Select Windows Vista service pack 1.įallout 3 was not made for Windows 7. In the graphic settings, remove ALL anti-aliases.ģ- Start the game, stay in the MAIN MENU.Ĥ- Press Ctrl-Alt-Del access the Task Manager.ĥ- In the Processes Tab, Right click Fallout3 on the list.Ĩ- The 1st box in this tab is called Compatibility Mode. ini file to Documents/My Games/Fallout 3 (if you have the steam version, make sure that after copying the file you rename it to "fallout_default", if it's not already!ġ- Start the Fallout 3 Launcher. Put the DLL if your Fallout 3 directory (where your FO3 executable is) and the. If you have an Intel CPU and no graphics card, then you have Intel HD graphics. For example 1920x1080.įix 8 - Having an integrated Intel graphics card.īethesda made it so if you have Intel HD graphics, then you cannot play the game. Some users have reported that if you disable autosaving, it should stop crashing.
Fallout 3 freeze fix how to#
Go to the "fallout.ini" or "fallout_default.ini" file (i show how to get to it in the video) and delete these 3 commands:Īfter you do that, save the file and that should fix it. This might only work if your Fallout 3 is crashing right at the beginning. It will limit the game to 1 core, but it might not crash. If you've limited the cores like i showed you in the video (adding a new command line), you can try changing/adding the command from "iNumHWThreads=2" to "iNumHWThreads=1". Right click your Fallout 3 shortcut (if you don't have one, make one) and click "Properties" then click on the "Compatibility" tab and check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and then from the drop-down menu choose "Windows XP (Service Pack 2)".
Fallout 3 freeze fix install#
If you have the Steam version of the game, do not install it, because Steam automatically updates your games. It will fix a lot of bugs and there is a chance that you will fix your problem. I highly reccomend installing the latest 1.7 patch from the description below. If you have the STEAM version of the game, and you don't have the file called "fallout.ini", you will have to configure a file called "fallout_default". Fix 1 - Configuring the file if you have STEAM.