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Posted August 09, 2022
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sarahcat1: Another thing that I sorta stumbled upon: if you do the following, you should be able to play it via GOG Galaxy instead of having to go to the Program Files (x86) folder:

1. Go to your Fallout 3 page in your GOG Galaxy 2.0 library (not sure how it is in GOG Galaxy 1.0, so just wanted to be clear).

2. Click on the Configure icon—the one with two dots, each connected to a horizontal line.

3. Go to Manage Installation > Configure, and checkmark "Custom executables / arguments" and make a new argument.

4. Under File 4, select C:/.../Fallout3.exe.

5. Click on "Default executable".

Now GOG Galaxy should open up Fallout3.exe instead of FalloutLauncher.exe when you click "Play".

Not sure if this will help anyone; all I know is that it made it work for me, in addition to the solutions stated before this comment.

Good luck, everyone!
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SlutForBrains: This is it. When all else failed, simply opening it from the Fallout3.exe rather than the launcher exe got me past the instant crash and I was able to play. I tried every fix under the sun, but this is the one that actually got me into the game.
I'm so glad this helped someone! ^_^
Posted December 21, 2022
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wdluense3: Do you have anything related to FO3 in your Documents > My Games folder? If you have a Fallout3 folder in My Games you should either back it up and/or delete it. Once it is deleted I need you to start FO3 from FalloutLauncher.exe, then go to Options and set everything to what you want. Make sure that your Resolution is listed and set to the correct one. Once you have the graphics set to what you would like, hit OK and then hit PLAY. If you have any more problems let me know.
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Jay_Perrino: I'm crying right now I coule fucking kiss you right now thank you so much I've been up for hours trying to figure this out thank yo use much
you are amazing
Posted April 23, 2024
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cryhwks: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630.

And I had it on Steam first. But i uninstalled it when I returned the game. I don't know what GFWL is? Or where to see if it's still therre?

I'm not computer smart. That's why I was happy to hear this game worked right outside the box.
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wdluense3: No worries. GFWL is "Games for Windows LIVE", which was required to play FO3 with Steam. It is not needed anymore for the GOG version but it is still best to find and remove it just in case it may cause issues. Using old files from the Steam version seems to cause a lot of issues for people.

You may have already but you should look for any installed folders/files related to FO3 in your Documents > My Games folder and where you installed the game, then delete them. Install the GOG version and start the game from FalloutLauncher.exe so you can customize Options which will create a new Fallout3 folder inside Documents > My Games that will have FALLOUT.INI and FalloutPrefs.ini inside. Make sure your Resolution is correct because I had an issue where I had to manually add mine otherwise the game kept crashing after I hit PLAY.
A few years later, this is still so helpful. Thank you so much for posting this and explaining it so well!
Posted April 27, 2024
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sarahcat1: Another thing that I sorta stumbled upon: if you do the following, you should be able to play it via GOG Galaxy instead of having to go to the Program Files (x86) folder:

1. Go to your Fallout 3 page in your GOG Galaxy 2.0 library (not sure how it is in GOG Galaxy 1.0, so just wanted to be clear).

2. Click on the Configure icon—the one with two dots, each connected to a horizontal line.

3. Go to Manage Installation > Configure, and checkmark "Custom executables / arguments" and make a new argument.

4. Under File 4, select C:/.../Fallout3.exe.

5. Click on "Default executable".

Now GOG Galaxy should open up Fallout3.exe instead of FalloutLauncher.exe when you click "Play".

Not sure if this will help anyone; all I know is that it made it work for me, in addition to the solutions stated before this comment.

Good luck, everyone!
Hi, I noticed that you may skip intro screens, which in my opinion crash the game, by pressing ENTER few times and go directly to the menu screen. If that will not help you may try to use dxwnd application, set the game to run in fullscreen mode and do the same - press ENTER few times while intro screen is loading.
Posted September 17, 2024
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sarahcat1: Another thing that I sorta stumbled upon: if you do the following, you should be able to play it via GOG Galaxy instead of having to go to the Program Files (x86) folder:

1. Go to your Fallout 3 page in your GOG Galaxy 2.0 library (not sure how it is in GOG Galaxy 1.0, so just wanted to be clear).

2. Click on the Configure icon—the one with two dots, each connected to a horizontal line.

3. Go to Manage Installation > Configure, and checkmark "Custom executables / arguments" and make a new argument.

4. Under File 4, select C:/.../Fallout3.exe.

5. Click on "Default executable".

Now GOG Galaxy should open up Fallout3.exe instead of FalloutLauncher.exe when you click "Play".

Not sure if this will help anyone; all I know is that it made it work for me, in addition to the solutions stated before this comment.

Good luck, everyone!
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SlutForBrains: This is it. When all else failed, simply opening it from the Fallout3.exe rather than the launcher exe got me past the instant crash and I was able to play. I tried every fix under the sun, but this is the one that actually got me into the game.
YESSSSS! Thank you for this, tried everything else an no go, this is the answer!!!
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