Fallout 3 crashes - what to do?

Fallout 3 crashes because of outdated drivers. In this practical tip we will tell you what you can do about it.

Fallout 3 crashes - you can do that

To make the game work again, we have summarized the following solutions for you:

• First, make sure that your graphics card driver is up to date. You can either check this using Windows Update or on the manufacturer's website.
• In addition, the current version of Microsoft DirectX must be installed. This can also be checked with Windows Update.
• Since the game is a bit older, it is not designed for PCs with more than two processor cores.
• In addition, the game cannot be played on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10.
• However, you can try the following trick to make the game work properly again:
• Open "My Documents" and finally "MyGames" in Windows Explorer. Change there to "Fallout 3" and finally open the file "fallout.ini" with the editor.
• There the value "bUseThreadedA" must be changed from "0" to "1". At the end of the document you must also add "iNumHWThreads = 2". Save the changes. Now try to start the game.
• Alternatively, you can check the game files for errors in Steam: Right-click on Fallout 3 in Steam and select Properties. In the "Local files" tab you can finally "Check the game files for errors". This process can take some time to take.

If you have successfully started the game, you will find the best cheats for Fallout 3 in the next practical tip.