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What are the system requirements?
The DOS PC version requires: Pentium-90, 32 megs of RAM, 2x CD-ROM drive, SVGA (VESA-compliant),
SoundBlaster-compatible. The Win95 version requires: Pentium-90, 16 megs of RAM,
DirectX 3.0a or 5.0, 2x CD-ROM drive, SVGA, DirectSound compatible sound card.
Some people have reported success running on lower speed machines (486/66 and up),
but we do not officially support less than a P90. The Mac version requires:
PowerMac with 16000k free memory, CD-ROM, System 7.1.2 or higher,
and a variety of extensions (they are included on the CD).
All versions require 10+ megs of hard drive space and a mouse.
When will a patch be available?
The 1.1 patch is available now. Download it from the Files page. There
are three versions: one for Win95, one for DOS and one for the
Macintosh version. Download the version that you are using and be sure
to read the installation instructions carefully. If you don't, it's
possible to incorrectly install the patch and that will crash the
game! You don't need that, now do you?
The European release is labeled as version 1.2, which has the same
fixes as version 1.1.
A 1.3 patch is not available. We are unsure at this time if we will
still put one out. No more information is available at this time. When
we have news, we will update this page.
Help! I need some hints. Where can I go to get them?
If
you need answers to some common questions, try the
Strategy pages.
You can ask for hints in the Feedback
message board, but look through the questions and answers that are already posted first.
You can also ask on comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Usenet.
A strategy guide is available from Brady Books (Official Survival Guide to Fallout, ISBN: 1566867134).
What changes from the demo in the final?
We
have made some major changes to the engine based on feedback from the
demo. Here is a brief list: unload ammo from guns, changed APs for
various actions in combat, added a skill cursor to the action cursor,
better AI, faster combat, stealing and sneak were adjusted, looting now
loots all creatures in a hex, font sizes are larger in the dialogue
screen, longer ranges in combat, better pathing, critters in the way of a
ranged weapon attack modify the to hit number, crippled limbs have a
greater affect, unconscious creatures eventually regain consciousness
and more. Obviously, there are more locations, critters and items. Also,
the S3 ViRGE cards (like the Diamond Stealth 3D) perform much faster
under the final release version. They no longer have as severe of a
slow-down problem.
How come it won't install?
There have been reports of bad CD-ROMs. We have tracked this down and we
believe that it is an incompatibility between some CD-ROM drives and the
format of the production CD. We are looking for a solution. One way to
check and see if it is a bad CD, is to attempt to install it to another
machine. Some possible solutions that reportedly worked for some customers:
disable the read-ahead cache, disable the CD-cache altogether, REM out the
CD-ROM drivers from your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT and let Win95 handle
the CD-ROM, change the Win95 CD-ROM driver, try installing under DOS.
We hope to have a solution shortly. If you use the Win95 version, close
all other applications before installing and before playing Fallout.
How can I install to WinNT?
NT users can get around the installer by manually installing the game themselves.
Note however that you must have at least NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 in
order to play the game. Also, Fallout should work fine but was not tested
very much under NT.
For the instructions below, I will assume that you have created a folder
called FALLOUT on your C: drive and that the drive the Fallout CD is in
is your D: drive. Insert your actual drive letters where appropriate.
1. Copy d:\program\win\falloutw.___ to c:\fallout\falloutw.exe.
2.
Create a text file in c:\fallout called fallout.cfg and add the following line to it:
[system]
3.
You now have 4 options corresponding to the 4 install sizes:
3a.
Do not copy anything else. This is the same as the smallest install,
but is also the slowest way to play the game. If you do this, make sure
you follow the steps in 3b, 3c & 3d below for editing the config
file.
3b.
Copy d:\master.dat to c:\fallout\master.dat. This file is 318 MB.
If
you do _not_ do this step, add the following on the next line in c:\fallout\fallout.cfg:
master_dat=d:\master.dat
3c.
Copy d:\critter.dat to c:\fallout\critter.dat. This file is 150 MB.
If
you do _not_ do this step, add the following on the next line in c:\fallout\fallout.cfg:
critter_dat=d:\critter.dat
3d.
Copy the entire d:\data folder to c:\fallout\data. This is 73 MB.
