Re: Fallout New Vegas Patch 1.4.0.525 Download Pc
Gro Bert
I'm unable to play Fallout 3 and New Vegas. I can't even load a save or start a new game. Instant crash to desktop and removing all the mods, tweaks, INI settings or having the game in its vanilla state doesn't seem to have any effect. Rolling back to previous version solves the problem but I don't plan to stick with older drivers just to play a 13 years old game. Any solution to this problem in the next release would be appreciated. I have a 6750 XT. I'm enjoying to overall experience but these minor things adds up.
yea because it's AMD's job to keep ancient, been broken since release games working forever. not the game's developers. which has never made any attempt to fix them at all. go cry to bethesda. it's their broken game. maybe they can break them more like fallout 4.
I am so sick of this company man. This issue was brought up in Feb, AMD knows they broke Fallout, knew the show was coming for months, yet doesn't give a F. I just hate having issue when I try to use my $500 product. "O this game won't work O yeah my dumb F bought an AMD...." Here we go again.
Absolutely wild this hasn't been even noted as an issue in the recent update. Imagine screwing up an iconic series from over a decade ago right when the hyped TV show drops and cucking everyone from being able to play for months now. I guess don't forget to use the bug report tool, maybe if you do they'll fix it in 7 months from now.
Not even acknowledged in the known issues, thanks AMD :). Whatever atp I'm just going to try the DXVK fix that seems to be the most consistent solution for others. Make sure you keep on that bug report tool!
Had the same issue, no mods, tried to play my copy I got free from Epic Games Store, I played it within the past year and had no issues. I ended up rolling back to the December 2023 firmware update for the AMD Adrenaline Software. v23.12.1 fixes the issue, hopefully a new update will fix this issue because I highly doubt the Fallout series is the only game having issues with the latest series of updates. Even the Xbox PC Game Pass version was crashing because of these bad drivers.
AMD what are you poeple doing, fix the issue, its been months, this is ridiculous, i knew amd had a reputation for crappy drivers but i didnt think you could break a 14 year old game and then just sit on your hands for months doing nothing.
I found a fix for this on 24.x.x drivers. I know some other people said it before but they didn't really say how to do it, just named what to do.
Follow this guide here.
I will explain why the games are broke, why some fixes work, and why this one is best, along with telling you which sections of this guide are relevant to fixing this problem. Because once I understood why this was happening, it was easier to apply the fix.
First off, the games are broken because the 24.x.x drivers somehow broke the DX9 rendering in these games. It is just a software bug, which is why "fixes" like the "Intel Bypass" that include d3d9.dll fix it. As it is tricking the game into thinking you have a completely different GPU. The problem with this is that the performance on Fallout 3/NV and how the games behave/handle loads are dependent and tied directly to the GPU. So tricking your game into thinking your 7900xtx is a 7900gs will cause performance issues. Sure it worked and got them past the load screen, but to me it was unplayable and choppy.
The best fix is using DXVK. I know others said it. But you have to follow certain steps from that guide or the fix won't work, which is why I'm trying to be so thorough. So like I said before, when you have some semblance of understanding the problem, it makes it much easier to understand the solution.
DXVK is software that converts your DX9 into Vulkan. So no more DX9... no more problem.
You just have to be sure to use it on windowed mode and download onetweak. Once in windowed mode it will be smooth.
Go to FNV guide linked above. (WARNING: IF THIS IS A FRESH INSTALL, BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR MOD MANAGER BEFORE DOWNLOADING/MANUALLY APPLYING MODS)
Download and install the mods in the "Engine Optimization" Section. Download all mods/files needed for these as well. Such as NVSE,etc. Nexus will make this process straightforward for you.
Download and install "New Vegas Tick Fix".
Download and install "DXVK" Follow steps to force windowed mode (Those above 1080p resolution will have to manually set windowed resolution to their native. If you can't find the .ini where your Fallout exe is located, make sure to check your "My Games" folder as well, sometimes this will store saves and ini files separate from the EXE.)
Once your windowed mode is right.
Download onetweak or equivalent mod to make it look like fullscreen.
ALMOST FORGOT. FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO PLAY FO3, I'M FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT DXVK WOULD ALSO WORK ON THAT BUT POSSIBLY NOT AS SMOOTH. IF THIS IS THE CASE AND IT ISN'T AS SMOOTH, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD "TALES OF TWO WASTELANDS" MOD WHICH COMBINES FALLOUT 3 INTO NEW VEGAS. SO YOU CAN LAUNCH BOTH GAMES FROM ONE LAUNCHER ON NEW VEGAS ENGINE. MEANING THAT FALLOUT 3 WILL NOW BE PLAYED ON NEW VEGAS' ENGINE AND WILL GET THE SAME PERFORMANCE THAT NEW VEGAS GETS FROM THESE FIXES.
I know it's a lot, but I really hope this helps even 1 person get their game working. This is all honestly unacceptable considering it's been 5 months and they knew the show was coming which would drive sales of old Fallout games. Only for AMD users to be punished for having a flagship AMD card that's up to date on drivers.
Aside from someone who is penny pinching and only plays e-sports. I will never be able to recommend AMD to someone in good faith ever again.
The second "viable" option is to roll back drivers prior to version 24. However, Transparent MSAA is broken on that driver, so no antialiasing is applied on any transparent object (vegetation, grass, broken windows, and smoke).
Been following this topic for several weeks now. Why can't this game be played in 2024? Furthermore, how is my XBOX a better gaming experience than my MF PC ATM? ....just trying to get into a game of caravan mans
It's crazy how a company like AMD, in its increasingly precarious market conditions, completely ignores fixing a bug they caused on two major games like Fallout, which have also seen a huge increase in players thanks to the TV series. These players are simply being cut off, and we're talking about a significant portion of the user base. It's extremely serious that this bug has been repeatedly reported by users for several months and that the series was also announced months ago. Unfortunately, it's becoming increasingly difficult to defend the company...
@Wally_AMD I have been dealing with this as well. I do believe it is an AMD issue. I can't say for sure but I really hope this is looked into. Currently I have used a work around by using a D3D9.dll from Nexus mods, but the game is still really unstable. This is with up to date drivers. 24.4.1
After over 3 hours of searching I finally found something that worked. I was playing fine on my Rog ally up until recently when I tried to boot up the game and it kicked me out after about 2 seconds of starting a new game. All the links to mods that fixed the crashing did not work until I stumbled upon this one; . Basically same instructions, download, extract, paste onto the file directory. That seemed to work for me, both fallout 3 and NV had the same issue but after doing those steps for both I have not had any issues since and yesss it runs buttery smooth. Sucks that we have to go through all of these hoops to play but we are at the mercy of AMD until they decide to fix this. I hope this helps !
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