Fallout 3 on Windows 7.

[holo88]

I wouldnt try to run Fallout 3 with a single core CPU and a 8500GT card. They are just not ment to paly games of this magnitude.

I'd disagree. I havent had many if any crashes. I get about 34fps on average with my old beaten 8500GT, and my single core. its just ATI cards are junk, that is my (not so) professional opinion. i alway see people having problems with games, and gfx dependent apps (3dmax, e/g), and 8/10 they have an ATI card. i dont thinks it's just coincidence...

 

[weaselciuy]

I'd disagree. I havent had many if any crashes. I get about 34fps on average with my old beaten 8500GT, and my single core. its just ATI cards are junk, that is my (not so) professional opinion. i alway see people having problems with games, and gfx dependent apps (3dmax, e/g), and 8/10 they have an ATI card. i dont thinks it's just coincidence...

ure wrong )

Card manufacturers dont create their cards on what games are out, its the other way around. Game manufacturers make games depending on what cards are out and some manufacturers create games specially for 1 card manufacturer (Ex. Company of heroes is for nVidia or world in conflict, showing better fps then ATIs) but that dosnt mean they wont work on an ATI.

Anyway if its not a 9600GT/8800GT or 3870ATI the least i wouldnt try gaming with it. And ofcourse 2 cores atleast. And lol why play a game at LOW.

I`m not an ATI fanboy, i used nvidia since Geforce 2 Series. This is my 2nd ATI card ever, first being an x300 lol .Both are exceptional but latelly nvidia been sucking using same 8800GT design in the 200 series. The HD series from ati are completely different then its former 9600PRO etc cards.

 

[holo88]

Anyway if its not a 9600GT/8800GT or 3870ATI the least i wouldnt try gaming with it. And ofcourse 2 cores atleast. And lol why play a game at LOW.

I can play fine on medium... on high if I'm using XP.

I was just point out that, the ridiculous system specs that companies say you need, are usually false. It's like a scam if you think about it. Being the pessimist that i am, I personally can conclude that someone looking to get my money, is also very capable of lying through their teeth to get it. Which is usually the case.

oh and btw, the graphics are not what make the game 'good', developers who have actual imaginations do.

 

[weaselciuy]

1024x768 on high is same thing as 1280x1024 on Low .

 

[smarteyeball]

its just ATI cards are junk, ... i alway see people having problems with games,

I've seen (and experienced) nvidia cards have their own fair share of problems

It comes down to driver support. ATI is just a bit more hit and miss than nvidia.

 

[herzeleid]

With the latest 1.6 patch, it seems that random crashes considerably decreased. I run the official expansions and a few other mods no issues so far.

 

[weaselciuy]

It comes down to driver support. ATI is just a bit more hit and miss than nvidia.

touche`

 

[Pyrocide]

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I am having some issues getting Fallout 3 to start a new game. Everytime I click on New Game and "Yes" it begins to load as the radar is turning, then the radar stop, my CPU is at 100% and have to use the TM to exit the program. First off my current build.

CPU: E8500
GPU: GTX 260
MoBo: P5N-D
HDD: 1TB WD
RAM: 8GB GSkill
OS: Windows 7 RC1 64 Build 7100

I have read through this thread and this is what I have done thus far.

A. Updated to the latest nVidia driver.
B. Run both the Launcher.exe and the Fallout3.exe as *both* Run as Administrator and Vista(SP1 and 2)/XP (SP2 and 3)
C. Updated game to version 1.6 from Bethesda site
D. Checked my read write permissions for both My Documents and My Games, I have full access on my account but I am still getting the read-only box checked.
E. Tried using TakeOwnership
F. Installed GFWL 2.0
G. Tried altering between windowed and fullscreen, low, med, high, ultra settings.
H. Check my monitor settings which are at 60Mhz, 1280x1024

None of these had any effect on it at all. Same issue. Begins to load and then quits. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[holo88]

have you tried adding Fallout3.exe and FalloutLauncher.exe to the process exception in your antivirus. a few games have done that to me, and sometimes doing that helps.

 

[Pyrocide]

Tried while having it in the exceptions list in my AV, even added Launcher and Fallout3.exe to the DEP list, still same issue.

 

[Volund]

I finally got Fallout3 working tonight (love the game )

it was my dual monitor setup that was screwing everything up, unplugging my 2nd monitor from my 8800GTS fixed everything right up.

 

[Andreas]

It works!!!!!

