game- it can take some time.. And being I have limited space on my 250gig c: drive- I play and record then delete games so to install another game- a few games stay on my system tho.. I prefer the 250 or under gig drives for a c: drive- takes less time for defrags or scans and if I lose a drive it is maybe 160 gigs of stuff and not way more like a tara drive etc.

Might install stalker soc again and patch 1.0004 and play no mods- but surely will be playing my fo3 goty too- I left open as many side missions as I could and still many places to locate and loot- and some places I just got them on my pipboy but never went in- hard to remember them all now- so I have to make my rounds to every spot on the map for the most part. Sounds like big fun to me..

I play both all my stalker games and fo3 on the most hard skill levels- Some games like bioshock I lower skill levs or it is crazy hard to protect the lil sisters and being they wonder off and such things. Most of my games I play them 1st time on normal settings- after playing it a time or 2 I then up skill levels. In FO3 I play mostly good characters I guess- I have more options with companions- It can take some time to lower karma unless you go kill crazy I think its best to take stuff you are not supposed to like from 3dog etc- 1 or 2 innocent kills can lower it pretty fast too- I need to lower it now so I can go get my fav bud sl-3 He will not go with me now my karma is too high- But he can easy die being alone- mostly mutants kill him.

When ever I spawn into that area- I run as fast as I can near him- he is always under attack- most of the time he dies- I go back to last save and not go back or try and get to him as fast as possible. Might lower my karma when I go back- Thinking of going back to po collect some more goodies- maybe kill some rednecks..

Other than some mp games- I still think my stalker games are the most challenging or competition being a normal fps or rps player and all- being you have to hit mostly head shots its not just run and gun. Nades more bounce off or might kill you faster than an enemy- the bots can lay them on your head. I do not know- I just feel apart of the stalker games- they are buggy tho..

I should maybe fire up my borderlands goty and get my other 2 characters through the clap trap dlc- maybe start a new hunter or soldier and try and see if I can get more back pack slots- but could use the moxxi storage or maybe its craw will be great for goodies- My hunter has the best craw now- better than my few buds craws too.. I like the soldier more tho- my siren is cool- I do not like the brick. But I need to play prove your self and the first what 75? matches of moxxi on my soldier and hunter too- So I have tons of borderlands play when I care too- My 1 bud is into other games right now- so no co op- gets a lil boring being alone sometimes..

My game play video quality is better with my new system and changing up some codecs- same old vid card so I am skipping some games for now- they ran better in xp for the most part- A sweet vid card would fix me up- someday.. So playing my games and making better videos is cool..

Love my games- Hope you folks have your fun- See ya..

If I remeber correctly, I disabled Auto save on Travel, and entering new area as well.


But as Mentioned, Quick Save often or you may regret it :)

I can not remember what the hardest skill lev is in fo3 but I play it most hard and stalker games too- it is master in stalker games.

I never use quick save in fo3 I never much use qs in any of my games- you can have more probs using it in lots of games- I press esc and hard save- Even in tweaks or read mes for fo3 it says it is best to make some hard saves every so often and most say it is best to turn off auto saves- because most crashes come just turning around what ever or doing nothing but walking up to something to search it- auto saving saves when it feels like it can cause you a lag fx and or crash your game because you was doing or fighting what ever- it goes to save and more crashes- is why folks say it is best to turn it off- fo3 is naturally glitchy and can freeze lock up at will- auto saves etc add to that chance of just freezing up- if it works ok for some more power to them- others are not so lucky and many or most try to avoid it altogether- me too.. Some of my games I will use q saves but often make hard saves too.

My fo3 does not crash often any more not after I did the multi cpu fix- it will still crash every now and then tho- more freeze hard lock- I never get black or blue screens etc.- but sound is still working what ever- I can never figure what keys to use to get back to desk top so I have to always press my reset button and reboot etc. My reliability history looks like crap from fo3- All my other games might crash 3x between them all over months of play including stalker games. Beth sucks is the largest probs- it is typical for them folks and poor or do not care patching or get to it if they feel like it and you best know they feel they are doing us a favor if they do so- man that sucks

Beth holds the record for most buggy junk games on earth- what was it marrow wind I can not remember but I have read the other games was never but so so as far as game play or bug junk goes- beth never gave a crap and is tons of fixes for fo3 now just from the community and have to be done manually- they still get high ratings and sold folks a buged out vegas too and get away with it.. Sucks man..

I do love the game and tho it is a poor fps- it is more the glitchy stuff that either turns me off or pisses me off with most games- or they are short sp games- Well fo3 is not short for sure even with out the dlc's- All and all its cool I love it- I do get sick of half assed junk tho- most like beth take pride in it or the fact we can do nothing about it- If I had better games to buy I would skip beth games next time around etc. I am in no hurry for vegas- I will wait another year or so and for all dlc's to come out and when a goty is cheap on steam- or I will never buy vegas- just me tho..