Fallout 3 GOTY edition Freezing

hopeful_builder · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:32

Hi all,

Just wondered if anyone else has had a problem with Fallout 3 randomly crashing? The sound is still there, but everything else crashes. My computers stable and haven't had a problem like this before.
I'm running Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate.

Pighardia · 8 Jun 2012 at 21:44

There are SO many causes of crashes in FO3. Here is a guide to some solutions.
http://wiki.tesnexus.com/index.php/Crashes_fix/reduce_guide

For freezing with sound still going, I think I did the ffdshow fix shown here

Also, making the game large address aware can instantly fix crashes for some, and is a no-brainer if you have at least 4gb memory.- http://fallout3.nexusmods.com/mods/6510. ....or you could do it manually with cffexplorer

hopeful_builder · 8 Jun 2012 at 22:14

thanks for your reply pighardia. I thought I'd start with your multi core fix, but I don't have an FFDshow folder?

Once ive sorted the above i'll try the fix you suggested regarding the large address. I'm running 16Gb of RAM

Pighardia · 8 Jun 2012 at 22:22

tbh, making the game large address aware isn't really a fix and should be done even if you are not experiencing problems, as it often improves performance. There is no reason not to do it really.

Gti · 8 Jun 2012 at 22:36

Does this multi-core fix work for new vegas as as well? I can only find one of the lines in my .ini file.

Pighardia · 8 Jun 2012 at 22:36

Yes. Add the lines if they are not there.

It isn't guaranteed to work, but it certainly will not do any harm

hopeful_builder · 9 Jun 2012 at 23:13

well a massive thank you!

The mutli core thing must have been the problem. Running perfectly now. Thanks again for your help.