I set compatibility mode to Windows Vista RTM, and "run as administrator" on the launcher and it works like a dream. Thank god, I wanted to play so bad and didn't want to log into XP just for Fallout.

This game is sooo good

How did u change the compatibility mode???

Every time I try to start the game, a window appear and says that Fallout 3 has stopped working, then I can choose to close the program or search for a solution online. VERY DISTURBING cuz I love the game
(this happen check the Prt Scr)


Please help me with this

 

[Andreas]

Fallout 3 problems

I think I am going crazyyyyyyyy soon, this damn Fallout 3 game. maybe I should install xp or vista instead. Every time I start the game it runs smoothly until I choose new game, then a window appears and says Fallout 3 has stopped working and I can choose between close the program or search for a solution on the internet and close program. very disturbing cuz te ****ing internet doesn't have any solution!!!!!!!!! and I ave tried every damn thing I have red in this forum. Maybe it is me that is the main problem, I am not a superb computer ****ing hacker/ oscar awarded programer.

Anyone save me from my misery haha I am retarded I know shot me now

 

[Andreas]

Graphic card maybe

I just realized thats this stupid laptop just have a sis mirage graphic card and maybe that's is te problem???? what do you say people

 

[Pepc619]

Yep it is very possible that your graphic card is not good enough, that's why game crashes.
What's your graphic card anyway?

 

[Andreas]

Yep it is very possible that your graphic card is not good enough, that's why game crashes.
What's your graphic card anyway?

I think it is called sis mirage 3 graphicscard

 

[Mark]

I think it is called sis mirage 3 graphicscard

Here are some specs for your integrated Graphics

The usual DirectX 9 and OpenGL 1.5 3D APIs are supported with the Mirage 3 graphics core. There will only be support for Pixel Shader 2.0 instead of Pixel Shader 3.0 supported by Intel’s upcoming Graphics Media Accelerator X3000, ATI’s Radeon Xpress 1250 and NVIDIA’s GeForce 6100 series. Up to 16 texture units are available though. No vertex shader is present on the Mirage 3 graphics core disappointingly. Nevertheless the Mirage 3 graphics core has an integrated transform and lighting engine which is quite common nowadays. The graphics engine clock is expected around 250 MHz.

While the graphics core won’t exactly keep up with the latest value graphics cards from ATI or NVIDIA it does have plenty of video processing features. Notable video features include pixel scaling capabilities up to 1920x1200 pixels via a 6x4 scaling algorithm and motion adaptive deinterlacing algorithms. The SiS Mirage 3 also features smoothing algorithms that smooth out jagged edges and lines in videos. 3:2 pull down detection is also supported for progressive MPEG2 video playback.

The SiS Mirage 3 graphics core is expected to enter mass production in SiS 671, 671FX and 771 chipsets this month. Expect motherboards feature the chipset to arrive in the upcoming months with prices below $100. SiS Mirage 3 graphics powered chipsets will support Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Vista with aero glass user interface.

Either you don't need better graphics, or you will upgrade later. Nobody runs games beyond Solitare on these.

DailyTech - SiS Mirage 3 Graphics Core Details Unveiled

Verdict, not good enough for Fallout.

 

[Gillagad]

I'm having a bit of an issue with Fallout 3 on W7 as well. I bought it on Steam so I don't know if that makes any differences. The FalloutPref.ini file has the bug where it reads

sD3DDevice="ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Engineering Sample ? WDDM v1.1)"

instead of

sD3DDevice="ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Engineering Sample – WDDM v1.1)"

If I change it to the correct coding and save the game automatically chances it back upon opening the launcher. So the only way I can even get into the game is to set the file to read-only. Though now I cannot change any of the display options. Is there any way to get around this or am I just boned?

 

[LordTrekie]

I just installed Fallout 3 this morning on Windows 7, have the latest patch from Bethesda, and all I'm getting is a black screen, followed by the usual Fallout 3 has encountered an error, after clicking on Play from the Launcher.

It previously worked fine in Vista. I've tried adding the sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260" line to the fallout.ini to no success. Have both the falloutlauncher and fallout exe's to run in compatibility mode with Vista SP2, and as an administrator.

Any thoughts?

 

[captaindirtnap]

I installed Windows 7 just last night, and I'm getting the same problem (black screen). I don't know for sure what to try next, though I AM running two displays, and it sounds like that might be the problem. Tonight I'll try and see if removing my second monitor will fix it.