God does not want me to play Fallout 3.

[OCNewbie]

Did you not try what I suggested above? Editing the .ini file?

 

[slag]

I had problems with Metro2033 crashing on me randomly near the beginning. What fixed it for me was to go out to Microsoft and get the latest Direct X installer. Ran that and boom, no more crashes. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit.

 

[Malak]

This. On PC you don't need to do this, not much anyway. VATs is likely only there to make the game more playable on Consoles, not that I hate it, but I only really needed it for situations where I was in deep trouble.

I don't have any problem shooting things on the console, I switched from PC gaming a while ago.

 

[zinfamous]

perhaps you are praying to the wrong God.

Have you made an offer to Lord Vishnu, yet?

 

[KeithTalent]

I was praying to Gabe Newell. I thought for sure that would work. :hmm:

KT

 

[nitromullet]

Now that I think about it, I recall having weird issues in Vista and FO3 relating to the sidebar/gadgets. The issues have been resolved in Win 7, but I used to close the sidebar before loading FO3 under Vista.

 

[pontifex]

Have you played Oblivion? if so, its just oblivion with guns.

either way, you're not missing anything.

 

[KeithTalent]

I played Oblivion for a few hours, but it bored me silly so I quit. :\

KT

 

[Mem]

I played Oblivion for a few hours, but it bored me silly so I quit. :\

KT

Try New Vegas its far better then Fallout 3 .

 

[KeithTalent]

Try New Vegas its far better then Fallout 3 .

Heh, well I already have 2 copies of Fallout 3, so I'd like to try that first. Not going give Bethesda any more money if I can't get this stupid game running.

KT

 

[Mem]

Heh, well I already have 2 copies of Fallout 3, so I'd like to try that first. Not going give Bethesda any more money if I can't get this stupid game running.

KT

Strange issue you have,anyway tried a different DVD drive ?..installed latest DX9.0c from here http://www.filehippo.com/download_directx/ , nothing overclocked?....there is no reason why it should not run,I have yet to find a game I can't run and thats like 200+ so far ,sure you get the odd issue but nothing that stops you getting the game running.

 

[CurseTheSky]

Something probably went wrong with the original install, and there's a file or registry entry sitting somewhere that isn't being deleted or overwritten when you uninstall and reinstall the game.

You can TRY this, but I doubt it'll have much affect:
- Uninstall the game once again, both DVD and Steam versions.
- Download and run CCleaner. Do a normal clean, then scan and fix registry issues. You might want to make a backup if your PC is a critical system.
- Try reinstalling the game, perhaps even in safe mode.
- Hopefully enjoy.

Beyond that, a fresh reformat is probably your best bet, especially if you notice any issues with other games or programs crashing.

 

[KeithTalent]

That's the thing, not a single issue with any other game. I've played through the entire campaigns of 3 games (Batman AA, Mass Effect, and Mafia II) plus played countless hours of TF2 and L4D2 with no issues whatsoever.

I'll try a few other things mentioned here, but I am close to giving up.

KT

 

[BladeVenom]

I was praying to Gabe Newell. I thought for sure that would work. :hmm:

KT

You're suffering the wrath of Carmack.

 

[Daishiki]

Nothing else comes to mind apart from what other people have suggested. However, even with the bugs, FO3 was worth it. I can't wait to try New Vegas.

 

[Patt]

That sucks ... I had zero problems running Fallout3. However, once I tried NV, I'm crashing every 5 minutes. No rhyme or reason so far as I can see

I'd say the game is definitely worth it though! Good luck in your quest, and I'm hoping mine gets better too!

 

[BurnItDwn]

No ideas what your problem or solution is, but I weep for you KT. Fallout 3 is awesomely awesome. Best of luck!

 

[Malak]

I played Oblivion for a few hours, but it bored me silly so I quit. :\

KT

If you couldn't stick with Oblivion, you won't stick with Fallout. Trust me. It's overrated.

 

[OCNewbie]

I liked FO3 a LOT better than Oblivion. If you didn't like Oblivion that is not an indicator of how much you will like FO3.

 

[spittledip]

I liked FO3 a LOT better than Oblivion. If you didn't like Oblivion that is not an indicator of how much you will like FO3.

This is true. I was just so-so about Oblivion. It got boring pretty quickly. Fallout 3 for whatever reason is much more appealing. It may just be that Oblivion NEEDED guns to make it more enjoyable

 

[shortylickens]

Fallout 3 is a more intense version of Oblivion. Its possible to like one or the other, or neither, or both.
Do not assume anything, try it out. In fact a lot of folks prefer Fallout 3 over New Vegas or the other way around. Its better to see for yourself than listen to others.

 

[Lazlo Panaflex]

Keith, are you launching the game from the Steam GUI? If you haven't done this already, you may want to try locating the .exe in the Steam folder, and then create a shortcut on the desktop and run it diectly from that (this worked for me for "Shatter", since I couldn't run that darn game right from the GUI for some reason). Run it as an Admin. Also, in the Windows Task Manager, click on the Processes tab & make sure you have only one instance of Steam.exe running. Then, try setting the Priority to "high". Hope this helps.

Edit: forgot to add, have you tried verifying the integrity of the cache files?

Edit2: any weird error messages in Event Viewer?

 

[BladeVenom]

I know it's a desperate measure, and one that would rather be avoided, but have you tried talking to Fallout 3's tech support?

 

[UberNeuman]

KT - have you tried running FO3 in a window?

That way you can find out if it runs; or if something is popping up to crash you out of the game.

 

[KeithTalent]

I keep meaning to try running windowed, but I always forget. That's generally a good way to test. I was too annoyed to try any of these things last so I just played L4D2; I'll try a few of these tonight. Thanks.

KT