I just recently installed fallout 3, I was really excited to play until I left the vault. I can't even play for more than three minutes without the game crashing or freezing. This happens especially when I'm near Megaton. I'm using all the DLCs, the latest 1.7 patch, FO3 RAM Boost, and OBSE. I am also using NMC's latest texture pack and playing on ultra settings without transparency multisampling. I'm begging that someone will please help me stabilize FO3 and fix the crashing. I really want to play and this seems like the best place to look for help.


My Specs:

Windows XP Service Pk.3

Nvidia 9800GT 1024mb

3.5 GB of Ram

600 watt PSU

500GB HD

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual


My Load Order:

Fallout3.esm
Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esm
Anchorage.esm
ThePitt.esm
BrokenSteel.esm
PointLookout.esm
Zeta.esm
Tau Ammo.esm
CALIBR.esm
FOOK2 - Main.esm
FOOK2 - [[censored]] World And Neighbourhood Kit.esm
FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esm
DCInteriors_ComboEdition.esm
StreetLights.esm
Destruction.esm
CubeExperimental (EN).esm
Mart's Mutant Mod.esm
Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Operation Anchorage.esp
Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - The Pitt.esp
Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Broken Steel.esp
Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Point Lookout.esp
Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch - Mothership Zeta.esp
FOOK2 - Main.esp
FOOK2 - [DESTRUCTION] Main.esp
FOOK2 - [DESTRUCTION] Main - Statics.esp
FOOK2 - [DIK] DLC Improvement Kit.esp
FOOK2 - [DESTRUCTION] DIK.esp
FOOK2 - [DESTRUCTION] DIK - Statics.esp
FOOK2 - Mothership Zeta.esp
FOOK2 - [DESTRUCTION] Mothership Zeta.esp
FOOK2 - [DESTRUCTION] Mothership Zeta - Statics.esp
MyFOOK2 - Black & White Tranquility Lane.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Hunting & Looting.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Natural Selection.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - Zones Respawn.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Anchorage.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC The Pitt.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Broken Steel.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Point Lookout.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - DLC Zeta.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FOOK2.esp
Mart's Mutant Mod - FOOK2 - DIK.esp
WeaponModKits.esp
WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp
WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp
WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp
WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp
WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp
WeaponModKits - FOOK.esp
UPP - Pack 1.esp
UPP - Pack 2.esp
UPP - Quest Perks.esp
UPP - Beverage Perks.esp
UPP - Experience Perks.esp
VDSP-01.esp
RobCo Certified.esp
EnclaveCommander-OA.esp
Burnification.esp
EVE.esp
EVE Operation Anchorage.esp
Tailor Maid.esp
Tailor Maid Anchorage.esp
Tailor Maid PITT.esp
Tailor Maid Brokensteel.esp
Tailor Maid ZETA.esp
AAArmoury.esp
CoD_MW2.esp
Dragonskin Tactical Outfit.esp
DragonskinBonusPack.esp
section8content.esp
Spartan Armor.esp
Crusader Paladin Armors.esp
Protec_Combat_Armor.esp
Assault Armor.esp
3EFdrg.esp
3EFwandererGear.esp
JSBlack'sNanoArmor.esp
SNEAK.esp
DeepEyes.esp
ClassicEnclaveAPA-english.esp
AsharasBatmanItems.esp
JackoMilitaryEquipment1.esp
Colossus Headgear.esp
sunglassescollection.esp
1Animated Nightvision goggles.esp
Weapon - Some Katanas.esp
Vibroblade.esp
M1903_rifle.esp
LeverShotgunBasic.esp
RPG-7.esp
GrenadeLauncher_functional.esp
Slam Sniper Package.esp
1alexscorpionsnipergear.esp
Tau Drone Companion.esp
HoverChair 0.4.2.esp
DriveableMotorCycle.esp
UWWUT.esp
UWWUT - Broken Steel Addon.esp
UWWUT - The Pitt Addon.esp
UWWUT - WMK Addon.esp
teddybear_brothers.esp
AquaPura 3000.esp
Fellout-Full.esp
Fellout-BrokenSteel.esp
Fellout-PointLookout.esp
Fellout-Zeta.esp
FireLightFix.esp
megalight.esp
Realistic Interior Lighting.esp
Realistic Interior Lighting - OA.esp
Realistic Interior Lighting - BS.esp
StreetLights - Wasteland.esp
Night Time Sneak Boost.esp
Salvagable cars.esp
Ammo Box Respawn.esp
empty container fix.esp
PowerArmorTraining.esp
PowerArmorTraining_Linden.esp
PowerArmorTraining_MedicArmor.esp
Slower Degradation (-95%).esp
LongerDeathCamera.esp
PCIdles.esp
Echo_UseBothGloves.esp
FF_DestructibleRadios.esp
HouseholdWaterPurifier.esp
Mannequin.esp
GOATanswerCHANGES.esp
goat_perks.esp
MaxLevel100.esp
VatsLongerDistance.esp
VATS - MCE.esp
SniperZooming.esp
Auto Aim Fix v1.1.esp
ShellRain.esp
SlowmotionBulletFlybyInVats.esp
FPS Grenade Hotkey.esp
FPS Grenade Hotkey - Zeta addon.esp
FPS Knife Hotkey.esp
dD-Smaller Spatters.esp
Delay ThePitt + Anchorage.esp
DelaySteel.esp
delaypl.esp
delayzeta.esp
VDSC.esp
CBOv1.4.esp
Sprint Mod.esp
ACE2-0.esp
Triage.esp
Owned!.esp
Responsive Kill Reactions.esp
BetterBrahmin.esp
MTC Wasteland Travellers.esp
mutantradio.esp
GalaxyNewsRadio100[M].esp
DarNifiedUIF3.esp

Total active plugins: 156
Total plugins: 156

I should also mention I'm using 4x AA and 2x AF. Please someone help.

Does it run fine with all mods disabled?

yes.

This should probably be in the Mods section then, you will get a better response there. I will ask for it to be moved.

Thank You.

Unless if I missed it, I don't see any of the capatability patches for MMM, EVE, WMK, and FOOK. I'll let a more experienced person say it, but I'm pretty sure you need those patches.

I'm using the FOIP patches.

If you're using FOOK2 v1.1, FOIP doesn't cover that. If not, FOOK and MMM can cause crashes by themselves.

Also, you have mods that edit the game world.

Download FO3Edit and use the MasterUpdate feature.

Not saying this is what's wrong, it's just stuff I've experienced.

you should be using a merged patch with that mod combo. make one with fo3edit.

I did the batched patch, but I still crash near megaton.

well i think you'll have to disable groups of mods at a time (eg. 5 at a time) to narrow down which mod is responsible. unfortunately you have way too many for people to just say 'oh hey mod x is your problem there'.

Alright thank you.

Be careful with which groups of mods you disable every time though. You have several mods with FOOK versions for example, and if you disable FOOK without disabling those you might cause completely new issues to appear.

Your problem is probably very simple. You really need to read the readme that is provided with each mod. You can't just install mods and expect them all to shake hands and work together You would see that mmm (as an examle) says:



The only things that should be loaded after MMM (that I know of so far) is weather mods, and then all patches loaded as the final last. So take some time, read the readme provided with each mod, and resort that load order :twirl: If you still have issues after, post the new load order and we can better help track the issue down for you Good luck!