Fallout 3 crashes. Ways to make the game start

Fallout 3 does not need to be introduced. This RPG was released long ago, but still remains popular. But no matter how old it may be, no matter how many patches for it were released, many just installed it, Fallout 3 crashes. What to do in this case, will be told in the article.

The most important thing

If you use the "pirate" build of the game, problems with the departure can often be solved by general recommendations, but if the program and after all the manipulations catches crash for the crash, it is possible that it is worth downloading another repack or using a licensed version.

Beforehand, check to see if the computer reaches the minimum system requirements.

Try updating the drivers of all devices, pay special attention to audio and video cards. Install the latest version of DirectX, XLiveRedist and Net Framework. Often, out-of-date libraries cause Fallout 3 to crash.

Fallout and Asus

If the developer of the video card is Asus, it's worth checking the presence of the GamerOSD application in the system. Very often this program comes with a video device driver. GamesOSD is useful to use to broadcast video on the Internet, but for this it replaces the stable driver with its own. As a result of the game, which before starting to read information about the software and hardware, do not understand what device is installed in the system, and therefore do not turn on or fly out immediately after launch.

Fallout 3 crashes on launch

If the game crashes when it is turned on and does not report an error code, you may need to enable compatibility mode. Select the shortcut and call the context menu. In it, select Properties. Click on the top of the label "Compatibility". After that, you can choose between several OSes. Stop on Windows XP or Windows 2000.

For a game installed on Windows 7, enabling compatibility will not help. You can try to install either a newer version of the game, or remove from its directory all the files that start on d3dx9.

If, after this, Fallout 3 crashes, try deleting the "fallout.ini" file that is stored in the "Documents \ My Games \ Fallout 3" directory. The program will create it on restart, but will make new settings suitable for the system.

Departures can be caused by the wrong order of libraries loading. To solve the problem, just disable all add-ons in the Fallout 3 launcher or edit the list that is stored in the document "fallout3.ini". In this case, correct it so that the first are the libraries of the game, and not modifications. For this operation, Fallout Mod Manager can also be used.

If, after disabling the mods, the game still started, try to turn them on one at a time. So you can find out which add-on is causing the crash.

Departure when you try to start the game

It often happens that the game is loaded, but when you press any button, the boot screen is not displayed, the Fallout 3 crashes, the new game does not start. In this case, after the departure, the system message "The program has performed an invalid operation" appears. There are many reasons for this behavior. Check if all the shader files exist. In Explorer, go to the "My Documents \ My Games \ Fallout3 \ RendererInfo" path, find the "Shader Pckage" line and remember the number that is written next to it. Then open the "Fallout3 \ Data \ Shaders" directory, check if there is an archive "shaderpackage0 [digit] .spd". If not, create a copy of any other archive from this directory and rename it to "shaderpackage0 [digit] .sdp".

Perhaps the video card does not support the resolution in which the game tries to start. Clear the "Documents \ My Games \ Fallout 3" directory. Leave only the "Saves" folder, if the important games are important to you. Now start the game and enter the launcher settings. Uncheck the checkbox "Show all permissions", set one of the standard sizes.

If Fallout 3 crashes, Windows 7 then issues a window with an error "Instruction X accessed memory at address Y. Memory can not be read", you might need to configure DEP. Click on the "Start" button and enter the "Control Panel". In it, find the item "System" and in its submenu click on "Speed". On the "Prevent data execution" tab, configure the use of DEP with the exception of "fallout3.exe" (this file is located in the root of the directory where the game is installed).

Fallout 3 crashes with the error "... d3dx9_38.dll not found"? Update the DirectX package. For a game installed on Windows 7, download the specified library and move it to the game directory. Look for the file on the Internet, the native library from the system folder will not work.

When the game starts, a crash occurs with the error "... xlive.dll not found". Just update the XLiveRedist package or install it if it was not installed beforehand.

Recurring problems

If Fallout 3 takes off periodically, allowing some time to enjoy the game, try to complete all applications that can create pop-ups and messages. Do not turn off antivirus, this software has quiet modes that are used specifically to run full-screen applications.

Whichever code is returned by the game on departure, always install the actual patches for it, and it is advisable to use only the latest version of Fallout 3. Such a measure can solve many problems, but from all you can not get rid of any tricks - the engine on which the game was created, not Is considered the most stable, and therefore the answer to the question "Why does Fallout 3 fly?" Can not always be found.

The game starts, but the screen is filled with pink color

There must be two video cards running in CrossFire or SLI mode on your system. Replace the bridge connecting the devices to a high-quality one.

Try to reinstall the game, because such a problem occurs when the "Textures.bsa" archive is corrupted. If the reinstallation does not work, check the hard disk for the bad sectors. To do this, right-click the partition icon and open the properties. Clicking on the "Tools" tab, click the "Run a scan" button. After checking again, reinstall Fallout 3.