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Posted June 18, 2018
I've been having a problem where every time I press play on the title screen, the game just stops working. I have absolutely no idea how to mod any fallout game. Also I'm a terrible with anything technical.

p.s. I have the right specs to play.
Post edited June 18, 2018 by Arablecool
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Posted June 18, 2018
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Arablecool: I've been having a problem where every time I press play on the title screen, the game just stops working. I have absolutely no idea how to mod any fallout game.

p.s. I have the right specs to play.
I think Fallout 3 needed to set processor affinity on multicore systems. Ctrl+Shift+Esc, select Fallout 3 process then right click and set affinity to 0.
Posted June 18, 2018
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Arablecool: I've been having a problem where every time I press play on the title screen, the game just stops working. I have absolutely no idea how to mod any fallout game.

p.s. I have the right specs to play.
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blotunga: I think Fallout 3 needed to set processor affinity on multicore systems. Ctrl+Shift+Esc, select Fallout 3 process then right click and set affinity to 0.
Hi, I know I probably sound really stupid asking this but, I dont know how to set the affinity to 0.
Post edited June 18, 2018 by Arablecool
Posted June 18, 2018
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Arablecool: Hi, I know I probably sound really stupid asking this but, I dont know where to find affinity, if that makes sense
https://i.stack.imgur.com/4GmFH.png
Posted June 18, 2018
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Arablecool: I've been having a problem where every time I press play on the title screen, the game just stops working. I have absolutely no idea how to mod any fallout game.

p.s. I have the right specs to play.
What OS do you use?
Posted June 18, 2018
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Arablecool: Hi, I know I probably sound really stupid asking this but, I dont know where to find affinity, if that makes sense
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blotunga: https://i.stack.imgur.com/4GmFH.png
Weird. My task manager looks way more different but I did find the set affinity option but when i select it all that comes up are numbered CPUs. Which one do i select? (I tried 0 but it still crashed)
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Arablecool: I've been having a problem where every time I press play on the title screen, the game just stops working. I have absolutely no idea how to mod any fallout game.

p.s. I have the right specs to play.
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Not_you: What OS do you use?
My OS build is 17134.112 I am running windows 10 and my version is 1803
Post edited June 18, 2018 by Arablecool
Posted June 18, 2018
What are your pc specs?
Posted June 18, 2018
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Not_you: What are your pc specs?
I have a G50-70 and my processor is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Post edited June 18, 2018 by Arablecool
Posted June 18, 2018
Fallout 3 runs fine on my i5 CPU out of the box..
You may still try affinity trick and see if it works for you, follow my guide and get back to us.

Set The Sabouteur to run on 4 cores only

shortcut with two cores should look something like this:
%COMSPEC% /C start /affinity 5 D:/GOG Games/Fallout 3/Fallout 3.exe

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otherwise use the tool mentioned by the end of the guide.
Post edited June 18, 2018 by mike_cesara
Posted June 18, 2018
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mike_cesara: Fallout 3 runs fine on my i5 CPU out of the box..
You may still try affinity trick and see if it works for you, follow my guide and get back to us.

Set The Sabouteur to run on 4 cores only

shortcut with two cores should look something like this:
%COMSPEC% /C start /affinity 5 D:/GOG Games/Fallout 3/Fallout 3.exe

edit:
otherwise use the tool mentioned by the end of the guide.
Sorry for being a noob with this kind of stuff, but, once I install process lasso, what do I do?
Posted June 18, 2018
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mike_cesara: Fallout 3 runs fine on my i5 CPU out of the box..
You may still try affinity trick and see if it works for you, follow my guide and get back to us.

Set The Sabouteur to run on 4 cores only

shortcut with two cores should look something like this:
%COMSPEC% /C start /affinity 5 D:/GOG Games/Fallout 3/Fallout 3.exe

edit:
otherwise use the tool mentioned by the end of the guide.
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Arablecool: Sorry for being a noob with this kind of stuff, but, once I install process lasso, what do I do?
Run Fallout 3, alt_tab to desktop, pen process lasso (icon should be located in the systray, somewhere about the clock).
Right click on Fallout3.exe, select CPU affinity (limit CPU use) -> Always -> Select CPU Affinity
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Posted June 18, 2018
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Arablecool: Sorry for being a noob with this kind of stuff, but, once I install process lasso, what do I do?
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mike_cesara: Run Fallout 3, alt_tab to desktop, pen process lasso (icon should be located in the systray, somewhere about the clock).
Right click on Fallout3.exe, select CPU affinity (limit CPU use) -> Always -> Select CPU Affinity
Doesn't work :(
Posted June 18, 2018
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mike_cesara: Run Fallout 3, alt_tab to desktop, pen process lasso (icon should be located in the systray, somewhere about the clock).
Right click on Fallout3.exe, select CPU affinity (limit CPU use) -> Always -> Select CPU Affinity
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Arablecool: Doesn't work :(
Sad to hear that.. You may get rid of Process Lasso or keep it, the software can be useful.
What is your GPU?
Did you try Fallout 3 crashes as its starts a new game d3d9.dll fix?

Another shot: Updated unofficial Fallout 3 patch
Posted June 18, 2018
Do you have DirectX9 installed? The game won't run without it.

If I remember correctly, I had to install all 4 of these files to get the game to work.

Download DirectX End-User Runtimes from Official Microsoft Download Center
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7087

Download DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010) from Official Microsoft Download Center
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x64)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=21254

Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=5555
Post edited June 18, 2018 by djdarko
Posted June 18, 2018
It's a laptop from what I can see. Might be a problem with your integrated graphics. Make sure your drivers are up to date.
And, as mentioned above, download and install DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010)
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