If
you do _not_ do this step, add the following two lines to c:\fallout\fallout.cfg:
[sound]
music_path2=d:\data\sound\music
4.
Add the following line to your [system] block:
free_space=0
5.
Make sure you close and save your changes to the c:\fallout\fallout.cfg file.
For
example, if you chose to not copy any of the data files over, you should have a fallout.cfg file that looks like this:
[system]
master_dat=d:\master.dat
critter_dat=d:\critter.dat
free_space=0
[sound]
music_path2=d:\data\sound\music
That
should be it! Just run c:\fallout\falloutw.exe to play the game.
Do I lose features if I do a small install?
No.
All features are present under all install sizes. The only difference
is the amount of load times; the larger the install, the smaller the
load times. You can play the game without the CD-ROM if you do the
Humongous install (600+ megs).
Help! The game runs slowly or crashes often. What should I do?
A
couple of things: If you are running under DOS, you really do need
32megs of RAM or you need to run under Win95. You can install a larger
amount of the game to your hard drive. If you are using Win95, try the
DOS version instead. Make sure that you have DirectX 3.0a (or higher)
installed. Try installing DirectX 5.0 and the most recent compatible
drivers for your video card. Grab the patch from the
Files
page.
What is the list of known bugs in Version 1.0?
Currently,
we know of these bugs. The 1.1 patch should fix them all.
Install
Problem: incompatible CD/CD-ROM drives
Multiple
NPCs appear on screen/save game corrupted
"ERROR"
messages in dialogues
Hub
Water Merchants give money instead of take
StealthBoy
turns into Geiger Counter
Errors
in the Gunrunners/Boneyard
Some
adventure/dialogue timing issues
Radiation Poisoning may cause Stat problems
What is this about a time limit? Does the game end when you get the water-chip?
There is a time limit in the game for the water-chip. You must recover the water-chip
within 150 game days. Most people have found that this is ample time, and there are
even ways of increasing the limit. The game does not end when the water-chip is returned.
There is another time limit, but there are ways around that as well. That time limit is
500 days (400 days if you use the Hub Water Merchants.) The 1.1 Patch removes the
second time limit.
I want to know the location of the water-chip! Tell me!
Part
of the game is questing to find the water-chip. Here are some clues instead of an
exact location: 1) the water-chip is in a vault, 2) it can be used to provide a
city with water without requiring outside assistance, so look for a large city
that is self-sufficient, 3) many people will tell you to stay away from the vault
you are looking for, even if they don't tell you that directly...
You can get more hints from the Strategy pages, including
the specific location of the water-chip!
My stats are changing. Why is this happening?
There are three things that could be happening: 1) you used a chem, 2)
radiation poisoning, or 3) you are wearing powerful armor. Chems modify
your stats for a period of time (in three steps: raise above normal,
lower below normal, return to normal) and then your stats should return
to normal. Radiation can temporarily and/or permanently decrease your
stats. Some armor can increase your Strength.
Inventory is annoying. Can you help?
There
are two things that you should remember about inventory: the inventory
command cursor (right-click to switch between the hand cursor and the
command cursor). You can use items multiple ways (put them in your hand,
use the command cursor in inventory on the item, use the command cursor
on you out of inventory). Use the method you feel most comfortable
with. To move many items into a container, move the container to one of
your hands, and drag items to it while in inventory, then move the
filled container back into the inventory list. You can arm dynamite and
drop it from within Inventory.
How do I give items to my party-members? What items can they use?
You
can use items on an NPC to give it to him or you can use Barter but the
best way is to Steal from them. When you Steal from them, they will not
care what items you give or take. NPCs will use ammo for their guns (if
it is the proper ammo, you might try unloading their gun to match
identical ammo types to it) and Stimpaks if they fall below 50% HPs.
They cannot use armor.
Can you e-mail me when new stuff is available?
Yes.
Interplay has a monthly (mostly) newsletter that lists the latest patches and demos. To be added to this, send e-mail to "
gamersclub@interplay.com
" with the subject line of "newsletter" or fill out the Interplay web visitor registration page. There is also a page at
www.interplay.com/special.html
that lists the latest demo and patch releases.
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