Which Texture Pack Should I use?

Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 7:27 pm

I've been using Detailed Normals to make the ground look pretty and that didn't seem to affect my performance too much. It really got bad when I added NMC's Large Texture Pack despite being able to use it in Fallout 3. I see all of these other texture packs, better normals etc etc and I would just like to know what are the advantages and disadvantages to each. Which one do you recommend for best quality and best performance? NMC's Large runs pretty well and the poor performance could actually be attributed to the default game but I'm getting a lot of stuttering and even some freezing from it. Please help...
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:14 pm

Texture packs are just textures: the advantage is they make stuff look different, the disadvantage is they generally use up more RAM. If they use up too much RAM, that can crash New Vegas if you exhaust the 32-bit address space (2 GB by default, 3 GB or 4 GB if you have a large address aware patch for New Vegas).

The stuttering would be because your computer is choking due to the extra long time spent getting an extra large texture from your hard drive into RAM. Defragmenting could potentially help some, but ultimately you either need a faster hard drive or smaller texture files. It could also be from increased page file usage.

Freezing, if you mean a hard freeze where you have to restart your computer, is a little more bad and really would indicate hardware trouble... at worst the game should just crash. If you just mean the game freezes and not the entire computer, eh, could just be New Vegas being New Vegas.

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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:38 am

How can I get this 4BG patch? I've heard about it but never knew where to download it.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:55 am

Compare screenshots and make your own decision duder. NMC tends to be more realistic, Ojo is more saturated and vivid. Poco is Ojo at a lower res. The one I recommend is definitely Poco, I like how it looks and the performance loss is negligible compared to Ojo or NMC. You should also install the 3GB+ enabler to reduce CTDs.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:19 am

http://nvse.silverlock.org/beta/fnv4gb_nvse.zip
Notice it's from the NVSE site.

It works without effort on a 64-bit version of Windows (Vista and 7, generally). If you're on a 32-bit OS (XP, generally) you'll have a little extra work to do.

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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:44 am

The one I recommend is definitely Poco, I like how it looks and the performance loss is negligible compared to Ojo or NMC.


I agree. It has nice eyecandy while it does not murder framerates.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 6:45 pm

I have trouble with the 4gb replacement exe, even the one from NVSE site. The 3GB+ one works great though.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=39964
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 12:32 pm

I have trouble with the 4gb replacement exe, even the one from NVSE site. The 3GB+ one works great though.
http://www.newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=39964

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1207798-beta-new-vegas-script-extender-nvse-v2/page__st__160__p__18917368__hl__3gb__fromsearch__1#entry18917368
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