For Fallout 3 on the PC, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Tips from FWE veterans'. Fallout 3: ENB Guide The final step in modding FO3 involves installing ENBoost, a memory and performance optimizer and — if you have the computing power to support it — an ENB preset to dramatically improve game visuals at the average cost of 10 to 20 FPS. Fallout 3 Wanderers Edition (FWE) is a major gameplay overhaul that improves the challenge, immersion, depth of gameplay while emphasizing balance, choices, role-playing and fun. FWE integrates over.
Fallout 3: How to Install Mods
Fallout 3 is not the easiest game to mod, but we have troubleshot and done our best to provide a bug-free mod list.
- Install Fallout 3.
- Install Nexus Mod Manager and direct it to your Fallout 3 folder if it does not detect it automatically.
- Instal FOSE.
- Download the mods and patches listed below, links will link to the mod pages (use “download with manager” button except for with Cube Experiment main file -- download that manually).
- Install the mods. When installing updates to mods (or multi-part mods) and NMM asks if you would like upgrade to the new mod, select no and then select “Yes to all” to have the update overwrite the original mod files, if there are any conflicting files.
- Follow this mod install order and if asked to overwrite something, say “yes to all”.
Mod Install order:
- Cube Experimental main file (install via the .exe you download manually)
- Cube Experimental EN Chakys Fix Version 1_0_4 (use nexus mod manager to install this patch)
- FWE - FO3 Wanderers Edition (It will put up a message about archive invalidation not being activated, ignore that and press no, enable what optional plugins you want, but leave the core components and DLC compatibility patches as they are).
- FWE - FO3 Wanderers Edition - Part 2 Assets
- FWE - FO3 Wanderers Edition - 6.03 HOTFIX (if this throws an error, either don’t install the hotfix, or uninstall the original mod and part two, then go into your mod directory and manually merge the mods by extracting them and putting them together along with the patch, then put them in a .zip archive, and finally add them in NMM).
- NMCs Texture Pack (Maximum is suggested).
Troubleshooting Fallout 3 Mod Bugs
Freezing or crashing randomly- This is due to Fallout only be able to properly use two threads at most. Follow these steps:
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- Open the folder My documents / My Games / Fallout3
- Edit the file FALLOUT.ini.
- Inside FALLOUT.ini look for a group called [general].
- Inside the general group, after all the configuration parameters, just copy and paste the following 2 lines:
bUseThreadedAI=1
iNumHWThreads=2
- Now save and close the .ini file and try playing.
Crashing at start of game- Follow these steps to solve:
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- Click Start
- Click All Programs or Programs,
- Go to the ffdshow folder.
- Click Audio decoder configuration.
- In the left hand pane, click Info & debug or DirectShow control (This is the second entry in the list).
- In the right hand pane, near the bottom, find a check box labelled Don't use ffdshow in
- Check that box, and in the text box underneath (it lights up when you check the check box), add fallout3.exe. Do NOT use spaces, since ffdshow will think that's part of the filename. A valid entry would be explorer.exe;fallout3.exe.
- Finally, click OK and start Fallout 3.
Or
- Run Fallout 3 XP compatibility mode.
Or
- Try using the Windows 7 basic toolbar.
Fallout 3 crashing after loading save/autosave-
- Turn off auto saving in Fallout 3’s settings.
There are big red boxes with explanation marks- this is due to missing textures. Follow these steps to solve:
- Disable all mods and run Fallout 3 with the DLCs, if there are still red boxes reinstall Fallout 3.
- If disabling mods fixed the boxes. Enable half of the mods and see if the boxes persist.
- Keep halving the mods activated until you learn which mod is causing the problem.
- Reinstall that mod.
- If that does not solve the boxes issue either ensure you have installed compatibility mods needed for that mod, or uninstall that mod.
“Error: the ordinal 5359 could not be located”- This is due Fallout 3 using Games For Windows Live, and it not being present on your computer. Follow one of these steps to fix this:
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- Use Games For Windows Live Disabler to disable GFWL.
Or
- Install Games For Windows Live.
There are borders around it even though it is fullscreen-
- Alt-Tab. It will expand Fallout 3 to fullscreen but not actually bring you to another window.
If you have any issues put them in the comments and I will help you solve them.
Tips & Conclusion
- Press the ` key and type in “TCL” if you get stuck somewhere. That will disable collision and allow you to walk through anything. Typle “TCL” again to enable collision.
- For AMD GPUs you can use RadeonPro to force HBAO, SSAA, SweetFX, and more. Nvidia users can use Geforce Experience to do this.
- If a type of AA, tessellation, or anisotropic filtering is being forced through either of the programs above turn it off in game.
This mod collection is certainly not the end-all of modding Fallout 3, but they greatly improve gameplay and the immersiveness of the base game. There is no way we could have gotten all of the mods that deserve attention, so if you know of any good mods that we missed, please feel free to comment about them below! For those wondering why one would put this much effort into modding a game from 2008, the answer is simple: Fallout 3 is a wonderful game, despite being fairly old, and really just needs a facelift. The mods will imbue FO3 with life for those who have already played-through heavily.
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- Michael “The Bear” Kerns.