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Arion

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    FO3 Crashes

    in Fallout 3 Gaming

    Posted

     Lanfear, always nice to have others with the desire to help where they can. I guess if I was an expert at TES or FO3 I'd be working for Bethseda :lmao:

     

    I had a lot of trouble getting my FO games stable and spent a lot of time on the forums and I found a thread tht Gopher had to video tutorials for installing the games from scratch. It was nice to see how to apply the ini fixes and some of the utilities that fixed and enhanced the game. Granted some were his mods, but he also picked out a few really good ones that he thought people would enjoy. And it appeared to me that they were complicated enough that the step by step installation instructions made sure that everythign was compatible.

     

    We're are truely thankful for all the people that take the time to put these tutorials together and are willing to share with the community.

     

    Next time I meet you in the bar in GoodSprings I'll buy the first round :pints:

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    After uninstalling RST all my saved games are bad

    in Reclaiming Sancre Tor

    Posted

    Your bottom paragraph about going to a safe cell is the procedure for making a clean save.......  I'm not sure what the issue is if you can go back to saves before RST was installed and be okay. Apparently something is being left behind in your saves. Only other suggestion I have at this point is if you are using Wyre Bash you can look at your saved games and see if there are any missing masters . Otherwise some one with more knowledge of RST's files would probably be a better resource.

    Starting Out

    in Skyrim Mods

    Posted

     

    From what I can tell the "FO3 Archive" program is a vital tool for modding, right? I'm guessing that 99% of mods have needed this tool, because you have to copy and extract all original items from the game before you can moddify them? I always thought it looked dodgy to modify the original item whilst it's in its Skyrim data folder. Instead you simply make a duplicate of the item, that is unless you're making something totally from scratch via 3DMax. But even then I guess it's easier to rip an item from the game, say a helmet, strip it right down to a bare shell, then build something totally new on that.

     

    The reason for extracting the file from the bsa before modifying it, is because if you change the original file in the game and don't rename it to something different is because while you are seeing the changes you made to it in your mod, everywhere else in the game that uses that item will also show your changes. In the case of your armor if you are trying to make it a unique piece of armor for your mod, every NPC that uses that item will also be wearing it. And don't forget that not everyone who uses your mod would want every instance of that armor piece changed in the game including when they are wearing it in a new game.

     

    Best practice is to create new folders under \data\meshes and \data\textures with your name (that you use when modding :) ) the name of your specific mod and then any folders that are associated with your mod. Organizing the folders there can sometimes be done when there are a lot of different areas to match the original folders. This way when you extract them you can follow the general path from where they came from when adding them back after they have been renamed. Example : E:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Meshes\Arion\Arie Farm\Farmhouse

     

    Hope this helps :pints:

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    FO3 Crashes

    in Fallout 3 Gaming

    Posted · Edited by Arion

    Lanfear, thanks for providing the link to where I got the information regarding the multicore ini fixes.... That's where I got the information from originally, but couldn't remember the original message on the forums..... :)

     

    While the advice on going to the forums is a great resource, there are quite a large number of us here that participate on the forums. Sometimes its easier to answer a question than tell someone to go elsewhere and look through a ton of threads for an answer or ask a question that has been answered a 100 times.

     

    Another good resource for the game(s) is Gopher's Youtube channel where he goes through all the installation steps for the games and the most popular mods so that everything runs smoothly. :)

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    After uninstalling RST all my saved games are bad

    in Reclaiming Sancre Tor

    Posted

    Did you do the clean save? If not, reinstall RST, make sure that it is running from your last saved game that you played RST on. Then uninstall it, start the game and save your game. You will have to play from that saved game on and it should be alright. All your previous saved games that has RST installed are crashing because you are missing a master file from RST. If you've gone back to saves prior to RST and it is still crashing then there is another mod that is causing the corrupt save.

    FO3 Crashes

    in Fallout 3 Gaming

    Posted · Edited by Arion

    I'm not sure it makes any difference since its been a while since I modified my game, but the Unoffical Fallout Patch that I use includes all of the DLC. You might want to check your version to be sure..

     

    Active Mod Files:

    00 Fallout3.esm

    01 Anchorage.esm

    02 ThePitt.esm

    03 StreetLights.esm

    04 BrokenSteel.esm

    05 PointLookout.esm

    06 Zeta.esm

    07 Lings.esm

    08 Unofficial Fallout 3 Patch.esm

    09 LingsDLC.esm

    0A FNNsys.esm

    0B aHUD.esm

    0C iHUD.esm

    0D CRAFT.esm

    0E CALIBR.esm [Version 1.4]

