How to solve problems with Fallout 4: slows down, does not start, crashes

Fans of the Fallout universe waited for several years to continue, and in the end many faced a number of problems. In the article we will try to understand why Fallout 4 brakes, crashes or does not start. At once we will tell, that some ways of elimination of bugs demand change of files of game that can lead to errors at the wrong approach. So be careful. Before you start to figure out why Fallout 4 is slow, take a look at the description and requirements of the game.

Description

The game is the fourth part in the series, it was released on November 10, 2015. The owners of the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be able to pass it. Of course, reports that Fallout 4 slows down are more likely to come from personal computer owners. We note that a fairly small percentage of users are facing problems, the game is well optimized, thanks to the efforts of the developers. "Fallout 4 slows down at any settings, what to do?" - such questions come from the owners of weak PCs that did not pay attention to the requirements of the game.

To play is a man or a woman, depending on the choice in the beginning. Because of the onset of the atomic war, the hero and his family are in the shelter 111, where they are subjected to cryosn. Waking up after a while, the main character sees that his wife / husband is killed by bandits, and his son is kidnapped. The player again plunges into the cryosone, from which to come out ten years later. The main task is to find a son. In passing, there are a lot of quests and differently configured characters. There is a possibility of pumping skills of the character and weapons. In short, you will not have to be bored.

Requirements

Often Fallout 4 starts to slow down for users who have a weak hardware in the PC. In order to understand whether your device is suitable, carefully examine the game's requests to the hardware of the device.

Minimal:

• Windows 7 and newer editions. Attention: works only on 64-bit systems.
• The processor should be no older than the Intel Core i5-2300, running at 2.8 GHz (or similar).
• RAM 8 GB.
• At least 30 GB of free space on the hard drive.
• Video card NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti with 2 GB of memory or newer.

Recommended:

• Windows 7 and newer (only 64-bit).
• Chip Intel Core i7 4790 with a frequency of 3.2 GHz (or similar).
• 8 GB of RAM.
• 30 GB of free space.
• NVIDIA GTX 780 graphics card with 3 GB of video memory or similar.

Make sure that your personal computer meets the requirements of the game. Go ahead.

Drivers

Before you start blaming the developers, make sure that you have fresh drivers installed on your computer for the stable operation of Fallout 4. I started to slow down any release - first of all I update the drivers of the video card. As a rule, manufacturers pre-prepare special versions of drivers for a particular game. For downloading it is enough to go to the site of the equipment manufacturer and find your model. Installation takes several minutes, and the result is usually visible immediately. It is not superfluous to update the drivers for other devices. Razer Game Booster, which optimizes the operating system, will help speed up the game a little. Do not forget about DirectX, the update of which is a mandatory item for the stable launch of gaming innovations. Fallout 4 is still very slow? Proceed to the next item.

Reinstall the game

Very often, the normal reinstallation with the cleaning of the directory helps to cope with the brakes. For an even better effect, you can remove the tails left in the system from Fallout 4. It brakes in the premises, as was noticed by gamers, precisely because of improper installation. To begin with, you should disable antivirus software, and also check the presence of Russian letters in the path to the folder with the game (there are errors with the brakes and because of this). When opening the game, use "Run as administrator". Try to put the compatibility of the file with different operating systems.

Manual graphics configuration

On a frequent question about why the brakes of Fallout 4, there is the main answer - a weak PC owner. However, not even the newest hardware can be made more productive. To do this, you will have to change the settings in the game files yourself. It should be remembered that after that the quality of graphics will significantly decrease, but the number of frames per second will increase. In order not to damage files, make backup copies.

So, go along the path C: \ Users \ Username \ Documents \ My Games \ Fallout4. We save a copy of the file Fallout4Prefs.ini and open the original with "Notepad". Next, you just need to change the values of the required parameters. Note that after this you will lose the settings in the game.

For starters, we'll adjust the visibility of the characters. The parameter is responsible for the distance, on which it is possible to see enemies and other NPCs. The increase in performance depends on the hardware of the personal computer. As a rule, the increase is more than 10 fps. Enter the values in the line fLODFadeOutMultActors =. After the "=" sign, numbers from 0 to 15 (15 - maximum quality) are entered.

Character settings are not the most important point, but can add several FPS. Here you can set any value to 1000. Enter into the line - "uMaxDecals =".

The range of drawing the surrounding world is responsible for the quality of the picture at a distance. Has a huge impact on performance, but you need to experiment with the values in the rows.

• "FTreeLoadDistance =" - a maximum of 75000.0000;
• "FBlockLevel2Distance =" - a maximum of 110000.0000;
• "FBlockLevel0Distance =" - a maximum of 60000.0000;

Density of grass can seriously affect the performance of the game. For configuration, the string "fGrassStartFadeDistance =" is used. If you want a thick grass, put 14000. However, many gamers with weak computers indicate the lowest values for obtaining the desired FPS.

It will not be superfluous to reduce the effects of explosions and shots. For this, the line "iMaxDesired =" answers. The maximum value is 750. High settings of this parameter strongly affect the performance of the game. In this case, the effects even at low values are pretty beautiful.

To increase the number of frames per second, the line "fShadowDistance =" should not exceed 17000. This is the most suitable value for weak devices.

Official patches

If the issue with the brakes in Fallout 4 remains open, then official patches from the developer can help. You can download them from the company's website or on Steam. Only the owners of the licensed version of the game will be able to do this. For owners of pirated versions have to wait longer to get a patch in free access. By the way, piratki are often not launched and have errors due to incorrect hacking. In this case, you need to download another version or wait for the update to be released.

Fashion

A few days after the release of the game on the Web, there were user modifications aimed at increasing productivity. You can download them for free at the forums devoted to Fallout 4. These modifications are small in size, and are installed by moving the file to the game directory. Fashion removes unnecessary effects and significantly reduces the level of graphics.

Other problems and their solution

There are many more small problems that gamers encounter when launching Fallout 4.

• Accelerated mouse. To solve the bug, you need to find the file Fallout4Prefs.ini in the game directory and open it. Here, the parameter "PresentInterval" is set to "0", and "bForceIgnoreSmoothness" is set to "1". Then we save and check the performance.
• Error writing the disc. There is a lack of free space on the hard drive.
• Problems with textures. Reinstalling the repack or checking the cache will solve the problem.
• The keyboard does not work. This problem often occurs when several input devices are connected. It is solved by disabling one of them. Many users complain about the unstable operation of controllers. The developers guarantee the operation only on devices from the Xbox, so you should use the software for emulation.
• Save does not work. The reason may be insufficient memory or Cyrillic in folder names.
• Black screen. Appears with the owners of a weak graphics chip. It is solved only by replacing it with a new one.
• Departure at start-up. Disable antivirus and programs for writing. The removal of unnecessary processes in the background can help.

Conclusion

The article describes the most popular and working methods for solving brakes and crashes in Fallout 4. All of them have already been tested by owners of weak personal computers. As a rule, several issues help to solve all the problems. If none of the above methods has helped, the only way out is to update the PC components.