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Posted December 22, 2008
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vpbpi: Just thought I would add my 2 cents. For some reason in Vista 32, when I run Fallout 2(with Killap installed) with no Windows Explorer windows open then I sometimes get weird colors. However, if I run it with at least one Windows Explorer window open (My Computer for example) then it will always run with no weird colors. Just try running it with a least one Windows Explorer window open and see what happens. I just made a .bat file that opens one for me when I click it and it has worked every time. Below is the contents of my batch file:
explorer.exe
cd/
cd Program Files
cd GOG.com
cd Fallout 2
Fallout2.exe
copy this into a plain text file and save it as a .bat file then you can make a shortcut to it on your desktop.
This also allows you to play without the movies being messed up, unlike changing to mode 4 for Killap's patch. Just keep it on mode 0 and use the method I described above.

This worked for me! Thanks so much, that's awesome!
Posted January 02, 2009
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vpbpi: Just thought I would add my 2 cents. For some reason in Vista 32, when I run Fallout 2(with Killap installed) with no Windows Explorer windows open then I sometimes get weird colors. However, if I run it with at least one Windows Explorer window open (My Computer for example) then it will always run with no weird colors. Just try running it with a least one Windows Explorer window open and see what happens. I just made a .bat file that opens one for me when I click it and it has worked every time. Below is the contents of my batch file:
explorer.exe
cd/
cd Program Files
cd GOG.com
cd Fallout 2
Fallout2.exe
copy this into a plain text file and save it as a .bat file then you can make a shortcut to it on your desktop.
This also allows you to play without the movies being messed up, unlike changing to mode 4 for Killap's patch. Just keep it on mode 0 and use the method I described above.

Perfect!!! Thanks for the help!
Posted January 14, 2009
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seannyfunco: I changed [system] art_cache_size from 8 to 4 in the CFG file. It seems to have solved the issue. However sometimes the game boots up with the incorrect colors. If I exit and start it again it usually starts the 2nd time with no problems.
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brian.whelan: I found the easiest way to address this is to:
right click on the icon
choose properties
click on the compatibility tab
check the box "Run in 640X40" screen resolution
Click apply
Happy gaming!

I can confirm this took care of my issue as well.
Posted February 10, 2009
*UPDATE*
If you use Vista or Windows 7 Beta and sfall AND the high resolution patch, LEAVE the line as "mode = 0" in the the ddraw.ini file and CHANGE the line "COLOUR_BITS = 8" to "COLOUR_BITS = 16" in the f2_res.ini file. This will fix ALL the funky color problems and keep the movies from being messed up!
Posted March 01, 2009
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vpbpi: *UPDATE*
If you use Vista or Windows 7 Beta and sfall AND the high resolution patch, LEAVE the line as "mode = 0" in the the ddraw.ini file and CHANGE the line "COLOUR_BITS = 8" to "COLOUR_BITS = 16" in the f2_res.ini file. This will fix ALL the funky color problems and keep the movies from being messed up!

Thanks mate, this worked for me! im running windows 7 beta
Posted March 04, 2009
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vpbpi: *UPDATE*
If you use Vista or Windows 7 Beta and sfall AND the high resolution patch, LEAVE the line as "mode = 0" in the the ddraw.ini file and CHANGE the line "COLOUR_BITS = 8" to "COLOUR_BITS = 16" in the f2_res.ini file. This will fix ALL the funky color problems and keep the movies from being messed up!
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bcmurty: Thanks mate, this worked for me! im running windows 7 beta

No Problem, Glad to help.
Posted August 22, 2009
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yawor: I'm having similar problem with game menu.
After intro movies nothing happens and all colors are messed up (i see only "afterimage" of the last intro movie) :/
i'm using lenovo T61 with Intel Core Duo T7300@2.0 GHz, 2GB RAM and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

I have the same problem, I've tried to change the art_cache_size line in the config. file to 4 or 8 but it doesn't do anything.
I have no patch installed and it runs on a HP 6530b.
any ideas?
thanks!
edit: solved by installing the killaps patch.
Post edited August 22, 2009 by Redmond
Posted September 06, 2009
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vpbpi: *UPDATE*
If you use Vista or Windows 7 Beta and sfall AND the high resolution patch, LEAVE the line as "mode = 0" in the the ddraw.ini file and CHANGE the line "COLOUR_BITS = 8" to "COLOUR_BITS = 16" in the f2_res.ini file. This will fix ALL the funky color problems and keep the movies from being messed up!

Works here too, thanks! Running Windows 7 Pro RTM.
Posted September 07, 2009
Glad it works for you!
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vpbpi: *UPDATE*
If you use Vista or Windows 7 Beta and sfall AND the high resolution patch, LEAVE the line as "mode = 0" in the the ddraw.ini file and CHANGE the line "COLOUR_BITS = 8" to "COLOUR_BITS = 16" in the f2_res.ini file. This will fix ALL the funky color problems and keep the movies from being messed up!
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fokkusu: Works here too, thanks! Running Windows 7 Pro RTM.
Posted November 16, 2009
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vpbpi: If you use Vista or Windows 7 Beta and sfall AND the high resolution patch, LEAVE the line as "mode = 0" in the the ddraw.ini file and CHANGE the line "COLOUR_BITS = 8" to "COLOUR_BITS = 16" in the f2_res.ini file. This will fix ALL the funky color problems and keep the movies from being messed up!

Thanks, I had already fixed the colors problem (ddraw mode=4), but I was having some speed problems (the worldmap speed was a bit lagging, for example), then I installed high resolution patch and changed the configurations in the .ini file, and now is working perfectly!
Posted November 17, 2009
Copying ddraw.dll from Fallout 1 to 2 works for me on Windows 7 (x64). No mods or config changes.
Posted November 29, 2009
After applying the suggested fix I crash following ALT+TAB. I can play the game normally, but I am unable to minimize. I never experienced a similar crash when playing Fallout 1. Any tips?
Posted December 12, 2009
In Windows 7 64bit, if you run Fallout 2 with the Screen Resolution window open, the colors are also fine.
Posted December 23, 2009
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atag122: Copying ddraw.dll from Fallout 1 to 2 works for me on Windows 7 (x64). No mods or config changes.

Yup, this did it for me, too.
Windows 7 64.
Posted December 28, 2009
Seriously this work perfectly, all i did was created a new batch file called 'fallout2.bat' and entered a script that i used for diablo, which had the same problem, and changed the batch file to say 'fallout2.exe' instead of 'diablo.exe' inside the batch file (right click on it and press EDIT)
This was the Script for the batch file
@echo off
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
diablo.exe
pause
start explorer.exe
exit
Have fun guys
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