    0F Project Beauty.esm

    10 Mothership Crew.esm [Version 1.66]

    11 Alton, IL.esm

    12 EVE.esm

    13 FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esm

    14 RHKBrisaAlmodovar.esm

    15 DCInteriors_ComboEdition.esm

    16 FO3 Wanderers Edition - Alternate Travel.esp

    17 DarNifiedUIF3.esp

    ** Project Beauty- Broken Steel.esp

    ** Project Beauty- Point Lookout.esp

    18 AltonAddon.esp

    19 bzArmour.esp

    1A AliceOutfits.esp

    1B Draz conversions.esp

    1C V-Tec Backpack.esp

    1D earings & necklaces.esp

    1E HiVE.esp

    1F LevelersChamber.esp

    20 MiniHideout.esp

    21 megalight.esp

    22 UndergroundHideout.esp

    23 DALCO Fixes for Underground Hideout.esp

    24 YevicsUrbanTownhome.esp

    25 FO3 Wanderers Edition - Main File.esp

    ++ FNNsys - FWE.esp

    26 RHKBrisaAlmodovar - Custom - Lings.esp

    27 FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Anchorage.esp

    28 FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC The Pitt.esp

    29 FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Broken Steel.esp

    2A FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Point Lookout.esp

    2B FO3 Wanderers Edition - DLC Mothership Zeta.esp

    ++ FO3 Wanderers Edition - Optional Restore Tracers.esp

    ++ Blackened FWE + EVE (PI Merge).esp

    ++ Blackened FWE + Project Beauty.esp

    2C RHKBrisaAlmodovar - FWE.esp

    2D RHKBrisaAlmodovar - DLC.esp

    2E WeaponModKits.esp

    2F WeaponModKits - FWE Master Release.esp

    30 WeaponModKits - OperationAnchorage.esp

    31 WeaponModKits - ThePitt.esp

    32 WeaponModKits - BrokenSteel.esp

    33 WeaponModKits - PointLookout.esp

    34 WeaponModKits - Zeta.esp

    35 M14_EBR.esp

    36 DIM TYPE3clothesRETAIL.esp

    37 Dragonskin Tactical Outfit.esp

    38 DragonskinBonusPack.esp

    39 kikaiEquipment.esp

    3A Ladyoutfit1.esp

    3B NEVECv1.esp

    3C JessiCompanion.esp

    3D 1PipboyPDA.esp

    3E Flashlight-LOS.esp

    3F F3ProjectRealityMkI.esp

    40 Flora Overhaul.esp

    41 PinupPoses.esp

    42 MyStashBox.esp

    43 TiesThatBind.esp

    44 Bashed Patch, 0.esp

     

    I'm also using a 4GB patch for the exe and my ini file has 2 lines that deal with multi-core processors....

     

    [General]
    bUseThreadedAI=1
    iNumHWThreads=2

     

    You might also want to set your system back to stock settings instead of overclocking and use all your cores..... Until its running stable at stock you are shooting blanks trying to figure out what the overclocking is affecting. The game is pretty sensitive as it is and overclocking probably has a major affect.

    Starting Out

    in Skyrim Mods

    Posted

    Also, as I don't want to replace anything in the game wouldn't it be advisable to make a copy of the file in question using FO3Archive first and put it on my desktop to modify?

    Best practice is to unpack the bsa file with FO3 Archive and make a copy of the file like you said. Rename the file that you copied when you go to add it back in the CK so there are no conflicts.

    PC Maintenance.

    in Hardware/Software Support

    Posted

    If you have the Win 7 disks and you no longer want to use the computer or you are selling it / throwing it away etc. Its pretty simple to reinstall and for activation you can try to do it automatically or if you have to call it asks you how many computers you have it installed on. When I'm trashing a computer, giving it away or selling it I keep my Windows Disk and tell the new owner they have to get their own. (I format all my drives to erase my personal information anyway - that effectively gives you back one of you lic) I'm not paying for the same thing over again. If it came installed on your computer (which I doubt because it's a home lic. for 3 computers) you should be able to use it on a new computer if you didn't give away a computer with one of your lic.

     

    If your Win7 disks came from Dell or some other OEM, then the above scenario may change and be as you stated about not being able to use your disks.

    PC Maintenance.

    in Hardware/Software Support

    Posted

    Where did you take that I like W8? I don't and I hate to be forced to justify myself because people presume things about me.

    Sorry, but I assummed you liked Win8 because you listed all these things that you consider positives.  And as HeyYou said; why are you forced to use Win8 on your computer? Only computers I know that have Win8 are tables and ones the prefabs stuck it on. And they can be easily resolved with a format and installation of Win 7... And if warranty is a problem you have your original backup OS disks that came with your system.

     

    And as for presumming, your presumming that everyone will eventually have to use it was pointed out as inaccurate. The way they are turning their OS over every couple of years it'll easily be obsolete within a couple of cycles. Hopefully it goes the same way as Vista did.

     

    Just my $.02 worth.

    PC Maintenance.

    in Hardware/Software Support

    Posted

    You can do that under W8 too: no icons on my desktop. There are two things in W8: the "home" where there are tons of apps (that you can remove anyway) and the desktop. You can set W8 so that it automatically switches to the desktop at start, ignoring the "home". Anyway, at one point, everyone will have to use it. Don't be mistaken, if I could use Windows 7 on my current computer, I would.

     

    As for Malewarebytes, I gave up using it. I use Windows Defender, that comes with W8, and that's it. I'm not downloading dubious stuff or visiting ****ty web sites, so I shouldn't get viruses that much.

    Glad you like Win8.. You are more than welcome to use it. I  prefer to use what works for me and it might be win 9 or 10 before I upgrade. So 8 won't make it here .. :)

    PC Maintenance.

    in Hardware/Software Support

    Posted

    I won't let Win8 come anywhere near my machines.. Win7 suits my needs and I don't need a touch screen to play with icons on my screen. Besides I like looking at my pretty pictures I have on my desktop without a ton of icons to block my view :)

    PC Maintenance.

    in Hardware/Software Support

    Posted · Edited by Arion

    Where was he trying to update his Adobe Reader from? And what was the trojan called?

     

    Malwarebytes is a pretty good program for cleaning stuff out of your computer. But you need to know what all it wants to do and make sure that it isn't taking stuff out that it shouldn't. At least that is the experience I've had with it from what people have done to their systems while using it.

     

    Biggest thing is that the free version is good for after you get something and from their website, the informationbelow to pay for full time scanning.

     

     

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