So finally after years and 700hrs of FO3 and 500 of FNV on XBOX. I can afford a PC to play. Im 40 and not so good with tech stuff. Ive been trying to get mod's to work for the last 3 days. I am running windows 7 and have the steam version of FO3 GOTY. Steam saved my game in the program files folder and I saved FOMM and my mod's in Documents/games.

I downloaded the FOMM and then downloaded Fellout, Underground hideout, weapon mod's kits and FOOK 2. It seemed like all I really needed. I used WIN ZIP to "extract all to here" into the Documents/games folders where my zip files were. I opened up FOMM and hit a few buttons and my mod showed up I selected it and hit activate, they all seemed to activate fine. I then started up FO3 and when I hit new game it started and then crashed to desktop after a few seconds. I checked the game by uninstalling mod's and it worked fine with no mods.

I have been drooling over mod's for years, now I have a rig and cant figure out how to use them. I read somwhere that they have to be in a certain order in FOMM to work? Also I read you need some companion dload to FOMM so you dont have to edit any registrys. Cant remember where I saw that.

If anyone would be so kind as to give me a step by step walkthru of how to make it work, I would be forever greatful. To be hones, al I really want is the hideout and some silenced weapons mod's if anyone can help with that.

Thanks in advance.

4 days and no replies :sadface:

Hello,

First, make sure that you use the latest version of http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=10193, it will sort the load order.

Mods don't go into your My Documents folder, they go into whatever folder you've installed Fallout 3 to under the Data folder. Here's a http://www.gamesas.com/topic/972878-fallout-3-mods-faq/ on how to install and activate mods.

This should get you going: http://youtu.be/n_ix-dOGfXs (Part 1 of 4)

You obviously don't have to install all the mods shown, but it's well worth watching all 4 parts to get a handle on things.