Instead of iNumHWThreads=2, change it to iNumHWThreads=1Ĥ) Download and install the Windows 7 Codec Pack - This will fix an issue with ffdshow codec.
This will limit the game to 2 cores and prevent the engine bug from causing the game to freeze. (Open the ini file with notepad - Click Edit - then find - copy this line and paste it into the find what box)Īdd another line (tap Enter on keyboard) after it and insert: (copy and paste the next line) Open up the fallout.ini file in My Documents\My Games\Fallout3 (make a copy first for backup) ini file was somehow reverted to default, which broke the fix belowĪnd caused the game to lock-up when I first tested it on Win10. This is a major issue that will result in lock-ups if not fixed. So they may be necessary with the GOTY edition.ģ) The game has a problem with quad-core processors Patch 1.6 & 1.7 mostly address issues with Mothership Zeta & Point Lookout expansion packs, Be sure to use the correct language version (there is a UK and US English version). I have only gone as far as 1.5, but they go to 1.7. I don't know if the Steam version would have fixed the main issues that the retail disk version of the game has, but -ġ) Install using Vista sp1 compatibility mode, or as suggested earlier, XP sp2/sp3 may be OK.Ģ) Shouldn't be necessary with the Steam version, but retail disk users need to patch the game.
