Fallout Trilogy System Reqs. : Fallout Series Discussion

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:41 pm

The first time a played a fallout game was f3 on xbox, and I am strictly a console player, but I have decided to make an exception and try the originals. I have two computers I may install them on, one hp pavillion laptop and an hp pavillion slimline desktop, both purchased last year. Will these work?

PS I obviously don't know much about computers so my knowledge of RAM and such is a little shaky.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 7:10 am

Well, considering how old the games are, I doubt they won't work.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:35 pm

Ok I just wanted to be sure before I bought it. Also, if anyone could advise me on whether buying the trilogy at a store or downloading the games seperately, I would appreciate it.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:40 pm

Ok I just wanted to be sure before I bought it. Also, if anyone could advise me on whether buying the trilogy at a store or downloading the games seperately, I would appreciate it.

I guess its personal preference really. A lot of folk here swear by gog.com, some folk don't like the idea of buying something without physical media.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:30 am

Mozilla Firefox has higher system requirements than Fallout 1 & 2 so...
The only problem you might encounter is with the colors. They might suddenly turn rainbow or the screen will go black. There are plenty of topics of how to solve that problem in this forum.

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:47 am

FALLOUT 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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The Win95 version of Fallout requires:
Pentium™ computer
16 megs of RAM
Win95
DirectX 3.0a or higher
Monitor and video card capable of displaying 640x480 256-colors
2x CD-ROM drive
Mouse
5 megs of hard drive space (plus space for save games)

The DOS version of Fallout requires:
Pentium™ computer
32 megs of RAM
DOS 5.0 or greater
SVGA (VESA compatible) card and monitor
2x CD-ROM drive
Mouse
5 megs of hard drive space (plus space for save games)

Recommended systems (both DOS and Win95):
32 megs of RAM
4x CD-ROM drive or better

The various installation levels will install larger versions of the
game to your hard drive:

* Small (2 megs: executable, config and support files)
* Medium (89 megs: adds music)
* Large (266 megs: adds creature graphics and animations)
* Humongous (650 megs: installs everything!)

It is recommended that you use the largest possible installation
option for your hard drive. The more room Fallout has on your hard
drive, the faster the game will play.

FALLOUT 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Windows® 95/98 CD-ROM
Pentium™ 90 or faster
16 MB RAM
30 MB available hard drive space
Direct X - certified SVGA card
Direct X - certified sound card
4X or faster CD-ROM drive
Windows® 95/98
100% Microsoft-compatible mouse

Recommended
Pentium™ 120 or faster
32 MB RAM
150 MB hard disk space
DOES NOT WORK IN DOS OR WINDOWS NT

The various installation levels will install larger versions of the
game to your hard drive:

* Small (2 megs: executable, config and support files)
* Medium (87 megs: adds music)
* Large (276 megs: adds creature graphics and animations)
* Humongous (681 megs: installs everything!)

It is recommended that you use the largest possible installation
option for your hard drive. The more room Fallout 2 has on your hard
drive, the faster the game will play.

FALLOUT TACTICS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Pentium II (or compatible) 300 MHz
64 MB RAM
WINDOWS 95, 98, 2000 or Me with DirectX 7.0 or later
DirectX v8.0a included
750 MB of free Hard Drive Space
Minimum Install approx. 745MB
Medium Install approx. 1.2GB
Full Install approx. 1.6GB
8x or faster CD-ROM drive
DirectX Certified Video Card with at least 4 MB of video RAM.
Must support at least 800x600 at 16bit or 32bit color.
DirectX Certified Sound Card
100% Microsoft™ compatible Keyboard & Mouse

I don't think you bought an antique pc more than a decade old last year. So I'm pretty sure your computer can handle it. But if you wanted to see the technical details... well here they are!

Installation troubles? This is the site for all your problems: http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/
Use the search button on the NMA-forums though. Members don't take it kindly when you double post topics! You'll be dipped into the Vats before you'll know it! Lolz...

The Fallout series are great laptop games btw. Enjoy!

» Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:35 pm

Sounds like it won't be any problem.Thanks for all the replies, everyone! :goodjob: