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[Wallach]

Fixed my performance issue entirely.

Get the d3d9.dll file from New Vegas Nexus and drop it into your Steam/steamapps/common/fallout new vegas folder.

If it's in the right spot when you next launch the game it will re-detect your hardware settings (and probably set them to Medium regardless of hardware). Re-configure your graphics settings in the launcher, then go.

Runs exactly like Fallout 3 now. All of my weird slowdown (like the Primm casino I was complaining about) is 100% gone.

Edit - Added direct link.

Edit #2 - In case anyone is wary of using this, it's totally safe. I can confirm that the file itself is clean, and it's just a file that will basically spoof your video card ID. This problem actually existed back in the original launch of FO3, can't believe it's back again.

 

[kai3345]

lol just found a copy of the Wasteland Survival Guide

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I just fail to see how a studio so mega talented can continually screw things up game after game after game!

I'm not going to claim to know what the problem is but the bug/rushed development issue should have been solved after KOTOR 2. I'm not sure if publishers will continue to support Obsidian if they don't change their way of doing things from top to bottom.

 

[NarcissisticJay]

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Just did this. Have the Shotgun Surgeon perk, went through there with Lily and Rex and destroyed all of those fuckers. Playing on normal and hardcore.

Really like the game so far. The only thing that sucks is the load times (360 version), it's pretty fucking bad.

Who? I miss 'em? I guess :/

 

[DarthWoo]

Just read on the Fallout wiki that the safe in the

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Goodsprings schoolhouse

doesn't ever reset, so that would presumably make it also a good early loot storage in addition to using the

Spoiler

Mojave Express boxes

I think.

 

[Overlee]

Got some bug where Ed-E went crazy and got stuck in a wall in vault 22. Now I cant continue one branch of the main mission because

Spoiler

it wont allow me to enter Caesar's tent because the game thinks Ed-E is following me :-(

Went back to vault 22, primm and the lucky 38 casino and no Ed-E.

 

[kai3345]

same map size as F3 my ass. Those mountains in the Southwest block about a fourth of the map

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Who? I miss 'em? I guess :/

Companions you can get anytime.

Rex:

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is in Freeside in Vegas. He dies pretty easily but can still do some damage.

Lily:

Spoiler

is a nightkin herself and actually pretty good. You can find her in Jacobstown.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Apparently Veronica is trained to wear Power Armor right off the bat I found some fairly early in the game and have had it stored since. Now its being put to use (I'm not trained in it, not even sure where it gets done).

For those who want to know where its located

Spoiler

(its south of that encampment with the crazed mutant), East of the mining that wants you to get rid of the Deatchlaws. Its on two dead Brotherhood of Steel guys in a crater surrounded by Centaurs

 

[avcables]

Fixed my performance issue entirely.

Get the d3d9.dll file from New Vegas Nexus and drop it into your Steam/steamapps/common/fallout new vegas folder.

If it's in the right spot when you next launch the game it will re-detect your hardware settings (and probably set them to Medium regardless of hardware). Re-configure your graphics settings in the launcher, then go.

Runs exactly like Fallout 3 now. All of my weird slowdown (like the Primm casino I was complaining about) is 100% gone.

Edit - Added direct link.

Edit #2 - In case anyone is wary of using this, it's totally safe. I can confirm that the file itself is clean, and it's just a file that will basically spoof your video card ID. This problem actually existed back in the original launch of FO3, can't believe it's back again.

This was brought up a few pages back, as well as the link to it on Dropbox so no one has to deal with those premium download sites.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1091897/d3d9.dll

 

[Max]

I'm at the ranger camp where you have to help out the squad and I taught them how to shoot and stuff but now my only option is to teach them how to throw grenades, and my explosives skill isn't good enough to do so. No other option is available from any other members, am I stuck until I get enough explosives? If so, that's stupid. I should be able to talk with another squadmate on improving the team...

 

[Snuggles]

Apparently Veronica is trained to wear Power Armor right off the bat I found some fairly early in the game and have had it stored since. Now its being put to use (I'm not trained in it, not even sure where it gets done).

I'm a little scared to look for it after reading that spoiler, but she's my companion right now and I'm not feeling that potato sack robe so I'll check it out.

She's pretty bad ass, more powerful than me at this point. I'll shoot some dude and take away a fraction of his health then she'll punch his head off in one hit before he can run away.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Reviewers are being told not to post unfavorable reviews by Bethesda. This is making me enjoy the game much less than I was, and now I hate it.

 

[Baha]

I'm at the ranger camp where you have to help out the squad and I taught them how to shoot and stuff but now my only option is to teach them how to throw grenades, and my explosives skill isn't good enough to do so. No other option is available from any other members, am I stuck until I get enough explosives? If so, that's stupid. I should be able to talk with another squadmate on improving the team...

Don't you have any skill magazines? I used one to boost my explosives skill so I could get the dynamite.

 

[Knuckleruckamus]

Question for anyone playing the PC version with the Xbox controller--

Did you have issues with right/left trigger throwing away items you were browsing in your Pip-Boy? I've noticed this happens occasionally (believe it's when I press the trigger all the way) and considering LT/RT is for Pip-Boy navigation this seems incredibly silly to me.

EDIT: D'oh. Had my Xpadder on all this time. Nevermind...

 

[Snuggles]

Reviewers are being told not to post unfavorable reviews by Bethesda. This is making me enjoy the game much less than I was, and now I hate it.

Yeah this exclusive DLC and reviewer bullshit has ruined the game for me. I might be traveling the wastelands, blasting fuckers and checking out all the sweet locations but I swear I'm not enjoying it. I have standards, thank you.

 

[Blackace]

Reviewers are being told not to post unfavorable reviews by Bethesda. This is making me enjoy the game much less than I was, and now I hate it.

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[kai3345]

Yeah this exclusive DLC and reviewer bullshit has ruined the game for me. I might be traveling the wastelands, blasting fuckers and checking out all the sweet locations but I swear I'm not enjoying it. I have standards, thank you.

:lol

 

[NarcissisticJay]

Reviewers are being told not to post unfavorable reviews by Bethesda. This is making me enjoy the game much less than I was, and now I hate it.

How the fuck does that change how you enjoy the game? lol

Just cause it's Activision, doesn't mean SC2 sucks :/

 

[jax (old)]

Dan Hsu is pushing forward the idea that some outlets are either removing or delaying their Fallout: New Vegas reviews due to advertisements on their respective sites.

Its not a bad game. Its just not a OMFG GOTY, so awesome title. so far anyhow.

The scores of 7-8 are probably about right. Edge gave it 8/10 no?

 

[RS4-]

For anyone doing the mission about delivering the radio codes...how the hell do you get to the one on the west side? It's near the bootleg

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beer place

and

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Red Rock

.

I can only guess that I have to attack it from the north

 

[MikeE21286]

man, the issues with the PC version are driving my crazy. My machine should run right through this game, not struggle

 

[Fredescu]

Reviewers are being told not to post unfavorable reviews by Bethesda. This is making me enjoy the game much less than I was, and now I hate it.

The obviously genuine reviews were why I liked Alpha Protocol so much.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

man, the issues with the PC version are driving my crazy. My machine should run right through this game, not struggle

are u using the dll file? for serious use it, I just had a firefight with like 10 powder gangers at once and it was still around 30 fps with it vs like 10 fps with 1 npc walking pre dll file

 

[MikeE21286]

are u using the dll file? for serious use it, I just had a firefight with like 10 powder gangers at once and it was still around 30 fps with it vs like 10 fps with 1 npc walking pre dll file

Yeah, I found that looking through the thread and put it in. Better than before that's for sure.

I'm gonna update my drivers (should have already done that before I guess ) to the nvidia ones that released yesterday and see if that helps out.

 

[Swag]

are u using the dll file? for serious use it, I just had a firefight with like 10 powder gangers at once and it was still around 30 fps with it vs like 10 fps with 1 npc walking pre dll file

Does that DLL file only work with Nvidia cards? I dropped it into my fallout folder and it changed my GPU from a Radeon 4890 to an Nivida 7xxx (??)

 

[The M.O.B]

So I found an abadoned shack. I decided to take a quick nap. When my character wakes up............A giant deathclaw somehow got inside.................I was scared.......I pooped my pants.............twice.

 

[Snuggles]

Hardcore is great even if just for making all the junk items that plagued Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3 more useful, but it makes my item hording tendencies even worse than normal. Right now I'm carrying about 35 bottles of purified water and 20 bottles of dirty water. I expected it to add a lot more difficulty to the game, it doesn't, but it does make it a better game.

 

[hellclerk]

Question: How much more difficult is it to just be a lonewolf? I didn't usually like having a companion with me in FO3, and I don't see that changing as I tend to be a first strike sneak.

Also, for PC players, how's the game run compared to FO3? more demanding? less demanding?

 

[Celsior]

/QUOTE]
SO NOT FAIR, damn I got owned.

 

[Dead]

Does anyone know anything about a quest called "I fought the law?"

I just cleared out the

Spoiler

NCR corrections facility, and after killing all the powder gangers, I got the message that I failed the quest "I Fought the Law"

 

[HK-47]

So Obsidian is already paying more attention to New Vegas? :lol

I wonder if Sega even cared. They have to give the go ahead on any patches.

 

[rainking187]

So how does the world compare to Fallout 3? Are there lots of cool places to find by randomly wandering around still? And a lot less subway tunnels hopefully?

 

[Pikelet]

To the people playing Hardcore mode, how is it? Thinking of picking up this one in the future and this mode seems really interesting to me. Is it alright to do it on your first run through the game?

 

[Shinjitsu]

Reviewers are being told not to post unfavorable reviews by Bethesda. This is making me enjoy the game much less than I was, and now I hate it.

