Fallout 3 - Page 3

Death Rabbit · Fri, 10th Jul '09, 11:01pm

I never had crashing problems with Oblivion, but Fallout 3 crashes on me every 15 minutes or so (often when I bust out the Pip Boy, or enter VATS). I purchased it via Steam download (they ran a 50% off special on 4th of July weekend, so I got it for $25), so I don't have any discs, and I don't know what version of the game it is (though I would assume it's the latest patch, considering the format). I'm going to download the latest patch anyway, update all drivers (even though I did so recently) and finally get around to buying more RAM, see if that helps.

But I LOVE this game. I'm only to Megaton and already I'm more excited about this game than I've been in a long time.

Cal Jones · Sat, 11th Jul '09, 12:49pm

Yeah, it's possible it's down to needing a patch.
I've had one CTD in VATS and a couple on exiting the game (this happened in Oblivion as well). The worst was a complete lock-up which meant I had to hit the reset button. But (tough wood) it's been fairly stable so far.
I've got my own tin shack in Megaton now and a few nice weapons, but am constantly running out of ammo. That's the annoying thing - having to carry around a small arsenal in order to make sure I have something I can use if the ammo on my favourite gun runs out. Of course, if you go 100% melee, that's not an issue. But in Fallout, guns are cool.

Son of Bhaal · Sat, 11th Jul '09, 1:44pm

Check the version of patch you have I had similar issues when I first got the game and then realised it was crazily out of date patch wise and then the crazy crashing fits stopped and all was happy in the waste land again... well kinda *evil snigger*

Death Rabbit · Sat, 11th Jul '09, 5:04pm

I just updated my nVidia drivers, Realtek sound drivers, patched to v1.6, and upgraded from 1 to 3gb of RAM. That seems to have done the trick, though I don't know which one of those was the magic pill.

Sir Belisarius · Mon, 13th Jul '09, 1:29pm

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Originally Posted by Death Rabbit

I just updated my nVidia drivers, Realtek sound drivers, patched to v1.6, and upgraded from 1 to 3gb of RAM. That seems to have done the trick, though I don't know which one of those was the magic pill.

Did the same thing, installed every patch and driver I could find. But once I updated my Nvidia drivers, that seemed to do the trick. At least, I played for about 2 hours last night with no crashing...WhooHoo!

Son of Bhaal · Tue, 14th Jul '09, 11:52am

After reading this thread recently decided to have a dig at a bit more or a diplomatic build with having a CHA of 9 to start off with. It actually suprised me how much it opens the game up with extra dialogue in comparison to other titles.

Death Rabbit · Tue, 14th Jul '09, 7:29pm

Yes, that seems to be the case. I always play do-gooder characters, so the "dropping charisma and telling everyone to eat it" style of play never works for me. I'm level 8 right now, my speech is around 30 and my charisma is at either 6 or 7. I do okay in conversations, but they always seem to fail when I need them the most (it's rare when my success percentage is above 50%). I think in my next run-through, I'll bump that up quite a bit more. I've missed out on better rewards fairly often, and while the game is still playable, I'm a "squeeze every drop" kind of player, and hate the thought that I've missed out on something.

I'm near 50 in both Small Guns and Energy Weapons, and I don't know if I see the need for big guns at this point, at least not with this build (I'm more of a sneaky/sniping type).

EDIT: By the way, I've not had a single crash (or even slowdown) since the hardware and software updates. Game runs like buttah.

Son of Bhaal · Wed, 15th Jul '09, 10:59am

Glad to hear your running smoothly now.

On another note I noticed how well Perception helps out in the open field for checking for nearby enemies, I normally have Perception at 9 but I almost halved it this time round and have found how often enemies can sneak up on you, I'm constantly checking my six when I run through the wastes!

Fri, 10th Jul '09, 11:01pm	#51
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Sat, 11th Jul '09, 5:04pm	#54
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Tue, 14th Jul '09, 7:29pm	#57
Death Rabbit SPS Account Holder Straight, no chaser Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jahiera's cleavage Posts: 6,026 Like: 18 Liked 30 Times in 18 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 16,733 Level: 36 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 99.51% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 15.71% Achievements	Yes, that seems to be the case. I always play do-gooder characters, so the "dropping charisma and telling everyone to eat it" style of play never works for me. I'm level 8 right now, my speech is around 30 and my charisma is at either 6 or 7. I do okay in conversations, but they always seem to fail when I need them the most (it's rare when my success percentage is above 50%). I think in my next run-through, I'll bump that up quite a bit more. I've missed out on better rewards fairly often, and while the game is still playable, I'm a "squeeze every drop" kind of player, and hate the thought that I've missed out on something. I'm near 50 in both Small Guns and Energy Weapons, and I don't know if I see the need for big guns at this point, at least not with this build (I'm more of a sneaky/sniping type). EDIT: By the way, I've not had a single crash (or even slowdown) since the hardware and software updates. Game runs like buttah.
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Sat, 11th Jul '09, 12:49pm	#52
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Sat, 11th Jul '09, 1:44pm	#53
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Tue, 14th Jul '09, 11:52am	#56
Son of Bhaal Gems: 17/31 Latest gem: Star Diopside Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 943 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,264 Level: 15 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 68.23% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	After reading this thread recently decided to have a dig at a bit more or a diplomatic build with having a CHA of 9 to start off with. It actually suprised me how much it opens the game up with extra dialogue in comparison to other titles.

Wed, 15th Jul '09, 10:59am	#58
Son of Bhaal Gems: 17/31 Latest gem: Star Diopside Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 943 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 2,264 Level: 15 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 68.23% Daily Activity 2.55% Weekly Activity 0.73% Monthly Activity 1.73% Achievements	Glad to hear your running smoothly now. On another note I noticed how well Perception helps out in the open field for checking for nearby enemies, I normally have Perception at 9 but I almost halved it this time round and have found how often enemies can sneak up on you, I'm constantly checking my six when I run through the wastes!