I also have a mod that changes called Flora Overhaul, it changes the flora and trees, including textures and models. For example, I use a mod called NMC’s Texture pack.
Some mods may conflict with others, so you’re usually going to want to install mods from biggest to smallest. When installing any mod manually, it’s important to be careful what you install, and what order you install it in. Note- You’ll need either WinRar or 7zip to open mod files. Repeat steps 2-6 for the FallouLaunch.exe file in the same folder. It may also be necessary to check the box for Run this program as an administrator. Choose Windows XP Service Pack 3 from the drop-down menu. Check the box Run this program in compatibility mode. *If no Compatibility tab is available and you have Fallout 3 in your Steam Library, please follow the steps detailed below.* Right-click on the Fallout3.exe application file and select Properties. Steam versions: C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamappsCommonFallout 3 Retail versions: C:Program Files (x86)Bethesda SoftworksFallout 3 This can be found in one of the following folders depending on which version of the game you use: Locate the Fallout3.exe application file for the game. To change compatibility settings for Fallout 3:
You may be able to run it using compatibility mode.
This is another official mini-guide of how to run your game in compatibility by Bethesda. Some people have reports of this method working however, and making their game run so I’m including it in here. This method I found to make the problem worse. Launch the game through the FOSE launcher. Drag “nvac.dll” into your Fallout 3’s “FOSE” folder. If this folder alreadyĮxists due to other mods, disregard this step. With your Fallout 3 “Data” folder open, create a folder called “FOSE”. Within the NVAC ZIP, navigate to NVSE > Plugins Install FOSE by dragging the zip files contents into your main Fallout 3 folder (FOSE HERE) Obviously, this method will require you to use Fallout Script Extender, which is why I said if you’ve never modded the game before, it’s almost essential to read that section first. All you have to do is place the mods “nvac.dll” into your “Data” folders “FOSE” folder. The mod for Fallout New Vegas (New Vegas Anti-Crash) is actually backwards compatible with Fallout 3, and works like an absolute charm in situations when the game simply will not launch. If you’ve never modded your game, I suggest referring to the “Optimizing your game” section first, so you have the basic premise of modding/ ability to install FOSE. This ones going to sound far fetched, but it works. Googling around hasn't exactly made it all that clear to me when you would need a bashed patch.Alright, hear me out. After googling for a bit I'm not even entirely sure I need one, and like I said, my gaming experience has been stable, so far all my mods seem to be functioning properly and levelled lists seem to be working properly as well.
I've also made a merged patch for all the mods I'm currently using, but no bashed patch. I've also been using YUP and I have to say, back when I was playing on console, I encountered a lot more bugs and weird stuff.
With Fallout 3 and Skyrim I just sort of half assed modding the game and just slapped a lot of mods in the general direction of the games and ended up with pretty unstable games, but this seems to work perfectly.Īlso, NVAC and New Vegas Stutter Remover seem to help a lot. I've also been using NMC's texturepack and a lot of clothing and armor texture replacers which can be considered demanding GPU-wise, and so far I've yet to experience my first CTD. My ENB realism pack runs super smooth, especially after messing with the enblocal.ini a bit. Like I said, I just used the generic 4GB patcher, patched FalloutNV.exe, FalloutNVlauncher.exe and nvse_launcher.exe (basically just everything because I didn't know what I was doing ), and I haven't had any problems since.