Oh for fuck sakes.:lol

 

[Captain Pants]

First big bug for me. I was overencumbered for a second. I dropped some stuff to get below the weight limit, but it still acts as though I'm encumbered. I can barely fucking move. Arg. This is with the PS3 version.

edit: Waiting for an hour fixed it. Hopefully this doesn't happen when I'm around enemies.

 

[Snuggles]

To the people playing Hardcore mode, how is it? Thinking of picking up this one in the future and this mode seems really interesting to me. Is it alright to do it on your first run through the game?

I'm playing on normal/hardcore and I've had no difficulty with it. Eating/sleeping/drinking H20 isn't very demanding and it's easy to find supplies as long as you search refrigerators and buy a few everytime you see a vendor. I'm several hours in and I'm already overstocked with the stuff.

The most difficult thing is crippling, since you can't heal your limbs without a doctors limb (or a high medical skill) but I haven't had any major problems with it yet. I'd say go with it, it makes the game better.

QUESTION: is there any use for the ammo cases? I've been ditching them since they seem to have no value.

 

[Pikelet]

I'm playing on normal/hardcore and I've had no difficulty with it. Eating/sleeping/drinking H20 isn't very demanding and it's easy to find supplies as long as you search refrigerators and buy a few everytime you see a vendor. I'm several hours in and I'm already overstocked with the stuff.

The most difficult thing is crippling, since you can't heal your limbs without a doctors limb (or a high medical skill) but I haven't had any major problems with it yet. I'd say go with it, it makes the game better.

QUESTION: is there any use for the ammo cases? I've been ditching them since they seem to have no value.

Fantastic, thanks. Think i might get it and go for a high medical rating to start off

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

So, where are the massive PC screens? Did I miss them or something?

 

[Wallach]

Does that DLL file only work with Nvidia cards? I dropped it into my fallout folder and it changed my GPU from a Radeon 4890 to an Nivida 7xxx (??)

That's what it is supposed to do. Basically it's a hardware ID spoof. It doesn't actually do anything else (your actual D3D API drivers installed in Windows are the ones communicating with the hardware). It will work with most any video card, and as I posted above it 100% fixed my issues on my 5850.

 

[Baha]

I'm playing on normal/hardcore and I've had no difficulty with it. Eating/sleeping/drinking H20 isn't very demanding and it's easy to find supplies as long as you search refrigerators and buy a few everytime you see a vendor. I'm several hours in and I'm already overstocked with the stuff.

The most difficult thing is crippling, since you can't heal your limbs without a doctors limb (or a high medical skill) but I haven't had any major problems with it yet. I'd say go with it, it makes the game better.

QUESTION: is there any use for the ammo cases? I've been ditching them since they seem to have no value.

Actually, you can buy doctor's bags from traveling merchants but there's also Hydra which can be found that restores any broken limbs to minimum health (you'll have to heal them afterwards). Besides that, hardcore has been more about item management and keeping my companions alive.

 

[SixStringPsycho]

My male character has a girls voice, everytime I get hit he shouts like a girl. I encountered a bug where a character was floating in the air and did the animation of jumping. Encountered textures where its invisible. Rocks where you can see whats behind them. Fuck! Id do a better job than the fucking testers these guys hired. And this is in the PS3 Version

 

[Alucrid]

For the hardcore achievement, I turned it off, then back on without ever leaving the menu...think that counts against it?

 

[Animator]

/QUOTE]
SO NOT FAIR, damn I got owned.

Pulse grenades make that level a joke

 

[Baha]

I modded my weathered 10mm gun (gamestop dlc) with a laser sight and now whenever I select the weapon, the weapon is invisible and my screen gets this weird brightness effect. Anybody else experience this? PC version.

 

[thetrin]

I wonder if Sega even cared. They have to give the go ahead on any patches.

It's Sega. I'm sure they didn't give a fuck.

 

[Snuggles]

Actually, you can buy doctor's bags from traveling merchants but there's also Hydra which can be found that restores any broken limbs to minimum health (you'll have to heal them afterwards). Besides that, hardcore has been more about item management and keeping my companions alive.

haha yeah I meant to type doctor's bag, but for some reason I wrote limb instead of bag. I make the weirdest typos, I guess I've taken too much psycho.

 

[CushVA]

Just wondering about something at Nellis:

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When Pete tells you the history of the Boomers, is that supposed to be a "Beyond Thunderdome" joke/reference? I was just waiting for him to tell me that I would be the pilot

 

[tokkun]

Does anyone know anything about a quest called "I fought the law?"

I just cleared out the

Spoiler

NCR corrections facility, and after killing all the powder gangers, I got the message that I failed the quest "I Fought the Law"

It's a series of tasks that raise your fame with the Powder Gang if completed. You get the quest by talking to Eddie, so if you killed him you preemptively failed the quest.

 

[Zeliard]

raise your fame with the Powder Gang

wuahaha